🌱 Roots that Speak: Remembering Our Oral Traditions and 11 more events
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Coming up on the calendar:
- VENDORS WANTED ... Historic Oakland's Annual Wedding & Event Showcase
- Olney Days Deal Me In FUNdraiser at Many restaurants in Olney
- Roots that Speak: Remembering Our Oral Traditions at Sandy Spring Slave Museum
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
- Saturday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 87, low: 49. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Showers; breezy, cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 38 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
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VENDORS WANTED ... Historic Oakland's Annual Wedding & Event Showcase
5430 Vantage Point Rd, Columbia
1:00 pm -
Olney Days Deal Me In FUNdraiser
Many restaurants in Olney,
8:00 pm
Sunday April 19
Wednesday April 29
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Other local events
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Roots that Speak: Remembering Our Oral Traditions
Sandy Spring Slave Museum , 18524 Brooke Rd , Sandy Spring
12:00 pm -
Family Basketball Open Gym
Ross Boddy Neighborhood Recreation Center , 18529 Brooke Rd , Sandy Spring
12:30 pm -
Lil One's Open Gym (Pre-School)
Ross Boddy Neighborhood Recreation Center , 18529 Brooke Rd , Sandy Spring
10:00 am -
2026 Sherwood Art Show
Ertzman Lobby
8:00 am -
Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm -
Silver Spring Mother's Day Arts & Crafts Spring Fair @ Veterans Plaza
Veterans Plaza , 1 Veterans Pl , Silver Spring
12:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Family Storytime at Marilyn J. Praisner Library - In-person
Marilyn J. Praisner (Burtonsville) Library , 14910 Old Columbia Pike , Burtonsville
11:00 am -
Paint Branch JV Baseball @ Sherwood
Sherwood High School , 300 Olney Sandy Spring Rd , Sandy Spring
3:30 pm -
Sherwood Varsity Baseball @ Paint Branch
Paint Branch High School , 14121 Old Columbia Pike , Burtonsville
3:45 pm -
Math Homework Help
Marilyn J. Praisner (Burtonsville) Library , 14910 Old Columbia Pike , Burtonsville
4:00 pm -
Brian Harris @ Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard , 18125 Comus Rd , Dickerson
4:00 pm -
Dwayne Adell — cured | 18th & 21st
Cured 18th & 21st , 10980 Grantchester Wy #110 , Columbia
6:00 pm
Friday April 17
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- Maryland Nonprofits posted a job opening for Part-Time Bookkeeper in Columbia. Apply here.
- Kellermeyer Bergensons Services posted a job opening for Janitorial Crew Member in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashton-Sandy Spring here.
🗞 Nearby News
Olney
- 200-Mile 'Miles Across MedStar' Run Concludes Today After Olney Stop (mocoshow.com)
- New and Coming Soon to Olney (Spring 2026) (mocoshow.com)
- Qdoba Receives $200K Construction Permit for Upcoming Montgomery County Location (mocoshow.com)
Wheaton
- Montgomery Parks Receives $6 Million for Wheaton Upgrades (nationaltoday.com)
Columbia
- Pet Missing After Fire Damages Laurel Home (patch.com)
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