FRIDAY

Gaithersburg Winter Lights Festival
View more than 380 illuminated displays—65 animated— from the warmth of your car along a 3.5-mile stretch of Seneca Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Rd, Gaithersburg, MD. Debuts Friday and continues nightly through Dec. 31. $15; cash only at the gate. Web: GaithersburgMD.gov/winterlights.

SATURDAY

Exhibit: Questions of Identity: Who What, Why We Are
An exhibition of works by Montgomery College part-time faculty; curated by Claudia Rousseau. Artist reception Saturday, Dec. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Exhibit continues through Friday, Dec. 21. BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive.  Web: www.blackrockcenter.org.

Wooton Presents ‘The 39 Steps’
Last night to see stage-adaptation of Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps,” presented by Wooton High School Center for the Performing Arts. 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. Thomas S. Wooton High School, Wootton Parkway, Rockville.  Tickets cost $12, $8 for students. Details at NorthPotomac Patch Events.

SUNDAY

US Air Force Band: Airmen of Note
Concert by the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive. Free. Two tickets per person while still available. Contact BlackRock’s box office for further details. Phone: 240 -912-1058. Web: www.blackrockcenter.org.