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Rockville Ready to Rocktobierfest Again in October
Rocktobierfest returns to Rockville Town Center on Saturday, Oct. 2 for a day of bands, beers and getting back to gathering together. In its fifth year, the free outdoor festival, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., will include three stages of live music, food, beer sales by local breweries, and an artisans shopping area.
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Survey Launched to Investigate Scope of Social Justice, Racism, Bias and Wellness in Rockville
The Human Rights and Human Services Advisory commissions of the City of Rockville have launched a communitywide survey to assess the state of social justice, racism, bias and wellness in the city. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese and Korean. More information and a link to the survey are available at…
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Applications Being Accepted for Community Development Block Grants
The City of Rockville is now accepting online applications for an anticipated $263,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding for the fall of Fiscal Year 2023. The CDBG program is a federal grant for housing and community development projects that benefit low- and moderate-income individuals, and provides grants to housing providers for housing and…
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Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project to Hold Remembrance Pilgrimage Walk and Soil Collection Ceremony
The Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project invites the public to a remembrance pilgrimage walk and soil collection ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 26. The walk and ceremony will memorialize two men who were lynched in Rockville. John Diggs-Dorsey, a man in his early 20s from Darnestown, was dragged from the county jail and lynched in 1880.…
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Arts Commission to Hold Listening Session on COVID-19 Impact
The City of Rockville’s Cultural Arts Commission wants to know how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the city’s arts communities and if it can help. The commission will hold a virtual listening session from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13. The commission wishes to hear from groups that provide arts and cultural services to Rockville residents,…
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Speaker Series to Highlight Rockville Science Center
The Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series will highlight the history of the Rockville Science Center in a virtual presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9. Bob Ekman, trustee president, will take attendees on a pictorial journey through “30 years of Growth, Providing Opportunities to Engage in Science and Engineering.” Since 1989, the Rockville…
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Health and Wellness, Coming Up at the Senior Center
Stay home and stay well with free online seminars from the Rockville Senior Center in September. Register with the course number online at www.rockvillemd.gov/registration. Learn more about 60-plus programs, courses, activities and services at www.rockvillemd.gov/seniorcenter or calling 240-314-8800. Sessions are free and run from 1-2 p.m., except where noted.
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John Edgar Wideman to be Honored with F. Scott Fitzgerald Award
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival will honor prolific award-winning author John Edgar Wideman, on Saturday, Oct. 30, with the 2021 F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. The award has been presented to some of America’s most distinguished writers, including Richard Russo, Annie Proulx, Norman Mailer, Pat Conroy, John Updike, Joyce…