Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, Oct. 19, in Montgomery County: 1. City of Gaithersburg flags are at half-staff in honor of Councilmember Henry Marraffa. Marraffa passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer. 2. MCPS is scheduled to announce a partnership with Common Sense Education at a news conference today. 3. Montgomery Libraries […]

Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell will perform Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Christie will perform jazz standards and original material from her forthcoming 2014 release. Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Greenville, NC, contemporary jazz vocalist Christie Dashiell returned to hone her skills at […]

Two-time Grammy Award winner Graham Breedlove performs with Artists in Residence Elijah Balbed and Christie Dashiell Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Breedlove is a Louisiana native who has been hailed as “One of the most exciting trumpet players on the planet” by media outlets such […]

Artists in Residence (AIR) concerts in the Mansion begin Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. with mentor Cathy Fink featuring Brad Kolodner and Amadou Kouyate. All AIR concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $17 for the general public. In its ninth season, Strathmore’s AIR education program touches more musical genres than ever before featuring West […]