VisArts is presenting its 12th Annual Rockville Arts Festival on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in Rockville Town Square. The Festival will be held rain or shine. Admission is free and parking is free for the first two hours.
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Last weekend, Montgomery County resident Ellen Gira was the winner of a Canadian Folk Music Award for “Traditional Album of the Year” along with her duo partner, fiddler, and step dancer Jocelyn Pettit.
For the second year, the Downtown Silver Spring Chalk Fest is returning to Ellsworth Drive on Saturday May 4th, from 10am until 4pm.
The Arts Barn in Gaithersburg is hosting its Spring Artisan Market on Sunday, May 5, 2024, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 311 Kent Square Rd.
Everclear, the alternative rock band whose career spans four decades and many memorable hits, will headline the City of Rockville’s Hometown Holidays Music Fest on Memorial Day weekend at RedGate Park.
Montgomery Parks is recognizing Autism Acceptance Month with a family event at Wheaton Regional Park. The community is invited to participate in a free, family-centered event that will feature hands-on, sensory-friendly activities for all. Activities include story times, face painting, arts and crafts, exercise demonstrations and more.
Songkran Thai festival takes place on Sunday, April 14th from 9am until 4pm at Wat Thai Washington DC (13440 Layhill Rd. Silver Spring, MD). The festival will feature Thai food, Thai cultural shows, and Thai souvenirs.
Rachel Chavkin, a stage director perhaps best known for directing the musicals Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 and Hadestown, was recently honored by having 48th St. in New York renamed Chavkin Way on March 20th. She is a 1998 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring.