[RP TownTalk] A King-size Tribute to RPAC’s Gerald King, TUESDAY! Feb. 28 at 7 pm

[RP Arts Council]

There are a few seats still remaining for the Gerald King special event on
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7 pm. Please RSVP quickly and save your seat!


*A King-size Tribute to RPAC’s Gerald King, Feb. 28 at 7 pm*

This is a reminder that the Riverdale Park Arts Council will recognize
hometown realism artist *Gerald King* during its annual membership meeting
Tuesday, Feb. 28. The meeting begins at 7 pm at Town Hall. A brief business
meeting to select board members will start the program. Annual $5
membership dues for new and renewing members will be collected. (RPAC
members receive discounts on all arts council events including ArtsFest2012
on May 6 in Town Center.)



At 7:30, the Arts Council pays tribute to Mr. King, a popular painter and
educator who has had a studio in Town for nearly four decades. The Arts
Council will then make a major arts education announcement.



At 8 pm, Mr. King will present a personal narrative on the 40-year-long,
international effort to recreate the priceless Minbar of Saladin in the
al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The nearly 1,000-year-old minbar, similar to a
Christian church’s pulpit, was destroyed in August 1969 when the Mosque was
firebombed. His introduction will be followed by the showing of a 53-minute
film titled "Stairway to Heaven." Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, the film
travels from Jerusalem to London, from Jordan to Syria, from Egypt to Spain
to trace the history and reconstruction of the minbar. The production
offers significant commentary by H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Mohammed of
Jordan, an associate of Mr. King, and who helped finance the minbar’s
restoration.



RPAC members invite all members of the Riverdale Park Business Association,
all members of the Riverdale Lions Club, all members of the Town Council,
and the first 25 Town Talk respondents to this event. Refreshments will be
available. *Please RSVP by 3 pm Monday, Feb. 27,** *by calling RPAC
president Emily Fanning at 301-864-5561, or email RPArtsCouncil at gmail.com.
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