Queen of Soul comes to the Big Silver

Montgomery College/Takoma Park campus has a brand new performing arts center and the great Aretha Franklin will open the place for business on September 11th. This center will only add to the luster of our community and provide a much needed venue for arts patrons who live in and around Silver Spring. Go here for ticket information.

With the coming of the coming of the planned Filmore "Live Nation" concert hall to the downtown area and the events currently going on at Strathmore, Montgomery County is no longer the "red headed stepchild" when it comes to great music and entertainment.

Jennifer Cutting and the Ocean Orchestra to play downtown

This great local Celtic and progressive band will perform free of charge on June 18th at 7:00 p.m. The concert will be outdoors on the Silver Plaza (Ellwort Dr. near Georgia Ave.-look for the fountain) The event is part of the Silver Spring Swings summer concert series, sponsored by the Silver Spring Regional Center. Last March, we went to Strathmore to see the wonderful Irish band "Danu" and the Ocean Orchestra was there as the opening act. It was the first time I have seen Jennifer and her band preform and we enjoyed the show. I especially loved the talented and electric looking (blue hair) fiddle player. I am not sure if she is a regular member of the group though. Go see it. It's free.