T-Recs

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Pool Pooch Party!

Pool Pooch Party
The County outdoor pools will wrap up its summer season on Monday, September 5. The pools have provided thousands of residents a place to cool off during the long, sweltering summer days. While the pools may be closing to humans, the Wheaton-Glenmont pool will offer one last summer hurrah for our four-legged friends on September 17 and 18. This special event is held annually at the end of the pool season to give our furry pals an opportunity to rule the pool and enjoy a cool dip. For more information about the event, visit http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rectmpl.asp?url=/content/rec/index.asp.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Mark you calendar for the Silver Spring Jazz Festival - September 10th

Silver Spring Jazz Festival
Mark your calendar for the eighth Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival to be held on Saturday, September 10, from 3:30 to 9 p.m., at Veterans Plaza at the Silver Spring Civic Building located at Ellsworth Dr. and Fenton St. in downtown Silver Spring.

Marcus Johnson, Silver Spring’s jazz phenom, is this year’s headliner. A graduate of Blair High School and Georgetown University, Johnson is an extraordinary jazz keyboardist and composer, as well as a successful businessman with his Three Keys Music label, headquartered in downtown Silver Spring. The Master of Ceremonies at this year’s free festival will be Channel 9’s news anchor Derek McGinty.

Low lawn chairs and coolers are welcome and food vendors will be on site. No alcoholic beverages are permitted. Silver Spring Festival chairs will be available for purchase for $20.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Registration for Montgomery County Recreation Classes Opens on August 15th

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Miracle League Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

MIRACLE FIELD OPENING DAY … The Department of Recreation hits a home run with the opening of the Washington Nationals Miracle League Field. Maryland’s first ‘Miracle Field,’ a specially designed field which will allow children and young adults with mental and/or physical disabilities to enjoy the opportunity to safely play baseball, was dedicated on Aug. 1 as part of the South Germantown Recreational Park complex. The ‘Washington Nationals Miracle Field’ was significantly funded by the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation and the Annette and Theodore Lerner Family Foundation. Among the hundreds who attended the dedication, ribbon-cutting and first game, were, left to right: Nationals broadcaster Charlie Slowes; Nationals manager Davey Johnson; Judy Lerner; Nationals coach Bo Porter; Mark Lerner; mascot Screech; Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony Brown; County Councilmembers Phil Andrews and Craig Rice; Montgomery Recreation director Gabriel Albornoz; James Leder, Jr., who spearheaded to drive to build the field; County Executive Isiah Leggett; Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmerman; and Mary Bradford of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Nationals pitcher Sean Burnett pitched to the first inning of batters in the opening game.