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the Maryland Calendar of Events and an official
Maryland State map. They are available free upon
request.
Tour planners and operators receive compre-
hensive information from the Division about
Maryland destinations and activities in the Mary-
land Tour Planners' Manual , published every
other year.
In addition to conveying information by mail
and telephone, the Division, through the Office of
Tourist Development, operates a visitors' center
and guide service at the Maryland State House in
Annapolis, and eight highway information cen-
ters. The Division's matching funds and coopera-
tive marketing programs strengthen and support
county and regional travel promotion councils as
well.
The Division also works with travel and out-
door writers to provide tours of Maryland, re-
search and information, and photographs and
transparencies.
Within the Division are the Office of Tourist
Development, Maryland Magazine, the Motion
Picture and Television Development Office, the
Maryland State Arts Council, the Office of Sports
Promotion, and the Sister States Program.
OFFICE OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT
45 Calvert St.
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 974-2686
(Relocation to Baltimore planned Nov. 1987)
The Office of Tourist Development (OTD) pro-
motes Maryland's scenic, recreational, cultural
and historic attractions. It also provides matching
funds for local jurisdictions to implement pro-
grams that complement State efforts to attract
new visitors to Maryland.
MARYLAND MAGAZINE
45 Calvert St.
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 974-3507
Maryland Magazine is published quarterly in
the spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The
magazine publishes articles by prominent Mary-
land authors on the past, present, and future of
Maryland and the many facets of its community,
cultural and industrial life. Subscriptions are
available for $8.50 per year. Unsolicited manu-
scripts on Maryland subjects are also welcome.
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MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Advisory Council
Doug Bailey, Chairperson
Lee Bonner; George M. Callaghan; Stephen D.
LeHuray; Thomas J. Loizeaux; Martha B. Royall;
Shifra M. Rubin; Harold M. Walter; two
vacancies. Terms expire 1988.
Legislative members: Philip C. Jimeno, State
Senate; American Joe Miedusiewski, House of
Delegates.
Claude T. Brooks, Acting Director
45 Calvert St.
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 974-3577
(Relocation to Baltimore planned Nov. 1987).
The Motion Picture and Television Develop-
ment Office, also known as the Maryland Film
Commission, was created in 1980 (Chapter 5,
Acts of 1980). Formerly under the Department of
Economic and Community Development, the Of-
fice became part of the Department of Economic
and Employment Development in 1987 (Senate
Bill no. 699). The Office promotes the production
of motion picture and television films in Mary-
land.
The Office prepares and distributes materials
promoting desirable film locations in the State.
Providing a wide range of logistical assistance, the
Office helps with location scouting, securing per-
mits, casting, film crew housing, catering, and
equipment rental.
The Advisory Council consists of twelve mem-
bers representing both government and the State's
television and movie industry. Ten are appointed
by the Secretary of Economic and Employment
Development with the approval of the Governor,
and the advice and consent of the Senate. Two are
General Assembly members, appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Presi-
dent of the Senate (Code 1957, Art. 41A, sec.
4-301).
MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL
Chairperson: Rita Souweine, 1987
Lois K. Baldwin, 1987; Nancy S. Carsey, 1987;
Eliot Pfanstiehl, 1987; Frenzela R. Credle, 1988;
Sandy F. Eisenberg, 1988; Charles A. Lyons,
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