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Information for Participants
Participation is open to all local authors, book and paper artists, bookmakers, publishers, literary groups, and Kensington community organizations. There is a $20 participation fee (per "space" - tables can be shared), collected on the day of the festival, to help cover the cost of the tents, etc (non-profit groups and organizations exempt). You must bring your own folding table, chairs, and whatever you need to set up. If you have a small tent/canopy, please bring that too (let us know so we can make space). Set up will be at or before 10am on the date of the festival. Pull up to the gas station at Howard & Armory, quickly unload, and go park. (See below for parking info). Please note: There will NOT be a shuttle this year. Plan to stay until 5pm. Please make and keep your space attractive, absolutely no cardboard boxes showing. It's a good idea to bring a plastic covering just in case of sudden windy rain. Book and art sales are handled directly by the author/artist. Please feel free to contact us anytime.
kensingtonbookfestival @gmail.com
301-949-9416
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SPONSORS
Substantial Donations from these major sponsors make this festival possible. Please visit and thank them! Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please let us know!
Town of Kensington
www.tok.md.gov
10541 Connecticut Ave
Kensington
(301) 945-4273
www.safeway.com
Fundacio Pauli Bellet, Catalan Library
www.catalansdc.com
3786 Howard Ave, Kensington
301-949-9416
Grove Printing Co
4225 Howard Ave, Kensington
Demond W. Moy, M.A.
Achieve Tutoring, LLC
www.you-achieve.com
Hardware City
10504 Connecticut Ave, Kensington
Gary Ditto Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
www.garyditto.com
Mizell Lumber
10500 Saint Paul St, Kensington
301-949-0244
more to come!
Donations of any amount accepted, and much appreciated! If you wish to contribute towards the success and continuation of the festival, please make checks payable to "Kensington Book Festival" and send to either of the contact addresses below. Thanks so much!
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Directions & Parking Information
IMPORTANT NOTE:
There will NOT be a shuttle bus this year. Please read on for more info on Parking
The Day of the Book Festival will take place along Howard Avenue, Antique Row in Old Town Kensington, one block east of Connecticut Ave (the same side as the Safeway). Howard Ave will be closed from Armory Ave to the Train Station.
There is plenty of parking within the neighborhood. The public lot at the Town Hall/Armory on Mitchell street is available. Also the Train Station lot and the M&T Bank lot at the end of Howard, as well as street parking.
- Yahoo Maps -
Directions to Howard Ave
Kensington, MD 20895-3349
Food Venues
1) Cafe 1894
2) Pumpernickel's Deli
3) Tea Room
4) Safeway
5) Old Town Market
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More Information
This Festival is a celebration of local authors, and the importance of books in our community. The Book, not just as pages of words, but as art, music, and knowledge. Come celebrate with us!
Please contact either Beth or Elisenda if you want
more info, want to sign up, or have ideas! Or if you
can help in any way, especially publicity. This is a grass-roots effort, our budget is small, so please help spread the word! Thank you!
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Unfortunately the Day of the Book will not be held in 2009.
We hope to have a bigger and better festival in 2010. Please feel free to email us with any questions or comments.
kensington.books@verizon.net
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The Book as Literature * The Book as Art * The Book as Music
Sunday, April 27th 2008
Howard Avenue, Old Town Kensington
Celebrate the Book!
Street Festival !... Rain or Shine!... 12-5pm
(We have tents in case of rain)
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE BOOK
Welcome to Old Town Kensington's Celebration of the International Day of the Book.
April twenty-third (the festival is on the nearest Sunday) is a symbolic day in world literature. Declared as International Day of the Book by UNESCO in 1995, this celebration of books and literature draws its inspiration from a Catalan tradition, the Festival of the Rose.
Legend has it that Saint George, Patron Saint of Catalonia and international knight-errant, slew a dragon about to devour a beautiful Catalan princess. From the dragon's blood sprouted a rosebush, from which the hero plucked the prettiest rose for the princess. Hence the traditional Rose Festival celebrated in Barcelona since the Middle Ages to honor chivalry and love. In 1923, this lover's "festa" became even more poetic when it merged with "el dia del llibre", or The Day of the Book, to mark the nearly simultaneous deaths of Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare, the two giants of literary history, on April 23, 1616.
