Montgomery Community Media

Events like those that transpired at the Navy Yard yesterday seem to plague our country with disturbing frequency. It is unfortunate that they happen at all, or that they happen in any neighborhood, or any work place. But they came home yesterday to the Navy Yard—part of the neighborhood around Nationals Park. The most exciting […]

We cannot design, create, produce and stage an original opera without collaboration, without teamwork. We must acquire these skills in order to apply them FOR REAL. Working to accomplish a collective goal with twenty-four students is no easy feat, especially when the teacher steps away, leaving the kids to work through the trials and tribulations […]

Yesterday another tragedy occurred, which involved a mass shooting at the D.C. Navy Yard. Between the Sandy Hook shooting last December, the Boston Marathon bombing in April, and other less significant events over the past year, it has been a year filled with several major negative events. While the latest mass shooting is likely to […]

When you head to the grocery store, does it often feel like you have to choose between healthy food and affordable food? We all face that dilemma, and especially those of us who may be stretching family income in many facets of our lives. Share Our Strength developed a wonderful program called Cooking Matters at […]

The big buzz this week is Wegmans, the supermarket experience like no other. When the doors opened at 7 a.m. on Sunday, 1,000 people already were lined up to shop and get in on the action, according to an Associated Press report. Technically, many weren’t really checking it out because they had already shopped at […]

“Our thoughts and prayers are with…” — fill in the blank. Watching the coverage today of a gunman or gunmen shooting innocents at the Navy Yard, I am struck by sameness, by the familiarity of the coverage. On CNN and MSNBC, you have your Wolf Blitzer, your Pete Williams, with supplemental commentary from a recognizable […]

Finally a real show to boost your ability to cope and enjoy your marriage. The Recharge your Marriage show has two episodes that can be seen on Youtube.com/closermarriage You can participate by telling us about your feelings about marriage and you can do it anonymously by recording. I would be happy to meet with you […]

It’s “Friday the 13th,” a day deemed unlucky. Even those who usually aren’t superstitious take extra caution on this day, “just in case.” This makes me think about—you guessed it!—the role luck plays in getting into college. Because I help students with their college application essays, one might think I would believe luck plays little […]

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has become a pretty well known disorder over the past two decades.  Very simply explained, it is a disorder characterized by difficulties sustaining attention, focusing and trouble sitting still. There have been countless studies looking at whether the disorder is overdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. Regardless of one’s stance on this debate, the important […]

Field Producers and Field Camera people needed for the classes beginning Sept 12 and 14.  These classes will allow you to start a project and take out equipment  to do shoots. If you are a Studio Producer the Field classes are very helpful to go along with that . Using roll-ins and B-roll in a studio […]