To submit an item for the Civic Calendar, e-mail almanac@connectionnewspapers.com or fax the submission to 703-917-0991. Deadline is Thursday at noon two weeks prior to the event. For questions, call Matthew Razak at 703-917-6476.
<cal1>Wednesday/Aug. 15
<cal2>Support Group DBSA/DRADA, Potomac Chapter, will hold its only August meeting at 7:30 p.m., at the Parish Hall of St. Raphael's Church at 1513 Dunster Road, Rockville. The meeting is for the families and friends of people who have been diagnosed with depression or bipolar illness. Free. Call 301-299-4255 or 301-570-9065.
Open House. The Montgomery County Public Schools International Student Admissions Office (ISAO) will hold an open house from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The ISAO is located at the Rocking Horse Road Center, 4910 Macon Road, Rockville. Members of the community and other interested groups will have an opportunity to learn about and observe the process that international and foreign students and families complete before the students are enrolled in school. Call 301-230-0684.
<cal1>Thusday/Aug. 16
<cal2>Child Safety Seat Inspection. A free check of the condition and proper installation of child safety seats. At the Fitzgerald’s Auto Mall, 5501 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
<cal1>Tuesday/Aug. 21
<cal2>Homework Hassles: Encouraging Student Responsibility. This workshop will discuss developing positive study habits, side-stepping power struggles over homework, defining how much a parent should do to help, and collaborating with the school staff, 7-9 p.m. Free. At the Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda. Call 301-229-1347 or e-mail parenting@ymcadc.org.
How to love the library Web site. Join the Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, for a library Web site overview at 9 a.m. Librarians will help with questions about finding a book, reserving materials, using the online databases, and much more. Call 240-777-0970.
Art & Soul Auction Meeting. Monthly Art & Soul art auction planning committee meeting is held at 5:30 p.m. at 6301 Greentree Road, Bethesda. Help the National Center for Children and Families prepare for the signature fundraising event scheduled for Friday, April 11. If interested in learning more about this, or other volunteer opportunities, contact Elise Goede at 301-365-4480, ext. 113.
<cal1>Wednesday/Aug. 22
<cal2>Montgomery Green Democrats Meeting at Juanita's, 15883 Redland Road, Rockville. Speaker: Maryland State Senator Mike Lenett. Contact Bill Jacobs at 301-774-3256. All are welcome.
<cal1>Saturday/Aug. 25
<cal2>"Growing Native" Ambassador Training. Potomac Conservancy will present "Growing Native" Ambassador Trainings to prepare for the upcoming fall seed collection season. During these trainings, "Growing Native" Ambassadors will discover the nuts and bolts of the project; learn how to organize their own native seed collection event; and learn to identify native trees. The training will occur at the Montgomery County at Audubon Naturalist Society, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase from 9 a.m. – noon. Contact Colleen Langan, "Growing Native" Project Director at langan@potomac.org or 301-608-1188, ext. 211, to sign up for a training.