If you were in Roosevelt Center two weekends ago for the fabulous Crazy Quilt Music Festival, now you can relive it with this short, handy summary video of the 12-hour event. And if you missed it, here’s what you missed. … Read More
Show of Amanda Spaid’s Bird Paintings at Patuxent Wildlife Refuge Now through the end of October, catch Amanda Spaid’s wonderful paintings of birds in the Hollingsworth Gallery at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel. She’s also created an online version … Read More
by Leah Cohen I don’t know about you, but my heart is warmed by the diversity of people who call Greenbelt home: old and young, families and retirees, university students and essential workers, immigrants, migrants, “pioneers”, those here til death-do-us-part … Read More
It’s an Art Studio Open House! I joined throngs of visitors on May Day to explore the art and artists in our beloved Greenbelt Community Center. We met the seven Artists in Residence and several others, and got to ogle … Read More
Last week the latest winners of the Rose Awards for Best Community VIdeo were announced by Greenbelt Access Television – and they’re all watchable here. But there are a few more Greenbelters making community video who aren’t eligible for the … Read More
Greenbelt Access Television has announced winners of the 2021 Rose Awards for Best Community Video, so congratulations to Sally Davies, Tanya Nordberg, Ian Blackwell and Mike McMullin!. As a beginning but enthusiastic videographer myself I’m impressed by the winners and … Read More
Greenbelt Access TV’s Phoebe McFarb saw some Greenbelt news worth covering – two new people in big jobs at the beloved and fully open New Deal Cafe. She asked if I’d do the questioning while she handled the filming and … Read More
The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum opened in 1976 with a gift of 53 priceless bonsai trees from Japan to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial. Some bonsai were several hundred years old and one had even survived the bombing of Hiroshima. Japan’s gesture … Read More
The Utopia Film Festival, a beloved Greenbelt tradition now in its 17th year, is BACK IN PERSON (mask and proof of vax required, of course). Now’s a good time to watch some trailer and then get your ticket! Saturday … Read More
Some good news about the Greenbelt community… Greenbelt Access TV Sharing Videos GreenbeltOnline has long been associated with video – some that I’ve made myself, but many more that I include on the Greenbelt Maryland YouTube Channel associated with … Read More
The return of Greenbelt’s Blues Festival in September of 2021 was a HUGE hit with what was possibly the largest crowd ever seen in Roosevelt Center! So with our next outdoor festival coming up this week – the Crazy … Read More
Monday Matinees, one of the OGT’s signature events, are free this month while the theater transitions back to full service. To restrict audience size for safety reasons, the event requires in-person pre-registration (though I showed up this morning at … Read More
Maryland Milestones Heritage Center in Hyattsville hosted its first in-person art reception since the start of the pandemic, and lots of Greenbelters showed up to support art, enjoy music and just get social! On display were “Mandala Paintings” … Read More
Last summer we reported on how the New Deal Cafe is weathering the pandemic., With life starting to resume here in Greenbelt, it’s time for an update. What We Miss Like so many Greenbelters and music-lovers across the DMV, I … Read More
Regular customers of the New Deal Cafe and fans of live music generally are SO eager to hear music in person again – not on Zoom, thanks – that they’re willing to DRIVE to get to it. Which is what … Read More
