Gaithersburg Book Festival Congratulates 2018 Drawing Winner
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 Bethesda, Md., resident Greta Ober-Beauchesne was the winner of a $100 Visa Gift Card in the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival survey prize drawing. Greta's survey was randomly selected from among hundreds of survey entries. Greta said her highlights of the festival include purchasing books from Politics and Prose and having them signed to give as gifts throughout the year. She often comes with her daughter, who is an elementary school teacher, and she likes the small-town, outdoor setting.
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Gaithersburg Receives MML Achievement Award for Festival
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At its annual conference in Ocean City, Md., the Maryland Municipal League presented a 2018 LEAD Achievement Award in the Large City Category to the City of Gaithersburg. The award, which recognizes initiatives to address community challenges and enhance quality of life, singled out the Gaithersburg Book Festival for giving the City of Gaithersburg a national stage upon which to celebrate its commitment to diversity, equality, community, and a love for all things literary.
“We appreciate MML’s recognition of events like the Gaithersburg Book Festival and the positive impact they can have on a community,” said Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, who is also the Festival's founder. “While the day of the event is the pinnacle of our year-long efforts, what makes the Festival so special is that it is not just a one-day event but an ongoing commitment to literacy. Our Festival has inspired book clubs, classroom reading initiatives, book display contests, multicultural storytellings, book giveaways, and so much more. Gaithersburg has embraced the book, and the book has helped make Gaithersburg a center of the literary world.”
The award was accepted by Mayor Ashman, accompanied by Council Vice President Ryan Spiegel and Council Members Neil Harris, Laurie-Anne Sayles and Mike Sesma, Legislative Affairs Manager Monica Marquina, and Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, Michele Potter.
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Winning Class Reads 800+ Hours in Mayor’s Book Club Competition
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Over a four-week period in March and April, 115 third grade students in five area elementary schools collectively spent more than 2,500 hours reading as they competed for top prize in the 9th Annual Mayor’s Book Club Reading Contest, held in conjunction with the Gaithersburg Book Festival.
Ms. Diane Hudson’s class from Laytonsville Elementary School won top honors, with students reading a collective 48,331 minutes, or just over 800 hours.
Mayor Jud Ashman joined the winning class for a lunch party provided by Habit Burger Grill and distributed Book Club membership cards to students.
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GBF Literary Activities Resource Partner
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10th Annual Gaithersburg Book
Festival
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Saturday
May 18, 2019
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On the Grounds of
City Hall in
Olde Towne Gaithersburg, Md.
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City Hosts Writing Workshops at
the Arts Barn
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Join the City of Gaithersburg for its monthly Written Word Workshop Series, which takes place from October 2018 to May 2019 at the Arts Barn.
The workshops offer opportunities for both children and adults to learn about the written word in all of its forms – from fiction and poetry to playwriting and songwriting.
For more information, or to register, contact the Arts Barn at 301-258-6394.
Registration opens September 1, and the first workshop will take place on October 21.
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2019 Featured Author Applications Now Being Accepted
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Relive the Fun of Childrens' Author Presentations
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Are your kids expressing ennui as the summer comes to an end and they wait for the school year to begin?
Then, tear them away from Fortnite and head straight to YouTube, where they can tune in to some of the fantastic author presentations that took place in the Children's Village at the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
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