Name of Trip: Brookside Gardens – Garden of Lights
Leader: VOLUNTEER NEEDED (meets carpool at Hillandale – is POC for any new people from Meetup, take attendance, go to Stained Glass Pub with group): send Phil Boyer email if you can lead the trip: philboyer60@gmail.com
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2018
Time: 6:15 p.m. at carpool (below) or 7:00 p.m. at Brookside Gardens. ($30 per car)
Location/Address: Map
1800 Glenallen Ave
Wheaton, MD
Cost: $30 per carload. (Drive in, pay, park, and walk through gardens)
Carpool location/time:
Carpooling may save you money – Garden of Lights is $30 per car. However, members of your carpool may or may not want to eat at Stained Glass Pub afterwards. Ask!
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Meet at the northeast corner of the parking lot of Hillandale Shopping Center at 6:15 p.m.:
From New Hampshire Blvd (650), take Powder Mill Rd. to the first entrance on the right and into the lot, then an immediate left and park at the top of the lot, (catty-corner from Unique Thrift Store and opposite from Domino’s):
1731 Powder Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD 20903.
See arrow on map below.
Overview:
Step into a magical winter wonderland illuminated with more than one million dazzling colorful lights shaped into hand-crafted, original art forms of flowers, animals and other natural elements. Stroll from garden to garden enjoying twinkling tree forms, sparkling fountains, and whimsical winter scenes. The night wouldn’t be complete without a visit inside the Conservatory to enjoy watching G-Scale model trains wind through a seasonal landscape.
Food:
Stained Glass Pub – Glenmont Location, 12510 Layhill Road, Silver Spring (less than a mile away).
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I hold Silver Spring Camera Club (SSCC) and each member of SSCC, individually and collectively, blameless for any injury that may occur to me or my guests or my property while participating in any SSCC activity or event.