Artist to Speak About Exhibition at King Street Gallery at Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus

Artist Anne Marchand will give a very short talk about her recent work in the show "Of Shining Worlds," followed by a poetry reading and live music. Don't miss it on Thursday, September 29 from 6-7 p.m. Anne Marchand will give a very short talk about her work in the show. Then artist Tom Block, who is also a scholar of medieval literature, will do a reading of poems by Rumi, the great early thirteenth century Persian mystical poet. The poems have been selected for their relevance to the cosmic iconography of Anne Marchand's paintings. Maurice Sedacca, a musician and composer from New York, will play a prelude and will play between the poems. He will play accompanying music on the the guitar and the oud, a middle eastern instrument that is the forerunner of the lute. Gallery Event: Thursday, September 29, 6-7 p.m. Location: The King Street Gallery is located on the ground floor of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center on the west side of the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus off Georgia Avenue at 930 King Street. Parking is available in the West Garage, which is located immediately behind the Arts Center. Map and Directions: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/maps