STEM Fun: Build-a-Boat

Wed · Nov 18·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·New Carrollton

Earn community service hours by contributing to local projects, meeting peers, and sharing ideas at the New Carrollton library’s Large Meeting Room 1, ages 13–18.

Wed · Nov 18·5:30 PM – 7:30 PM·New Carrollton

Needlework Social: Knitting and Crochet (New Carrollton) — Community members share current projects, exchange tips and ideas in a relaxed atmosphere, ages 13 and up.

Wed · Nov 18·7 PM·Swearing in will take place at the New Carrollton Municipal Center.https://www.newcarrolltonmd.gov/1413/2026-Election-Materials, New Carrollton

Newly elected mayor sworn in at the New Carrollton Municipal Center.

Wed · Nov 18·10 AM – 4 PM·American History Museum, Spark!Lab, First Floor, West Wing · Washington

Inventors workshop at the American History Museum’s Spark!Lab invites ages 6–12 to create, collaborate, test, and experiment using STEM, art, and history.

Thu · Nov 19·10 AM – 12 PM·New Carrollton

Crochet session at New Carrollton where beginners learn and create with provided materials, making new friends, ages 18 and up.

Tue · Nov 17·1 PM – 2 PM·New Carrollton

Make play dough and straw structures while socializing and playing games at the Homeschool Hangout in New Carrollton for ages 5–12.

Wed · Nov 18·5:30 PM – 7:30 PM·Southwest Neighborhood Library · Washington

Two-hour Cricut and heat press reservation at Southwest Neighborhood Library STEAM Lab for personal projects, for ages 13–19 and 55 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Hillcrest Heights · Temple Hills

Hillcrest Heights hosts a Kintsugi workshop where participants repair broken pottery with gold under step‑by‑step guidance, creating unique pieces, ages 18 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Oxon Hill

Homework help and reading practice for grades 1‑6, boosting skills and confidence, especially for English language learners, at Oxon Hill, ages 5–12.

Tue · Oct 27·5 PM – 6 PM·New Carrollton

Sip and Paint: Monster Paintings (New Carrollton) — Paint a silly monster while sipping a kid‑friendly drink, no experience required, for ages 5 and up.