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>Saturday/July 7
<cal2>Driver Education. Starting this summer, Montgomery College Workforce Development and Continuing Education will bring its driver education class to the College’s Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus. Community members are invited to attend an open house from 9-10:30 a.m., to learn more about the class and the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA)’s Graduated Licensing System. The open house will take place in Room 122 of the College’s Health Sciences Center, located at 7977 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring.
<cal1>Sunday/July 8
<cal2>Lecture. "Developing Spiritual Qualities," at The Theosophical Society, 4865-A Cordell Ave., Bethesda, 3-4 p.m. Free. Call 202-237-2372.
<cal1>Tuesday/July 10
<cal2>Summer Regression Workshop. The Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac, will hold a free Summer Regression Workshop for parents. The seminar will provide proven techniques that can be implemented during the summer months to help ensure students do not lose the key skills they have gained during the school year, 7-8 p.m. Register at the front desk or call 240-777-6960.
<cal1>Wednesday/July 11
<cal2>Financial Independence Workshop. Provides help to realize financial goals at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite M25. Bethesda at 6:30 p.m. Free. RSVP to 240-482-4000.
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the MRO Auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. At the HPC meetings, the Commissioners consider applications for Historic Area Work Permits, have preliminary consultations with citizens, evaluate properties for possible inclusion in the Montgomery County Master Plan for Historic Preservation and review applications for the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Tax Credit. Call 301-563-3400 or visit www.mc-mncppc.org/historic.
<cal1>Thursday/July 12
<cal2>Growth Management Speaker Series, 7 p.m. at 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. Gordon Price, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia will discuss "The Vancouver Recipe: How To Increase Density and Reduce Fat," drawing on Vancouver's experiences of increasing residential development in its urban core yet seeing a drop in vehicle use. Call 301-495-4600 or go to www.mcparkandplanning.org/planning/growth.
<cal1>Saturday/July 14
<cal2>The ASCE Toastmasters Club will meet at the Davis Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda at 9:20 a.m. Become a better public speaker. Newcomers always welcome. Contact Bernard Gogel at 703-524-8038 or Kin Wong at 202-366-0626.
<cal1>Tuesday/July 17
<cal2>How to love the library website. Join the Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, for a library website overview, 9 a.m. They can help with questions about finding a book, reserving materials, using the online databases, and much more. Call 240-777-0970.
<cal1>Thursday/July 19
<cal2>Town Hall Meeting. Residents in and around Silver Spring are invited to attend our next Town Hall at Woodside United Methodist Church, 8900 Georgia Ave., beginning at 7:30 p.m. Call 240-777-2500 or e-mail ocemail@montgomerycountymd.gov.
<cal1>Sunday/July 22
<cal2>Lecture. "Developing Spiritual Qualities," at The Theosophical Society, 4865-A Cordell Ave., Bethesda, 3-4 p.m. Free. Call 202-237-2372.
<cal1>Wednesday/July 25
<cal2>Financial Independence Workshop. Provides help to realize financial goals at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite M25. Behtesda at 6:30 p.m. Free. RSVP to 240-482-4000.