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rts & ntertainment Bring Your Creative Side to Light
The Great American Local Artist’s Painting Unveiled
Wheat Harvest Wins Award-winning local artist Rebecca Pearl will be at the Thurmont Main
a 2015 Mid-America Street Center, located on 11 Water Street, during the Thurmont Gallery Stroll
on Friday, November 13, 2015, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., where the original of
Regional Emmy Award her painting The Spires of Mechanicstown will be unveiled.
The Thurmont Main Street Center happens to be located in the old
Courtesy Photo Thurmont Moravian Church, one of the churches included in her painting.
Emmitsburg film maker, Conrad
Weaver of ConjoStudios, LLC, is The artist will be present to sign limited-edition prints of her painting. A
excited to announce that his 2014 portion of the proceeds from all print sales will be donated by Rebecca Pearl
documentary The Great American Gallery to the Friends of the Thurmont Regional Library.
Wheat Harvest film has received a
Mid-America Regional EMMY®
Award! On Saturday, October 3, Local Artists, Merchants, and
2015, the Mid-America Chapter
of National Academy of Television Celebs Shine in “Festival of Trees”
Arts and Sciences held the EMMY® Some of Frederick’s favorite artists, merchants and well-known civic leaders
Gala in St. Louis, Missouri, and will be digging into their holiday decorations early this year in preparation for
The Great American Wheat Harvest the Historical Society of Frederick County’s “Festival of Trees” event, November
was selected as the winner for Best 28-December 13, 2015, in which local individuals volunteer to decorate
Documentary–Cultural. holiday trees that are sold in a silent auction. Yvonne Reinsch and Linda Roth,
The Great American Wheat
Harvest is the story about the Historical Society board members, are co-chairing the event that draws upon a
wide cross section of Frederick’s well-known and talented.
American harvesters who risk Conrad Weaver is pictured with his wife, Jodi. Participating artists include: Ellen Byrne, Goodloe Byron, Jane Byron, and
everything to put food on our tables. Yemi; merchants: Christina Christopher, Country Shabby Chic; Wendy Flynn,
Each year, they travel from Texas, north across the Western Plains, harvesting Dream House; Sharon Mesa, En Masse Flower Market; April Reardon, The
wheat and other crops that feed the world. The film follows their journey and Velvet Lounge; and civic leaders: Ric Adams, Elizabeth Cromwell, Karlys Kline,
tells their stories. and Cindy Miller.
The film aired on WQPT (Quad Citiies PBS) this past February, and
The Festival includes a VIP Reception on Saturday, December 5, 2015,
consequently qualified to be submitted for the EMMY® nomination. As one from 5:00-7:30 p.m., featuring
of nineteen regional chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and jazz by the Rocky Birely Trio, hors
Sciences, the Mid-America Chapter is the standard-bearer for excellence in the d’oeuvres, wine and champagne,
television broadcasting industry and the gatekeepers of the prestigious regional and a very special silent auction of
EMMY® Awards. highly desirable items available only
It’s the first EMMY® nomination and win for Weaver. “It’s an incredible honor
to be recognized in this manner; it truly was unexpected! First, I want to thank that evening. Tickets are $50.00 per
person. The public can view and
my family: my wife, Jodi, and children, Laken and Spencer, who supported me bid on the trees throughout the run
throughout the four years of production that went into making this film. Without of the event during regular business
their support and love, I couldn’t have worked on a project like this. I also want to hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-
thank all of our sponsors who helped make this film possible, and for the staff at 4:00 p.m.; Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-
WQPT for airing the film on their Quad Cities PBS station. And last, but certainly 8:00 p.m.; Sunday: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
not least, I want to thank the harvesters who took a risk and allowed me to Winners will be announced the week
document their lives and work. I’m truly blessed to call them my friends!” of December 14, 2015. All proceeds
Weaver is currently working on a new documentary film called, Thirsty
Land. It’s the story about the drought in the American West, and its impact on benefit the work of the Historical
Society. For more information, www.
agriculture, communities, and the environment. Thirsty Land is expected to be frederickhistory.org, 301-663-1188.
released in late 2016. Be sure to check out the photos and videos on the Thirsty
Land Facebook page or visit www.thirstylandmovie.com.
rts & ntertainment Bring Your Creative Side to Light
The Great American Local Artist’s Painting Unveiled
Wheat Harvest Wins Award-winning local artist Rebecca Pearl will be at the Thurmont Main
a 2015 Mid-America Street Center, located on 11 Water Street, during the Thurmont Gallery Stroll
on Friday, November 13, 2015, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., where the original of
Regional Emmy Award her painting The Spires of Mechanicstown will be unveiled.
