 County Executive Marc Elrich recaps a busy week of weather events, including a drought watch and the effects of Hurricane Debby. He highlights another successful series of “National Night Out” events and previews the County Agricultural Fair, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary and runs through Aug. 17. The beginning of the school year is just weeks away and the County Executive talks about his recent conversation with new Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor. The County Executive also highlights the start of Tax-Free Maryland Week to help families save money on back-to-school purchases.
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The 75th Annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, again is bringing out the best of the County’s agricultural life and has many modes of entertainment, is now underway and will continue through Saturday night, Aug. 17. The fair, at the County Agricultural Center in Gaithersburg, includes animals, entertainment, food, commercial, home arts, arts and crafts exhibits.
 Registration for Montgomery County Recreation’s fall programs and activities will begin at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, for County residents. Registration for Bone Builders, Day Trippers and Senior Outdoor Adventures in Recreation (SOAR) will begin at 9 a.m.
Groups interested in reserving indoor spaces at Montgomery County Public Schools facilities during the 2024-25 school year can begin making reservations online at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15. Reservations for the use of school facilities are regulated by the Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF).
 Montgomery County will hold an open house for County Government job seekers from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, in the County Executive Office Building’s lobby-level auditorium in Rockville. Attendees must be 18 or over.
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) invites expectant mothers, families and community members to the annual “Right from the Start” maternal health resource fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring.
Montgomery County Public Libraries will host its annual “Just for the Record–A Vinyl Day,” a celebration of music on vinyl records featuring popular DJs from around the country, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10. The free festival will take place at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library at 900 Wayne Ave. in Silver Spring.
 Wheaton's newest mural on the side of a building, called "Wheaton Lives," will be dedicated in ceremonies at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11. The mural is on the building that house Elbe's Beer and Wine store.
 The alternative 1980s rock of Guys In Thin Ties will highlight the music as the Wheaton Arts & Entertainment District’s TGIF Summer Friday Concert Series continues at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, at Marian Fryer Town Plaza in Downtown Wheaton.
 The City of Rockville’s summer of free outdoor “Movies in the Parks” on big screens in neighborhood parks on Wednesdays will continue at 8 p.m. on Aug. 14 with the screening of “Encanto” in Calvin.
 The grand finale of the Washington Region’s largest annual ukulele festival will highlight the free Wednesday night outdoor music series Strathmore, Montgomery County’s finest performing arts venue, on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.
 Free summer concerts continue in Rockville Town Square from 6-9 p.m. most Friday nights through Sept. 20. The series will feature a variety of performers, with the next performance, on Friday, Aug. 16, highlighted by the Unity Reggae Band.
The Piedmont blues of Rick Franklin will headline the Kensington Historical Society’s free morning concert series at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug.10, in Howard Avenue Park in Kensington.
 Dueling Pianos featuring Jimmy “Ross” Morouse, an all-star comedy show at Cabin John Regional Park and “tasting the land” at a Food Friday event are among the special events and programs that will be sponsored by Montgomery Parks in August.
Campfires at Black Hill Park, “Never Grow Up Camp” and an early morning pontoon cruise are among the special events that will be offered by the nature centers of Montgomery Parks in August.
Montgomery Parks and the Montgomery Parks Foundation, which will commission a mural for the park activity building at Glenmont Local Park, are seeking design ideas for the mural from community members to ensure it reflects the history, values, stories and aspirations of the diverse neighborhood. Community members can provide their input via an online survey open through Aug. 30.
 The Montgomery Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood will be filled with music from noon-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, for the 17th Annual “Bluegrass on the Farm” festival. King Street Bluegrass, the Shannon Bielski Duo and the Poor Ellen Smith Band will be the headline performers.
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