Hometown Holidays is a three-day street festival in Rockville Town Center celebrating the beginning of summer over the Memorial Day weekend. Two days of music, food and family fun are followed by Rockville’s Memorial Day Ceremony and parade on Monday, May 26. The music entertainment features national, regional and local performers playing a broad spectrum […]

A group of volunteers from the Gaithersburg Book Festival  (GBF) will be giving out free books as part of World Book Night on April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Washingtonian Rio (in front of Uncle Julio’s). The idea is to spread the love of reading, person to person. The volunteers will also be handing out GBF […]

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performs April 25 at 8:15 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Music Director Marin Alsop will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in the final Off the Cuff concert of the 2013-2014 season. Tickets start at $44 and may be purchased by calling 301.581.5100 […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) has released its 2013 “Report to the Community” which is available online. The report offers an overview of the activities of Montgomery County Public Libraries for the past year, including a numerical breakdown of the more than 24 million uses of the 21 branches during 2013. For example: nearly 10,500,000 […]

The Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) presents Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn and pianist Cory Smythe April 23 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Hahn’s two-CD set “In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores,” released at the end of last year and featuring two of the works […]

Hundreds of residents took to the streets in Silver Spring on April 19 for their shot at finding some one-of-a-kind prizes in the first annual Easter Egg hunt organized by Silver Spring, Inc. Between 1,100 and 1,400 eggs area hidden throughout Silver Spring primarily in local businesses which donated prizes in an effort to introduce participants […]

It’s not your average Easter Egg hunt. And that’s the goal for Silver Spring Inc., as the organization gears up for what they hope is a cultural event that connects local businesses and artists with the community. Between 1,100 and 1,400 eggs area hidden throughout Silver Spring for the first annual free hunt that runs […]

Please consider participating in the second annual “A Day in the Life of Montgomery County” event on Tuesday, April 22. Show us your Montgomery County as we collectively create a collage of photos and short videos from all across the county. Email a photo or short video clip to pix@mymcmedia.org OR tweet @mymcmedia use hashtag ditl. […]

Connecting musicians is the goal of one of the newest “flash” concepts to reach Montgomery County. Flashmobs where large groups of people gather to surprise the public and dance in a busy area has become a trend over the past few years. But now, one local organization has brought musicians into the mix and for […]

If you are looking to learn about screenwriting, craft the perfect mystery or generally sharpen your writing skills, the Gaithersburg Book Festival and The Writer’s Center (TWC) can help. TWC will be leading a series of free writing workshops during the fifth annual Gaithersburg Book Festival, taking place Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to […]