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Celebrate Rockville During Hometown Holidays
More than 40 Bands and Entertainers to Highlight City Festival

The 24th annual Hometown Holidays festival is shaping up to be the best destination in the region for Memorial Day weekend.

The celebration will feature a free concert by Easton Corbin, a rising country performer known for “Roll With It” and “I Can’t Love You Back.”

Each year more than 60,000 people descend on Rockville’s downtown to celebrate the unofficial kickoff to summer.
The Hometown Holidays festival takes place Saturday, May 26, to Monday, May 28, and features two days of music, entertainment, food and crafts, and oneday dedicated to the City’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade.

Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 10 p.m. festival-goers will enjoy more than 40 bands and entertainers on eight stages, children’s activities, a Taste of Rockville and the Marketplace craft festival. more

Rockville's Newly Expanded Senior Center Set to Open
Public Invited to Grand Opening June 15
After more than a year of renovation and expansion work, the Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive, will welcome the community to a grand opening celebration Friday, June 15. more

FY13 Budget Set for Vote May 21
The Mayor and Council are expected to approve the Fiscal Year 2013 budget at their May 21 meeting. Fiscal Year 2013 begins July 1, 2012. more

Rockville City Hall to Close in Observance of Memorial Day  
Recycling, Refuse Collection Shifts One Day
Rockville City Hall will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. Parking fees at Cityowned meters will be suspended for the day. Recycling, yard waste and refuse collection will be suspended and the schedule will shift one day later in the week. more

In This Issue: May 2012

Bike Month

  • Bike to Work This Month
  • Ride and Stride for Rockville Supports Local Bicycle Safety Education
  • Working Together to Keep Each Other Safe on the Roads
  • Rockville's Terrific Kids Earn Free Bicycles 
  • Biking - Celebrate the Fun
    - May is Bike Month in Rockville

Mayor and Council

  • Residents Wanted for Charter Review Commission
  • Rockville Welcomes New City Clerk/Treasurer, Doug Barber
  • Revisions to the City Code Expected in June
  • In Brief
    - Pinneberg Dedicates Rockville Room
    - Boards and Commissions Vacancies
    - Focus on the Environment Commission

News You Can Use

  • Street Paving Planned
  • City Makes GIS Data Availalbe to the Public
  • Watermain Flushing Program to Begin
  • Information at Your Fingertips
    - Have Fun and Practice Summer Safety
    - Ask Your Local Government Council a Question

Summer Enjoyment

  • Summer Playgrounds Program Keeps Kids Happy and Healthy
  • El Programa Summer Playgrounds (Campos de Juego para el Verano) mantiene a los niños sanos y felices
  • Farmers Market to Open for Season May 12 in Downtown Rockville
  • In Rockville Summer = Fun
    - Enrollment for Summer Preschool Opens
      May 17
    - Register for Rockville's Favorite Road Race

In the Community

  • Community Input Needed for Horizon Hill Stormwater Improvement Plans
  • Rockville Residential Recycling Program Recevies National Recognition
  • Public Safety Awards to Honor Community's Finest
  • Celebrate Public Works
  • In and Around Rockville
    - Take an Environmental Road Trip at Free
      Movie Screening
    - Lincoln Park Community Center Exhibit
      Showcases Community's History
    - Join Us Out to Lunch

Arts and Entertainment

  • Enjoy Art, Gardens During Annual Exhibit
  • Free Exhibits Feature Local Artists at Glenview
  • It's Free for All in Local Parks
  • Things to Do in Rockville
    - East Rockville Art Installed
    - Rockville's Annual Ballet Recital Welcomes
      Guests
    - Receive Information About the Arts Via Email

Neighborhood Notes

  • Play Ball at City Parks
  • College Gardens Park Stormwater Project Nationally Recognized
  • Support Cultural Exchange with a Donation to The Finest
  • In Brief
    - Architects to Visit Three of Rockville's
      Neighborhoods 
    - Take a Tour of History
    - Spend an Afternoon at Twinbrook Day
      at the Park
    - Teddy Bears Help Out Officers

Calendar of Events

Special Insert: Hometown Holidays


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