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Town Center Street GalleryArtFest - 2008
For this year's 2nd Annual Riverdale Park ArtsFest 2009 click here







Town Center Street Gallery In conjunction with the ArtsFest, local artists' art is going on display in a Street Gallery, in the windows of the Jemal buildings in Riverdale Park Town Center -- the first window display with paintings of Rebecca Cagle and Betsy Campbell is pictured to the left, with reflection of the Clocktower in the window



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Go to ArtsFest 2008 Photo Album


The Gazette reported on the upcoming ArtsFest: Riverdale Park to hold first arts festival; Residents hope event will activate town center, showcase talents by Maya T. Prabhu.
Free admission for the whole family! Artist exhibits and sales! Free children's workshops! Great food, live music and theater!


The ArtsFest takes place in Riverdale Park's Town Center on Queensbury Rd. by the MARC station (where the Farmers Market is held -- see map below). Artists wishing to participate please see Call to Artists.


Click here for a flier (PDF) you can download and print.

En Español (PDF)


Also the same day is Children's Day at the Riversdale House Museum, just up the street ($2 per adult or child).


Here is the flyer and program schedule for the 2008 event. 2009 announcements coming soon!
Art-Festival - Riverdale Park Community Wiki

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
 PERFORMERS
 OFFERINGS

Artists whose names are followed by an asterisk* will be demonstrating their artwork as well as showing their art
An Afternoon of Outstanding
Live Music!
Riverdale Park's own
Marianna Previti & the Riverdale Park Brass Quartet!
12 Noon
Singer-Songwriter, and outstanding vocalist with area bands the Smokin' Polecats and the J Street Jumpers debuting with her new band, the Riverdale Park Brass Quartet

Riverdale Park's own Miles Spicer's
MSG The Acoustic Blues Trio 1:15 pm
They've taken their traditional Piedmont Blues to the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage and had their CD nominated for album of the year and aired on XM Radio's Bluesville

BanjerDan
2:30 pm
Banjer Dan has taken his banjo to music festivals and stages all over the country, as well as in theaters and on television

Free Abune the Bray
3:45 pm


Free Abune the Brae hail from Baltimore, having originally come together through the Goucher College Pyrate Club; their repertoire extends from traditional sea-shanties to
beautiful, traditional "landlubber" tunes including
Irish/Scottish folk songs. While primarily a vocal ensemble, with upwards of 8 people singing, they are accompanied by guitar, Bodhran (celtic frame drum), penny whistle, flute, and autoharp.

Michel Baytop & Rick Franklin 4:30 pm
Still more, great Piedmont Blues; Baytop & Franklin have performed at Strathmore and all over the region, and their CD "Searching for Frank" was rated by NPR as one of the top blues albums of 2007






































  • Children's Art Tent
FREE Children's Workshops
Paper-maché workshops
(Creative piñatas)
  • Hands-on activity table (all day)

  • Drawing (for all ages)

Here's the schedule for the hands-on art activities:

11:30 - 1:30
Piñata Papier-Maché Workshop

2:15 - 2:45
Drawing Lesson w/Raven Eyes (This is for ALL AGES!)

3:30 - 5:30
Piñata Papier-Maché Workshop

All Day (11 - 6)
Children's Art Tent (hands-on activity table)
Mother's Day gifts!
Wacky Crown making
Ink stamps & drawing

  • Literary Readings
Riverdale Park author Nicole J. Burton reads selections from her new adoption memoir:
11:40 - 11:55 a.m.
1:00 - 1:15 p.m.
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.




  • Great Barbeque and More!by Chef Lou


  • Model train exhibit by Riverdale Model Railroaders




The Riverdale Park Arts Council would like to gratefully acknowledge the following sponsors
for their very generous contributions in support of this year's Arts Festival:

Town of Riverdale Park

Eric Olson (District 3 County Councilman)

Calvin and Jane Cafritz

Delvin Fanning

Riverdale Lions Club

Riverdale Park Business Association

Ev-Air-Tight, Shoemaker, Inc.
5810 47th Ave., Riverdale Park MD 20737

Douglas Development Corp.
702 H Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington DC 20001

Geppetto Catering
4505 Queensbury Road,Riverdale Park MD 20737

Bar-Nor Corp T/A Kenilworth Liquors
5401 Kenilworth Ave., Riverdale Park MD 20737

Chambers Funeral Home
5801 Cleveland Ave., Riverdale Park MD 20737

Formal Associates, LLC
P.O. Box 673 Riverdale Park MD 20738

Lance A. Whitney T/A Red Oak Building & Grounds Maintenance

Richard James

Archie Palmore

Town of Riverdale Park Prince George's County Arts Festival - Riverdale Park Community Wiki Douglas Development Corp.






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