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IN BRIEF: TOURISM, FILM AND THE ARTS NEWS


Michael Haynie MTDB member Haynie wins National Academy Foundation award
Maryland Tourism Development Board member Michael Haynie won the Hospitality & Tourism Mentor of the Year award at the 13th Annual National Academy Foundation Academy Awards. The foundation was created as a partnership between business leaders and educators to address the need to prepare students for professional careers and serves more than 50,000 students in over 500 academies in 41 states.

Hannah Byron and Margot Amelia speak at HSMAI luncheon
Assistant Secretary of Tourism, Film and the Arts Hannah Byron and Executive Director of Maryland Tourism Development Margot Amelia spoke about "The State of Tourism in Maryland" at a luncheon for the Maryland chapter of Hospitality Sales & Marketing Associates International. HSMAI is a leading source for sales and marketing information, knowledge, education, business development, and networking for professionals in tourism, travel, and hospitality.


MSAC Annual Report MSAC releases Annual Report
The Maryland State Arts Council released its Annual Report for fiscal year 2007, the 40th anniversary edition. The 32-page report highlights the state's investment in the arts by county and discipline and provides an overview of the council's programs in the past year. On the Net: MSAC Annual Report



Historic Bethesda Theatre to re-open
Governor Martin O'Malley and DBED Secretary David Edgerley will be among the honored guests attending the October 8 Grand Opening Celebration Gala for the historic Bethesda Theatre, a classic 1938 Art Deco movie palace. Lovingly restored to its former glory, the Bethesda Theatre will bring top-tier performing artists, Off Broadway-style shows from around the world, and offbeat productions to a state-of-the-art showplace in downtown Bethesda. On the Net: Bethesda Theatre


Thalassa's Chantal Perrin and OTD's Camila Clark OTD hosts French television crew
The Office of Tourism Development hosted "Thalassa," a weekly French television show on water, fishing and the environment. The 75-minute, prime-time show is scheduled to air in early 2008 on France 3, a French national network reaching six million viewers worldwide. The program will feature the Chesapeake Bay lifestyle and emphasize Smith Island. The crew spent nearly two weeks filming in Annapolis and Smith Island.


Governor O'Malley with Budds Creek owner Jonathon BeasleyBig crowd turns out for Motocross of Nations
Governor O'Malley attended and welcomed more than 75,000 racing fans to the Budds Creek Motocross Park for the Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations. With hot and demanding weather conditions, Team America dominated on home soil, ahead of France and Belgium, who were separated by just one point, while Italy and Great Britain rounded off the top five. Organizers were pleased with the international event. "The event has been a success and I hope we will be back in the States soon,” said Giuseppe Luongo, President of Youthstream. "We really felt like at home this weekend." On the Net: Budds Creek


IN THE NEWS

Rural Waterfront Oasis That’s Not Far From Town
On warm evenings, when the sunset bleeds across a humid sky and the lazy rivers turn pink as strawberries, the Delmarva Peninsula can put on a marvelous show. Bullfrogs hold concerts in ponds thick with lily pads. Barred owls drift through cypress trees that twinkle with lightning bugs, and fox pups wrestle in fields near chicken houses. Just two hours southeast of Baltimore, Delmarva can feel like an animated watercolor painted in broad strokes of haze and cordgrass. (New York Times; September 28)

Fillmore Music Hall To Be Built In Silver Spring Under County Deal
Live Nation, the world's largest producer of live concerts, has sealed a deal to build one of its Fillmore clubs in Silver Spring, bringing a hallowed name in rock history to the entertainment district in the city's revitalized downtown. (Washington Post; September 26)

Competition has 20 crews making movies in 48 hours
In a disheveled office just north of Baltimore, Chris Harring is aiming lights at a wall and framing a shot in a nearby camera. In less than four hours, this scene - however it turns out - will wind up in front of an audience at the Senator Theatre. Tourism, Film and the Arts own Dean Storm participated in the competition and wrote, directed and edited his own film entitled: "The Attack of the Killer Duct Tape." (Baltimore Sun; October 1)


EVENTS CALENDAR

Two artist studio tours set for Baltimore and Allegany County

  • Experience the best of Baltimore’s diverse art culture during School 33 Art Center’s Annual Open Studio Tour, a free, self-guided two-day tour on October 20 - 21. On the Net: Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.
  • From modest beginnings in 1999, the annual Artists Studio Tour throughout Allegany County has evolved into a highly anticipated annual event that attracts art-lovers to Western Maryland from throughout the tri-state region. Event dates: November 3 - 4 and 10 - 11. On the Net: Allegany Arts Council

Marlon SaundersFree performance of "Workin' on a building" on October 9
"Workin' on a building" is a short documentary and jazz performance funded by a Maryland State Arts Council Artvantage grant to the Prince Theatre in Kent County. The piece, created by Marlon Saunders, premiered in Chestertown in February 2006 and has a New York City Broadway premiere next July. See a free performance of this promising project at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on Oct 9. On the Net: Marlon Saunders

Assembly 2007 coming to Baltimore
State arts agency staff, volunteer leaders and colleagues from across the nation will gather December 6 - 8 in Baltimore to examine the role of the arts in a thriving democracy, highlight the essential contributions that the public sector makes to American cultural life, provide essential education, networking and leadership opportunities; and celebrate the 40th anniversaries of the Maryland State Arts Council, NASAA and many other state arts agencies. On the Net: Assembly 2007

Maryland State Arts Council FY2008 grants deadlines

  • Arts in Communities Grants: January 16, 2008
  • Community Arts Development/Technical Assistance Grants: October 17, 2007, February 21, 2008
  • Community Arts Development NEA/Challenge America: October 25, 2007, February 15, 2008
  • Grants for Organizations/Technical Assistance Grants: October 18, 2007; February 7, 2008
  • Grants for Organizations: October 11, 2007

    More grants information


Events on the horizon

Mountain Maryland Artists Studio TourHarvest Festival, Dorchester County, October 6
Baltimore Women’s Film Festival, Baltimore, Oct 13 and 14
Maryland Renaissance Festival, Crownsville, Through October 21
Mountain Maryland Artists Studio Tour; Allegany County; Nov. 3 - 4, Nov. 10 - 11
Maryland Governor's Tourism Industry Conference, Solomons Island, Nov. 14 -16