Montgomery Community Media

Strathmore in North Bethesda is offering a campus-wide outdoor nighttime exhibit called “Monuments: Creative Forces” through Oct. 25. The purpose of the exhibit is to challenge norms about who monuments are made for, according to the music center. Australian artist Craig Walsh honors six artists who are alive and actively contributing to society. Video portraits […]

The Universities at Shady Grove have announced Dr. Anne Khademian as their new Executive Director. In her new leadership role, Khademian will oversee USG, a campus in Montgomery County that offers degree programs from a dozen Maryland institutions. She will also serve as the University System of Maryland’s Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Khademian […]

Officers from Montgomery County Police Department and Gaithersburg Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Saturday evening starting 10 p.m., weather permitting. The enforcement is intended to curb impaired driving and underage drinking. Police will not disclose the location of the checkpoint in advance. MCPD encourages county residents to drive responsibly and ride with a […]

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., is attending two private campaign fundraisers in Chevy Chase on Saturday, Oct. 19. The first event is a private reception in Chevy Chase at 1:30 p.m. According to Buttigieg’s campaign website, it’s hosted by David Adelman, Nuala O’Connor and Peter Bass, Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.), […]

Update: The Emergency Preparedness Class is full. A waitlist is available. Montgomery County is providing a free three-hour emergency preparedness training class on Saturday, October 19. Topics covered in the class include response to active shooter incidents, high-performance CPR, the use of tourniquets and family emergency planning. The class is recommended for age 18 and […]

AMP by Strathmore announced their fall opening lineup of concerts starting Wednesday, October 2, 2019.  Amp will be hosting plenty of lively, swinging concerts along with cabaret, live music, comedy, and a four-part lecture series. Featuring talented artists like the former lead singers of The Temptations, The Platters, The Drifters, Venezuelan singer Nella, Afro Cuban […]

MCM’s Game of the Week features Quince Orchard Cougars at Northwest Jaguars Friday, Oct. 26. This cross-town rivalry should be a hard fought game as both teams have a record of seven wins and one loss so far this season. The two teams last met on Nov. 17, 2017 for the 4A West regional final […]

Update, Sunday: Montgomery County police offered new details over the weekend on the alleged carjacking of an Uber driver on Friday. The driver told police that about 5 p.m. he responded to a request from the Uber app for a fare at Tildenwood Drive and Montrose Road. There, four men in their 20s entered the car, […]

The game at Magruder Friday night showed all who were there that the Colonels were in complete control of the line of scrimmage during the first half.  Magruder scored first with 3:58 remaining in the first quarter and the two-point conversion made the score 8-0 as the quarter ended. Picking up where they left off […]

MCM’s Friday Night Football Game of the Week for Oct. 19 features three-time defending state champions, Damascus, riding an amazing 49-game winning streak, hosting the Walter Johnson Wildcats. Here are video highlights from the game. The final score is 9-42, Damascus. With this win, Damascus ties the Maryland state record of 50 consecutive wins, a mark […]