tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87488179721718349832024-03-28T20:30:11.751-07:00SILVER SPRING SPEAKSA place for conversation about what is going throughout the Silver Spring Regional Area. Moderated by Reemberto Rodriguez, Director.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-75105560519154401482020-07-29T12:53:00.013-07:002020-10-17T10:55:49.075-07:00A SILVER SPRING REGION WALKING ADVENTURE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>A SILVER SPRING REGION WALKING ADVENTURE</b><br />
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Welcome to this journey!<br />
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Our Silver Spring Region is generally bounded by Rock Creek to the West, Prince George County to the East, Washington D.C. to the South, and the Beltway to the North, wrapping around the Four Corners neighborhoods.<br />
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I am challenging myself to walk most all streets in this Region. To accomplish this, I've divided the Region in 8 similarly sized quadrants and walked through and /or around all of them. I've now begun going back to each quadrant and trying to walk most streets. This will take at least 3 walks per quadrant, each of approximately 4-6 miles.<br />
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I am using the app MapMyWalk and will try to add links to each route indicated within each quadrant. I will also add occasional thoughts and observations.<br />
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The first observation is that our Region has so much to see when you walk! The diversity of housing type, street ambiance, trails, and commercial areas is truly amazing... Maybe someday in the future I will go back and add pictures. But for now, let's walk!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Update:</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">[1] The Bethesda Magazine did an article on this adventure. You can find it at:</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/rodriguez-sets-out-to-explore-many-miles-of-silver-spring-by-foot/">https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/rodriguez-sets-out-to-explore-many-miles-of-silver-spring-by-foot/</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">[2] A Blair High School student also did a short video highlighting the walks. You can find it at:</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://youtu.be/wBSxgSrNxf4">https://youtu.be/wBSxgSrNxf4</a><br />
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Where One Mile Will Get You in Silver Spring (April 2010)</div>
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Walking and Biking in Silver Spring (October 2011)</div>
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Sustainability and Walkability - and Placemaking - in Silver Spring (October 2013)</div>
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Top Five Challenges to Pedestrians in Silver Spring (April, 2013)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-83065714561225625462020-07-18T13:21:00.001-07:002020-07-18T13:32:18.787-07:00My heart aches. My tears flow. I mourn. Two men who helped shape my core values passed away yesterday.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My heart aches. My tears flow. I mourn.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Two men who helped shape my core values passed away
yesterday. One everyone knows. The other less ‘famous’, but just as influential
in my life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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John Lewis and C.T. Vivian. May they rest in peace.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had the distinct honor of working with these two giants of
the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta, Georgia in the 80’s. As everyone
who crossed paths with these two men, I remain forever changed. Their intense
commitment to social justice and equality is truly the real deal.<o:p></o:p></div>
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C.T. Vivian was my mentor for race relations. I first met
him through Leadership Atlanta and stayed in touch with him for years. He
taught me so much. One pivotal exchange that stays with me is when we first met
noticing my name, my undeniable Whiteness, and my proudly embraced Cuban roots,
he tells me: “You are obviously not Black; but, here in the South you ain’t White
either.” He coached me how to navigate what was to become my life’s journey in
this never-never land of embracing Blackness, living Whiteness, and dreaming in
Cuban. Complicated indeed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My interaction with John Lewis was much more pragmatic. He
was a City Councilmember and I was the young Executive Director of the Atlanta
Community Design Center. We crossed path when we conceptualized the very early
stages of what was to become APEX, the African American Panoramic Experience
(under the stewardship of Dan Moore.) I so admired his amazing skill of
navigating complicated, critical issues with the grace which defines him. A true
master of positive messaging and speaking truth to power - even when he was
part of ‘the system’. Of the various
conversations we had, I will never forget him sharing with me after a
contentious public exchange: “Young man, it is ok. Just remember to never
compromise your core values of fairness and justice for personal gain or political
expediency.” Oh, how wise. Today more than ever.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Quite poetic that these two giants left us the same day.
That means we have to work double hard and twice as intense to continue the
path they helped pave towards the beloved community.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-10727352228633724422019-04-25T06:06:00.003-07:002019-04-25T06:06:52.913-07:00REMARKS GIVEN AT THE WELCOME OF STORYCORPS IN SILVER SPRING April 23, 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Buenos dias.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">On behalf of
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Council President
Nancy Navarro, and all who live, work, visit, pray, and play in our community:
WELCOME!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It is with a
deep sense of gratitude we welcome WAMU, NPR, and the StoryCorps team to Silver
Spring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Thank you –
gracias – for choosing our community for this amazing month long project… And
thank you to your wonderful staff that has so diligently worked with our team
here in the Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza to make this event
a possibility.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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personal note: As an avid NPR listener – and annual contributor: It is simply
awesome to have you here!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Spring stories will not disappoint. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We who call
Silver Spring – and Montgomery County and our DMV area – home are one feisty,
inventive, loud, and opinionated bunch – as I am sure you will hear.… Thank you
for giving us a space to share our stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We have a
complicated, incomplete, and imperfect history here in Silver Spring. Some of
us have been around for a while; others arrived only yesterday… We come truly
from all walks of life, all economic strata, social class, and backgrounds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are home grown, with deep roots in the rich local tradition, heritage, and privileges…
Others are from all corners of the world, bringing with us our own tradition
and heritage to form this quilt of a community that we call Silver Spring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Together we
are trying to make of this vibrant, thriving, intensely diverse community a
place we can all call home… Silver Spring: A place with spice, soul, salsa, and
spirit… A place where we can share equitably, be just with each other, and build
what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., called “a beloved community”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We get that some
would say that creating a beloved community can only be aspirational and not
realistically achievable – we have too many problems, too many dysfunctions,
too many deep hurts.… Yet, for many of us here the process of creating a
beloved community is a real, achievable, practical – if difficult - journey… We
are committed to this journey together, discussing, conversing, arguing,
laughing, dancing, and dialoguing the best we can; not trying to convince each other
so much as trying to understand each other… Trying to identify those points
where our stories intersect; where we can build on common interests, hopes, and
dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It is
through sharing our stories that we accompany each other. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It is
through sharing our stories that we strengthen our relationships; for
relationships are built on shared experiences.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Our personal
stories define us. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Respectfully
listening to each other’s stories honors us. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Celebrating
and rejoicing in each other’s stories brings us together.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And weaving
all these personal stories into our collective giant story is the foundation of
our “beloved community.”</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So, thank
you – gracias – WAMU, NPR, and StoryCorps for making it possible for us to take
this journey with you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-57926033835093260282017-09-05T04:57:00.001-07:002017-09-05T04:57:01.300-07:00Why serve on SSCAB? (By Mark Mendez)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>A guest blog by Mark Mendez, Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board member</i><br />
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September 2017<br />
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Fellow advisory board members,<br />
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As we enter the fall and a new year, I’d like to share why I applied to the Silver Spring Citizens’ Advisory Board in 2012. A former SSCAB member suggested that our neighborhoods needed to know 'what was coming down the pike' and felt I had the temperament to represent us on the board.<br />
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Over the past five years, I’ve enjoyed my time on the board and have been able to get ahead of the curve on some events. I could relay information and get neighbors involved on behalf of my local neighborhood of Rosemary Hills and Silver Spring in general. Through SSCAB meetings, I've made important connections with agencies and individuals that impact what happens where we live and more importantly, come to understand their priorities.<br />
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My own interests have centered on how county planning decisions impact current residents and businesses. The neighborhoods of Silver Spring all have aspects that can be improved, but also have unique strengths that should not be taken for granted.<br />
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I’ve realized that displacing or destabilizing longtime businesses and assuming they can find another home in the county or that new entrepreneurs will fill the void is risky planning at best. To this end, I suggested a topic and offered to organize two of the advisory board’s public meetings in September 2016. I invited members of the county planning board, planning department and county council to review the role of community input in our current planning process. The meetings were well attended and participants benefited from candid discussion and new perspectives.<br />
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On a more micro level, I’ve been able to bring attention to small business owners in an industrial area that was slated for redevelopment for additional residential housing. Working with neighbors and business owners to change the conversation surrounding industrial zoning was a 2+ year process. Part of this effort for me was creating an FB Page and website that shined a light on small business owners in West Silver Spring so their livelihoods were seen as more than a zoning category. I included a number of employer profiles within the videos here:<br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1651007887"><br /></a>
<a href="http://www.reallife20910.com/">www.reallife20910.com</a><br />
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This year, the council came to recognize the importance of this area and reversed the trend of rezoning industrial areas for more housing. In the end, the business area was preserved and the council approved a unique sector plan that creates a variety of housing options in Rosemary Hills and significant affordable housing directly at transit. This ‘20-year’ plan for west Silver Spring plays to the strengths of the area and supports the region with important services while recognizing the role of transit.<br />
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In the coming months and years, all of us will have the chance to shape where we live. This is especially true for Purple Line or BRT neighborhoods where change is coming. I believe that being an active member of the SSCAB makes Silver Spring a stronger and more authentic home.<br />
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Mark Mendez<br />
Rosemary Hills<br />
SSCAB</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-43082615619728196762017-05-25T08:55:00.001-07:002017-05-25T08:55:05.497-07:00Marketing with MeetUp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">NOTE: This is a guest posting by Kathy Jentz, a Silver Spring activist. The article was originally published by the</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">American Farm Publications Inc.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>By Kathy Jentz</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who says social media is the death of face-to-face interaction? <a href="http://meetup.com/">MeetUp.com</a> has been around for almost 15 years now and is used by over 30 million members for more than 600,000 monthly in-person meetings. The whole basis of this web site is to create connections beyond online.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yet, marketers and businesses have been very slow to adapt MeetUp as a tool for growing their customer base. This resource is low-cost and one of the most under-used of the social media channels for reaching new customers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, create a <a href="https://www.meetup.com/" target="_blank">MeetUp</a> account, if you don’t already have one. Then, go to your Profile and upload your same avatar image that you use on the rest of your social media channels and thoroughly fill out your information. Be sure to select several interest groups. There are many that are in the horticultural and agricultural worlds – from “Sustainable Farming” to “Plant Collecting.” This part is free, to create a <a href="https://www.meetup.com/" target="_blank">MeetUp</a> group you sign up for a basic or an unlimited plans that allow organizers to run up to 3 Meetup Groups on a single account.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, set up groups in your specialty area. You might search first to see if there is anything similar to what you are considering already in your area and then join that. You want your group to be specific and narrow in scope. Remember, you can host up to 3 and can create other groups for your various business focuses. An example of a MeetUp group might be “Organic Flower Farmers in New Jersey.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After you attract a few group members, engage with them online and ask them to introduce themselves. You can then set up a tentative in-person MeetUp. You could host it as a brown-bag lunch at your own location or at a neutral spot like a nearby coffee shop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now you want to share and market that event far-and-wide across all your social media networks. MeetUp makes that pretty easy by allowing you to connect your various accounts to your profile. Post to your blog about it and announce it on other, related MeetUp groups. Print up flyers announcing your group and meeting and insert them in customer orders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don’t be disappointed if you do not have a large turnout at your event. Focus here on quality over quantity. Make the events attractive and fun and eventually you will start to build up a loyal base. A friend of mine, who sells beautiful flower photography, set up a MeetUp group for other flower photographers in her area and once a month they go together in the early morning to various local public gardens to take photos as a group. Afterwards, they meet for coffee and compare shots and swap photography tips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Business relationships are best built on friendships and MeetUp.com makes it easier than ever to connect with like-minded folks in your geographical and topic areas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*About the Author: Kathy Jentz is the Editor/Publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine, the publication for Mid-Atlantic home gardeners. She is the former Brand Ambassador for Meadows Farms Nurseries and the Social Media Guru for various nonprofit organizations including <a href="http://dcgardens.com/">DCGardens.com</a>. She can be reached at <a href="mailto:KathyJentz@gmail.com">KathyJentz@gmail.com</a> or 301-588-6894.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-70559922962868905582017-04-19T14:39:00.003-07:002017-04-19T14:39:38.624-07:00The Community Access Program - A success story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">When the Silver Spring Civic Building and
Veterans Plaza opened in the summer of 2010, there were some that thought the
pricing structure was simply out of reach for many users – particularly for
non-profits and other civic organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The County – led by the County Executive –
analyzed how to best lower the cost to worthy groups, without compromising the
enterprise nature of the facility’s fiscal steward, the Community Use of Public
Facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that would in essence subsidize certain uses. The rules were simple and clear.
