Press Release

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Calling all professional and amateur bakers and artists! Celebrate Frederick Inc. is still looking for entries for this year’s annual Scents & Sweets Competition. The deadline to enter has been extended to Monday, November 28th and there is a $10 entry fee. Applications can be downloaded online by visiting www.CelebrateFrederick.com and clicking on “Scents & Sweets Competition.” The goal is to create a gingerbread house or a floral centerpiece that represents the holidays. Gingerbread houses can also be churches, historic sites or any kind of structure you can dream up.
Judging will take place on Wednesday, November 30th at a reception at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center. A panel of judges and popular vote will determine the winners. Cash prizes will be awarded in amateur and professional divisions in both the gingerbread house and floral centerpiece categories. Kids can enter too; there’s a children’s category for the gingerbread competition.
Gingerbread houses will be displayed during First Saturday Gallery Walk in downtown Frederick on Saturday, December 3rd.
Houses and centerpieces must be delivered to the Delaplaine Center at 40 South Carroll Street in Frederick on Wednesday, November 30th, beginning at 10 a.m.
Scents & Sweets would not be possible without the hard work of the volunteers of the Holidays in Historic Frederick Committee, and the following community-minded businesses: Gold Sponsors - Bechtel Foundation, Cellular One, Chase Credit Card Services, Drees Homes, Sandy Spring Bank and Weis Markets; Silver Sponsors - Adelphia, COMSTAR Federal Credit Union, Farmers & Mechanics Bank, The Frederick News-Post and Spectrum Federal Credit Union; Bronze Sponsors - BB&T, CitiMortgage and the Frederick Arts Council.
For more information please call 301-228-2844 or visit www.CelebrateFrederick.com.