“The planting of that can be compared to the purchasing of a good investment that in the course of time will yield a large income while also being useful for shade and ornament as well.”

In 2025, every Transcribe-a-Thon highlights documents related to Sandy Spring's Black community. Month by month, more names are added to the searchable digital archive. With every page you transcribe, you increase access to these stories and make them available for generations to come.

The appeal of the program is simple. Many people experience the world as a stressful place full of strife, division, and pain. What if you could, with a change of perspective, find instead a place full of love, unity, and peace?

Led by musician and educator Jalal Kimia, this program is more than a drumming lesson. It is a meeting ground for cultures, energies, and people of every background and ability. In a single circle, strangers become collaborators, and rhythms turn into conversations without words.

When Blissful Tuesdays arrive, the world slows down, breath deepens, and calm begins to settle in. Guided by monastics from the Mahamevnawa Meditation Center, this program invites participants to pause, breathe, and reconnect with what brings peace.

The Sandy Spring Bluegrass Jam is more than a gathering. It is a circle of music, laughter, and shared rhythms where everyone belongs. You do not need to be a pro. Just bring your curiosity or your instrument and take part in the tradition.

“On July 7, we met at beautiful old Edgewood once more. As always, we were greeted on the lawn with a sincere welcome. The table for the vegetables was arranged on the lawn, while the flowers were on the porch. Upon arrival, even the most disinterested (if there be such a person) could not but imbibe the spirit of horticulture.”