On this day in Barcelona, bookstalls and street festivities run the length of the picturesque La Rambla, the old city's main boulevard and, according to the Spanish author Garcia Lorca, "the only street in the world which I wish would never end".
The Town of Kensington, Kensington Literary Group, and the Pauli Bellet Foundation Catalan Library, invite you to celebrate this wonderful day on Howard Ave, our "La Rambla".
Links for further reading about The International Day of the Book:
World Book and Copyright Day at UNESCO
THINGS TO DO AND SEE check back for schedule & updates!
Welcome Ceremony
1:00-1:15 in front of Prevention of Blindness Shop
Mary Donatelli, Kensington Town Councilmember
Julie O'Malley, President Kensington Historical Society
Roser Caminals, Catalan author & Professor of Catalan Literature
Meet Local Authors
Over 60 local authors will be available to show and discuss their works of fact and fiction. Browse from table to table along Howard Avenue and find out the many ways authors approach their writing and publishing experiences.
Meet Local Book Artists
Meet over 30 local book and paper artists. Many of them will be demonstrating their artistic process. Have artistic
abilities yourself ? Sit down and create your own book!
Bookmaking, writing, and art activities for children and adults!
Including...
Children
- Hey Kids! Learn what it takes to
write and publish a book. Win some prizes while playing an interactive game with children's book author Wendy Ormsby! 12:30 and 3:30 in the Children's Tent
- Write a Story with Achieve
and Get 15 Seconds of Fame!
We are making a short video highlighting our activity and you can star in it! Just write a short story or poem and then read it to the group. We will film your reading and put it on our website so that you and your family can view it. Don't miss your chance to be a part of the fun!
Hosted by: Achieve Tutoring, LLC - www.you-achieve.com
- Make a Book!
Stop by and make a 14, 16, or 32 page mini book with Sallie Lowenstein, author, illustrator and book designer. From a single sheet of paper, make a few folds and a few cuts, and create a surprising little book to put your thoughts or pictures in. Everyone invited. While you're there, ask about Sallie's young writers workshops.
Adults
- Learn how to make Artist Trading Cards
-- small works of art that are made from pictures, paint, collage, drawing, or any other imaginable thing you want to add. Artist Brenda Smoak and friends will teach you how to make these wonderful, fun works of art. ATCs are always traded, never sold so bring your friends along with you. Look for the banner that reads: Artist Trading Cards. Contact Brenda at brendasmoak@gmail.com for more information.
Free Rare Book Evaluations
12:30 to 4:30 at All Books Considered
Bring your books to All Books Considered, 10408 Montgomery Avenue, and owner Don Ramsey will evaluate your book. You might have a true treasure!
Open Mic
see schedule below
Sit and listen to poetry and author readings. Poets and authors will read from their works for 5 minutes each. (To sign up to read, please see below).
Special Appearance by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson!
Noon to five along Howard Ave
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson will fly in from
England to consult with passersby and answer questions
about their lives and investigations. Mr. Holmes also will
challenge visitors to test their own observational and
deductive powers. The detective duo's appearance is made
possible by Watson's Tin Box of Ellicott City, Md.
(www.WatsonsTinBox.org) and MysteryVisits (www.MysteryVisits.com).
The Twinbrook Tellers
1:00 to 2:30 in the Children's Tent
The Twinbrook Tellers tell tales of magic and adventure to enchant and
entertain children of all ages.
John Henry, The Guitar Playing Man!
4:00 in the Children's Tent
John Henry is a favorite local performer. "Around the World with John Henry" is a magical, musical tour of world music. Songs from each continent, combined with movement, entice audiences of all ages onto the dance floor! John Henry plays some familiar North American traditionals as well. It is a mesmerizing program from a strong performer. Come for music, movement and fun!
