The Good Week | March 26, 2026

Cherry blossoms, longer days, and a full calendar — there's a lot going on in Potomac, Bethesda, and nearby neighborhoods right now. We did the digging so you don't have to. Scroll through and find something that fits your week.

✨ THIS WEEK'S TOP PICKS

If you’re only picking a few things for the coming weeks, start here. Scroll to learn more.

🎤 BTS World Tour ‘ARIRANG’—Live on the Big Screen (Sat, Apr 11 & 18)
Watch a global stadium concert from a local theater.

🎶 King Soul — Sunday Serenade (Sun, Mar 29)
Listen to live soul music in a relaxed park setting. It’s an easy way to start your Sunday.

🫖 Teacup Transformation Workshop (Mon, Mar 30)
Turn old china into something new in a hands-on class.

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Art, music, performances, and a few reasons to spend the evening out.

Step into an exhibition shaped around one of the simplest rituals: tea. Steeped explores the history, sensory details, and traditions tied to tea, through works made with tea itself and pieces inspired by the vessels used to serve it.

Presented as part of the 40th anniversary of Strathmore’s Afternoon Tea program, it is an easy way to spend an hour at the Mansion. You can also take it further with the Teacup Transformation Workshop listed below in TRY.
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Angélique Kidjo brings her internationally recognized sound to The Music Center for a one-night performance. A five-time Grammy Award winner with more than a dozen albums, she has built a global career rooted in West African music and shaped by influences from funk, Latin rhythms, and contemporary styles.

The set reflects her recent work, including Mother Nature, which brings together artists from across Africa and the diaspora. It’s a chance to hear a performer with a long, influential career in a live setting that moves across genres and traditions. $28-$88
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Old-school Southern soul, live horns, and a full band sound that carries across the amphitheater. King Soul brings a polished, high-energy set—something you’re more likely to expect at a club than a Sunday morning park concert.

It’s an easy, low-commitment way to be outside, hear live music, and ease into the day. Coffee and breakfast are available on-site.
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The Gaithersburg Film Festival brings three days of short films, documentaries, and feature screenings to the Arts Barn, with a focus on stories and perspectives you are less likely to see elsewhere. Most sessions include talkbacks with filmmakers, giving you a way to stay with what you’ve just watched a little longer.

Each day is structured differently, so you can choose what fits. Friday opens with a reception and a short film block. Saturday includes documentary and feature screenings, while Sunday closes with another set of shorts and a reception. You can drop in for a single session or build out an afternoon or evening around it. $30
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No need to borrow a teenager for this one. BTS is back with a live cinema broadcast of their new world tour, streaming from Goyang on April 11 and Tokyo on April 18.

It’s their first large-scale tour in nearly four years, built around a 360-degree stage and a new album with a sharper, more expansive sound. Each screening runs like a full concert — a global moment brought into a neighborhood theater for an afternoon that hits bigger than usual. $35
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Food experiences, tastings, and classes that make the week revolve around something delicious.

Spend the evening tasting through five wines alongside the winemaker who created them. Ashley Trout joins from Walla Walla, Washington—one of the country’s well-known wine regions—to walk through each pour and explain how the wines come together, from grape selection to blending decisions. The tasting includes Malbec, Chardonnay, Rosé, Cab Franc, and a blend, each paired with cheeses. $43.
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Hands-on classes and social activities where you can learn something new or step a little outside your comfort zone.

Switch up your usual weeknight plans with a game that is part trivia, part sing-along. Instead of calling numbers, this version of bingo has you listening for songs and matching them on your card as the playlist moves through familiar hits.

It runs every Thursday, so you can drop in when it fits your schedule. Expect a casual, social setup with a little friendly competition and prizes mixed in.
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Turn chipped or unused china into something entirely new. This hands-on workshop guides you through transforming teacups and flat ceramic pieces into mosaic-style artwork, drawing inspiration from Strathmore’s Steeped exhibition (more information on this above).

Most materials are provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own pieces to incorporate and share. It’s a focused, creative session that gives new life to objects you might otherwise set aside. $43
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Cherry blossoms are reaching peak this week, and this workshop gives you a way to stay with it a little longer. Spend the evening painting a cherry blossom scene with step-by-step guidance, starting from a lightly sketched canvas so it’s easy to follow even if you haven’t painted before.

