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Artist Alley
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November 17, 2016
Volume 16-29
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Welcome
Welcome to Artist Alley, Washington County Arts Council's electronic newsletter. We hope this publication will engage you with the arts in your community.
WCAC welcomes your ideas and support as it continues to take the lead in bringing together the community's art organizations to strengthen our region's arts culture.
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The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. hosts "Annual Community Art Show: The Best Local Art of 2016." The juried community art exhibit will run from December 2, 2016 through January 3, 2017 with an opening reception on Friday, December 2 from 5pm to 7pm.
The exhibit jurors were Benita Keller and Kathryn Burns.
Benita Keller
Benita Keller grew-up on a farm in Kearneysville, West Virginia, and presently lives in her high school town, Shepherdstown, WV. Ms. Keller teaches private workshop photography classes, is the director of The Jefferson County Photography Project and will soon be extending this to include The Washington County Photography Projects. She is presently working to get 30 years of her archives in order, working on producing photography books of her many years of photographing, and establishing an "out of the house" artist studio because she says; "My art work has out-grown my house." Benita Keller is represented by The Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown, WV and was the featured artist in April 2015 at the Washington County Arts Council. A 1983 graduate of the University of Maryland, Ms. Keller has taught photography as an adjunct for over 25 years-at Shepherd University, The Art Institute of Washington DC and The Montgomery College School of Art and Design. Today, Ms. Keller is an adjunct professor at Hagerstown Community College where she teaches digital photography and photography for public discourse, which she describes as a photojournalism class, as well as an advanced photography class.
Kathryn Burns
Kathryn Burns is the owner and operator of The Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown, WV. The Gallery features work by local artists and offers art services to the community since 2008. Previously, Ms. Burns operated Antietam Arts, A Fine Art Gallery in Boonsboro, MD and Antietam Arts Services, a whole framing and art consulting business servicing the D.C. and Western Maryland vicinity. MS. Burns has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Maryland and a Design Degree from University of Florida.
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Congratulations
Congratulations
to the following artists whose artwork was selected for inclusion in this year's exhibition:
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First Name
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Last Name
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Title
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Mary Jo
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Bennett
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Left to the Elements
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Mary Jo
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Bennett
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Shadow Play
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Gregory
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Bowen
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Art Class
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Scott
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Cantner
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Nature's Window
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Jack
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Chromey
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Touch14
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Karen
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Crouse
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The Remains of the Pentecostal Holiness Church
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Karen
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Crouse
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Queen Anne's Lace
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Karen
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Crouse
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The Pentecostal Holiness Church
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Steven
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Digman
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The Librarian
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Jeff
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Driscoll
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Massanutten Mountain, from Belle Grove
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NN
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Dwyer
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The Most Popular Baby Name
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NN
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Dwyer
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36 Pages
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Craig
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Etchison
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Fall Morn
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Craig
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Etchison
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Winter Stream
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Anne
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Finucane
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Winter Orchard
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Katherine R.
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Fishburn
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At the Birth of Creation
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Tara
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Fly
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Little Women
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Christopher B.
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Fowler
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Feel the Wind Blow II
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Christopher B.
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Fowler
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Winter Shore
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Lawrence
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Grimm
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South Easter
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Phillip
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Grove
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On the Horizon
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Margaret
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Huddy
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Springhouse Farm, Summer
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Lea Ann
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Hudson
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Fluffy the Cat
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Lea Ann
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Hudson
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The Raven
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Rebecca Grace
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Jones
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Taking Wing
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Rebecca Grace
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Jones
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Calling Unto A Height
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Rebecca Grace
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Jones
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Seeking and Remembering
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Mark
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Keener
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Green Man Mug
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Mark
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Keener
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Groundhog Jar
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Leona
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Kronstadt
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Wake Up Call
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Leona
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Kronstadt
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Hager House in Springtime
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Leona
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Kronstadt
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Renfrew
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John
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Kuhn
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Boulder Beach
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John
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Kuhn
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Stark Isolation of Rock Harbor
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Armand
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Martenot
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Reserved Parking
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Armand
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Martenot
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Face
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Armand
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Martenot
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Queen
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Donna
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Mason
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Crabby
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Jacob
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Miller
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The Living and the Dead
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Donna
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Mitchell
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James
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Dan
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Murphy
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Sharpsburg Barn
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Emily
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Mutchler
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Weeping Woman
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Emily
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Mutchler
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Caught in the Web
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Jim
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Osen
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Bowl #2
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Jim
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Osen
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Bowl #3
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Jim
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Osen
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Bowl #1
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Rebecca
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Perkins
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Oceanic
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Patricia
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Perry
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Roses from the South
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Marjorie
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Poling
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Thirty Pieces
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Marjorie
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Poling
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Red Vase
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Marjorie
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Poling
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Tri-color Pot
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Annamarie
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Poole
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A Basket of Sorts
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Annamarie
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Poole
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Spring Flowers
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Abigail G.
