The 2024 Festival of Lights will take place from December 5, 2024 to January 1, 2025 at the Washington DC Temple  (9900 Stoneybrook Dr in Kensington, MD). At the Festival of Lights, over 500,000 Christmas lights illuminate the temple grounds to ring in the season and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The lights will turn on each night at 4:45 PM and go off at 9:00 PM each evening.

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Goodreads, the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations, has released its opening round nominees for the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards and former Watkins Mill teacher Sara Confino’s novel  Behind Every Good Man has been nominated in the Historical Fiction category. Opening round voting runs until later this month.

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Following the recognition of social studies resource teacher Ken Buffum’s innovative teaching methods, Topps took an exciting step to further engage the students of Damascus High School. In a heartwarming gesture, the trading card company sent several packs of sports cards to Buffum’s class, allowing the students to experience firsthand the thrill of opening packs and the excitement surrounding collectible cards.

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Montgomery Municipal Cable, established to “increase community awareness among the citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland by broadcasting municipal events, educational programs and other content relevant to the community”, is searching for a new host to take over their monthly cooking show.

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Winter City Lights, “a magical holiday experience of 1 million twinkling lights spread across 18-acres of an outdoor winter wonderland where it is guaranteed to Winter City snow every night”, returns on Saturday, November 23z This is the largest light show in the Washington DC and Baltimore areas.

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Halloweentown has become a cherished Halloween staple for families since its debut in 1998. With its whimsical portrayal of a magical world filled with witches and goblins, the film captivates audiences each year as they revisit Marnie Piper’s enchanting journey. Kimberly J. Brown, widely recognized for her role as the teen witch Marnie Piper in the Halloweentown films, is from right here in Gaithersburg.

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