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Welcome to Artist Alley,
Washington County Arts Council's electronic newsletter.
We hope this publication will engage you with the arts in your community.
WCAC welcomes your ideas and support as it continues to take the lead in bringing together the community's art organizations to strengthen our region's arts culture.
For artist information, arts events, calls for art, and more visit WCAC's web page...
www.washingtoncountyarts.com.
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Washington County Arts Council Gallery
October 2021 Exhibit
The Washington County Arts Council hosts two artists with three exhibits from September 30, 2021 through November 2, 2021. Artist Carol Williams brings “Think” and “The Pin Project: Depictions of Everyday Women” to the gallery along with “Inlay (Marquetry) Furniture” a display by William Hergenroeder.
The exhibit is available in the galleries and virtually. Social distancing and wearing masks are required for all visitors in the gallery.
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EXTENDED Deadline October 1, 2021 | |
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Faces of Hagerstown
2nd Outdoor Photo Mural Exhibition
Celebrating the People of Hagerstown
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Call for Maryland Artists:
Annual Community Art Show:
The Best Local Art of 2021
DEADLINE: October 22, 2021
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The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. invites local artists working in any medium to submit their best new works for WCAC’s “Annual Community Art Show: The Best Local Art of 2021.” The juried community art exhibit will be on display virtually and in the gallery from December 2, 2021 through January 4, 2022. | |
DEADLINE: October 29, 2021 | |
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Call for Vendors
2021 Christkindl Markt at University Plaza
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When visiting the Washington County Arts Council Gallery,
masks are once again required to be worn over the mouth and nose
by visitors and staff, regardless of vaccination status.
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Marceaux to perform Sept. 30, 2021
at Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown Community College will host Marceaux on Thursday, September 30, at 7 p.m., in the Kepler Theater.
Marceaux synchronously combines classical, jazz, and other genres into entertaining and affecting musical performances. Danny Webber (guitar), Candice Mowbray (guitar) and Anita Thomas (woodwinds) bring their unique individual experiences into creative collaboration as they perform classic and contemporary music, their own arrangements, and original compositions. Webber is an associate professor of music at HCC and Mowbray is a part-time music instructor at HCC.
From the energy of Khachaturian's "Masquerade Waltz" to the joy of Ralph Towner's "Icarus," the nostalgia of classic French melodies, and the evocation of landscapes in Thomas' original composition, "Australian Mood," audiences are led on an inspiring musical journey.
Sponsored by the HCC Robinwood Players Theater Club and funded by the Maryland State Arts Council, this event is free and open to the public. Masks are required. For more information, contact Danny Webber at 240-500-2406. To learn more about the band, visit www.candicemowbray.com/marceaux.
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Art at the Chamber
Washington County Chamber of Commerce hosts artist
Margaret Clingan during September and October 2021
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Washington County Chamber of Commerce
1 S Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-739-2015
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Exhibition of Paintings by Marti Griffin Yeager | |
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Family Workshop: Candy Apple Making
Fall is here, and so are flannels, Halloween decorations, and, yes, candy apples! On Saturday October 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 30th, month, learn how to make your own candy apples at the Miller House Museum! At this event, each participant will receive enough materials to create one candy apple.
Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
135 West Washington Street - Hagerstown, MD 21740
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COME SUPPORT OUR CAST & CREW | |
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Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard to bring this production to life. Break a leg!
Crazy Dreams: The Legend, The Life, The Songs of Patsy Cline
Presented By Authentic Community Theatre Inc.
Oct 1st 2021, 7:00 PM
Oct 2nd 2021, 7:00 PM
Oct 3rd 2021, 1:00 PM
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ACT Black Box Studio
43-45 S. Potomac St
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Visit here for more information.
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Fri, October 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Culture & Cocktails: 1955 Fairchild
National Sports Car Races
Enjoy a drink and have a think! At Culture & Cocktails, the Historical Society tackles a historical topic with the help of a little liquid fortitude.
On Friday, October 8, 2021 at 6:00 P.M., join the Washington County Historical Society for a deep-drive into the 1955 Fairchild National Sports Car Races! Featuring Frederick W. Schroeder VI, a vintage sports car enthusiast and amateur racer, the Fairchild National Sports Car Races occurred at the Hagerstown Regional Airport on Sunday, October 16, 1955.
The featured cocktail will be the Le Mans! Named for the site of the world’s oldest active endurance sports car race, this sweet, tangy, orange flavored concoction is sure to get your engine revving!
For more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
Culture & Cocktails 2021 has been made possible by the generous support of the James and Mary Schurz Foundation.
