Arts
The Montgomery Parks Foundation has announced five grants, totaling $85,000, that will be awarded to Montgomery Parks to support a variety of programs and projects in the county. Grants will support initiatives including art and special programming for seniors and teens.
In honor of Black History Month, Live Garra Theatre will be hosting special performances from February 12th-18th at the Black Box Theater in Silver Spring.
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The curtain is rising on spring theater productions at middle and high schools. Plan now to see these great performances, which run into May. From “Mean Girls” and “The Addams Family” to “Beauty and the Beast” and “Les Miserables,” there’s something for everyone. Get your tickets now! MCPS has shared the following productions:
The City of Rockville will hold its annual International Night on Friday, March 8 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (603 Edmonston Dr.) (more…)
The “Around the World Bazaar” will take place on Friday, February 9, at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The event will feature an international potluck dinner and a wide range of musical performances.
Per Montgomery County: “Improbable Comedy will fill Downtown Silver Spring with laughs with its SPRUNG! Comedy Festival from Thursday, Feb. 7, through Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre. (more…)
Per Montgomery County: “Painter Bob Ross once said, “There are no mistakes . . . just happy accidents.” On Tuesday, Jan. 30, Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. will embrace that theme as it presents its free online Winter Arts Salon: Happy Accidents.
Free tickets are now available for the annual MCPS Dance Showcase, which will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9 at James Hubert Blake High School (Monday, Feb. 12. snow date).
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“The Greatest Night in Pop,” is an upcoming Netflix documentary (available to view on January 29th, trailer below) that revisits the moment when 46 of the biggest names in pop music, led by Michael Jackson, came together for a single night to record a song to raise money for African famine relief. The documentary is directed by Bao Nguyen, who was born and raised in Silver Spring, MD., and graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 2001.