Text Box: GLEN ECHO PARK ACTIVITIES Text Box: UPCOMING LABOR DAY ART SHOW: TIME TO ENTER WORKS IS NOW The annual Glen Echo Park Labor Day Art Show will take place from Saturday, Aug. 30-Monday, Sept. 1 from noon to 6:00 p.m. The opening reception will be held on Friday, Aug. 29, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Artists of all ages and skill levels are invited by GEPPAC to display any original artwork. There is a required $25 entrance fee to participate in this non-juried show. Artwork may be sold, for which GEPPAC will retain a 30% commission. A completed entry form and check must be received by GEPPAC no later than Aug. 15 and entries must be dropped off in the Spanish Ballroom on Sunday, Aug. 24 between noon and 5:00 p.m. Entry forms are available on the website at glenechopark.org. For further information, contact Gabrielle Lurie, 301-634-2235 or intern@glenechopark.org. Text Box: NATURE-LOVERS PROGRAM AT LOCKHOUSE 8 CENTER DRAGONFLY & DAMSELFLY WALK Saturday, August 9, 12-2pm Kevin Munroe leads a journey along the C&O Canal tow path to explore the life of dragonflies and damselflies. The River Center at Lockhouse 8 is open Saturdays and Sundays from May 3 through October 26 from 10 am ‘til 2 pm for tours of the lockhouse and interactive exhibits.. Visitors are guided by the Potomac Conservancy’s volunteer docents who lead tours, answer questions and discuss the historical and cultural significance of the C&O Canal and the Potomac River to the regional economy and the local quality of life. Lockhouse 8 may be reached via a turnoff from the Clara Barton Memorial Parkway close to Glen Echo, where parking is available, or by a walk along the towpath from Glen Echo. For additional information, visit www.potomac.org. Text Box: PARK NEWS Glen Echo Park site manager Kym Elder will be leaving her post effective Aug. 10 to take a National Park Service position with Ford’s Theater. She informed the council of here decision at its July meeting. Mayor Debbie Beers and Councilmember Nancy Long offered Ms. Elder words of thanks and praise for her service at the park and cooperation with the town during the past few years. Ms. Elder also advised the council that NPS had not yet found a replacement for Regional Director Joe Lawler, who is retiring effective August 1st. The park playground will be closed for repairs for approximately 30-45 days beginning around Sept. 1. The National Park Service will be installing a new surface for the ground (replacing the wood chips with a more flexible, synthetic substance), and replacing some of the existing equipment. Park site manager Kym Elder also informed the council that Phase V of the Park’s renovations will begin this fall and will encompass the demolition of the bath house (a small structure at the far end of the playground), and the re-stabilization of the retaining wall and first aid building. NPS is also considering making the old miniature golf course area into a green space or picnic area, and converting the first floor of the Chautauqua Tower into a civil rights museum; both ideas, however, are in the early stages of discussion, and no funds are yet available for these projects. --Tom Helf Text Box: FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AT CLARA BARTON CENTER Free blood pressure screenings are offered the third Wednesday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the Clara Barton Community Center. The center is located at 7425 MacArthur Blvd.