See What Firemen Read
Noon to five on Howard Avenue
The Kensington Volunteer Fire Department will bring their firetruck and a display of books and manuals about firefighting. Come climb on the truck and talk to the firemen about books!
Free Books from Bookcrossing!
BookCrossing members would like to share their passion for books and reading with you. How? By offering FREE used books to take home. Each book will have its own unique BCID (Bookcrossing identification number). If you log onto the BookCrossing website, www.bookcrossing.com, you'll be able to see where the book has been and later track where it will go long after you've read it. BookCrossing is FREE and FUN! Help make the whole world a library and share the joy of literacy.
Glamorous Gowns, Evening Wear and Accessories
2:30 at Fawcett and Howard
Calling all fashionistas, Blueberries Bridal, a rising star on Antique Row, Kensington Maryland, is the Metropolitan Area’s Newest Premier Bridal Salon. This year, at the International Day of the Book, blueberries’ will present their glamorous collection of designer, couture gowns and accessories in a fashion show, at 2:30 p.m., on Fawcett Street. Stop in to meet the staff and see firsthand blueberries intricate and elegant silhouettes.
Visual acuity screening tests
Prevention of Blindness Antique Shop
Prevention of Blindness, 3716 Howard Ave., will perform visual acuity screening tests. Free.
Learn how to Preserve Your Stuff!
All day at Louisa's table
Louisa Jaggar is the co-author of Saving Stuff: How to Care for and Preserve Your Collectibles, Heirlooms, and Other Prized Possessions (Simon and Schuster 2005). Saving Stuff is filled with easy-to-follow instructions for preserving everyday objects important to you and your loved ones. Bring your most cherished possessions and Louisa will share with you how best to preserve them. A regular contributor to the Washington Post, some of her articles can be found on http://louisajaggar.com. Her book is one that every teacher will want in their classroom, every family will use at home, and every connoisseur needs at their fingertips. Infused with good humor and anecdotes from the Smithsonian and personal experiences, SAVING STUFF informs and entertains.
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Music
schedule tba
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
2:30-4:30 in front of Prevention of Blindness on Howard Ave
Back before they called it rock and roll they called it Western Bop. We're talking about high-energy rockabilly, tear-in-your-beer ballads, and hell-raising honky tonk all rolled into one exciting package. The Washington Post calls it "Honky Tonk the way it should be."
www.westernbop.com
Esther Haynes & Keith Grimes
12:15-2:15 in front of Prevention of Blindness on Howard Ave
Vocalist/Guitarist Esther Haynes has won six WAMMIE awards. Her first recorded collection, Esther Haynes explores old-time 20's and 30's blues and jazz songs. Her follow-up cd, Approach Note, contains classic compositions by George Gershwin, Hoagy Carmichael, and others, arranged with a more contemporary feel. Guitarist Keith Grimes has emerged as one of the top rhythm and blues guitarist on the DC scene and is perhaps best known for his work with platinum-selling artist Eva Cassidy.
Art Harrison and his Theremin
Art's website
Doris Justis and Mark Ashby
2:00-4:00 in front of Cafe 1894 on Armory Ave
www.dorisjustis.com
Doris Justis has been a mainstay of the local folk and acoustic scene for over 25 years. The Washington Post recently said "...she's a sensitive interpreter whose attractive soprano never fails to bring warmth and luster to her material..". Her own songs such as "Who to Turn to" and "Rainbow Bridge" will tug at your heartstrings and your voice, as Doris is very much an audience participation performer.
2nd Story Band
12:00-2:00 in front of Cafe 1894 on Armory Ave
www.2ndstoryband.com
Meagan's sultry voice is only enhanced by the curious and provoking lyrics she emits. Catchy.
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FOOD VENUES
see map
Cafe 1894
10417 Armory Avenue
Pumpernickel's Deli
3784 Howard Avenue
Tea Room
At the corner of Howard & Fawcett
Safeway (carry-out salads, sandwiches, etc.)
