Ashton

Harriet Tubman: Fight for Freedom is an electrifying and captivating one-woman show that takes its audience on Harriet’s exploits after she stopped working as a Conductor on the Underground Railroad through her celebrated Civil War service as a soldier, spy, and nurse.

The show celebrates the indomitable life and spirit of this great American who made her way to freedom, and never stopped fighting to free others.


MoCo

The Dwelling Place, Inc.’s 4th Annual “Breaking the Cycle”: A ride to support homeless families in Montgomery County has three route options, a half-century (52 miles), Rockville Loop (35 miles) and a fun ride (9 mile).

The ride starts at Denizens Brewery in Silver Spring, and includes Stops at True Respite Brewery and Brookeville Beer Farm!


Education

Every year, the Montgomery County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council holds an event through our Choose Respect Initiative which focuses on teen dating violence prevention.

RespectFest 2020 is on Sunday, March 29th from 1 -4 at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center. This festival, geared towards middle and high school students, parents, educators and youth serving providers, will have activities, games and information about celebrating healthy relationships and on dating violence prevention and where someone can go to get help.


Gaithersburg

Did you know we have our very own Ukulele festival? The Gaithersburg UkeFest!

Gaithersburg UkeFest is a nationally recognized, premier ukulele festival right here in Montgomery County, MD. Gaithersburg residents Keith and Nani Lowery founded the festival in the Fall of 2018 and held the inaugural UkeFest March 15-16, 2019.


Education

On Friday, January 24th, MCPS will hold its 12th annual historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) college fair (6pm-8pm) with on the spot admission interviews from 3:30pm-8pm.

This free event will provide students in Grades 8–12 an opportunity to meet representatives from more than 60 HBCUs. Representatives will share information and answer questions from students and parents about admissions, financial aid, testing, majors and much more. Online registration is required to attend. This is a great opportunity to start your college search!


Silver Spring

The Silver Spring Nothing Bundt Cakes (9462 Georgia Avenue) will be celebrating its 1st birthday this Saturday, 1/25!

At 9:30am the first 50 people in line will be given free bundtlets for a year (you’ll receive a punch card for one bundtlet per month for the entire year)!


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