The Glenview Mansion in Rockville is hosting the annual Student Art Show this month. Rockville 11 reports: Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

Carnival season is over in Brazil, but YMCA-a youth development nonprofit- hosted its carnival celebration on Feb. 25 during its “Globally Inspired Experience” series. Approximately 100 people visited the open house that featured a celebration of Brazilian culture with food, samba dance performances and local community vendors. “My hope is to get our community inspired […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out. For the month of February, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Stella Batts series by […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, February 27 The Tim Whalen Quintet performs the music of legendary Bud Powell at the Strathmore Mansion at 7:30 p.m. The Fabulous Hubcaps perform at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club at 8 p.m. Montgomery College presents the rock opera Rent at the […]

The Silver Spring Library will be celebrating the close of one chapter and opening of a new one when the current location shuts its doors on March 15. After 58 years of service, Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) officials have announced that the Silver Spring Library branch will close to the public at 5 p.m. […]

It was a snowy day outside, but inside the Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg hundreds of people celebrated the 4713 Chinese New Year on Feb. 21. It’s the year of the goat and in Chinese culture anyone born in this year is calm and gentle. The 16th Annual Lunar New Year Festival celebration was hosted by […]

Olney native – Kirk Knight – will be starring on season two of Bravo’s series “Newlyweds: The First Year”. Knight and his wife Laura are scheduled to appear on the show which premieres on March 10 at 10 p.m. Season two of “Newlyweds: The First Year,” follows four new couples — Samantha Abby and Laura Leigh […]

It was a snowy day outside, but inside the Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg hundreds of people celebrated the 4713 Chinese New Year. It’s the year of the goat and in Chinese culture anyone born in this year is calm and gentle. The 16th Annual Lunar New Year Festival celebration was hosted by the Chinese Culture […]

The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County is launching a cultural arts grants program with an aim at invigorating the Wheaton Arts and Entertainment District here. The Wheaton Cultural Grants is a new funding opportunity that will support creative and cultural projects in Wheaton. This recently created grant category is funded by Montgomery County […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Gaithersburg Book Festival founder Jud Ashman, who is also the city’s mayor, provides a quick rundown of some of the authors who will be appearing at the May 16 event, which is held on the grounds of City Hall. Learn more at the Gaithersburg Book Festival website.