Creative Voices + Cultural Happeningsin Montgomery County, MD
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This unique African American site dates back to the 1860s with the church and original one-room schoolhouse still in use. Learn about the history of this community as well as updates on site renovations and the renovated Loving Charity Hall (1914).
Sandy Spring Museum commemorates the 75th anniversary of D-Day with a series of programs on America’s weapons deployed in twentieth-century world wars.
Montgomery Parks is honoring the memory of Josiah Henson by publishing a comprehensive biography and planning a brand-new museum scheduled to open in the summer of 2020.
Fourteen actors will take on characters who will “come to life” and talk about their inspiration during the second iteration of “The Living Museum”.
An exhibit called, “To Bear Witness: The Art of Testimony” is a quiet reminder of lives cut short and families impacted by the horrors of the Holocaust.
Richard Bell, an associate professor will be at the Sandy Spring Museum giving a talk that focuses on “Hamilton: An American Musical,” the musical theater phenomenon based on Revolutionary War hero Alexander Hamilton and the founding of the United States of America.
The Live Garra Theatre in Silver Spring combines jazz and theatre to tell stories of everyday African American life this holiday season.
Five Montgomery County-based community theater groups chose independently to stage productions with Jewish themes within the next three months. While that is not rare in the arts, especially in a multicultural metropolitan area, a season where such choices predominate is noteworthy. We must wonder what about these times makes such themes particularly View more
Three actors will step into the shoes of icons of American history during Maryland Humanities’ 24th annual Chautauqua living history series. Montgomery College-Germantown is among the eight Maryland locations to host the 2018 performances with the theme of “Seeking Justice.” Chautauqua originated as the New York Chautauqua Assembly, a Methodist View more
With 38 locations from which to choose, planning a Heritage Days schedule is no simple task. The free two-day annual event, to be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24, offers educational and fun activities at parks, museums and historic sites throughout Montgomery County.
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