Catching Up! - Frosty Friday, Pillars of Frederick book signing,
The Grinch steals the limelight from Jen Dobbins of the Frederick Arts Council
The Cultural Arts Center again hosted the Artists Market featuring many of our local area Artists. The event was visited by Frosty the Snowman, the infamous Grinch, and a wandering group of carolers singing songs of the season.
Carolers serenade visitors to the Cultural Arts Center on Frosty FridayOn Tuesday December 13, 2011 the Cultural Arts Center hosted a multi-author book signing party for The Pillars of Frederick project. Conceived and illustrated by area Artist Yemi the book features brief vignettes of the Fredericktonians pictured in the book by local writers, historians, and dignitaries. The event included most of the authors of the brief vignettes accompanying the individual art works. You can stop by and see the original paintings as they have been installed on the back of the McCutcheons building facing East Street.
Yemi with copies of Pillars of Frederick and samples of his other artwork.
Frances Ann Delaplaine Randall and John W. Ashbury
Marlene B. Young and Joy Hall Onley
John Saltrik and a customer look on while Belva Bowie King signs a copy of Pillars of Frederick. 
Liz Shatto and Joy Reese Derr look on as John Fieseler signs a book.
Elizabeth Scott Schatto.
Shuan Butcher - Executive Director of the Frederick Arts Council handles book sales.
The Honorable Beverly B. Byron and Fran Baker.
Check back soon, we’ll be providing an update on our experiences with our geothermal installation in the very near future.
Artomatic, 2011 Arts Hall of Fame inductees, Geothermal update,
Joy Ellis-Footlights - honoring Claire McCardell, Russell Beaton - recipient, Shuan Butcher - Executive Director of FAC.
Karen Waters, wife of the late Thomas Waters and Shuan Butcher - Executive Director of FAC.
In another part of town the last days of the Frederick Artomatic event seemed to be a great success. When we were there the building was packed with the crowds of First Saturday visitors trying to follow the brochure to locate all of the individual exhibits tucked away within the old Board of Education building. Over 300 Artists participated in the event. Artist Don Dunsmore is pictured (along with Artist Jennifer Butt) in front of his photography exhibit and Jennifer (Idle Hands Art) is pictured in front of her own work in her nearby exhibit.
On yet another front, the changeover to geothermal has been progressing despite some rain and cold working temperatures for the well drilling crew. The installation should be completed and running completely on geothermal before Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday. We’ll post at a later time to let you know how it all works out.
The partially disassembled (and ancient!) oil guzzling furnace still in place.
The partially disassembled furnace ready for removal and the yet to be removed oil storage tank.
The partially installed geothermal furnace & A/C unit. 007 is on the job!
Either the house is smaller than we thought or that’s a BIG truck!? Well drilling
in progress.
Pumping the grout into the well and around the new geothermal tubing. The finished wells awaiting connection through the foundation wall and to the geothermal furnace.
Aside from yard cleanup, trenching to connect the wells, and running the tubing through the existing foundation wall there are only a few more minor installation procedures and the system will be completed.
All photos © Russell C. Poole