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CultureSpotMC @culturespotmc.bsky.social · 1h

🎉 Congrats to @creativemoco's FY25 Artist & Scholars Project Grantee, @genieghim.bsky.social , on her stunning work featured in Full Saturation at @thelinehotel! 💫

Genie’s work is on view through Oct 31, from 6–8 PM on the Lobby Level! 🎨✨

📸 Artwork photos by Chris Bryan

#CultureSpotMC

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 23h

#TuesdayVibes | 📰 Imagination Stage received a 3-year grant to expand their educational theatre programs promoting children's #mentalhealth nationwide! 👏 Learn more ➡️ mocoshow.com/2025/10/14/b...

#TYA #childrenstheatre #ArtsAnd #ArtsandMentalHealth

✍️: @themocoshow.bsky.social

Bethesda’s Imagination Stage Launches National Programming Focused on Student Wellness - The MoCo Show

Bethesda-based Imagination Stage received a three-year grant from the Kaiser Permanente Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation to expand its educational theater programs promoting children’s mental...

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CultureSpotMC @culturespotmc.bsky.social · 1d

👻 Spooky season is in full swing! 🎃 From haunted forests that’ll make your heart race to family friendly train rides, you can find thrills, chills, and plenty of #Halloween fun for all ages.

Click for the full guide, if you dare... ➡️ culturespotmc.com/stories/expl... #MoCo #DMVEvents #CultureSpotMC

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Panelists Needed! ✨

AHCMC is recruiting grant panelists to review applications for our Wheaton Cultural Project Grants, Artists & Scholars Project Grants, & Arts Residencies in Schools Grants.

Stipends included! 💰 Details: www.creativemoco.com/find-opportu... #creativemoco

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 5d

Feeling the #fundraising pressure? 🧘‍♀️ Laura Smith Wellbeing’s 8-week virtual series, Mindfulness for Fundraisers, offers nonprofit fundraisers simple, practical tools to manage stress + stay grounded.

Next session starts Oct 23! 👉 laurasmithwellbeing.com/classes-and-... #mentalhealth #wellness

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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 5d

I had such an incredible time (🥁) visiting the Renaissance Festival and talking with vendors there for this story.

The Maryland Renn Fest is a true institution, and one of the most popular festivals like it in the country. It's also, as I found out, one of the most desirable for vendors.

About time: Maryland native realizes dream with Renaissance Festival shop

The fifth time was the charm for Sharon Lane, a Maryland native who landed a hard-to-get spot at the Maryland Renaissance Festival this year. The sold-out festival in Anne Arundel County concludes thi...

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 5d

Financial Management Team Training for Nonprofits! 📊

Nonprofit Montgomery's FIRM training equips teams with frameworks, tools, and best practices to strengthen their organization's financial capacity. 💵

Register here ➡️ nonprofitmontgomery.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/n... #nonprofitleadership

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Connect Montgomery @connectmontgomery.bsky.social · 6d

🎉Looking for something to do this weekend? Montgomery County has it all! Here’s your @mymcmedia.bsky.social go-to guide for the weekend:

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City of Takoma Park @takomaparkmd.gov · 6d

Local poet David Alberto Fernández hopes to build bridges across cultures to connect communities in his new role as Takoma Park Poet Laureate. The City Council appointed Fernández to a three-year term as Takoma Park Poet Laureate at their October 15 meeting. Read more: https://bit.ly/3W9jq8g

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 6d

ArtStream celebrates 20 years of inclusive performing arts in Montgomery County! 🎭➡️ www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/l...

This nonprofit champions creative expression, skill building, and connection for people with intellectual + developmental disabilities. #ArtsAnd #Inclusion #Accessible #MoCo

Rockville nonprofit ArtStream celebrates 20 seasons of disability inclusion

“Artstream really fills the gap with a lot of connection and shared purpose, creatively.” ArtStream’s creative director told News4.

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 8d

📢 AHCMC's FY26 Fall Grant Cycle is NOW OPEN! Apply for the chance to receive funding in the following grant categories:

🔹Arts Residencies in Schools Grants
🔹 Artists & Scholars Project Grants
🔹 Wheaton Cultural Project Grants

Learn more and apply: www.creativemoco.com/grants/

#creativemoco

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 12d

#ArtsAndCulture #Creativemoco #ArtsFunder #HumanitiesFunder #ArtsAndHumanities

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 12d

🗣️ Add your voice to #50Stories50States, Americans for the Arts’ campaign celebrating National Arts & Humanities Month! 🎉 americansforthearts.gv-one.com/hive/4194-am...

