Way Back When Bethesda And Now

Bethesda. The parking sucks.  A lot of the old places are gone, and the sky scrapers that loom over the corner where the old Hot Shoppes was render the place unrecognizable to me. I freely admit that I feel more at home with what was rather than what is. And I'm not over losing places like the Psyche Delly, the Red Fox Inn and Shakey's Pizza. (I'm not sure they make them as hokey as Shakey's anymore, but it might have been the first place I had a beer. I was underaged of course, and served a pitcher. )

Sigh.

But back to now.

"Taste of Bethesda" happens this Saturday. Look for loads of free music all afternoon. 

And food. Lots of food. (If there's one thing Bethesda is known for now it's an astounding number of eateries.) Plus a Metro stop offsets that parking thing. 

I'm in.

Here's the music schedule:

Fairmont Avenue Stage 11am        Adrian Duke (Jazz) 1:30pm     Lloyd Dobler Effect (Rock) St. Elmo Avenue Stage 11:15am    Signature Live (R&B/Soul) 1:45pm      King Soul (Southern Soul) Cordell Avenue Stage 11:15am    JCJ Band (Latin) 1:45pm      Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band Norfolk Avenue Stage 11am         Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble (Folk) 12pm         Jayantika Dance Company (Indian) 1pm           Tepua Hio Hio Polynesian Entertainment 2pm           Farafina Kan Junior Company (African) 3pm           Culture Shock; Afta Shock (Hip-hop) Veterans Park 11am        The Village Jazz Band (Dixiland Jazz) 1:30pm     ilyAIMY (Folk Rock/Alternative)