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Washington Revels has teamed with BlackRock Center for the Arts to welcome the arrival of Spring with a free afternoon of traditional music, dance and more at the first annual outdoor BlackRock SpringFest.

Courtesy of City of Gaithersburg

For those who have chosen to avoid the pain of holiday traffic and will be In town for Labor Day weekend, here are a few close-to-home “staycation” ideas.

Courtesy of Washington Revels

Multicultural folktales and legends have been the fare for families with children, ages 3 to 7, in an expanded Washington Revels story time program this spring. World Story Time (WST), said Ross Wixon, the Revels’ marketing director, is “part of Revels’ broader mission to unite people and to encourage cultural understanding and civil discourse View more

Courtesy of Carpe Diem Arts/Washington Revels

Nearly six years ago — on June 21, 2012 — Carpe Diem Arts held its first Community Sing at the Historic Silver Spring B&O Train Station, recalled Busy Graham, founding director of the Silver Spring-based nonprofit organization “dedicated to serving diverse audiences with quality arts experiences.” After a couple of relocations, including the View more

Photo Courtesy of Washington Revels

If you can’t wait for the winter solstice to get into the swing of things, here’s some good news from the Washington Revels. The Silver Spring-based community arts organization will hold a special autumnal event that combines live music and dance on Sunday evening in Bethesda. And with a stellar Canadian musical duo plus dance master Pierre Chartrand View more

Photo Courtesy of Le Vent du Nord

If your feet are tapping anywhere in the vicinity of Silver Spring or Germantown (or even Maryland’s Eastern Shore) next weekend, blame Canada— Le Vent du Nord is in town. “We play what we call traditional music of Quebec,” said Nicolas Boulerice, the charismatic, bespectacled lead singer and resident hurdy-gurdy player of the four-piece folk View more

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