Montgomery Community Media

It was music not books that enchanted the audience at the Bethesda Davis Library. County Report This Week’s Sonya Burke has the report.

The Holidaze marketplace is scheduled to open on select dates, starting Dec. 4 through Dec. 23.

It’s a combination of culture, dance, fitness and wellness. Carpe Diem Arts, an organization that promotes art to build community engagement, is hosting its monthly community dance at the Silver Spring Civic Building on Dec. 11 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dancers of all ages. “We have different bands every month … definitely different audiences … […]

A Cuban-born artist is scheduled to have a solo art showcase on Dec. 14 featuring  approximately 70 paintings at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville. Jorge Luis Bernal, a Rockville resident, has worked on these pieces the past six years. “I describe my art as abstract expressionism. They are feelings, emotions and stories represented graphically. Color is […]

Montgomery College is scheduled to host on Dec. 10 a community forum in observance of International Human Rights Day. The “People of Color and the US Criminal Justice System” conversation will be moderated by Alonzo N. Smith, professor of African American History at Montgomery College. “The main goal is to present some perspectives on the […]

Members of the African Affairs Advisory Group and the Coalition Against Ebola hosted the Ebola: Get Informed, Get Involved town hall meeting on Nov. 25 in Silver Spring to educate attendees about the current Ebola outbreak situation. Aline Barros reports. “If you’re going to return to either Liberia or Sierra Leone, Guinea or now even Mali that […]

Leaves have fallen, the cold is back and along with it the Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade, which is scheduled to take place on Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. in downtown Silver Spring. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Susan Hoffmann, communications and public outreach manager at the Montgomery County Department of Recreation, tells us what to expect in […]

The 29th edition of the Monty Awards was held on Nov. 16 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. It was a night to celebrate hundreds of community contributors who produce local television shows that are part of the programming of Montgomery Channel 21 and MyMCMedia website. The volunteer recognition evening had more […]

Montgomery County officials along with local business leaders are heading to India on a trip scheduled for Nov. 13 to 22. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is taking a business delegation to visit New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad. This delegation hopes to address culture, education, and economic development. “India continues its emergence as a key market for American companies — […]

Montgomery County Councilmenber Phil Andrews said he hopes to “finish strong” on the council, and his thoughts on Sidney Katz and Tom Hucker election to the county council. Take a look.