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PatchCast Feb. 22: New Dance Moves/Vegan Firemen/Whiz Kids/Uncle Tom's/Rockville Jazz Fest

Top video and photo news from the weekend.

PatchCast is a (week)daily roundup of the top news in Montgomery County and Washington, D.C. Here's what happened in the towns around you over the Presidents Day.

  • Young people tried out some new dance moves downtown. The Dance Bethesda festival hosted a free youth dance party Friday night
  • One shift at a local Fire Station has recently finished a strict 28-day vegetable-only diet.
  • Patch’s wiz kids of the week featured a team of Kennedy High School students who worked after school to complete a presentation on one potential medical career.
  • In honor of Black History Month, the Department of Parks is offering free guided tours of the Josiah Henson historic site.
  • Performers from around the East Coast came together on three stages last weekend for the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival at the Rockville Executive Meeting Center.

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