Users subsidized had to serve a public good. Priority would be given to
those organizations located in or serving Montgomery County residents. Non-profits, civics
and fraternal groups would qualify. The funds would go towards financially
supporting a portion of the rental fees. A formal application process was
adopted. And, a committee was set up to make the decision on who should be
approved, and what percent subsidy should be granted. Annual cost of the
Program has ranged from $100,000 - $200,000.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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born. After two years of experimentation and adjustments, the Pilot became a
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art, cultural, clubs, sorority/fraternity, etc.) that are working on improving
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homeowners associations, neighborhood associations, tenant associations, senior
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-16182485112174442732017-02-10T12:45:00.001-08:002017-02-10T12:45:30.527-08:00QUICK GUIDE TO SILVER SPRING and more<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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NOTE: <i>This is the first blog posting since November 8th. After three months of hiatious, we hope to once again occasionally post meaningful stuff...</i><br />
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<b>QUICK GUIDE TO SILVER SPRING and more</b><br />
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These are the links that appear in every eNewsletter the Silver Spring Regional Area Director, Reemberto Rodriguez sends - every week or so. (If you are not subscribed to this eNewsletter, you can do so by simply going to <a href="http://silverspringdowntown.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bd8805537d3a89b3ed6979ce2&id=3c5074996e" target="_blank">this link</a>. You can see recent issues <a href="http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/home/?u=bd8805537d3a89b3ed6979ce2&id=3c5074996e" target="_blank">here</a>.)<br />
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These links provide a wealth of information 'a click away'. You are encouraged to browse through them, use them, and let us know if there are some critical ones missing.<br />
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enJoy!<br />
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/press_List.aspx?id=23" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">County Executive</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/news/pr/pr_details.html" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">County Council</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://governor.maryland.gov/category/press-releases/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">State Government</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/department/news_releases/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Park & Planning</a></li>
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<br /><strong>COUNTY TRANSPARENCY</strong></div>
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://montgomerycountymd.gov/open/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">OpenMontgomery</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">DataMontgomery</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://budget.data.montgomerycountymd.gov/#/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">BudgetMontgomery</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://spending.data.montgomerycountymd.gov/#/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">SpendingMontgomery</a><br /> </li>
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<br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><strong style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">KEY COUNCIL LINKS</strong><span style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Council Home</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/calendar.html" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Calendar</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/agenda/index.html" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Agendas & Packets</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/leg/index.html" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Legislation</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/about/committees.html" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Committees</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/PHSignUp.html" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Sign Up To Speak</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="watch" name="watch" style="background-color: beige; color: #2baadf; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: underline; text-size-adjust: 100%;"></a><br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><strong style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">WHERE TO WATCH </strong><br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><em style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">List of public stations where hyper-local news lives:</em><span style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/OnDemand/index.html" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">County Council LIVE!</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Planning Board LIVE!</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Montgomery County Media</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">County Cable Montgomery</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Montgomery Municipal Cable</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Takoma Park CityTV</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/itv/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Montgomery County Public School TV</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/department.aspx?id=14569" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Montgomery College Television</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://www.umuc.edu/visitors/about/umuc-tv.cfm" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">University of Maryland University College TV</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.mpt.org/home/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Maryland Public Television</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/DocsinProgress" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Docs-in-Progress</a></li>
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<strong style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">WHERE TO LISTEN</strong><span style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://takomaradio.org/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Takoma Radio</a> </li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TakomaRadio/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">(Facebook)</a></li>
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<br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><strong style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">HYPER-LOCAL NEWS</strong><span style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://sourceofthespring.com/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Source of the Spring</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://takomavoice.com/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Takoma Voice</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.mymcmedia.org/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Montgomery County Media</a></li>
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<br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Know of others? </span><a href="mailto:reemberto.rodriguez@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov?subject=hyper%20local%20video%20links" style="background-color: beige; color: #2baadf; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">e-mail us</a><span style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">!</span><br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br />
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<br /><strong>REGIONAL NEWSLETTERS</strong>:</div>
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a aria-haspopup="true" href="mailto:Ken.Hartman@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov?subject=Subscribe%20to%20e-Mail" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Bethesda</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a aria-haspopup="true" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001g5vNi0Vr6t35KlvtmIRclELwuDqLrrY9NcnZHK_h7EJHL6lO0yiraAWFGNWeHAw-uyKRT969KiIhAqolsBXsW0WXb-qrqUR-y4MnjFKpLgt9_re3Y-3Qw_wBbi2low2-XfMLCVltK3g58t1ZLhJP8TfNqEo7B44E7goaMKbbVXX8txgl3djBtOMaKQ9VDjyrlJxjJjg8PKBlXgxw0i6rdLGJmLF498LlOFvpSWIYaHe18rFOwVGIlqHK-sNPeEejAu6v7Dpsj3WFUffW5S4Q1IMnurPWedkxUPPBs1Dmkg6zCmr65TgitvDHrwQJH0df9xrrc26Y8-tbPzp6O23J4TTzwcs6C_-DRr7OOltig7nDZawYJvYO-otsZt1C3_7S8Fa-NV1P1CP0QKEnjmO3YsWdsTm5wA_4&c=35PubE8E-Ok2U6Kvjlmt_ErFfeps3AeBmYAV3SIbclg6j5h6mwRyOA==&ch=0U_cYLUxRHAxvnq6jU4LEWg89RbN417qyWHEnhObV8BXByiIOTUBeg==" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">East County</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a aria-haspopup="true" href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001FCkP-cZiSO7IHibpEyVmhV8mak-bsWlKLc0SuAw8_z-voTAraAXBL-bYjFWxYE4BX0v6kxZgZe9KBXFDcVJEchMtaCgsOZnoMselNy10yu4%3D" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Mid-County</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a aria-haspopup="true" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001g5vNi0Vr6t35KlvtmIRclELwuDqLrrY9NcnZHK_h7EJHL6lO0yiraAWFGNWeHAw-v-DQOKHfWfdr85W7rQCRXyxegHiwaw4GZGVDzEtPG4gTdxMh5z-BxQ7tcfMTEtLqeCzdqeJcxl0F1Gc43nSbXeG0Wy0ZIYG5jZcpHmeIOgkt7zeApC79W5_TVxBuu4iswq1N83T_ttMLWghOwnhX7Teaw5xQm76YywtO41JKaShexkGomJ4QrUsWi5okCyiJI_baHN1RIeR_z-Ev8svtB4bXkI76cd9PEpb0ifFwkh3U11GWJuDPwCG9d6ofETq_neoeAT9YJ7YJ1rgFczF353SGRse8Jie_iS2cZjP9xKrHCH9ISt8mv2FKucynFHOBWqmQbaWsWIug2bhoc4GewTI88qcAGbIPMMgQ8USapQ3hlIbfunoTYlkxcqaW0WTqUTDoi1pgdUQ=&c=35PubE8E-Ok2U6Kvjlmt_ErFfeps3AeBmYAV3SIbclg6j5h6mwRyOA==&ch=0U_cYLUxRHAxvnq6jU4LEWg89RbN417qyWHEnhObV8BXByiIOTUBeg==" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Silver Spring</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a aria-haspopup="true" href="mailto:CATHERINE.MATTHEWS@MONTGOMERYCOUNTYMD.GOV?subject=SUBSCRIBE%20TO%20eNEWSLETTER" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT16074_com_zimbra_email" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Upcounty</a> </li>
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://mcatlas.org/zoning/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Interactive Zoning Map</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://mcatlas.org/devfinder/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Development Finder</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://smartgrowth.umd.edu/plccmaps" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Purple Line Map Series</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Master Plans for all communities</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Silver Chips On-Line</a> <em>(Blair H.S. Newspaper)</em></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="http://insidemc.montgomerycollege.edu/index.php" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Inside MC On-Line</a> (TPSS College Newspaper)</li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://issuu.com/ssrcvirtualdisplay" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Virtual Display</a> <em>(for the Regional Area)</em></li>
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<br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><strong style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">SILVER SPRING CIVIC BUILDING<br />& VETERANS PLAZA</strong><br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/CUPF/Resources/Files/FY%2017%20CAP%20promo.pdf" style="background-color: beige; color: #2baadf; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Subsidy Program Info</a><br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/CUPF/Resources/Files/FY%2017%20CAP%20promo.pdf" style="background-color: beige; color: #2baadf; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img align="none" height="83" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bd8805537d3a89b3ed6979ce2/images/90551cb0-11d9-4ae8-9c17-0a2924e9beb3.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 83px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 100px;" width="100" /></a><br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: beige; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-90837668020180616792016-10-25T04:24:00.041-07:002020-10-26T10:31:59.891-07:00#EVERYVOTEMATTERS Our Daily Tip to Get Out the Vote<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM A LISTING FROM FOUR YEARS AGO.</b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>STILL LEGIT. STILL VALID. STILL IT IS ALL ABOUT VOTING.</b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>OCTOBER 19 - Monday</b></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Engage the wait staff at Waffle House - or the McDonald’s drive through - and remind them to vote vote vote. They will appreciate a fellow citizen recognizing their dignity and worth… And your encouragement may be just what they need for them to vote vote vote.</span><br />
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In Silver Spring, the demand for walkable residential properties in the area is intense; as pointed out in a recent blog post, from the middle of the last decade through the middle or end of this one, Silver Spring will have added in the proximity of 5,000 residential units throughout the downtown area.</div>
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On May 13-14, the <a href="http://www.incrementaldevelopment.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Incremental Development Alliance</span></a>, a national non-profit, will be holding a Small Scale Developer Bootcamp, designed to teach would-be small real estate developers the basics of small residential and mixed-use projects. This event is co-sponsored by <a href="http://www.cnudc.org/" target="_blank">CNU DC</a>, and focuses on how an incremental approach to building cities makes communities stronger and creates more wealth for citizens.</div>
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While large development project are essential for meeting the residential and retail needs, small developments also play a key role in the evolution of place. The advantages of disseminating knowledge on details of the development process include locals owning property, which in turn encourages community engagement and increased participation in the economic and civic sphere. For example, the development of small retail allows entrepreneurs and small businesses to move into spaces at oftentimes less rent found in some larger new projects.</div>
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Silver Spring is a market that is ripe for small projects. The demand is here, and so is the need to preserve a neighborhood environment that encourages small business development and local engagement. </div>
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If you’ve ever wondered why that lot on the corner couldn’t be a coffee shop, or had an idea about how to fill a gap on a commercial strip, you may want to consider attending this event. (NOTE: THERE IS A FEE FOR THIS EVENT.)</div>
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The <a href="http://www.incrementaldevelopment.org/silverspring2016" target="_blank">Small Scale Development Bootcamp</a> kicks off with a Happy Hour at Fire House 1 on Friday May 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, with an all day training the next day, Saturday May 14, from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. It will be taught by experienced developers,<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;"> </span><a href="http://www.andersonkim.com/r-john-anderson/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">John Anderson</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;"> and </span><a href="http://www.landergroup.com/LG-roots.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">Michael Lander.</span></a> Participants will learn technical skills and resources to navigate development financing, zoning and entitlement, site selection and building design in order assemble your own small scale real estate deal. The workshop will also address issues surrounding becoming a developer, risk management, quality of life and basic business setup and contracting methods.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: red;">THE GARDEN OF DAILY
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<i><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 11.4133px;">(This was given to me by a senior who worked in our office sometime in 2012… I’ve lost contact with her, but will be forever grateful for this gift.)</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For the garden of your daily living<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">thyme for each other, </span></i></b></div>
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<b>NOTE: THIS IS A D.R.A.F.T., CURRENTLY "UNDER DEVELOPMENT" AS OF APRIL 18, 2016</b><br />
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<b>NOTE 2: A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF MOST OF THIS CAN BE FOUND AT PARK & PLANNING's NEW TOOL</b><br />
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So, you want to know: What IS going on (in the development world) in Silver Spring? What are all those real estate developments deals and great projects that are coming out of the ground? What has happened recently? What is the history? Where are we headed?<br />
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Well, obviously there is no simple answer and no single place that has all this wonderful information. Oftentime when we try to produce such “lists of lists” they become outdated before they are released and/or the staff capacity is simply not there to maintain it all up-to-date.<br />
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Given all these caveats, here is an imperfect, incomplete, and probably not fully accurate snapshot of “What is going on (in the development world) in Silver Spring."<br />
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<b>WHAT'S BEEN BUILT RECENTLY</b><br />
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First things first: What you see ‘coming off the ground’ in the downtown area is probably one of the following 1000+ residential units that have recently been completed:<br />
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<i>[] Behind the Civic Building: </i>222 multi-family units. This project is actually part of the overall downtown Silver Spring development.<br />
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<i>[] Down by Montgomery College: </i>(the old Dry Cleaning Institute building): 210 multi-family units now open. (Built behind the historic structure, which is incorporated into the development.)<br />
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<i>[] South Silver Spring (Kennett Street):</i> Commonly known as The Galaxy, this is a 241 unit multi-family development.<br />
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<i>[] Ripley Street </i>Washington Property’s project, 286 multi-family units, recently open as well... Home Properties's project across the street is also open.<br />
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<i>[] EYA/Chelsea School:</i> At Pershing and Ellsworth - by the old library. It includes 63 townhouses, plus the preservation of a historic structure.<br />
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<i>[] 8706 Georgia Avenue:</i> One of two office developments turned into housing, this 240 unit apartment complex will be within easy walking distance of the Fillmore and AFI - recently open.<br />
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<b>PIPELINE</b><br />
Projects in different stages of development review could bring an additional 2000 units. Some of these include:<br />
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<i>[] Silver Spring Library Residential Site:</i> Fronting on Bonifant, this project - almost complete now - will have 120 multi-family units and commercial on the ground floor.<br />
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<i>[] 8621 Georgia Ave: </i>This Folger Pratt project, bringing 262 apartment units is currently under construction.<i> </i><br />
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<i>[] Fenton Baptist Church:</i> This project will rebuild the church and will have street level storefronts, along with 200+ multi-family units.<br />
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<i>[] The Old Sligo Police Station:</i> This redevelopment will include 70 garden style units and 12 townhomes in a mix of artists housing as well as market rate housing.<br />
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<i>[] The Falklands Chase Redevelopment:</i> This major redevelopment in the northwest side of downtown is slated to eventually include over 1,000 units and more than 60,000 sq. ft. of retail.<br />
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<em>[] Studio Plaza - Phase One: </em> In the heart of "Fenton Village", this 476 unit development will have a major public plaza and some retail, with underground parking (some of which will be public parking.)<br />
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<em>[] The Blairs:</em> The complete 'redo' of the existing Blairs shopping center and adjacent residential developments will be a major new 'destination point' in downtown Silver Spring. The current construction is a 'replacement' of old units; but the project is planned to add a substantial number of new units over the years.<br />
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<i>MISSING SOME? PLEASE e-MAIL ME AT</i><br />
<a href="mailto:Reemberto.Rodriguez@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov">Reemberto.Rodriguez@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov</a><br />
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<b>Somewhat dated, but still good:</b> If you want to see some of the above projects in a <b>graphic representation</b>, you can review a presentation given by Park and Planning about a year ago – but still very relevant:<br />
<a href="http://issuu.com/silverspringregionalcenter/docs/silver_spring_cbd_projects_under_development">http://issuu.com/silverspringregionalcenter/docs/silver_spring_cbd_projects_under_development</a><br />
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<li><i>Given what has been built recently, it is safe to say that from the middle of the last decade through the middle or end of this one, Silver Spring would have added in the proximity of 5,000 residential units throughout the downtown area.</i></li>
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Other than residential, major projects include the total redo of the old CitiPlace into Ellsworth Place; and, United Therapeutic's "Phase 3" development.<br />
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<b>CONTEXT (and a bit of history) [plans and such]</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">NOTE: <i>On January 8, 2013, the Planning Department did a session </i></span><i style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">outlining all developments in downtown Silver Spring that are under construction and/or in the planning process... See the PowerPoint presentation </span><a href="http://issuu.com/silverspringregionalcenter/docs/silver_spring_development_status_january_2013-ssud" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">... You may also want to view another presentation we did which places these developments "in context"... You can find that presentation </span><a href="http://issuu.com/silverspringregionalcenter/docs/silver_spring_in_context_2012_06_07v" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. </span></i></div>
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Now, step back a minute… If you want to put all of this in context, you’ll want to review some framing documents. Your first stop to understand the context of what is going on should be a fuller understanding ‘<i>how a building gets built</i>’ in our County… Check out “<i>A Resident’s Guide to Land Use Master Plan Process in Montgomery County</i>”:<br />
<a href="http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/info/resident_guides/documents/landuse_masterplan_02_2007.pdf">http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/info/resident_guides/documents/landuse_masterplan_02_2007.pdf</a><br />
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After that, you’ll be better ready to understand the Silver Spring plans in particular by reviewing the Silver Spring CBD (Central Business District) Sector Plan, found at:<br />
<a href="http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/plan_areas/silver_spring_takoma_park/master_plans/sscbd/sscbd_toc.shtm">http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/plan_areas/silver_spring_takoma_park/master_plans/sscbd/sscbd_toc.shtm</a><br />
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Next you’ll be ready to step back a bit again, and see how this Plan fits into other plans and other planning issues. There is a July 2011 update to all this information, readily found at:<br />
<a href="http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/silverspring/index.shtm">http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/silverspring/index.shtm</a><br />
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For a synopsis of all these plans, see more of the presentation made by Park and Planning a few ago:<br />
<a href="http://issuu.com/silverspringregionalcenter/docs/silver_spring_master_plans__compatibility_mode_">http://issuu.com/silverspringregionalcenter/docs/silver_spring_master_plans__compatibility_mode_</a><br />
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<b>To get a picture of what is here today, nothing provides a better overview than our own web-site:</b><br />
<a href="http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/"><b>http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/</b></a><br />
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<b>A HISTORY LESSON</b><br />
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Wikipedia actually does a decent job providing some history for us:<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland</a><br />
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The Chamber’s web-site also has a brief history and context:<br />
<a href="http://www.silverspringchamber.com/silverspring/about_silver_spring/index.html">http://www.silverspringchamber.com/silverspring/about_silver_spring/index.html</a><br />
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So does some of the local neighborhood historians:<br />
<a href="http://users.starpower.net/oshel/H02.htm">http://users.starpower.net/oshel/H02.htm</a><br />
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And, of course, the Historical Society has a wealth of info:<br />
<a href="http://silverspringhistory.homestead.com/">http://silverspringhistory.homestead.com/</a><br />
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Our own historian, Jerry McCoy wrote a book titled “<i>Then and Now: Downtown Silver Spring</i>”… He also wrote a history of book of the broader Silver Spring area:<br />
<a href="http://silverspringthenagain.blogspot.com/">http://silverspringthenagain.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Gus Bauman, a past Planning Commission Chair did a wonderful timeline that we posted on our blog not too long ago:<br />
<a href="http://silverspringspeaks.blogspot.com/2011/06/short-history-of-developemnt-in.html">http://silverspringspeaks.blogspot.com/2011/06/short-history-of-developemnt-in.html</a><br />
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While there’s been many articles written about the growth in Silver Spring, this one (somewhat dated) seems to be one of the best:<br />
<a href="http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/downtown_silver_spring_experiencing_a_resurgence_after_a_bumpy_history/2281">http://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/downtown_silver_spring_experiencing_a_resurgence_after_a_bumpy_history/2281</a><br />
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As if all of the above is not enough, you could also have some fun Googling “<i>Silver Spring redevelopment</i>” not only on the web, but in ‘pictures’ and ‘YouTube’… And – this is quite something if you’ve never tried it – go to ‘more’ in the Google bar; scroll down to ‘even more’; then find the link to ‘scholar’. There you will find amazing historical works ranging from the useful to the useless. (For example, there’s a University of Maryland thesis back from 2005 title “<i>Imagined Pasts, Imagined Futures: Race, Politics, Memory, and the Revitalization of Downtown Silver Spring</i>”.)<br />
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<i>All of this will lead you to more information than you probably need – but, you’ll have loads of fun in the investigative journey!</i><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-5864945545029573302016-03-09T11:02:00.001-08:002016-03-09T11:02:42.119-08:00RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the Silver Spring Regional Center<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Spring Regional Center connects Montgomery County and community members,
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Our mission
is to "Strengthen communication between the community and various agencies
of County Government; Coordinate necessary interagency action with respect to
each local area; and recommend programs and policies tailored to the local
community."</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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the Center is done through efforts in the Silver Spring Regional Area, which encompasses
the area south of the beltway (plus Four Corners), east to the Prince George
County line, south to the Washington DC line and west to Rock Creek Park. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">In the
downtown Area, much of the work is done through the Silver Spring Urban
District which provides enhanced services to the Central
Business District to ensure that downtown Silver Spring is
maintained as a clean, safe and attractive environment to
promote a vibrant social and business climate to support long-term
economic viability and vitality. SSUD services include
ambassadorship , security, streetscape maintenance, walkway
repairs , tree maintenance, marketing, promotions
and special events. The Silver Spring Urban District sponsors a
summer concert series, the Silver Spring Jazz Festival, the Montgomery County
Thanksgiving Parade, the Taste the World in Fenton Village and other events to
attract people to downtown Silver Spring. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is also an "Arts & Entertainment District." The goal of the
Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District is to provide a welcoming,
eclectic, urban center in downtown that showcases the arts and entertainment
community, while providing a unique source of culture, recreation, and
entertainment for residents and visitors, and creates a dynamic economic anchor
for downtown Silver Spring’s continued redevelopment and revitalization.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">[1] Purple Line and BRT:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> The Silver Spring
Regional Services Center (RSC) worked with the County's DOT to move forward the
planning for the Purple Line Light Rail project as it nears the start of
construction. Community-wide meetings, information sessions, and dialogues were
held to discuss progress and the cost savings measures suggested by the State;
as well area specific convenings with various neighborhoods and groups
adjacent to future stations (i.e.: Wayne Ave ara residents; Lyttonsville and
Rosemary' Hills and their master planning process; Arliss Street
townhouses; and the business communities in Bonifant, Long Branch,
Takoma Langley, and Brookeville.) Similarly, work began with the
Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for the Rapid Transit System. The Silver
Spring RSC worked with DOT in identifying a diverse pool of participants from
the area's traditional and non-traditional civic infrastructure to serve on the
CACs.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">[2] Small Commercial Hubs: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Silver Spring RSC is
working with the many stakeholders in the Area's commercial hubs (outside the core
of downtown and Takorna Park) to "celebrate today while plans made for
tomorrow." A new web-site directory was developed for Montgomery Hills;
working with neighborhood residents, a composite list of businesses in the
Brookeville/Lyttonsville area was generated; under the leadership of the
Long Branch Business League, new murals have been added to Long Branch; serving
on the Takoma Langley Commercial Development Authority, new banners were put
up, as well as a new ad campaign initiated; and, with collaboration
of the Urban District, the 5th Taste the World in Fenton Village was
highly successful.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">[3] Placemaking:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> The continuing emphasis on
placemaking has yielded concrete ideas, including the recent experiment to
introduce quality busking ("street performances") in carefully
selected public spaces beyond the core of downtown to increase the sense of
safety and security, as well as providing a more enjoyable urban public
realm. Working through an intensive community input process, the implementation
of various pedestrian and bicycle circulation improvements are well underway
under the auspices of DOT's Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Impact Areas
(BiPPA.)</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">[4] Engaging the Community: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Silver
Spring eNewIetter has expanded its reach to nearly 5,000 recipients; and it is
routinely Facebooked and Twitted - as well as cut-and-paste to neighborhood
listservs. Participation in the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board
(CAB) is on the rise, with more residents attending not only the formal monthly
meetings of the CAB, but also the many meetings of its three Committees:
Neighborhoods, Commercial Economic Development, and Transportation, Energy, and
Environment.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">ACCOMPLISHMENTS
for the Urban District and Arts & Entertainment District</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">[1] Support of Veterans Plaza Events:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> The
Silver Spring Urban District supported over 70 events on Veterans Plaza - and
adjacent Ellsworth St., which is oftentimes closed for events as well - by
closing and opening the street, managing trash disposal, recycling efforts, and
general ambassadorship support. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">[2] Production of Marquee Events:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> The
10th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival, was once a gain a great success; as so
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Thanksgiving Parade bringing thousands of people to downtown and
bringing major social and traditional media exposure to downtown. The
Taste the World in Fenton Village has now grown to be an expected annual event
to affirm the many independently owned restaurants in the southern part of
downtown Silver Spring.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">[3] Collaboration with Other Agencies:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Working
with DOT staff, the new VanGo schedule and route were implemented, now
providing for a real loop which mns later into the weeknights and Saturdays.