Miller House Museum
135 West Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 797-8782
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD presents
BOUKE DE VRIES | War & Pieces
September 18, 2021–March 20, 2022
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts’ iconic Schrieber Gallery will be stunningly transformed this fall with the installation of War & Pieces—a work by internationally known London-based Dutch artist Bouke de Vries.
War & Pieces is a 24’ long “tablescape” created from fragments of porcelain arranged to form an epic battle scene. The focal point of the installation is a soaring mushroom cloud created from fragments of porcelain figures, including the Chinese goddess of compassion Guanyin and the crucified Christ, who rise above the debris-strewn battleground. Created as a contemporary evocation of the spectacular arrangements that adorned 17th- and 18th –century banquets, the installation, has been described as “spectacular,” “remarkable,” “not to be missed,” “epic,” “intricate,” “dramatic,” “witty and sly”—and “a masterwork” by art critics and the public. The exhibition is currently touring North America.
In Bouke de Vries’ largest work to date, War & Pieces combines the discarded ceramic remnants from the artist’s work as an art conservator, and infuses them with emotion, history, and craft eluding to a wasteland that is both historical and ever present. Originally commissioned by the Holburne Museum in Bath, England, in 2012, War and Pieces has traveled throughout the UK, Europe and Asia. The North American tour of Bouke de Vries: War & Pieces has been organized by Ferrin Contemporary.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive · Hagerstown, MD 21741
For information contact: Donna Rastelli at 301-739-5727 x 10 or drastelli@wcmfa.org
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Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
Friday, October 8, 2021 at 7:30 PM
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Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience formed in 1995 to perform the most accurate and captivating Led Zeppelin live show since the real thing. For Zoso, it’s much more than just being a tribute. It’s about touching a golden era in music. Zoso embodies Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones in their spirit, tightly wound talent, and authenticity. Each band member has been carefully selected to portray both the appearance and playing styles of their Led Zeppelin counterparts.
In eighteen successful years of touring, they have perfected their art. As one of the longest tenured Zeppelin tributes, Zoso’s 2400 live shows around the world, including a slot at Bonnaroo in 2003, have established them as the most traveled and successful band in the market. Zoso’s live shows are not about simply playing the right notes, they are about aura and feeling, harkening back to the unique atmosphere Led Zeppelin created. It’s in the way they play: Each band member’s mastery of authentic vintage instruments coupled with spot on vocals, guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards, their compelling stage persona and distinct Led Zeppelin sound, with astounding visual imagery recreates the music, magic, and mystery of a Zeppelin concert. The impact is so powerful that band members constantly hear from young rockers that they were the catalyst behind turning them into new, diehard Zeppelin fans. Their passion, musical ability, showmanship, and precise attention to detail earned them critical acclaim, name recognition and a loyal national following.
The Los Angeles Times hailed the group as being "head and shoulders above all other Zeppelin tributes," and the Chicago Sun Times declared Zoso is "the closest to the original of any tribute." If you missed Led Zeppelin live in the 70's or are looking to relive the "Hammer of the Gods" phenomenon, you must experience what the St. Petersburg Times calls "the most exacting of the Zeppelin tribute bands in existence."
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Holly Fest at the Maryland Theatre
will be held on Monday, November 22, 7:00 pm
Mandatory Tech Rehearsal: Monday, November 15, 6:00 pm
This annual performance showcases area youth and school performance groups in a holiday show at the Maryland Theatre.

Applications from Youth/Student Performance Groups are due no later than Friday, October 15, 2021. Confirmation of participation will be made by Friday, October 22. There is no charge to participate in Holly Fest or for people to see the performance.
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Photo Safari on the C&O Canal
presented by the Allegany Arts Council.
Saturday, October 16, 2021
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The Allegany Arts Council is pleased to announce the next in its Young at Art series, an initiative specifically geared toward novice artists 55 and older and generously funded by the Community Trust Foundation.
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For this workshop, Young at Art: Photo Safari on the C&O Canal, participants will be transported along the C&O Canal to a series of outdoor photography shoots. This full-day field trip will begin at Canal Place at 9:00AM, returning participants to their cars at approximately 4:00PM. During the safari, photographers will explore the Canal boat reproduction, Potomac River, and Blue Bridge. Additional stops will include Lock 75, the western-most lift lock along the C & O Canal; and Spring Gap, where participants will walk along the canal to capture reflections. Participants will then travel to Lock 70 where they will have lunch and have time to capture photos before visiting the Thomas Cresap House with Champ Zumbrun, a retired forest ranger who has written and published two books, including one he co-authored, entitled Cresap's Rifles.
