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Taste of Bethesda 2009

A Food and Music Festival in Bethesda, Maryland

By , About.com Guide

© Bethesda Urban Partnership
At the annual Taste of Bethesda, you’ll get to sample the foods of more than 50 restaurants, enjoy four stages of live entertainment and visit the kids corner for cookie decorating, face painting and giveaways. The Taste of Bethesda is held in conjunction with Best of Bethesda Day which includes Come Back to Bethesda, a car-show and family day fundraiser benefiting the Children's Inn at NIH.

Date and Time
October 3, 2009, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location
Along Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray and Auburn Avenues in Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle. Read more about Bethesda

Parking
Free parking is available in downtown Bethesda's public garages. Parking garages closest to the event can be found on Del Ray, Auburn, Cordell and St. Elmo Avenues; and at the corners of Old Georgetown Road and Woodmont Avenue, Woodmont Avenue and Edgemoor Lane, and Wisconsin Avenue and Cheltenham Road. The free Bethesda Circulator will transport visitors to and from the Bethesda Metro station and public garages.

Admission
Free. Taste tickets are sold on-site in bundles of four tickets for $5. Each food serving costs one to three tickets.

Cuisine
Indian, Thai, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Mexican and more as well as seafood, burgers, fries, steak and pizza that will be complemented by cookies, cupcakes, ice cream and coffee drinks.

Taste of Bethesda Entertainment Schedule

Fairmont Stage
11am - 1pm - Swing Shift (Swing)
1:30 - 3:30pm - Signature Live! (Motown, Variety)

St. Elmo Stage
11:30am -1:30pm - Five Finger Discount Band (Funk)
2 - 4pm - Texas Chainsaw Horns (Swing, Jump, Blues)

Cordell Stage
11:15am - 1:15pm - JCJ Band (Latin)
1:15 - 3:45pm - Chopteeth (Afro-funk)

Norfolk Stage
11 - 11:45am - Ancient Rhythms (Middle Eastern Dance)
12 - 12:45pm - Los Quetzales (Mexican Dance)
1 - 1:45pm - Wong Chinese Lion Dancers (Chinese Dance)
2 - 2:45pm - Jayantika Dance Company (Indian Dance)
3 - 3:45pm - Sankofa Dance Theater (West African Dance)

Veterans Park
11am – 1pm - ilyaimy (Folk rock/alternative)
1:30– 3:30pm - The Village Jazz Band (Jazz)

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