Friends of the Upper Marlboro Library P.O. Box 246 Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
Park Your Arts 2008 ...with books!
September 7, 2008 Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
Many thanks to the multitude of volunteers, supporters and sponsors who made Park Your Arts 2008 a great success. We enjoyed a beautiful day on Main Street in Upper Marlboro and look forward to next year's festival on the Sunday after Labor Day, September 13, 2009.
Applications for fine artists and handcrafters interested in exhibiting at Park Your Arts 2009 will be available on this website soon. For more information, contact info@parkyourarts.com
Join us for two great events! Park Your Arts is combining with the Friends of the Upper Marlboro Library's fall fundraiser this year to bring you arts, music and books galore!
The third annual sidewalk arts and music festival and book sale will be held on the pedestrian mall between the Prince George’s County Administration Building and the courthouse on Main Street in the Town of Upper Marlboro.
Live music, storytelling and children's activities are featured thoughout the day with plenty of free parking! The County Fair's shuttle bus will make a special stop on Main Street for fair and festival goers.
Park Your Arts 2008 is sponsored by the Friends of the Upper Marlboro Library.
Directions From areas North and West: Take I-95 (Washington Capital Beltway) to exit 11A, Pennsylvania Avenue South/East (Route 4). Follow for seven miles to the Upper Marlboro exit at the Equestrian Center. Turn left at the stop sign at the end of the exit ramp onto Water Street, then right at the first traffic light onto Main Street. From areas East: Take Route 97 to Route 3 South to Crofton. Route 3 turns into Route 301 South to Richmond. Continue to the exit at Route 4 North/West (toward Washington). Take the first exit to Upper Marlboro. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Water Street, then right at the first traffic light onto Main Street. From areas South: Take Route 4 North to the exit for Upper Marlboro (past the exits for Route 301). Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Water Street and right at the first traffic light onto Main Street.
Festival parking is free. Signs to designated parking lots will be posted on Main and Water Streets.
Hundreds of Prince George's County residents enjoyed last year's festival, the second one following the inauguration of Park Your Arts during the Town of Upper Marlboro's tricentennial celebrations in 2006. We've added Books by the Bag this year, dozens more vendors of original, handcrafted art, and an Author's Alley, featuring award-winning local authors. Come and enjoy the music and children's activities in this beautiful shady setting right on Main Street on the last day of the county fair, Sunday, September 7.
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