Frederick Arts Council
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Stephen Parnes, President
Noel Manalo, Vice President
Angela Murphy, Treasurer
Directors
John D'Amore
Jessica Fitzwater
Sarah Hurwitz
Sean Morrissey
William Randall
Robin Sagoskin
Frederick City Liaison
Carol Krimm, Alderman
Frederick County Liaison
Paul Smith, County Commissioner
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Frederick Arts Council
11 West Patrick Street, Suite 201
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-4190
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Help us continue to Promote, Support, and Advocate for the arts in Frederick County!
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April 2014
Governor Martin O'Malley's proposed 5% ($800,000) increase in General Fund appropriation for MSAC was approved by the General Assembly prior to its adjournment.
Through MSAC programs (Community Arts Development, Arts-in-Education, and Grants for Organizations), the funds will in turn be awarded to hundreds of Maryland organizations and arts programs that reach millions locally and target key statewide priorities that include economic development, education, community building and quality of life.
Vocalists are invited to enter the Star-Spangled Sing-Off. The winner will have the chance to perform the National Anthem in September when the nation celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner in Baltimore. The top prize also includes $1,814 and accommodations during the event. Entries are due by May 25.
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Why join the Frederick Arts Council?
The Arts are vital to the quality of life you enjoy in Frederick County. Whether you're engaged in the arts as an audience member, patron, educator or artist, the Frederick Arts Council is your arts ally. Our purpose is to foster an environment where the arts may flourish in our community through grants and scholarships, arts advocacy and links to essential resources.
Please consider joining today!
Did You Know? - Frederick Arts Council members receive a 10% discount on events at the Weinberg Center. Just present your membership card at the box office at time of purchase.
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LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY!
The 21st Annual Frederick Festival of the Arts is scheduled for Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 8.
Interested in performing at the Festival or volunteering at the Festival?
Contact Kris Fair for more information, and stay tuned for more announcements!
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Fredericktowne Players and a Murder Mystery
For all of you who love murder mysteries and laughter, the Fredericktowne Players are able to combine the two. If you are having a birthday party, office party or any other social event, hiring the Fredericktowne Players will mean that your event will be a memorable one for your guests. Naturally, as we are entertainers, these murder mysteries are only for the purpose of enjoyment as we don't want to hurt anyone. However, there is a chance that any one of your guests might die of laughter or other complications.
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Submissions to ART LINK
Submissions are due the first and third Monday of each month. Photos need to be in a jpeg format with 200dpi.
You or your organization must be a current member of the FAC to promote your event. If you wish to become a member or have questions please send an email to: [email protected]
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The Frederick Arts Council is supported in part by:
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Award-Winning Radio Host Diane Rehm Joins 2014 Frederick Speaker Series Line-Up
Friday, April 25 at 8pm
Weinberg Center for the Arts
Talk show host praised for intelligent, probing yet civil talk show, offering listeners compelling conversations with the world's most interesting people
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Renowned radio talk show host Diane Rehm will appear in Frederick as part of the Frederick Speaker Series, joining Dr. Ben Carson, Tom Brokaw and Brian Billick on this season's roster. Ms. Rehm's presentation will take place on Friday, April 25 at 8 pm at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Downtown Frederick. Ticket prices range from $20-30 and are available at the Weinberg Box Office or by visiting weinbergcenter.org.
A separately ticketed meet-and-greet reception will take place immediately following Ms. Rehm's presentation. Reception tickets are an additional $75, and 100% of the proceeds from the reception will benefit children's programs at Frederick County Public Libraries.
