Takoma Park Folk Festival Renames Stage to Honor Tom Prasada-Rao
The 2024 Takoma Park Folk Festival will honor the late singer-songwriter Tom Prasada-Rao, who died in June at age 66 after battling cancer.
Thunderbolts Seek Momentum with Trio of Home Games Starting Sunday
The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts are fresh off their first win and are optimistic about their deep pitching staff finding its rhythm.
Opening Week: Thunderbolts Ready to Take on Gaithersburg Giants
Top-level college baseball returns to Silver Spring as the Thunderbolts face the Gaithersburg Giants on Monday, June 3.
Silver Spring Stage Opens “Abdication!”: An Interview With Director Yvonne Paretzky
“Abdication!” will premiere at the Silver Spring Stage on Friday, January 26, and will run until February 11. Director Yvonne Paretsky discusses how the characters in the play experience feelings of fear, loneliness, and exclusion, but emphasizes that there is hope if they respond with determination.
Silver Spring Stage Opens “Blue Stockings”: Q&A With Director Eleanore Tapscott
“Blue Stockings” runs at Silver Spring Stage from Oct. 27 through Nov. 12. Based on historical events, the play explores how women sought equal college educational access and recognition in England in the 1890s — issues that continue today on behalf of underrepresented groups in the United States.
Takoma Park Beerfest Comes to Hells Bottom VFW on October 8
“Hells Bottom” VFW in Takoma Park will be the site of the Takoma Foundation’s Beerfest on Sunday, October 8, from 3-7 p.m.
Takoma Park Folk Festival Celebrates Music, Dance and … a Birthday
The Takoma Park Folk Festival will be held on Sunday, September 10 at Takoma Park Middle School. The free festival runs from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with stage performances from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Takoma Park Folk Festival Brings Diverse Music
The Takoma Park Folk Festival will be held on September 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., bringing a diverse program of more than 40 performances and 40 crafts artisans.
Crafts Show and Sale Brings Color to Takoma Park Folk Festival
For many people, the Takoma Park Folk Festival is one of our area’s great annual celebrations of international music and dance. For others, the festival is a marvelous crafts show and sale that, conveniently, also has music.