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Exhibit at Pyramid art center honors deceased resident

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center will present an arts installation composed of the words and works of former Washingtonian magazine writer and senior editor Diane Granat of Silver Spring.

Granat, 49, died in August 2004 of a brain tumor.

In creating the installation, Silver Spring resident Francie Hester drew on the handiwork of Granat’s friends and colleagues as they wrapped paper clips bearing words from her published work.

The installation, which also features digital art by Lisa Hill and music by Joan Phalen and Luis Garay, offers audiences the opportunity to see words transformed into art. The exhibit is in the Kunst Vault at Pyramid, 8230 Georgia Ave.

Hester’s piece was influenced by Chinese screens, which she created using linked paper clips wrapped in shreds of magazine paper. Over the past year, groups of friends and family gathered to wrap 25,000 paper clips with words and images taken from articles written by Granat between 1985 and 2004.

‘‘I wanted to create something new and powerful in these words,” Hester said in a news release.

In conjunction with the project, Hester created a limited print. Proceeds will go to the Diane Granat Foundation, which funds early education projects in underserved communities.

Save money on home heating

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and City of Gaithersburg will hold a series of free workshops for homeowners interested in building or renovating their properties using energy efficient and environmentally friendly techniques and materials. The first meeting will be held 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Park and Planning auditorium, 8787 Georgia Ave. The second meeting will be held 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the activities center at Bohrer Park at the Summit Hall Farm, 506 South Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. Call 301-495-4540.

Free memory screenings

Visiting Angels, a Silver Spring home care agency, is offering free memory screenings 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, 8605 Cameron St., Suite 222. National Memory Screening Day takes place during Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Hundreds of sites across the country will be offering screenings. Go to www.nationalmemoryscreening.org.

Library to featureJuan Williams

Juan Williams, senior correspondent for National Public Radio and political analyst for Fox News, will discuss and sign his book ‘‘My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience” 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Silver Spring Library, 8901 Colesville Road. Williams is appearing as part of the Speaker Series sponsored by Friends of the Silver Spring Library. Call 240-773-9420.

Salute troops at WheatonVeterans Day ceremony

Recognize those who served and continue to serve our country at a Veterans Day ceremony 11 a.m. Friday at Veterans Park, located on Fern Street and Reedie Drive in Wheaton.

‘‘Show a little patriotism. It’s a salute to those men who gave their lives for their country,” said Demetri Paris, a Silver Spring resident who served as a colonel in World War II.

Paris proudly served in the 9th Armor Division, which earned two Presidential Unit Citations, awards for outstanding service. His division fought in the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II.

Join the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2562 and American Legion Post 268 in their patriotic tribute to the dedicated members of the armed forces. The event will include a performance by Wheaton High School’s band and the Keener Chords, a barbershop harmony quartet. Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Farmer, Command Gen. of the Regional Medical Command and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Also, the color guards and firing squads of posts 2562 and 268 will perform.

Call 301-946-4820 for more information.

On campus

Silver Spring’s Brandon Gilbeaux and David Doane recently started school at Syracuse University in New York.

Rachel Fus of Silver Spring, a junior in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, will serve as a resident advisor in Flint Hall for the 2005-2006 academic year.

University students honor their best teachers

Twenty-five University of Maryland graduating seniors honored the teachers and mentors that had the greatest impact on their success Friday. The students are all Phillip Merrill Presidential Scholars. Local scholars include Silver Spring’s Kristina Cammen, who nominated Robert Donaldson of Montgomery Blair High School; Tatyana Estybaliz Delgado of Silver Spring, who nominated John Goldman of Blair; Mary Beth Hanley of Bethesda, who nominated Christine Murphy of Georgetown Visitation School; and Kun Lin of Kensington, who nominated James Fernanadez of Albert Einstein High School.

Fall craft sale

A craft sale will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, 10309 New Hampshire Ave. Call 301-434-4050.

Fall festival

The Silver Spring Women’s Club is having a fall festival 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19 to raise money for scholarships and community charities. Tickets are $10 and include lunch and entertainment. The festival will be held at the Masonic Lodge, 410 University Blvd. W. Call Shirley Boettner at 301-588-2870.

This page is for you. Send your good news to Silver Spring Staff Writer Meredith Hooker, Silver Spring Gazette, 8650 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910; faxed to 301-562-3262; or e-mailed to mhooker@gazette.net. I can also be reached at 301-562-3272. Deadline is one week prior to publication.