PYRAMID ATLANTIC STORE ADDS CULTURAL SPARKS TO DOWNTOWN SILVER SPRING this Friday

Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center will open its first ever retail store in the heart of Downtown Silver Spring on July 11th at 5 PM.

PYRAMID ATLANTIC COMMUNITY ARTS STORE will showcase affordable prints and artist books, handmade paper, and the work of local painters, ceramicists, jewelers and as well as other artists and crafters. Profits from ALL sales at the store will benefit local artists and the arts programs for young people in Montgomery County and the District of Columbia

As part of the Grand Opening of THE PYRAMID ATLANTIC COMMUNITY ARTS STORE, Pyramid will be raffling off the chance to win an original artist print for the rest of your life from the Pyramid Atlantic Art Collection. The winner will receive one print a year.

Grand Opening Weekend Activities include:

• Complimentary Food Sampling from Silver Spring Restaurants Nicaro and Ollazo (Friday)
• Cupcakes by Beth's Cafe for 1st 100 visitors (Saturday)
• Art Contests (Saturday)
• Hands-on Arts and Crafts activities for children and youth (Saturday)
• Readings by local children’s author (Saturday)
• Demonstrations by artists (Saturday)
• Complimentary Champagne and Mimosas (Friday and Saturday)
• Snorkels: an experimental paper sculpture exhibit by artist Tatiana Nelson (see image) (Friday & Saturday)

WHEN: Grand Opening Weekend:

Friday July 11th, 2008 at 5 PM to 8 PM

Saturday July 12th, 2008 at 9 AM to 7 PM

Store days and hours will be as follows: Thursdays - 12 – 8 pm, Fridays - 12 – 7 pm and Saturdays - 10 am to 7 pm

WHERE: 924 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, MD, 20910 (near the fountain)

For more information, email info@pyramid-atlantic.org