Friday, October 27
Trick-or-Read 2023 with Busboys and Poets Books, 10/27-11/3
Come dressed in any book related costume (book characters, librarians, authors, literal books, etc) to get a special treat: 15% off your entire purchase!
Busboys and Poets Books, 235 Carroll St, NW
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Throwback Hollywood Halloween, 7:00 pm -12:00 midnight
Takoma Station Tavern, 6914 4th St, NW
Performance: Greg Myer Project, 7:00 pm
VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave
Listening Party: Anthony Pirog’s The Nepenthe Series, Vol. 1 + Live Solo Performances, 7:00 pm
Rhizome, 6950 Maple St, NW
Pajama Jammie Jam Poetry Slam hosted by Simply Sherri, 8:00 pm
Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St, NW
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Saturday, October 28
CYCLED! Pedal In Pink Fundraiser | Donation-Based Classes, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Grab your pink workout gear for a fundraiser class in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation! No donation too small. Free classes include spin, yoga sculpt, stretch and barre.
CYCLED! 6960 Maple St, NW
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Art Build for National Mobilization to Free Palestine, 9:00 am -3:00 pm
Rhizome, 6950 Maple St, NW
Bikes and Books, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
October’s Book: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Bike from Tanner Park to People’s Book, 7014 Westmoreland Ave
Host Washington Area Bicycle Association
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Takoma Park Moves Class With Dance Exchange, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple Avenue
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Monster Bash, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Halloween Parade, costume contest, dancing and fun.
Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 Piney Branch Rd
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Performance: Colla Parte, 3:00 pm
Rhizome, 6950 Maple St, NW
Author Event: Hiding in Plain Sight with Peter Van Os, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St, NW
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Katie Wells And Declan Cullen For “Disrupting D.C.” 6:00 pm -7:00 pm
People’s Book 7014 Westmoreland Ave
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Performance: Embarker / Numbing Agent / Creation in Vein / Farrowing, 7:00 pm
Rhizome, 6950 Maple St, NW
Takoma Jazz with Sean Jones, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Takoma Station Tavern, 6914 4th St, NW
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New Lit Fiction – Open Book Club, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
People’s Book 7014 Westmoreland Ave
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Performance: Vinyl Recall 7:00 pm
VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave
Halloween Party, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Costume contest, games and drink specials, 8:00 pm -11:00 pm
Olive Lounge, 7006 Carroll Ave
Animated Halloween Bash, 10:00 pm
Dress up as your favorite animated character. Dancing, costume contest and drink specials
Motorkat, 6939 Laurel Ave
Sunday, October 29
Storytime At People’s Book, 9:30 am – 10:00 am
People’s Book 7014 Westmoreland Ave
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Takoma Park Farmers Market, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Entrance at 6931 Laurel Ave, Takoma Park, MD
New Class: Capoeira Fitness, 10:00 am
MAD Fitness, 7302 Carroll Ave
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Make n’ Take – Spooky Terrariums, 11:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Indigro Plant Design, 7000 Carroll Avenue, 2nd floor
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Sneak Peek- Kittner Studios, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Kittner Studio welcomes local artists Judybeth Greene and Julie Paez
Kittner Studio, 7056 Carroll Avenue, 2nd Floor
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Workshop: Natural Dye, 1:00 pm
Rhizome, 6950 Maple St, NW
QueerBook Club presented by Busboys and Poets Books, 6:00 pm
Being Ace
Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St, NW
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Workshop: Afro Fusion Movement: Classes With Kima Hawk, 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
School of Musical Traditions, 7112 Willow Ave
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Experimental Jam, 8:00 pm -10:00 pm
Rhizome, 6950 Maple St, NW
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Trick-or-Treating is Tuesday, October 31, 2023