Actor Michael Ealy has recently made a splash in his recurring role on ‘Power Book II: Ghost’– the second series that’s part of STARZ’ Power Universe. Michael Ealy, then known as Michael Brown, was born in D.C. and raised in Montgomery County where he grew up in Silver Spring and graduated from Springbrook High School (later attending the University of Maryland).
Montgomery County Recreation has announced an upcoming special event that will involve unveiling a sculpture of Olympic gold medalist and Montgomery County native Dominique Dawes.
The Frederick Keys will host “Wrestling Night” on Friday, July 26, featuring WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett. Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018, Jarrett has held championships in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), World Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action, and currently competes for All Elite Wrestling.
The Office of Governor Wes Moore issued the following news release on Tuesday, July 9:
Current SNL cast members Mikey Day and Ego Nwodim will be performing stand-up comedy at Montgomery College’s Robert E Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville on Tuesday, September 10. (more…)
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 best known for his role as Gustavo Fring in AMC’s “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.”
Martin Mull passed away at 80-years-old on Thursday, July 27th. His daughter, Maggie Mull, announced his passing on instagram on Friday evening (her words can be seen below). Mull was an entertainer primarily known for his comedic acting roles whose career also included contributions as a musician and painter. During his music career, he once performed right here in Montgomery County— opening for Bruce Springsteen at the Shady Grove Music Fair in Gaithersburg in October 1974.
Taraji P. Henson, a DMV native who was born in DC and grew up in Prince George’s County, returns to the BET Awards 2024 as host. The show will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater on June 30, 2024 at 8pm EST from Los Angeles, California. Henson is a six time BET Awards winner as an actress in movies like Hustle & Flow and Hidden Figures, and the tv show Empire.
NASCAR’s 15-time Most Popular Driver and winner of two Daytona 500s, Dale Earnhardt Jr., hosts his very own podcast– The Dale Jr Download on Dirty Mo Media. He recently ended an episode by shouting out MoCo’s very own Butler’s Orchard in Germantown (video below).
The POP 2000 Tour hosted by NYSNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick is coming to Westfield Montgomery Mall (7101 Democracy Blvd) in Bethesda on Sunday, June 23. The event will feature performances by […]
Nate Bergman, a Montgomery County, MD native who has been touring the world since embarking on his solo career, is hitting his stride. Bergman was just included on Classic Rock magazine’s ‘Hot List’ as an artist to keep an eye on.