Announcement

Reserve your spot for an after-hour event with multi-disciplinary artist Sky Hopinka, Thursday, Nov. 5, 6–9 PM. Experience monumental nature-inspired artworks in the Water’s Edge exhibition, make your own artwork to take home at the National Museum of the American Indian.

Sky Hopinka’s photo and video art—including This is a mnemonic for Truman Lowe in the museum’s collection—shares Truman Lowe’s interest in Indigenous homelands, cultural knowledge, and traditional practices. Hopinka contributed to the exhibition catalog for Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe, writing on Lowe’s lasting impact on his work. Hopinka joins the museum for this special after hours event featuring a screening of three of his short video works followed by a discussion with Rebecca Head Trautmann, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and exhibition curator, along with art-making activities, and time to enjoy Lowe’s work currently on view.   Sky Hopinka has been widely recognized for his experimental short films and photo-based works. A MacArthur Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow, and Forge Project Fellow, his work has been shown in major film festivals, museums, and international exhibitions and is in numerous prominent museum collections. Hopinka is currently an assistant professor in the department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University. 


Event

Your Saturday plans just got better. Join Craft Cart at Pinstripes North Bethesda for an afternoon of brunch, mimosas, bowling, and creativity.
Catch up over brunch, get a little competitive on the lanes, and create something to take home. Bring your friends or come solo—no crafting experience needed.

Your ticket includes:
Brunch
Mimosas
Bowling
One craft of your choice, with materials provided


DMV

Caruso’s Grocery, which operates a location at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, has been named one of the 40 best restaurants in the D.C. area by Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag.

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Colesville

8am MCPD Update: “The collision at Randolph Rd involves a pedestrian and one vehicle. The victim is an adult female and the driver of the striking vehicle stayed on scene.”

Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service are on the scene of a fatal collision at Randolph Road and Sherwood Forest Drive in Colesville Wednesday morning.


Community

Rising Star Studio of Dance in Gaithersburg is turning to the community for support as the local dance studio faces the possibility of closing its doors, a little more than a year after celebrating its grand opening.

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