FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THROUGH MARCH 28, 2008

PROGRAM INFORMATION CONTACT: 301-454-1450; TTY 301-454-1472
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND MARKETING CONTACT CRAIG KELLSTROM: 301-699-2531; TTY 301-699-2544

MARCH 13, 2008

VIEW EXHIBIT OF KEEPSAKE QUILTS BY THE SOUTHERN COMFORTERS QUILT GUILD OF BOWIE

Keepsake Quilts, an exhibition featuring works of six members of the Southern Comforters Quilt Guild of Bowie is currently on display through March 28, 2008. The public is invited to view the exhibit at The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Administration Building, 6600 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale Maryland 20737.

Keepsake Quilts includes hand quilting, intricate machine quilting and embellishment by artists Diane Keull, Jean Reger, Pamela Budesheim, Elfreda Harris, Evelyn Kirby and Barbara Dahlberg. Their styles vary from the traditional patterns of Harris's Night Sky to the contemporary, more free form shapes and figures of Keull's Purple Jazz.

For information call The Arts and Cultural Heritage Division at 301-454-1450, TTY 301-454-1472. This exhibit and other arts programs of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation, are supported by a grant from The Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Sign up for classes and activities on line at www.pgparks.com, or by touch-tone phone at 301-583-BOOK.

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