In-jeen-yuhs

09/02/2026

The legend himself, surrounded by music legends. A great night with James Taylor. Still rockin at 78!

09/01/2026

Anyone at Wolf Trap tonight?

07/29/2026

We’ve got great new things to celebrate the old ones! Check out the museum and don’t forget the SHOP.

3D printed banks/tzedakah boxes for you and your loved ones!

20% off books from our exhibits, guest speakers, local DMV authors and DMV history.



Capital Jewish Museum

07/26/2026

07/19/2026

It’s been a great Summer with highlights including Lizzie with NSO, Zarna Garg, Lindsay Sterling and Jon Baptiste!

06/28/2026

Due to rain, our new date for is Sun July 12th.

Check us out 24/7

06/27/2026

There’s always room!

In the early 1960s, when Dan Gill was just 9 years old, he and his best friend, Archie Shaw, went to a classmate's birthday party in New York. When they arrived, the host's mother told them there were no more chairs. Then she said Dan could come in, but Archie could not. Archie was turned away because he was Black.

Dan refused to leave his friend behind. He even offered to give Archie his chair and sit on the floor instead, but the woman still said no. So the two boys picked up their gifts, left together, and went back to Dan's house instead. Years later, Dan said, "At my house, there were plenty of chairs."

That moment stayed with him for the rest of his life.

Dan later became a teacher at Glenfield Middle School in Montclair, New York, where he taught for 52 years. Every year around Martin Luther King Jr. Day, he shared that childhood story with his students. To help them understand its meaning, he kept one empty chair in his classroom. It stayed there for more than 30 years as a simple reminder that everyone deserves a place and no one should ever be left out.

The lesson became one of the most memorable parts of his classroom. Years later, Dan's story inspired the children's book *No More Chairs*, which he dedicated to his childhood friend, Archie Shaw.

Sometimes, the most powerful lessons are not written on a blackboard. Sometimes, they are taught by one empty chair that reminds us to always make room for others.

06/26/2026

Take a look at the eyes

Beautiful experience on opening day! Free hat giveaways. “Always exploring” “Out exploring”

Worth a look!

06/26/2026

For the beach, for the park, for the weekend, great durable sustainable large totes on sale.

Also, weekender duffels with the same great qualities on sale now! 5 green and 5 red left in stock! Earl holiday shopping! Great buy!

24/7.

Sun 6/28, 9-1pm

Tuesday, 6/30, 10-2pm NASA Goddard in the Green, Beltsville, MD

06/17/2026

Check out our celebrations and programs

Check out the work by some local artists and makers: