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.
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WeRateDogs is a popular Twitter/X account that rates people’s dogs on a scaled of 1-10 (with just about every dog exceeding the maximum rating) along with a humorous comment about the dog. The account was started in 2015 by college student Matt Nelson, and this week’s YouTube video included a dog from Rockville, MD coming in at #1 (full video below).
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Montgomery Parks will be hosting its second annual Roller Disco event on Friday, May 17th from 6pm to 8pm at Ridge Road Recreational Park in Germantown. Additional information about the event is available below, courtesy of Montgomery Parks:
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Filippo’s, which operated as Marchone’s until 2014, opened in 1955. Last November, we reported the deli was sold by Filippo Leo to new owner Shelly Scanzaroli, but Filippo fans need not fear… Shelly has recently unveiled a life-sized cutout of Filippo.
Everyone’s favorite game show is on its way to you, along with the chance to win a share of the more than $12 million in cash and other prizes that’ll be given away when the Price is Right Live experience comes to nearby National Harbor in Prince George’s County.
The City of Rockville is hosting its annual Skate Jam event at the Rockville Skate Park (355 Martins Lane) on Saturday, April 20 from 9am until 5pm.
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Somewhat surprisingly, for just $35 you can buy an autographed copy of Katie Ledecky’s upcoming book (the price has since been increased to $49.99), “Just Add Water: My Swimming Life“. The book chronicles Ledecky’s life from her Bethesda roots to her historic Olympic domination.
Montgomery Parks will launch a new street festival this spring on Sligo Creek Parkway between Dennis Avenue and University Boulevard called the Sligo Creek Fest. It will take place on Saturday, May 4th from 11am until 3pm.
A busy couple of weeks coming up in Kensington. In addition to kids being able to read to a therapy dog on the second and third Saturday of every month at Kensington Park Library, there are a few more events coming up soon:
For the second year, the Downtown Silver Spring Chalk Fest is returning to Ellsworth Drive on Saturday May 4th, from 10am until 4pm.