Columbia Festival of the Arts

Enjoy the sights and sounds of a walk around beautiful Lake Kittamaqundi,Columbia Maryland while enjoying select songs from some of the Columbia Festival of the Arts LakeFest musicians. Also include is a very special contemporary poem by a very talented local artist!

Downtown Columbia is being reimagined. The innovative ideas that put Columbia on the map, literally and in the history of urban planning, are being matched by today’s developers. While the built environment is employing the tools to be resource-efficient, healthy and cost effective, a large portion of land is preserved open space where stream beds are being stabilized and reforested. Rain gardens, and other stormwater management tools will lessen the effects of development on the environment. What does public art add to the equation? Public art humanizes the built environment. It provides a connection between the past, present and future. Enjoy this Art Tour either in person or on the app from home. Narration written by Barbara Kellner. Voice Actor: Kathy Marshall Audio Editor: Robert Neal Marshall

If you dare, travel along Lake Kittamaqundi and listen to a terrifying classic by famed Maryland Author Edgar Allen Poe. The Tell-Tale Heart! Brought to you by Columbia Festival of the Arts and The Horizon Foundation. This Audio Experience works in order if you walk around the lake in a CLOCKWISE direction. Start at the People Tree/Dockside and if FACING THE LAKE start the walk to your left (North). http://www.ColumbiaFestival.org Voice Actor: Vince Eisenson Audio Production/Editing: Robert Neal Marshall

If you dare, travel along Lake Elkhorn and listen to a terrifying classic by famed Maryland Author Edgar Allen Poe. The Tell-Tale Heart! Brought to you by Columbia Festival of the Arts and The Horizon Foundation. This Audio Experience works in order if you walk around the lake in a CLOCKWISE direction. Start at the Lake Elkhorn Dock (off Dockside Lane Entrance) and if FACING THE LAKE start the walk to your Left (North) http://www.ColumbiaFestival.org Voice Actor: Vince Eisenson Audio Production/Editing: Robert Neal Marshall

If you dare, travel along Wilde Lake and listen to a terrifying classic by famed Maryland Author Edgar Allen Poe. The Tell-Tale Heart! Brought to you by Columbia Festival of the Arts and The Horizon Foundation. This Audio Experience works in order if you walk around the lake in a CLOCKWISE direction. Start at the Parking Spot by the Lake off Hyla Brook Road and if FACING THE LAKE start the walk to your Left (East). http://www.ColumbiaFestival.org Voice Actor: Vince Eisenson Audio Production/Editing: Robert Neal Marshall

ARTsites takes the artwork out of galleries and places it in public spaces all across Howard County. Every year, these head-turning art displays create new visual landmarks and increase the community’s access to the arts. For a Google map of all the locations click here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1uFIueG9cZsOD9klMOQNyw-HAiiUDGmKd&usp=sharing