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A Taste of Riverworks 2025
Join us on May 31st, 2025 for Riverworks' signature event!

17617 W Willard Rd, Poolesville, MD 20837
The Taste of Riverworks is a free, outdoor festival featuring plein air painters around the Ag Reserve, a wet paint auction of their work, live music and dance performances, art activites for adults and children alike, beer, wine, food, and ice cream! Join us at A Taste of Riverworks and play a vital role in developing this growing new arts center as it transforms our community and becomes a place of creativity for all!
Starting at 11:00 am, visit plein air painters at their painting locations to learn about them and their work, which will be for sale by silent auction at the festival.
Starting at 2:00 pm, music performances will begin outside at Locals Farm Market, before moving to West Willard Road.
Starting at 4:00 pm festivities begin at the site of Riverworks' future performing arts center (17617 W. Willard Rd, Poolesville), with food, drink, wet paint auction, and dance and music performances!
Performers include:
Riverworks' very own Reserve Wind Ensemble and Children's Choir, dancers from Poolesville's Essence Studios and Hope Garden Children's Ballet Theater, and our headliner band,
The Nighthawks - a local legendary blues and roots rock band!

The Nighthawks
Legends of Blues and Rock, “Established 1972”
The Nighthawks was an idea in Mark Wenner’s brain long before he was able to
implement it. The musical product of pre-1958 radio in Washington, D.C., he did not
know there were rules against mixing blues, R&B, honky-tonk country, doo-wop, gospel
and rockabilly into one delicious stew.
Current Lineup for the Nighthawks is:
Mark Wenner: Vocals, Harmonica; Mark Stutso: Drums, Vocals
Paul Pisciotta: Bass; Dan Hovey: Guitar, Vocals


Thank you to our Sponsors, Partners, and Riverworks Neighbors:
EVENT SPONSORS
The Butz Foundation Robin and Sarah Salomon
Cathy and David Pickar
COMMUNITY SPONSORS
IN-KIND SPONSORS
NIGHTHAWKS SPONSORS





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