Gene's Costumes is on Connecticut Avenue near the University Boulevard split. It is a modest shop that has been open in this area for more than 20 years. Gene's sells and rents high-quality costumes and masks for low costs.
The Clay Bakers is a paint your own pottery and glass fusing craft shop. Choose the piece, then your colors and settle in for some creative fun. Once you've finished painting, leave the firing to the experts and you can pick up your finished one-of-a-kind artwork in about a week.
The selection is enormous and there is bound to be something for everyone! Don't forget that you can host a child's birthday party or a ladies' night out at The Clay Bakers. Check out the events calendar for upcoming scheduled activities.
There is street parking and the Noah Hillman Garage is just behind the shop.
Winner of the Bride's Choice awards in 2010, A Grand Event rents out high-end equipment for your party needs. Whether you're planning a wedding, a birthday, a bar/bat mitzvah or any other special event, A Grand Event offers a variety of tents, linen, china, glassware, flatware, dance floors and much more to choose from, as well as kitchen rentals. They can deliver, install and remove the equipment at the site of the party. Delivery charges are based on the location.
Located in downtown Bethesda, Kidville offers early childhood development classes for newborns to children of 5 years old. They also provide birthday parties, a salon for kids' haircuts, a retail boutique featuring updated trends in toys and clothes, parenting seminars and playspace for members.
Classes offered include Run Wiggle Paint and Giggle, My Big Messy Art Class, Big Muscles for Little Babies, Kidville Soccer, Kidville Gymnasts, Rockin' Railroad music class and more. The company also offers a Pre-School Alternative Program, called Kidville University, as well as membership opportunities. Check the main site for details on programs, classes or party services.
A favorite restaurant of locals, Broadneck Grill is located in the Cape St. Claire Shopping Center and specializes in contemporary American and Mexican cuisines, from crab cakes to fajitas, in a family-friendly atmosphere. It provides breakfast (Saturday and Sunday only), lunch, dinner and a kids menu in its dining area. Adjacent to the dining area is a bar called the Broadneck Cantina. Menu items and beverages alike can be ordered in the dining room and bar. Weekly specials are available Monday through Thursday.
Breasia Studios is a music studio and audio production company. It offers services for concert music production, lighting designs, equipment rental, and equipment set-up and installation. It is available in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the north Virginia area.
Clark's Elioak Farm is a children's playground and petting farm. Dotted with cartoon structures and antique farm equipment, this small but wide open patch of rolling hills will transport you to a different world, one populated by adorable animals that are eager to make friends. Say hello an emu, pet some goats and be pals with a pony. Clark's Elioak Farm raises its own grass-fed beef and is part of the MD state government's Farmland Forever protection program.
Encore Decor provides elaborate special event decorations for weddings, galas, meetings, and other events of all sizes. Examples include florals, lightings, linens, as well as staging and set design for prestigous area institutions. This is the warehouse and set-up area, call ahead of time to schedule an appointment.
Come in and create a new piece of pottery or jewelry and have a snack and a cup of coffee too. The Pottery Stop recently moved a few doors down from its original location and is now The Pottery Stop and Coffee Shop. Bright colors inside will inspire you to create colorful pieces of pottery that will brighten your home and be useful as well. You can also creat a new personalized silver jewelry in less than three hours. Get your creative juices flowing at The Pottery Stop and Coffee Shop!
Chef Paolino Cafe is situated in the heart of historic Catonsville. Enjoy authentic Italian cuisine and an impressive selection of wines in a nice atmosphere, including an outdoor patio.