The Silver Spring Urban District, working with Department of GeneraI
Servicres, WMATA, DOT and others retired the IOS operations for the Silver
Spring Transit Center; and helped orient users to the new station, distributing
over 2,500 brochures. The SSUD reaffirmed its Weekender Program with the
Department of Conections, agreeing to continue this highly successful program
indefinitely.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">[4] Recycling: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The SSUD recycled approximately 5
tons of material (plastic, glass and aluminum bottles and cans). delivering it
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The work of
the Regional Center is done in part through the efforts of various advisory
groups. These include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Recently the highly successful Fenton Street Market announced they will be moving on from Silver Spring's Veterans Plaza next year. As Megan Moriarty, Owner/Operator of the FSM put it in their announcement, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="color: #606060; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We moved down from Fenton Village [to Veterans Plaza] when the Civic Building opened to help activate the new public space. And it worked! FSM helped turn a hardscape plaza into a community gathering place. Now, the Plaza is hopping all the time and it is time for FSM to take its model to new places in Silver Spring." (FSM is one of the State of Maryland few "B" Corporation, a private company with a stated public purpose.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The pressure for activities other than Fenton Street Market on Veterans Plaza on Saturdays has increased dramatically the last couple of years. Additionally, the Fenton Street Market's commitment to Silver Spring has not changed - if anything it has increased. They will now be able to more effectively activate other parts of Silver Spring with their innovative approach to community building through local commerce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Fenton Street Market on Veterans Plaza served a great purpose during the start-up phase of this amazing public space. They were instrumental in demonstrating that Veterans Plaza could become a gathering place for people from all walks of life. The demand for the space on Saturdays - particularly over the last couple of years - has put a continuing stress on the commitment to the Fenton Street Market to use the space on almost every Spring / Summer / Fall Saturday. Being relieved of that commitment will provide us the opportunity to satisfy a growing demand from other community initiatives that are seeking to use the space - and it will provide the FSM the opportunity to do new ventures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Silver Spring's downtown is changing dramatically. The renovated Citiplace - now renamed Ellsworth Place - is bringing not only new stores like Michael's, Ross, T.J. Maxx and various new restaurants, but it will also be home to the entertainment venue Dave and Busters. This new level of activity, coupled with the increasing success of Peterson Co.'s Downtown Silver Spring, The Fillmore, and the growing number of restaurants in the area, are bringing additional new life to the core of downtown Silver Spring. Plus, the FSM is not going far! Indeed, we are working with them to spread the success of the core of Silver Spring to other areas throughout downtown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Veterans Plaza has been so successful that there are more groups wanting to access Veterans Plaza than there are non-winter Sundays in the year. So, freeing up Saturdays will ensure that even more groups are satisfied and can participate in 'building community' in Silver Spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We are thankful to the Fenton Street Market for their amazing entrepreneur leadership and their community commitment to make Veterans Plaza a truly successful public realm. We look forward to continuing working with them as they help us spread this success to other areas of downtown Silver Spring and beyond.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ARTS HAPPENINGS IN SILVER SPRING/TAKOMA PARK & METRO DC AREA THIS WEEK & BEYOND</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Scroll down to the bottom to connect via the websites of DC area arts organizations and learn about other offerings. If you prefer not to receive future postings of recommended arts events and activities, please reply with “remove” in subject line.<b></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">SEE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 LISTINGS BELOW THEATER LISTINGS</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">A R T E X H I B I T S</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Thursday, November 19, 7:00pm <b>(Art exhibit through November 25)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ARTIST TALK with CYNTHIA FARRELL-JOHNSON</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ART 4 ALL – THINK JAZZ<b><i></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Glenview Mansion Art Gallery </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Rockville, MD</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.cfjfinearts.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.cfjfinearts.com</a></span></u><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ART EXHIBIT rise + fall – work of Adjoa Burrowes and Lendeh Sherman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Opening reception on Sept 18, 6:30-8pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Betty Mae Kramer Gallery (open 9am-6pm Mon-Fri)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring Civic Building</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">One Veterans Plaza</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">(Parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr., across the street)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The Betty Mae Kramer Gallery is pleased to present <b><i>rise + fall</i></b>, an exhibition of new works by Adjoa Burrowes and Lendeh Sherman. Organized by Kramer Gallery Curator Amina K. Cooper, <b><i>rise + fall</i></b> addresses current social and environmental issues through exploratory mixed media processes and installation based works. Kramer Gallery is managed by the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Visit <a href="http://creativemoco.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4c8f5c87f85dea94555aaa5e5&id=04d5b7a9bb&e=36aff3f93b" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.creativemoco.com/riseandfall</a> for more information about the exhibit</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt;">T H E A T E R R U N S</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Thurs/Fri/Sat, November 19-21 (7pm Nov 19-20 and 2pm and 7pm on Nov 21)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">IN THE HEIGHTS – MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCTION</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bethesda, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Don’t miss out on this unique musical experience!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">In the Heights centers on a community of characters living in the neighborhood, El Barrio, of Washington Heights, on the northern tip of Manhattan. At the center of the show is Usnavi, a bodega owner who looks after the aging Cuban lady next door, pines for the gorgeous girl working in the neighboring beauty salon, and dreams of escaping to the shores of his native Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, Nina, a childhood friend of Usnavi’s, has returned to the neighborhood from her first year at college with surprising news for her parents, who have spent their life savings on building a better life for her. Ultimately, Usnavi and the residents of Washington Heights get a dose of what it really means to be home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">TiCKETS/INFO: </span><a href="http://www.bccdrama.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.bccdrama.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Thurs/Fri/Sat: November 19-21, 7:00pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SWEENEY TODD with a punk twist on the Sondheim Classic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Walt Whitman High School—Daryl L. Shaw Auditorium</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7100 Whittier Blvd</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bethesda, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Graffiti artists, punk rockers, and a lobotomy patient or two will scale a scaffold set to present Walt Whitman High School’s imaginative interpretation of <i>Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</i>: A Musical Thriller! <i>Sweeney Todd</i> features a live orchestra, three dozen singer-actors, and an accomplished technical crew numbering more than 50, plus vocal direction by Jeffrey Davidson and music direction by Terry Alvey. Following the story of a homicidal barber seeking revenge on a corrupt judge, Whitman’s ambitious production of <i>Sweeney Todd</i> is a haunting examination of mankind’s morality … or lack thereof … revealing a community consumed by love, vengeance, and despair. Director Christopher Gerken, a Tony nominee for excellence in theatre education, shifts the Sondheim musical from its traditional setting in Victorian England to the 1980s punk scene. The result is at once shocking and enchanting, as the bone-chilling classic score melds impeccably with the London punk/goth counterculture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">TICKETS: $10 for students/general admission, $15 for adults/general admission, $20 for reserved seats. <a href="http://whitmandrama.ticketleap.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">whitmandrama.ticketleap.com</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">For ticket questions or special requests contact <a href="mailto:whitmandramatickets@gmail.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">whitmandramatickets@gmail.com</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Visit <a href="http://www.whitmandrama.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.whitmandrama.com</a> for more information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FIDDLER ON THE ROOF</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Damascus Theater Production</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Olney Theater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Olney, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">November 19, 20 and 21 at 8 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">November 22 at 2 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">TICKETS: $20 general admission / $18 for seniors and students</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://damascustheatre.org/fiddler.html" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://damascustheatre.org/fiddler.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">UNEXPLORED INTERIOR: THIS IS RWANDA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE EARTH</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">By Jay O. Sanders – Directed by Derek Goldman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Inaugural production of Mosaic:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">New theater company founded by Serge Seiden and Ari Roth (formerly of Theater J)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Atlas Theater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">H. St. NE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington, DC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Mosaic Theater launches its inaugural season with a world-premiere epic about the madness and majesty of Rwanda. Raymond, an African film student at NYU enthralled with the mysteries of Alfred Hitchcock, is compelled by a mentor's death to return to Rwanda to uncover a deeper horror story: the roots of violence that have destroyed his family in the 1994 Rwandan genocide -- including his beloved grandfather, a Tutsi master storyteller whose legacy Raymond seeks to redeem. The ghosts of King Leopold and Mark Twain (played by John Lescault) intertwine with other plotlines Raymond pursues as a Hutu government minister falls in love with a Tutsi woman and the head of UN peacekeepers, haunted by those he was unable to save, struggles with his own will to live. Staged by Derek Goldman (Our Class, In Darfur) and featuring an A-List cast including Helen Hayes Award-winning actress Erika Rose (In Darfur), Caroline Clay (Broadway’s Doubt, The Blood Quilt) and Michael Anthony Williams (Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide…). <br /><a href="https://atlasarts.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si0000007RFegEAG" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://atlasarts.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si0000007RFegEAG</a><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">VANNY @ EL GOLFO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">El Golfo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Join us for our next Performance at El Golfo featuring the very talented VANNY -- an 18 year-old singer/songwriter from the Washington D.C area. Performing both cover songs and original music, she counts Layrn HIll, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder among the top artists who inspire her. Her musical repertoire ranges from Pop, Indie Pop, R&B, Classic Rock, Reggae to Jazz Fusion. She has been singing since the age of 8 and playing guitar since the age of 11. With a dad from Guyana and a mom from Namibia, Vanny draws on a rich cultural tradition. For this event, she will be singing some of our favorite songs from the 70's and 80's, including hits by Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, the Jackson 5, Bob Marley and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FREE And everyone welcome. Enjoy fine Latin cuisine, cocktails and more while listening to some of Vanny's signature songs by Michael JJackson, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">RSVP -- <b><a href="mailto:rsvp@silverspringtowncenter.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">rsvp@silverspringtowncenter.com</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.elgolforestaurant.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">KIMBERLEY ROSE WILLIAMS: SHORT FILM & AWESOME ART</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ARTOMATIC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8100 Corporate Dr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Hyattsville, MD 20785</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FREE ADMISSION</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">INFO: </span><a href="http://www.artomatic.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.ARTOMATIC.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Friday, November 20, 8:30-11:30pm (7:30pm lesson)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE @ GLEN ECHO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7300 MacArthur Blvd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Glen Echo, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Lesson included with admission at 7:30.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Dinner and snacks are available at the Glen Echo Café adjoining the ballroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.fridaynightdance.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.fridaynightdance.org</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ANDES MANTA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7995 Georgia Ave</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">11am: Family Show -- $5 MC ID & Children; $10 regular</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">12 noon: Panpipe-Making Workshop -- $10</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7:00pm: Evening Concert -- $20 regular/ $30 door / $15 MC ID</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">From the lyrical sound of the quena Andean flute to the haunting tones of the six-foot panpipes, Andes Manta presents their acclaimed stage performance with sheer beauty by interweaving traditional and original music with folklore of the Andes – an experience that never fails to bring audiences to their feet.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/cac" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.montgomerycollege.edu/cac</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">REVELS-CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY SING</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Revels Studio Space</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">531 Dale Dr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">November theme: American Indian Heritage</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">· 6:30-7:30pm – Songs for Families</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">· 7:30-8:00 – Birthday songs for November; social time, refreshments</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">· 8:00-9:00 – Harmony singing from diverse song traditions – for teens and adults</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bring refreshments, instruments and songs to share if you wish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Free admission. Donations appreciated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Parking info: <a href="http://www.revelsdc.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.RevelsDC.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Washington Revels and Carpe Diem Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.revelsdc.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.RevelsDC.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Award-winning, critically acclaimed, passionate and playful, Al Petteway and Amy White offer a well conceived blend of musical styles. Their repertoire includes original, traditional, contemporary Celtic and Appalachian influenced music with occasional nods to rock and jazz. Their performances feature acoustic guitar, mandolin, Celtic harp, piano, banjo, lap dulcimer, world percussion, and evocative vocals. Before moving from the Washington, DC area to the mountains of Western NC, the duo won 50 WAMMIE awards. They have since won an INDIE, and Petteway won a GRAMMY as well as being voted one of the Top 50 Guitarists of all time by the readers of Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Petteway will be performing selections from his spring release, “Dream Guitars Volume II: Hand Picked”, a solo guitar recording featuring his own arrangements expertly played on some of the finest guitars ever crafted: rare and special guitars that were chosen by Petteway and “Dream Guitars” owner Paul Heumiller from their own personal collections and from the walls of that world famous guitar boutique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">CYBERTRAD with MATTHEW OLWELL – FSGW MONTHLY CONCERT</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Seekers Church</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">CyberTrad is a musical experiment that combines melodic sensibilities from traditional Irish and Breton music, and blends them with rhythmic elements of contemporary Quebecois, funk, and Hip Hop. The project features Matthew Olwell on flute, vocals, and percussion, Dominic “Shodekeh” Talifero on human Beatbox, and Aimee Curl on vocals. Original compositions and arrangements by Matthew Olwell make CyberTrad both familiar and intriguing. MATTHEW OLWELLhas been performing and teaching at festivals and theaters across North America and Europe since 1996. He grew up in a family of wooden flute instrument-makers, immersed in a world of music, dance, and theatre, and performed for nine years with the Maryland-based Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. A co-founder of Good Foot Dance Company, Matthew is a multimedia artist who ascribes to his grandfather’s definition of a dilettante: “one who delights in many things.” You could call SHODEKEH (a.k.a. Dominic Earle Shodekeh Talifero) a beatboxer or a vocal percussionist, if you want to feel a little more refined about it. But what the Baltimore-based musician seems to be more than anything is a chameleon, breathing out entire rhythm and bass tracks and blending them into a borderless range of performance situations. Shodekeh has moved from Beatboxing’s Hip Hop roots to explore innovative collaborations with a wide range of traditional artists, including Tuvan Throat Singing, Lithuanian Folk Music, Experimental, Funk, Jazz, Rock, Classical, Ballet & various forms & techniques of Modern Dance. Singer AIMEE CURL grew up singing in church and with her family. In her early teens, she learned the lap dulcimer and joined her first band. She met other musicians, started singing more, and began experimenting with other instruments such as guitar, fiddle, and bass. She left home and spent the next ten years playing the electric bass and touring the country with a band named ThaMuseMeant before studying at the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in NYC where she picked up the upright bass fiddle. As a singer, she has a most distinctive voice with emotion and sincerity that makes even the most hardened listener soften and swoon. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ANNETTE WASILIK & KEVIN DUDLEY with special guest Grey Jacks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">WEEKEND PARTICIPATE: PRE-THANKSGIVING SQUARE DANCE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Janine Smith, calling to the music of </span><a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/B241131" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Leah Weiss</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">, </span><a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/B241132" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Kate Brett</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">, </span><a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/B241133" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Kevin Enoch</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">, </span><a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/B241130" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Gary Wright</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Enjoy an energetic evening of traditional Appalachian music and square dancing at the Pre-Thanksgiving Square Dance. Leah Weiss (fiddle), Gary Wright (guitar), Kate Brett (banjo), and Kevin Enoch (bass) rock the dance tunes, and Janine Smith teaches and calls the figures from 5–7 pm. You’ll be square dancing before you know it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7300 MacArthur Blvd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">JOE HILL’S LAST WILL with JOHN McCUTCHEON</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Institute of Musical Traditions (IMT)<br />Saint Mark Presbyterian Church<br />10701 Old Georgetown Rd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">John McCutcheon's friend, fellow musician and playwright Si Kahn wrote this one man show for McCutcheon. It is an imagined version of the last night of Swedish/American labor organizer and musician Joe Hill's life as he awaits death in a Utah prison cell. McCutcheon performs the show in costume and character as Hill, telling stories and singing Hill's songs. McCutcheon released an album on May 1 (Labor Day in most of the world's countries) of this year also called “Joe Hill's Last Will”.<br />GRAMMY award winner John McCutcheon is folk music’s renaissance man: master instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter, storyteller, activist and author. Besides his usual circuit of major concert halls and theaters, McCutcheon is equally at home in an elementary school auditorium, a festival stage or at a farm rally. He is a whirlwind of energy packing five lifetimes into one. A multi instrumentalist who performs on instruments as diverse as hammered dulcimer to fiddle, McCutcheon reaches people of every generation and background when he takes the stage with what critics describe as "little feats of magic," "breathtaking in their ease and grace...," and "like a conversation with an illuminating old friend."<br />TICKETS: TBA<br />INFORMATION: call <a href="tel:301-960-3655" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">301-960-3655</a> and visit <a href="http://www.imtfolk.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.imtfolk.org</a><br />ARTISTS’ WEBSITE: <a href="http://folkmusic.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">folkmusic.com</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Wednesday, November 25, 7:30-9:30pm (LAST WEDNESDAY of every month)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Greater U. Street Jazz Collective</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Cover charge: $5 – gives you free Margarita or any other drink, or dessert</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.elgolforestaurant.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.greaterustreetjazzcollective.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.GreaterUStreetJazzCollective.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE @ GLEN ECHO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7300 MacArthur Blvd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Glen Echo, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Lesson included with admission at 7:30.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">CHUCK BRODSKY: SINGER SONGWRITER AND STORYTELLER EXTRAORDINAIRE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Focus Music Concert Series</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Tikvat Israel Congregation</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Chuck Brodsky, is performing in Rockville, hosted by Focus Music. He lives in Asheville, NC. Enjoy baseball songs, poignant social and political commentary, as well as vivid descriptions of interesting characters, one about GPS, and songs of mirth and merriment for the holidays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">JUMP START WITH THE ARTS -- FAMILY FUN NIGHT OUT AT EL GOLFO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">featuring THE GRANDSONS JR!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Upbeat American mix of rock, swing, New Orleans R&B, country, and Latin music</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">El Golfo Restaurant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Wammie Award Winners! Best Children’s Artists of the Year</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Silver Spring Day School and Class Acts Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">With support from El Golfo Restaurant and Carpe Diem Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 cover charge for adults: includes a ticket for a free dessert or drink (including Margaritas!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">BENEFIT EVENT @ FILLMORE for Montgomery County Renters Alliance<br />featuring WEST AFRICAN MUSIC: CHEICK HAMALA DIABATE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Fillmore</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The Renters Alliances celebrates 5 years of service to the renter community – promoting the cause of renters rights and community health and stability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE @ GLEN ECHO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7300 MacArthur Blvd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Glen Echo, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Lesson included with admission at 7:30.