Good morning, back-to-back Champs!
Churchill’s golf team defends its 4A/3A crown as Zoe Cusack sinks putts and rivals. The new Royce Hanson Conservation Park opens with 473 acres of trails and quiet sky. And Sunday’s Constellations “Music & Medicine” concert brings Bach, healing, and a pulse you can feel.
Plus! We’ve leveled up our events game. A new Loop Social Calendar of events now lives on our website, packed with every farmers market, trivia night, and neighborhood happening we could find but couldn’t squeeze into the newsletter. It’s a work in progress, but you’ll even find calendars for nearby areas, because who knows where the Loop might go next 😉
From here on, The Social Calendar in this newsletter will spotlight the standouts: the can’t-miss and most fun for Potomackers of all stripes.
Potomac’s never boring. Let’s loop.
🗞️ THE LOCAL LOWDOWN
⛳ Churchill wins back-to-back Maryland 4A/3A team golf titles, edging Whitman by 9 strokes at University of Maryland Golf Course; senior Zoe Cusack repeats as 4A/3A girls champ at 4-under 138. Read the recap [Washington Post]
🚒 A two-alarm townhome blaze on Deborah Drive Wednesday caused $300K damage, displaced a family, and injured three dogs. 85 firefighters responded and now investigators blame multiple extension cords for outdoor lighting. Get the report [MoCo Show]
🎨 Dov & Company released its November events calendar, featuring floral cupcakes, flower arrangement center pieces, and faux-cake decorating in Cabin John Village. See their lineup
🛶 The Banner Montgomery unpacks the White’s Ferry stalemate: closed since 2020 but with negotiations ongoing and confidential despite Montgomery County’s $3M April offer to resolve the dispute. Read the story [The Banner Montgomery]
✍️ Applications are now open for Bethesda’s Local Writer’s Showcase: essay, short story, and poetry contests for adults and high schoolers with a deadline of Jan. 13, 2026. Apply now
🍽️ ICYMI: Bethesda’s Woodmont Grill closed this week after 30+ years; the owners cited dwindling parking and staffing challenges. Read Axios’s full scoop [Axios]
🗓 THE SOCIAL CALENDAR
Friday - 10/31
🧃 For the Kids 🧃
6th Fear Presents: The Haunted Trail | Fri-Sat, 7–9:30pm @ 14901 Damson Terrace
North Potomac’s beloved DIY haunt returns with a ten-minute maze of eerie effects and jump scares built by neighborhood families for fun and good causes. Free, ages 5+, bring non-perishable food donations 👻
🕺For the Grown-Ups🕺
Halloween Costume Party | 9pm–1am @ Quincy's Potomac
Quincy's hosts a late-night Halloween blowout with DJ Sonic Marvel packing the dance floor and a Best Costume Prize up for grabs 🎃
Saturday - 11/1
👀 Don’t Miss 👀
Old Line Market | Sat-Sun @ Aix la Chapelle Farm
A chic vintage, garden, and artisan fair across historic barns, with 60+ vendors, lush flowers, food trucks, wine, and craft beer in bucolic Poolesville. Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm 🪴
🚌 Weekend With the Crew 🚌
Family Nature Hikes | 10–11am @ Locust Grove Nature Center
Join a Master Naturalist for an easy woods stroll spotting wildlife and blooms as autumn settles in, perfect for families and kids. Register in link 🥾
🌿 In the Wild 🌿
Dedication and Opening Celebration: Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run | 1–3pm @ Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run
Celebrate a 473-acre Ag Reserve gem with remarks from community leaders, a ribbon-cutting, guided nature walks, and presentation of Montgomery Countryside Alliance’s Royce Hanson Award. ✂️
Sunday - 11/2
🚶♀️ Keep It Moving 🚶♀️
Yoga with Archana | 3–4pm @ Potomac Library
Find your Sunday reset with instructor Archana Gupta’s gentle, breath-led yoga tailored to all bodies and abilities for balance, calm, and confidence. Bring a mat and water 🧘♀️
🎷 LIVE & LOCAL-ISH MUSIC
Friday - 10/31
⭐ Old Angler’s Inn | Rob Patrick and Friends | 6:30-9:30pm
Kennedy Center Concert Hall | NSO: Don Juan & Romeo and Juliet
Grimaud plays Gershwin | 11:30am | TIX
Windridge Vineyards | Meisha Herron | 5-8pm
Hank Dietle’s | Deja’ Voodoo | 5:30-7:30pm
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage | All Poets & Heroes | 6pm
Strathmore Music Center | BSO: Haunted Hall - Halloween Film Favorites | 8pm | TIX
Hank Dietle’s | The Rock-A-Sonics | 9pm-midnight | TIX
Saturday - 11/1
⭐ Old Angler’s Inn | Jeff Herbert | 2-5pm
⭐ Old Angler’s Inn | Donuts for Dinner | 6-9pm
⭐️ Hunter's Bar and Grill | Grateful Village | 8pm | Reservations
Glen Echo Park Back Ballroom | Rowan Day w/IO, Acacia Sears Band, Tinsmith & ilyAIMY | 2-5pm | TIX
Kennedy Center Concert Hall | NSO: Alexandre Kantorow | 3pm | TIX
Hank Dietle's | Big Howdy Bluegrass Showcase w/ Alice Gerrard | 5-7:30pm | TIX
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage | Walking Eagle | 6pm
Strathmore The Mansion | Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror | 7:30pm | TIX
Kennedy Center Concert Hall | NSO: Don Juan & Romeo and Juliet Grimaud plays Gershwin | 8pm | TIX
Strathmore The Music Center | Herbie Hancock | 8pm | TIX
Hank Dietle's | Cravin' Dogs | 9pm-midnight | TIX
Sunday - 11/2
⭐️ Constellations Music Salon | Music & Medicine: Dr. Mei Rui, Mariam Adam & Christine Lamprea | 3pm | TIX
⭐ Old Angler’s Inn | Jeff Herbert | 3-6pm
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater | Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Fall Concert | 2pm
Hank Dietle's | Bingo Gigolos | 2-4pm
The Irish Inn | Brooks Tegler & Friends | 4:30-7:30pm
Hank Dietle's | Tom Mindte & Willie Barry & The Original Dixieland Rock n' Roll Band | 6-9pm
*Dates & times subject to change based on weather and/or venues making your life more difficult
Thanks for reading!
Share the Loop with that neighbor who still thinks White’s Ferry is open.
-Potomac Loop Team
