The Early Bird

Time to move beyond the turkey leftovers and Terp loss. Here's this week in Silver Spring:

Tuesday: County exec-elect Ike Leggett (above) yucks it up at the first of three town-hall meetings. The gig starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Leland Community Center (4301 Willow Ln, Chevy Chase). Two more gigs go down later this week in Olney and Germantown.

Wednesday: MoCo's board of ed holds a forum on how to improve academic achievement in middle schoolers, particularly among black and Hispanic students. The forum starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Silver Spring International School (313 Wayne Ave).

Props to MoCo for the photo.