15th Annual County Executive’s Awards For Excellence in the Arts and Humanities (VIDEO)

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and First Lady Catherine Leggett celebrated the 15^th annual County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities on Oct. 24^th at the  Silver Spring Campus of Montgomery College. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports.

The following residents received awards:

Lifetime Achievement Award
Lila Oliver Asher, Visual Artist and Professor

Lifetime Impact Award
Fran Ichijo, Hope Garden Children’s Ballet Theatre

Community Impact Award
Adventure Theatre-MTC

Community Leadership Award
Lisa Martin, Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.

Education Award
Jacqueline Akhmedova, Akhmedova Ballet Academy

Emerging Leader Award
Jason Schlafstein, Flying V Theatre

Outstanding Artist or Scholar Award
Anuradha Nehru, Kalanidhi Dance

Individual Patron Award
Cathy Bernard, Round House Theatre

Volunteer Award
Cliff Johnson and Margaret Roper, Olney Theatre Center

To find out more about the awards, you can visit the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County website.

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