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Guide to the 2021 Virtual Gaithersburg Book Festival Another year, another Gaithersburg Book Festival (GBF). But for the second year in a row, the festival will operate virtually. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, the founder of the popular event, spoke to MyMCM about what to expect at this year’s Virtual Gaithersburg Book Festival: The Virtual Gaithersburg Book Festival begins Saturday, May 1 and there will be activities for four consecutive weeks. All author discussions (listed below) will premiere on the GBF’s YouTube page. Most programs are prerecorded, but authors will participate in th...

The cold returned last week. Here’s to warm thoughts of melting grape popsicles dripping on your fist, steamy afternoons at the pool, and long ago July nights at the Coffee Pot. Q: As a lad l rode my bike to all the public swimming pools around Roanoke during and after World War II. One of those pools I visited a couple of times was in Cloverdale. As I recall it was called Tinkerbell. The pool was a simple one, the result of a dam on Tinker Creek with the creek flowing through. I recently visited the site and saw concrete walls on both sides of the creek. What more do we know of this old...

Monday, March 15, 12:00 pm EDT Artist and consultant Tiffany Jana ( Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions) discusses their work, a practical handbook that helps individuals and organizations recognize and prevent microaggressions so that all employees and members can feel a sense of belonging. In conversation with Kaki Dimock. Free, with registration. Ethan Porter and John Mark Hansen:”The Consumer Citizen”  Monday, March 15, 6:00 pm EDT Ethan Porter will discuss The Consumer Citizen. He will be joined in conversation by John Mark Hansen. Prese...

Chained to the Grave #2 (of 5)—SPOTLIGHT Brian Level & Andy Eschenbach (w) • Kate Sherron (a & c) Outlaw Roy Mason has come back from the dead, chained to the headstone that marked his grave. On the trail of buried gold and hunted by a Big Bad, Roy struggles to hold his family—and his body—together. Writers Brian Level (Darth Vader, Thanos, Deadpool), Andy Eschenbach (Heavy Metal Magazine, Red Shoes) and artist Kate Sherron (Invader Zim, The Amazing World of Gumball) bring you a tale of intrigue, murder, magic, and the good ol’ wild, wild west! FC • 32 pages • $3.99 Comic Book H...