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Gaithersburg Book Festival, Saturday, May 18

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Gaithersburg Book Festival, Saturday, May 18

 

The fourth annual Gaithersburg Book Festival will be held this Saturday, May 18, 2013.  The location of the event is the grounds of the Gaithersburg City Hall at 31 South Summit Avenue and the hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.   Admission is free.

The festival attracted 17,000 visitors in 2012 and attendance is expected to grow to 20,000 this year.  According to an article in The Gaithersburg Gazette, the festival was modeled after the Library of Congress National Book Festival that is held each fall on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

About 100 authors are expected to attend the event and many of them will be offering their books for sale. Free parking and a shuttle will be provided from Lakeforest Mall to the festival.  For more information, visit the website at www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org 

Yes, there will be a Food Court. Take the family and plan to spend the day.

 

Crocus, Kentlands IMG_2917

Photograph by Roy Kelley using a Canon PowerShot G11 camera.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

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Roy Kelley, Retired, Former Associate Broker, RE/MAX Realty Group

Gaithersburg, Maryland  

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Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

What a wonderful event Roy. I love to read and would most certainly attend the Gaithersburg Book Festival.

May 15, 2013 07:32 AM
Pat & Steve Pribisko
Keller Williams Greater Cleveland West - Westlake, OH

Roy: The book festival sounds greater, especially with some authors attending.

May 15, 2013 08:03 AM
Robert Bob Gilbert
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX
Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

Roy,

I have to say your book festival is the largest with an estimated crwowd of 20 K I have ever heard of and I am sure since you both are readers you folks will be attending. Have a good time.. 

May 15, 2013 08:07 AM
Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Krokus or Crocus....I have not see them since I lived in Germany and grew them in our lawn! You do bring back memories with your photography, Roy!

As for the book festival, when I was a kid, my dream was to have a large library with a sliding ladder to get up to those top books, like  up in the Vanderbilt Estate in North Carolina.

May 15, 2013 09:59 AM
Rob Thomas
Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN
Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Roy ....Aimee reads everynight ....she would love to atten this event!

Have a great nigh in MD!

May 15, 2013 10:13 AM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!
Wow that is so cool that authors are coming and helping to spread interest. Books are good for the soul.
May 15, 2013 01:10 PM
Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR
Berkshire Hathaway California Realty - Beaumont, CA
(909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning

Hi Roy,

Book signing events are so much fun and 20,000 visitors is an amazing number. I love books and my mother always told me that books are your friend. I like to buy hard copies and keep them to read again later.

May 15, 2013 03:09 PM
Conrad Allen
Re/Max Professional Associates - Webster, MA
Webster, Ma, Realtor

Hi Roy.  100 authors in one place is amazing.  I hope the weather cooperates.

May 15, 2013 08:23 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Your comments are very much appreciated. I hope you are having an outstanding week.

 

Lenten Rose, Kentlands IMG_2913

Photograph by Roy Kelley using a Canon PowerShot  G11 camera.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

May 15, 2013 08:26 PM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Roy, what a wonderful event. I was just thinking last evening that I needed to get back to reading more often. Enjoy your day!

May 15, 2013 08:48 PM
Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

I have never heard of a Lenten Rose, Roy. Thanks for that beautiful photo.

May 15, 2013 09:06 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

This is good information for people who live in your area. It will a fun well attended event.

May 15, 2013 09:17 PM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Hi, Roy...I hope you will have a chance to get there and enjoy the book festival. I know how much you like to read.

May 15, 2013 10:09 PM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

The fourth annual Gaithersburg Book Festival will be held this Saturday, May 18, 2013. What a great way to meet and greet 100 authors!

May 15, 2013 10:13 PM
Charles Stallions
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services - Pensacola, FL
850-476-4494 - Pensacola, Pace or Gulf Breeze, Fl.

I wish them the best Roy, if they can get 20k to show up for a book fair that would be awesome

May 15, 2013 10:18 PM
Beth and Richard Witt
New York, NY
The best Retired Brokers !!!!

I love to read and would love, love, love this Festival...

Happy Day Roy

May 15, 2013 10:29 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

It is always good to hear from you.  Thanks so much for your feedback.

 

Lenten Rose, Kentlands IMG_2908

Photograph by Roy Kelley using a Canon PowerShot  G11 camera.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

May 15, 2013 11:29 PM
Lisa Friedman
Great American Dream Realty - Essex, VT
35 Years of Real Estate Experience!

Hello Roy, thanks for stopping by my blog.  I would love to attend an event like this.  In my best year, I read just over 15,000 pages!

May 16, 2013 08:32 AM
Lynn B. Friedman CRS Atlanta, GA 404-617-6375
Atlanta Homes ODAT Realty - Love our Great City - Love our Clients! Buckhead - Midtown - Westside - Atlanta, GA
Concierge Service for Our Atlanta Sellers & Buyers

Dear Roy,

Used to work in Gaithersburg - near NIST off of Muddy Branch. Lots of deer!
Glad Barbara-Jo got to see the Lenten Rose - in more than one color -
Hard to photo since they keep their heads down to be able to re-seed better!

Have a happy day -
Lynn

May 16, 2013 11:56 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

As we near the end of this month, it is a very good time to compare our results with our goals and to make any needed adjustments.

Mar 29, 2017 08:16 AM
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