About Us
Wheaton Wonders
Supports arts and entertainment and arts education in the Wheaton, MD area. It produces its own work and supports the work of other organizations in the Wheaton community. Wheaton Wonders is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization. Wheaton Wonders organizes the Wheaton Arts Parade, Community Art Workshops, and the Wheaton Arts Parade Gallery. Wheaton Wonders is supported in part by grants from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery Count.
Wheaton
Arts
Parade
Wheaton was formed by the intersection of three highways, but the heart of the Wheaton community is formed by the intersection of its citizens, cultures, and commerce.
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Join us as we celebrate local artists and Parade the Triangle.
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STRUT YOUR STUFF!
Wheaton is walking to celebrate art.
JOIN THE PARADE !
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Visual and performing artists of all kind will parade their work along the edge of the Wheaton Triangle. Their art will be on display and for sale at the festival at the end of the parade.
Live performances and films will run non-stop all afternoon on the festival sound stage and on the festival large screen.
Come with your family, school, business, community organization, or by yourself. You won't be alone for long.
Carry art, push art, pull art, or wear art. Play music, dance, sing, perform or just join the celebration. There will be floats but no motor vehicles.
Food and beverages will be on sale but don't miss this opportunity to visit one of Wheaton's famous ethnic restaurants.
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Public workshops will help participants get ready in the months leading up to the parade. Visit www.wheatonartsparade.org for more information.
Founder
Dan Thompson has lived in Wheaton since 2003. He founded the non-for-profit organization “Wheaton Wonders” to promote the work of artists in the Wheaton area. For more than a decade, Dan was an actor, director, and teacher of acting. His professional roles include Troilus, in Andre Belgrader’s off-Broadway production of Troilus and Cressida, Peer as guest artist in the Skidmore College production of Peer Gynt, and as Sogol in the original adaptation of Mt. Analogue by the Saratoga Theatre Research Associates for which he was co-founder and artistic director. Dan studied at HB Studios in NYC and at Jerzy Grotowski’s Teatr Laboratorium in Wroclaw, Poland. Dan brought his para-theatrical experiences back to the U.S. as the “Project of Paths” at the Theatre Project in Baltimore. Dan has 29 years of public service with the federal government, working for US Senator Barbara Mikulski, the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Agency of International Development, and the National Weather Service. Dan’s federal service focused on international environmental cooperation. Dan has a B.A. in political science from the University of Illinois and a M.S. in international affairs from Georgetown University.