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<p class="" align="center" style="margin-left:0.5in;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Palatino Linotype'">The Riverdale Park Arts Council educates and
works for the understanding and appreciation of the arts for the Riverdale Park
community and its residents.</span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:right"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(38,38,38)">Contact:Jeffrey Yorke</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:right"><i><u><span style="font-size:11pt">301-502-1243</span></u></i><i><span style="font-size:11pt"> or <a href="mailto:Yorkedial@gmail.com">Yorkedial@gmail.com</a></span></i><i><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(38,38,38)"></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'Lucida Grande';color:rgb(38,38,38)">Arts, Music, Food & Fun@Town Center, May 4</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><i><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';color:rgb(38,38,38)">The Smokin’ Polecats
Headline Free, Music-Packed Art Show</span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)">RIVERDALE PARK, MD., March 10, 2014</span></b><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)"> – The Riverdale
Park Arts Council’s seventh annual
arts and music festival will feature 21<sup>st</sup> century blues sound of <i>The Smokin’ Polecats</i> with Dave Sherman
live in Town Center at the MARC Station, Sunday, May 4, 2014. The daylong
program will also feature more than four dozen local and regional artists and
artisans, a variety of live musical performances, the third-annual Writers’ Row
and World of Wheels, a parked parade of vintage vehicles. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)">In addition, members
of the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation will perform and more musical
artists are being added to the line-up. Last year’s festival attracted more
than 1,000 guests who enjoyed six hours of artists, authors, food and music.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)">The winner of the
Third Annual Gerald King Scholarship for Realism Painting will also be
introduced. The award is given each year to an art student who shows great promise
in realism. The award is named after Riverdale Park’s renowned artist and local
university instructor Gerald King who died in 2012. More information and
applications for the award are found at <a href="http://www.rpartscouncil.org/2014-king-award-press-release.html">http://www.rpartscouncil.org/2014-king-award-press-release.html</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)">Dozens of top area
artists will participate in the free, rain or shine outdoor festival. A </span><b><span style="color:red">Call For Artists/Artisans </span></b><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)">is available on the RPAC website: <a href="http://www.RPArtsCouncil.org">www.RPArtsCouncil.org</a>. Entry discounts
are available through March 15 for artists, vendors and authors. Volunteers are
also being sought.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">The event, which runs 11
am to 5 pm, has become a favorite of local artists. <span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">“Great
organization venue, the entire event was fabulous,” seaglass artist</span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"> Cathy Levario said following last year’s ArtsFest.
What did she like least about the event? “Not one thing!” Levario responded.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Another artist said, “I had great sales today. It was well attended
and great to be a local artist selling to local people.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt">Artist and vending booth
opportunities are available. Go to <a href="http://www.RPArtscouncil.org">www.RPArtscouncil.org</a>
or call RPAC president Jeffrey Yorke, </span></i></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11pt">301-502-1243
</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt">or <a href="mailto:Yorkedial@gmail.com">Yorkedial@gmail.com</a></span></i></b></p>
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