Wednesday, Dec. 5
Takoma Park Police Winter Coat Drive underway, drop-off at 7500 Maple Ave., ends 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14.
Josiah Henson Park & Museum Talk, Holy Cross Senior Source, 8580 Second Ave., 1-3 p.m.
Art Journaling for Stress Reduction (first session), CREATE Arts Center, 914 Silver Spring Ave., $90, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 6
Jump Start Family Fun Night Out with The Jelly Roll Mortals!, El Golfo Restaurant, 8739 Flower Ave., $5, 5:45 and 6:45 p.m.
“Celebrate the Solstice” Collage Workshop, CREATE Arts Center, 914 Silver Spring Ave., $50, 7-9 p.m.
Building Community Celebration with Montgomery Renters Alliance, Mi Rancho, 8701 Ramsey Ave., Free-$175, 7-9 p.m.
At the Intersection of Race, Sports & Law Lecture, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., 7:30-9 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 7
Long Branch Holiday Night Out and Concert, Long Branch Community Center, 8700 Piney Branch Rd., 6-10 p.m.
Live Local Music, Cissel-Saxon American Legion Post 41, 905 Sligo Ave., 7 p.m.-midnight
Karen Collins and the Backroads Band, “Hell’s Bottom,” Takoma Park VFW, 6420 Orchard Ave., $10, 8-11 p.m.
Opening Night, “Peter and the Starcatcher,” The Highwood Theatre, 914 Silver Spring Ave., $20, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8
Holiday Art Sale, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Kittner Studio Holiday Pop-up, 7056 Carroll Ave., 2nd Floor, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Escape Room! Brought to you by Big Escape Rooms of Silver Spring, Silver Spring Library, 900 Wynve Ave., 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cedar Avenue Artists Holiday Show, 7209 Cedar Ave., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Silver Spring Arts & Crafts Holiday Fair and Christmas Market, Veterans Plaza, noon-4 p.m.
10th Annual Elaine Robnett Moore Holiday Studio Show/Guest Batik Artist Yemisi Ajayi, 1001 Spring St., Suite 706, noon-6 p.m.
“A Fistful of Honey,” author talk with Malena Crawford, Silver Spring Library, 900 Wayne Ave., 3:30-5 p.m.
Stand Up Silver Spring, Cissel-Saxon American Legion Post 41, 905 Sligo Ave., $10-$15-$20, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9
Cedar Avenue Artists Holiday Show, 7209 Cedar Ave., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Silver Spring Pop-up Craft Market, Denizens Brewing Co., 1115 East-West Highway, noon-3 p.m.
DC Arts StudiosHoliday Open House, 6925 Willow St., N.W., noon-5 p.m.
10th Annual Elaine Robnett Moore Holiday Studio Show/Guest Batik Artist Yemisi Ajayi, 1001 Spring St., Suite 706, noon-6 p.m.
Historic Takoma Annual Holiday Party, 7328 Carroll Ave. 1-4 p.m.
Silver Spring Time Bank Holiday Gift Wrap Pop-Up, Loyalty Books, 931 Ellsworth Dr., 2-6 p.m.
Pottery Ornament & Trinkets Workshop (first session), CREATE Arts Center, 914 Silver Spring Ave., $100, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
STEM Robotics After-School Workshop, Silver Spring Library, 900 Wayne Ave., 7-8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 13
Watercolor on Yupo: Discover the Power of Abstract Art, CREATE Arts Center, 914 Silver Spring Ave., $55, 7-9 p.m.
Carpe Diem Silver Spring Dance, Silver Spring Civic Building, $5-$10, 7-10 p.m.
Illustration from FiveStone Church