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EVENTS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: 121ST MARYLAND STATE FAIR featuring home arts and agricultural exhibits, daily livestock and horse shows, midway rides and games, horse racing and live entertainment by Avalon, Steve Holy and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.
DATE: August 23, 2002
LOCATION: Timonium Fair Grounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium, MD
CONTACT: 410-252-0200 x225
WEB ADDRESS: marylandstatefair.com/StateFair/StateFair_Info.asp
TIME: All Day
EVENT: JONES PUBLISHING holds the Doll and Teddy Bear Expo 2002. The Doll and Teddy Bear Expo is the largest showcase of dolls and teddy bears in the world. Nearly 250 Artists and makers from around the world attend this show.
AGENDA: Highlights:
1 p.m. - Retailers Only Preview
6 p.m. - Show Specials Private Preview and sale
DATE: August 23, 2002
LOCATION: Marriot-Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Rd NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 800-331-0038
WEB ADDRESS: jonespublishing.com
TIME: All Day
EVENT: ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS holds its 2002 conference "A Sacred Trust: Interpreting Our Past, Preserving Our Future." The fundamental responsibility of our museums and cultural institutions is to preserve African America's rapidly vanishing history, and to guarantee that our heritage is preserved for our descendants.
AGENDA: Highlights:
11 a.m. - Session IV*
Show Me the Money: Fundraising for Your Institution
Precious Memories: A Museum's Approach to Preserving Family, Community and Church History
Introduction to MAP & CAP
Vanishing Legacy: America's Black Farmers
1:45 p.m. - Session V*
Are you Ready for This? Presenting Black Memorabilia
Recalling a City's Nightmare: Preservation of the Lorraine Motel
Impact & Influence of African American Designers in Interpreting and Preserving History
Producing Community History Projects
3:15 p.m. - Session VI*
Understanding the Appraisal Process
Civil Unrest: Voices of Our community
A Strong Foundation: Black Architects & Architecture in DC
Commemorating the Legacy of the Underground Railroad
6 p.m. - Reception at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave., SW
DATE: August 23, 2002
LOCATION: Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 937-376-4944, Ext. 123
WEB ADDRESS: blackmuseums.org
TIME: 6 p.m.
EVENT: KENNEDY CENTER MILLENIUM STAGE presents Justin Vali who is a vocalist and master of the vahila, a 21-stringed zither-like instrument, who combines modern influences with the musical traditions of his native Madagascar.
DATE: August 23, 2002
LOCATION: 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-416-8000
WEB ADDRESS: kennedy-center.org