Gallery: A Silver Spring Summer Saturday
A pop-up market, outdoor benefit concert, an anniversary party and live local music. All in one day in Silver Spring.
Denizens to Celebrate Anniversary with New Orleans Theme Party
Denizens Brewing Co. will celebrate its fifth anniversary in Silver Spring with a New Orleans-themed party on Saturday, July 13, organizers announced. Attendees are encouraged to wear Mardi Gras-style outfits and enjoy a live brass band, drag show, DJ, contests and prizes.
County Offering Matching Grants for Neighborhood Events
Montgomery County will again offer matching grants of up to $1,000 to help fund neighborhood events, according to an announcement from Silver Spring Regional Services Center Director Reemberto Rodriguez. Neighborhood organizations, block groups, tenant groups, civic groups and similar organizations are eligible to apply to help fund events and activities that “promote community engagement, encourage capacity building, networking and stimulate the local economy.”
Middle School Construction Forces Takoma Park Fireworks Cancellation
Construction at Takoma Park Middle School has forced the cancellation of the city’s Fourth of July fireworks show, according to the Takoma Park Independence Day Committee. Instead, the organizers have planned an evening block party on Maple Avenue in front to the Takoma Park Community Center with food trucks, activities for children, and live music.
Chamber Creates Award for Exemplary Selfless Service
The Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce has created a new award to recognize an individual who provides an exemplary example of selfless service. The Andrew Lee Service Beyond Self Award is named for the late Andrew Lee, son of Sarah and Bruce Lee, a former chamber chair, board member, and CEO of Lee Development Group in Silver Spring.
Golf Course Now Featuring Local Bands on Friday Nights
Sligo Creek Golf Course has begun featuring local bands playing on the patio in front of Sligo Pit Bar-B-Que on Fridays from 6-8 p.m. Tonight, Trainwreck will play. Later this summer, Marcus Johnson and the Nighthawks will play larger benefit shows on the lawn.
Entrepreneur Creates Podcast about People of Downtown Silver Spring
A local entrepreneur has started a podcast to tell the stories about the people and events of downtown Silver Spring. The new series features interviews with local business people as well as weekly roundups of events in the Silver Spring Cvic Building and Veterans Plaza.
Jazz Festival Will Be Held This Summer After All
The Silver Spring Jazz Festival will go on this summer after all, thanks largely to community feedback in reaction to a Source story about its apparent demise in favor of a series of smaller events. The festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 24 and the list of performers will be released in a few weeks. In the meantime, the Thursday Summer Concert Series is back next week.
Upcoming Events, June 14-21
This week’s events feature the Silver Spring Blues Festival on Saturday, the return of the Silver Spring Summer Concert Series, a Pepco community meeting, two opportunities for community sings, and baseball with the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts.
Upcoming Events, June 7-14
This week’s events feature several community meetings on school construction, the Purple Line and other topics, an online discussion with the county executive, film screenings, live music in several local venues and a Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts baseball game, among others.
Timebank Holds Crafts, Sewing Swap; CREATE Arts Also Benefits
The Silver Spring Civic Building was buzzing with activity this past Sunday. On the second level, the faces of the Silver Spring Time Bank volunteers greeted visitors. What wasn’t picked up in the exchange was donated to CREATE Arts Center.
Upcoming Events, May 31-June 7
Here is a list of events coming up in Silver Spring and Takoma Park, curated by the Source of the Spring editor.