Restaurant Week, Bethesda Art Walk, Parks Half-Marathon + Greek Festival: Montgomery Weekend Events

Here are some of the theater productions, live music performances and other weekend activities happening Sept. 11-13, courtesy of theMyMCMedia.org calendar:

Friday, September 11

• Check out “Grown Down Playground Art” for an interactive exhibit by artist Jenny Wu at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.
• Sandy Spring Museum’s art exhibit “Two for One: Photographic Combinations using the Museum Collection” is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• This week is a great time to dine out during Silver Spring’s Restaurant Week.
• Damascus Community Fair features fun for the whole family with live music, games, hay rides, veggie races and more from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Free admission.
• Visit Bethesda art galleries during Bethesda Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Gallery B showcases the work of the Trawick Prize entries and hosts a reception open to the public.
• Rockville’s Thomas Farm Community Center hosts a “Kids Laser Tag Party” from 7 to 10 p.m. for pre-teens and teens.
• Olney Theatre’s production of Hay Fever continues with a performance tonight at 8 p.m.
• Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club features Dr. Ralph Stanley & Friends at 8 p.m.
• The Victorian Lyric Company presents a concert version of Strauss’ The Gypsy Baron at 8 p.m. at the Fitzgerald Theatre in Rockville.
• Enjoy five short musicals at the Damascus Theatre Company’s production of The Musical of Musicals at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn at 8 p.m.

Saturday, September 12

• Check out “Grown Down Playground Art” for an interactive exhibit by artist Jenny Wu at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.
• Sandy Spring Museum’s art exhibit “Two for One: Photographic Combinations using the Museum Collection” is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• This week is a great time to dine out during Silver Spring’s Restaurant Week.
• Damascus Community Fair, in its 70th year features fun for the whole family with live music, games, hay rides, veggie races and more from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free admission.
• Interested in where county’s Early Voting Centers will be located for the next election? The Board of Elections is holding a public hearing on the topic today at the Executive Office Building in Rockville from 10 a.m. to noon.
• Community paper shredding and recycling event takes place at Walter Johnson High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Bethesda.
• Gold’s Gym is hosting a Zumba session at Rockville Town Square at 10:30 a.m.
• Montgomery County Recreation annual Pooch Pool Party takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wheaton-Glenmont Pool today and tomorrow. Pre-registraion is encouraged.
• The 55th Annual Greek Festival takes place at the St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Spring from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• The InterAct Story Theatre presents The Hero of Everything at the Silver Spring Black Box Theater at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. This is interactive theater for families.
• The Silver Spring Jazz Festival takes place at Veteran’s Plaza from 3 to 10 p.m. Headlined by Al Chez & The Brothers of Funk Big Band.
• Enjoy local a cappella groups perform at the Gaithersburg City Hall Concert Pavilion at 6 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for this free, outdoor event.
• Singer songwriter BettySoo conducts a workshop at 3 p.m. and performs a concert at 7:30 p.m. at Gaithersburg’s Arts Barn. This is the first in this season’s Singer Songwriter Series.
• Olney Theatre’s production of Hay Fever focuses on the dysfunctional Bliss family with a performance tonight at 8 p.m.

Sunday, September 13

• The Parks Half-Marathon race kicks off at 7 a.m. near the Rockville Metro Station. Registration is closed.
• The Pawpaw Festival takes place at Meadowside Nature center in Rockville from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Don’t know what a pawpaw is, you are not alone. (It is a native fruit.) Enjoy pawpaw tasting, music, storytelling, crafts, games and more.
• Sport & Health hosts an outdoor Barre classfrom 9 to 9:45 a.m. at Pike & Rose Lower Muse Alley.
• Damascus Community Fair, in its 70th year features fun for the whole family with live music, games, hay rides, veggie races and more from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission.
• Montgomery County Recreation annual Pooch Pool Party takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wheaton-Glenmont Pool. Pre-registraion is encouraged.
• Rockville Town Square is the place to be if you love chocolate. The Dwelling Place is hosting its 23rd Annual Carnival of Chocolates from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• The 55th Annual Greek Festival takes place at the St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Spring from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• The InterAct Story Theatre presents The Hero of Everything at the Silver Spring Black Box Theater at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. This is interactive theater for families.
• The Bethesda CROP Hunger Walk takes place at B-CC High School at 1:30 p.m. to raise funds to end hunger.
• The Victorian Lyric Company presents a concert version of Strauss’ The Gypsy Baron at 2 p.m. at the Fitzgerald Theatre in Rockville.
• Olney Theatre’s production of Hay Fever focuses on the dysfunctional Bliss family with a performance today at 2 p.m.
• Gaithersburg’s Backyard Concerts return with the Beatles cover band Savoy Truffle at 5 p.m. at Kelley Park. Enjoy a free outdoor concert and please bring a nonperishable item to donate to Manna Food Center.