Enjoy a Night Under the Stars with Grammy® Award Winning Musician Branford Marsalis at the 2013 Silver Spring Jazz Festival

 Images via MontgomeryCountyMD.gov

Join us as we celebrate the 10th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival in downtown Silver Spring on Saturday, September 7, 4:30 to 10:00 p.m.. The entire family will enjoy a night of music, dancing, food, and fun. This year’s headliner, Branford Marsalis has worked with musical greats such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Rollins, as well as Sting, the Grateful Dead and Bruce Hornsby and of course, his own brother, Wynton Marsalis.  Located in the heart of Silver Spring, as Jazz Festival patrons you will have your choice of food vendors or bring a picnic.  Be sure to bring your beach chairs.

Come to Veterans Plaza at the Silver Spring Civic Building,  corner of Ellsworth Drive and Fenton Street. Parking is limited at the downtown garages including Wayne Avenue garage, the Town Square garage, and the garages on Bonifant Street, Cameron at Ramsey Avenue, and Cameron at Fenton, so consider taking Metro (Red Line to Silver Spring). 

Fall Recreation Guide comes out August 9th and Fall Registration Starts August 19th and Aquatics Registration starts August 21

Montgomery County’s number one recreation resource for classes, community events and more comes out August 9th! The Guide is available online as of August 9th and for those who subscribe, you can expect your copy in the mail around this date.

Registration for Fall classes, trips and more starts August 19th so be sure you take a few days to browse the catalogue so you know what course numbers you’ll be entering into RecWeb. If you have forgotten your RecWeb login and account information, email recweb@montgomerycountymd.gov or call 240-777-6840 to retrieve it prior to registering.

If you would like to receive a printed copy of each issue of the Guide, you can subscribe to the Montgomery County Recreation Guide and for just $5 you’ll receive all 5 seasons of The Guide right in your mailbox!

Be sure to sign up for Montgomery County RecAlerts for the latest field and community center information in the event of a storm or other emergency.

Upper County Provides the Perfect Day Trip Right in Your Back Yard!

Whether you want to cool off in the pool, chill out inside with your friends playing games, or challenge someone to a game of hoops, Upper County has it all! The Upper County Outdoor Pool has a thrill slide, lap lanes, and baby pool to keep you cool in the summer sun. Right next door is the Upper County Community Recreation Center with a full size gymnasium, dance room, party or community room with catering kitchen, game area complete with pool table, air hockey and lots more!

Take a virtual tour of both with this video: