Posts by CultureSpotMC
A $10,000 Grand Prize + local songwriters...want to be in the room? 🎤✨
We’re giving away 2 tix to the 10th Anniversary Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards at Strathmore on April 24. Hear original music from the DMV's top emerging talent live! 🎸🏆
Enter by noon on April 22: culturespotmc.com/giveaway/
Tix giveaway in #MoCo 🎸🎟️
Two world-class guitarists, Aniello Desiderio + Zoran Dukic, are bringing a poetic, high-energy performance to Montgomery College’s Cultural Arts Center on May 3.
Want in? Enter here by April 17: culturespotmc.com/giveaway/
#LiveMusic #ThingsToDo #Concert #CultureSpotMC
Bethesda Film Fest is back for year 14! 🍿🎥
Featuring 5 short documentaries by local filmmakers tonight + tomorrow at Landmark’s Bethesda Row Cinema. It’s a weekend full of storytelling + community voices. 🎬✨
Details: bethesdamagazine.com/2026/04/08/s...
#CultureSpotMC #BethesdaMD #MoCo
If the algorithm brought you here, you’re welcome 🎨
New mural at the Twinbrook Community Recreation Center in Rockville
Mural by artist LaToya Peoples
📸 City of Rockville
#MoCo #PublicArt #Mural #Community
Jack really traded a whole cow for beans...but you can get these tickets with a simple "click". 🐮🌱
We’ve got a family 4-pack to see a puppet version of Jack and the Beanstalk on May 2! 🏰✨ Sensory-friendly with music + hand-crafted puppets. 🧶
🔗 Enter here: culturespotmc.com/giveaway/?mc...
A Sandy Spring landmark is getting its flowers 🌹📍
The Rose-Budd House just earned historic designation + tells the story of generations of middle-class Black life in the community.
📖 Read more: www.mymcmedia.org/rose-budd-ho...
Story via @mymcmedia.bsky.social
#history #MoCo #blackhistory
Congrats to the winners of @mcdotnow.bsky.social's 2026 ‘Heads Up, Phones Down’ Teen Video Contest! 🎉 👏
A great example of young people using creativity to raise awareness about safe driving + responsible phone habits among their peers.
🎥 Check out their work: mocoshow.com/2026/03/26/m...
#MoCo cinematic talent in Hollywood! 🎥
Zainab Azizi spoke with Bethesda Magazine about her journey to becoming a film producer, her latest big screen release "Send Help", working with acclaimed director Sam Raimi + more!
Check it out. 👉 bethesdamagazine.com/2026/0...
New art opening in #MoCo 🧵✨
Familiar Threads' opening reception is next Wednesday, April 1 at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery in #DTSS. It explores how family, culture, and personal history shape who we are.
Free + open to all.
RSVP: familiarthreads.eventbrite.com
#ArtExhibition #ThingsToDo
GIVEAWAY: Win 2 tix to Abbie Gardner at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn on March 28! 🎸✨
Abbie is a fierce dobro player + vocalist whose solo album DobroSinger reached #11 on the Billboard Blues chart.
Enter by March 19 to experience her top-notch picking + heartfelt vocals: culturespotmc.com/giveaway/
#MoCo is turning 250! 🥳🎂
To celebrate, Montgomery History launched a digital timeline covering 250 years of local milestones. It’s a fascinating look at how our community has evolved through the centuries. 🗺️✨
Check out the full interactive experience: ➡️ montgomeryhistory.org/timeline/
#Giveaway alert 🎸 Win 2 tickets to see the Volterra Project Trio on March 22!
This intimate guitar trio performs Mediterranean folk melodies, European impressionism, and cinematic scores full of expressive sounds worth experiencing. ✨
Enter by March 12: culturespotmc.com/giveaway/
Free concerts? Say less. 🎶✨
Strathmore ’s Bloom at Good Hope Concerts series returns this spring with pop, soul, jazz, global traditions, and hip-hop at the Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center on select Saturdays from March - June.
Full lineup here: www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-sprin...
Heads Up, Phones Down ➡️ www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-PedSafet...
#PedestrianSafety #ArtsAndTransportation #MoCoStudents #TeenFilmmakers
#MoCo high schoolers have until Feb 28 to enter the Heads Up, Phones Down video contest. ⏰🎬
📱 Submit a 30-sec PSA about pedestrian safety for a chance to win prizes like a MacBook Air, Apple Watch, or $800!
🌟 Bonus: Students may earn up to 5 SSL hours just for entering!
Entry link below. 👇
🎟️ GIVEAWAY: Win a family 4-pack of tix to Good Morning, Good Night at Imagination Stage ! ☁️✨
This multi-sensory show is perfect for ages 1–4. Kids get to help "wake the birds" + "release fireflies" in an interactive daytime + nighttime adventure! 🐦🌟
Enter by Feb 25: culturespotmc.com/giveaway/
Note: Seated RSVPs are full but standing room is available.
#TakomaPark #LocalHistory #BookEvent #CultureSpotMC
Former White House staffer Jason Green will discuss his new memoir, Too Precious to Lose, at @peoplesbooktakoma.com in Takoma Park on 2/23. ✨📖
This book explores the "lost" history of the Quince Orchard community right here in #MoCo.
Check it out! ➡️ peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/too-pr...
Germantown, are you okay? 👀
We just learned this #MoCo town has a direct link to one of the biggest moments in American history. ☕️📜
The tea is piping hot + 160 years old! Read the full story: mocoshow.com/2025/12/17/g...
#History #GermantownMD #LincolnAssassination
🎟️ GIVEAWAY: Want to win a family 4-pack of tix to Freckleface Strawberry, The Musical at AdventureTheatre? 🍓✨
This funny, heartfelt show is the perfect "core memory" outing for the kids. Enter to see it! 🎭 ➡️ culturespotmc.com/giveaway/
#CultureSpotMC #MoCo #KidsTheatre #Giveaway #ThingsToDo
🎟️ GIVEAWAY: Ready to master the rhythm of Brazil? We’ve got 2 tix to EducArte’s Samba Dance Classes up for grabs! 💃🏽✨
Open to all levels—from beginners to pros. No auditions, no pressure just good energy! 🥁
Entry link! culturespotmc.com/giveaway/
#CultureSpotMC #MoCo #Samba #Giveaway