Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County leaders are remembering Pulitzer Prize winning Toni Morrison, celebrated for her works about the black experience in America. The “Beloved” author died Aug. 5 from complications with pneumonia. MyMCMedia caught up with Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando about what Morrison meant to them. Ashman said he had always […]

The countdown has begun to the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair! From Aug. 9 through Aug. 17, Gaithersburg will be full of the festive sounds and smells of good food, farm animals, games, carnival rides, shows and contests.  The fair is open from 3 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 9 and then is open from 10 […]

Here’s our guide to arts and entertainment in Montgomery County, Aug. 8 – 11. Carpe Diem! Silver Spring Dance: On the second Thursday of every month, enjoy the fun as well as the mental and physical health benefits of dancing with others. No experience required. Each session starts at 7 p.m. with a 30-minute lesson, […]

The National Philharmonic will stay at Strathmore for the 2019-20 season after far exceeding their fundraising goal. The orchestra took to an online fundraising campaign, stating “We need $150,000 by July 31, 2019.” On July 30, the organization announced that they have raised over $200,000 since first opening the fundraiser last week. Leanne Ferfolia, president […]

Woodstock 50 has been canceled, according to a statement from Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said in a statement. Ball offered Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia to host the music festival, which would mark the 50th anniversary of the famed Woodstock concert in upstate New York. Ball’s statement said: Earlier this month, the promoters of […]

Here’s our guide to arts and entertainment in Montgomery County, Aug. 1 – 4. Silver Spring Thursday Night Concert: The Hit Time Revue Band featuring Jimi Smooth perform at Veterans Plaza. Thursday, August 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring. Click here for more information. Free. The Mollusc: Quotidian Theatre […]

The 10th annual Salvadoran American Festival is right around the corner. The event will be hosted at Montgomery College’s Rockville campus on Sunday, August 4 and 10,000 people are expected to attend. The festival will offer live music, a health fair, plenty of food as well as community and educational resources for Montgomery County’s diverse […]

Montgomery County’s Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District announced that multiple Grammy and Billboard-winning trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval is headlining the Silver Spring Jazz Festival, which will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 3 to 10 p.m. in Veterans Plaza by the Silver Spring Civic Building located at One Veterans Place. This is […]

Montgomery County’s National Philharmonic orchestra launched a public fundraising campaign last week in a final effort to save the organization. “We need $150,000 by July 31, 2019,” read the online petition. National Philharmonic, which performed at The Music Center at The Strathmore since its opening in 2005, announced it will likely go out of business […]

The Washington Post reported that Woodstock 50, the 50th anniversary rock concert commemorating the historic 1969 concert in upstate New York, would take place about 275 miles south, at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia. The Post reported that Howard County officials were trying to keep the concert alive, which has been beset by delays in […]