Lucky Cricketeers 4-H Club adopts a cabin

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008

Click here to enlarge this photo Submitted photo Pictured from left in the back row are Emily Aley, Sara Lobas; middle row, Sam Sallitt; bottom row, Hayley Wood and Joanna Barney. They are members of the Lucky Cricketeers 4-H Club who recently spent a day cleaning a cabin at Kings Landing Park that they plan to use in the future. E-Mail This Article | Print This Story

The Cricketeers are a horse and pony 4-H club from Huntingtown, according to a press release. Members plan to have meetings at the cabin and perhaps camp out there as well. The club’s leader, Tuesday Tynan, is excited that there is such a wonderful equestrian facility in the county, according to the release. The 4-Hers have plans to get together at the park for a day of games on horseback and some trail riding in the near future. Members said in the release that it’s a good idea to call before going to ride at the park to make sure the equestrian area is available. It’s a great place to ride and it’s free to the residents of Calvert County.

Calvert County 4-H is growing and there are a number of clubs located throughout the county. 4-H members explore projects ranging from livestock to puppetry, oysters to archery, and horses to computers. The program is open to all youth, 8 to 18 years old. Adults who have talents to share with youngsters, or those who like working with youth, can become a 4-H volunteer. For more information about Calvert County 4-H, contact the University of Maryland Extension Office at 410-535-3662 or 301-855-1150, or send an e-mail to 4-H Educator Elaine Long Bailey at elbailey@umd.edu, or 4-H Program Assistant Ari Strahl at astrahl@umd.edu.

Olga Hirshhorn Recollects exhibition to end Sept. 21

There are only two weeks left to enjoy Olga Hirshhorn Recollects, an exhibition of artworks by some of the 20th century’s most influential artists. Olga Hirshhorn Recollects remains on exhibit in the Mezzanine Gallery of Annmarie Garden’s new Arts Building until Sept. 21.

Olga Hirshhorn, a well-known art collector, has amassed an extraordinary collection in her lifetime, according to a press release. Widow of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Olga entered the relationship with no prior knowledge of modern or contemporary art. Remarried late in life to one of the country’s leading art collectors, she experienced total immersion in the contemporary art world, a scene to which Joe was already accustomed.

In time, she developed an interest in varied works through frequent visits to artist’s studios and galleries with her husband. His acquaintances became her friends— well-known artists, dealers, collectors and museum professionals that provided her with great insight on the art world, the release said. While the majority of art in Olga’s collection was acquired in the 1960s and 1970s, she has continued to build an impressive collection. This exhibition surveys a large donation made by Olga Hirshhorn to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and includes works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Joan Miro, to name but a few. Much of the art was given as personal gifts from the artists themselves.

The 30-acre sculpture park is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission to the sculpture park is free. The new Arts Building is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission to the building is free for members; $3 for adults and $2 for children; kids age 3 and younger are free. To learn more call 410-326-4640 or go to www.annmariegarden.org.