The Thurmont Main Street Center happens to be located in the old
Courtesy Photo Thurmont Moravian Church, one of the churches included in her painting.
Emmitsburg film maker, Conrad
Weaver of ConjoStudios, LLC, is The artist will be present to sign limited-edition prints of her painting. A
excited to announce that his 2014 portion of the proceeds from all print sales will be donated by Rebecca Pearl
documentary The Great American Gallery to the Friends of the Thurmont Regional Library.
Wheat Harvest film has received a
Mid-America Regional EMMY®
Award! On Saturday, October 3, Local Artists, Merchants, and
2015, the Mid-America Chapter
of National Academy of Television Celebs Shine in “Festival of Trees”
Arts and Sciences held the EMMY® Some of Frederick’s favorite artists, merchants and well-known civic leaders
Gala in St. Louis, Missouri, and will be digging into their holiday decorations early this year in preparation for
The Great American Wheat Harvest the Historical Society of Frederick County’s “Festival of Trees” event, November
was selected as the winner for Best 28-December 13, 2015, in which local individuals volunteer to decorate
Documentary–Cultural. holiday trees that are sold in a silent auction. Yvonne Reinsch and Linda Roth,
The Great American Wheat
Harvest is the story about the Historical Society board members, are co-chairing the event that draws upon a
wide cross section of Frederick’s well-known and talented.
American harvesters who risk Conrad Weaver is pictured with his wife, Jodi. Participating artists include: Ellen Byrne, Goodloe Byron, Jane Byron, and
everything to put food on our tables. Yemi; merchants: Christina Christopher, Country Shabby Chic; Wendy Flynn,
Each year, they travel from Texas, north across the Western Plains, harvesting Dream House; Sharon Mesa, En Masse Flower Market; April Reardon, The
wheat and other crops that feed the world. The film follows their journey and Velvet Lounge; and civic leaders: Ric Adams, Elizabeth Cromwell, Karlys Kline,
tells their stories. and Cindy Miller.
The film aired on WQPT (Quad Citiies PBS) this past February, and
The Festival includes a VIP Reception on Saturday, December 5, 2015,
consequently qualified to be submitted for the EMMY® nomination. As one from 5:00-7:30 p.m., featuring
of nineteen regional chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and jazz by the Rocky Birely Trio, hors
Sciences, the Mid-America Chapter is the standard-bearer for excellence in the d’oeuvres, wine and champagne,
television broadcasting industry and the gatekeepers of the prestigious regional and a very special silent auction of
EMMY® Awards. highly desirable items available only
It’s the first EMMY® nomination and win for Weaver. “It’s an incredible honor
to be recognized in this manner; it truly was unexpected! First, I want to thank that evening. Tickets are $50.00 per
person. The public can view and
my family: my wife, Jodi, and children, Laken and Spencer, who supported me bid on the trees throughout the run
throughout the four years of production that went into making this film. Without of the event during regular business
their support and love, I couldn’t have worked on a project like this. I also want to hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-
thank all of our sponsors who helped make this film possible, and for the staff at 4:00 p.m.; Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-
WQPT for airing the film on their Quad Cities PBS station. And last, but certainly 8:00 p.m.; Sunday: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
not least, I want to thank the harvesters who took a risk and allowed me to Winners will be announced the week
document their lives and work. I’m truly blessed to call them my friends!” of December 14, 2015. All proceeds
Weaver is currently working on a new documentary film called, Thirsty
Land. It’s the story about the drought in the American West, and its impact on benefit the work of the Historical
Society. For more information, www.
agriculture, communities, and the environment. Thirsty Land is expected to be frederickhistory.org, 301-663-1188.
released in late 2016. Be sure to check out the photos and videos on the Thirsty
Land Facebook page or visit www.thirstylandmovie.com.
