Black History in Our City
Rockville celebrates Black History Month in February and encourages community members to explore our city’s rich African American heritage.
Rockville celebrates Black History Month in February and encourages community members to explore our city’s rich African American heritage.
Volunteers, pictured above, met Jan. 21 to help pack 10,000 meals with Rise Against Hunger, a global effort to end hunger. The meal packing was one of several city-sponsored service activities on and around the holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., who famously summed up the importance of service with
The city’s 51st annual Martin Luther King Day celebration, held Jan. 16, included performances and the presentations of two awards to community members carrying on King’s legacy.
Rockville Sister Cities Corporation, in partnership with WQER-LP 96.7 FM Radio and the Chinese Culture Institute will hold its annual Lantern Festival from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and Social Hall at Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive. The family-friendly event is
Stay healthy and informed with free seminars from the Rockville Senior Center in February.
Plans to renovate and upgrade the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center’s popular but aging outdoor recreation pool were brought to the Mayor and Council in late January.
Celebrate Black History Month with an exhibit and virtual presentation on the Underground Railroad in Rockville.
Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents “The New Moon”8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays from Feb. 24-March 5.
Rockville fourth graders once again have a chance to meet Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton and imagine what they would do if they were mayor by taking part in the Maryland Municipal League’s statewide “If I Were Mayor” essay contest.
International Night will return Friday, March 17 after a two-year pandemic hiatus for a free evening of multicultural fun and entertainment — and we’re searching for performers for the evening.
Citations will be issued beginning March 1 for vehicles exceeding the speed limit on a segment of Veirs Mill Road where the city recently installed speed monitoring cameras.
Join Rockville’s Youth Commission www.rockvillemd.gov/youthcommission
The Rockville Planning Commission and Chief of Zoning Jim Wasilak present “Zoning 101,” an introduction for the community about Rockville’s zoning ordinance rewrite, on the city’s YouTube channel. This will be a major city project over the next couple of
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