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Stay Fit, Stay Healthy in September at the Senior Center
Stay healthy, informed and entertained with seminars and events from the Rockville Senior Center in September. The senior center will be closed Sept. 1-5 for asbestos remediation in the library. Register with the course number at rockvillemd.gov/registration. Learn about 60-plus programs, courses, activities and services at rockvillemd.gov/seniorcenter or by calling 240-314-8800. For more information, see…
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Are You Registered? Sign Up and Do Your Democratic Duty!
National Voter Registration Day is coming up and on Tuesday, Sept. 16, members of Rockville’s City Clerk/Director of Operations Office will be at the Square in Rockville Town Center from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. signing up people to vote. More than 6 million Americans have registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day since the civic…
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Percival Everett to be Honored with F. Scott Fitzgerald Award
The 29th annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival on Saturday, Oct. 18, will honor author and Pulitzer Prize winner Percival Everett with the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. The festival will take place from 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Montgomery College in Rockville and will feature a full day of…
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Car Show Presents Wheels of Yesteryear in October
The Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show, a city tradition for more than six decades, rolls into Rockville Civic Center Park on Saturday, Oct. 18. The show is planned for 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the picturesque park at 603 Edmonston Drive. Home to the historic Glenview Mansion, the hills of Rockville Civic Center Park offer…
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Rockville to Remember 9/11 With Ceremony
The City of Rockville will mark the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and remember county residents who lost their lives with a ceremony at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at Courthouse Square Park, at the corner of East Jefferson Street and Maryland Avenue in Rockville’s downtown. The ceremony, which is free and open…
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Public to Pick: Artist Finalists to Present Designs for Memory Walk Art
Three artists will present proposals for the Memory Walk Park Public Art Project during a public meeting from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at Croydon Creek Nature Center, 852 Avery Road. Artists Vito di Bari, Dina Fisher and Craig Gray will share their designs, and Lincoln Park residents will be invited to vote for…
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‘Flights Of Fancy’ to Take Off at College Gardens Park
Baltimore-based artist Andy Dahl’s new mural, “Flights of Fancy,” at College Gardens Park picnic pavilion, will be formally dedicated at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16. Dahl is a painter, sculptor, filmmaker and public artist with a master’s in fine arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He balances his time between public art commissions,…
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State Review Praises RCPD for Best Practices in Community Policing
The Rockville City Police Department has once again met the state of Maryland’s certification standards for excellence in community policing. Each year, the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission evaluates RCPD’s community policing program, including a thorough review of the department’s written report and an independent assessment of ongoing RCPD initiatives. This year’s review yielded…
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Fall for Farm-Fresh Food at the Rockville Farmers Market
The Rockville Farmers Market offers fall produce and a dollar-for-dollar match, up to $15, for customers using their federal nutrition benefits. The market is open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 22, in the jury parking lot at East Jefferson (MD 28) and Monroe streets in Rockville Town Center. Fall offerings include apples, cider, gourds,…
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Last Chance: Propose a Project to Improve Your Neighborhood
Rockville is seeking input from community members about neighborhood improvement projects to be considered for the Fiscal Year 2027 budget. Tell the city what capital projects are needed in your neighborhood by completing and submitting the form at rockvillemd.gov/propose-a-project by Friday, Sept. 12. The city’s Capital Improvements Program lays out how Rockville plans to invest,…