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Dinner and snacks are available at the Glen Echo Café adjoining the ballroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">CATHY FINK & MARCY MARXER with special guest BILL HARLEY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">WINTER FAMILY CONCERT – 30<sup>th</sup> ANNUAL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Takoma, DC (across from Takoma Metro, near Busboys & Poets)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SHAKESPEARE’S “AS YOU LIKE IT” c/o LUMINA STUDIO THEATRE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Directed by David Minton</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Music direction: Wendy Lanxner</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Saturday, 12/5 -- </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">2PM Green Cast -- 7PM Blue Cast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Sunday, 12/6 -- </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">2PM Blue Cast -- 7PM Green Cast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Saturday, 12/12 -- </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">2PM Blue Cast -- 7PM Green Cast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SOUK AND OLIVE HARVEST FESTIVAL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The Jerusalem Fund<br />2425 Virginia Ave, NW<br />Washington, DC 20037</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bring your friends and family to soak in the ambience of a traditional Middle Eastern souk, stock up on Palestinian kefiyyehs, organic olive oil and zaatar, listen to the soothing sounds of qanun music, get your hand painted with intricate designs in henna, and choose from among hundreds of lovely items galore to buy for holiday gifts or simply to gift yourself while eating sumptuous Middle Eastern delicacies. <br />INFO: <a href="tel:202.338.1958" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">202.338.1958</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">JOURNEY TO WORSHIP: THE MUSICAL -- by David Griffiths</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Nineteenth Street Baptist Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">4606 16<sup>th</sup> St. NW</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington, DC 20011</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Attend this premiere of an original musical by David Griffiths, and enjoy the celestial voices of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Dante Pope, Monique Griffiths, Marlissa Hudson, Helen Lee and GaryNelson, just to name a few – with 30 community voices – with stage direction by Nicole Morgan, a remarkable author and playwright. Conducted by Patrick D. McCoy, Minister of Music at Trinity Presbyterian and noted classical music critic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Musical direction by Edmond Charles. NOTE from playwright and artistic director David Griffiths: “Over 20 years ago I received a scholarship from Professor Ramsey at University Of Maryland to continue my study of the Korean Language. She challenged me to use my unique perspective of being an African American who has spent time in Korea and studied the language to help bring our cultures together. This is my opportunity finally to do just that.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">CORAL CANTIGAS: A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL with special guests: Beltway Brass Quintet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Latin Songs and Beltway Brass</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bethesda United Methodist Church</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8300 Old Georgetown Rd</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bask in the contagious rhythms of the Caribbean parranda and the Mexican posada<i> </i>that are part of the 12-day Epiphany celebrations. The concert features Sonia Morales’s Christmas song <i>Brillará una Estrella,</i> for choir and brass quintet; popular bilingual sing-alongs; and American classics with The Beltway Brass Quintet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Lisner Auditorium</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington, DC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">WASHINGTON REVELS presents THE CHRISTMAS REVELS:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">A MEDIEVAL CELEBRATION OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Revel with us and with our beloved king, a mysterious woodland queen, a pair of fools, and an unexpected guest. As the Winter Solstice calls us all together, meet us in a special place that straddles the majestic and the mythical realms. The townspeople gather with court and forest folk, new and old traditions find common ground, and a deeper community emerges. Join us and find the true heart and spirit of the holiday season as we bid goodbye to the old year and celebrate the birth of the new.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Amidst it all, enjoy rousing traditional music, powerful medieval songs, ethereal chants, seasonal carols, rollicking tunes on early instruments, familiar rounds, folk and courtly dances, a madcap “12 Days of Christmas,” the eerily hypnotic Abbots Bromley horn dance, a topsy-turvy “Lord of Misrule,” and an evocative mummers’ play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Join our cast of over 100, ages 8 to 85, for this one-of-a-kind evening of seasonal celebration and merriment. Sing along and dance in the aisles with us, and join the over 10,000 people who make our <i>Christmas Revels</i> part of their holiday tradition each December!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington Revels’ flagship production, <i>The Christmas Revels</i>, is a festive celebration of the Winter Solstice and the return of sun and light after the “shortest day.” Through music, dance and drama, it draws on traditions and rituals from many lands, peoples, and eras — medieval, Renaissance and Victorian English, French, Russian, Roma (Gypsy), African-American, Scandinavian, American Appalachian, Native American, Renaissance Italian, Québécois, medieval Andalusian (Sephardic, Arabic and Spanish), southern Balkan (Bulgarian, Greek and Thracian Turkish), Irish, and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FSGW SUNDAY CONTRA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7300 MacArthur Blvd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">MONTGOMERY COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S BALL FOR THE ARTS & HUMANITIES – 30<sup>th</sup> ANNUAL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">KARAOKE KIDS EVENING AT EL GOLFO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Band: Terpsichore (Elke Baker, Liz Donaldson, Ralph Gordon)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bob Mathis: <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:talibob@starpower.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">talibob@starpower.net</a></span></u> / Jeff Kenton: <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:jmkenton@verizon.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">jmkenton@verizon.net</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Our holiday gift for you: three world-class acts for the price of one! LEA is one of the region's best vocalists, songwriters and recording artists. Siobhan Quinn and Michael Bowers paint dynamic and colorful stories with rich original, contemporary and traditional music; and Joy Ike's percussive piano-playing and soaring vocals give homage to her African upbringing. This promises to be a soulful and electrifying evening. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.carrollcafe.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.CarrollCafe.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.joyike.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.JoyIke.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thisislea.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.ThisIsLea.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE @ GLEN ECHO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7300 MacArthur Blvd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Glen Echo, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Lesson included with admission at 7:30.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Dinner and snacks are available at the Glen Echo Café adjoining the ballroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.fridaynightdance.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.fridaynightdance.org</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">TAKOMA PARK BOOK FAIR</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Saturday, December 12</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SAM GLEAVES AND SI KAHN – with special guests Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer and Rickie Simpkins</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">276 Carroll St. NW</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Takoma, DC (across from Takoma Metro)<b></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Sam & Si are 50 years apart, but share a love of Appalachian music, songwriting and social justice. They both write powerful songs. Sam's new CD, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pWKj8N_VYymRVRCx5HM2Y3JcGEX-Andsd4WnthHRad4AUEQ0rf7eNsH8fCYr7pln-o6ieKYr6cdo5GYaIncet907SiNkxWsYL4w2_3j5hEBQD7jLhumG_-yGHO5UwE9R1yQ2WUd8R8WajJAJMMBACRNKwx0pZMRVQWhjN4oi4drYhBieJac_7w==&c=ktwRTIl7fHxAqhlIjQi6l33xO2Apxbn_1q2WJuaDGUz4aLG_XjNguQ==&ch=Udj3kkgOT3_33JqMDWKfOMo3nUVtkKARv-zntxxPBpz8deUfL0wIig==" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>AIN'T WE BROTHERS</b></a> has just been released and has garnered some great attention on <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pWKj8N_VYymRVRCx5HM2Y3JcGEX-Andsd4WnthHRad4AUEQ0rf7eNtz5GId4tmQKm71Se6Mrl9bw9_inoY6p_sasR5ji3DjrwFPUYuG66DBi4Wjfb7ABUZcFbS8Pq487H-ul9bb-ycyDX1aYA_ob5hTkYD3vWj-9BMR1Fc3ITYCz8A3NEuTgJAtHYpDi16vsibEJEUZMeSh18REOzka5d5ARSLk5C5wiCH0vF8O6kprh8NfFa1ENhZc4PSW8AE3arOyY5zdvz_TqtdD2dvKMqdnhQBCBimFqrg_fDOWioSPvUY6Fm6mDgQ==&c=ktwRTIl7fHxAqhlIjQi6l33xO2Apxbn_1q2WJuaDGUz4aLG_XjNguQ==&ch=Udj3kkgOT3_33JqMDWKfOMo3nUVtkKARv-zntxxPBpz8deUfL0wIig==" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>NPR.</b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">TICKETS: $20 advance, $25 door. Students (with ID) & Children: $15 advance, $20 door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Saturday, December 12, 8:00pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">DAR WILLIAMS IN CONCERT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Sixth & I Historic Synagogue</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington, DC</span></div>
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<a href="http://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/15004E7AE9A750E9" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">http://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/15004E7AE9A750E9</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.darwilliams.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.DarWilliams.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Sunday, December 13, 4:00pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK: CELEBRATING THE HOLYDAYS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Opening set c/o Strathmore Children’s Chorus<i><br /></i>Strathmore Music Center</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The internationally renowned and locally beloved all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock returns to Strathmore with a one-of-a-kind holiday concert -- lending their “luminous, virtuosic” voices (<i>The New York Times</i>) to familiar African-American spirituals along with music influenced by Latin, Chinese, African, and Hebrew cultures, the ensemble honors the holiday spirit and its universal message of peace and hope. This concert will feature an opening set by the Strathmore Children's Chorus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">NOTE: Drop off a coat for our coat drive and earn a $10 ticket voucher!</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.strathmore.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.Strathmore.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Sunday, December 13, 7:30 - 10:30 pm <i>(beginner lesson at 7 pm)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FSGW SUNDAY CONTRA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7300 MacArthur Blvd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Glen Echo, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Admission: $10/members; $13.00/General Public; $5.00 for Student/Child. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Wednesday, December 16, 1:00-3:00pm (3<sup>rd</sup> Wednesday every month)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SONG CIRCLE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Schweinhaut Senior Center</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">1000 Forest Glen Road</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">All are welcome. Feel free to come when you can and leave when you wish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and Carpe Diem Arts.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.fsgw.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.FSGW.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">DOWNWIRE @ EL GOLFO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Featuring Roger Coleman, Tom Kaufman, Bob Hirshon & Bruce Allen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Great Rock ‘n Roll and Soul!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Fabulous food too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">El Golfo Restaurant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.elgolforestaurant.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FENTON STREET MARKET</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Veterans Plaza</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.fentonstreetmarket.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.FentonStreetMarket.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Monday, December 21, 6:30-8:30pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">REVELS-CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY SING</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">531 Dale Drive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD 20910</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">December theme: Celebration of the Solstice and the Season</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">· 6:30-7:30pm – Songs for Families</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">· 7:30-8:00 – Birthday songs for November; social time, refreshments</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">· 8:00-8:30 – Harmony singing from diverse song traditions – for teens and adults</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bring refreshments, instruments and songs to share if you wish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Free admission. Donations appreciated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Parking info: <a href="http://www.revelsdc.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.RevelsDC.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Washington Revels and Carpe Diem Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.revelsdc.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.RevelsDC.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Info: <a href="mailto:jrasi@revelsdc.org" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">jrasi@revelsdc.org</a> / <a href="tel:301-587-3835" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">301-587-3835</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Monday, December 21, 7:00-10:00pm (fundraising dinner starts 5:00pm)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">KARAOKE KIDS EVENING AT EL GOLFO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">TRIBUTE TO HANK WILLIAMS – 19<sup>th</sup> ANNUAL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Featuring Robin & Linda Williams, Cathy & Marcy, Robbie Fulks,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Rickie Simpkins, Dave Chappell, Mark Schatz</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The Birchmere</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">3701 Mt. Vernon Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Greater U. Street Jazz Collective</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">El Golfo Restaurant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Cover charge: $5 – gives you free Margarita or any other drink, or dessert</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.elgolforestaurant.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.greaterustreetjazzcollective.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.GreaterUStreetJazzCollective.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Thursday, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">January 7, 2016 -- 5:45 and 6:30pm (two 25-minute shows)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">JUMP START WITH THE ARTS -- FAMILY FUN NIGHT OUT AT EL GOLFO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">featuring </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ERIC MARING: Music-Making and Fun with Mr. M!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">El Golfo Restaurant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Silver Spring Day School and Class Acts Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">With support from El Golfo Restaurant and Carpe Diem Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 cover charge for adults: includes a ticket for a free dessert or drink (including Margaritas!)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">15% of food and drink sales will benefit Class Acts Arts/Jump Start outreach to low-income preschools</span></i></div>
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<a href="http://www.ericmaring.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.EricMaring.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.elgolforestaurant.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.classactsarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ClassActsArts.org</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">BUMPER JACKSONS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma metro)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Thursday, January 14, 7:30-10:00pm (7:00-7:30 intro workshop)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Band: David Wiesler and David Knight</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Caller: April Blum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">One Veterans Plaza</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD 20910</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FREE TO FIRST-TIMERS AT SS DANCE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$10 general admission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 students and those with no income</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">INFO: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SSContraDance" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/SSContraDance</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Contacts: <a href="mailto:RachaelErichsen@gmail.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">RachaelErichsen@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bob Mathis: <a href="mailto:talibob@starpower.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">talibob@starpower.net</a> / Jeff Kenton: <a href="mailto:jmkenton@verizon.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">jmkenton@verizon.net</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW), Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Wednesday, January 20, 1:00-3:00pm (3<sup>rd</sup> Wednesday every month)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SONG CIRCLE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Schweinhaut Senior Center</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">1000 Forest Glen Road</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">All are welcome. Feel free to come when you can and leave when you wish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and Carpe Diem Arts.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.fsgw.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.FSGW.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Wednesday, January 20, 7:00-8:30pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">TAKOMA FREE MINDS SATELLITE WRITE NIGHT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Seekers Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma metro and BusBoys & Poets)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, a local non-profit dedicated to “empowering young inmates to write new chapters in their lives,” invites the community to participate in the “Satellite Write Night.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop in partnership with Carpe Diem Arts, Project Youth ArtReach/Class Acts Arts, with support from the Takoma Foundation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Featured on front page of Washington Post, February 25, 2015 <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-a-book-club-brought-inmates-together-even-on-the-outside/2015/02/25/0468c8ca-a277-11e4-903f-9f2faf7cd9fe_story.html" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-a-book-club-brought-inmates-together-even-on-the-outside/2015/02/25/0468c8ca-a277-11e4-903f-9f2faf7cd9fe_story.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">And in MBHS (Blair High School) award-winning Silver Chips newspaper—by Mariam Jiffar:</span></div>
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<a href="http://issuu.com/silverchipsonline/docs/aprilissuefinal/17?e=5026764/12691845" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">http://issuu.com/silverchipsonline/docs/aprilissuefinal/17?e=5026764/12691845</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/1697333307167168/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.facebook.com/events/1697333307167168/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">RSVP: Sandy Moore -- <a href="mailto:sanmoore@earthlink.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">sanmoore@earthlink.net</a> -- so we have an idea of how many tables and chairs to set up, and refreshments to bring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.freemindsbookclub.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.FreeMindsBookClub.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">JUMP START WITH THE ARTS -- FAMILY FUN NIGHT OUT AT EL GOLFO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">featuring THE </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">UNCLE DEVIN SHOW! A dynamic cross between Fat Albert and Schoolhouse Rock</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">El Golfo Restaurant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Silver Spring Day School and Class Acts Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">With support from El Golfo Restaurant and Carpe Diem Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 cover charge for adults: includes a ticket for a free dessert or drink (including Margaritas!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Children FREE</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">15% of food and drink sales will benefit Class Acts Arts/Jump Start outreach to low-income preschools</span></i></div>
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<a href="http://www.theuncledevinshow.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.The</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">UncleDevinShow.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.elgolforestaurant.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.classactsarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ClassActsArts.org</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Thursday, February 11, 7:30-10:00pm (7:00-7:30 intro workshop)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Band: Triple Helix (Alexander Mitchell, Colleen Kennedy, and Keith Gillis)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Caller: Andrea Nettleton</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">One Veterans Plaza</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD 20910</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Free parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr. (across the street)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FREE TO FIRST-TIMERS AT SS DANCE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$10 general admission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$8 FSGW, BFMS, CDSS members & Revels</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">INFO: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SSContraDance" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/SSContraDance</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Contacts: <a href="mailto:RachaelErichsen@gmail.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">RachaelErichsen@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bob Mathis: <a href="mailto:talibob@starpower.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">talibob@starpower.net</a> / Jeff Kenton: <a href="mailto:jmkenton@verizon.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">jmkenton@verizon.net</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW), Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.fsgw.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.FSGW.org</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Friday, February 12, 7:30pm (doors open 7:00pm)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">VICTORIA VOX with the UNIFIED JAZZ ENSEMBLE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma metro)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SONG CIRCLE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">1000 Forest Glen Road</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SWIMMING IN DARK WATERS: OTHER VOICES OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE<br />Featuring RHIANNON GIDDENS of the Carolina Chocolate Drops</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">730 21st Street NW</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington, DC 20052<br />The folk-singer, the protest singer, the singer-songwriter has become an icon of American resilience – but too often that voice is assumed to be white. There is a history of protest, subversion and resistance from musicians of color through U.S. history. Led by <b>Rhiannon Giddens</b> of the <b><i>Carolina Chocolate Drops</i></b>, this concert will explore the old and new songs of resistance of the South, protest songs from <b>Leyla McCalla</b>’s Haiti and Louisiana, and the outsider-looking-in observations of <b>Bhi Bhiman</b>.<br />TICKETS: $35 (plus $4 service fee if not bought at box office).<br />Group tickets: $29.75 (plus $1 service fee)--e-mail Fred (<a href="mailto:fstollnitz@comcast.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">fstollnitz@comcast.net</a>) if interested.<br />INFO: <<b><a href="http://lisner.gwu.edu/swimming-dark-waters-other-voices-american-experience" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://lisner.gwu.edu/swimming-dark-waters-other-voices-american-experience</a></b>>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">JUMP START WITH THE ARTS -- FAMILY FUN NIGHT OUT AT EL GOLFO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">featuring MR. DAVE – DC area’s rock star of kids’ music </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Silver Spring Day School and Class Acts Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">With support from El Golfo Restaurant and Carpe Diem Arts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 cover charge for adults: includes a ticket for a free dessert or drink (including Margaritas!)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">15% of food and drink sales will benefit Silver Spring Day School</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.elgolforestaurant.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.classactsarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ClassActsArts.org</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">* * * * *</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Thursday, March 10, 7:30-10:00pm (7:00-7:30 intro workshop)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Band: Sugar Beat (Elke Baker, Marc Glickman and Susan Brandt)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">One Veterans Plaza</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD 20910</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FREE TO FIRST-TIMERS AT SS DANCE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$10 general admission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$8 FSGW, BFMS, CDSS members & Revels</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 students and those with no income</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">INFO: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SSContraDance" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/SSContraDance</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Contacts: <a href="mailto:RachaelErichsen@gmail.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">RachaelErichsen@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bob Mathis: <a href="mailto:talibob@starpower.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">talibob@starpower.net</a> / Jeff Kenton: <a href="mailto:jmkenton@verizon.