Holiday Lights in Wheaton, Gaithersburg, Kensington; Plus Winter Wonderland: Montgomery County Events

SILVER SPRING, MD — Here are some of the theater productions, live music performances and other weekend activities happening Dec. 2-4 around Montgomery County.

Holiday light displays are blazing across Montgomery County, so this is a good weekend to get out and view the scenery. The Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton is open through Jan 1. The Winter Lights Festival at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg is open through Dec. 31. The Festival of Lights in Kensington is open until Jan. 1.

Looking for a special holiday gift? The Pleiades Jewelry Show & Sale at the Strathmore Mansion is open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale is open weekends through Jan. 8.

Here are some additional weekend events from the MyMCMedia.org calendar:

Friday, December 2:

• The Countryside Artisans Holiday Studio Tour takes place this weekend with studios open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. View or print the event flyer.
• The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker for the 28th year. Families will enjoy this Washington tradition in Glen Echo Park.
• Poolesville’s holiday lighting ceremony begins at 6 p.m. The organizers request visitors to bring a new, unwrapped toy to support WUMCO.
• The Metropolitan Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker at the Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville.
• Glen Echo’s Adventure Theatre’s production of the holiday classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe opens tonight.
• Maggie Rose with The Morrison Brothers Band perform at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club.
• Olney Theatre presents the musical Mary Poppins.
• Also at Olney Theatre, Paul Morella presents his adaptation of A Christmas Carol based on the classic Charles Dickens novella.
• The Arts Barn presents Black Nativity by poet and playwright Langston Hughes that retells the Christmas story using dialogue, narrative, dance, pantomime, gospel song and folk spirituals.
• AMP by Strathmore presents Chopteeth in North Bethesda.
• The Grammy-winning band, The Mavericks, performs a holiday concert at The Music Center at Strathmore.
• Round House Theatre in Bethesda presents Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley.

Saturday, December 3:

• The Countryside Artisans Holiday Studio Tour takes place this weekend with studios open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. View or print the event flyer.
• Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale is open weekends and other select days through Jan. 8.
• Support women owned businesses at a holiday pop up shop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fenton Street in Silver Spring.
• Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland features live ice sculpting, holiday performances and a visit from Santa Claus from 1 to 4 p.m. in Veterans Park.
• Sandy Spring Museum resident artists host an Artist Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker with performances at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• The Rockville Civic Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Fitzgerald Theatre for the 42nd year.
• Imagination Stage’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a holiday favorite. Today performances are at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
• Blue Sky Puppet Theatre presents Rufus the Rednose Raindog at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn. Recommended for ages 4 and up.
• Glen Echo’s Adventure Theatre presents the holiday classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• The Metropolitan Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker at the Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville.
• Olney Theatre presents the musical Mary Poppins.
• Paul Morella presents his one-man adaptation of A Christmas Carol based on the classic Charles Dickens novella.
• The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra led by Edward Polochick performs Handel’s Messiah at Strathmore at 7:30 p.m.
• The Arts Barn presents Black Nativity, a unique creation by poet and playwright Langston Hughes that retells the Christmas story using dialogue, narrative, dance, pantomime, gospel song and folk spirituals.
• Round House Theatre in Bethesda presents Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley.

Sunday, December 4:

• The Countryside Artisans Holiday Studio Tour takes place this weekend with studios open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. View or print the event flyer.
• Glen Echo’s Holiday Art Show & Sale is open weekends and other select days through Jan. 8.
• The Puppet Co. Playhouse presents The Nutcracker with performances at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Glen Echo’s Adventure Theatre presents the holiday classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• The Metropolitan Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker at the Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville.
• Imagination Stage’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a holiday favorite. Today performances are at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
• The Rockville Civic Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Fitzgerald Theatre for the 42nd year.
• The Arts Barn presents Black Nativity, a unique creation by poet and playwright Langston Hughes that retells the Christmas story using dialogue, narrative, dance, pantomime, gospel song and folk spirituals.
• Sandy Spring Museum’s family holiday party includes crafts, games, kids-only holiday shop, dance, song and more from 3 to 6 p.m.
• The Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras’ holiday concert include selections from Prokofiev’s Cinderella and Tschaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty and more at Strathmore.
• Musician Ustad Shafaat Khan performs Classical Indian compositions by Hazrat Ameer Khusro, Rumi and Imdad Khani Gharana at the Gandhi Memorial Center in Bethesda at 4 p.m.
• Olney Theatre presents the musical Mary Poppins.
• Paul Morella presents A Christmas Carol based on the classic Charles Dickens novella.
• Round House Theatre in Bethesda presents Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley.

»Photos courtesy of Bethesda Urban Partnership from Winter Wonderland