Connecticut & Howard, At the top of Howard Ave
Old Town Market (carry-out soup & sandwiches)
At the bottom of Howard Ave
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OPEN MIC READERS
12:20-Aaron Eisendradth
12:25-Minister Kesha Lee Gore
12:30-Susan Staff
12:35-Sheppard Ranbom
12:40-August Spector
12:45-Rosemary Winslow
1:00-Mike Maggio
1:05-Emily Robinson
1:10-Mary Jane Ricketts
1:15-Kaz Campe
1:20-Mary Sesso
1:25-Melanie K. DeMayo
1:30-Joy C. West
1:35-Sallie Lowenstein, Lion Stone Books
1:40-Lion Stone Books, Reader 2
1:45-Lion Stone Books, Reader 3
1:50-Lion Stone Books, Reader 4
2:00-Mare Cromwell
2:05-Tom Lacombe
2:10-Angeline Bandon-Bibum
2:15- Jim Foy
2:20-John R Monagle
2:25-Stephen Rojcewicz
2:30-Michael Philips
2:35-Michelle Mintner
2:40-Patricia Smith
2:45-Judith McCombs
3:00 -Shirley Brewer
3:05-Brenda Farrar
3:10-tba
3:15-tba
3:20-tba
3:25-tba
3:30-David L. Martin
3:35-tba
3:40-tba
3:45-tba
4:00-Coburn, Stefanie
4:05-tba
4:10-Vannessa Grace
4:15-tba
4:20-tba
4:25-tba
4:30- Diana Tokaji
4:35-Annie Johnstone
4:40-tba
4:45-tba
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CURRENT LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Check back for regular updates!
Please email krbemail@gmail.com to sign up!
Local Authors
check back for updates!
- Debi Hammack
A'pertua
www.debihammack.com
- Massud Alemi
Interruptions
www.massudalemi.com
- Angeline Bandon-Bibum
www.authorsden.com/msangelinebandonbibum
- Georgia DeGangi
Effective Parenting for the Hard-to-Manage Child
- Mathew Lee Gill
Leaving the Canoe Club
www.mathewleegill.com
- Larry Moffi
The Conscience of the Game: Baseball's Commissioners
Crossing the Line: Black Major Leaguers, 47-59
This Side of Cooperstown: An Oral History of Major League Baseball in the 1950s
www.settlementhouse.us
- Robin "Robbie" Ayele
Broken
www.robbieayele.org
- Tom Lacombe
Light Ruck, Vietnam 1969
www.loftpress.com/bookmain/lightrucmain
- Wilma Brockington
Cinnamon Girl Blues
www.wilmabrockington.com
- Ken Ingham, Eco Poet
Ecoepic & Other Poems
www.nethingham.org
- Sallie Lowenstein
Waiting for Eugene Sir Kyle and Lady Madeline
www.lionstonebooks.com
- Linda Morelli
Fiery Surrender; Shadow of Doubt and Lani's Challenge
Linda's Place - A Site for Romance Readers and Writers
- Winthuysen Foundation, inc
Memorias de un Senorito Sevillano
stores.twinthuysen.com
- Jeffery King
The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd
The Rise and Fall of the Dillinger Gang
www.Jefferyking.com
- Andrea Rugh
Within the Circle:Parents and Children in an Arab Village
The Political Culture of Leadership in the United Arab Emirates
- William Heath
The Children Bob Moses Led (novel) The Walking Man (poetry)
- Roser Caminals, Catalan author
El Carrer dels Tres Llits; La Dona de Mercuri La Petita Mort; Once Remembered, Twice Lived
- Denise Brown
Big Stuff and Little Me
- Judith Laura
Beyond All Desiring
Three Part Invention
Goddess Spirituality for the 21st Century
She Lives! The Return of Our Great Mother
www.judithlaura.com
- Frank S. Joseph
To Love Mercy
www.tolovemercy.com
- Wendy Ormsby
Let's Count the Rhymes!
see her book here
- Paul Elliott
60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Washington, D.C.
