Frederick Arts Council marks 20th anniversary gala
The Frederick Arts Council celebrated 20 years at the 1996 Gala for the Arts on Sept. 27 at Ceresville Mansion. Attended by 200 plus guests, the evening featured performances by the Frederick Children's Chorus, Maryland Lyric Opera, and Beneath My Wings Productions. A $50,895 MSAC grant was noted, and attendance included attendees from local arts groups with proceeds supporting FAC grants, scholarships, and technical assistance. Additionally, late registration and absentee ballot deadlines were announced by the Frederick County Board of Elections.
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Robert Angell
Katie Arendt
Mary Jane Bauer
Robert Brenegen
Barbara Clary
Robin Scarff
Kathy Simpkins
Jonathan Warner
Jennifer Weinberg
Frederick Arts Council
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Man writes on propaganda in new book Bearing False Witness
Mount Airy resident Frank Crowson, 69, a veteran and nuclear engineer, spent a year writing Bearing False Witness an examination of propaganda and its plays. The 103 page work due in stores Tuesday warns against misleading statistics advertising and slogans while acknowledging it itself as propaganda. Crowson recounts wartime language lessons in the South Pacific and his publishing path from editor letters to subsidy publisher yielding 1 000 copies. He has also penned a novel Who the Hell is Superman based on Antarctica service.
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Frank Crowson
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South Pacific
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Crawson
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Dorrance Publishing Co
Superman
Antarctica
Japanese educators tour Frederick County high schools
A 21 member delegation from Shiga prefecture near Kyoto visited Frederick Walkersville and Urbana high schools as part of a worldwide tour to study alternative educational systems. Minoru Isobe a math teacher led the group noting Japan seeks more school choices while appreciating U.S. emphasis on individual needs and logical math thinking.
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Urbana Tugh
Shiga Prefecture
Kyoto
Isobe
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