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">jmkenton@verizon.net</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW), Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">TRET FURE – CD RELEASE CONCERT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Carroll Café @ Seekers Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">276 Carroll St. NW DC (across from Takoma metro)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.carrollcafe.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.CarrollCafe.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">CORAL CANTIGAS: CROSSING BORDERS—ON OUR WAY TO CUBA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">First Congregational United Church of Christ</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">945 G Street, NW</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Guest Artists: Anamer Castrello, Puerto Rican mezzo-soprano</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Carlos Feliciano, Puerto Rican tenor</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Celebrating the increasing US-Cuba understanding, Cantigas presents a sampling of Cuba’s rich and diverse choral traditions. Savor the works of contemporary, Cuban composers Beatriz Corona, Roberto Valera, and Calixto Alvarez; traditional and folk music; and reverent Santeria chants. Cantigas also explores connections between English and Spanish poetic traditions with two choral suites inspired by iconic poets Shakespeare and Cervantes: <i>Three Elizabethan Songs</i> by R. Vaughan Williams and <i>Three Epitaphs (For the Tomb of Don Quixote, For the Tomb of Dulcinea, and For the Tomb of Sancho Panza) </i>by Spanish composer Rodolfo Halffter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">For more information, please contact: </span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Magalie Salas, Executive Director</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">: <a href="tel:301-230-1361" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">301-230-1361</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">For interviews, please contact: Diana Saez, Artistic Director</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">: <a href="mailto:dsaez@cantigas.org" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">dsaez@cantigas.org</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SONG CIRCLE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Schweinhaut Senior Center</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and Carpe Diem Arts.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.fsgw.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.FSGW.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Thursday, April 14, 7:30-10:00pm (7:00-7:30 intro workshop)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FREE TO FIRST-TIMERS AT SS DANCE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$10 general admission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 students and those with no income</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">INFO: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SSContraDance" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/SSContraDance</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Contacts: <a href="mailto:RachaelErichsen@gmail.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">RachaelErichsen@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bob Mathis: <a href="mailto:talibob@starpower.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">talibob@starpower.net</a> / Jeff Kenton: <a href="mailto:jmkenton@verizon.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">jmkenton@verizon.net</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW), Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Thursday, May 12, 7:30-10:00pm (7:00-7:30 intro workshop)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE – SECOND THURSDAYS </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Band: Karen Axelrod on piano, Rachel Bell on accordion and Eric Martin on violin and viola </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD 20910</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">No need for a partner, and no experience necessary. All ages welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$10 general admission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$8 FSGW, BFMS, CDSS members & Revels</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bob Mathis: <a href="mailto:talibob@starpower.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">talibob@starpower.net</a> / Jeff Kenton: <a href="mailto:jmkenton@verizon.net" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">jmkenton@verizon.net</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts -- in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW), Silver Spring Town Center Inc. (SSTCi) and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s “Be Active Montgomery” initiative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.fsgw.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.FSGW.org</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.mymcmedia.org/community-dance-in-silver-spring-promotes-fun-fitness-and-health/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">6301 River Road</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Guest Artists: Javier Farías, composer and classical guitarist</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Orlando Cotto, Puerto Rican percussionist</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Francesca Dugarte and Luis Torres, dancers from The Washington Ballet</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">There will be a farewell reception to celebrate Cantigas’s extraordinary journey of cultural ambassadorship and musical excellence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">CONCERT TICKETS: <a href="http://www.cantigas.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.cantigas.org</a> or call <a href="tel:301-230-1361" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">301-230-1361</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$30-$20. Free niños, 12 and under</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Student, senior & group discounts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">* * * * *</span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">NOTE: To all groups presenting events in downtown Silver Spring: please submit your listings on the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District website: <a href="http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.SilverSpringDowntown.com Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">www.SilverSpringDowntown.com</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Mary Amato's novel, Get Happy, celebrates the joy of music-making and songwriting and a teenager’s life-saving discovery of the ukulele!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Other recent release, Guitar Notes, is about two teens who discover a profound connection</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">through songwriting. The novel includes eight original songs and graphics</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">of the drafts and revisions to show the songwriting process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">References the House of Musical Traditions!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">For more, see <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://thrumsociety.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://thrumsociety.com/</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">STRATHMORE – View the Entire 2014-2015 Season</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE CONCERTS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.kennedy-center.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.Kennedy-Center.org</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.cdss.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.CDSS.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.swangathering.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.swangathering.com</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.folkschool.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.folkschool.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.theclearing.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.TheClearing.org</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.dancingplanetproductions.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.DancingPlanetProductions.com</a></span></u> (international music & dance c/ Jamie & Betsy Platt)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.nfo-usa.org/pourparler2014.htm" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.nfo-usa.org/pourparler2014.htm</a></span></u> (Pour Parler international dance gathering at Folklore Village in Wisconsin, Nov 13-16)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.berea.edu/ccds" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.berea.edu/ccds</a></span></u> (Christmas Country Dance School, Dec 26, 2014 to Jan 1, 2015)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.danceholiday.net/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.danceholiday.net</a></span></u> (Terpsichore Dance Holiday, Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">REPEAT OFFERINGS – OPEN MIC’S, FARM MARKETS &</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">WASHINGTON REVELS / CARPE DIEM SING IN SILVER SPRING & TAKOMA PARK</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington Revels Community Room</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">531 Dale Drive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD 20910</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.carpediemarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.CarpeDiemArts.org</a></span></u> (under reconstruction)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">MILONGA A LA LIBERTAD – WEEKLY TANGO EVENT (FREE)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Freedom Plaza</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.tangobarrio.com/dance.html" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.tangobarrio.com/dance.html</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">6420 Orchard Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">3222 11th Street, NW</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington, DC 20001</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Tickets: $7 per kid, $3 per adult</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.123andres.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.123Andres.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SECOND WEDNESDAY OPEN MIC IN ADAMS MORGAN</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Hosted by Zachary Ryan Parkman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Chief Ike’s Mambo Room</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">1725 Columbia Rd NW,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington, DC 20009</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">This month we have folkster Phil Fox, crooning singer/songwriter Juels Bland, at least 1/3rd of the hooligan jug band Snakehead Run - new page(Dennis Buck) and yours truly. Come join us at the greatest little dive bar in Adams Morgan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">2nd Wednesdays of every month (occasional 3rd Wed)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">YSAYE BARNWELL Community Sing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Levine School (usually)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">2801 Upton St. NW DC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.vocalcommunity.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.VocalCommunity.com</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">LAST WEDNESDAY of every month – 7:30-9:30pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Greater U. Street Jazz Collective</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">El Golfo Restaurant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Cover charge: $5 – gives you free Margarita or any other drink, or dessert</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.elgolforestaurant.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">2nd Thursdays of every month, 7:00-7:30pm free intro workshop / dancing 7:30-10pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">CARPE DIEM COMMUNITY DANCE – CONTRAS AND SQUARES</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring Civic Building</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">One Veterans Plaza</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Sponsored by Carpe Diem Arts c/o Class Acts Arts, Folklore Society of Greater Washington, and the Montgomery County Department of Recreation -- BE ACTIVE MONTGOMERY </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">BELLY DANCE CLASSES IN TAKOMA PARK</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Saffron Dance at Takoma Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Roda Movements</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7014 Westmoreland Ave</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Takoma Park, MD 20912</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">What do a N.A.S.A. engineer, corporate lawyer, stay-at-home-mom and your local barista all have in common? They spend their evenings at Saffron Dance learning something you might not expect: Belly Dance. If you haven’t belly danced before, now is the perfect time to begin. To mark Saffron Dance’s 8th year as a hub for Middle Eastern dance, Saffron is offering FREE introductory “teaser” classes through September 28th. These teaser classes give students a taste of Saffron’s signature 4-week Belly Dance Crash Course program. Created for individuals who are coming to belly dance for the very first time, Saffron’s Crash Courses are structured and easy to follow — absolutely no dance experience necessary! They are perfect for students to learn the basics of Belly Dance. Each week, a new movement is introduced and drilled, building on and incorporating elements from the prior weeks. Particular focus is given to developing correct posture alignment, flexibility, arm positions and paths, fundamental shimmies, basic hip accents, introductory undulations, easy to follow traveling steps and combinations. The program culminates in a performance opportunity so students can share their new hobby with family and friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Learn more about Saffron Dance and sign up for 4-Week Crash Courses starting September 29 at <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.saffrondance.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.SAFFRONDANCE.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ART ON 8th Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from May-October 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FREE EVENTS IN BROOKLAND</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Enjoy music, dance, visual arts and crafts on the Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">EVERY THURSDAY</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">International Folkdancing w/ Jamie Platt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Glen Echo, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Info: contact Jamie Platt, <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:dancingplanet@erols.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">dancingplanet@erols.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">EVERY FRIDAY: DANZA LATINA!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8:30-9:30 Salsa Lesson / 9:30pm DANCE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">El Golfo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Cover charge: $10</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.elgolforestaurant.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ElGolfoRestaurant.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">EVERY NIGHT, 6-7pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FREE PERFORMANCE AT MILLENNIUM STAGE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Kennedy Center</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">DIASPORA DANCE WITH MESI WALTON</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Explore dance and cultural traditions of the African Diaspora including, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Guinea, Mali and The U.S.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bloombars</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">3222 11th St NW DC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">INWOOD COFFEEHOUSE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">10921 Inwood Ave. (off University Blvd)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Wheaton, MD </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Each month Leslie & Steven Choy bring in a professional band for the 1st set and then the 2nd set is an open mic with the residents of Inwood. A very lively group of people and a good time is had by all! A neighborhood gem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Only $5 admission.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://ufoco.org/ufoco/coffeehouse/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://ufoco.org/ufoco/coffeehouse/</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY NIGHTS IN SOUTHWEST DC, 6-9pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">JAZZ NIGHT IN SOUTHWEST</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Food and beverages available 5:30-8:45pm c/o SW Catering Company</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Westminster Presbyterian Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">400 I. St., SW </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington, DC 20024</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 admission (free for children and teens under 16)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.westminsterdc.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.westminsterdc.org</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY NIGHTS IN GREENBELT, 8:30 - 10:45 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: Line, Circle, and Couple Dancing from the Balkans, Europe, Scandinavia, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Dance teaching until approximately 9:00 or 9:15 then request dancing until 10:45.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Greenbelt Community Center - Dance Studio</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">15 Crescent Rd. - Greenbelt, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">1st Friday-of-the-Month LIVE MUSIC PARTIES: $12.00 / Other Nights $7.00</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">(Students & Seniors: Half Price except on Live Music nights)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">First-timers are free (except on Live Music nights or otherwise noted)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Adults - $15.00 / Children 12 & under - free</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">For information: Larry Weiner <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="tel:%28301%29%20565-0539" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">(301) 565-0539</a></span></u> / <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:larry@larryweiner.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">larry@larryweiner.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">THIRD SATURDAYS -- 7:30-9:30pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ANNETTE WASILIK & KEVIN DUDLEY</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Zed’s Café</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8225 Georgia Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Annette and Kevin join forces in singing their award-winning originals peppered with cool covers. Zed’s is among the best little listening rooms in all of DC. Good eats too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">St. Mark Presbyterian Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Rockville, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">EVERY MONDAY, 6-9pm </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">BLUE MONDAY BLUES</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Food and beverages available 5:30-8:45pm c/o SW Catering Company</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Westminster Presbyterian Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">400 I. St., SW </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Washington, DC 20024</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 admission (free for children and teens under 16)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">21 Gessford Ct. SE DC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">A musically-rich evening with a mix of the jazz-oriented 21 Gessford Court players and any jazz/blues/rock</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">performers who'd like to jam with us. A BYOB evening. Attendees asked to put a minimum of $10 into the hat. The net proceeds are shared among the co-sponsoring Corner Store, Arts Center and the house musicians.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">HAPPENINGS AT THE HARMAN – c/o SHAKESPEARE THEATRE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Forum of Sidney Harman Hall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">610 F St. NW, Washington, D.C.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">musicians, dancers, actors, puppeteers and genre-mixers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Email Us to learn more or join the Happenings mailing list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ShakespeareTheatre.org</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">NEW OLD JAMBOREE WITH RUTHIE & THE WRANGLERS AND FRIENDS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">New Deal Cafe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">113 Centerway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Greenbelt, Maryland</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.ruthieandthewranglers.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.RuthieAndTheWranglers.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Fine music, tasty snacks, great company, affordable fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Ascension Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">633 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">$5 admission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">For more info contact: Anne LeVeque at <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:maleveque@cs.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">maleveque@cs.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Usually held at the Glen Echo Town Hall from November through April and the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park from May through October, except in August and December, when there is no dance. You can check <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.fsgw.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.fsgw.org</a></span></u> (click on "Family Contra") for details of a particular dance, and to be sure nothing has changed. If you suspect a dance at Glen Echo Park may be cancelled due to bad weather, call the park at <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="tel:301-320-2330" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">301-320-2330</a></span></u>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Church of the Epiphany </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">1317 G Street, NW DC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Lunchtime series: mostly classical, but with occasional performances of folk and traditional music</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.epiphanydc.org/tuesdayconcertseries" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.epiphanydc.org/tuesdayconcertseries</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">OPEN MIC @ McGINTY’S with WENDY LANXNER AND AMY FREEDMAN</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Sign up in advance at: <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://amyandwendy.com/openmic.html" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://amyandwendy.com/openmic.html</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">OPEN MIC -- SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">New Deal Café</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">113 Centerway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">David Weaver & Lynn Hollyfield, co-hosts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:dsweave@gmail.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">dsweave@gmail.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Modern Times Unplugged Open Mic
