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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#262626">RIVERDALE PARK, MD., February 1, 2013</span></b><span style="color:#262626"> – The Riverdale
Park Arts Council’s sixth annual arts and music festival will feature the
Rodney Kelley Jazz Experience with saxophonist Russell Lyles live in Town
Center at the Marc Station, Sunday, May 5, 2013. The daylong program will also
feature more than four dozen local and regional artists and artisans, a variety
of live musical performances, the second-annual Youth Poetry Slam!, a
burgeoning Literary Corner, and World of Wheels, our parked parade of vintage
vehicles. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#262626">In addition, members
of the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation will perform and more musical
artists are being added to the line-up. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#262626">The winner of the
Second Gerald King Scholarship for Realism Painting will also be introduced.
The award is given each year to a art student who shows great promise in
realism. The award is named after Riverdale Park’s renowned artist and local
university instructor Gerald King. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#262626">Among the top
artists expected to participate in the free, rain or shine outdoor show are popular
Riverdale Park jewelry craftsman Tina Van Pelt and Hyattsville jewelry maker
Carol Tisdale. A Call For Artists/Artisans is now available on our website: <a href="http://www.RPArtsCouncil.org" target="_blank">www.RPArtsCouncil.org</a>. Entry discounts
are available up March 15 for artists, vendors and authors. Volunteers are also
being sought.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;text-autospace:none">The event, which runs 11 am to 6 p.m., has become a
favorite of local artists. After a recent festival, artist Australia Worsley
said, “<span style="color:#1a1a1a">As usual I loved it. The location is excellent. Of all
things, I hope that you do not change that. The volunteers are always friendly
and helpful. As a vendor, I look forward to always coming back, so do my
family and friends, they love it. And I get a chance to meet a lot of great
people.” </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><i>Select artist and vending booth
opportunities are available. Contact Emily Fanning, president of the Riverdale
Park Arts Council, reached at </i><i><span><a><span style="color:windowtext">301-864-5561</span></a> or <a href="mailto:OurDollMom@aol.com" target="_blank">OurDollMom@aol.com</a></span></i></p>
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