Great documentaries coming up in the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District: Docs In Progress features UNSEEN as a part of their Silver Screen series on October 10 at 7pm and Arts on the Block screens DYING to Vote on October 19 at the Civic Building.

The Silver Spring Jazz festival stage is going in! Today is the day when we manouever a 60' tractor-trailer across Veterans Plaza with inches to spare! .Silver Spring Jazz Fest takes place on Saturday, Sept 7 from 3-10pm.

Coming up this weekend in the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District: Jamaica Fest on Veterans Plaza, Chess Games at @US_ChessCenter, and live music all over Silver Spring including at @QuarryHouseTvn, @DTSilverSpring, @mcgintysmd, and more!

The Capital Area Food Bank's Mobile Market provides fresh fruits, vegetables, and other foods to Montgomery College students, faculty and staff, and members of the community in need. The food is being distributed at the Silver Spring/Takoma Park campus Nunley Center today.

National Night Out tonight! Join @DTSilverSpring on Silver Plaza from 5-8pm for: Kids activities, Police Awareness Activities, DJ & Dancing and prizes, Free Child ID Cards, Refreshments, Pop ups by Gold’s Gym, Regal Majestic, WMATA &  much more!

In the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District this weekend: @AFISilver is showing Cat Video Fest, @artsontheblock hosts an open house, @CREATEArtsCtr has an acrylic painting class, @mcgintysmd presents live comedy, and much more!

Kicking off the weekend in the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District tonight: Wind Down Thursdays with the N2N Band, Free Bluegrass Night at @QuarryHouseTvn, Magic the Gathering Game at @silverbranchus, Trivia at @ThirdHillBrew, Pajama Storytime at @MCPL_Libraries, & more.

Thursday in Silver Spring's Arts & Entertainment District: Wind Down Thursday on Veterans Plaza, Drop-In Badminton at @MoCoRec SSRAC, the Library hosts Pajama Storytime, and the @AFISilver has a 40th Anniversary 4K Remaster of The Terminator for Art House Theater Day, and more!

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Come out for the Dominique Dawes sculpture unveiling at the Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center with @MoCoRec. Join us for the celebration!

The Afro Latino Festival is a vibrant celebration of diversity, culture, and the arts on Veterans' Plaza from 12-9PM, Sun. July 21. Live bands, dancing, vendors, food, and more!

Two great markets in the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District today: @FRESHFARMSlvrSp Farmer's Market on Veterans Plaza and @DTSilverSpring hosts the Summer Makers Market with 35 local artisans, live music, and a flower truck!

This weekend in the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District: Afro Latino Festival on Veterans Plaza, @PlazaArt offers a book making class, @allsetDTSS has a drag brunch, @creativecolony hosts a creative writing workshop, and more!

Fast Eddie and the Slowpokes play live at Matchbox's Party on the Patio @DTSilverSpring or @QuarryHouseTvn offers post punk, rock n roll, and progressive rock live music in Silver Spring's Arts & Entertainment District on Thursday.

The Art of Ceramic Mask Making workshop for adults begins this week at @CREATEArtsCtr as well as a family pottery workshop! Or if painting is more your thing, register for an upcoming acrylics Summer Portrait Painting class.

Play games in Silver Spring every day! @ThirdHillBrew hosts Non Traditional Board Games on Tuesday and @mcgintysmd hosts Elemental Trivia, @silverbranchus offers Trivia on Wed, Thursday finds trivia games at Third Hill, or any day at The Big Escape Room and Dave and Buster's!