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/March 5
<cal2>DBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, National Capital Area) Family Support Group, will meet at 7:30 p.m., in 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, Internet: www.dbsanca-family.org.
<cal1>Thursday/March 6
<cal2>Ending Power Struggles Without Casualties. Fighting or giving in just increase the child's or teen's desire for power. Come and learn new approaches that will change the patterns of interaction and develop cooperation within the family, 7–9 p.m. Free. At the Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda. Call 301-229-1347 or email: parenting@ymcadc.org to register.
Pain Connection. Chronic Pain Support Group meeting from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Davis Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. For anyone with chronic pain, family members and interested community residents. Feel free to bring ice/heat packs, pillows and mats to make yourself comfortable. Contact: 301-309-2444 or www.pain-connection.org.
<cal1>Sunday/March 9
<cal2>Middle East Discussion. Congregation Tikvat Israel in Rockville will host a presentation by Dr. Chuck Lawson on the topic "Bringing Parties Together: Water in the Middle East Peace Process" at 10:15 a.m. Lawson is the senior advisor for science and technology at the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in the State Department. He will discuss his experiences negotiating water rights issues in the Middle East over the past two decades. The lecture cost is $5. Contact the synagogue, located at 2200 Baltimore Road, at 301-762-7338 or visit www.tikvatisrael.org. RSVPs are encouraged.
<cal1>Monday/March 10
<cal2>Unplug Your Child. Explore parental options for controlling the machines in the home. Discuss the reasons youngsters get so intensely involved and how to encourage them to get the positive aspects of technology without being captured by the addictive qualities, 7 – 9 p.m. Free. At the Davis Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda.
Fire and Rescue Program. County Fire Chief Tom Carr will be the featured speaker at the Federation’s next monthly meeting, to be held at the County Council Building, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, 7:45-10 p.m. All county residents invited for Chief Carr’s report on fire and rescue operations and question/answer session, followed by Federation reports on other county issues. Visit www.montgomerycivic.org.
<cal1>Tuesday/March 11
<cal2>Book-A-Librarian. Drop into the Bethesda Library any Tuesday morning between 10 and 11 a.m. for individualized help with the library catalog, library databases and anything else at the Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Blvd., Bethesda, 10 a.m. Call 240-777-0970.
Bethesda Reads. Join this monthly group to discuss contemporary literature at Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Blvd., Bethesda, 10:30 a.m. This month read "Triangle" by Katharine Weber. The group meets in the large tutoring room in the library. Free and open to the public. Call 240-777-0970.
<cal1>Thursday/March 13
<cal2>Parenting Workshop. Come and learn how to identify and address a child's learning struggles at the Learning RX 5606 Shields Drive, Bethesda, 7 p.m. Designed for parents whose children struggle with, or fight over, reading, spelling, math, completing homework in a timely manner or are generally frustrated with school and its challenges. Dr. Ken Gibson, author of "Unlocking the Einstein Inside: Applying New Brain Science to wake up the Smart in Your Child" will present. Call 301-897-3237.
<cal1>Sunday/March 16
<cal2>Li-Ming Toastmasters’ Club will meet from 10:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at County Council building (2rd floor conference room 2F, behind cafeteria) at 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Contact me at 301-765-1090.
<cal1>Sunday/March 30
<cal2>Li-Ming Toastmasters’ Club will meet from 10:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at County Council building (2rd floor conference room 2F, behind cafeteria) at 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Contact me at 301-765-1090.