MCPS recently shared the news of Gaithersburg High School hosted a Special Education Prom on May 17. More than 100 students from Watkins Mill, Albert Einstein and Wheaton joined Gaithersburg students in the school café for a catered event, complete with a DJ and dancing.
Montgomery Parks is offering up an assortment of events this June in celebration of Juneteenth and Josiah Henson’s birthday. Plus, the Summer Twilight Concert Series and Foodie Fridays return. Montgomery Parks’ June events highlights include:
The City of Rockville’s Hometown Holidays Music Fest takes place from noon-7 p.m. Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 at RedGate Park (14500 Avery Road) in Rockville. Everclear, the alternative rock band whose career spans four decades and many memorable hits, will headline.
Following the cancellation of the 2023 event due to contractual issues, Taste of Wheaton is set to make a comeback at Marian Fryer Town Plaza (2424 Reedie Dr) on Sunday, June 2nd, from 11am to 5pm. (more…)
Olney’s Fair Hill Shops shopping center began its summer concert series on May 9th and will continue through September 26th. The concerts take place on the second and fourth Thursday of the month and each day consists of an early concert for kids with a family concert in the evenings. The full schedule can be seen below:
The 15th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival is on today from 10am until 6pm. The festival is a rain or shine event with almost all programming outdoors, but under large tents. Here’s pretty much everything you need to know – all in one place, courtesy of the Gaithersburg Book Festival:
Most people dread seeing their teachers outside of school, but one Watkins Mill High School alumna is looking forward to it this weekend. WMHS graduate Kathryn Bratt-Pfotenhauer will speak as a featured poetry author and in the following block WMHS english and journalism teacher Sara Goodman Confino will be one of the featured authors at the Gaithersburg Book Festival for the second time. Confino will be engaging in a discussion about her book, Don’t Forget to Write, with Sophie Wan, the author of Women of Good Fortune.
Article by Ben Shlesinger
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will offer license-free fishing days for all state residents and visitors on June 1, June 8, and July 4. These annual events provide […]
Montgomery County Recreation is hosting White Oak Day on Saturday, June 1 from 11am until 4pm at the White Oak Community Recreation Center (1700 April Lane, Silver Spring, MD, 20904).
The Montgomery County Police Department will hold a Public Safety Day event on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 11am-6pm at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds (501 Perry Parkway) in Gaithersburg.