Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, July 5 Vietnamese American Art Festival, Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Place, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, July 6 Vietnamese American Art Festival, Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Place, noon-6 p.m. Jazz Jam, Levine Music, 900 Wayne Ave., $5, 6-8 p.m. Silver Spring Summer Concert Series, MoCo’s Got Talent performers, Veterans Plaza, 7-9 p.m. … Read More
Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Takoma Park’s 128th Annual Independence Day Celebration will highlight the local Fourth of July activities tomorrow. The first part of the day will be the parade, which will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Carroll and Ethan Allan avenues. Participants will go south on Carroll, turn right on Maple Avenue and go to Ritchie … Read More
Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Most public offices will be closed tomorrow for the Fourth of July holiday. All county offices and libraries will be closed, as will Montgomery County schools and administrative offices. State offices and courts also will be closed. The county’s liquor stores, however, will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be no trash … Read More
Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, June 28 Progressive Maryland District 5 Happy Hour, Denizens Brewing Co., 1115 East-West Highway, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 29 Silver Spring Summer Concert, David Bach Consort, Veterans Plaza, Fenton and Ellsworth, 7-9 p.m. Friday, June 30 Application deadline, Maryland Hispanic Achievement Scholarship. Music in the Park, Triangle Park, 4th and Blair Rd., NW, Takoma, 6-8 … Read More
The Fourth of July holiday isn’t far off, and it falls on a Tuesday this year.
Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, June 14 Immigration 101: DACA and Detention Centers, documentary screenings and discussion, Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans’ Place, 7-9 p.m. Blues Week performance: Cooking with Gas, Veterans’ Plaza, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, June 15 Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee, 8110 Georgia Ave., 3rd Floor, 3:30 p.m. Kickoff, Silver Spring Summer Concert Series, Built for … Read More
The Montgomery County Public Libraries Summer Read and Learn program for children and teenagers begins tomorrow and runs through Sept. 10.
A new local activist group is distributing “posters for inclusivity” to local businesses to share the message that hate is not welcome in this community—all people are.
Graphic courtesy Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County. County Executive Isaiah Leggett has issued his call for nominations for 2017 County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. The is the 16th year for the awards, considered to be the most prestigious honors the county confers on “individual artists, scholars, organizations and cultural patrons.” The awards will … Read More