'Pomp and Circumstance,' a Fountain in Which to Dance and the Public Facilities Ordinance

Good Thursday, Rockville. (And happy June for that matter—we were away for a few days.) 

It’s a gorgeous spring day evening out there. (Yes, it is still technically spring despite the swelter of the early part of the week.)

We’re in the middle of the sprint to the finish with the school year winding done, sports seasons and afterschool programs wrapping up and community groups meeting for a final time before heading off for summer break.

There’s a lot going on today and everyday for the next couple of weeks and then … summertime and the living’s easy (or so I’ve heard). .

(As the child of school teachers, I can attest to the fact that this is the time of the year when my father would come home and announce that “the kids are bouncing off the walls.” He was a phys ed teacher, so that was not necessarily a metaphor.)

Until that final bell rings there’s a lot to get to. So let’s get to it with this “back from hiatus” edition of the “The Rundown”:

• Graduation season is in full swing. holds its commencement at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Music Center at . Tom Perez, the former Montgomery County councilman and current assistant attorney general of the United States, will be the keynote speaker.
  ’s Class of 2011 graduates at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at DAR Constitution Hall in DC. The keynote speaker will be Douglas W. Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office (possibly one of the few jobs in which the phrase “don’t kill the messenger” is used more often than it is used by journalists).
  For a full list of graduation dates and speakers check out this list on the Montgomery County Public Schools Web site.
• Have your kids missed the fountain at ? Have you? @RockvilleTownSq reports that the fountain, which has been out of commission for a few days for repairs to its storm drains (which have been busy this spring), will be back in action at 11 a.m. tomorrow. (I was out there today talking to the repair crew as they wrapped up their work and they confirmed that all systems are "go.")
• Rockville-based is vying for a free vehicle through Toyota’s “100 Cars for Good” program.
  The nonprofit has requested a Sienna Mobility minivan to help transport people recovering from traumatic brain injuries to job interviews and other appointments. Winners are determined by public voting and the organization needs  your support.
  You can vote for Head Injury Rehabilitation and Referral Services on Monday on the “100 Cars for Good” page on Facebook. Toyota is giving away 100 cars over 100 days from 500 nonprofit finalists out of 1,000 applicants.
  Fair warning: Toyota is going to ask you to share some Facebook information before voting.
• The city’s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on—what else?—the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance at 7 this evening at .
• “Out to Lunch Wednesdays” returned to Rockville Town Center yesterday. If you missed roots rock by Dave Chappell, be sure to catch classic rock by Kevin James next Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. as part of the on East Montgomery Avenue.
  (If I remember correctly from my days hanging out at the old Flanagan’s in Bethesda, Mr. James plays the “Gilligan’s Island” theme to the tune of “Stairway to Heaven”—an Irish pub favorite.)
  For a full schedule of "Out to Lunch" performers click here.
• but George Clinton is out of the hospital and P-Funk is again going strong. Clinton announced his return on Twitter and posted photos of the band’s free show today in Brooklyn, NY on Facebook. Good news. Bad timing.
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