Text Box: POTOMAC RIVER JAM ALL SUNDAY OCT. 26 AT LOCKHOUSE 8 The Potomac Conservancy is holding its first annual Potomac River Jam—a daylong celebration of the river and canal—on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 8:00-5:00. Local musicians will play acoustic sets of Celtic, folk and indie music through the afternoon. There will be a morning bird walk and nature photography session, and canoe trips to Minnie’s Island will be offered as well as a bike trip along the towpath. For kids there will be face-painting and other activities. A show of photography and art will also be on display. For more information visit www.potomac.org. Text Box: AROUND TOWN Text Box: The kids are welcome at the next performance by Tom Helf’s “Cravin’ Dogs” band, which takes place on Sunday, Oct, 12. “Cravin' Dogs” will play a special afternoon show at IOTA in Arlington, Virginia, which also happens to be the place where Tom and Michelle met. The show will start at 2:00 p.m., and “Cravin' Dogs” will play two sets. Admission is $12.00. IOTA will be non-smoking that day. The club is located at 2832 Wilson Blvd., 703-522-8340, www.iotaclubandcafe.com. For more info on the band, please visit www.cravindogs.com The Bethesda Coop in Cabin John will be celebrating 25 years at that location with an open house on Saturday, Oct. 18, from noon-4:00 p. m. There’ll be live music, demonstrations, free samples, wine tasting and more. The coop specializes in organic and natural foods and fresh local produce. Anyone may buy at the coop, or may become a member and get a 5% discount on purchases for a $50/year membership. It is located in the MacArthur Square Shopping Center on MacArthur Blvd. The Bannockburn Community is setting up a Neighbor Assisting Neighbor system to help enable seniors or others who have problems that might force them to leave the community to remain in their own homes by offering support services. The community has been included in the Montgomery County Partnership Program and will be used as one of the county’s five model groups researching this need. Every section of Bannockburn has been assigned to a contact person who may be called by a resident needing assistance. Longtime resident Tim Maloy has temporarily moved Text Box: to Abu Dhabi, UAE, where he is working for an English language startup newspaper targeted to the large English speaking expat community in the United Arab Emirates and the greater Middle East region. He says the staff is “a wonderful globalized mix of Middle Easterners, Brits (hailing from the likes of the Guardian and Telegraph newspapers) and Yanks like me, including former Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and ex wire service editors and reporters.” He is renting out his Oxford St. home during his absence. Text Box: TREASURER’S REPORT August 2008 Design-Weld (TH fence repair) $1,400.00 Homer Mitrakas (TH painting) $28,500.00 Knopf & Brown (legal) $3,839.50 Post Newsweek media (charter amend.) $549.65