<div dir="ltr">Kandese Allen,<div><br></div><div>Here is a draft for the April 2011 Town Crier as promised by the Riverdale Park Arts Council. We have a meeting tonight at 8 to workout some more details so we ask to make some last minute changes to copy by midday Wednesday, if possible. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Jeffrey Yorke for Emily Fanning. 301-502-1243</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all">
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color:#262626">RPAC-TCarticle2011<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>(756 words)</span></b></p>
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color:#262626"><subhed><u>ArtsFest2011</u></span></b></p>
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none;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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color:#262626">Arts, Music, Food & Fun@Town Center, May 1</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); "></span></b><i><span style="font-family:"Lucida Grande";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#262626"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> 2</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">nd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Conspiracy,
</span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">La Tracicion Grupo, Brulee, Archie Edwards Blues To Perform</span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#262626">By Emily Fanning</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#262626">Like blossoming
forsythia in late March, the annual arts in Riverdale Park on the first Sunday
in May has become a true harbinger of spring. The fourth annual event,
ArtsFest2011, is set for May 1 at Town Center and will feature dozens of
artists and craftsmen, along with a slew of musical acts appealing to the
town’s multi-ethnic diversity.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#262626"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Among
the top artists expected to participate in the free, day-long show produced by
the Riverdale Park Arts Council are Town residents Gerald King, Tina Van Pelt
and Robert Kraft.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#262626"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
festival, which runs 11 am to 6 p.m., also features more than five hours of
all-local, free music beginning at noon. Wayne Brown & 2<sup>nd</sup>
Conspiracy, a popular Good Times Rock ‘n’ Roll band, makes its debut in
Riverdale Park, where Brown has lived for more than two decades. Also in the
line up are</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande""> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Brûlée, a Jazz-Infused, Americana-Marinated Alt-Pop
four-piece group includes upright bass player Andrew Brown who also resides in Riverdale
Park. Another town favorite set to push the program into full tilt is </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">La Tracicion Grupo. The a six-member troop
has built a legion of followers enthralled by the band’s authentic and upbeat regional
Mexican rhythm. Members of the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation will be
there to keep Piedmont Blues and down-home musical story-telling alive with
performances and workshops</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:#262626"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>King,
a </span><span style="color:black">life-long artist who spent 30 years as a
professor at Prince George’s Community College and who, as a self-described
image maker, King has spent a day or two a week over the past two decades in
the National Gallery of Art capturing each detail of paintings by the realists
including Edouard Monet and Edgar Degas, of France, and Americans Thomas Eakins
and Winslow Homer. Over a span of six-to- 18-months, King skillfully copies the
famous works, and, in doing so, says King, “I’ve gained an appreciation for
every aspect of that art.” The realists, adds King, had “a mystical skill” that
allowed them to produce incredible works before modern photography set a tone
with images.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>King’s
skills have won him international accolades. In October 2009, he was the guest
of Her Royal Highness Princess Areej Ghazi of Jordan.” American-educated
Princess Areej Ghazi had opened a school near Amman and sought to “introduce
Western renaissance and culture into the curriculum.” King gave art seminars to
the faculty and students. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><subhed>A King’s Brush</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Closer
to home, King’s brush is better known for his adaptations of the Riversdale
mansion that he’s placed along the quaint banks of the Northeast Branch of the
Anacostia River, the charming Town Center and its popular clock, and serene southern
views of the river looking toward Edmonston. Each portrait has a calming affect
that transports the viewer’s imagination back in time when America was very
young. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span></span>Van
Pelt’s line of fused glass jewelry appeals to many tastes and has won wide
acclaim locally. Using a variety of Italian Murano glass, American
"Bullseye" glass, and beautiful iridescent dichroic glass, she has
fashioned a unique offering of pendants, earrings, pins, and other glass pieces
at very affordable prices. Her appearance, along with dozen of artists who will
be offering their work for sale, comes at a perfect time for buying gifts for
Mother’s Day, which comes the Sunday after the festival.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Kraft
is an expert woodcarver, renowned for his detail in carving waterfowl. His
handcrafted wooden decoys have been show-stoppers all along the eastern
seaboard, particularly in capital of Duckdom -- Easton, Md. -- where his works
are much-sought after, prized material. Kraft’s work captured a top-prize in
the International Wildfowl Carvers Association’s 2003 California Open
competition. </p>
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none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Riverdale
Park’s very own <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:24.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Elephant Art Gallery, which supports the Thai
Elephant Conservation Center will be open to visitors while Delvin Fanning,
Ph.D., </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Emeritus Professor of
the University of Maryland’s Soil Science Department and better known as “the
Dean of Dirt,” will present</span> his popular soil exhibition and talk – it
always generates a crowd of young and old excited to learn what’s beneath their
feet.<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> Local </span>gardener Marita
Novicky hopes to again present the children’s “Green Scene,” where youngsters
paint potted plants, turning them into cherished Mother’s Day gifts, presented
the following Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for the
following Their works, along with the products of dozens of other artists and
artisans, food vendors including Maryland’s Elk Run Winery, and selected local
musicians’ recordings will be available for sale during ArtsFest 2011. Tickets
for a raffle to benefit the Riverdale Arts Council will go on sale April 14
when the Farmer’s Market season opens at Town Center. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Emily Fanning is president of the Riverdale Park Arts Council, producer
of ArtsFest2011, set for May 1. She can be reached at </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><a href="file://localhost/tel/301-864-5561"><span style="color:windowtext">301-864-5561</span></a>
or <a href="mailto:OurDollMom@aol.com">OurDollMom@aol.com</a></span></i></p>
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none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal"> </i></p>
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normal"> </i></p>
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none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">CAN WE PUT THE FOLLOWING IN A NEARBY BOX?</i></p>
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normal"> </i></p>
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none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Call For Artists and Food Vendors</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">There are still select booth spaces available to artists, and a few
food vending opportunities open for Riverdale Park’s May1 ArtsFest2011 at Town
Center. For details, contact </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><a href="file://localhost/tel/301-864-5561"><span style="color:windowtext">301-864-5561</span></a> or <a href="mailto:OurDollMom@aol.com">OurDollMom@aol.com</a></span></i></p>
-- <br>Jeffrey Yorke<br>Yorke Property Management, Inc.<br>Yorke Partners<br>Jeffrey@YorkeRents.com<br>301-502-1243<br><br>
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