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NOSTALGIA: Paintings by Samina Ali Akhtar
Bethesda
This Collection of paintings by Samina Ali Akhtar will be on display from September 1 -14, 2010. Samina holds a master degree in Fine Arts from the University of The Punjab and has lectured at the post graduate level both at the University and National College of Arts. Her work shows a strong melding of the historic images and the Islamic motives with the formal arrangement of form, color and texture, worked out in the Cubist collage technique of overlapping planes of color and pattern.
Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards Exhibtion
Bethesda
The 8th annual Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards & Exhibition will feature the work of the selected finalists. Four finalists will be honored with $14,000 in prize monies. The finalists represent the best contemporary art in the DC, MD and VA region.
Bethesda Art Walk & Tours
Bethesda
The Bethesda Art Walk features galleries and studios who stay open late on the second Friday of every month. Downtown Bethesda galleries showcase artwork created locally, nationally and internationally including painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media. Participating galleries are open from 6-9pm, with many hosting opening receptions for new exhibits. Free guided tours will take place Sept. 10 & Oct. 9. Tours begin at 6:30pm and meet at the Bethesda Metro Station.
Congressional Country Club has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) to host the 2011 U.S. Open, June 13-19, 2011.
The U.S. Open, which was first conducted in 1895, is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the USGA.
Mark your calendar now for this exclusive event. Don’t miss a chance to see history in the making!
U.S. Open ticket information may be found at www.usopen.com.
For other information on the Championship visit the USGA website.
For information on Montgomery County, Maryland call 877-789-6894 or email visitorcenter@visitmontgomery.com.
For group hotel blocks (10 or more rooms) please contact Taffy Rice at the Conference and Visitors Bureau (CVB) of Montgomery County, Maryland, Inc. at 240-777-2063 or trice@visitmontgomery.com.
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