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">5015 Connecticut Ave., Washington, DC</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">A great opportunity for local musicians of all ages to step out and network in a comfortable, welcoming setting. Performances are unplugged and typically packed with some of the area’s most talented and most supportive musicians – forget what you thought you knew about Open Mics and come check it out! Hosted by Maureen Nelson and often featuring special guest sets by local and visiting musicians. All styles of music, poetry, and performance are welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.fentonstreetmarket.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.FentonStreetMarket.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Takoma Park Farmers Market</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.takomaparkmarket.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.TakomaParkMarket.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The Electric Maid located at 268 Carroll St NW Washington, DC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">All are welcome if you have a song you are working on and/or would like to share. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8210 Main St., Ellicott City, MD. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SALSA DANCING IN THE GREAT HALL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Silver Spring Civic Building</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by After-School-Dance-Fund/Baile for Life in partnership with Carpe Diem Arts, with support from the Department of Recreation: BE ACTIVE MONTGOMERY</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">LUISA ROSE Y SUS AMIGOS KROON KARAOKE EN ENGLISH & ESPANOL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Over 30 thousand songs to choose from.....Ingles y Español!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">El Golfo Restaurant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">8739 Flower Ave</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Presented by Ida Villatoro, Gourmet Restauranteur and Empresario of Music! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.blinkies-karaoke.com/32373.html" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.blinkies-karaoke.com/32373.html</a></span></u> <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:ken@luisaandthereverbs.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ken@luisaandthereverbs.com</a></span></u>, <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/elgolforestaurant" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/elgolforestaurant</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Delicious Latin American Cuisine, Family Dining, Vegan & Veggie Cuisine Too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">White Table Cloths & Fresh Flowers, The Ada Touch!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="tel:301-608-2121" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">301-608-2121</a></span></u>, <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:villatoro_ada@yahoo.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">villatoro_ada@yahoo.com</a></span></u>,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Saffron Dance at Takoma Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">In Residence at Roda Movements</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">7014 Westmoreland Ave</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Takoma Park, MD 20912</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">What do a N.A.S.A. engineer, corporate lawyer, stay-at-home-mom and your local barista all have in common? They spend their evenings at Saffron Dance learning something you might not expect: Belly Dance. If you haven’t belly danced before, now is the perfect time to begin. To mark Saffron Dance’s 8th year as a hub for Middle Eastern dance, Saffron is offering FREE introductory “teaser” classes from September 15th to September 28th. These teaser classes give students a taste of Saffron’s signature 4-week Belly Dance Crash Course program. Created for individuals who are coming to belly dance for the very first time, Saffron’s Crash Courses are structured and easy to follow — absolutely no dance experience necessary! They are perfect for students to learn the basics of Belly Dance. Each week, a new movement is introduced and drilled, building on and incorporating elements from the prior weeks. Particular focus is given to developing correct posture alignment, flexibility, arm positions and paths, fundamental shimmies, basic hip accents, introductory undulations, easy to follow traveling steps and combinations. The program culminates in a performance opportunity so students can share their new hobby with family and friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Learn more about Saffron Dance and sign up for 4-Week Crash Courses starting September 29 at <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.saffrondance.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.SAFFRONDANCE.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">NOTE: Check out the schedule of upcoming theater productions at area high schools:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Remarkable productions (at bargain prices!) -- highlighting the talents of area students and directors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SUMMER ARTS CAMPS AND RETREAT OPPORTUNITIES</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">August 17-21, 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">CARPE DIEM ARTS FRENCH IMMERSION CAMP @ SEEKERS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">9:30am-3:30pm -- with before and after-camp care options</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Seekers Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Takoma, DC</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.carpediemartssummercamps.org/%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">www.CarpeDiemArtsSummerCamps.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">The SLIGO CREEK HEDGE SCHOOL - An Irish Music and Culture Camp for Youth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Since 1998, the Sligo Creek Hedge School has been dedicated to helping youth experience the joy of Irish music, poetry and culture. Learning Irish traditional music is the heart of the Sligo Creek Hedge School - singing, pennywhistle, bodhran (the Irish drum), even harp and accordion! But we do much more – a daily Tea & Poetry Time, Celtic crafts, lunches at Sligo Creek (perfect for wading), and field trips. We might visit a local instrument builder, stroll with Irish wolfhounds, try the Uilleann (rhymes with "willin") bagpipes, and much more. Our days are filled with fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">For more details and to register visit the website:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://karenashbrook.com/children/sligo_creek.html" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://karenashbrook.com/children/sligo_creek.html</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Karen Ashbrook, Director Sligo Creek Hedge School</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="tel:301-592-0101" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">301-592-0101</a></span></u>, <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:mail@karenashbrook.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">mail@karenashbrook.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">NOTE: Register by March 17 and receive a free pennywhistle lesson!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">2015 Sligo Creek Hedge School CAMPS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">August 10-14, 3:00-5:30 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Let your budding Celt experience Irish music and fun! COST: $160 before April 15* ($185 after)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Irish Music & Arts for All – Ages 9-14 July 20-24, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">(drop-off time 9-9:30) (formerly “Intro” Week)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">No music experience needed! Learn to play the Irish drum, pennywhistle, harp and sing Irish songs. Celtic crafts, field trips and fun poetry for children! This is an excellent introduction to Irish culture and music. COST $360 before April 15* ($420 after)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Musicians’ Week - Ages 9-14</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">July 27-31, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> (drop-off time 9-9:30.) Audition required.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Must already be playing a few Irish tunes. We’ll have daily music sessions, learn new tunes, harp, crafts, poetry, field trips and more! COST $375 before April 15* ($435 after)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Teen Celtic Band Week - Ages 13-22</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">June 28-July 3** (6 days), 10:00 am – varied ** (6/28 Sun. meets 1-6 pm)(drop-off 9-10 am.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Art camps offered during Winter and Spring breaks,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">TAKOMA GROOVE CAMP 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Session 1: July 6-10</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Session 2: July 13-17</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Session 3: July 20-24</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Session 4: July 27-31</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Takoma Groove Camp is a musical, summer day camp for pre-teens and teens who are advanced beginner to advanced musicians and are looking to gain experience playing in a band setting with their peers. Takoma Groove Camp focuses on composing, improvisation, jamming and musicianship and strives to make the young player an all-around better musician. We write original music, play improv games, take field trips, learn how to play in a band with others, be productive and have the most fun possible. Every session culminates in a concert put on by the musicians that proves to be awe-inspiring and loads of fun! See you at Takoma Groove Camp this summer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.takomagroovecamp.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.TakomaGrooveCamp.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Brian Weber, Director</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">July 2015 (dates TBA)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">CCE MAD WEEK – Celtic Music & Dance</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Cedar Lane Unitarian Church</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Bethesda, MD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">In its 10th year, MAD Week will feature world-class teaching in fiddle, flute, guitar accompaniment, bodrhan (Irish drum), singing, piano accompaniment, banjo and mandolin, concertina and button accordion. There will also be three types of dancing at MAD Week: Sean-nos (Old-style), set dancing (Irish social), Appalachian flatfooting (Celtic roots in Appalachia), and Irish step dancing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.ccepotomac.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.ccepotomac.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">SYNETIC STUDIO’S OLYMPIANS SUMMER THEATRE CAMP</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Synetic Theater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">2611 Jefferson Davis Hwy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Arlington | VA | 22202</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Early registration prices apply to single tickets for spring break (April 14-18) or summer camps. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Perfect for students in elementary and middle school between the ages of 7 and 13. Camps are divided into two groups, Young Artists (7-9), and Thespians (10-13). Students work on individual and group art projects related to the camp themes and topics, train in the methods of physical theatre including dance, mime, tumbling, and pantomime while developing valuable social skills in problem solving, collaboration, leadership, listening, focus and physical discipline through creative play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Early registration closes February 24th, and camp sessions are filling up fast so register today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.synetictheater.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.SyneticTheater.org</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ROUND HOUSE THEATRE SUMMER CAMPS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Grades K-6 in Silver Spring / Grades 7-12 in Bethesda</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">CHECK OUT OTHER EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Please let me know of any arts organizations or groups I have missed: <u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="mailto:busygraham@gmail.com" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">busygraham@gmail.com</a></span></u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.art-stream.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.Art-Stream.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.afi.com/silver/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.afi.com/silver/</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.atlasarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.atlasarts.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.bfms.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.BFMS.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.birchmere.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.Birchmere.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.busboysandpoets.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.busboysandpoets.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.cathymarcy.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.CathyMarcy.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ClariceSmithCenter.UMD.edu</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.classactsarts.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ClassActsArts.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.constellationtheatre.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.constellationtheatre.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.discoverytheatre.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.discoverytheatre.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.restoncommunitycenter.com/arts_center.shtml" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.restoncommunitycenter.com/arts_center.shtml</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.revelsdc.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.revelsdc.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.roundhousetheatre.org/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.roundhousetheatre.org</a></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.silverspringtowncenter.com/" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.silverspringtowncenter.com</a></span></u></span></div>
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Did you know that in our Silver Spring Regional Area there are a series of regularly scheduled meetings providing everyone opportunities for engaging our community? <b>The public is welcome to these meetings. </b>Formal members of these “Advisory Groups” are nominated by the County Executive and approved by the County Council. Principal among these are:</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/silverspring/boardscommittees/cab/index.html">SILVER SPRING CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Meets the second Monday of every month (except July and August) at 7 p.m. in the Civic Building.</div>
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They deal with “all things Silver Spring”, within the Regional Area boundaries. (The Area is one of five “Regional Areas” in the County. See link above for map.)</div>
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The “SSCAB” has an active committee structure. Its three Committees are (1) Neighborhoods; (2) Commercial Economic Development; and, (3) Transportation, Energy & Environment. All three Committees meet at the same time (in separate rooms) at 7 p.m. in the Civic Building the fourth Monday of every month (except July and August.)</div>
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Participation in the SSCAB Committee meetings by the general public is highly encouraged. You do not have to be a formal member of the Board to participate in their deliberations.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/silverspring/boardscommittees/uac/index.html">SILVER SPRING URBAN DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Meets the third Thursday of every month (except July and August) at 3:30 p.m. in the 3<sup>rd</sup> floor of the Fire Station (8110 Georgia Avenue)<br />
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Our downtown area – from the DC line north to the ‘core’ of downtown – is an officially recognized ‘urban district’. This official Advisory Group provides advice regarding issues impacting the Urban District. </div>
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<b><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-dir/commuter/index.html/tmd/index.html" target="_blank">SILVERSPRING TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT DISTRICT</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Meets (most every) second Thursday of every month at Discovery Communications, 8:00 a.m.<br />
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This official Advisory Group focuses on transportation issues in the downtown area.</div>
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There are also other Advisory Groups worth checking out. For example:</div>
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<b><a href="http://montgomerycountymd.gov/silverspring/arts/aeac.html" target="_blank">SILVER SPRING ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Meets quarterly. Exact dates disseminated through our Regional Area eNewsletter.<br />
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This Advisory Group, appointed by the County Executive, provides advice for issues pertinent to the growing arts and entertainment culture in the officially designated Arts and Entertainment District of Silver Spring (generally the same area as the Urban District and the Transportation Management District.)</div>
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Additionally, many non-profits hold regular meetings inviting the general public to participate. Dates vary, so stay tune to our eNewsletter for exact dates, times, and location. Among these are:</div>
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Safe Silver Spring meets monthly to discuss safety issues relevant to our community. Everyone is welcome to these monthly meetings. They also hold a quarterly dialogues with the 3<sup>rd</sup> Police Precinct Commander, where the community is also invited.</div>
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<b>SILVER SPRING GREEN*<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Silver Spring Green offers opportunities for community members interested in ‘everything green’ to participate in their events and committee structure.</div>
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<b>SILVER SPRING SENIOR VILLAGE*<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The DSSSV is part of a national movement to establish ‘senior villages’. They also hold occasional events and welcome participation in their committee structure.</div>
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<i>(*Google these groups for further information.)</i></div>
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Of course, there are countless <b>non-profits </b>in the area, many of which sponsor wonderful community events open to all… Again: Stay tuned to our eNewsletter for notices of opportunities to participate. </div>
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In the Silver Spring Regional Area, we also have many robust <b>neighborhood associations, condo associations, and emerging tenant associations</b>. These provide opportunities to connect with neighbors for matters of common interest. You are highly encouraged to get in touch with your area association… Best way to find out about them? Ask a neighbor! Most have active ListServs and other social media connections. (While we can not list their meeting dates in our eNewsletter, we certainly welcome notices of their special events that are open to community members outside their boundaries.)</div>
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Our <b>schools, libraries, and recreational centers</b> also offer many opportunities to engage and be active in the community… We encourage all to walk over to their neighborhood school, library, and/or rec center and find out more information. (While we can not routinely list all events going on in these public realms, we try to occasionally include a representative sample.)</div>
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The above list tries to capture opportunities for engaging in our traditional civic infrastructure in the Silver Spring Regional Area. <b>However, there are many other non-traditional ways of ‘building community’.</b> While it is impossible to know “all that is going on”, we remain committed to disseminating at least some of the opportunities that the different entities share with us. Among these are:</div>
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<b>Sports:</b> The many formal (and informal) leagues throughout the area are a viable means of connecting to neighbors and community.</div>
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<b>Affinity Groups:</b> Chess clubs and such also offer wonderful opportunities to get to know our community and be part of it.</div>
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<b>Faith Community:</b> We recently counted over 60 active faith groups in the Silver Spring Regional Area. Many of these are active in social justice ministry in collaboration with other faith groups. Community also ‘happens’ here.</div>
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<b>Festivals and Community Celebrations:</b> In 2015 there will be over 40 “festivals” in the Silver Spring Regional Area. The traditional ones (the Jazz Festival, the Takoma Park Folk Festival, etc.) were joined by the beautiful pageantry of the Ethiopian Festival, Africa-Fest, the Telemundo Dia de la Familia, Harvest Moon Festival, Zombie Walk, Restaurant Week, Taste the World in Fenton Village, and many other entrepreneur – and community - ventures that provide fun and enjoyment for all community members.</div>
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<b><i>Art is life and life is art.</i></b> The Silver Spring Regional Area has an increasing number of opportunities where the arts are flourishing. Some of what is mentioned above certainly has an ‘arts component’ – particularly the festivals and craft markets. But there are also the galleries, the performance venues, the ambiance performance on the public squares… The presence of major venues (AFI, the Fillmore, the Silver Spring Black Box) are increasingly complemented by the growing nighttime economy with many restaurants offering live music, comedy, and entertainment... Non-traditional community engagement also happens in these spaces, places, and productions…</div>
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<b>[1] Please keep sending us your notices…</b> We’ll do the best we can to include them in our eNewsletter… HOWEVER: We can not guarantee it - and we need at least 10 days notice… You are highly encouraged to aggressively get the word out through other means. For example, if your event is happening in Silver Spring's downtown, make sure you list it yourself on <a href="http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/">www.SilverSpringDowntown.com</a> It is easy! Just click on the SUBMIT AN EVENT link.<br />
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<b>[2] Please help us disseminate this info</b> by reposting, putting the links on FaceBook, Tweet, etc. Also: If you’ve been forwarded this e-blast (or are reading it on the blog) and you’d like to subscribe to get it directly, the link is <a href="http://silverspringdowntown.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bd8805537d3a89b3ed6979ce2&id=3c5074996e">HERE</a>.</div>
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<b>We look forward to seeing you in and around the Silver Spring Regional Area as we ‘do community’!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-63723578246026594362015-06-28T06:30:00.001-07:002015-06-28T07:37:35.946-07:00Is Silver Spring a Microcosm of America in the 21st Century?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #363636; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday night we went to downtown Silver Spring, visiting a newly opened NY restaurant (AG Kitchen) and the hipster Urban Butcher (both with Cuban chefs!) We then stopped by Abyssinia Restaurant’s indoor/outdoor party, the Ethiopian epicenter of the week-long national Ethiopian football (soccer) tournament that starts this weekend at the University of Maryland - but it uses Silver Spring as ‘party central’, having booked every hotel room in the area for 8 nights. (We then hung out on Veterans Plaza, people watching and taking on a chess game with a young African American rapper.) </span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #363636; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sunday is African Fest on the streets of downtown; and then we’ll cap the weekend by joining the Indonesian Muslim Association in America in Silver Spring to watch the new documentary “An American Mosque”, followed by a Ramadan Iftar dinner.</span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-64842798874894365042015-06-13T06:03:00.002-07:002015-06-13T06:03:23.414-07:00Where to turn for local - and public affairs - video news<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/OnDemand/index.html" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">County Council LIVE!</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Planning Board LIVE!</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Montgomery County Media</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">County Cable Montgomery</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Montgomery Municipal Cable</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.mmctv.org/" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Takoma Park CityTV</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/itv/" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Montgomery County Public School TV</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/department.aspx?id=14569" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Montgomery College Television</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.umuc.edu/visitors/about/umuc-tv.cfm" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">University of Maryland University College TV</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.mpt.org/home/" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Maryland Public Television</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/DocsinProgress" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">Docs-in-Progres</a></span></li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">If you know of others, please let us know... We are working on compiling a list of local blogs and critical info-web sites as well...</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-26374606986019037342015-05-18T05:31:00.003-07:002015-05-18T05:31:48.649-07:00A Special Economic Forum: The Region's Economy in Context<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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on the Silver Spring Regional Area. The general consensus seems to be that
efforts must be made to improve Maryland’s private-secto</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">r</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">economy an</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">d diversify beyond the State’s</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">strong reliance on federal spending. This forum
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Co-Chair</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="scx170644409"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Keynote<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Comptroller</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="scx170644409"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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Executive Ike Leggett<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Stacey Brown, Montgomery</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">County Business Leader (Silver Spring based)</span></span><span class="scx170644409"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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listed below in order of appearance</span></b></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 20.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Bernice North, Chair, Silver Spring
Citizens Advisory Board</span></u></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">The daughter o</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">f immigrants from Ghana, West Africa,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Bernice</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span class="spellingerror"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Mireku</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">-North is a lifelong Montgomery County resident and a
graduate of Montgomery Blair High School. After graduating from
University of Maryland, College Park in 2003 with a B.A. in Government and
Politics,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">she attended Howard University School of Law. </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Since joining the Board, Bernice served as
Co-Chair of the Neighborhoods Commi</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ttee and was voted the Board’s</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Executive Vice-Chair for two terms. She also served on
the boards of the African Immigrant and R</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">efugee Foundation and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">the Literacy Council of Montgomery County, and served as a
member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Committee. </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Bernice works as an Assistant State's Attorney
in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, where she prosecutes crimina</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">l and traffic adult and juvenile cases including domestic assault,
drug possession, and driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Bernice resides in Takoma Park with her husband Terrill and enjoys</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span class="spellingerror"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Terps</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">basketball.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Sigurd Neubauer, co-chair, SSCAB’s</span></u></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></u></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Commercial and Economic Development
Committee</span></u></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Sigurd Neubauer is a non-resident fellow at The
Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington where he specializes in U.S. policy
towards the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf region. His expertise
includes:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Oman; Persian Gulf security; inter-Gulf Cooperation Council
dynamics; Arab-Israeli relations; and Afghanistan.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="scx170644409"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span class="spellingerror"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Neubauer</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">has many years
experience in strategic communications, public diplomacy and research focusing
on American foreign policy towards the E</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">uropean Union and the Middle East from both the U.S.
