Strathmore is a cultural and artistic venue and institution in North Bethesda, Maryland. It is especially known as a music venue, holding concerts by many diverse performers at the Music Center. Strathmore was founded in 1981. North Bethesda is a census-designated place and an uncorporated area located in Montgomery County, Maryland. ... A music venue is any location of a musical performance. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The property consists of eleven acres surrounding a colonial revival mansion built in 1899 for the Oyster family. The mansion houses small concerts, art exhibitions, the Strathmore Tea Room, and the Shop at Strathmore. In February of 2005 the Music Center, a 1,976-seat concert hall opened. The Music Center is the second home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In addition, there is a gazebo for outdoor performances and an outdoor sculpture garden on the grounds. The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style in the United States. ... The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. ...
The Strathmore arts complex is connected to the Grosventor-Strathmore Washington Metro station via an elevated pedestrian walkway, the Carlton R. Sickles Memorial Sky Bridge. Grosvenor-Strathmore station. ... Red Line train at Metro Center, hub of the system The Washington Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ...
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About Strathmore: History. Strathmore. URL accessed on September 12, 2005.
Bethesda, Maryland is a thriving unincorporated urban district in the Washington, DC Metro Area that is bursting with shops, restaurants, theaters and art galleries.
Bethesda is a wealthy and well-educated district—according to the 2000 Census, Bethesda, Maryland is the best educated city in the United States with a population of 50,000 or more—and many Bethesda residents are employed in professional fields.
Bethesda, Maryland is also home to the National Institute of Health and the prestigious Bethesda Naval Hospital.
BSO at Strathmore Christy Crytzer, (301) 581-5211, ccrytzer@baltimoresymphony.org
Strathmores Education Center will host a full schedule of classes, rehearsals, one-on-one instruction, recitals, and non-credit educational programs, bringing together the expertise and talent of resident faculty with student access to some of the worlds top artists.
Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening and County Executive Douglas M. Duncan strongly supported the plan for the Music Center at Strathmore, which would bring an integrated state-of-the-art concert hall and education center to Montgomery County.
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