January 30, 2026 |  | 🌱 Good Earth blooms again | | Good morning, Potomacker! It's so cold in Potomac that lawyers have their hands in their own pockets. In today's Potomac Loop, - Good Earth Garden Market reopens - Annie takes the stage at Theatre@CBT - Nisaika Quartet performs at Constellations Salon Let's Loop. | | 🌱 Good Earth Garden Market springs back to life. |  | Your favorite neighborhood garden center reopens today after its winter break and has just released its February lineup of workshops. See the calendar |
| | 🎭 Bullis' HADESTOWN: Teen Edition performance rescheduled to next weekend. The school has announced that the Upper School performances of HADESTOWN: Teen Edition have been rescheduled to next weekend due to the weather. New showtimes are Friday, Feb 6th at 7:00pm and Saturday, Feb 7th at 2:00pm & 7:00pm. Read the synopsis | | 🐝 Glen Echo reveals summer camp lineup. The park's 2026 camps span visual arts to nature programs for ages 5-17, with registration starting February 4 at 10am. Mark your calendars and browse the catalog | | 📌 Four fresh art shows open tonight. VisArts unveils new exhibitions from resident artists Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida, Trisha Gupta, Heather McMordie, and Kat Thompson through March 15th with a free opening reception tonight from 7-9pm. See details and RSVP | | 📉 School graduation rates hit five-year low. MCPS' four-year graduation rate drops to 88.77% for Class of 2025, with officials citing federal immigration enforcement fears and pandemic impacts from students' seventh-grade year. See the data [Bethesda Magazine] | | 🌲 Seneca Creek goes wild in February. Track wildlife in snow, craft with nature materials, and stargaze under winter skies at the park's upcoming February programs. See the programs | | 💻 Data center forum set for next week. Join the conversation about noise limits, environmental safeguards, and neighborhood buffers for proposed data centers on Feb. 3, 7-9 p.m. at the Leggett Building in Rockville or online. Join the discussion | | 🎨 Rep. Raskin calls all young artists to compete. High schoolers in Maryland's 8th District can now submit original artwork for the 2026 Congressional Art Competition, with winning pieces displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Get competition details |
| | | | | Something Familiar, Yet Impossible to Replace | | You walk into The Market at River Falls the way you walk into a place that already knows your preferences. | The air carries a quiet confidence. Fresh seafood on ice, cuts of meat arranged with the precision of a jeweler, prepared dishes that look like they’ve been waiting for someone with discernment. | A man at the counter discusses salmon as if negotiating a treaty; another picks up crab cakes with the reverence they deserve. | You leave with more than you planned. You always do. | Potomac’s trusted market isn’t just a shop. It’s a ritual. | *This section is sponsored by a friend of the Loop |
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| | | | Support the Loop by mentioning it when you attend. | | Potomac Estate Sale 10am-5pm · 8217 Buckspark Lane West Hunt through a house full of furnishings as someone's treasures become your finds, spanning three days. Thursday 11am-4pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 9am-3pm | Frost Bite Hike 2pm · Seneca Creek State Park - Park Office Don't let winter keep you indoors! Bundle up for a slow-paced loop discovering how trails change in cold weather and learning tree identification by bark. 🥾 | Family Night - PJ Party 6pm · My Gym Potomac Games and activities with favorite teachers in your comfiest clothes, because sometimes the best family fun happens in pajamas. *Reserve your spot* 👨👩👧👦 |
| | Carderock Estate Sale 10am-3pm · Bethesda - Location TBA Hunt for vintage treasures and household gems at this weekend estate sale. Exact location announced 9am today. Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm | Mid-Atlantic Sports Card Show 10:30am-4pm · Silver Spring Civic Center A premier sports card and collectibles show featuring vendors, autograph guests, special Topps/Upper Deck artists, and Pokemon. Also open Sunday 10am-3pm | Women's Legislative Briefing 2026 11:30am-5:30pm · The Universities at Shady Grove Connect with advocates shaping policies for women across Maryland, featuring panel discussions, networking, and breakout sessions on vision, voices, and values. *Students save with $10 tickets* | Kick Off Library Lovers Month with the Opera Bears 1pm-2pm · Potomac Library Meet Grizzelina and Grizzelino, puppet opera stars who teach kids that opera is just musical storytelling with extra drama and beautiful voices. 🐻 | Community STEM Day 1:30pm-4:30pm · Rockville Science Center Transform your Saturday into a science playground where kids code their first game, teens fly competition drones, and adults discover they can't beat a robot at rock-paper-scissors. | Sugar Maple Tapping Demonstration 2:30pm · Seneca Creek State Park - Park Office Learn the surprisingly simple art of tapping maple trees for sap and discover which other trees can produce sweet syrup. *Meet outside by the Grusendorf Cabin* 🍁 | Annie 7:30pm-10:30pm · Congregation B'nai Tzedek Little orphan Annie charms her way from Depression-era NYC streets to billionaire Daddy Warbucks' mansion in this Tony-winning musical, performing twice this weekend: Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:00pm *Tickets in link* |
| | Rosie's Farm Sanctuary Volunteer Day 10am-12pm · Rosie's Farm Sanctuary Join the Rockville Vegans to help rescued animals with physical farm chores like cleaning stalls and replacing bedding while supporting this local sanctuary. *Sign waiver in link, wear boots* 🐷 |
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| 👉 See every Potomac event on our full calendar 👈 |  | Ziggy | Mini Goldendoodle · adult · male | Meet Ziggy: Your Perky Little Gem. Ziggy is a handsome 4-year-old mini Goldendoodle who weighs 14 pounds and brings a smart, cheerful spark wherever he goes. He’s affectionate with pet-loving people, does well with other dogs, and is just as happy cuddling close as he is relaxing in his own space. Ready to meet them? Visit FOCAS to submit an application and set up a meet-and-greet. | Available at FOCAS · Meet Ziggy |
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| | Fri | NSO: Le Poème Divin Brahms’ Double Concerto Kennedy Center Concert Hall · 11:30am · TIX Susan Gaeta & Mike Sobel Windridge Vineyards · 5pm The Other O'Briens Hank Dietle's Tavern · 5:30pm Randy Barrett Kennedy Center Millennium Stage · 6pm Billy Price Band Hank Dietle's Tavern · 9pm-11:59pm · TIX | Sat | No Stoplight Rocklands Farm Winery · 1pm-4pm Esther Haynes, Keith Grimes & Dean Dalton Hank Dietle's Tavern · 5pm Brandon Woody’s Upendo Kennedy Center Millennium Stage · 6pm NSO: Le Poème Divin Brahms’ Double Concerto Kennedy Center Concert Hall · 8pm · TIX Gabe Dixon The Barns at Wolf Trap · 8pm · TIX BSO: Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich The Music Center at Strathmore · 8pm · TIX The Barco Beat Hank Dietle's Tavern · 9pm-11:59pm | Sun | NSO Music for Young Audiences: Musical Tails Kennedy Center, Family Theater · 1:30pm · TIX American Darling Hank Dietle's Tavern · 2pm-4pm DC Anthem Singers Shine The Barns at Wolf Trap · 3pm · TIX Reunion with the Nisaika Quartet The Constellations Music Salon · 3pm · TIX ASO: Legends The Music Center at Strathmore · 3pm · TIX Brooks Tegler & Friends Irish Inn At Glen Echo · 4:30pm Peter Holsapple w/ Janine Wilson & Arch Alcantara Hank Dietle's Tavern · 6pm · TIX |
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