THE GAZETTE
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Art galore! Three-day sale starts Saturday More than 500 works for sale over Labor Day weekend
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VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER
Like flowers in a field, painters and their easels will again be scattered around Kensington on Saturday as part of the annual outdoor plein air contest sponsored by the Montgomery Art Association.
The event is part of the annual three-day “Paint the Town” art exhibit and sale from Saturday to Monday in the Kensington Armory/Town Hall. The art sale coincides on Monday with the Town of Kensington’s Labor Day festival and parade. “They bring their own canvas or paper … and they have from sun-up to 3 p.m. [to paint a scene],” said Halprin about the outdoor event on Saturday. After judges choose the win-
Painter Debra Halprin’s “Kensington Station 2013” is one of more than 500 paintings, sculptures and other artwork for sale in Kensington’s “Paint the Town” art show over Labor Day weekend.
PAINT THE TOWN n When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday n Where: Kensington Armory/ Town Hall, 3710 Mitchell St., Kensington
MONTGOMERY ART ASSOCIATION
n Tickets: Free n For information: halprinart@aol.com; explorekensington.com; MontgomeryArt.org
ners, there will be an awards ceremony and free reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres from 6-7:30 p.m. when the public can meet the artists. The exhibit and sale is expected to feature more than 500 paintings by more than 100 artists throughout the region, including Frederick County and Virginia, said Halprin. “This is our 19th year, and it’s getting bigger and bigger,” she said. “There are artists entering that I’ve never heard of before — the show has become so popular.” To be eligible, submissions had to have been created in the past two years and also never exhibited before. “It’s all brand new,” Halprin said. The submissions are not juried, which means anyone can enter, but they are judged for a variety of cash prizes, the top award being $250. “There are separate prizes for still lifes, landscapes, por-
MARIAN MACKERER
Artist Marian MacKerer’s “Apples” is one of more than 500 paintings, sculptures and other artwork for sale over Labor Day weekend in Kensington’s “Paint the Town” art show.
traits, abstract works, sculptures,” she said. This year, children younger than 18 will also be able to compete in the plein air contest for the first time, she said. Last year two 10-year-olds joined in, accompanied by their art teachers,
JULIE SMITH
Painter Julie Smith’s “Off Road” is one of more than 500 paintings, sculptures and other artwork for sale over Labor Day weekend in Kensington’s “Paint the Town” art show. and one of the paintings sold. Because original paintings can be expensive, there will also be prints of some of the originals for sale at lower prices. Halprin also said that each
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IN THE ARTS DANCES Hollywood Ballroom, Aug. 28, free International Tango Routine lesson at 7:30 p.m., Social Ballroom Dance at 8:15 p.m. ($16); Aug. 29, Tea Dance from 12:30-3:30 p.m. ($6), Aug. 30, Drop in lessons from 7:30-9 p.m., West Coast Swing Dancing with Dance Jam Productions at 9 p.m. ($15); Aug. 31, free Samba lesson at 8 p.m., Social Ballroom Dance at 9 p.m. (featuring Helmut Licht Trio; $25); Sept. 1, free East Coast Swing lesson at 7 p.m., Social Ballroom Dance at 8 p.m. ($16); Sept. 4, free International Waltz Routine lesson at 7:30 p.m., Social Ballroom Dance at 8:15 p.m., 2126 Industrial Highway, Silver Spring, 301-326-1181, www.hollywoodballroomdc.com Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Blues, Capital Blues: Thurs-
days, 8:15 beginner lesson, 9-11:30 p.m. dancing to DJs, Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ballroom Annex, $8, www.capitalblues.org. Contra, Aug. 30, Louie Cromartie with Honeysuckle Rose; Sept. 6, Chris Weiler calls to KGB, Sept. 13, Gwyn Williams with the fabulous Glen Echo Open Band; Sept. 20, Beth Molaro calls to Tidal Wave; Sept. 27, George Marshall with Wild Asparagus, 7:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 p.m. dance, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, $10, www. fridaynightdance.org. Contra & Square, Sept. 1, Seth Tepfer with Treble Makers; Sept. 8, Chris Weiler calls with Lars Prillaman and Friends; 7:30 p.m., Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, $12 for general, $9 for members, $5 for students, www.fsgw.org. English Country, Aug. 28, Caller: Carol Marsh; Sept. 4, Caller:
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artist’s submissions must include at least one work about something in Kensington. “People are excited about their town, and they love to have images of it,” she said.
Rich Galloway; Sept. 11, Caller: Anna Rain; Sept. 18, Caller: Tom Spilsbury; Sept. 25, Caller: Joseph Pimentel, 8 p.m., Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), www.fsgw.org. Scottish Country Dancing, 8-10 p.m. Mondays, steps and formations taught. No experience, partner necessary, T-39 Building on NIH campus, Wisconsin Avenue and South Drive, Bethesda, 240505-0339. Swing, Sept. 21, The Craig Gildner Big Band; Nov. 9, WWII Canteen Dance with the Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra; Dec. 14, Daryl Davis, lesson at 8 p.m., dancing at 9 p.m., Glen Echo Park, $15, www. flyingfeet.org. Waltz, Sept. 1, Waltz Du Jour; Sept. 15, KGB, 2:45-3:30 p.m. lesson, 3:30-6 p.m., dance, $10, www. waltztimedances.org.
MUSIC & DANCE Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Gotta Swing Dance Night w/
All Wheel Jive, 8 p.m. Aug. 28 (beginner lesson at 7:30 p.m., $10); Project Natale, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29 ($10); King Soul, 8 p.m. Aug. 30 ($10); Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 31 ($35); Maggie Rose, 8 p.m. Sept. 6 ($15); The Kelly Bell Band, 8 p.m. Sept. 7 ($15); 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, 301-634-2222, www. bethesdabluesjazz.com The Fillmore Silver Spring, One Koast Entertainment Presents: The Best of The Beltway Series, 6 p.m. Aug. 30; Kevin Hart’s Plastic Cup Boyz, 8 p.m. Aug. 31; Cher Lloyd with Special Guest Fifth Harmony, 8 p.m. Sept. 6; Local Talent Showcase, 7 p.m. Sept. 7; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301-960-9999, FillmoreSilverSpring.com, www. livenation.com.