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Richard Montgomery High School's Black Maskers Drama Club will present Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," a dramatization of the Salem, Mass., witch trials of 1692, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, at 2 p.m. Sunday and again at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Seating is limited to 200 people each performance and seats can be reserved by e-mailing richardmontgomerydrama@gmail.com. Include in the e-mail how many tickets should be reserved and specify how many adult and student tickets are needed.

Tickets will be available for pick up right before the performance and can be paid for with cash or check. Any unreserved tickets will be sold at the door.

Richard Montgomery is located at 250 Richard Montgomery Drive in Rockville.

Magruder spins the tale

of ‘Charlotte's Web'

Col. Zadok Magruder High School's Drama Department will present "Charlotte's Web," a play based on E.B. White's award-winning children's novel of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and again at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21.

Seats can be reserved by e-mailing magruderbusiness@yahoo.com. Tickets will also be available at the door.

For more information, call 301-840-4600. Magruder is located at 5939 Muncaster Mill Road in Derwood.

‘Pink Panther' strikes

at Rockville High

Rockville High School Theater will present "The Pink Panther Strikes Again," a comedy about the bumbling and incompetent police inspector Jacques Clouseau, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults and available at the door.

Rockville High School is 2100 Baltimore Road.

Literary Day at Good Counsel

Our Lady of Good Counsel High School will hold its first Olney Literary Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Participants will get the opportunity to meet authors Helen Thomas, Craig Crawford, Chip Bok, Patricia Gates Lynch, Barbara Lee, Stephen E. Fratzich, Margaret Sands Orchowski, Summer Whitford, Lynn Wilford Scarborough, David A. J. Axson, Fred Bowen, Paula L. Tutman, John Baker, Allison Silberberg, Sasha Gong, Jack Torry, Kempton Jenkins, David Breuhan and Danny P. Costello. Their books will be available for purchase.

Topics of the day will include finding a literary agent, putting together a book proposal and more.

General admission for the event is $7 at the door and $5 if purchased in advance online. To register, visit www.olgchs.org.

For more information, e-mail Maggie Morris at maggie.morris@key.com or Georgia Sotiriou at mikepc1@comcast or call Good Counsel at 240-283-3202.

Good Counsel is located at 17301 Old Vic Blvd. in Olney.

Belmont to host silent auction

Belmont Elementary School's PTA will sponsor its 10th annual Basket Galore & Silent Auction fundraiser from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday.

The event will feature raffles and silent auction items from local businesses, restaurants and more. Silent auction items and raffles will close at 8 p.m.

There will also be free entertainment for children, including a DJ. All proceeds from the event will benefit the school.

For more information, call Stephanie Heeg at 240-645-6756 or send an e-mail to her at belmontbasketnight@verizon.net.

Belmont is located at 19528 Olney Mill Road in Olney.

Reading volunteers needed

The Ruth Rales Comcast Kids Reading Network is seeking volunteers to tutor second grade students in reading at public elementary schools throughout Montgomery County.

Volunteers will work with the same student for one hour each week. Training and all materials are provided.

For more information or to sign up to volunteer, call 301-279-3890 or visit www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/

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College fair and symposium

at Bowie State

U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Dist. 4) of Fort Totten will hold a college fair and symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bowie State University.

"Planning for Future Success: Helping Students and Families Understand and Navigate the College Application Process" is designed to help students and parents learn financial aid resources and post-secondary education opportunities.

The event will also feature representatives from colleges and universities, testing centers and career training institutions as well as lessons in writing essays, resumes and applications.

For more information, www.donnaedwards.house.gov or call 301-516-7601.

Bowie State University is located at 14000 Jericho Road in Bowie.

Teen dating conference

"Choose Respect Montgomery," a teenage dating conference for students 12 to 18 years old and their parents, will be held 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday on Montgomery College's Rockville campus.

The event, which is being sponsored by the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council in collaboration with Montgomery College and other county agencies and community organizations, will feature lunch, door prizes and workshops for teens on healthy teen dating behaviors, recognizing abuse, misuse of technology and more.

There will also be workshops for parents, which will be offered in English and Spanish.

To register, visit www.chooserespectmontgomery.eventbrite.com. For more information, call 240-777-5573 or visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov.

The event will be held in Montgomery College's Theatre Arts building, located at 51 Mannakee St.

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