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).
Entertainment
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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.
A father and son duo from Poolesville, MD competed in season 4 of the History Channel series Alone back in 2017. The series follows contestants as they survive alone in the wilderness for as long as possible using a limited amount of survival equipment. With the exception of medical check-ins, the participants are isolated from each other and all other humans. Contestants may “tap out” at any time, or be removed due to failing a medical check-in. The contestant who remains the longest wins a grand prize of $500,000.
Signature Dish, a television program on WETA PBS that discovers and reveals the standout dishes at a wide array of the region’s best restaurants, will feature Rockville food truck ‘Fire Pit Brazilian Barbecue’ in an episode highlighting South American cuisine this March.
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Clarksburg resident Michael H. Kim recently posted a scene from the popular television series NCIS that briefly featured Clarksburg on the show. There’s an additional fun MoCo connection on the show too.
The City of Gaithersburg’s Cultural Arts Advisory Committee invites individual artists and art organizations to submit applications to exhibit in the City’s art galleries during the Fiscal Year 2025 season. (more…)
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Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, a Montgomery County native and 2011 graduate of Good Counsel in Olney, stars as young Celie in the remake of The Color Purple, which is now out in theaters. The actress held a private screening that was attended by many Good Counsel staff members at Regal in Germantown (video below).
Brad Bell, the Maryland Bureau Chief for ABC7/WJLA-TV, has announced that he will be taking a break from his regular slots on ABC 7 as he recovers from hip replacement surgery.
Wisdom Martin joined the FOX 5 News team in 2003. 20 years later, he celebrated his last broadcast with FOX 5 with the network where he has recently been the morning anchor, starting the day at 4 a.m. through 6 a.m. and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Good Day DC (his goodbye video is available below). Martin has not yet disclosed his next chapter. (more…)