Ms. Rehm is the replacement speaker for Lisa Ling, who cancelled her March 5 lecture due to professional commitments. Ticket holders for the cancelled Lisa Ling event on March 5 event have been automatically moved to the Diane Rehm event on April 25. Contact the Weinberg box office at 301-600-2828 for more information. The Diane Rehm Show has been described as one of the most interesting talk shows in the country. Rehm's listeners and peers regularly praise her intelligent and probing, yet unfailingly civil manner. During each hour, she invites listeners to join the conversation by opening the phones to their questions and comments on the topic at hand. The award-winning program has been distributed by National Public Radio since 1995 to stations across the nation and the world to more than 1.4 million listeners. Rehm has also forged a successful career as a writer, publishing two autobiographical books. In Finding My Voice, the host talks about her childhood, marriage, broadcast career, and vocal difficulties. Together with her husband John, she co-authored Toward Commitment: A Dialogue about Marriage, a book focusing on the art of building and maintaining a strong relationship. The Frederick Speaker Series has developed through an innovative partnership between the Ausherman Family Foundation, the Weinberg Center for the Arts, Inc, Frederick County Public Libraries and Frederick Reads. Series sponsors include the C. Burr Artz Trust and Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Supporting sponsors include PNC Bank, the Delaplaine Foundation, the Kiplinger Foundation, Graphcom, Inc. and Frederick Gorilla Magazine. For further information about the Frederick Speaker Series, including speaker biographies, ticket availability and pricing, and the meet-and-greet receptions, please visit www.FrederickSpeakerSeries.org. |
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Hood College President Ronald J. Volpe
and the Ceramic Arts Graduate Program
cordially invite you and your guests to attend
The Dedication of the Kiln Pavilion
hosted by Joyce Michaud
Thursday, May 8 at 12 Noon
Hood College
Reception to follow
Whitaker Campus Center Commons
(Pavilion is located behind the Hodson Science Center)
Please R.S.V.P. by May 1
Office of Institutional Advancement
(301) 696-3700 or [email protected]
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Tickets are now on sale for Affair of the Heart on May 8. $30 per individual, or $50 per couple. Have a chance to go home with one or more pieces of art from talented local artists.
Visit the Frederick Arts Council website to view some of the artwork that will be auctioned.
Click on the poster to the left to visit the Heartly House page for more details and purchase your tickets!
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Many thanks to the following talented and generous artists whose art will be auctioned at the event:
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Walt Bartman
Robert L. Bennett
Susan Brown
Deborah Butts
Ellen Byrne
Colleen Clapp
Isabelle Davidowitz
Barbara DeWitt
DSRTR
Jill Erb
Mary Garwood
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Bruce Gourley
Craig Higgins
Jerry Johnson
Matthew Kurdt
Lorena Long
Matt Long
Bob Marsteller
Sheryl Massaro
Eric McComas
Brenda Meade
Linda Moran
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Veronica Nehemias
Anthony Owens & Children of Heartly House
Debra Peranteau
M. S. Reinhardt
Stephen Sahli
Laura Silberman
Tuscarora High School National Art Honor Society
Tamara Yamour
Douglas Zaruba
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Calls For Artists and Auditions
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The Great Frederick Fair
2014 Vintage Art Design Contest
ALL ARTIST APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE FAIR OFFICE NO LATER THAN APRIL 30
The Great Frederick Fair announces its 2014 Eddie Mercer Agri-Services Vintage Art Contest and benefit auction. Proceeds from this endeavor benefit the fair's non-profit agricultural education programs.
Originally crafted vintage "Lunch Boxes" will be designed based on the fair's theme, "Connecting the Dots at The Great Frederick Fair." Any interested novice, amateur, or professional artists may download and complete an artist application.
Lunch boxes will be available to pick up at the fair's Administration Office from May 2-15, and are to be completed and returned no later than August 15. Photos of each completed lunch box will be displayed on the fair's website and/or Facebook page for voting in early September, and cash prizes will be awarded to the three entries receiving the most votes.