- Susan Staff
Rosewood and Saconk
see her books here
- Mike Maggio
deMOCKracy
- Matthew Carr Anderson
Initial Incidents
website
- David Frank Urbanske
The Ayreborough Legacy: Secrets of Life in the 21st Century
- J. Benjamin Williams
The Rose for Today: The Story of J.B. Williams and the Miniflora Rose
Mr. Williams will also have roses for sale!
- Jay and Sue Shotel
It's Good to Know a Miracle
website
- A.F. Cook
Democrats in the Red Zone: an Independent voter's take on the game of political perception
www.redzonepolitics.com
- Garden Urthark (A.J. Miele)
Portraits Deep in the Castle
www.gardenurthark.com
- Joy C. West
Dancing on the Fringes of the Realm
website
- Michael I. Phillips
Boycott Money and Save Your Soul
- Launching the Goodwill Revolution
www.goodwillie.org
- Victoria Wells
A Special Summer
www.victoria-wells.com
- Jeffrey S. Reznick
Healing the Nation: Soldiers and the Culture of Caregiving in Britain during the Great War
website
- Vannessagrace
The Dark Before The Light At Dawn
website
- Lisa Sanford
Ethnic Scrapbooking - a new idea book Connecting People and Cultures!
www.ethnicscrapbooking.com
- Mare Cromwell
If I gave you God's phone number... Searching for
Spirituality in America
www.tocallgod.net
- Con Lehane
Death at the Old Hotel
What Goes Around Comes Round
Beware the Solitary Drinker
www.conlehane.com
- Louisa Jaggar
Saving Stuff
www.louisajaggar.com
- Brenda Farrar-Ejemai
The Family In The Car, A Revelation
www.TheFamilyInTheCar.com
- Poets of Ellicott Street
Dan River Anthology Unicorns in the Garden It's On My Wall
The Spirit of Methodist in Kensington, 1885-2007
- Mary Sesso
- Mary Jane Ricketts
- Emily Robinson
- Cathy D. Knepper, Ph.D
Dear Mrs. Roosevelt, Letters to Eleanor Roosevelt
www.cathydknepper.com
- Jennifer Allison
Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator
Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake
Gilda Joyce: The Ghost Sonata
www.gildajoyce.com
- Robert Brooks
Sonrieta
www.sonrieta.com
- Lisa Flaxman
Glances at Time: A Young Mother's Journey with Breast Cancer
www.musikids.com/glances
- Frances Garrett Connell
Children Kept from the Sun
The Rest is Silence
Down Rivers of Windfall Night
- Ray J. Lum
The Rebus Escape
- Patty Crowe
Mankind's Greatest Quotes;
Quotes on Art and Artists;
Quotes on Children and Childhood;
Quotes on the Beauty of Aging;
Quotes on Educating and Educators;
The Artwork of Ira Crowe
www.RicherResourcesPublications.com
- Flora Singer
Flora: I Was But a Child
see book
- Ann McCallum
The Secret Life of Math
Beanstalk: The Measure of a Giant
Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere: A Fibonacci Tale
www.annmccallum.com
- Tammy Pie
Angry Woman's Journal
Ghetto Walls
www.freewebs.com/tbooks
- Sylvia Henderson
Why You Talk So White? Eliminate the behaviours that sabotage success Conversations on Success
www.springboardtraining.com
- Charles Garris
Remembering Cicely - A Family Letter Turned Love Story
- Amy Egan, MA; Amy Freedman, MA, CCC-SLP; Judi Greenberg, MS, OTR/L; and Sharon Anderson, OTR/L
Is It a Big Problem or a Little Problem: When to Worry, When Not to Worry and What to Do
Why You Talk So White? Eliminate the behaviours that sabotage success Conversations on Success
www.isitabigproblemorlittleproblem.com
- D.L. Wilson
Unholy Grail
www.dlwilsonbooks.com
- Malcolm Lawrence
Something Will Come Along: Witty Memoirs of a Foreign Service Officer with Nine Children
- Minister Kesha Lee Gore
Ravaged Relentlessly: Biblical Help for Those Overcoming Sexual Crime
www.sincereministries.org
- Alice Miller
To Everything There is a Season: A Psychotherapist's Spiritual Journey Through the Garden
- M. Cassandra Smith
A Good Story: A Collection of Short Short Stories Do You Know Us? A Collection of Short Stories
- Asa Showell
Vicious Karma
- Tom Denes
The Waterproof Coach: The Waterproof Workout Book for Fitness Swimmers and Triathletes;
The Waterproof Triathlete: Waterproof Workouts for Triathletes;
The Armchair Athlete: Fitness for Baby Boomers and Other Rebels
www.waterproofcoach.com
- Dr. Israel King
How To Keep A Man
www.MenToKeep.com
- Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD
The Creative Age: Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Life & The Mature Mind: the Positive Power of the Aging Brain
more to come!
