Montgomery Community Media

Discovery Communications kicked off its popular Shark Week in downtown Silver Spring on August 8th and mascot Chompie was out and about to meet the fans. Take a look at some of the fun in this MyMCMedia extra:

Montgomery County will host a free World Cup Soccer final viewing party on Sunday, July 13 at Silver Spring Veterans Plaza at the corner of Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive. The final match for the 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., will be aired on a […]

The Harvest Moon Festival will take place on Sept. 22 from 1 to 9 p.m. at Veterans Plaza, One Veterans Place, Silver Spring. Enjoy music from around the world with Master of Ceremonies Bliss Ananda. Chopteeth Afro-Funk Big Band will appear at 7:30 p.m. Veterans Plaza is easily accessible from the Silver Spring Metro Station […]

The Ethiopian Cultural Festival returned to Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring on September 15. The day included a fashion show, music and crafts as well as food from a variety of vendors.   Photos | Alan Bowser  

The Ethiopian Festival returns on Sept. 15 from 12 noon to 9 p.m. at Veterans Plaza, One Veterans Place, Silver Spring. Enjoy fashion show, music and crafts. Food will be available from vendors. Blessed Coffee will be demonstrating the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony. The Festival is expected to draw more than 20,000 and is easily accessible […]

Wednesday Night STARZ! presents New Time Orchestra playing bluegrass at Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. New Time Orchestra was formed in 2012 by an eclectic group of music majors at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). New Time Orchestra includes Mike Winch on fiddle, Steve Gallagher on guitar and Madeline […]

Wednesday Night STARZ! presents Devin White premiering new music from his new CD The Voodoo Album at Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring on August 28 at 7 p.m. White is a singer, dancer, and songwriter from Virginia Beach, Virginia. He graduated from the Duke Ellington School of The Arts in Washington, DC. Jay Iman, Syce Game […]

Enjoy a Night Under the Stars with Grammy® Award Winning Musician Branford Marsalis at the 2013 Silver Spring Jazz Festival   Join us as we celebrate the 10th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival in downtown Silver Spring on Saturday, September 7, 4:30 to 10:00 p.m. The entire family will enjoy a free night of music, […]

Most pop-up museums are pretty straightforward. They are short-term institutions in temporary spaces. The Smithsonian Asian-Latino Festival 2013 held its final event, a pop-up museum called  “Intersections As American Life,” at the literal intersection of Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive in downtown Silver Spring. My neighbor Fran Rothstein invited me to pop in with her […]

The 2nd Annual Silver Spring International Youth Arts and Culture Celebration will take place on August 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring. The festival is a musical tribute to the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. The festival is planned by […]