For full information on the contest, including the official design rules, timeline, and the artist application, visit:
The Great Frederick Fair
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Nature's ARTcade
A Regional Art Exhibit
inspired by the natural world of Southern Maryland
at Flag Ponds Nature Park, 1525 Flag Ponds Parkway, Lusby, MD 20657
Exhibit Fridays and Weekends - June 7-29
CALL FOR ARTISTS - Deadline May 1
Battle Creek Nature Education Society, in support of the Calvert County Division of Natural Resources, is pleased to issue a Call for Artists to submit artworks highlighting the natural world of Southern Maryland.
Artists are invited to submit up to 3 original artworks inspired by nature (wildlife, flora, fauna, or nature scapes) typical of the Southern Maryland Region. Artwork may be any aesthetic, size, and year of completion.
$2000 in prize money will be awarded. For more information on the Jurors and guidelines for submission, please visit:
www.calvertparks.org/callforartists
Have questions? Call Anne Sundermann (Executive Director, Battle Creek Nature Education Society) at 301-204-4730.
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Annie Chrietzberg uses textured slabs and thrown elements to make functional pots that could inspire normally upstanding citizens to play. She works with stoneware, and also dips into slipcasting, and fires it all to melty goodness in an oxidation atmosphere. Along with her studio practice, she teaches ongoing classes in the Dallas area and travels across borders to teach workshops. She is a regular contributor to Pottery Making Illustrated. Check out her work on the web, she's fantastic!
Space is limited so be sure to register early. For registration/information, call 301-662-3160 or email [email protected]
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Gallery 322
322 North Market Street | Frederick, MD 21701
240-529-7743
www.gallery-322.com
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Ann Schaefer - "Cityshapes"
Now through April 27
Open Saturdays 12-6pm, Sundays 1-5pm
Open Studio Demonstration by Ann on April 25 11am-5pm
Gallery 322 presents "Cityshapes," recent urban and suburban plein air oil paintings by Ann Schaefer. These colorful paintings show how buildings define the landscape we live in, adding geometry to the greenery and gardens surrounding our homes and places we work, shop and play.
Ann Schaefer is a Fine Arts graduate of the George Washington University, and an award-winning painter of outdoor scenes. She enjoys painting on location by herself, or with other artists, and participates in many plein air painting events, finding moments of peace and quiet in every scene from tree-lined neighborhoods to a busy summer morning on the Ocean City boardwalk. The excitement in these paintings comes from quick brushwork, bright color, and capturing sunlight as it hits a peaked roof, brick wall, or Victorian turret, creating surprising shapes and compositions.
For more information, call: 240-529-7743, e-mail:[email protected]; or visit our web site www.gallery-322.com and Gallery 322 on Facebook.
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 The Artists' Gallery 4 East Church Street Open Fri-Sun Noon-5pm  | | "Say So" by Chris Noel |
Chris Noel - "Time Travelers" Through April 27 This series of paintings celebrates human likenesses and the timeless expressions that can be found in simple abstract forms. Using broad strokes of acrylic paint, Noel brings to life moments of time that are universally recognized expressions of the human experience. The images evolve as detail is added to reveal more clearly what, he says, "is already there." Noel's show, plus a show of work by all twenty-two members of the gallery, continues through Sunday, April 27. Learn more at www.postconsumerrealism.com or www.the-artists-gallery.org Coming in May: Solo shows by Lisa T. Reed and Marc Weinberg Opening May 2 |
"Warp and Weft" by Lisa T. Miller
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"Just Across The Street" by Marc Weinberg
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Hunter Wyatt-Brown, III
March 1-April 27
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Linda Slattery-Sherman
March 1-April 19
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Erin Merritt
March 1-April 27
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Roberta Staat
April 5-27
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Fine Art Professionals of Northern Virginia
April 5-27
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Satellite Galleries
Brunswick Branch: Kelly Heck
Thurmont Branch Library: Brenda Duke Murphy
Urbana Regional Library: John Kuhn
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Emerging from Darkness by Kelly Heck
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Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center40 Carroll Creek Parkway Frederick, MD 21701 www.delaplaine.org
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Gallery Open
Friday 5-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-8pm
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Local Theatre/Dance/Music
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Calvary's 2013-14 Community Concert Series
presented by the Music and Arts Ministry
Calvary United Methodist Church
131 West Second Street | Frederick, MD 21701
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L'Arabesque Baroque
Sunday, May 4 at 3pm
"A Continental Tour: European Chamber Music c. 1700"
Concert is free and open to the public
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The ensemble L'Arabesque Baroque specializes in performing European chamber music of the 17th and 18th centuries, communicating the period's joy, elegance, and excitement. The Washington Post has praised the group's "lightness and wit" and commented on soloists' "playful, imaginative personality and impressive mastery" as well as their "playing with exceptional eloquence and understanding."
