Thousands descend on Jefferston Street for celebration of local art community.
Stuart Eisenberg was a man operating on fumes, though you wouldn't know it from the beaming smile plastered across his face for much of the day. After going to sleep at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, he woke up only four hours later at 4:30 a.m. to supervise the setup of the Jefferson Street corridor in the Hyattsville Arts District to set up for this year's Hyattsville Arts Festival. This is the fifth year of the festival, but it is only the first year that the Hyattsville Community Development Coporation has been in charge of it. As such, there was something of a small learning curve for Eisenburg, executive director of the Hyattsville CDC, as the event setup was progressing. "These things will never go glitch free," said Stewart as he sat …
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Artists and crafters will travel to Greenbelt from across Maryland this weekend — and Santa will fly in from much further north.
It’s that time again for an artists fair extraordinaire. This weekend arts and crafts makers will converge on Greenbelt to kick off its Festival of Lights. Festival-goers can buy unique handmade arts and crafts for holiday gifts, including pottery, jewelry, wood working, fine arts, stationery, handbags, textiles, spa products and more. Many of the artists and crafters are Maryland locals from cities such as College Park, Riverdale Park, University Park, Laurel, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Ellicott City and Greenbelt — of course. Santa Claus will start things off on Friday night when he helps light the holiday tree. Afterward the Greenbelt Museum will offer free tours of its historic home, decorated for the season. A juried art and craft …
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1:27 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Thanks for nice article Patch. But the Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival is truly a team effort, not a solo venture. Without Hyattsville CDC’s excellent staff and Board support; the faith and resources of our sponsors; the time and energy of our volunteers; and the hard work of local Hyattsville and Gateway Arts District artists & businesses, the festival could never have happened. Our sponsors… more ›