Friday, April 25, 2014

A-RTS at Rockville Town Square, May 3-4


From our friends at A-RTS at Rockville Town Square...

WHAT: The second annual A-RTS at Rockville Town Square will transform the streets surrounding Rockville Town Square into an outdoor art gallery. The weekend art festival will highlight local, regional and national artists selling original pieces.

Participating artists will be hand-selected by a jury of fine art experts to curate over 175 artists to fill the festival with an array of wares, including ceramics, drawings, fiber, glass, graphics, jewelry, metalwork, paintings, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wood and mixed media.

An outdoor stage will host live music acts throughout the weekend, including Moxie Blues, Julie Mack, Colonel Josh, the Morrison Brothers, King Soul Band, and more.

WHERE: Rockville Town Square Plaza
200 E Middle Lane
Rockville, MD 20850
www.rockvilletownsquare.com

Streets are closed to traffic for the event. The festival is in easy walking distance from the Rockville Metro station and numerous garages are conveniently located around the site.

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WHEN: Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

COST: Admission is free and open to the public.

INFO: www.a-rts.org

About Rockville Town Square:
Rockville Town Square consists of 180,000 square feet of street-level restaurants and shops, 644 condominiums and apartments, a 7,200 square foot outdoor ice-skating rink (open seasonally), 2,000 parking spaces, Montgomery County’s flagship 100,000 square-foot library and a dynamic community square. Adjacent to the library is VisArts: the Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts at Rockville, a 40,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art visual arts center offering classes and workshops, exhibitions for adults and children, special events, and event space. For more information, please visit http://www.rockvilletownsquare.com or follow on Facebook and Twitter.

About Federal Reality:
Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, development, and redevelopment of high quality retail assets. Federal Realty's portfolio (excluding joint venture properties) contains approximately 20 million square feet located primarily in strategically selected metropolitan markets in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and California. In addition, the Trust has an ownership interest in approximately 1.0 million square feet of retail space through a joint venture in which the Trust has a 30% interest. Our operating portfolio (excluding joint venture properties) was 95.8% leased to national, regional, and local retailers as of December 31, 2013, with no single tenant accounting for more than approximately 3.5% of annualized base rent. Federal Realty has paid quarterly dividends to its shareholders continuously since its founding in 1962, and has increased its dividend rate for 46 consecutive years, the longest record in the REIT industry. Federal Realty is an S&P MidCap 400 company and its shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol FRT.