CONTACT: Susan Harding, Acting Public
Information Officer, 301-600-1385
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9, 2007
DINOROCK BRINGS PREHISTORIC FUN TO BAKER PARK
AS PART OF THE CELEBRATE FREDERICK SUMMERFEST FAMILY THEATRE
Think big as DinoRock takes over the Baker Park Bandshell on Saturday, July 14th at 6 p.m. (please note new time!). Learn the Sauropod Swing from Dinah Diplodocus, laugh at the antics of Stella Stegosaurus and, of course, meet Big Bad Baby Rex himself, as they sing, dance and stomp across the stage! Celebrate Frederick Inc. will present this program as part of the 2007 Summerfest Family Theatre.
DinoRock is the result of three creative powerhouses, Ingrid Crepeau, Michele Valeri and Michael Stein. Among the three, they have received an Emmy-Award for puppet design and a Grammy nod for original song. Together, the trio has been mesmerizing children across the country with their delightful songs, lovable characters and unforgettable productions. Touted as “enthusiastic, dynamic and original’ by promoters of Wolf Trap Farm Park’s Theater-in-the-Woods, this musical fossil revue features beautiful hand, rod and body puppets that bring alive nature’s most lovable monsters, dinosaurs!
Arrive by 6 p.m. for an opening performance by the Sportsplex. The group will provide a sports related demonstration, including a brief clinic highlighting soccer skills.
In the event of inclement weather, please tune to 99.9 WFRE, 103.1 WAFY or 106.9 WWEG for news of event cancellation. Due to the travel time and set-up by various artists and the sound production company, decisions regarding weather are made by approx. 4:00 PM. Therefore, if the weather is inclement at this time listen to the radio for confirmation of the evening’s performance being cancelled.
While the performances are FREE to the public, the Summerfest Family Theatre Committee encourages you to bring a canned food item in lieu of admission. Non-perishable items such as canned meats and vegetables, soups, peanut butter, cereal, rice and pastas are requested. All items collected benefit the Frederick Food Bank. Items will be collected at the Drees Homes Information Booth, located at the top of the bandshell steps in Baker Park.
This year’s theater series would not be possible without the generous support of the following corporate sponsors. The Spires Sponsors are Bechtel Group Foundation, CellularOne, Drees Homes, Sandy Spring Bank, Spectrum Federal Credit Union and Weis Markets. The Carillon Sponsors are Comcast, COMSTAR Federal Credit Union, Creig Northrop Team-Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Roy Rogers – A Plamondon Company, The Frederick News-Post and Tuscarora Creek/Greentree Home. The Bandshell Sponsors are BB&T, Frederick Arts Council and Jean Peterson Design/The JaBITCo Group.
The Summerfest Family Theatre will continue every Saturday evening through August 25th. For a complete schedule, to volunteer, or for more information, call 301-600-CITY (2489) or visit www.CelebrateFrederick.com.
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