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<p class="MsoNormal">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@the MARC train station, 4650 Queensbury Road. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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 <span style="color:#1a1a1a">perform cuts from its new CD,
“To A Crisp.” </span>There will also be a special appearance by the Archie
Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation blues trio featuring <span style="color:#1a1a1a">David Oziel on guitar, David Jackson on bass, and Howard
Moss on harmonica. </span>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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1a1a1a">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. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1a1a1a">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1a1a1a">All
News WTOP-FM’s David Burd will emcee the day and the station has provided lots
of prizes. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1a1a1a"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1a1a1a">Won't you join us in beautiful and developing downtown Riverdale Park?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1a1a1a">Here’s
the day’s stage schedule:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b style><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:green">RPAC’s 6th Annual ArtsFest2013</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b style><u><span style>Stage Sked for
ArtsFest2013, May 5 beginning at 11 am</span></u></b><span style> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style>11 to 11:30<span style> </span><span style> </span></span></b><span style>Parkdale High
School Jazz Ensemble<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style>11:30 to 11:45<span style> </span></span></b><span style>Local
announcements </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style>11:50 to 12:50<span style> </span></span></b><span style>Archie Edwards BHF
Selects Performers, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style>1:00 to 1:55 <span style> </span><span style> </span></span></b><span style>Brulee<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style>2 to 2:05</span></b><span style><span style> </span><span style> </span>Tribute
to Gerald King; Introduce 2013 King Scholarship Award winner </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style>2:20 to 3:15<span style> </span><span style> </span>Dave
Sherman and The Smokin’ Polecats</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style>3:15 to 3:20<span style> </span><span style> </span>Joe
Howard, Patrick Welch </span></b><span style>announce Best of Show Vintage Car<b></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style>3: 30 to 4:15<span style> </span><span style> </span>Rodney
Kelley Jazz Experience w/Russell Lyles on sax </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style>4:15 to 4:25<span style> </span><span style> </span>Bethesda
Blues & Jazz Ticket Raffle winners announced</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b style><span style>5 pm Closing<span style> </span>Emcee
David Burd thanks crowd</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b style><span style>SAVE THE DATE:</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-autospace:none"><b style><span style>ArtsFest2014 will be held
Sunday, May 4 next year in Riverdale Park.</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#e32817">ArtsFest2013 is made possible
through the generous support of:</span></b><b style><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1a1a1a"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#1a1a1a">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, </span><span style="color:#1a1a1a">eFUSION Consulting</span><span style="color:#1a1a1a">,
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.</span><span style="color:#1a1a1a"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;color:#e32817">THANK YOU</span></b><span style="color:#1a1a1a"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#e32817">From
the RPAC Board of Directors:</span></b><span style="color:#e32817"> Jeffrey Yorke, Mike Edelman, Del Fanning, Michael Sevener, Mary
Vechery, Malika Bryant, Nova Johns, Raymond Rivas, and Marita Novicky.</span><span style="color:#1a1a1a"></span></p>
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