The biographer of Muppets creator Jim Henson will be at the Gaithersburg Library on April 16 to talk about his bestselling book, Jim Henson: The Biography. The event is hosted by the Gaithersburg Book Festival. In this MyMCMedia extra, author Bryan Jay Jones tells us a little of what to expect at that event: For […]

Artist in Residence Piotr Pakhomkin will perform April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Pakhomkin will present concerts honoring mostly Spanish composers, including Tarrega, Albéniz and Rodrigo, plus virtuosic and acrobatic works by Paganini and Mertz. Tickets are $17 and may be purchased by calling 301.581.5100 or […]

The City of Gaithersburg presents an exhibit featuring the works of Dexiang Chen, Natalie Falk, Juliya Ivanilova, and Neil Super at the Arts Barn Gallery now through May 25. The gallery is located at 311 Kent Square Road in Gaithersburg, with viewing hours Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 1:30 to […]

Multiaward-winning jazz and saxophone virtuoso Grace Kelly will perform with her quintet at the BlackRock Center for the Arts April 12 at 8 p.m. Grace Kelly is a well-known singer/songwriter on the jazz scene and had been described as a “Music Fusion Master.” Her performances mirror the uniqueness of today’s young jazz artists and since […]

Stone Ridge’s 46th annual Used Book Sale will take place April 11-14 in the three gyms on campus, 9101 Rockville Pike, Bethesda. This will be the final used book sale at Stone Ridge. Catherine Ronan Karrels, Head of School explains the decision to not continue the book sale after this year. Read her letter here. […]

The weather forecast is promising a beautiful weekend and we have so many activities to choose from right here in Montgomery County. Take a drive to the country and visit artists at their studios in the Countryside Artisans Studio Tour, help clean up the environment at the Little Falls Watershed Alliance Cleanup or at Making […]

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) with Itzhak Perlman performs today at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. An incomparable virtuoso and the greatest violinist of our time, Itzhak Perlman returns to BSO and Strathmore. He leads from the violin as the soloist in Beethoven’s elegant Violin Romances, and […]

Olney Theatre Center presents the musical Once on this Island April 9 through May 4 on the Mainstage. From the Tony Award©-winning creators of Ragtime and Seussical comes this Caribbean-infused family musical of enormous heart and magical wisdom. Once on this Island follows the story’s young heroine, Ti Moune, on her quest to prove love […]

The Cirque Ziva troupe performs at Strathmore Music Center on Wednesday, April 9 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Created by the artistic director of the fabled Golden Dragon Acrobats, Danny Chang, this new troupe accomplishes the impossible, elegantly, transforming gravity-defying acrobatics with sleek, colorful costumes and […]

Strathmore’s Music in the Mansion Series features soloists in April and continues with Cristina Zavalloni April 8 at 7:30 p.m. Zavalloni is in concert with violinist Monica Germino and pianist Andrea Rebaudengo as part of the citywide Andriessen 75 festival, celebrating the music of beloved Dutch composer Louis Andriessen on the occasion of his 75th […]