The Takoma Park Recreation Department is planning an alternative event to the annual spring egg hunt and is looking for local businesses to help out. The department is sponsoring the Eggstravaganza event this year, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16 from noon to 3 p.m.
Silver Branch Brewing announced that the brewery would retire its legacy India pale ale in favor of a new release that has been developed following a year of research and consumer testing.
Organizers are now accepting applications for vendors and other exhibitors for the 2022 Takoma Park Street Festival, according to an announcement from Main Street Takoma.
CREATE Arts Center will mark its 35th anniversary with a free reception and exhibit opening on Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 6–8 p.m. in the Tamar Hendel Art Gallery at 914 Silver Spring Ave. The exhibition will feature a diverse group of local artists, with both two- and three-dimensional original works including paintings, sculptures and textiles.
COVID-19 vaccination and testing have been added to this weekend’s Takoma Park Street Festival, city officials announced Monday.
The Takoma Park Police Department will mark National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Piney Branch Elementary School, 7510 Maple Ave., according to a community advisory. The event will run from 6–9 p.m. and feature McGruff the Crime Dog along with a display of police vehicles and Maryland National Park Police horses.
Takoma Park’s WOWD-LP 94.3 FM, a low-power community radio station, will mark its fifth anniversary on the air with its first live remote broadcast Saturday, July 17 from The Streetery in front of Takoma Beverage Co. on Laurel Avenue.
Silver Branch Brewing Co. in Silver Spring is one of two Maryland producers of alcoholic beverages to produce a special product to help mark the 70th anniversary of the county’s Alcohol Beverage Services this month.
County officials opened the inaugural Pride in the Plaza Sunday to mark Pride Month, National HIV Testing Day and the official launch of Do It For You, the county’s first comprehensive sexual health campaign.