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  Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, Gilbert Hoveyhŭv´ē grōv´ner, 1875-1966, American editor, b.
Grosvenor Gallery Grosvenor Gallery, founded in London (1877) by Sir Coutts Lindsay (1839-1913), for the independent exhibition (opening May 1 annually) of paintings and sculpture by established artists, both Academicians and moderns being represented.
Strathmore Strathmorestrăthmôr´, valley, c.55 mi (90 km) long and 5 to 10 mi (8-16 km) wide, Angus and Perth and Kinross, E central Scotland, running from northeast to southwest between the Grampians and the Sidlaw Hills.
www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Grosvenor-Strathmore   (437 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Grosvenor-Strathmore (Washington Metro)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Grosvenor-Strathmore (formerly Grosvenor) is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line.
Grosvenor-Strathmore serves the residential area of North Bethesda, Maryland and is located at Rockville Pike and Tuckerman Lane, across the street from the Grosvenor Park apartment complex and from The Music Center at Strathmore.
Strathmore can refer to: Strathmore, Scotland, in the United Kingdom Strathmore, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Strathmore, Syracuse, a neighborhood in Syracuse, New York, United States Strathmore, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Grosvenor_Strathmore-%28Washington-Metro%29   (420 words)

  
 Council approves Music Center at Stathmore Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Strathmore Hall and county officials are celebrating this week after the County Council unanimously approved the proposed $89 million concert hall and education center in North Bethesda May 10.
Despite her misgivings about the garage and concert hall plans, Dacek called the Strathmore Hall project a rare and promising chance for the county while acknowledging that it may not be ideal in everyone's eyes.
Pfanstiehl said Strathmore officials acknowledge that they must answer to the county and work closely with residents because they are building the concert hall with public money.
www.mcyo.org /strathmore.htm   (854 words)

  
 Strathmore center's expansion season - The Washington Times: Washington Weekend - July 29, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Strathmore Hall Arts Center has been something of a hidden treasure on the Washington area cultural scene for more than 20 years.
For the patrons of Strathmore and the people who make things happen in the mansion, the site is the fruition of a long-standing dream, a great leap into a huge new future.
Strathmore is at 10701 Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) in North Bethesda.
washingtontimes.com /weekend/20040728-092732-6908r.htm   (1917 words)

  
 classical music - andante - kennedy center gets a challenger as strathmore center opens just outside washington
Strathmore Hall is barely more than a croissant's throw from affluent supporters in Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Potomac.
Strathmore has engaged one of the leading acousticians in the country, Larry Kirkegaard — best known to Washington audiences as the man responsible for improving the sound at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall when it was renovated in 1997.
In Strathmore, Kirkegaard has strived to build a hall that will be naturally receptive to symphonic and other classical music, while allowing the room to be adjusted, through various canopies and padding, for amplified music as well.
www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=25129   (1817 words)

  
 Strathmore Opens
Strathmore's location near the Beltway provides general accessibility to the facility for its patrons.
Strathmore has partnered with several regional performing arts organizations to provide them with space for performing, conducting classes, and administration.
"Strathmore is the crowning jewel of Montgomery County's cultural facilities."
www.cultural-alliance.org /pubs/strathmoreopens.htm   (478 words)

  
 BSO at Strathmore > Visitor Information > Directions & Parking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Strathmore is located just after the intersection of 355 and Tuckerman Lane, on your right.
Strathmore is located 50 yards from the intersection on your right.
Strathmore is located 1/2 mile north of the Capital Beltway on Rockville Pike.
www.bsoatstrathmore.net /helpfaq   (610 words)

  
 Strathmore - Plan Your Visit - Directions & Parking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Strathmore is located 1/2 mile north of the Capital Beltway (I-495) on Rockville Pike.
Pass the Mansion at Strathmore and take your next left onto Tuckerman Lane, the entrance to the Metro parking garage is on your right.
Strathmore is located immediately adjacent to the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station, on the Red Line.
www.strathmore.org /planyourvisit/directionsparking.asp   (866 words)

