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MISSION BELONGING & STRATHMORE PRESENT
A DAY OF BELONGING
A full-day, in-person celebration of art, resilience, community, and military service, featuring live performances, engaging creative activities, and appearances by special guests.
Saturday, September 19th, 2025
from 9 AM to 4 PM
Rockwood Manor
11001 Macarthur Blvd
Potomac, MD 20854
Mission Belonging and Strathmore will also host a United Against Silence community showcase—an evening of poetry and music by community members—on Friday, September 18 at 7 PM at The Strathmore Mansion in Rockville, MD.
A Day of Belonging took place on Saturday, September 13th, 2025 at Rockwood Manor in Potomac, MD.
Watch the recording of our Opening, Keynote, and Closing Performances,
along with the September 12th United Against Silence Showcase, in the playlist below.
Event Sponsors
Champion Sponsors
Advocate Sponsors
Funding and assistance also provided by
Mission Belonging
Mission Belonging is funded in part by Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs that seeks to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, as well as their families and caregivers. Creative Forces is managed in partnership with Civic Arts, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, and Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Mission Belonging is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
This program is made possible in part through the Regional Arts Discretionary Fund of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the Wallace Foundation.
Art Saves Lives. Your support provides everyday heroes with access to the expressive arts in a safe, welcoming community.
