🌱 What can Olney audiences expect from Carla Hall’s one-woman show?

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• What can Olney audiences expect from Carla Hall’s one-woman show?

Also on today's calendar: Tis The season to Shop Small. Holiday Shopping Made Easy. and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 47 and low of 42 degrees.
• Friday: A little morning rain; windy, temps: high: 57, low: 24.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 42 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Celebrity chef Carla Hall talks to WTOP about her upcoming one-woman show (wtop.com) — Carla Hall is bringing her new one-woman show, “Carla Hall — Please Underestimate Me,” to Olney Theatre in Olney on June 3, 2026, with tickets already on sale. In a WTOP interview, she explains how the autobiographical performance grew from her longtime dream of acting and why she’s embracing bold new creative challenges at 60.
   

📸 Around Olney

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Olney

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Tis The season to Shop Small. Holiday Shopping Made Easy.
  Lavender Rose Boutiques, 16650 Georgia Ave, Olney, MD, 20832,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Play Date at the Library
  Olney Library , 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Olney
  10:30 am
• Sounds of the Season - Jazz Night @ Fallen Oak Distilling
  Whispering Spirit , 5000 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Olney
  6:00 pm
• Hello Dolly
  Olney Theatre Center , 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Rd , Olney
  7:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab , 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Rd , Olney
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Play Date at the Library
  Olney Library , 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Olney
  10:30 am
• Caregiver Support Group – Olney
  Winter Growth Memory Care & Adult Day Program , 18110 Prince Philip Dr , Olney
  1:00 pm
• Joint Care and Conscious Rest Yin and Restorative Day Retreat with Machelle Lee and Tara Lemerise at
  Uplift Yoga , 3411 Olandwood Ct # 205 , Olney
  1:30 pm
• Olney Bridge Club - In-person
  Olney Library , 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd , Olney
  2:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
  Col. Zadok Magruder High School Derwood, MD 20855
  7:00 pm
• So you think you are funny semi final 2
  Give a hoot comedy Club , 16143 Shady Grove Rd , Gaithersburg
  7:00 pm
• Winter Choral Concert
  James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD 20905
  7:00 pm
• Drum Circle at the Looking Lounge
  The Looking Lounge , 130 Rollins Ave , Rockville
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Thank you, Lord for another beautiful sunrise, on this Wednesday morning.
  So many bad things going on in the world around us, and yet You provide these beautiful mornings to show us how much better the day can be if we look… (Nextdoor Olney Mill)
• Montgomery County reports a vehicle fire on I-495 Outer Loop prior to exit 31 MD 97 Georgia Ave, with all lanes open.
  10:28PM on Dec 16: Montgomery County reports a vehicle fire on I-495 Outer Loop prior to exit 31 MD 97 Georgia Ave, with three right lanes closed. (Nextdoor )

• Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Night Crew Clerk - Grocery - 2317 in Olney. Apply here.
• CHIPOTLE posted a job opening for Crew Member in Olney. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Olney here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rockville

• Woman injured in Rockville stabbing; suspect in custody (dcnewsnow.com)

Montgomery Village

• New Law Requires 2-Weeks Notice Before Eviction (mymcmedia.org)

Silver Spring

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