Chess Club

Tue · Oct 27·4 PM – 5:30 PM·New Carrollton

Friendly chess matches and strategy sessions for beginners and experienced players at New Carrollton, ages 5 and up.

Wed · Oct 28·6 PM – 7 PM·Upper Marlboro

Friendly chess matches and strategy sessions for beginners and experienced players at Upper Marlboro, ages 5 and up.

Mon · Nov 2·4 PM – 5:30 PM·Hyattsville

Friendly chess matches and strategy sessions for beginners and experienced players at Hyattsville, offering basics lessons and skill sharpening, ages 13 and up.

Tue · Nov 3·4 PM – 5:30 PM·New Carrollton

Friendly chess matches and strategy sessions for beginners and experienced players at New Carrollton, ages 5 and up.

Tue · Nov 10·Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708

Native American Artists Exhibition (Montpelier Arts Center) — Regional Native artists present paintings, ceramics, and other works celebrating Indigenous art and land history.

Tue · Nov 10·5:30 PM – 6:30 PM·Laurel

Story Explorers at Laurel features Dwight D. Eisenhower Eagle Ambassadors reading aloud to boost reading skills and confidence, for ages 5–12.

Tue · Nov 10·10 AM – 3 PM·Adele H. Stamp Student Union, 3972 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20742

Keynote talk on global food security by Johan Swinnen, followed by moderated Q&A, free lunch, poster competition, and networking in the Grand Ballroom, with free parking.

Tue · Oct 27·3:30 PM – 4:30 PM·Spauldings · District Heights

Hands‑on STEM experiments let participants create “potions” from everyday household ingredients at Spauldings, for ages 5–12.

Tue · Oct 27·3:30 PM – 5:30 PM·New Carrollton

Open Sewing Lab in New Carrollton’s branch tech lab provides sewing machines, needles and accessories for certified participants to sew together, ages 18 and up.

Tue · Oct 27·4 PM – 5 PM·Bowie

Homework help and reading practice for grades 1‑6 at Bowie, supporting English language learners and boosting confidence for ages 5‑12.