defense industry and from the NGO sector. At SOS International Ltd., a
privately held operations support company providing information engagement,
intelligence solutions and stability operations,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Neubaue</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;">r</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">supports NATO's Resolute Support
mission in Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy in Kabul with their respective
strategic communications efforts. Under a previous contract with the United
States Strategic Command, he analyzed Israeli military security.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="scx170644409"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" />
<span class="scx170644409"></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" />
<span class="spellingerror"></span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Neub</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;">auer</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">has addressed
a number of international conferences, including a NATO Maritime Security
Workshop in</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Marmaris</span></span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">, Turkey. His
non-partisan expert commentary has been published by Foreign Affairs,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Atlantic
Council,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">the</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Carnegie
Endowment for International Peac</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">e and the Middle East Institute. His work has also
been translated into Arabic.</span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="scx170644409"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" />
<span class="scx170644409"></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" />
<span class="normaltextrun"></span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">He is a
frequent commentator on Middle East politics for a number of international
television and radio networks and has contributed to Al</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Arabiya</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">, Al</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Jazeera</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">America, CNN, F</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ox News, and The New York Times, among others.</span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="scx170644409"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" />
<span class="scx170644409"></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" />
<span class="normaltextrun"></span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Fluent in
seven languages,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Neubauer</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">is a graduate
of Yeshiva University in New York where he studied Jewish history (MA),
political science (BA) and French literature.</span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="scx170644409"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" />
<span class="scx170644409"></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" />
<span class="spellingerror"></span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Neubauer</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;"></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">is a member of
the Internati</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit;">onal Institute for Strategic Studies and of the Gulf
2000 Middle East Project at Columbia</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">University,</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">is married and
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Peter Franchot, Maryland State
Comptroller</span></u></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Peter Franchot was elected Maryland's 33rd
Comptroller on November 7, 2006,</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">and sworn into
office on January 22, 2007. He was re-elected on November 2, 2010 and November
4, 2014. Prior to his election to statewide office, Mr. Franchot served twenty
years in the House of Delegates, representing the residents of Montgomery
County.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Mr. Franchot served on the House Appropriations
Committee and chaired its Transportation and the Environment subcommittee.
Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for education, healthcare,
transportation and environmental protection initiativ</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">es.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">As Comptroller, Mr. Franchot has been an
independent voice and fiscal watchdog for the taxpayers of Maryland. He serves
on Maryland’s three-member Board of Public Works, which approves millions of
dollars in State contracts each year. Comptroller Fran</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">chot has worked tirelessly to keep Maryland competitive in the
knowledge-based economy, assisting working families and protecting the State's
natural resources.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Comptroller Franchot attended Amherst College
(B.A., 1973) and Northeastern School of Law (J.D</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">., 1978). From 1968 to 1970, he served in the United
States Army. He is married to Anne Maher, a lawyer, and they have two children,
Abigail, and Nick. They live in Takoma Park, Maryland.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Lily Qi, Office of the County
Executive</span></u></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Lily Qi (pronounced “</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">Chee</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">”) was appointed in 2011 to oversee several priority
initiatives related to economic competitiveness and global partnerships. Her
major projects include helping to establish</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span class="spellingerror"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">BioHealth</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Innovation, Inc. to facilitate
commercializatio</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">n of biomedical research; building strategic trade
and sister-city partnerships with regions in China; launching the Nighttime
Economy Task Force to create more attractive places in the suburban community;
enhancing private sector participation in economic</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">development; and developing a
comprehensive economic strategy to position and brand Montgomery County for
future economic success.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Lily first joined Montgomery County government
in 2008 as the County Executive’s Liaison for Asian and Middle-Eastern Commu</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">nities after serving as spokesperson for the DC Department of
Insurance, Securities and Banking, and Vice President of Business Development
and Marketing for the Washington, DC Economic Partnership in charge of marketing
the Capital City for business attra</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ction and
retention. </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">An immigrant from Shanghai, China, who came to
the U.S. in her 20’s,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Lily</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">is a columnist,
speaker and trainer on cultural competency, immigrant integration and Asian
Americans. She chairs the Governor</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">’s Commission on Asian American Affairs and serves on
the boards of Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Suburban Hospital, and the Metropolitan
Center of Visual Arts.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Lily Qi has been featured in the Washington
Business Journal, Bethesda Magazine, China Daily and As</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ian Fortune for her professional and community leadership. She has an
MBA in Marketing from American University and an MA in Organizational
Communication from Ohio University.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Office Furniture, Inc.</span></u></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Andy Stern is the Pre</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">sident and</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">CEO of Andy Stern’s Office Furniture, Inc. and is in
his 38</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><sup><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">th</span></sup></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">year in this </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">2</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><sup><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">nd</span></sup></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">generation family business which was started by his Dad,
Sam, in 1948. Andy Stern’s Office Furniture, Inc. is a full service office
furniture and furnishings dealershi</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">p</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">with three locations in the DC metro area (two in
Maryland and one in DC).</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> He has lov</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">ed every minute of his business
life and feels very fortunate to have had such a wonderful family to work with
and learn from.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> In addition to his business life,
Andy h</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">a</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">s served the community as Chairman of the B-CC Chamber of Commerce,
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, The Jewish Community
Relations Council of Greater Washington, The Green Acres School and numerous
other non-profit boards and was a found</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ing board member of Leadership Montgomery. Andy
currently proudly serves as a member of Comptroller Franchot’s Business
Advisory Council and as Chair-Elect of the Non-Profit Village - a non-profit
“incubator” serving Montgomery County.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(lifelong</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span class="spellingerror"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">MoCo</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">residents - who met in the 3</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><sup><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">rd</span></sup></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">grade at Somerset Elementary School</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> in Chevy Chase) live in
Rockville and have been married for over 34 years. They have two sons Ben, 30
(realtor extraordinaire) and Alex, 26 (a third year law student).</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Stacey and her husband, Ian, opened Signarama
Silver Spring - a full-service signage and branding</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">solutions company</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">- in May 2010
with a vision to go beyond selling signs and to help their customers build the
best image p</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ossible to grow their business. </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Pri</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">or to opening Signarama Silver Spring, Stacey was a
Senior Project Manager for Mars Incorporated for over 17 years, delivering a
variety of regio</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">nal and global IT solutions. </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">She has a BS in Marketing from Rutgers University, New
Brunswick NJ, and an MBA</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">from the
University of Maryland, College Park MD. She is also a certified
PMP (Project Management Professional).</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Stacey is a native of Washington DC and has
lived in Silver Spring for the past nine years with her husband and two
children. Both of her</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">children attend MCPS, and Stacey is a former PTA Co-President
and NAACP Parent Council Representative. She has also held board
positions at Evergreen Montessori School in Wheaton, MD and the Women Business
Owners of Prince George’s County. She is a membe</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">r of the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce and is currently
serving her first year on the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board. </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Jamie Raskin, Maryland State Senator </span></u></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Jamie Raskin is a three-term Democratic State Senator in Maryland
who came to</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">office in 2006 in a landslide upset victory against a
32-year incumbent. After collecting 67% of the vote in a primary race all the
pundits considered impossible to win, Senator Raskin has three times won
election with more than 99% of the general electio</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">n vote.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> He is the Majority Whip of the
Senate, Chairman of both the Executive Nominations Committee and the Joint
Committee on Legislative Ethics, and a dynamic leader of the lib</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">eral and progressive forces in the
General Assembly.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Senator Raskin has been described by the Huffington Post as “one
of the most talented state legislators in the country” and named one of the
“Top Ten Most Influential Senators” in Annapolis by the Maryland Gazette of
Politics and Business.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> In under a dec</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">a</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">de in public office, he has seen more than 100 of his
bills pass into law.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> A prodigious debater and legislative
strategist, he sponsored and led the successful floor fight on many of the
historic breakthroughs in Maryland politics over the last decade, i</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">n</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">cluding marriage equality, abolition of the death
penalty, passage of a medical marijuana law, creation of the benefit
corporation (a new corporate form that has since spread across the country),
enactment of direct wine shipment for the state’s consumers,</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the historic National Popular Vote
Compact, and the state’s acclaimed Farm-to-Schools Program linking public
schools with local farms.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> He also introduced and championed
landmark anti-drunk driving legislation that requires thousands of convicted
drunk d</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">r</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ivers to have an ignition interlock device installed in their cars;
developed the Green Maryland act, which requires all state agencies and
departments to have recycling and composting plans; and has advocated numerous
laws advancing civil rights, civil li</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">berties, tenant rights, and consumer rights.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> He authored the first state law giving victims of race and sex
discrimination the right to a jury trial and civil damages, introduced a
measure guaranteeing gender parity in programming at juvenile justice ins</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">t</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">itutions, and led the floor fight for reasonable
accommodations for pregnant employees in the workplace.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> As Chairman of the Montgomery County Senate Delegation for
several years, he built unanimous support within the delegation to increase the
minimum wa</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">g</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">e in Maryland. </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Senator Raskin is known for crossing the aisle to form potent
bipartisan coalitions. He teamed up with conservative Republican Senator David
Brinkley to persuade the Senate to pass a comprehensive Medical Marijuana law
and won unanimous</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">bipartisan support for the Freedom of Political
Expression and Assembly Act of 2009 after a state police scandal involving
spying on anti-death penalty, pro-choice, pro-life, and environmental groups.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> He has also built strong liberal-conservative coali</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ti</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">ons to ensure online sunshine disclosure of state
expenditures over $10,000 and to enact on-line ethics disclosure for state
public officials. </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In the 2015 legislative session, Raskin authored and championed
three landmark bills that received overwhelming</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">bipartisan support: the Second
Chance Act, which allows people to petition for the shielding of nonviolent
misdemeanor offenses when they have been clean for a period of at least three
years after termination of correctional supervision; the Maryland Fals</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">e Claims Act, which allows the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">state and
private whistleblowers to go after contractors ripping off the government to
recover public monies; and a dramatic reform and modernization of the state’s
Public Information Act.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Senator</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Raskin</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">is a professor of c</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">onstitutional law at American University’s Washington
College of Law where he has taught more than 3,000 law students over a period
of 25 years. At WCL, he directs the school’s Program on Law and Government and
its acclaimed Marshall-Brennan Constitutional</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Literacy Project, which he founded
in 1999 and which has sent thousands of law students at 20 law schools across
the country into public high schools to teach a course in “constitutional
literacy.”</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">A prolific author and a Senior Fellow
at People fo</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">r the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">American Way,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span class="spellingerror"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Raskin’s</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">books include</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Overruling
Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People</span></i></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, a
Washington Post Bestseller which analyzes patterns of conservative judicial
activism and judicial </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">assaults on democratic rights;</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Wealth
Primary</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(with John</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-position: 0% 100%; border-bottom-color: transparent;"><span class="spellingerror"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Bonifaz</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">) about America’s campaign finance regime; and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We the
Students</span></i></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, a book now in its Fourth Edition which has sold tens of
thousands of copies and examines cases affecting America’s students and has
been called “the bible of the new movement</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">for constitutional literacy.”</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Washington Post has described Raskin as the Maryland Senate’s
“authority on constitutional issues,” the Silver Spring Takoma Voice called him
the “whiz kid” of the General Assembly,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><a href="http://politickermd.com/" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; cursor: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">PolitickerMD.com</span></span></span></span></a></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">named him “Maryland’s Smartest
Legislator,” and the Silver Spring-Takoma Voice named him Montgomery County’s</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> “Most Responsive Elected Official.”</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Progressive Maryland praised him as a “Hero of Maryland’s Worki</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ng Families” and the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ACLU named
him its Harry Edgerton Civil Libertarian of the Year in 2011.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> For his role as Senate leader on the marriage quality
legislation, in 2013 he was honored as a Hero in the 2013 Pride Day Parade in
the Nation’s Capital.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Senator Raskin is a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">magna</span></i></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">cum laude</span></i></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">graduate of Harvard College and
Harvard Law School, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> He is deeply involved in promoting chess among children and has
also been active in Lumina Studio, which is one of the </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">nation’s leading Shakes</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">peare theaters for young people.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> He and his wife Sarah, who is the Deputy Secretary of the United
States Treasury Department and a former Governor of the Federal Reserve Board,</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">have three children.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><u><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Ed Levy, co-chair, SSCAB’s
Commercial and Economic Dev</span></u></b></span><b><u><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">elopment Committee</span></span></u></b></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Ed is a native of Baltimore who has 'temporarily' lived in
the DC area since the mid-70s, including the last 35 years in Silver Spring and
Takoma Park.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">He spent 32 years working for the U.S. Department of
Commerce, the last 15 of whic</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">h working in the Office of the Secretary of Commerce
with responsibility for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary’s daily briefing
books and correspondence. In earlier positions, Ed worked on trade agreements
with Japan and Taiwan, conducted international t</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">rade investigations, and co-chaired an effort to
provide expert opinion on disposal of the Government’s $10 billion stockpile of
raw materials. He also worked for Congressman Al Swift (D-WA) as part of
the Government’s Legislative Fellowship program. Sinc</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">e leaving the Government in 2010, Ed has worked as a freelance
Editor/Writer and has volunteered for several organizations.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Ed is the Co-Chair of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory
Board’s Commercial and Economic Development Committee, and has written f</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">or the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Silver Spring Voice</span></i></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">newspaper and website. He has served
on the Board of the Northwood Four Corners Community Association,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">volunteered on
several political campaigns and as neighborhood Precinct Chair, edited a small
business newsletter, and trained</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">law students in writing and research skills.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Ed graduated from the University of Maryland-College Park
with a Master’s degree in Business Administration including a concentration in
Telecommunications, and earlier with an undergraduate degree in Economi</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;">cs.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and few have stood within Ed’s reach for long without being shown a picture of
her.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-10016902810950343742015-04-23T06:40:00.004-07:002015-04-23T06:40:27.508-07:00Celebrate Earth Day Every Day With Device Recycling<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe WP', Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><i>A guest posting by <a href="mailto:Kareniogden@outlook.com" target="_blank">Karen Ogden </a></i></span></div>
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Just as the entire country (and remaining world, eventually)
has done for the past 45 years, we all celebrated Earth Day this past Wednesday
(April 22). It serves as an important reminder of just how precious our natural
resources are, while also highlighting ways that we can better preserve what we
have left. There are, of course, a number of different actions one can take to
be "green," such as following the three Rs of reducing, recycling, and
reusing. To put more of a spotlight on how you can do all three of those things
at once, here's a look at how you can make your carbon footprint a bit smaller
through electronic device recycling (also known as ecycling).</div>
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The importance of Ecycling was outline in a news release
from the Consumer Electronics Association last fall, wherein it was revealed
that 82 percent of US adults find that recycling electronics is important but
only 30 percent of them actually did in the past year. While that number isn't
huge, it is a 4 percent increase from the prior year, and
it's one that should only continue to grow given the clearly positive view of
Ecycling on the whole. Another interesting fact is that only 59 percent of
people admitted to knowing where they could recycling their electronic devices.
