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.
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Councilmember Kate Stewart has shared an announcement for the second annual Buckets and Beats: Silver Spring Youth Block Party on Friday, September 27th from 2 – 6 PM in Veterans Plaza for middle and high schoolers.
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.
The first season of The Golden Bachelorette will star Montgomery County’s very own Joan Vassos. The show will premiere on Wednesday, September 18th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, and streams on Hulu the following day.
Slick City, a “waterless water park” that offers indoor slides and action sports in spaces that range from 25k-55k SF, it bringing a location to Potomac Mills in Dale City, according to a Biz Journals report.
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.
A few local Facebook groups have been enjoying listing “unusual town names” in Maryland, so we wanted to share a few with you. Of course, not all of the names listed here will be unusual for everyone, but here are just ten of the dozens that were listed by several people:
Pleasant View Park, the 30th park in the City of Gaithersburg’s inventory, opened to the public on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The park is open from dawn to dusk (preview video below).
Flo Rida, a chart-topping American rapper and singer known for his infectious hooks and party anthems, will be performing at The Great Frederick Fair on Friday, September 13th.