Goings-on

R.I.P. - Former Mount Rainier resident and Japanese artist Santana Miyazaki died in Japan last December. To the left is his painting of the Rhode Island Ave. traffic circle, and  this image is a postcard he created for Glut.

25 March - Deadline to submit entry forms for the annual high school Congressional Art Competition. All high school students who reside in or attend school in the Eighth Congressional District are encouraged to participate. A juried exhibition of approximately 90 pieces of the submitted artwork will be on display at VisArts at Rockville from April 6 – May 4, 2011. For more information, click here.

26 March - Focus on Wellness is a free event at Joe's Movement Emporium where you can learn and try accupuncture, the Alexander Technique, massage, herbology, aromatherapy, chakras, the Feldenkrais Method, and yoga with local practitioners. From 2-5 p.m. 3309 Bunker Hill Rd. Mount Rainier. For more info call Monica Huber at 301 699-1819.

26 March - Anacostia Hours, which has created a local currency "in order to bring face-to-face relationships back to economics" is hosting their Annual Membership Meeting & Potluck from 1-3 p.m. at Joe's Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Rd. Mount Rainier. "Come on by and check out another way of becoming more creative and sustainable in our local communities!"

30 March - Free ($5 suggested donation) presentation on how playing supports children's learning. College Park Cooperative Nursery School and Kindergarten. From 7-8 p.m. 4512 College Avenue, College Park, MD. For more info, call Laura Jones at 301 864-5355.