Two Takoma Park Performances Provide Relief From the Heat Next Week

Temperatures will still be in the 90s next week, but Takoma Park has a way to cool off with two performances at the city community center.

The obsession men have with cars has been well-documented, but in the newest installment of the "We Are Takoma" series makes the passion personal.

A Natural History of My Husband's Cars, which premiers July 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Takoma Park auditorium, is the story of Jim Landry's love of automobiles. 

In the 75-minute performance, Landry and his wife Nicole Burton weave stories, photographs and original music with a social history of the cars' vintages.

Suggested donation is $15.

But that's not all. July 30, the community center will hold the "Music Makes a Difference" concert as part of the We Are Takoma series at 7 p.m.

It will be a night full of Irish, Scottish, Quebequois and American folk music. The event is free but donations are welcome and will be used for research on skin cancer treatment and prevention.