This Weekend's Events In Takoma Park Area

Takoma Park MD

24 February, 2022

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TAKOMA PARK, MD — Ready to spend a night out with friends? See what's new on your Takoma Park Patch community calendar. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. Wondering how you can add your own event? Whether you're planning a knitting circle, a coat drive, or a magic show, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are all of this weekend's events in the Takoma Park area: Flatfoot Dance with Jocelyn Haversat When: Sunday, February 27th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Roda Movements What: *UPDATED CLASS DATE*Sunday, February 27, 11:00 – 12:30 PM ESTThis workshop covers the basic steps of flatfoot dancing. Learn to move and make music to your favorite bluegrass and old time tunes! No experience necessary- if you can move, you can dance!All ages welcome.HEALTH PR... Learn More Old-Time and Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar with Jonathan Vocke When: Sunday, February 27th at 12:30 p.m. Where: Roda Movements What: *UPDATED CLASS DATES*Sundays, February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 12:30 – 1:30 PM ESTIn this class we introduce you to the art of rhythm guitar. We will be using classic traditional fiddle tunes to explore how one hears chord changes, chooses chords, does bass runs into chords, and boom... Learn More Old-Time Fiddle with Jonathan Vocke When: Sunday, February 27th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Roda Movements What: *UPDATED CLASS DATES*Sundays, February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 1:00 – 2:00 PM ESTIn this class we will be learning some of the tunes and techniques used in the old-time fiddle style. Students will learn and apply the shuffle, reverse shuffle, and roundpeak shuffle and double stops to... Learn More Beginning Clawhammer Banjo with Jonathan Vocke When: Sunday, February 27th at 3:00 p.m. Where: House of Musical Traditions What: *UPDATED CLASS DATES*Sundays, February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 3:00 – 4:00 PM ESTThis workshop will cover the basics of clawhammer banjo and is geared to getting the student ready to participate in a slow-jam setting. Topics will include right hand ergonomics, the bum-pa-ditty st... Learn More Intermediate Clawhammer Banjo with Jonathan Vocke When: Sunday, February 27th at 4:00 p.m. Where: House of Musical Traditions What: *UPDATED CLASS DATES*Sundays, February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 4:00 – 5:00 PM ESTThis workshop is for the student who already has a grasp of the basics of clawhammer banjo and has the beginnings of a steady right arm. The goal of this class is to help students understand their ow... Learn More Featured Event: Learn How To Reduce Your Risk For Heart Disease During American Heart Month When: Monday, February 28th at 9:00 p.m. What: This article is for informational purposes only. February is American Heart Month — and since heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, it's extremely important to take your heart health seriously. There are many known risk factors for heart disease, i... Learn More Featured Event: Learn How To Reduce Your Risk For Heart Disease During American Heart Month (GoodRx) Affordable Housing in Montgomery County: Will Thrive Montgomery 2050 Actually Help? When: Monday, February 28th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Online Webinar What: The population in Montgomery County is expected to increase substantially over the next several decades, resulting in an ever-greater demand for already scarce affordable housing. This is especially true for low-income households. Thrive Montgomery 2050 presents a framework fo... Learn More Beyond G Tuning with Ira Gitlin When: Monday, February 28th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Online/Zoom What: Mondays, February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 7:00 – 8:00 PM ESTThis class is designed for students who are fairly comfortable playing bluegrass banjo in G tuning. We'll look at some other tunings–especially C tuning, double-C, "Sawmill" (G-modal), and D tuning–and listen for their u... Learn More Check out more local events, or add your own, on the Takoma Park Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.