Explore the city by bike, with friends in July. The Rockville Bicycle Advisory Committee leads casual neighborhood rides of about one hour on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Routes are on paved, shared-use paths, some sidewalks and some short sections of quiet streets. The group rides at the pace of the
Join Lincoln Park Community Center, the Mayor and Council, and members of the Isreal family, from noon-4 p.m. Saturday, July 8, for a ribbon cutting to rededicate Clarence “Pint” Isreal Park, and an event to celebrate the community. The community center and Isreal Park are located at 357 Frederick Ave.
A Rockville tradition, the city’s annual Independence Day celebration, returns to King Farm on Tuesday, July 4, with music, fireworks and fun. Hosted by the Mayor and Council, the celebration will once again be held at the 26-acre Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, 1800 Piccard Drive, in King Farm, which offers
Meet Neighbors, Connect with Police Officers on Aug. 1 Celebrate our city’s neighborhoods on Tuesday, Aug. 1 as the Rockville City Police Department and Rockville communities take part in National Night Out. Now in its 40th year, National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. It aims
City government will be closed Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day. The following city facilities will be closed: Lincoln Park, Thomas Farm and Twinbrook community centers; the Rockville Senior Center; Croydon Creek Nature Center and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and box office; Glenview Mansion and the Rockville Civic Center
Coming in May and June to the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive. Rockville Chorus presents “United in Music”7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21.Directed by Linda Garrettson and featuring “Blues in the Night” by Mercer and Arlen; “Les Miserables” by Schonberg; “Let’s Swing It” by Schmutte; “Prayer for the Children”
Stay healthy and informed with free seminars from the Rockville Senior Center in May and June. Register with the course number at www.rockvillemd.gov/registration. Learn about 60-plus programs, courses, activities and services at www.rockvillemd.gov/seniorcenter or by calling 240-314-8800. See the “Adults 60+” recreation guide at www.rockvillemd.gov/life for more information. Activities are
Novelist Ellen Prentiss Campbell discusses “Frieda’s Song,” a Rockville-based novel of historical fiction infused with a hybrid of imagination, fact and emotional truth, in the latest installment of the Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series. In “Echoes and Reflections: Time Traveling in Rockville,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11
Peerless Rockville celebrates the 150th Anniversary of Rockville’s Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station with “Explore Rockville: The B&O Railroad Changes Rockville Forever,” a self-guided tour and scavenger hunt.
See Rockville’s recreation guides at www.rockvillemd.gov/life. Register online for programs, courses and events, and browse online listings at www.rockvillemd.gov/registration.
City government and facilities will be closed for Christmas and New Year’s Day. All city facilities will be closed Mondays, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Parking will be free at city-owned meters on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Recycling, trash
Join the City of Rockville for the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The celebration will be held from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at Rockville High School, 2100 Baltimore Road.
Rockville will honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy as the city holds its 52nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration with a ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 13, and a week of service activities.
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