Friday, May 18, 2012
King Farm resident and author Paul Stankus appears Saturday at the Gaithersburg Book Festival.
This is the third of three profiles of Rockville authors whose work is part of the third annual Gaithersburg Book Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday at Gaithersburg City Hall. Click here for Wednesday's profile of Jasmine Smith and here for Thursday's profile of Phoebe Temkin. Paul Stankus does most of his writing on Metro. Last month, a daily 45-minute ritual of Red Line writing that allows the King Farm resident to balance fatherhood, his full-time job and his dedication to a craft he loves, resulted in Stankus’s second book. Dad Desperately in Need of Training Wheels, chronicles Stankus’s humorous and often humbling tales of fatherhood through the first four years of life with his son Alexander. “When my son was born, I …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Five shows to check out this weekend in and around the county.
Each week Patch will publish a roundup of events throughout Montgomery County. To get more news, sign up for our newsletter. Here’s a roundup of performances in and around Montgomery County, through Wednesday, May 23: DanceFest at BlackRock GERMANTOWN — ClancyWorks opens BlackRock Center for the Arts’ inaugural DanceFest weekend with a site-specific piece set in the theater’s lobby. 8 p.m. Friday, May 18. $25, BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive. Performances by regional dance companies continue through Sunday, May 20; ticket prices vary. For details, go to BlackRockCenter.org or call 240-912-1058. National Philharmonic Honors Debussy NORTH BETHESDA — National Philharmonic presents Debussy’s Martyrdom of St. Sebastian…
Phoebe Temkin is a short story contest finalist at Saturday's Gaithersburg Book Festival.
This is the second of three profiles of Rockville authors whose work is part of the third annual Gaithersburg Book Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday at Gaithersburg City Hall. The first two profiles feature finalists in the festival's second annual high school student short story contest. Click here for Wednesday's profile of Jasmine Smith. Phoebe Temkin, an 18-year-old senior at Richard Montgomery High School, was assigned by English teacher Davina Smith to write a short story for the Gaithersburg Book Festival’s student short story contest using the same line as her classmates. “Mrs. Smith has been fantastic in encouraging my writing,” Temkin said in an email. “She forces me to push myself to write and think creatively.” …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Work by high school artists from the 8th District is on display at VisArts in Rockville through May 17.
VisArts in Rockville is hosting an exhibit of work entered in the Congressional Art Competition for High School Students sponsored by U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen Jr.'s office now through May 17. This is the 10th year that Van Hollen (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington personally congratulated the young artists, presenting them with certificates of participation and recognition in the national competition, which began in 1981. An awards ceremony on April 30 at VisArts included competition participants, their families, teachers and competition sponsors and organizers. The juried exhibit of 95 selected entries is on view in the Kaplan Gallery at VisArts. More than 260 students from 25 local schools participated in the competition. "When jurying a …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Rockville Little Theatre's final performances of Lillian Hellman's play are this weekend.
This weekend is your last chance to see Rockville Little Theatre perform this season. The city's community theater group concludes its 2011-2012 season with three performances of the Tony Award-nominated The Little Foxes by Lillian Herman at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. Rockville Little Theatre's Web site says this about the play: "The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard family lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century in this caustic and engaging tale." Jacy D’Aiutolo directs. Showtimes are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $16 for adults. Tickets for seniors (62 and older) and students (with a valid student I.D.) are $14. For tickets, call 240-314-8690 or visit the …
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Tony-nominated performers Christiane Noll (“Ragtime,” “Jekyll & Hyde”) and Brad Oscar (“The Producers,” “Spamalot”) will visit Rockville's Wootton High School to perform and sign autographs.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Wootton High School hosted a "Rock the Vote" concert on Saturday, April 28, featuring Third Eye Blind and Timeflies.
Rockville's Wootton High School hosted a "Rock the Vote" concert featuring musical acts Third Eye Blind and Timeflies on Saturday, April 28, 2012. The concert was the culminating event in a weeklong program aimed at increasing students’ political awareness and civic engagement. Last week teachers were given lesson plans designed by the Wootton Student Government Association, concentrating on immigration, health care, the economy, education and energy.
Monday, April 30, 2012
A resolution creating a city charter review panel and a discussion of public art also is scheduled.
Introduction of an ordinance on the Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home parking lot, a resolution establishing a panel to review the city’s charter and a review of the budget and the city’s Art in Public Places program are on the Rockville City Council’s agenda for Monday. The council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting will be broadcast live on Rockville 11. The meeting also will include a resolution designating Douglass A. Barber as the new city clerk. Barber, the former clerk of the City of Hyattsville, was named Rockville City Clerk last month. Today is his first day on the job. Pumphrey parking In a 3-2 vote on April 16, the council moved to reverse a 2010 decision by the previous council that was intended to allow Pumphrey Funeral …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Hollywood rolls out its list of blockbusters with The Avengers.
A few sequels, one or two reboots, and Johnny Depp in weird costumes. The summer movie season is about to start. MTV is calling 2012 a nerdy movie summer, and also one of the biggest. Says MTV: It's a crowded landscape to be sure; you'll want to spend your hard-earned theatergoing cash wisely if you want to weed out the fantastic, can't-miss movies from the [ugly], must-miss ones. Here's a few of the movies planned for the summer. Which ones excite you the most? Did we miss any? Tell us in the comments.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Radio station WMZQ, 98.7 FM, is hosting a battle of the bands. To be a contestant submit your band's video by noon on Friday.
Country music station WMZQ, 98.7 FM, is hosting a Battle of the Bands contest that ends at noon on Friday. To enter, submit a YouTube link to a video of your band to the contest site that is no longer than four minutes. Be sure to read the rules. "Six bands will be chosen to perform on May 3rd or May 17th at Growler's in Gaithersburg and compete for the chance to open the day at WMZQ Fest on June 3rd!" according to the contest's website. Read more, including the contest rules, at the WMZQ contest page. From the looks of the Facebook comments, a Maryland band called The Sam Grow Band, which frequents such establishments as The Whiskey in Annapolis, seems to be a popular contestant so far. The accompanying video features the 2011 Battle of…
Theresa Defino
3:50 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Fascinating story, Phoebe. I really liked it. Good luck at the festival! more ›