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December 20, 2024

Volume 24-57

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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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Most images are "clickable" meaning you can click or touch an image

to go to that event's website/event page.

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Culture & Cocktails:

The Legend of Wise's Well, A South Mountain Mystery


On Friday, January 10, join historian, author, and Antietam Battlefield guide Steve Stotelmyer as he explores a local South Mountain Civil War mystery, "The Legend of Wise's Well: A South Mountain Mystery." This talk features the history of Fox's Gap, a gap in South Mountain that witnessed some of the heaviest engagements of the Battle of South Mountain during the Civil War. Is the Legend of Wise's Well simply an urban legend, or is there some truth to it, too? This month’s cocktail is the Cranberry Pomegranate Bellini, a festive cocktail for the new year made of cranberry and pomegranate juice topped with Prosecco. Doors open at 5:30 PM and light hors d'oeuvres will be served!


Culture & Cocktails 2025 has been made possible by the generous support of the

James and Mary Schurz Foundation.


Fee: $20 – $30


Miller House Museum

Washington County Historical Society

135 W. Washington Street

Hagerstown, MD 21740

info@washcohistory.org

(301) 797-8782

Tickets on Eventbrite
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This is one of William Shakespeare’s last plays written alone. The story starts on a ship and moves to a remote island where we meet Prospera the magician, her daughter Miranda and their two servants Ariel (airy spirit) and Caliban (lowly ogre) who are opposites of the cool kid spectrum. While not listed among the Bard’s comedies, it has all the elements: comedy, romance, magic, family, betrayal and revenge.


Considered to be the most poetic and magical of his comedies, The Tempest may have been Shakespeare’s final play. Some believe that Prospera’s final speeches signify Shakespeare’s personal farewell to theater from the stage. Hailed as a stunning climax to the career of England’s favorite dramatist, The Tempest is a play praising the glories of reconciliation and forgiveness.


Tickets $15(65+) $20


All performances will be held January 18 & 19, 2025

at the

Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center

17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown MD 21740

www.potomacplaymakers.org

potomacplaymakers@gmail.com

Buy Tickets
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DROP OFF: January 27, 2025 from 11am to 1pm or 5pm to 7pm


A juried exhibit of work by artists in and around Smithsburg, Md.

Organized by the Smithsburg Arts & Culture Association

to be held at the

Smithsburg branch of the Washington County Free Library

February 4 to April 6, 2025


Questions: sburgartsculture@gmail.com

Guidelines & Links
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DOWNLOADABLE/PRINTABLE

RESPONSE CARD

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Print and fill out your response card and mail with your check to:


Washington County Arts Council

34 S Potomac St, Ste 100

Hagerstown, MD 21740

BUY TICKETS ONLINE

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www.washingtoncountyarts.com/aoc

WCAC is going paperless!


We’re pleased to announce that the Washington County Arts Council (WCAC) has chosen new, paperless solutions to add convenience and flexibility for local artists and art allies. You may now choose to receive information via email and/or SMS text!


You now have several options for each selection:


Membership:

  1. Go online and pay for your membership using a credit card;
  2. Download the reply card, print, fill it out, and mail with your check/money order;
  3. Contact the Gallery Manager to pay over the phone and/or set up a pledge (monthly or yearly);
  4. Pay in person at the Washington County Arts Council.

You will receive an email receipt (or link to a receipt via SMS text message) along with a digital membership card.


Donation:

  1. Donate online using a credit card;
  2. Contact the Gallery Manager to donate and/or set up a pledge (monthly or yearly) over the phone using a credit card;
  3. Donate in person at the Washington County Arts Council.

You will receive an email receipt (or link to a receipt via SMS text message).


Starting January 1, 2025, exhibits, future charity events, and appeals will be sent electronically and follow these same guidelines. WCAC will no longer send postcards and mailings!


Email, SMS text, or both? Make sure you are 'in the know' and have chosen one or both to stay connected to WCAC! CLICK HERE and fill out the form or scan the QR Code below.


PLEASE NOTE: Even if you filled out a form previously, this is a new form and must be completed to opt-in for SMS text messaging.


You may also sign up for SMS texts by texting "JOIN" to (707) 707-6496.


Less paper and no stamps! WCAC is looking forward to this transition and hopes you enjoy this simplified process, as well. Please let us know if you have any questions.


If you or an artist you know does not have access to a smartphone, notepad, laptop, computer, or printer, please have them come into WCAC during business hours and WCAC will be happy to help them enter a call, make a donation, and/or pay for their membership.

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You can also share this QR code with friends and family!

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Check out the new Arts Council Facebook page…WCAC-Washington County Arts Council


Like this page… https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonCountyArtsCouncilMD/

to stay up to date on local art happenings.

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Join the Artist Registry

Links for Artists

Opportunities for Artists

Explore MSAC grants and opportunities available to independent artists.

Click here for details.


Maryland Arts Directory

A free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse,

and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations.

Click here for details.


Arts Across Maryland

Use our map to find public art, arts venues,

and Arts & Entertainment Districts to explore.

Click here for details.


Resource Bulletin

The MSAC online Resource Bulletin is maintained by the Maryland Art Place,

and includes local, regional, and national opportunities, calls for artists,

grants, and vendor opportunities.

Click here for details.

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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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Supported in part by:

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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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CAAM


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The WCAC facility is wheelchair accessible!

Thank you for providing your email address to the

Washington County Arts Council. Your information was obtained from

at least one of the following methods: signing our guest book,

becoming a member, donating, entering a contest, or exhibiting with us.

Join Our Mailing List

34 S. Potomac St., Suite 100

Hagerstown, MD 21740

(301) 791-3132

info@washingtoncountyarts.com