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Red Rock Films Teams with NWF to Bring Ranger Rick to Television
Silver Spring’s Red Rock Films announced a partnership with the National Wildlife Federation to develop a new children’s series based on Ranger Rick, the NWF’s magazine and book character that teaches kids about conservation and the environment.
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AHCMC Issues RFQ for Multimedia Public Art Exhibition
The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County has issued a request for qualifications for artists interested in being included in a temporary multimedia public art exhibition titled “Certain Party or Parties Unknown.”
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Kennedy Center to Screen Dave Chappelle Documentary Film
The Kennedy Center has announced the August 1 screening of “Untitled: Dave Chappelle Documentary Film,” a documentary film that follows comedian and Silver Spring native Dave Chappelle to his current home of Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the community reels from the events of 2020.
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Live Music Returning This Weekend in Two Silver Spring Venues
Now that pandemic-related capacity restrictions have been lifted, three Silver Spring venues for live music are booking bands and beginning to host live music again. Two of those venues, Silver Strings Restaurant and Bar and the Sligo Creek Golf Course, will feature performances starting this Friday, June 4.
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Update: Washington National Opera to Bring Pop-Up Truck to Takoma Streetery
The Washington National Opera will bring its Pop-Up Opera Truck to the Takoma Streetery on Laurel Avenue this Friday, May 28th from 5:30 to 8 p.m., according to an email from Main Street Takoma.
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Urban One’s Casino Proposal Selected as “Preferred Operator” by Richmond Panel
Silver Spring’s Urban One and its proposal for ONE Casino + Resort in Richmond, Va. has been recommended by the city’s Resort Casino Evaluation Panel as the preferred operator, the city announced yesterday.
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Work Begins on Ellsworth Drive Large-Scale Mural
Work has begun on a 350-foot-long large-scale street mural on the pedestrian-only portion of Ellsworth Drive in the Downtown Silver Spring development. Chalk Riot, a Washington-based public arts production company that specializes in pavement art and interactive murals, some using augmented reality, is creating the work.
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Regal Majestic in Silver Spring to Reopen This Friday
The Regal Majestic & IMAX cinema will reopen Friday, May 21, according to social media posts from Downtown Silver Spring.
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Takoma Park Commissions New Public Art Project Along Streetery
The City of Takoma Park commissioned new public art by artist Trap Bob, who painted picnic tables last year at the gazebo for a project of Main Street Takoma. Trap Bob has painted three tables along the Takoma Streetery on Laurel Avenue with designs celebrating the power and resilience of Black women, according to the…