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Here are some of our picks for arts and entertainment this weekend. Find more choices in our MyMCMedia.org calendar. Friday, December 9:  Art: Waverly Gallery’s Holiday Art Exhibition is on display from Dec. 6 through Jan. 7. Meet the artists at tonight’s opening reception from 5 – 9 p.m. Gallery B’s Cadence exhibition features works by Kristine […]

The 31st annual Montgomery County Executive’s Ball was held on Dec. 4. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County’s First Lady Catherine Leggett talks about how the arts influenced her life and career.

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out. For the month of November, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Fantastic Beasts and Where […]

The 31st annual Montgomery County Executive’s Ball was held on Dec. 4 at the Bethesda North Marriott. PHOTOS | Vincent Sarageno

Montgomery County is the place to be for holiday light displays. The Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton is open from Nov. 25 – Jan 1. The Winter Lights Festival at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg is open from Nov. 25 – Dec. 31. The Festival of Lights in Kensington is open […]

  If you like holiday lights, Montgomery County is the place to be. There are three holiday light shows and two of them are opening this weekend. The Garden of Lights returns for its 19th year at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton. The display is open from Nov. 25 – Jan. 1, except on the nights […]

For the second year in a row, the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre (MBT) is welcoming some guest performers in its upcoming 28th annual production of The Nutcracker. These guest performers are scheduled to portray the character of Mother Ginger in one of ten performances of the traditional ballet next month. “We are so grateful that these […]

Thanksgiving is less than a week away and the Silver Spring Thanksgiving Parade takes place Saturday at 10 a.m.  Susan Hoffman previews the parade in this short video to the right. Rockville Town Square is the place to be Saturday evening to enjoy a holiday tree lighting, live music, and an ice skating performance. Festivities […]

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is fulfilling its commitment to public art by unveiling a new series of sculptures throughout downtown Bethesda. The thirteen aluminum sculptures, designed in the shape of a B, are being installed near Bethesda’s arts and entertainment venues as well as throughout downtown Bethesda to highlight venues as well as […]

This weekend we pay tribute to the men and women who have served in our military with the observance of Veterans Day. Tonight, the county’s Tribute to America’s Veterans Concert features swing music and dance by the Natty Beaux. The tribute takes place in the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building at 6 p.m.  Gaithersburg’s […]