As noted earlier this year, Montgomery College will host “In Conversation with Giancarlo Esposito” at the Robert E Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville on Thursday, November 7. Esposito is perhaps best known for his role as Gustavo Fring in AMC’s “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.”
Director Keith Boynton (The Winter House, The Scottish Play) has directed his eighth feature film and first foray into horror this Halloween season with The Haunted Forest, starring seasoned genre star Jamie Bernadette (Spit on your Grave: Deja Vu) and newcomer Grayson Gwaze. The movie was filmed at Markoff’s Haunted Forest in Dickerson/Poolesville, which has recently has recently launched its 32nd season as one of Maryland’s scariest haunts.
The eight annual Wheaton Arts Parade and Festival returns to Downtown Wheaton on Sunday, September 29, with festivities running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
VisArts (155 Gibbs St. in Rockville Town Square), a hub for artistic exploration and social impact that has been bringing people together through shared creative experiences since 1987, has announced new Board appointments and the selection of Sonal J. Mehta Verma as President of the Board of Directors. VisArts also announced it has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 grant from the Windgate Foundation to augment its Center for Craft Studies initiative.
Montgomery County native Jon Bernthal has won his first Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, thanks to his performance in The Bear episode “Fishes” (clip can be seen below).
“Disney has asked a select few regional theaters to take a shot at their own productions of this animated classic, and it’s no surprise that Olney Theatre Center got the call!” The show will be at Olney Theatre (2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, MD 20832) from October 24th until January 5th.
The City of Gaithersburg is presenting “Pull Up A Chair 2.0,” a special exhibition at the Arts Barn. The exhibit is aimed at addressing mental health and wellness through art and will be on display through October 6, 2024.
The Renowned Urban Nation H.I.P-H.O.P. Choir, which is the brainchild of Dr. Shiela Johnson Newman Co-Founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and Grammy Voting Member, Dr. Rickey Payton, Sr., (President, CEO & Artistic Director of Urban Nation) will be performing at the Outdoor Riverworks Stage (17617 W Willard Rd, Poolesville, MD) On September 28, 2024, from 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
The Gaithersburg Book Festival has announced that its annual high school poetry contest is now open for submissions. This year’s theme is civic duty. Poets are encouraged to address what […]
Wheaton’s newest mural on the side of a building, called “Wheaton Lives,” will be dedicated in ceremonies at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11. The mural is on the building that houses Elbe’s Beer and Wine store (photo of the full mural below).