Bluegrass band ‘The Seldom Scene’ will perform at BlackRock Center for the Arts on Saturday, January 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $36 and may be purchased online at the BlackRock website. This legendary quintet challenges the boundaries of bluegrass while they charm audiences with their low-key, witty patter. Playing together for four decades and […]

Invoke, an innovative string quartet will perform Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. This concert is part of Strathmore’s Artist in Residence program. Infusing elements of bluegrass, folk, and rock, invoke jams on fretted instruments like mandolin, banjo and dulcimer as well as the standard quartet […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, January 23 Sandy Spring Theatre presents The 39 Steps at Gaithersburg Arts Barn at 8 p.m. Rockville Little Theatre presents Go Back for Murder at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre in Rockville at 8 p.m. Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club present Be’la Dona […]

Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood runs Jan. 30 through Mar. 8 at Adventure Theatre (ATMTC) in Glen Echo Park. The production was adapted from the book by Mike Artell and Jim Harris by D.C. native Joan Cushing. Petite Rouge is directed and choreographed by ATMTC Producing Artistic Director Michael J. Bobbitt with musical […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Dennis of Bethesda, performs at the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at the Strathmore. Montgomery County celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday with a special tribute at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda with music presentations and remarks from Montgomery County elected officials. If you missed the live […]

Arts on the Green presents an evening of jazz with guitarist Rick Whitehead and his trio at the Arts Barn January 31 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25, $12 for youth 18 and under. For ticket purchase and information call 301.258.6394 or visit the Gaithersburg website. Highly acclaimed and offering an exceptional jazz experience, the Rick […]

Arts on the Green presents David London’s Festival of Magic, featuring two original productions and a workshop at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road. London combines storytelling, puppetry, comedy, and surrealism to create his innovative and one-of-a-kind magic shows. David London discovered that he was a magician at the age of seven. In […]

Singer songwriter Victoria Vox and Unified Jazz Ensemble (UJE) present an evening of jazz standards and original compositions Saturday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. Baltimore based Vox is widely renowned for her work on the ukulele. Tickets are $22 and may be purchased at BlackRock Center […]

Historian and author James Johnston was the speaker for the Jan. 13 Tuesday Topics presentation at the Gaithersburg Community Museum. His topic “Differing Historical Perspectives on Slavery in Maryland and the District of Columbia” explores slavery in Montgomery County prior to the Civil War. Meet Johnston in this short video:   The next Tuesday Topics […]

Historian and author James Johnston was the keynote speaker at the Jan. 13 Tuesday Topics presentation at the Gaithersburg Community Museum. In this short video, Johnston notes that Montgomery County was visited by numerous Confederates during the Civil War. The next Tuesday Topics is scheduled for Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. and features Kerry Wixted […]