Decorations, Live Music and a Visit from Santa Featured Rockville, Md., Nov. 18 – Connect with your friends and neighbors, create memories, celebrate the holidays and help those in need at a special open house series at Glenview Mansion this month. The free open houses are from 1-4 p.m. on Sundays in December at the mansion, in Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive. Enjoy the 1926 mansion at its finest with spaces decorated by community organizations. Glenview Mansion is one of the city’s donation collection sites for the Rockville Holiday Drive, which collects toys and gift cards for children in need. Visitors are invited to donate new, unwrapped toys or $20 Giant or Target gift cards through Dec. 31. For more information, call the Community Services Division at 240-314-8310 or visit www.rockvillemd.gov/holidaydrive. The open houses are on: Dec. 6: Opening reception for the free Rockville Art League exhibition (open through Dec. 31) at the mansion’s art gallery. Enjoy live music by: Rockville Singers at 1:15 p.m. Victorian Lyric Opera Company at 2:15 p.m. Capital Accord Chorus at 3:15 p.m. Dec. 13: Children’s Day with Santa and Mrs. Claus and live music by: The Heavenly Handbells of Trinity Lutheran Church at 1:15 p.m. Heart of Maryland Chorus at 2:15 p.m. Watkins Mill High School Chamber Singers at 3:15 p.m. Dec. 20: Tour the mansion and enjoy live music by: Richard Montgomery High School Madrigals at 1:15 p.m. The Encore Singers at 2:15 p.m. Harmony Express at 3:15 p.m. Dec. 27: Tour Glenview’s historic rooms, decorated by community organizations. Learn more about the mansion at www.rockvillemd.gov/glenview or call 240-314-8660. MEDIA CONTACT: Marylou Berg Director of Communication 240-314-8105 mberg@rockvillemd.gov

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