TL20060508-01 "INSIDE: This Week..........3 Perspectives......5 News.................9 Beyond............15 Arts.................17 Music...............18 Classifi eds.......21 Sports.............24 Monday, 5/8/06 www.thetowerlight.com News: After Mumps outbreak in the Midwest, Towson brings vaccines to Dowell Arts: Director John Waters and Raven�s Matt Stover host fi lms at local fi lm festival COMING IN Thursday'S TOWERLIGHT: Towson�s �winningest men�s basketball coach,� kinesiology professor Vincent Angotti receives honor at annual Service Awards Luncheon for dedication to TU News, page 9 Kristi Funderburk Senior Editor Parents enjoy warm weather on picnic blankets shared with their children, who busy them-selves with toys and books while music plays in the background. Businessmen and a shirtless man with the word �Peacewalker� tat-tooed across his back converse before continuing their banter elsewhere. And various local twenty-to-thirty-somethings meet in the middle, recalling drunken nights over the beer for which they waited at least 30 minutes in line. �The one thing they have in common is they�re all music lov-ers. The crowd is a good mix, old and young and families and dogs,� Mike Vasilikos, 89.7 WTMD pro-gram director, said. �It�s like an after work happy hour concert.� Locals spring out for Towsontown Fest The Towerlight Jazzmen Tynes Staff Writer Over the weekend, vendors, bands, fami-lies and their pets filled the streets of downtown Towson for the 39th annual Towsontown Fine Arts & Crafts Spring Festival. The two-day event fea-tured diverse food, local businesses and many musicians. The aroma of hot dogs, cheese steaks and gyros filled the air in downtown Towson on Saturday and Sunday as festival-goers strolled through the streets, perusing booths and tents. Handmade jewelry, purses and paint-ings were among the many items available for sale. At each booth, tent and grassy shaded area, children were either waiting patiently in a stroller or walking with their parents. Many of the activities, like inflatables, face painting and pony rides were specifically for children. Rick Pearl, owner of D&D Pony Rides, has participated in the festival for three years. For $5, attendees received a Polaroid picture and a ride on one of Pearl�s ponies. His company, based in Jefferson, Md., works at festivals, fairs and birthday parties across the state throughout the year. Jefferson believes the festival is a great event for families, especially chil-dren. �I like to entertain the kids and try to do it at a feasible cost,� he said. Jeff Holland of Middle River attended the festi-val with his two children, Grant, 2, and Julianne, 4, and his wife Danielle. �We appreciate that it�s family oriented,� she said. The Hollands have attended the festival for nearly 10 years and they don�t think it has changed much over the years. �There�s a lot of the same booths and lots of good bands,� Jeff Holland said. WTMD welcomes sounds of summer Photos by Andrew Mister/The Towerlight The Towsontown Arts and Crafts Spring Festival attracted residents from all over Baltimore County. This year the Towson Chamber of Commerce expanded the children�s section and beer gardens. See FESTIVAL, page 10 See WTMD, page 20 University�s radio station introduces new music with 1st Thursdays series This year it�s not quite as busy as last year when we came. The weather is really beautiful. I�m surprised because I thought it would be packed. Steve Younts Catonsville resident �b w weathe Published by and for the students of Towson and Baltimore -- twice-weekly "
