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UPDATED A Montgomery County town has been included on Money magazine’s top 50 best places to live in the United States list. Coming in at number 31, Damascus is lauded for it’s “top-notch” schools, and its Damascus Art Festival. Damascus resident Chris Bonvillain has called the town home for 28 years. “Damascus is a gem,” […]

Biographer Brian Jay Jones, a Damascus resident, is the bestselling author of Jim Henson: The Biography. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke found out that the author’s research involved watching a lot of Muppet television and his author tour coincides with the release of the newest Muppets movie. You can meet the author at an upcoming Gaithersburg Book […]

The biographer of Muppets creator Jim Henson will be at the Gaithersburg Library on April 16 to talk about his bestselling book, Jim Henson: The Biography. The event is hosted by the Gaithersburg Book Festival. In this MyMCMedia extra, author Bryan Jay Jones tells us a little of what to expect at that event: For […]

Here are five things you need to know today, March 21, in Montgomery County: 1. The Korean community will thank Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, today, for including grants totaling $543,301 for four different Korean organizations in his FY 2015 recommended operating budget. 2. Montgomery Parks has announced that athletic fields are closed through March […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, biographer Brian Jay Jones talks about his new bestselling book, Jim Henson: The Biography. You can meet Jones and learn more about the creator of the Muppets at the Gaithersburg Library on April 16. To find out more, visit the Gaithersburg Book Festival’s website.   Related:      

In this MyMCMedia extra, the founder of the Gaithersburg Book Festival, Jud Ashman, promotes the April 16 author talk at the Gaithersburg Library featuring biographer Brian Jay Jones. You can find out more at www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org.   Related:      

In this MyMCMedia extra, Jud Ashman, the founder and chair of the Gaitherburg Book Festival, describes what it is like to attend an author talk as he promotes an upcoming event about the creator of the Muppets. You can meet Brian Jay Jones, the biographer of Jim Henson: The Biography at 7 p.m. on April […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Jud Ashman, the founder and chair of the Gaithersburg Book Festival, shares his excitement about the biographer Brian Jay Henson event coming up at the Gaithersburg Library on April 16. For more information, visit the GBF’s website.   Related:      

In this MyMCMedia extra, New York Times bestselling author Brian Jay Jones tells us about the significant roles the state of Maryland and television played in the early career of Muppets creator Jim Henson. Take a look: Jones is the author of “Jim Henson: The Biography,” which he wrote in the basement of his Montgomery […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, author Brian Jay Jones describes his bestselling book, “Jim Henson: The Biography,” as a dream project. Take a look: You can meet Jones at a Gaithesburg Book Festival event on April 16 at the Gaithersburg Library. Find our more: www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org. Related: