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County Looking for Volunteers to Assist with Thanksgiving Parade
The county is looking for volunteers to assist with various aspects of the Thanksgiving Parade, which returns this year on Saturday, Nov. 20 in downtown Silver Spring, officials announced.
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CREATE to Mark 35th Anniversary with Reception, Exhibit Opening
CREATE Arts Center will mark its 35th anniversary with a free reception and exhibit opening on Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 6–8 p.m. in the Tamar Hendel Art Gallery at 914 Silver Spring Ave. The exhibition will feature a diverse group of local artists, with both two- and three-dimensional original works including paintings, sculptures and textiles.
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Most Silver Spring Entertainment Venues Open with COVID-19 Requirements for Patrons
Most of the arts and entertainment venues in downtown Silver Spring are now open to patrons, as long as they follow each venue’s protocol regarding vaccines, masking and other requirements.
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Takoma Park Street Festival Returns October 3
The Takoma Park Street Festival will return to mark its 40th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 pm. The festival will take place on Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park to Carroll Street N.W. in Washington.
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Two Silver Spring Nonprofits Win MCEDC “High Impact” Grants
Two Silver Spring-based nonprofit groups have been awarded High Impact Grants, two of the 108 recipients of awards from the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation. The grants were part of the $3.3 million MoCo Economic Development Grant Program for Nonprofits that the MCEDC accepted applications for earlier this year.
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Tower Companies to Unveil Public Art at The Blairs Mural Festival
The Tower Companies tomorrow will officially unveil a group of eight public art murals the organization commissioned for The Blairs District at The Blairs Mural Festival, the company announced.
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Silver Spring, Takoma Park Get New Public Art Murals
Silver Spring and Takoma Park each have a new temporary piece of public art created by local artists commissioned by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County through its Public Arts Trust program, #ArtHappensHere.
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Takoma Park Begins Sidewalk Poetry Installation
The City of Takoma Park has begun the installation of sidewalks featuring poetry from local residents, as part of an interactive public art project organized by the City’s Arts and Humanities Division. The poems were chosen in a contest held earlier this year, with the winners receiving a $100 award in addition to their poetry…
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DTSS Named #7 on List of Top 10 Retail Experiences of 2021
Downtown Silver Spring has been named #7 on Chain Store Age magazine’s list of Top 10 Retail Experiences of 2021. “Can a retail center be so successful at reinvigorating a town that, 20 years after it first opened, it has to remake itself to catch up with what it accomplished?”