November 2022

Great events to End 2022 and a Super start to 2023—our 30^th anniversary

The Kentlands Community Foundation will celebrate its 30^th anniversary in 2023.  Our 29^th year has had programming to be proud of and December continues the outstanding community building and events our volunteers work so hard to present. Our programs are created, chaired, and presented by volunteers—all members of our community. As we head into 2023, the KCF aims to continue to present high-quality programs that fulfill our mission of promoting volunteerism, cultural arts programs, and education about New Urbanism.  We hope you will join us at our Annual Meeting at the end of January to learn about what we have accomplished and our plans for a bright future – everyone is welcome.  Please visit kentlands.org for more information. As this year comes to a close, we wish to especially thank you all for all of your support as volunteers and enthusiastic attendees at our many events.

On December 7 at 6 pm, join us in Kentlands Market Square for our annual HOLIDAY TREE AND MENORAH LIGHTING.  This fun event will include a visit by Santa and our local fire department—and a special surprise.  Everyone is invited to make an ornament and enjoy seasonal holiday music by the Quince Orchard chorus members, the City of Gaithersburg Community Chorus, and the ROCK AND BLUES SOCIAL CLUB, and many more! Join in the countdown with the Mayor of Gaithersburg, the Honorable Jud Ashman, as he lights the tree and the menorah.  Thank you to Jodi Rappaport for organizing this event and the support of AstraZeneca, KIMCO and the City of Gaithersburg. Please go to our Facebook page for more information.

The Gaithersburg Artist Collective’s pop-up gallery, ARTISTS ON MARKET, is open at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn through January 8^th.  Please read the Collective’s article about their holiday event on (Please add page number for article). For more information, you may visit their social media on Facebook and Instagram – @artistsonmarket or drop them an email at artistsonmarket@gmail.com.

The KENTLANDS COMMUNITY PLAYERS opens at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn on January 13^th with their performance of Agatha Christie’s “The Hollow.”  An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, arguably Christie’s finest comic grande dame. Dr. Cristow, the Harley Street lothario, is at the center of the trouble when, assembled in one place, we find his dull but devoted wife, Gerda, his mistress and prominent sculptor, Henrietta, and his former lover and Hollywood film star, Veronica. Also visiting are Edward and Midge, whose romantic assertions are likewise thrown into the mix. As the list of romantic associations grows so does the list of potential suspects when Cristow is shot dead. Nearly everyone has a motive, but only one of them did the deed. “The Hollow” is produced in partnership with the Gaithersburg Art Barn and  will be performed Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through January 29th.  For tickets please visit gaithersburgmd.gov/aotg.

A resident has suggested the creation of a WRITERS’ GROUP.  Interested writers would meet and share their ideas and the progress on their writing endeavors.  To gauge interest in this program, a survey has been created and the link may be found at kentlands.org and our social media pages. Please complete the survey if this is a group in which you would consider participating.

Our MONTH OF GIVING continues until December 15^th. We will continue to collect food and warm clothing at area businesses and the Arts Barn. A complete list of businesses participating and the items they are collecting can be found on our website and on our social media pages.

The KENTLANDS FILM SOCIETY will show its next film of the season on January 22nd at the Arts Barn at 7 pm.  “Flee” depicts the refugee experience through vivid animation pushing the boundaries of documentary filmmaking to present a moving memoir of self-discovery.  For more information please visit our website, kentlands.org. For questions or to purchase a ticket please email KentlandsFilmSociety@gmail.com.

We need you!  Many of our programs are actively seeking volunteers and if you would like to get involved, we would love to have you join us.  Your commitment can be small or large, whatever you can offer is immensely appreciated.  To find out more about our events and programs, follow the Kentlands Community Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and check out our website at kentlands.org. 

If you have a great idea for a program that involves volunteerism, the cultural arts, or supports New Urbanism, we would love to hear from you!  All our programs are grassroots efforts that begin with you.  We are here for you! Feel free to drop us an email at kentlands@kentlands.org.

Kentlands Foundation Update

October 2022

AUTUMN AT THE FOUNDATION

The Kentlands Community Foundation brings so many different programs and activities to our community and you can be a part!  Do you love the cultural arts? Volunteering?  Would you like to learn more about New Urbanism or share how great it is to live in this type of neighborhood?  There are so many ways to be a part of and contribute, the Foundation’s programs, which are both for the community and brought forth by the community.

First and foremost, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone and every organization who was a part of the many activities that took place in September, including the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Run/Walk, the annual Thank You Dinner, the Village at Kentlands/Lakelands Ice Cream Social, the Musica Viva Kentlands concert and the kick-off of the Kentlands Film Society 2022-2023 season.  It was a busy month and we hope that everyone had a wonderful time.

What is coming up in October?

Our year-round programs will be continuing their regular meeting schedule and activities  – make sure you check out the calendar at https://www.kentlands.org/kentlands-events/. In addition, the Foundation will be teaming up with GPARC’s Arts & Culture Alliance for two events – the first will be Oktoberfest on Sunday, October 9 from 12 – 5 p.m. We will be set up in front of the Carriage House and happy to share with you information about our many programs, help get you involved in those of interest, and GPARC will be leading a fun activity of “kindness” rock painting. The second event is a Plein Aire Painters Meetup at Bohrer Park on Saturday, October 15 at 10 a.m.  Neighborhood artist and art teacher, Patti Coletta Connell, will be leading this event and is open to anyone, at any skill level … bring your art supplies, a chair or blanket, and paint outside in this beautiful park in the camaraderie of other artists.

To find out more about our many events and programs, follow the Kentlands Community Foundation on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and check out our website at kentlands.org. 

If you have a great idea for a program that involves volunteerism, the cultural arts or supports New Urbanism, we would love to hear from you!  All our programs are grassroots efforts that begin with you