Page 36 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch October 11, 2013 Local Company Looking To Brand Berlin, Arts By TRAVIS BROWN STAFF WRITER Re:Fresh Media owner Austin Widdowson, second from left, is pictured with team members in his studio at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets. Photo by Travis Brown BERLIN – Is Berlin on the precipice of an art and entertainment boom? Austin Widdowson, owner of Re:Fresh Media, believes that it is and can imagine a future where streets are alive with art and every bartender, lifeguard and mechanic has the opportunity to be an artist. Widdowson hopes to be part of that evolution, which is why he founded Re:Fresh in May. Operating under a “multi-media” umbrella, Re:Fresh runs the gamut as far as services including film, commercials, business spotlights, music and sports videos, among many others. Whether working with a client on a passion project or developing advertising, Widdowson said STORAGE UNITS FOR SALE $60,000 • 20’ x 50’ 1, 000 sq. ft. Enclosed • 16’ Roll Door • 200 Amp Service • Concrete Floor • Insulated Building/Door • Pre-Wired Security • Easy Install HVAC • Easy Access In and Out • Water And Sewer Available Protect Your Investment With Your Own Private Indoor Storage Garage CALL 410-251-8751 OR 443-497-0000 that exploring every artistic angle is important to him and his team, which is why he returned to Berlin after years of traveling and working in other fields, including running a restaurant. “I don’t want to live in a cookiecutter suburb. I don’t want to live in a place that’s sterile,” he said. “I want to live in a place that is blooming.” Living in both Worcester and Wicomico counties and attending school in Berlin as a child, Widdowson is familiar with the area and impressed with the way the town has changed over the last decade. “It’s not a tourist town. It’s really going to be known as an arts community that has branded itself that way,” he said. Widdowson looks to be part of that branding process through Re:Fresh and as a member of the recently re-energized Arts and Entertainment Council. The council met with town leadership at the end of the summer with a host of project ideas, including free movies on Main Street. A big patron of all forms of art, Widdowson said that movies speak to him especially because they are able to merge audio and visual with a narrative. It’s something that he puts a strong emphasis on with Re:Fresh. “You can really tell three stories SEE NEXT PAGE