[RP TownTalk] ArtsFest2013 in Downtown Riverdale Park at the MARC Train Station

[RP Arts Council]

The weekend forecast is for bright sun, cool breezes, incredible art and a
combination of blues and jazz as the Riverdale Park Arts Council presents
its 6th annual free arts and live music festival in Town Center at the MARC
train station, 4650 Queensbury Road.


ArtsFest2013 on Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm, features nearly three dozen artists,
crafters and authors along with the sweet smooth sounds of the Rodney
Kelley Jazz Experience featuring saxophonist Russell Lyles, electric blues
band, The Smokin’ Polecats, and Riverdale Park’s own jazz-infused,
Americana-marinated, alt-pop foursome, Brulee. Brulee will perform cuts
from its new CD, “To A Crisp.” There will also be a special appearance by
the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation blues trio featuring David
Oziel on guitar, David Jackson on bass, and Howard Moss on harmonica. Sunday’s
program kicks off at 11 am with a performance by the nine-member Parkdale
High Jazz Ensemble led by music director Everett Martin.


The Washington area’s newest and largest jazz and blues venue, Bethesda
Blues and Jazz Club, a major sponsor of this year’s event, has provided
ArtsFest2013 with several sets of tickets to the Great Gatsby Night with
Doc Scantlin on May 9, and Blues guitarist Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers on
May 11 that will be raffled off during the day.

Renowned Smithsonian art curator, Clark Bedford, will present his unique
“art car” as part of ArtFest2013’s Vintage Vehicle show – Riverdale Park’s
World of Wheels, along with Bill Newman’s1951 Ford Panel Truck, and three
of Tono Fotos’ vintage rides, a 1946 Lincoln Continental, a 1949 Lincoln
Continental convertible, and Tony’s stunning 1956 Buick Roadmaster. Patrick
Welch’s 1979 sea green Lincoln Continental will also be parked along
Queensbury Road.



All News WTOP-FM’s David Burd will emcee the day and the station has
provided lots of prizes.


Won't you join us in beautiful and developing downtown Riverdale Park?

Here’s the day’s stage schedule:

*RPAC’s 6th Annual ArtsFest2013*

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*Stage Sked for ArtsFest2013, May 5 beginning at 11 am*



*11 to 11:30                        *Parkdale High School Jazz Ensemble**

*11:30 to 11:45            *Local announcements

*11:50 to 12:50            *Archie Edwards BHF Selects Performers,

*1:00 to 1:55                         *Brulee**

*2 to 2:05*                        Tribute to Gerald King; Introduce 2013
King Scholarship Award winner

*2:20 to 3:15                        Dave Sherman and The Smokin’ Polecats*

*3:15 to 3:20                        Joe Howard, Patrick Welch *announce
Best of Show Vintage Car**

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*3: 30 to 4:15                        Rodney Kelley Jazz Experience
w/Russell Lyles on sax *

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*4:15 to 4:25                        Bethesda Blues & Jazz Ticket Raffle
winners announced*

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*5 pm Closing            Emcee David Burd thanks crowd*

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*SAVE THE DATE:*

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*ArtsFest2014 will be held Sunday, May 4 next year in Riverdale Park.*

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*ArtsFest2013 is made possible through the generous support of:***

The Town of Riverdale Park; Calvert Tract LLC; Councilman Eric Olson;
Douglas Development Corp.; Yorke Partners; Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club;
Hubbard Broadcasting’s All News WTOP—FM/Washington, DC; Kenilworth Liquors;
L.R. Miller, LLC; Tiny Town Early Learning Center; Jonathan Ebbeler, eFUSION
Consulting, Riverdale Business Association; Ashley Wilburn; Chambers
Funeral Home; the Riverdale Lions Club; Shingle King; Michael Herman Esq.,
S&J Bar and Restaurant; Hyattsville Community Development Corp.; Robert
Thompson and the Civil Air Patrol, College Park Composite Squadron; Raymond
Rivas and his band of young angels; and, all the on-the-ground volunteers
who made it happen. Donna O’Donnell and Mary Vechery provided breakfast to
on-the-ground volunteers.



*THANK YOU*

*From the RPAC Board of Directors:* Jeffrey Yorke, Mike Edelman, Del
Fanning, Michael Sevener, Mary Vechery, Malika Bryant, Nova Johns, Raymond
Rivas, and Marita Novicky.
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