  
 Strathmore - Help & FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Strathmore is a non-profit multi-disciplinary arts center in North Bethesda, MD that hosts concerts, art exhibitions, afternoon teas, family festivals, summer camps, and education classes in dance, music, and arts.
The Strathmore campus is comprised of the Mansion at Strathmore, an outdoor sculpture garden, an outdoor concert pavilion, and the new Music Center at Strathmore.
Strathmore will do its best to reunite items with their owners, but can not be responsible for items lost on its campus.
www.strathmore.org /helpfaq   (1638 words)

  
 Neighborhood Development Discussion Group
The mission of the new concert hall and arts education complex at Strathmore Hall is to enhance the quality of life for the residents of Montgomery County and the region by providing high quality cultural programming, arts education, and related amenities.
Strathmore officials have proposed a $60 million multi-disciplinary education and performance center on five acres next to Strathmore Hall in North Bethesda, and have sought state and county funds to construct it.
This is particularly so in the context of current proposed development in the area, including but not limited to: the Grosvenor Village, the 530 units to be built in Phase II at Grosvenor Metro, the conference center, and the proposed redevelopment of the WMATA property at White Flint and the development at Rock Springs.
www.garrettpark.org /misc/develop/discuss.html   (11365 words)

  
 Strathmore's Appetizing Afternoon (washingtonpost.com)
The tradition of afternoon tea at the Strathmore mansion was initiated in 1985 by a group of volunteers who prepared the food, served it and recruited volunteer musicians.
The tea served is an aromatic, medium-body blend of Chinese and Indian fl teas that was developed for Strathmore by tea blenders Harney and Sons.
The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike (Route 355) in North Bethesda, is accessible via the Grosvenor-Strathmore Station on Metro's Red Line.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A46058-2005Apr12.html   (288 words)

  
 BSO at Strathmore > Music Center at Strathmore > Overview/History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Music Center at Strathmore, located just outside the Capital Beltway in suburban Washington, DC, is the second home for the BSO.
As the founding partner with Strathmore, the BSO will perform 30 concerts per year including classical, pops, holiday and summer performances.
Funding for the construction of the Music Center at Strathmore was provided by both Montgomery County and the State of Maryland.
www.bsoatstrathmore.net /musiccenter   (408 words)

  
 Construction Begins for New Grosvenor Parking Garage
The new 1,500-space parking garage will be built on part of an existing Metro surface parking lot, and when completed, will increase availability of Metro parking by 1,200 spaces, an 88 percent increase.
The cost of the garage is $25 million, and financing will be provided from County revenue bonds backed by a special parking surcharge at all Metro stations in the County.
The State of Maryland is contributing a $500,000 grant for the “Arts Walk,” that extends from the Metro station entrance to the new Strathmore Concert Hall.
www.montgomerycountymd.gov /mc/news/press/02-321.html   (861 words)

  
 GoCityKids | Strathmore
Strathmore provides affordable, accessible, multi-disciplinary arts programming in the Mansion at Strathmore, the Music Center at Strathmore, and on its scenic 11-acre site.
Artistic offerings presented by Strathmore in the Music Center include world-class performances by major national artists of folk, blues, pop, jazz, show tunes, and classical music.
Strathmore also offers summer camps for children ages five to seven and ages eight to ten.
www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=30592   (209 words)

  
 Grosvenor-Strathmore - Metro - Silver Chips Online
Strathmore is a famous 11-acre center for the arts.
There are always several concerts, art exhibitions and literary lectures of a wide variety of tastes scheduled at Strathmore.
For a warm atmosphere and sophisticated entertainment, Strathmore Hall is the perfect destination.
silverchips.mbhs.edu /siteFeatures/metro/station.php?stationid=5   (98 words)