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Richon
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Nature's Sanctuary
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Teresa
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Roberts
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Small Wonders #2
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Elayne
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Rogge
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Sunflowers
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Elayne
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Rogge
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Red Roof
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Elayne
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Rogge
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Yellow House
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Martha
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Rowley
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Red Roof in the Shenandoah Valley
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Martha
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Rowley
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View in the Great Smokey Mountains
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Denise
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Sawyer-Johnson
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Chocolate
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Amanda
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Shank
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Santa Monica, CA
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Amanda
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Shank
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Neon Graveyard
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Amanda
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Shank
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Izzie at Scary Dairy
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Laura
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Lewis-Shindle
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Open for Fine Dining
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Laura
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Lewis-Shindle
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Netherland Heritage
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Frederick C.
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Wiebel, Jr.
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Easter Bluebells
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Frederick C.
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Wiebel, Jr.
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Tiger Swallowtail
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Monica
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Wilkins
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Rock Play
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Monica
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Wilkins
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Garden Peapods
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Janese
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Wills
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Nova Scotia Farmhouse
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Stephen
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Wright
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Rock Pot
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Stephen
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Wright
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Hope Jar
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Stephen
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Wright
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Ubang Drum
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Mark
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Youngblood
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Key Street
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Join WCAC president, James Pierne and Hagerstown
Mayor
Robert E. Bruchey, II
for the exhibit opening reception and awards presentation on
Friday, December 2 from 5pm to 7pm.
Awards sponsored by Hagerstown Arts & Entertainment District with support from The City of Hagerstown will be presented at the opening reception for Best of Show - $500.00; 1st. Place 2D - $250.00; 2nd. Place 2D - $150.00; 1st. Place 3D - $250.00; and 2nd. Place 3D - $150.00.
A sixth prize will be awarded to the People's Choice. The piece receiving the most votes during the month-long exhibit will win $200! This prize is also sponsored by the Hagerstown Arts & Entertainment District - supported by The City of Hagerstown.
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The Washington County Arts council announces that
Lou Scally of WHAG/WJEJ and
Heather Guessford of Kaplan University
will be the co-emcees of The Art of Cooking 2017!
Sponsorship Opportunities---contact Mary Anne Burke at 301-791-3132 or maryanneb@washingtoncountyarts.com
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Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m.
HCC students to perform "An Evening of Dance"
The English and Humanities Division at Hagerstown Community College will hold "An Evening of Dance," on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., in the Kepler Theater.
The event will feature students from HCC's Dance Company and dance classes. Guest choreographers include Kelsy Rupp from Light Switch Dance Company and Chelsea Shelton from Neshema Dance Company. Dance students will perform classical ballet, up-tempo jazz and tap numbers, and modern and contemporary dance. Special appearances to include performances from Neshema Dance Company and Ballet & All That Jazz.
This event is free and is open to the public. For more information, contact Alyssa Little at ajlittle@hagerstowncc.edu or call 240-500-2511.
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Playhouse stages riotous A Tuna Christmas
A Tuna Christmas is taking the stage at The Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and Children's Theater
November 18 through December 17.
In this hilarious sequel to Greater Tuna, it's Christmas in the third smallest town in Texas. Radio station news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie report on various Yuletide activities, including hot competition in the annual lawn display contest. In other news, voracious Joe Bob Lipsey's production of "A Christmas Carol" is jeopardized by unpaid electric bills. Many colorful Tuna denizens, some you will recognize from Greater Tuna and some appearing here for the first time, join in the holiday fun.
Steve Steele and Shawn Nakia star with Scott Ruble directing. Performances are held on Fridays and Saturdays at 6:15 pm, with select performances on Sundays and Thursdays. Tickets, which include a buffet dinner, are $42, $22 (children 5 -12). No children under age 5 admitted. Special discount applies for groups of 20 or more.
Purchase tickets online at www.washingtoncountyplayhouse.com or call 301-739-7469. The Playhouse is located at 44 North Potomac Street, REAR, in the heart of Hagerstown's Arts and Entertainment District.
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Candice Mowbray and Anita Thomas:
Noteworthy Sundays
@ Your Library Concert
Sunday, December 4, 2016 @ 3:00pm
Classical guitarist Candice Mowbray and multi-instrumentalist Anita Thomas will delight the audience with this concert filled with concert energy, exceptional skill and sincerity.
100 South Potomac Street
Community Room #308/309
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 739-3250
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MSO RECITAL - St. Michael's Duo
Sunday, December 4, 2016 * 2:30pm
WCMFA Annual MSO Recital will feature St. Michael's Duo. The concert will be December 4, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. General Admission is $10.00; museum members and Children 12 and under are FREE.
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Monday, December 5. 2016 at 7 PM - 9 PM
Women's Club, 31 S Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
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Holiday Wreath Workshop at the
Washington County
Museum of Fine Arts
Holiday Wreath Workshop Tuesday, December 6, 2016
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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T
he Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by
a grant from
the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC),
an agency of the
Department of Business & Economic Development.
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Supported in part by:
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The Washington County Arts Council is a proud member of County Arts Agencies of Maryland,
Maryland Citizens for the Arts and Americans for the Arts.
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