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SUMMARY:Rehoboth Arts Festival at Grove Park
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DESCRIPTION:Rehoboth Arts Festival May 21\, 2022 Presented by Rehoboth Art 
 League\nand the City of Rehoboth Beach Saturday\, May 21\, 2022 The Rehobo
 th Art\nLeague and the City of Rehoboth Beach have partnered to produce th
 e\nCity’s arts festival on Saturday\, May 21\, from 10am-5pm\, in the\nd
 owntown’s picturesque Grove Park\, where artists will showcase and\nsell
  their work. Known for its annual events that draw discerning\nlocal colle
 ctors as well as those vacationing from the\nBaltimore/Washington\, DC\, a
 rea as well as Philadelphia and New York\nCity\, the Rehoboth Art League i
 s proud to present this new event as\nanother way to bring creative minds 
 to coastal Delaware. Held just\nprior to Memorial Day weekend—the unoffi
 cial start of summer for\nthis beach town—the event will fill Rehoboth B
 each with tents of\noriginal\, quality artwork\, where RAL member artists 
 can sell their\nwork. ARTISTSRAL member artists will be available in their
  booths\nalong the pathways of Grove Park to discuss their creative proces
 s and\nhave their work available for sale. Sales transactions will be\ncom
 pleted with individual artists. View a complete list of juried\nartists f
 or this event.  RAFFLEChester County\, PA native John\nPompeo is a self
 -taught artist\, “born with a crayon in my hand”.\nHowever he wasn’t
  always a painter. He initially gravitated toward\nscience\, earning a BS 
 degree in Biology. But ten years in the\nPharmaceutical industry as a bioc
 hemist left him feeling lost and\nlonging to re-connect with the artist th
 at had always been there\,\npatiently waiting to re-emerge. In 2001 he dec
 ided to make a drastic\ncareer change and started a mural business\, event
 ually creating\nsmaller works on canvas. Influences range from contemporar
 y plein- air\nartists to early-20th century American Impressionists. John
  exhibits\nhis works primarily at art shows and festivals from VA to CT. 
 “The\nsubjects I am inspired to paint usually have one thing in common
 …a\nsense of serenity. I’m in love with the countryside surrounding my
 \nstudio in idyllic Chester County\, PA. The woods\, creeks\, rolling hill
 s\nand farmland provide endless points of artistic exploration. Each new\n
 painting starts with a walk\, bike ride or drive…My intention is\nalways
  to produce pieces that inspire\, awaken\, and soothe\, whether\nthey are 
 briefly being viewed in a gallery\, or contributing to the\nharmonious ene
 rgy of a client’s living room.” Pompeo has donated\nan original oil pa
 inting\, “Awakenings\,” to the Rehoboth Art League\nto help raise fund
 s to support its education and exhibition programs.\nThis 30″ x 40″ pi
 ece in a custom floater frame is valued at $3\,000\nand is on display in t
 he Corkran Gallery. Raffle tickets are $5 per\nticket or five for $20 an
 d may be purchased at the event’s RAL\nmembership booth and the front de
 sk of the Corkran Gallery through May\n21. The drawing will take place at 
 end-of-day on May 21. To be\neligible\, ticket holders must be 18 years or
  older and include phone\nnumber\, address\, email and name on each ticket
 . REFRESHMENTSBrowse\nlocal eateries for breakfast\, lunch\, and dinner op
 tions from local\neateries. A variety of restaurants are interspersed in t
 he storefronts\nalong Rehoboth Avenue and its side streets.  TRANSPORTATI
 ONThere is\nno event-designated parking for the Rehoboth Beach Arts Festiv
 al.\nParking meters will be in effect as of May 15. Grove Park is adjacent
 \nto the area’s bike trail and is also accessible by water\, at\nRehobot
 h Beach’s public dock\, just behind Rehoboth Beach Museum. \nVenue: Reh
 oboth Art League.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Rehoboth Arts Festival\nMay 21\, 2022 Presente
 d by Rehoboth Art League and the City of Rehoboth Beach Saturday\, May 21\
 , 2022 The Rehoboth Art League and the City of Rehoboth Beach have partner
 ed to produce the City’s arts festival on Saturday\, May 21\, from 10am-
 5pm\, in the downtown’s picturesque Grove Park\, where artists will show
 case and sell their work. Known for its annual events that draw discerning
  local collectors as well as those vacationing from the Baltimore/Washingt
 on\, DC\, area as well as Philadelphia and New York City\, the Rehoboth Ar
 t League is proud to present this new event as another way to bring creati
 ve minds to coastal Delaware. Held just prior to Memorial Day weekend—th
 e unofficial start of summer for this beach town—the event will fill Reh
 oboth Beach with tents of original\, quality artwork\, where RAL member ar
 tists can sell their work. ARTISTSRAL member artists will be available in 
 their booths along the pathways of Grove Park to discuss their creative pr
 ocess and have their work available for sale. Sales transactions will be c
 ompleted with individual artists. View a complete list of juried artists 
 for this event.  RAFFLEChester County\, PA native John Pompeo is a self
 -taught artist\, “born with a crayon in my hand”. However he wasn’t 
 always a painter. He initially gravitated toward science\, earning a BS de
 gree in Biology. But ten years in the Pharmaceutical industry as a biochem
 ist left him feeling lost and longing to re-connect with the artist that h
 ad always been there\, patiently waiting to re-emerge. In 2001 he decided 
 to make a drastic career change and started a mural business\, eventually 
 creating smaller works on canvas. Influences range from contemporary plein
 - air artists to early-20th century American Impressionists. John exhibit
 s his works primarily at art shows and festivals from VA to CT. “The sub
 jects I am inspired to paint usually have one thing in common…a sense of
  serenity. I’m in love with the countryside surrounding my studio in idy
 llic Chester County\, PA. The woods\, creeks\, rolling hills and farmland 
 provide endless points of artistic exploration. Each new painting starts w
 ith a walk\, bike ride or drive…My intention is always to produce pieces
  that inspire\, awaken\, and soothe\, whether they are briefly being viewe
 d in a gallery\, or contributing to the harmonious energy of a client’s 
 living room.” Pompeo has donated an original oil painting\, “Awakening
 s\,” to the Rehoboth Art League to help raise funds to support its educa
 tion and exhibition programs. This 30″ x 40″ piece in a custom floater
  frame is valued at $3\,000 and is on display in the Corkran Gallery. Raf
 fle tickets are $5 per ticket or five for $20 and may be purchased at the
  event’s RAL membership booth and the front desk of the Corkran Gallery 
 through May 21. The drawing will take place at end-of-day on May 21. To be
  eligible\, ticket holders must be 18 years or older and include phone num
 ber\, address\, email and name on each ticket. REFRESHMENTSBrowse local ea
 teries for breakfast\, lunch\, and dinner options from local eateries. A v
 ariety of restaurants are interspersed in the storefronts along Rehoboth A
 venue and its side streets.  TRANSPORTATIONThere is no event-designated p
 arking for the Rehoboth Beach Arts Festival. Parking meters will be in eff
 ect as of May 15. Grove Park is adjacent to the area’s bike trail and is
  also accessible by water\, at Rehoboth Beach’s public dock\, just behin
 d Rehoboth Beach Museum.  Venue: Rehoboth Art League.
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