  
 Directions - National Philharmonic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Take the first right off the park driveway into the parking lot behind the Theatre or continue a few yards past the Theatre and take the first left into an additional parking lot.
By Metro: The Mansion and the Music Center at Strathmore is adjacent to Grosvenor/Strathmore Metro station (red line).
Strathmore is located on your right a half-mile north.
www.nationalphilharmonic.org /directions.html   (146 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Close to Strathmore, Some Show-Stopping Meals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The center, just off Rockville Pike and adjacent to the Strathmore Mansion and the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station, has no outside restaurants within short walking distance.
For those going to Strathmore by Metro, downtown Bethesda offers the most dining options, and then it's just one stop to the theater.
The closest: Bello Mondo (in the Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Rd., 301-897-9400, www.marriott.com/property/propertypage/wasbt) has a baronial-looking dining room with paintings in heavy gold frames overlooking red leather banquettes and weighty leather chairs.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A56133-2005Feb2?language=printer   (817 words)

  
 AW: Arts Organizations Joining Forces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
When Strathmore Hall Arts Center began construction of its new 2,000 seat concert hall, the Masterworks Chorus and the National Chamber Orchestra were approached about becoming residents.
However, several months ago, with the invitation to become residents at Strathmore as a catalyst, discussions of the merger resumed, and board members from both organizations enthusiastically embraced the idea.
Not only was the Grosvenor Metro stop recently renamed “Grosvenor/Strathmore” to give the hall more visibility to Metro riders, a new parking garage is being constructed there, which will include a skywalk that will lead directly into the concert hall.
www.cultural-alliance.org /pubs/nationalphilharmonic.htm   (702 words)

  
 The Ultimate Tenleytown-AU (Washington Metro) - American History Information Guide and Reference
The station is located on the 4500 block of Wisconsin Avenue at Albemarle Street, NW, with exits on either side of Wisconsin Avenue.
Service began on August 25, 1984 when the Red Line inaugurated service to Grosvenor.
Originally, the station was named simply "Tenley Circle"; however, American University paid the WMATA to change the name for public relations purposes.
www.historymania.com /american_history/Tenleytown-AU   (161 words)

  
 Eakin-Youngentob   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Living at Strathmore Park, you are perfectly positioned to satisfy your greatest desires.
With the Beltway, I-270, Wisconsin Avenue, and the Grosvenor/Strathmore Metro nearby, your are only minutes away from Montgomery County and Washington D.C.’s finest amenities.
Whether it is fine dining in Bethesda, a shopping spree at one of 3 major malls, or a night on the town, it is all easily accessible from Strathmore Park.
www.eya.com /nc_strath_life.html   (67 words)

  
 Washington Area Music Association (WAMA)
Strathmore nurtures art, artists and community through creative and diverse programming of the highest quality and will be home to the new Music Center at Strathmore in February 2005.
Strathmore is located at 10701 Rockville Pike (Route 355), in North Bethesda, MD, and is accessible via the Grosvenor-Strathmore Station on Metro's Red Line.
The Mansion at Strathmore operating hours are as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m.
wamadc.com /wama/timelineseries.html   (799 words)

  
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What: Fine art and crafts for your home is the focus of Art for Fine Living, a new outdoor art festival and sale featuring the works of fifty-four juried artists along with informative seminars by the artisans.
New and experienced collectors are invited to Strathmore to enjoy an outdoor weekend of fine functional art, craft, and design on the beautiful green at Strathmore.
Admission is $8 for adults; $6 for seniors and children under 14; and $5 for Strathmore members.
www.wtop.com /index.php?sid=211265&nid=58&template=print   (242 words)

  
 BSO at Strathmore Under the Stars
-- Montgomery County, Strathmore and the BSO at Strathmore present the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a free concert on the lawn and under the stars at Strathmore at 7 p.m.
The BSO will play the music of Haydn, as well as pay tribute to the heroes and victims of 9-11 with American classics, such as Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man." Sponsored by Lockheed Martin, the performance is free, but tickets are required.
Tickets are limited and can be obtained online by clicking here, or by picking them up in person at the Mansion at Strathmore, located at 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD. Tickets cannot be mailed.
www.ourchevychase.com /html/main/announce_display/newsID/10533/index.html   (159 words)