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Penny Knobel-Besa is a long-time member of the Allegany Arts Council and serves on its Photography Committee. As an experienced photographer, she frequently leads workshops and photography field trips in the area challenging photographers not only to find a great shot, but to allow the unexpected and understand the journey is just as important as the destination. She will lead registrants in a series of shoots, giving pointers and encouraging amateur photographers to look for the unexpected. Knobel-Besa’s work has been featured in the 2019 and 2020 Will’s Creek Exhibition of Fine Art and the Allegany National Photography Competition & Exhibition.
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Registration is free but limited to 12 participants. Registrants should be able to walk comfortably in park-like settings, and be able to ride a passenger bus between locations. Registrants should also plan to bring a camera - cell phone cameras are acceptable. Transportation and lunch will be provided in this day-long workshop.
Any guests requiring assistance with mobility accommodations or dietary needs, or if a camera is needed, should contact us. To register, please contact us at art@alleganyarts.org or at 301.777.2787. Participants must be age 55 or older to participate.
Allegany Arts Council | 9 N. Centre St., Cumberland, MD 21502
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Please note the pewter casting workshop with Brendan Rich has been moved from September 23, 2021 to Thursday, October 21, 2021,from10am to noon at the Mansion House Art Center. | |
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Pewter casting at the Mansion House Art Center
Pewter Casting I - Brendan Rich will introduce students to Pewter casting at the Mansion House Art Center, in a hands-on workshop to produce pewter tokens and badges using Historical techniques. Limited to 10 individuals, materials provided, 2 hours - $25. October 21, 2021, from 10 AM to noon.
The photograph is of a mold approximately 2" x 1.5”, and the casting is 1" in length, and is one of the tokens that people will get to cast for themselves. To register, contact Elaine Wolfe at valleyartinfo@gmail.com.
The Mansion House Art Center & Gallery
480 Highland Avenue, Hagerstown, MD 21740
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Authentic Community Theatre presents
Sweeney Todd at The Maryland Theatre
Fri, October 22, 2021 at 7:30pm
Sat, October 23, 2021 at 7:30pm
Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at 301-790-2000, or at our Box Office.
About the Show...
An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun.
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The Maryland Theatre Box Office
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Box Office is Open 1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
Contact Our Box Office 301-790-2000
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The Berkeley Springs Studio Tour is a free, self-guided driving tour in and around Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. This year the tour will be held October 23rd-24th 10am-5pm during the height of fall foliage.
The Berkeley Springs Studio Tour is comprised of nationally and regionally known artists in their studios. It includes contemporary and traditional art and fine crafts in many different media. Artists will demonstrate and describe their processes used to create their unique work. All studios require all visitors to wear a mask.
Numbers will be limited in a studio so there may be a wait outside. THE ICE HOUSE GALLERY is the Tour Information Center. Maps will be available at the Ice House Gallery or online. For more info see BSSTOUR.org or call 304-249-8803
For travel info visit berkeleysprings.com
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The Maryland Theatre presents
Rocky Horror Picture Show
October 28, 2021 at 7:00pm
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The Maryland Theatre Box Office
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Box Office is Open 1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
Contact Our Box Office 301-790-2000
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The 95th Annual Mummers' Parade presented by The Alsatia Club Inc.
October 30, 2021, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
The Maryland Theatre is re excited to welcome back this annual tradition! Spectators can enjoy the Mummers’ Parade almost anywhere alongside the parade route. If you would like to purchase tickets for arranged seating, please purchase tickets online, over the phone, or in person. For more information or if you have questions about the Mummers’ Parade, please contact the Alsatia Club at 301-739-2044.
Fee: $8
https://www.mdtheatre.org/mummers
Contact Audrey Vargason at 3017903500 or ajv@mdtheatre.org
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive · Hagerstown, MD 21741
For information contact: Donna Rastelli at 301-739-5727 x 10 or drastelli@wcmfa.org
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Trails and Trees Studio Tour of Berkeley County, WV
November 6 & 7, 2021 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Join the 10th Annual Trails and Trees Studio Tour! The Free, Self-Guided artisan studio tour throughout Berkeley County, WV includes 16 artisans at 10 studios. Glass blowing, stained glass, wood turning, woodworking, pottery, quilting, original jewelry, baskets, honey, paintings, clock art, fiber art, and more -- all handmade in West Virginia! Meet the makers, learn about the artwork, and purchase a handmade treasure! Visit Creativity Where It Lives!! Email trailsandtreesinfo@gmail.com to request a brochure. Find more information at www.trailsandtrees.org.
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Please designate the
Washington County Arts Council
as your charitable organization!
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The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development. | |
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The Washington County Arts Council is a proud member of
County Arts Agencies of Maryland,
Maryland Citizens for the Arts, and Americans for the Arts
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The WCAC facility is wheelchair accessible! | |
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