Supplies are included, and wine and beer are available for purchase if you want to sip while you paint. You leave with a finished piece and a few hours that feel different from a typical night out. $50
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Learn the basics of screenprinting in this one-day workshop. Participants use a simple stencil-making process, prepare an image by cutting a stencil, and print a single color layer with water-based inks on paper. $135.

Each student leaves with several prints of their design and their own silkscreen to keep. Beginners are welcome.
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Getting out and moving.

Break up your week with a midweek adrenaline boost. Gold’s Gym leads this Tuesday evening cardio dance session, running weekly through September 29, giving you a reason to get outside, move, and reset after the workday.

Treat it as more than just a workout. Stay a bit longer and walk through Rockville Town Center, grab something at Trader Joe’s or stop for a bite nearby. If it rains, the session moves indoors to Gold’s Gym at 26 Maryland Ave.
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Maria Hamburger brings her yoga practice to Compass Art Center for a 90-minute in-person class focused on learning through movement. Participants use poses, along with resistance bands and loops, to build stability, mobility, strength, and greater awareness on and off the mat. Hamburger brings a long background in yoga, dance, and movement-based practice. $25
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Earlier picks still ahead — and still worth catching.

👢 Step into Line Dancing — Fri, Mar 27, 6:30–8:30 pm — a relaxed, social line dancing night for all levels at The Crossvines in Poolesville.

🎶 Girls Night Out: DJ + Crafts — Sat, Mar 28, 7–9 pm — a creative night mixing hands-on projects with a live DJ at Hammer & Stain in Rockville.

👑 Drag Brunch with Kora and Nubia — Sun, Mar 29, 11 am — a high-energy drag brunch with performances, buffet, and lively crowd vibes at Botanero in Rockville.

👨‍🍳 Pupusas Cooking Class — Sun, Mar 29 — a hands-on class making Salvadoran pupusas from scratch at Chef Tony’s in Bethesda.

🌿 Mounted Orchid Workshop — Mon, Mar 30, 7 pm — a hands-on workshop creating mounted orchid displays at Rewild in Potomac.

✒️ Modern Calligraphy for Beginners — Tue, Mar 31, 7–8:30 pm — a beginner-friendly calligraphy workshop at Whelan’s Beer and Wine in Potomac.

🍽️ Passover Dinner, Without the Cooking — Wed–Thu, Apr 1–2 — a multi-course Passover meal with traditional dishes at Summer House and Mon Ami Gabi in Bethesda/North Bethesda.

🌿 The Butterfly Experience at Brookside Gardens — Apr 1–Sep 7, 9 am–3 pm — a seasonal exhibit with free-flying butterflies inside a conservatory in Wheaton.

🍸 Sip, Shake, Bloom: Spring Cocktail Class — Thu, Apr 9, 6:30–9 pm — a hands-on cocktail-making class with spring flavors at Summer House in North Bethesda.

🔥 First-Time Fusers: Intro to Glass Art — Sat–Sun, Apr 11–12 — a two-day beginner workshop exploring fused glass techniques at Glen Echo Park.

🎤 Who’s With Me? — W. Kamau Bell — Fri, Apr 17, 7:30 pm — a stand-up comedy performance at Strathmore.

🎭 Broadway in Bethesda Gala with Megan Hilty — Sat, Apr 18, evening — a gala concert and fundraising event at Round House Theatre in Bethesda.

📚 Fiction Book Club: Megan Howell on Softie — Sun, Apr 19, 2–3 pm — a reading and discussion with the author at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda.

📚 Plot Twisted: A Crafty Book Club — Wed, Apr 22, 6–8 pm — a book club paired with a creative activity at District DabbleLab.

🏃‍♀️ Train Your Way to a 5K — Sundays, Apr 26–Jun 14, 8:30–9:30 am — a multi-week training program for beginner and intermediate runners in Rockville.

🎶 Renée Fleming: Voice of Nature — The Anthropocene — Wed, May 27, 8 pm — a multimedia performance exploring nature and humanity at Strathmore.

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