  
 Academy of Holy Cross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Continue on 355 past the Grosvenor Metro Station and Tuckerman Lane; at the next light, make a right on Strathmore Ave., Route 547.
Continue for 2/10 of a mile - the entrance to The Academy of the Holy Cross is on the right.
The school is serviced by Metrorail (Grosvenor Metro Station: Red Line), Metrobus (two stops: Grosvenor Metro Station and Rockville Pike and Strathmore Avenue), and Ride-On Bus (one stop: at school's entrance, Bus #5 or #6)
www.ahc.pvt.k12.md.us /about/AHClocation.htm   (257 words)

  
 wamu.org : Metro Connection :   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Music Center at Strathmore, located just outside the beltway on Rockville Pike, boasts a 2000 seat state-of-the-art concert hall and education center.
Reporter Gail Wein takes us on a tour of the hall and investigates what this new addition will mean for the Washington area arts community.
The Music Center at Strathmore opens Saturday, February 5th, with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
www.wamu.org /programs/mc/05/01/28.php?displayStatus=show   (585 words)

  
 Official Ticketmaster site. Music Center at Strathmore N. Bethesda, MD tickets . Directions, seating chart, events.
Music Center at Strathmore N. Bethesda, MD tickets.
If you are under 13 years old, you must not fill in this form or provide any information about yourself.
At the end of each ticketed event in the Music Center at Strathmore, the exit gates to the garage will be open for 30 minutes to exit the garage.
www.ticketmaster.ca /venue/172434   (665 words)

  
 North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!
The Metro also was chagrined to learn that some employees were butchering the name of the Grosvenor-Strathmore station.
Grosvenor, of course, is not pronounced GRAHZ-ven-er, but GROVE-ner.
The Metro wasn't sure, but the street and station could have been named in honor of Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, who edited the National Geographic Magazine for 50 years.
northjersey.com /page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MzYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY3MDkxMjkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5   (498 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com - Live Online
There's a large lobby at the Music Center at Strathmore where the nominees and guests can mingle before and after the performances.
And then once we began the Timeline we were able to show him that we could successfully present all types of music at Strathmore.
MS: Strathmore has been very courageous in making the entertainment choices that they've made that go well beyond what you would expect of them.
discuss.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/zforum/04/_entertainment_schreibman020405.htm   (1831 words)

  
 Guests sing the praises of Strathmore 'crown jewel' - The Washington Times: Entertainment - February 07, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
What may be one of the most widely heralded openings of a performing arts facilities in recent memory took place Saturday at North Bethesda's Music Center at Strathmore, a brilliantly lighted, spanking new complex combining a 1,976-seat auditorium linked to an arts education wing.
VIPs of the night included Boston architect William Rawn (formerly a lawyer with the D.C. firm of Arendt, Fox), the facility's Chief Executive Officer Eliot Pfanstiehl (technically head of the Strathmore Hall Foundation) and a parade of past and present Maryland pols that included Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Lt. Gov.
"Strathmore will be to Carnegie Hall what the Kennedy Center is to Lincoln Center."
washingtontimes.com /entertainment/20050206-100930-3523r.htm   (575 words)

  
 Washington's Classical 103.5
Peter Trofimenko will bring his American Balalaika Symphony to the green at Strathmore in a program of classical works including, Khachaturian’s Masquerade Suite, Waltz No. 2 by Shostakovich, and Verdi’s Prelude to La Traviata.
A balalaika symphony orchestra is similar to a traditional symphony, but instead of bowed string instruments, the balalaika orchestra uses Russian plucked string instruments such as the balalaika and domra.
STRATHMORE - For directions and more information visit www.strathmore.org.
www.wgms.com /index.php?sid=111839&nid=31   (233 words)

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