Five Things to Know Today, Dec. 1, in Montgomery County

Here is your daily look at what people are talking about today, Dec. 1, in Montgomery County:

1. Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford is scheduled to give remarks at a Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington event at 8 a.m.

2. The Montgomery County Board of Education will be swearing in newly elected members tonight at 7 p.m.

3. The Montgomery County Commission for Women is hosting a two-hour self-defense class at Gaithersburg Library tonight.

4. University of Maryland Professor Warren Belasco is scheduled to discuss the historical, political, ideological, and environmental obstacles that go into the development of a local food identity in Washington, D.C. at the Takoma Park Community Center at 7 p.m.

5. Argentine rock n’ roll pianist Fito Paez will be performing at The Fillmore Silver Spring at 8 p.m.

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About Maureen Chowdhury

Maureen Chowdhury is a multimedia journalist with Montgomery Community Media. She can be reached at mchowdhury@mymcmedia.org and on Twitter at @MediaMaureen. Maureen authors the blog Sound Check on MyMCMedia.

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