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In today's newsletter:
- Which Greenbelt Arts Center shows are climbing the DC awards leaderboard?
- What a Greenbelt federal jury decided in a disturbing cyberstalking case
- How a Greenbelt-based NASA team will map the universe’s vast voids
Also on today's calendar: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir and 6 more events.
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- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 48, low: 26.
- Thursday: A stray afternoon shower, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BOLERO BAR Leads Best Musical! (broadwayworld.com) — Several Greenbelt Arts Center productions, especially Tick, Tick… Boom!, are earning strong showings in the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards, with local performers and designers appearing across multiple categories. Greenbelt readers can still vote to boost their hometown theater before winners are announced in January, alongside many other regional companies from across the metro area. 
• Silver Spring Man Convicted of Federal Cyberstalking (einpresswire.com) — A federal jury in Greenbelt convicted a Silver Spring Navy officer of cyberstalking after years of harassing emails and false reports targeting his ex-wife and her partner. The case, tried in the U.S. District Court based in Greenbelt, underscores how federal and local agencies are coordinating to pursue serious online harassment, with sentencing set for March 2026.
• NASA's Roman Telescope Will Observe Thousands of Newfound Cosmic Voids (nasa.gov) — NASA’s latest update highlights that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is being managed from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center right here in Greenbelt, underscoring the city’s key role in cutting-edge astronomy. The mission will map thousands of enormous cosmic voids to better understand dark energy and how the universe has expanded over time, keeping Greenbelt at the center of major space science work.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenbelt
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★ Featured events ★
- ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie
3:00 pm
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
- Seated Exercise Class for Older Adults
City of Hyattsville , 4310 Gallatin St , Hyattsville
10:00 am - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
Greenbelt Branch Library Greenbelt -
12:15 pm - Free Zumba Fitness Class!
City of Hyattsville , 4310 Gallatin St , Hyattsville
4:00 pm - Music Meditation
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
5:00 pm - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
11 Crescent Rd , Greenbelt
5:15 pm - Needlework Social
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
5:30 pm - Advisory Planning Board Meeting
Greenbelt Community Center , 15 Crescent Rd , Greenbelt
6:30 pm - Pins and Needles
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton - Large meeting room 1
10:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Winter Holiday Celebration — Prince George's Suite
Marietta House Museum , 5626 Bell Station Rd , Glenn Dale
11:00 am - Fresh Produce Distribution
First United Methodist Church , 6201 Belcrest Road , Hyattsville
12:00 pm - English Conversation Club
Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
1:00 pm - Sew it Seams: Open Sewing Lab
New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
3:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
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🗞 Nearby News
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- The Streak Continues—Connie Pierson Celebrates 300 Black And Gold Fridays - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County (umbc.edu)
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