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Book Arts & Photography
check back for updates!
R.W. Smith, Photography
see his photos here!
Curt Nelson, Photography
Brenda Smoak, Altered Books
Shireen Holman, Printmaker and Book Artist
www.shireenholman.com
Patricia Lee, BookWyrms Art
Hand bound Journals and Bookart
www.BookWyrmsArt.com
Janet Myder Hammack and James Hammack, Photography
www.2jsphotos.com
John Brodkin, Photography
Words Worth 26 Pictures
www.johnbrodkin.com
Leah Mackin, Book Artist
http://leahmackin.com
http://wellreadbooks.blogspot.com
Nicole Eiland, Book Artist
http://www.inliquid.com/artist/eiland_nicole/eiland.php
Vanessa Richardson, Illustrator
VR Illustration
www.vrillustration.com
Roxana Laing, Paper Artist
webpage
Margy Stancill, Watercolorist
Sung Miele, Artist
Denise Bentley, Fabric Artist
Fabric Bookcovers, Bookmarks, Book Totes
www.BFabricArt.com
Judine Slaughter, Graphic Artist
Washington Metropolitan Artists' Society
www.wmartists.com
Firouzeh Sadeghi, Watercolorist
Diane Ford, Wildlife & nature art
dfordwildlifeart.com
Karen Schleifer, Petals of Metals
Handcrafted whimsical metal flowers
Val Lucas, Bowerbox Press
handmade books and letterpress cards
bowerbox.etsy.com
Deborah Kidd Veitch
Bookbinder & Conservator
more to come!
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Benvolguts i benvolgudes...
A Catalunya la celebració de la Diada de Sant Jordi és una de les
tradicions més atractives del nostre costumari. I és que el dia del llibre
i de la rosa té un ventall de simbolismes per celebrar que permet que
agradi a tothom. D'una banda, és una diada nacional, ja que s'homenatja el
patró de Catalunya. D'altra banda, la diada de Sant Jordi és també el
nostre dia dels enamorats amb la rosa vermella com a protagonista i amb la
llegenda del drac com a referent èpic. Els llibres donen un aire
intel·lectual a la diada i, finalment, el fet que la festa se celebri al
carrer --les rambles s'omplen de parades de roses i llibres,--la
converteix en una exhaltació de la natura i de la primavera en un ambient
ben ciutadà. N'hi ha per a tots els gustos, per això no és estrany que
sigui una festa fàcilment exportable.
I és així com la nostra festa ha arribat a Kensington, pràcticament amb
els mateixos ingredients que a Catalunya: les parades al carrer i les
actuacions festives, les roses, els llibres --en aquest cas com a
principals protagonistes-- i una munió de gent passejant amunt i avall,
gaudint amb la companyia dels altres vianants i de la plenitud de la
primavera.
Els catalans de Washington i rodalies ens hem de sentir afortunats de
poder celebrar el Sant Jordi en un ambient tan semblant al de Catalunya.
La nostra participació, però, no pot ser passiva; a nosaltres ens toca
posar l'ingredient dels origens de la festa: de Sant Jordi, de la llegenda
del drac i de Catalunya. Per aconseguir-ho només cal anar-hi i fer la
festa encara més gran.
La festa se celebrarà, com ja sabeu, el diumenge 27 d'abril de dotze del
migdia a cinc de la tarda.
Bon Sant Jordi!
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