This Saturday the 28th, come by Arts Alley for entertainment, food, and art from 10am to 4pm. As the list of participating vendors and entertainers is growing, we suggest you check the link at the bottom of this post.

mo•jo |m??j?|
noun, informal ( pl. -jos)
1 magic, sorcery, talisman: wear your mojo.
2 energy, vitality, spirit, zest: don't slow down and lose your mojo.

So•Po |s??p?|
proper noun, place
Southern tip of Silver Spring, Maryland. South Silver Spring. Name commonly used by the art and merchant community.
ORIGIN Modern English: variant of South Point.

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In the space provided on the right, give us your best word(s)—using 15 or fewer letters—for this South Silver Spring living space. Give us philosophical words or practical ones, many-syllable words or short ones, twenty-first century words or words old and familiar.
THANK YOU for your words.

JoAnne Growney, japoet@msn.com

The Aurora Condominiums (7915 Eastern Avenue) are renovated from the old Williams and Willste office buildings and contain 145 one and two bedroom units.

Thursday, April 12

Tiacoh Sadia (MySpace)
Afro Jazz
Mayorga, 7pm to 9pm

The Pine Leaf Boys
Folk Rock/Southern Rock, $15 cover
Los Arrieros, 8:30pm to 10:30pm

Friday, April 13

Ocio Jazz
Mayorga, 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Saturday, April 14

Poets & Painters
$10 cover fee if tickets purchased here, or $15 at the door.
Mayorga, 8pm to 1am

Sunday, April 15

Monday, April 16

Knitting 101
1st of two classes, presented by Alchemy
$35 for both classes, includes supplies
At Moorenko's, 7pm to 9pm

Tuesday, April 17

Tax returns must be postmarked by today

Songs & Hugs with Miss Belle
Children's entertainment
Mayorga, 10:30am to 11:30am

Wednesay, April 18

Wacky Wednesdays with Mr. Don
Children's entertainment
Mayorga, 10:30am to 11:30am

Necklace & Earring Class for Beginners
Presented by Alchemy
$40 + $25 for supplies
At Moorenko's, 7pm to 9pm

Junkyard Saints
$10 cover
Los Arrieros, 8pm to 11pm

From the Gazette:

Residents remain divided on the best use for the space in front of the pending civic building in downtown Silver Spring, but agree on one thing: More community members should be aware of a proposal that could swap an ice skating rink for green space.

The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board decided Monday night that more community outreach is needed in order to educate residents about plans for the civic building and veterans plaza, with or without an ice rink. It also will solicit input so the board can support an option that best represents the community’s needs. However, no forum has yet been scheduled.

Read more at this link.

Read our previous post on this topic.

The Silver Spring Penguin has information about a new photo exhibit just outside South Silver Spring.  Follow the link for a slideshow and the full article.

A new photo exhibit captures the beauty of area gardens without the sneezing and sniffling of allergy season.

The 17 photos, on display at Adams National Bank (8121 Georgia Ave), are winning entries from Washington Gardener magazine’s first annual photo contest.

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