This is the birth of our blog. I don’t know where it’s headed yet, but isn’t it always fun to find a new means to communicate? I expect some days will provide more interesting material than others, but stick with me while we discuss the everyday experience of making the arts as good as they can be and as accessible as they can be for our community. When I first got out of college, an electric typewriter was about as high-tech as it got. Computers were at least the size of a side-by-side refrigerator/freezer, and our casket-sized photocopier made about six copies per minute. The very idea that 20-some years later I'd be shamelessly blogging and podcasting was unthinkable. But here we are.
We're enjoying a rare peaceful weekend in the arts world of Washington County. The Maryland Symphony concluded their season a few weeks ago in triumphant style. Our Museum of Fine Arts wrapped up their 75th Anniversary celebration. Things are quiet at the Maryland Theatre. This is the calm before the storm. All hell breaks loose in a few weeks with the 12th Annual Western Maryland Blues Fest. Four days of excellent music, along with a lot of beer. If you haven’t been to Blues Fest, this is the year to start. My role during the weekend is to handle the logistics of connecting tens of thousands of blues fans to a large supply of Budweiser products. This is my fourth year as beer czar, and it’s nothing I can’t handle as long as I have adequate liability insurance, ear plugs, and 200 reliable volunteers.
Once we’ve cleaned up after Blues Fest, the summer endurance test begins, with so much free music happening it will be difficult for you to take it all in. More about that in the days to come.
We're enjoying a rare peaceful weekend in the arts world of Washington County. The Maryland Symphony concluded their season a few weeks ago in triumphant style. Our Museum of Fine Arts wrapped up their 75th Anniversary celebration. Things are quiet at the Maryland Theatre. This is the calm before the storm. All hell breaks loose in a few weeks with the 12th Annual Western Maryland Blues Fest. Four days of excellent music, along with a lot of beer. If you haven’t been to Blues Fest, this is the year to start. My role during the weekend is to handle the logistics of connecting tens of thousands of blues fans to a large supply of Budweiser products. This is my fourth year as beer czar, and it’s nothing I can’t handle as long as I have adequate liability insurance, ear plugs, and 200 reliable volunteers.
I also had the pleasure of recruiting the artist for this year's poster (see image). He's a great young guy who grew up here and is fresh out of art school. Mike O'Brien. South Hagerstown grad, and an excellent illustrator. Just wait until you see how cool this thing looks on a t-shirt. You'll want one in every color.
Once we’ve cleaned up after Blues Fest, the summer endurance test begins, with so much free music happening it will be difficult for you to take it all in. More about that in the days to come.
1 comment:
i love the art this year! good going! i hope i finally win it!
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