25th Annual Colored Pencil Society of America International Exhibition On view through Aug. 6 at the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, 301-581-5109. strathmore.org ...

The inspiration for Alhambra’s “Dragon Music” float came from Shannon Tan, 13, a seventh-grader at Ramona Elementary School.

Behind the city of Alhambra’s Rose Parade float is a creator who’s young at art.. The inspiration for the city’s “Dragon Music” float, with a giant dragon clutching a globe surrounded by ...