Worth Noting
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Farmers' market
The Bowie Farmers' Market is open Sundays from 8 a.m. to noon at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts parking lot. Fresh fruits and vegetables, breads and baked goods, jams and jellies, salsa, herbs, fresh cut flowers and bedding plants are featured. For information, call 301-809-3076.
Blood drives
A blood drive will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bowie Methodist Church, 13009 6th St. For information, call David Graves, 240-601-0218 or e-mail davidgraves@verizon.net.
Crofton Kiwanis Club will sponsor a blood drive Wednesday, June 25, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Village at Waugh Chapel in the AAMC Bloodmobile. For information or to schedule an appointment, call 410-721-9328.
Bowie museums
Hours for Bowie museums are: Belair Mansion, 12207 Tulip Grove Drive; Belair Stable Museum, 2835 Belair Drive, Tuesdays through Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.; Old Town Bowie Welcome Center, 8606 Chestnut Ave., Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Bowie Railroad Station and Huntington Museum, 8614 Chestnut Ave., Tuesdays through Sundays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Radio and Television Museum, 2608 Mitchellville Road, Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.; and Prince George's Genealogy Library, 12219 Tulip Grove Drive, Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. except the first Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and last Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.
For information, call 301-809-3089.
Cycling events
The following events will be featured at A&M Cycle, 13002 9th St., from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Saturday, free family bicycle inspection; June 28, see the "Muscle Bikes" of the '70s; July 5, free BMX racing clinic and information, for boys and girls ages 6-19; July 12, Free Bicycle Map Day. For information, call Michael DeNardo, 301-262-4343.
Play center
Bowie Recreation Council will offer summer preschool play sessions for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds at Tulip Grove Elementary School, 2909 Trainor Lane. Session one will be June 23-July 3; two will be July 7-18; and three will be July 21-Aug. 1. Three- and 4-years-olds attend from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; 4- and 5-year-olds from noon to 2:30 p.m. Cost is $90. For information, call 301-464-3725 or TTY 301-218-6768.
Bird walks
Prince George's Audubon Society will host half-day bird walks July 5 and Aug. 2 at 7:30 a.m. at Fran Uhler Natural Area. Meet at the end of Lemon Bridge Road just north of Bowie State University.
Bird walks will also be held at Governor Bridge Natural Area June 21, July 19 and Aug. 16 at 7:30 a.m. Meet at the parking lot.
Waterproof footwear suggested. For information, call 410-765-6482.
Silent auction
A silent auction to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Challenge Walk 2008 will be held Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, 2503 Belair Drive. Bidding is between 3 and 6 p.m. A 52-inch HD TV, gym memberships, restaurants, hotel stays and more will be featured. For information, call 240-535-5125 or e-mail Kathryn.Durkin@yahoo.com.
Family fun fair
A family fun fair sponsored by Cresthill Baptist and Trinity Lutheran churches will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6510 Laurel-Bowie Road. For information, call 301-262-4141.
Stuff the Van
Bowie Community Outreach Committee, the Bowie Food Pantry and Emergency Aid Fund will be at Sunday Sunset Concerts at Allen Pond Park collecting nonperishable food, school and baby supplies, cosmetic items and monetary donations for the food pantry. Look for the "Stuff the Van" signs. For information, call Leni Stern, 301-809-3068.
Open house
Summerville at Woodward Estate, 14997 Health Center Drive, will hold an open house Saturdays, through June 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tours of the senior residential and assisted living community along with refreshments and a door prize will be featured. For information, call 301-464-4400.
Senior trip
Belair Senior Citizens will sponsor a four-day trip to Wildwood, N.J., Sept. 7 to 10. The cost of $300 includes some meals, transportation, accommodations and more. For information, call Sarah Stanton, 301-262-2858.
Library events
Bowie Library has scheduled The Three Sillies! (An Old English Folktale with a Twist), ages 5 and up, Tuesday, June 24, 7 p.m. Free tickets are available at the meeting room 30 minutes before each show. Limited to 200 for each program. Also scheduled for June 25 and 26, 2 p.m.
For information, call 301-262-7000.
Wildlife center
National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, has scheduled the following events:
Bird Walk, Friday, June 27, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., ages 16+
Dragonflies of Patuxent, Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to noon, all ages
Refuge Walking Tour, Saturday, 9 to 10 a.m., ages 16+
Romp in the Swamp, Sunday, 2 to 3:30 p.m., ages 5-7
For information, call 301-497-5887.
Holistic seminars
Bowie-Crofton Holistic Community presents free seminars Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at Borders Books, 4420 Mitchellville Road. The following are scheduled: June 23, Sugar Blues - How to kick sugar cravings to the curb naturally by Shivahn Morton; June 30, Breathing, Meditation and Self-mastery by Krishna Somandi. For information, call 301-372-8718.
