Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Celebrates 70 Years of Fun
The Labor Day Festival is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Started in 1955 as a fundraiser to build the Youth Center, the Festival has not skipped a year since – even surviving the pandemic in a pared-down partly-online format. By 1960 sufficient funds had been raised for construction to begin, and in the following […]
Labor Day Festival Solicits Photos, Artwork and More
The 70th annual Greenbelt Labor Day Festival will be here in just three weeks, so it is time to choose one’s best photos and artwork to enter in the Art and Photo Show, register to march in the parade, brush up a party piece to perform at the Rising Stars showcase and decide which homemade […]
Serving on a Grand Jury In Prince George’s County
For the past four months, I have spent my Tuesdays in Upper Marlboro serving on a grand jury. This experience has given me an insight into the criminal justice system, as well as a new appreciation for mentoring and other programs that aim to steer young men away from a life of gun violence and […]
Juried Art and Craft Fair Both Virtual and In Person
Greenbelt Recreation’s annual juried Art and Craft Fair is taking place in a hybrid format this year. Online sales will be available from Friday, November 26 to Sunday, December 19 at greenbeltmd.gov/craft. The traditional in-person event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 4 and from 10 a.m. to 4 […]
Middle School Choir Director Changes Lives Through Music
After several years with no choir program at Greenbelt Middle School (GMS), 27 students from the school sang on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center on December 17. They performed with students from Largo High School, Kenmoor Elementary, Kenmoor Middle and Capitol Heights Elementary Schools. The event was part of an official CD release […]