To help improve that number, some electronic companies have taken it upon
themselves to provide quick and easy Ecycling opportunities.</div>
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One of those is Verizon Wireless, which also offers rewards
for recycling electronic devices in the form of gift cards that can be used on
their online store. </div>
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The way their system works is quite simple, and you can
send in your phone through a recycled box (that they provide) or bring it to a
local Verizon store. They then either find a use for it—including through their
Hopeline project that provides phones to domestic violence survivors—or recycle
it, as they have a zero landfill policy.</div>
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If you're interested in their program and want to find out
how much your phone is worth, you can reach out to Verizon through the
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<li>First,
dial **VALUE (**82583) on your phone. You’ll hear a message informing you that
you will receive a text message.</li>
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open the text message and click the link that's provided.</li>
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then have to verify the model and condition of the phone.</li>
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select “Get My Quote,” you'll see a trade-in value for the phone.</li>
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All
you need to do next is save that information and bring it to a local Verizon
Wireless store. <i>(Other providers may offer similar programs.)</i></div>
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It's important to remember that before sending/bringing in
your phone, you should make sure to delete all information that's stored on it.
You wouldn't want any sensitive information to be shared!</div>
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MORE INFORMATION</div>
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Official Earth Day Site:</div>
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The Importance of Ecycling:</div>
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Verizon Wireless' Device Recycling Program:</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-36721643574399479012015-04-02T12:23:00.002-07:002015-04-02T12:23:39.644-07:00NEW SILVER SPRING DOWNTOWN WEB-SITE NOW LIVE!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;"><strong>SPECIAL MESSAGE RE: NEW SILVER SPRING DOWNTOWN WEB-SITE</strong></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Hopefully by now you've checked out our new </span><a href="http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" target="_blank">www.SilverSpringDowntown.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> site. If you have not, give it a try. Let us know if it works for you. Let us know if you find something wrong, incomplete or missing. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Please note that our downtown site is exclusively for the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District "</span><a href="http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/gis/images/gallery/silver_spring_local_districts.pdf" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" target="_blank">geography</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">" - which is pretty much the same as the </span><a href="http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/gis/images/gallery/silver_spring_local_districts.pdf" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" target="_blank">Silver Spring Urban District</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">, more commonly known as 'downtown'. (That area from Montgomery College in the south end to Spring Street on the north. The area includes Fenton Village, the Ripley District, South Silver Spring, Ellsworth Drive, and the Civic Building and Veterans Plaza. It is transversed by Georgia Avenue, Colesville, and E/W Hwy. ) Our public commitment for the site is to list every enterprise that has a door opening to the sidewalk; i.e.: the site is not a directory of all businesses downtown - it is a directory of all restaurants, theaters, entertainment venues, and shopping.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The site also offers a highly interactive 'events' listing for art & entertainment related activities. We also list certain civic participation opportunities, as these add value to building a more robust and thriving community.While we have 'populated' the events database with some events, moving forward it will be the responsibility of the organizing group to suggest the event via the link provided on the site. (Please bear with us as we transition and grow the site. In the meantime you may find some duplicate listings.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">We are fully aware that no one site can be totally comprehensive - and that is not our intent. That is why we encourage you to visit the many other excellent directories and calendars that exist for the downtown - and nearby - areas. (See the many links on the (growing!) list on the sidebar on the left of this e-mail "TODO CALENDARS" and "DIRECTORIES".)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The site is administered by the </span><a href="http://montgomerycountymd.gov/silverspring/" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" target="_blank">Silver Spring Regional Center</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">, which encompasses a much broader area. The Regional Area is one of five Regional Areas in the County. The Silver Spring Regional </span><a href="http://montgomerycountymd.gov/silverspring/" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" target="_blank">Area</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> includes all neighborhoods and communities south of the Beltway (plus we do include Four Corners and Blair H.S.); east of Rock Creek Parkway; west of Prince George's County; and north of the D.C. line, including Takoma Park. This newsletter you are now reading serves that area. We will continue listing sample happening and news-u-can-share here. We try to get these newsletters out at least once a week - but no more than twice a week. We hope you find them useful.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Enjoy our new site for Silver Spring's downtown - and stay connected!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">See you around Silver Spring,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Reemberto Rodriguez, Director</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Silver Spring Regional Area</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-45256656110807691252015-03-17T17:55:00.001-07:002015-03-17T17:55:06.930-07:00East Silver Spring Articles by Steve and Karen Burditt <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>{This is a guest blog posting by Steve and Karen Burditt, local architects and proud residents of East Silver Spring.}</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We were asked about four years ago by founder and then-editor Eric Bonds to start writing a monthly column in </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><u>The Voice</u></span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> about our community in East Silver Spring. At the time we had not grown fully aware of the digital world’s emerging blog culture. With this as background, we agreed to take the task on with some trepidation, having never committed to something like this before (what, people really want to read something in print written by a non-professional writer?).</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We are both practicing architects and have developed a great appreciation for what we call the discovery phase of our projects. This is the initial set of steps a design professional takes with their client to explore a set of precedents, requirements, needs, goals and aspirations for the project, all in an effort to build a shared understanding before picking up a pencil to start a design. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">With this mindset we saw this column as an opportunity to take readers on a discovery tour of East Silver Spring. We wanted to shine a light on many aspects, covering the neighborhood’s history, diversity, and sensibilities of what we have come to see as a wonderful place to live, work, and play. We wanted the articles to be one part education, one part reflection, one part discovery and three parts boosterism for a place all too often overlooked by many, including visitors, investors, elected and appointed officials, and even those of us who live here. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">At the heart of everything we wrote was this question: Isn’t East Silver Spring </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>almost</i></span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> all right? We borrowed (or rather stole) this basic question from Architect Robert Venturi, who coined it in a pioneering book he co-wrote in the 1960’s, called </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><u>Learning from Las Vegas</u></span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. This book explored the cultural, historical and emotional influences that help shape places. By posing the topics we did we were asking readers to ponder the unique history and cultural influences that shaped the physical qualities of our historic, walkable community. By asking this compelling question we wanted readers to take pause and embrace what makes this neighborhood special, hopefully before pushing forward with change and improvement. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">While some change is needed and well-intentioned, some of it also runs the risk of canceling out what makes East Silver Spring unique. Qualities we think worth embracing include the ethnic diversity of those who live and work here, the quirkiness of the small independent businesses populating our commercial center, Fenton Village. We think also of other more nebulous characteristics that make East Silver Spring simultaneously attractive, sometimes-hard-to-define, but nonetheless lovable. We wanted readers to consider these traits not only as assets, but also as the DNA that forms the fragile organism that is our neighborhood (as it is with all neighborhoods). We wanted readers to ponder how this could or should evolve over time. We wanted our readers to actively participate in a spirited dialog about what East Silver Spring was in the past, what it is now, and what it should be in the future.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We hope you enjoy reading what turned out to be a rather short series of only a dozen articles. We likely would have continued to write the column, covering other aspects and corners of East Silver Spring, had </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><u>The Voice</u></span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> not gone through a rough patch at the height of the Great Recession. We are happy to see </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><u>The Voice</u></span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> is alive and well again in digital form, presenting myriad opportunities for others to continue what we started. We have since moved on to other endeavors, advocating for our community through our work with our local civic group and involvement in preservation organizations. These new efforts are still rooted in the same goal of discovering, educating and celebrating our unique neighborhood.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Much change has come to East Silver Spring and Fenton Village in just these last couple of years. While we can debate what we like and don’t like about it, it will continue. One thing we are heartened to see is the addition of many thriving independent restaurants and businesses as well as so many people desiring to call East Silver Spring and Fenton Village home. We hope we never stop asking ourselves the question that got us started: Isn’t East Silver Spring </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>almost</i></span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> all right?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<b>LIST OF ARTICLES</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>The Different Paths of Preservation Part II, Preserving a Sense of Place: </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/2012/02/16/at-home-in-silver-spring-preserving-a-sense-of-place-the-paths-of-preservation-part-2/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://tpssvoice.com/2012/02/16/at-home-in-silver-spring-preserving-a-sense-of-place-the-paths-of-preservation-part-2/</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/2012/01/19/at-home-in-silver-spring-the-different-paths-of-preservation/" id="LPlnk842377" previewinformation="1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://tpssvoice.com/2012/01/19/at-home-in-silver-spring-the-different-paths-of-preservation/</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Staying Put in East Silver Spring – Part I:</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/2011/11/01/at-home-in-silver-spring-staying-put-in-east-silver-spring-part-1/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://tpssvoice.com/2011/11/01/at-home-in-silver-spring-staying-put-in-east-silver-spring-part-1/</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/2011/12/26/at-home-in-silver-spring-staying-put-in-east-silver-spring-part-2/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://tpssvoice.com/2011/12/26/at-home-in-silver-spring-staying-put-in-east-silver-spring-part-2/</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/2011/09/24/the-eyes-of-your-house/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://tpssvoice.com/2011/09/24/the-eyes-of-your-house/</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/2011/08/06/a-silver-spring-streetscape/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://tpssvoice.com/2011/08/06/a-silver-spring-streetscape/</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>The Neighborhoods of Silver Spring: </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/2012/04/25/at-home-in-silver-spring-whats-new-in-history-the-neighborhoods-of-silver-spring/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">http://tpssvoice.com/2012/04/25/at-home-in-silver-spring-whats-new-in-history-the-neighborhoods-of-silver-spring/</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>A Community Arts Center for East Silver Spring: </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/2012/04/06/at-home-in-silver-spring-a-community-arts-center-for-east-silver-spring/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://tpssvoice.com/2012/04/06/at-home-in-silver-spring-a-community-arts-center-for-east-silver-spring/</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Fate of Historic Bank Building Uncertain: </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/2011/10/31/fate-of-historic-bank-building-uncertain/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://tpssvoice.com/2011/10/31/fate-of-historic-bank-building-uncertain/</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://digital.turn-page.com/i/30038/5" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://digital.turn-page.com/i/30038/5</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Architectural Detail Photo Essay: </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://digital.turn-page.com/i/31699" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://digital.turn-page.com/i/31699</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Silver Spring Park, 100 Years of Smart Living: </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://digital.turn-page.com/i/33926/7" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://digital.turn-page.com/i/33926/7</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<i>{A version of this blog appeared a couple of years ago. This is an update.}</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The “Holy Grail” of a single portal, Facebook page, web-site, mobile-app, or FM radio station where you can tell the world the wonderful things your organization is doing simply does not exist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">For the past few years, the Silver Spring Regional Center has been releasing regular e-blasts that consists of a combination of civic meetings, community gathering and celebrations, and sample of fund-raisers and ticketed events. We do this as part of our mission to be “the eyes and ears of the community to County government – and vice versa.” We also do this because we help “staff” the Silver Spring Arts and Entertainment District; and, we manage the Silver Spring Urban District.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Of course, we are not – and never intend to be - THE single source for information for all the amazing things going on in the Silver Spring Regional Area, which includes over 25 identifiable neighborhoods, eight commercial hubs, a major downtown area, and an incorporated City (Takoma Park) with its own downtown; and many great venues, countless restaurants, commercial entertainment opportunities, community serving non-profits, and over 60 faith communities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We certainly appreciate and welcome you letting us know what is going on. We hope you will continue having us on your mailing list – or add us to it if we are not already. Please send it directly to:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="mailto:Reemberto.Rodriguez@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov"><span style="color: blue;">Reemberto.Rodriguez@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In return, please do subscribe to our e-blast. </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Go<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://silverspringdowntown.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bd8805537d3a89b3ed6979ce2&id=3c5074996e"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: blue;">HERE</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">to sign up. (We promise it is easy to unsubscribe if these e-blasts get to be spam for you.)</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you are looking for other sources to expand your message and reach the broadest audience possible for that next function, camp, workshop, etc., here’s some pointers we hope are helpful to you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">There are a handful of media outlets that welcome knowing about what is going on in the community and provide an excellent place to let the “general public” know about what you are doing. Among these are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog</span></a> Washington Post’s “Going Out Guide.” Make sure you ‘search’ for Silver Spring… Solid listing of commercial opportunities.<br /><br /><a href="http://silverspring.patch.com/events/category/family"><span style="color: blue;">http://silverspring.patch.com/events/category/family</span></a> “Silver Spring Patch” events calendar… An excellent ‘searchable’ event listing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.takoma.com/calendar"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.takoma.com/calendar</span></a> “The Silver Spring Voice” events list… Easy to read list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.gazette.net/section/calendargzevents"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.gazette.net/section/calendargzevents</span></a> “Gazette.Net”… Maryland Community News Online. Probably the most comprehensive list of events, with easy to follow web-link.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.wamu.org/arts"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.wamu.org/arts</span></a> A simple way to reach the “NPR” crowd. And, your listing may even be featured in their daily “art minute”.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">In our recent e-blasts, we routinely lists others' calendars and directories. Here's a sample of the latest:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>"TO DO" CALENDARS FOR SILVER SPRING</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Silver Spring general downtown area</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Visit Montgomery (Countywide but searchable to Silver Spring)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://visitmontgomery.com/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">New! Park & Planning's Monthly Calendar<br /><a href="http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/blog-news/2015/01/28/montgomery-county-planning-department-announces-calendar-of-february-events/" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /><br />SSTCi Winter Program in the Civic Building<br /><a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=0522c9cc-10cc-49c8-804b-2643b9d9e445&c=387a9480-7c21-11e4-a8f3-d4ae528ec60a&ch=38baaac0-7c21-11e4-a8f3-d4ae528ec60a" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">CultureSpotMC</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.culturespotmc.com/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.silverspringincorporated.com/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Downtown Silver Spring </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">(Ellsworth Dr, by the Fountain)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://downtownsilverspring.cmail2.com/t/ViewEmail/d/E9891A29E6CED550/36B55EAD5450F65ED9767B6002735221" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Silver Spring A&E District</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Takoma Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/calendar" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">Takoma/Silver Spring Voice </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://tpssvoice.com/events/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.fillmoresilverspring.com/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.afi.com/silver/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.downtownsilverspring.com/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.silverspringchamber.com/" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: 12px;">Know of other on-line community calendars or directories specific to Silver Spring?</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: 12px;">e-mail us <a href="mailto:reemberto.rodriguez@montgomerycountymd.gov" style="color: #336699;" target="_self">HERE</a></span></em></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Beyond these, there are of course the often forgotten ‘obvious people-to-people’ places that most organizations have easy access to. Ultimately, nothing replaces “word of mouth.” Getting our own staff, board members, customers, clients, and friends to help us spread the word and get the function listed in their own virtual and real networks can pay great dividends. Key among these are:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">It may be stating the obvious, but it is amazing how most faith traditions and non-sectarian institutions agree on the simple point that a better fed, healthier, sheltered, and educated people constitute a better society. It is so amazing to see so many faith traditions and non-sectarian institutions work on these matters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(NOTE: <i>Sometimes I sense that we are being overloaded with images and the power of words is being lost… So, I hope you appreciate just words for now. Pictures and videos of the visit will follow</i>.)</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748817972171834983.post-63773906202888503622014-10-12T09:10:00.001-07:002014-10-12T09:10:52.329-07:00FELIZ CUMPLEAÑO Silver Spring Senior Village!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{Our Silver Spring Senior Village is a year old today. We celebrate! Here’s the formal remarks I will give - with some possible ad-lib, of course!}</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I mean, where else - within the span of a single week - and this is all based on a true story of this past week alone! - where else can you start the weekend smoking a good cigar at a local cigar shop owned by a Salvadoran; have some locally brewed beer at our new brewery - and stop by to talk to the owner of our future urban winery; have dinner at one of the various iconic restaurants that have been around for decades one day, and the next day have dinner at one of our many Ethiopian restaurants (believe you me - each is a different experience); walk around Saturday morning - even in the rain - and visit with the farmers market on Ellsworth and the craft market on Veterans Plaza; see a quality production of “Ain’t Misbehaving” at our new Black Box Theater; visit with young worshipers at a rock-and-roll church at The Fillmore on a Sunday morning; see movies from Spain and Venezuela at the AFI’s Latin-American Film Festival; share books at a book-swap at Kefa Cafe AND our library!; stroll down Sligo Creek Trail; and enjoy this beautiful afternoon with the good folks of the Silver Spring Senior Village - ALL in zip code 20910!... (And, oh, all the stuff that I still want to do - but that’ll have to wait till next week… By the way, get your ice skates on! See you on the ice rink in the next few days!)</span></div>
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