do they have cultural festivals?
Yes, the Fillmore and Downtown Silver Spring
Silver Spring, Maryland
The Fillmore is a live entertainment and music venue with a capacity of 2,000 people. 
what is irish thoroughbred? American author Nora Roberts's debut novel when was it published? January 1981 can you name some of the characters? Irishwoman Adelia "Dee" Cunnane, Travis Grant, Paddy where was the author born? Silver Spring, Maryland has she written any other novel? Yes, she has written 225 romance novels has she been a victim of plagiarism? Yes, another best-selling romance writer, Janet Dailey, admitted to repeatedly plagiarizing Roberts' work what are some of the parks you can find at robert's birth place? Northwest Branch Park, Wheaton Regional Park, Jessup Blair Park what are some of the sports played here? Football, baseball
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Silver Spring, Maryland [SEP] Culture
The Fillmore is a live entertainment and music venue with a capacity of 2,000 people. It opened in 2011 in the former JC Penney building on Colesville Road. The venue joins the American Film Institute and Discovery Communications as cornerstones of the downtown Silver Spring's arts and entertainment district. It has featured performances by artists Prince Royce, Minus the Bear, Tyga, Wale (rapper), Schoolboy Q, Migos, and many other hip hop acts. In August 2012 R&B singer Reesa Renee launched her album "Reelease" at the Fillmore. Downtown Silver Spring is also home to the Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College. The Cultural Arts Center offers a varied set of cultural performances, lectures, films, and conferences.