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Rain Does Little to Hinder the Thurmont Ar t & Wine Stroll

James Rada, Jr.

The rainy “She has
evening did little become quite
to keep people renowned and
away from the bi- getting a bit of
annual Thurmont coverage,” Hoke
Art & Wine Stroll said. “Her art
in November. has taken off in
“I thought Photos by James Rada, Jr. the art world.”
because of the He said that the
weather things paintings could
would be slow, easily sell for
but it’s been non- $15,000.
stop people,” Hoke and the
said Michele historical society
Maze with 7 are working
Dragonflies Steve Hoke stands next to the art of Cherry Love Ford, which was Open Easy performs at the Thurmont Bar and Grill during the Art & Wine with a church
Studios. discovered in his grandparent’s home. Stroll. in Arlington to
People like try and locate a
Kevin and Bridget Leahy had to an hour after Society, mural that Ford reportedly painted
leave and come back later when the stroll Brown’s in the church.
there was a space at Maze’s table to started. Jewelry The local businesses were
paint their ornament. She was set The Art & & Gifts, filled with local artists, musicians,
up in an area of Hobbs Hardware Wine Stroll Main Street and wineries. They included:
where people could come in and has been Center, J&B Wineries—Links Bridge Vineyard,
paint their own free holiday held twice a Real Estate, Detour Winery, Catoctin Breeze
ornament to take with them. year for the Kountry Vineyard; Artisans—Gnarly Artly,
Main Street Manager Vickie past four Kitchen, and 7 Dragonflies Studios, Laura Day,
Grinder also thought the rain years. “Every ESP Dance Alexandra Farrington, Nancy
would keep the crowds away, but stroll grows Studio. Houston, Yemi, Charlotte Dutton,
she said they ran out of the wine with more The Jan Flynn, Cherry Love Ford, Libby
glasses they give out for the event artists and Thurmont Cain, Nicole Lutrell, Rebecca
attendees,” Historical Pearl, Christine Lehman, Barbara
Grinder said. Society was Creighton, Dorothea Barrick,
This showing Barbara Brittain, Patricia Fisher,
stroll’s the artwork Helen Flourim, Marcia Johnson,
participating of Cherry Susan Orsini, Michele Proce, Mollie
businesses Love Ford, a Stock, Cynthia Wyant, ESP Dancers;
were: Park Washington Musicians—Open Easy, Harold
Lane Center artist who had Staley, Sherry Kemp, Lyla Zelenka.
of Life Pilates been living Cara McMannis is an artist who
and Holistic Michele Maze, owner of 7 Dragonflies Studio, helps in Thurmont came from Emmitsburg to wander
Health visitors paint their own Christmas ornament during the when she died the downtown businesses and see
Art & Wine Stroll.
Center, in 1948. Steve the artwork.
Timeless Trends Boutique, Hoke’s grandparents had bought “It’s my first time,” McMannis
Thurmont Bar and Grill, Hobbs Ford’s house and discovered a set of said. “What better way for a
Hardware, Gateway Flowers, Meet paintings, overlooked under some community to show its support of
Me in 5B, Thurmont Historical paper in the attic. the artists.”

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