MoCo makes an honest man out of Ike Leggett, while the state’s highest court figures out whether gays can make honest men of each other. Also, Silver Springers talk about separating church from state and Israel from Palestine. Here’s what’s happening this week.
Monday: The county’s newly elected officials take their oaths before God and everybody at Strathmore Music Center, Bethesda. The inauguration ceremony goes down at 11:00 a.m. Later, outgoing county exec Doug Duncan throws a sold-out party to benefit arts and humanities programs.
Monday: The Maryland Court of Appeals–the state’s highest court–hears arguments on whether same-sex couples can marry. The case revolves around whether a 1973 state law defining marriage strictly as a heterosexual union is constitutional.
Wednesday: Montgomery College, Silver Spring/Takoma Park, hosts a salon-style discussion on the separation of church and state. The deal goes down at 2:30 p.m. Call (301) 650-1385 to register.
Wednesday: Photojournalist Mohammed Omer talks about the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip at Taste of Jerusalem (8123 Georgia Ave). The pro-Palestinian talk is free. The food on your plate isn’t.
Thursday: The county planning board meets behind closed doors to discuss a pending contract for the development of Silver Place. Proposed designs for the mixed-use project on Georgia Avenue and Spring Street were revealed in October. The winning design hasn’t been announced.
Thanks to CNN for the image.