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CSM's
"Connections" Literary Series welcomes Pulitzer Prize and
National Book Critics Circle Award winning author Edward P. Jones, April
13 at CSM's La Plata Campus, Fine Arts Center.
CSM
Connections: Pulitzer Winner Edward P. Jones. April
13, 7:30 p.m.,
CSM's
Connections Literary Series presents Pulitzer Prize (for 'The Known
World') and National Book Critics Circle Award winner Edward P. Jones.
He will read selections from "All Aunt Hagar's Children," his
current collection of stories about ordinary men, women and children who
live, work and love in Washington
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$2.
Tickets: 301-934-7828 or 301-870-3008, Ext. 7828 for
Port Tobacco Players
For reservations and more info, call 301-932-6819, or visit the website at www.ptplayers.com
Ticket Prices: $15/adults; $12/seniors (60 and older) and youth (thru high school)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat tells the classic Biblical tale of Jacob and his twelve sons. Young Joseph, the second youngest brother and most favored son, is given a beautiful, multi-colored coat by his father. With this gift also comes the enmity of his jealous brothers, who sell him as a slave to a band of passing Ishmaelites. Hoping to rid themselves of Joseph forever, the brothers instead set in motion a powerful string of events which lead to Joseph's installation as the Pharaoh's right hand man. An inspiring and hilarious journey brought to life by Andrew Lloyd Webber's wide range of musical stylings, Joseph offers a story of forgiveness, love, and redemption. Don't miss this colorful, family friendly story with universal themes, energetic dancing and powerful music!
McDonough High School's Theatre Company proudly presents
Thoroughly Modern Millie. Shows are on March 29-31 at 7:00 pm and
April 1 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors and
$6 for children (under 6) and thespians.
DATE: Saturday April 21, 2007
TIME: Noon - 5 PM
LOCATION: Westlake High School is in Waldorf, Maryland (Charles County). Westlake HS is at 3300 Middletown Road --- just one mile west of the St. Charles Towne Center Mall.
ADMISSION: FREE for all ages
OVERVIEW: Everyone is invited to experience the traditional cultures of, East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific at the 5th annual Asian & Pacific Islander Festival. Enjoy music and performances by Washington Korean Dance, Nen Daiko Tiako Japanese Drumming Ensemble, Halau O' Na Halia Hawaiian Dancers, TarabRaqs - music of Lebanon, Chinese Lion Dancers of Tai Kim Kung Fu School, Filipino Dancers, Traditional Dance of India performed. A special treat this year will be the reenactment of a traditional Korean royal dinner party in full costume by members of the Korean American Association of Southern Maryland. Health outreach representatives, vendors and Asian food will be available. Experience some of the pageantry of Asia here in Charles County.
The Asian and Pacific Island Festival is sponsored by the Black Leadership Council for Excellence in partnership with the Korean American Association of Southern Maryland and the Minority Achievement Committee at Westlake High School. Other CELEBRATIONS festivals include the JUNETEENTH Festival of African American, Caribbean, and African Cultures that will be held on June 16th 2007 and the Festival de las Americas in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month that will be held on October 13, 2007
INFORMATION: Vendors & others call the BLCE at 301-632-6632 or visit www.blce.org more information.
On
For
reservations call the CSM Box Office at: 301-934-7828, 301-870-3008,
ext. 7828 (TDD 301-934-1188) or e-mail: bxoffc@csmd.edu.
Gretchen Richie...Jazz Cabaret
"Swing Into Spring"
April 19th, 6:30-pm-9:30pm
Cafe des Artistes
41655 Fenwick Street, On-the-Square
Leonardtown MD 20650 301-997-0500
Price: No Cover
Gretchen performs songs that beckon spring! Randy Richie on keyboard and Steve Zerlin on acoustic bass. Warm, French Cafe atmosphere and critically-acclaimed cuisine, located in an historic, waterfront town. Reservations recommended.
For more information about Gretchen Richie, go to www.gretchenrichie.com
An evening of musical theater (and opera) to benefit emerging young artists!
Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 7:00 pm in the Riverdale Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro, MD
Suggested Donation: $10
Students of Saltnote Studio (Waldorf, MD) will present this production. Many of these students will be performing at the International Lyric Academy of Rome in July 2007.
Proceeds from this production will help defray the costs of transportation and participation for those going to Rome. Call 301-632-5530 or visit www.saltnote.com for more information.
Now in its 16th year, Coral Cantigas is the only chorus in the Washington, D.C., area that specializes in the performance of music from Latin America, Spain, and the Caribbean. Through performances and workshops, Coral Cantigas shares the artistic and cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world and serves as a bridge between the Spanish-speaking and non-Spanish-speaking communities. The choir performs in Spanish, Portuguese, and a variety of American languages and dialects such as Nahuatl, Quechua and Creole, with bilingual concert program notes and texts.
