First Ukrainian Refugee Family Arrives in Greenbelt on May 5
Greenbelt Refugee Aid Committee’s (GRACE) first sponsored family arrived from the Netherlands on May 5. The wait at the airport immigration line took about two hours, but the process of sponsoring our Ukrainian family took four-and-one-half months. The committee, consisting of Bill Jones, Joyce Campbell, Dorrie Bates, Steve Skolnik and Frank Gervasi, spent many hours […]
Winter Oasis Concert by Relic Delights Full House at the Café
Winter Oasis, by the Baroque music ensemble Relic, is a wonderful production. Enthusiastically and flawlessly performing works by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi and other composers, this group is entertaining, inspiring and educational. Over 80 people packed the New Deal Café for a lunchtime concert on Monday, February 20 to hear these 10 musicians play. This was […]
First Animation, Film making Summer Camp Classes a “Hit”
We all appreciate animation, from Mickey Mouse to the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park to the motion graphics used to dramatize the nightly weather reports. “Pictures are compelling, and moving pictures even more so,” stated Ali Everitt, teacher for the first of two Creative Kids animation class offerings through the Greenbelt Recreation summer camp series. In […]
Utopia Film Festival Has Another Successful Year
The 17th annual Utopia Film Festival took place here in Greenbelt town center on Saturday, November 20 through Monday, November 22. All 35 movies, with discussions afterward, screened at the Old Greenbelt Theatre or at the New Deal Café. With in-person venues shuttered last year due to the pandemic, a shortened six-film festival was mounted […]
ERHS Students Metro to D.C. To Protest Climate Action
Forty-seven mostly Science and Technology students from Eleanor Roosevelt High School gathered Friday morning at the Greenbelt Metro. They were on their way to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Climate Strike, to demand action on averting the climate crisis. Over four million students and their supporters worldwide protested in what was likely the largest […]
Heritage Film Festival Honors George Kochell, Ethel Lewis
The Heritage Film Festival, in its 13th year, played in Greenbelt Library and around the city on May 17, 19 and 20. Over 35 short films plus numerous animations gave audiences a rich diversity of creative and inspired works. The festival included discussions with the filmmakers, a reception and an awards ceremony held in the […]