Your story can help protect and expand access to creative + cultural funding for generations to come. #ArtsAdvocacy #NAHM

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 13d

Round House Theatre is earning praise for The Inheritance. 🏳️‍🌈📰 Dive into @metroweekly.bsky.social 's review + see why this story is resonating with audiences: www.metroweekly.com/2025/09/the-...

#Moco #Theatre #DMVTheater #ThingsToDo #LiveTheatre

The Inheritance Review: Round House's Epic Gay Drama Triumphs

Round House’s production of Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance delivers a sweeping, six-hour gay epic of history, love, and loss.

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 15d

Local Artist Opp for Montgomery County Artists 🎨 Submit your qualifications to design + paint an outdoor sculpture in Wheaton, MD!

🗓️ Submission Deadline: Oct 26
🔗 Details + Application: www.wheatonartsparade.org/rfq-pyramids...

#MoCo #WheatonMD #ArtistCall #RFQ #PublicArt

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 23d

So happy to join artists, dancers, students, musicians and community leaders for a glorious celebration at the Wheaton Arts Parade and Festival in the heart of the 8th!

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 19d

Final trio of 2025 at Jazz at the Kramer 🎶 Vocalist Gracie Jay + pianist Ryan Hanseler return with bassist William “Mobetta” Ledbetter.

✨ Free community concert on Oct 8 at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery. ➡️ jakoctober2025.eventbrite.com

#MoCo #DTSS #Jazz #ThingsToDo #Creativemoco #SilverSpringMD

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 19d

Last Sunday's Wheaton Arts Parade and Festival celebrated 9 years of diversity, culture + community! 🌍🎭 ➡️ www.mymcmedia.org/wheaton-cele...

@mymcmedia.bsky.social recaps the event with a video highlighting its impact. 👇 #MoCo #WheatonMD

Wheaton Celebrates Diversity During Annual Arts Festival, Parade

Wheaton arts parade and festival enters 9th year

www.mymcmedia.org

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CultureSpotMC @culturespotmc.bsky.social · 20d

🎭✨ WIN 4 TICKETS! ✨🎭
Enter for a chance to see @adventuretheatre's “Not Your Mother’s Goose!” at Glen Echo Park! 🐔🎶

📅 Runs Oct 4 – Nov 2
🎟 Don’t miss this world premiere comedy! Link to giveaway in the comments.

#AdventureTheatre #NotYourMothersGoose #FamilyFun #TheaterForKids

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The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 20d

7 things to do in Montgomery County, one festival after another

7 things to do in Montgomery County, festivals aplenty

Taste of Bethesda, Takoma Park Street Festival and other things to do this week in Montgomery County.

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 21d

See how a community saved RedGate Park 🌳🐦

Bird Walk, a documentary by MoCo filmmaker + AHCMC grantee Cintia Cabib, tells the story of how RedGate Park was preserved as a public park + bird habitat.

📅 Free Film Screening: Oct 5 at 2pm
📍 Rockville Memorial Library
🔗 mcpl.libnet.info/event/14331834

"Bird Walk" Film

“Bird Walk” is a documentary that features the birds and birders that have flocked to Rockville’s RedGate Park.

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 21d

#mentalhealth #ArtAndMentalHealth #ArtAndSocialJustice #SocialJustice #ArtAndCommunityCohesion #CommunityCohesion

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 21d

Now playing through Oct 12 🎭: Friends with Guns at Silver Spring Stage. Director Julia Harris unpacks the themes of guns, fear, and relationships in this @sourceofthespring.com interview. Don’t miss it! ➡️ www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-sprin...

#theater #guns #ArtsAnd #ArtAndPublicWelfare #MoCo

Silver Spring Stage: “Friends With Guns” Opens this Weekend

Director Julia Harris explores the themes of gun culture and its effect on relationships in “Friends With Guns,” a play making its regional debut at Silver Spring Stage from September 26 to October 12...

www.sourceofthespring.com

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Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) @creativemoco.bsky.social · 23d

#Equity #EmergingArtists #ArtsLeadership #Inclusion