The choir is named after cantigas, Spanish homophonic songs of the 13th Century that develop from both folkloric music and sacred chant. Coral Cantigas' repertoire ranges from folk music and popular song performed with folk instruments to classical works with orchestra. The choir performs sacred and secular music of many traditions. Diana V. Saez is the founder and artistic director of Coral Cantigas, a chorus that, prior to her arrival in 1991, had no precedent in the greater Washington metropolitan area outside of local Latin American and Caribbean community churches. A native of Puerto Rico, Diana earned a Master of Education from Harvard University, and a Master of Choral Conducting from Temple University.
In October 2003 she received the Tony Taylor Award, presented by the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, for her artistic excellence and noticeable assistance to artists in our region. In December 2002 she was awarded the Arts in the Community Award for Excellence 2002, given by the Montgomery County (MD) Executive Douglas Duncan and Discovery Communications, Inc., for her major contribution to the quality of life in Montgomery County through the arts. In 1999, she received the Poder con Ganas Award presented by the Hispanic Democratic Club of Montgomery County in recognition of outstanding and sustained leadership in empowering the Latin American community.
This concert is funded by freewill offerings of music-lovers in southern Maryland and by a grant from the Charles County Arts Alliance and the Maryland State Arts Council. Historic Christ Church is located at 112 East Charles Street in downtown La Plata, Maryland. There is ample parking behind the church and adjacent county government buildings. The church is handicapped-accessible. The concert will be followed by a light reception in the parish hall which will afford listeners an opportunity to greet the musicians and one another. Please call (301) 392-1051 for further information.
The
2007
Barbershop Extravaganza
301-934-7828
April
14, 2007
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Ticket
Price: $10 all ages
Come out and enjoy some of the finest Barbershop quartets in the
country. This year's program features the energetic and
spontaneous quarter Razzmatazz.
The Chorus of Chesapeake,
celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, will also be joining the
program. This chorus has twice won the International Barbershop
Chorus Championship. And, of course, no Barbershop Extravaganza
would be complete without performances by
ALL ROLES OPEN - 3 M, 4 W. HBP welcomes diversity. Elizabeth Ann and the chorus should be able to appear young. The script calls for 18-35. Mature young actors are cool, too!
* Elizabeth Ann - teens / early twenties
*Chorus - teens - thirties
*Mr. and Mrs. Willows - thirties / forties
AUDITIONS.....The Hard Bargain Players and director Sara Vacin announce auditions for the And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson on Thursday, April 19th at 7 pm at the HBP Amphitheatre (2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek). Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. For more information contact HBP at 301-392-9901 or e-mail Suzanne_Donohue@hbplayers.org. If you are interested in auditioning, but are unable to attend the auditions, please contact us for an audition appointment. Also if you are interested in helping out in a technical capacity please contact us!
The production will perform
June 22 - July 7
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
SYNOPSIS -
In Jackson, a small town in rural Indiana, Elizabeth Ann Willow lives with her father and mother. Crippled at birth with polio, Elizabeth Ann is confined to a wheelchair and must wear leg braces, which cuts her off from the other children and prevents her regular attendance at school. Although she tries to reach out and make friends, Elizabeth Ann is increasingly isolated from and then taunted by the others, whose small-town prejudices are reinforced by a polio scare, of which Elizabeth Ann is a chilling embodiment. Comprised of a brilliantly conceived mosaic of interlocking scenes which move back and forth in time, with four performers portraying a varied assortment of children and townspeople, the play captures not only the moving story of Elizabeth Ann's inexorable descent into madness, but also the small-mindedness and unfeeling callousness of her fellow townspeople—whose fear of the unknown or abnormal makes them the unintentional agents of her destruction. Culminating in a chilling scene in which Elizabeth Ann's leg braces are torn from her by a frenzied mob, the play becomes in the final essence a moving and poetically evocative plea for understanding and compassion in a world where prejudice and casual cruelty are too often the norm.
Hard Bargain is a non-professional community theatre located 15 minutes south of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Accokeek, Maryland. Our performance and rehearsal space is a naturally occurring outdoor amphitheatre, beautifully nestled in the woods. Although the space can be magical, we do contend with the elements and offer few of the amenities found in a more urban or suburban setting
29th Annual Southern Maryland Celtic Festival & Highland Gathering
Saturday, April 28th, 2007 @ Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, St.
Leonard
10:00am - 6:00pm (Rain or Shine!)
Come experience the Celtic World in Southern Maryland! For over 25 years,
the Southern Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland Gathering has brought out
the best of America's Celtic heritage. Efforts span from sports, music, history, dance, and so many other aspects of our shared culture. Presented
by the Celtic Society of Southern Maryland, Inc.
Admission is $15 for Adults, $7 for ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and
under. This will be an exciting and fun cultural experience highlighting
the heritage of the Scots, Irish, Welsh, Manx, Breton, Cornish and British.
More than 50 clans and societies will be present with information to share.
Three performing stages offer continuous music and dance featuring internationally known recording artists and groups. Watch craft and county
dance demonstrations and listen to harp, and Scottish fiddling while storytellers weave tales near grazing sheep alongside historical displays,
crafts and food. There will be a Celtic market place for foods and gifts
provides and old world atmosphere. All day competitions include pipers, fiddlers, highland dancers, athletes, drummers, pipebands and celtic
harpers.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact the Celtic
Society at 443-404-7319 or visit their website at www.cssm.org.
