May / June 2012 Archives

Chris Matthews speaks at Round House Theatre

Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's "Hardball," spoke to a crowd of about 250...

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe World Premiere

Imagination Stage teamed up with The Washington Ballet to create a world premiere fusion...

Local Cancer Patient Receives Playset from Roc Solid

On Saturday, June 16, Roc Solid Foundation traveled from southeastern Virginia to build a...

The Candy Ma’am

Sarah Dwyer spent her childhood poking her fingers into candy boxes to find her...

JUST TRYAN IT

On Sunday, June 17, more than 350 kids participated in JUST TRYAN IT’s third...

Fillmore Silver Spring hosts DC Record Fair

On Sunday, June 17, Fillmore Silver Spring hosted a Father's Day edition of the...

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3rd Annual Washington Revels SunFest

The 3rd Annual Washington Revels SunFest welcomed summer in downtown Silver Spring on Sunday,...

Montgomery Farm Women’s Cooperative Market Turns 80

Born out of the depression, the Montgomery Farm Women's Cooperative Market turned 80 this...

At the Old Ball Game

Bethesda Magazine was among the sponsors of the Bethesda Big Train game Thursday night...

Solar & Green Home Expo

On Saturday, June 9, Bethesda Green hosted its third annual Solar & Green Home...

Critters For the Cure

The Critters for the Cure Annual Kentlands 5K and fun run started at Fleet...

Washington Folk Festival

Thousands turned out to enjoy the 32nd Washington Folk Festival at historic Glen Echo...

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Sandy Spring Museum 31st Annual Strawberry Festival

More than 3,000 visitors came to the Sandy Spring Museum on Saturday, June 2...

Maryland Community Band Day

On Sunday, June 3 Olney Concert Band hosted Maryland Community Band Day 2012 at...

11th Annual KEEN Sports Festival

Nearly 200 KEEN families and hundreds of volunteers gathered on Sunday, June 3 for...

10th Annual Art & Soul Charity Auction

Bethesda residents braved torrential storms on Friday, June 1 for The National Center for...

Rebuilding Hope: The RTMC Playhouse Project

On Thursday, May 31, Rebuilding Together Montgomery County (RTMC) held an auction at the...

Imagination Bethesda

The annual children's street festival, Imagination Bethesda, took place on Saturday June 2 celebrating...

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Top (Local) Chefs

José Andrés The 42-year-old James Beard Award-winner and owner of Bethesda’s Jaleo, as well as...

Ann Lacey and Brian Kainec

Bride and groom Ann Lacey, a fiancial analyst, originally from Olney; and Brian Kainec, and...

Home on the Range

The mechanical burst of nail guns, the whir of table saws and the banging...

Prom Knight

He boarded the bus on a beautiful summer day in 1983. He had sparkling...

Hungry for History

Kari Barrett of Rockville loves cooking so much you’d think she was born wearing...

Glenn Carle: The Spy Who Said ‘No’

For 23 years, Glenn Carle of Bethesda lived a life built on lies. He stole,...

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The Art of Losing It

Stan Dorn’s jeans sag around his middle as he emerges from an appointment at...

‘The Change’ Artist

Five years ago, Dr. Suzan Kovarick couldn’t sleep. At 54, the Bethesda gynecologist was moody,...

Bike To Work Day

On Friday, May 18th, Bethesda celebrated national “Bike To Work Day” with a ‘pit...

Gaithersburg Book Festival

On Saturday, May 19, the Gaithersburg Book Festival hosted more than 110 nationally acclaimed,...

Strut Your Mutt

Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle was swarmed with dogs of all breeds on Saturday, May 19...

Potomac Hunt Races

Thousands came out to the races on Sunday, May 20 to enjoy the 60th...

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"Tunnel Vision" Public Art Project

Artists, sponsors and media gathered on Thursday, May 17 to celebrate the opening of...

Suburban Hospital’s Showcase 2012

Suburban Hospital’s Showcase was held Thursday, May 10 at the Bolger Center in Potomac. The...

Kentlands Dog Show

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Sixth Annual Children’s Ball

The sixth annual Children’s Ball Presented by Lexus took place on Saturday, May 12,...

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival

Thousands of people swarmed Woodmont Triangle this Mother's Day weekend for the annual Bethesda...

Vision Quest

When Bobby Mack walks down the hallway at Thomas S. Wootton High School in...

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Upper Crusts

Everybody loves pizza, so little wonder that Bethesda and the surrounding towns have always...

The Up-and-Comers

We celebrate six up-and-comers, from a chef with all the ingredients of success to...

Anthrax: serious business

In 2001, the everyday task of opening the mail became an exercise fraught with...

The House of Spirits

In many homes, party guests flock to the kitchen, be it tiny or trophy....

Dancing Queen

On a recent Saturday afternoon, a teacher shouts instructions over the driving beat of...

Since You Asked: May-June 2012

What happens to the plastic bags I recycle at the grocery store? Are they...

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Round House Theatre Gala

On May 1, 2012 patrons gathered at the Round House Theatre on East-West Hwy...

Landon Azalea Festival Attracts Thousands

The local community swarmed the campus of Landon School for the 59th annual Azalea...

Westbrook Carnival Brings Neighborhood Together

On May 4, hundreds of neighbors, friends, grandparents, parents, kids and babies joined together...

Seize Life Charity Fashion Show

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Walter Johnson High School was a fashion hot spot...

Rock-In Schools at the Fillmore

Music students from Banneker Middle School, Clearspring Elementary School, Clemente Middle School, Sherwood High...

Cork 57 Beer & Wine Hosts Exclusive Wine Tasting

Cork 57 Beer & Wine offered a special wine tasting for both NFL fans...

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Prom Knight

He boarded the bus on a beautiful summer day in 1983. He had sparkling...

A Death Foretold

A week before she was murdered at her Rockville art studio, 45-year-old painter and...

Walking Tall

“I’m a 6-foot-tall redhead,” Victoria Anthony says with a laugh when we arrange to...

Brookside Nature Center’s Forest Friends Festival

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Anthrax: serious business

In 2001, the everyday task of opening the mail became an exercise fraught with...

Guiding Lights

Tragic shipwrecks. Heroic rescues. A lonely man tending the light, guiding sailors safely home....

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A Growing Understanding

The older I grow, the more I feel like Dorothy after Oz. I’ve had Technicolor...

Trial by Jury Duty

Until recently, I figured the reason I’d never been called for jury duty was...

Bethesda Literary Festival

The 13th annual Bethesda Literary Festival hosted an array of local and national authors,...

Meli Jozi and Patrick Soleymani

Bride and groom Meli Jozi, a student, originally from Rockville; and Patrick Soleymani, also a...

Sequel Partners with Autism Speaks

Sequel, located in the Wildwood Shopping Center, donated 10% of all proceeds from a...

Behind the Scenes: Bryan Voltaggio Photo Shoot

The Bethesda Magazine crew traveled to Whitemore Farm in Emmitsburg, Md to photograph Top...

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Screen Test

Although bugs and humid weather plague our area in the summer, we’re fortunate to...

The Shots Felt Around the World

It was a jump up-and-down, pop-the-champagne, high-five kind of moment. Drs. Douglas Lowy and...

Have Food, Will Travel

Jon Rossler, aka The Corned Beef King, says owning a food truck is the...

Cooking Class

Pad Thai is a classic street food found all over Thailand that’s best eaten...

The Bigger, Better Birthday

As Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and a few Michael Jackson tunes blast from a...