Members of the ensemble include Barbara Spicher, baroque flute; Douglas Wolters, treble and bass viola da gambal William Simms, theorbo and baroque guitar; and Coriolana Simon, bass viola da gamba. The instrumentalists are joined by guest soprano, Polly Edmonds Baldridge.
The concert program features three songs by Henry Purcell, including "If Music be the Food of Love" and "What can we poor Females do," as well as songs by Handel and Monteverdi. The baroque flute takes center stage in a sonata by the Swedish composer Johan Helmich Roman. Two highly contrasting pieces by Antoine Forqueray showcase the richness of the viola da gamba, while the baroque guitar shines in a Spanish fandango. The four instrumentalists blend their sound in a 3-movement sonata by the French composer Boismortier.
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The Frederick Chorale is performing Maryland Connections, a special concert of music by composers who have an association with the state of Maryland! The concert features music of many different styles and genres, and truly offers something for everyone.
Because of the educational relevance of this concert, we are admitting Middle and High School music students free with a paying adult.
May 3, 2014, at 8:00p.m. and May 4, 2014, at 3:00p.m.
A "Meet the Composer" reception will be held after the concert on Sunday, May 4
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
15 W. Church St., Frederick, MD, 21701
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5 Willowdale Drive - Frederick, MD 21702
Box Office: (301) 662-6600
 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN March 28 - May 31, 2014
1920's Hollywood during the waning days of the silent screen era is the setting for this zany, light-hearted romantic comedy when many a movie studio found itself scrambling to salvage the career of its chipmunk-voiced silent picture stars. This fun musical theatre romp focuses on romantic lead Don Lockwood, his sidekick Cosmo Brown, aspiring actress Kathy Selden, and Lockwood's leading lady Lina Lamont, whose less-than-dulcet vocal tones make her an unlikely candidate for stardom in talking pictures.
What has always been a signature of the various productions of Singin' in the Rain is the classic scene where Don Lockwood dances along the street as it rains on stage. After nearly 20 years since it last appeared in Frederick, Don Lockwood will once again dance in the rain with Way Off Broadway's spring production!
Performances are every Friday and Saturday evening, with Sunday matinees on March 30, April 6, and May 4, 11, and 18.
To purchase tickets, call the Box Office at (301) 662-6600.
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Maryland Ensemble Theatre
31 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Box Office: 301-694-4744 or
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
by Martin McDonagh
directed by Tad Janes
April 11-May 4
Thursday through Saturday, 8pm
Sundays 4/13 & 5/4, 7pm
4/27, 2pm
Preview April 10, 8pm - $5 (cash only/no reservations)
Tickets: Adults $25.50, Students/Seniors $21.50, Thursdays $16.50
(includes $1.50 ticketing fee)
On a lonely road on the island of Inishmore, someone killed an Irish Liberation Army enforcer's cat. He'll want to know who when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip-shop bombing in Northern Ireland. He loves his cat more than life itself, and someone is going to pay. McDonagh's "blackest, funniest, most violent, most absurd play to date." (Financial Times)
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (2003)
For Mature Audiences
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The Frederick Arts Council promotes, supports and
advocates for the arts in Frederick County, Maryland.
11 West Patrick Street, Suite 201
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-4190
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