September 5, 2024

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August Memberships



Thea Bradley

Claire Brooks

Jerri Corbett

Dorothy Crown

Patricia Duncan

Beverlie Ludy

National Association of American African Dance Teachers (NAAADT)

Phoenix International Incorporated

Cathy Thompson

The CCAA


  • Charles County Fair & CCAA - P.D. Brown Fine Arts Building Exhibit
  • CCAA FY 2025 Grant Applications Now Available!


Table of Contents


Performing Arts

  • Chesapeake Choral Arts Society Audition Notice
  • CCYO Fall Auditions For 2024 - 2025
  • SMTMD HOMESPUN COFFEEHOUSE - OPEN MIC
  • Cosmic Symphony - Save the Dates!
  • Twin Beach Players Presents - William Shakespeare's Hamlet
  • SMTMD CONTRA DANCE


CCAA YouTube

  • Second Saturday - ArtFest 2024


Visual Arts

  • Neighborhood Creative Arts Center - Upcoming Art Classes
  • MCAC Open All-Media Exhibition - Architecture and Portraiture "Building Bodies"
  • Artist Open Studios - Call for Artists Early Bird Registration
  • UMD Charles Regional Medical Center Gallery - Mary Mangino/Billie Harley
  • Charles County Commissioners Gallery - Smallwood Camera Club


Literature

  • Friends of Chapman State Park - Invitation to a Lecture & Book Signing by James Bish
  • CCPL Highlighted Programs Updated


Cultural

  • Friends of Chapman State Park - Invitation to "Keys To History" Event

THE CCAA

Interested in volunteering? Call us at (301) 392-5900 or email ccaaofficeaa@gmail.com with the subject 'Fair Volunteer'!

To submit your artwork and photography, click here for Section R requirements
Application for Charles County Fair Queen, Queen Nicotina LXXXVIII

PERFORMING ARTS

Music

SMTMD HOMESPUN COFFEEHOUSE - OPEN MIC

CHAPTICO, MD FRIDAY, September 27th • 7 PM

4th Friday of the month* September through June at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Rd, Chaptico, MD. Acoustic musicians of all skill levels are warmly welcomed to perform their favorite tunes. Doors open at 7 pm with performances beginning promptly at 7:30 PM. Admission is $8; performers are admitted free of charge. Contact Chris Dudley in advance (ccdudley@rocketmail.com) to sign up as a performer. Info: smtmd2@gmail.comhttps://www.smtmd.org/#/open-mic-night/

*Rescheduled or canceled events will be posted online 

Theater

Buy Tickets Here

Dance

SMTMD CONTRA DANCE

CHAPTICO, MD

SATURDAY, September 14th • 7 PM

2nd Saturday of the month* at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Rd, Chaptico, MD. The evening starts at 7 pm with a half-hour beginner’s dance workshop followed by live music performed by the SOMD Open Band and dancing from 7:30 to 10 pm. Check the website calendar for the lineup of dances and callers! Admission is $12 for non‐SMTMD members; $8 for members. Children 17 and under, when accompanied by an adult, and band members are free. Info: smtmd2@gmail.com, smtmd.org/#/dances/


*Rescheduled or canceled events will be posted online  

CCAA YOUTUBE

VISUAL ARTS

Click Here to Register

CCAA Sponsored Galleries

The Charles Regional

Medical Center Gallery

Artwork By: Mary Mangino/Billie Harley

July 11 to October 8, 2024

Click here to view the virtual gallery

Charles County

Commissioner Building Gallery

Artwork By: Smallwood Camera Club

July 10 to October 9, 2024

Click here to view the virtual gallery

COMING THIS FALL!

The Charles Regional

Medical Center Gallery

Artwork By: Connie Miller/Julie Meisel

October 8, 2024, to January 7, 2025

Charles County

Commissioner Building Gallery

Artwork By: Lauren Brumbach

October 9, 2024, to January 8, 2025

For more information about CCAA-sponsored and supported galleries, contact ccaaofficeaa@gmail.com

Visit our website to see the current gallery shows online!

LITERATURE

The Charles County Chapter of the Maryland Writers Association assists new and established writers from the basics of the craft, editing, traditional and self-publication, marketing and many other aspects of writing. The Chapter coordinates book signings at various events throughout the year, and coordinated writing events to the Mattawoman Creek Art Center. The Chapter meets at Christ Church, 112 Charles Street, La Plata at 6 PM every third Wednesday of the month for a Critique Group, followed by a business meeting and writing prompts at 7 PM.

Contact Lewis McIntyre at mcintyrel@verizon.net,

to be put on distribution for meeting notices and events.


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COMMUNITY, HERITAGE, & CULTURAL ARTS


QUICK HELPFUL LINKS & INFORMATION

Charles County Public Library

Arts Across

Maryland

CCAA Arts Insider Newsletter

Maryland Arts Registry

Maryland Artist Marketplace

Maryland Art Place Resource Bulletin

YOUTUBE

FACEBOOK

WEBSITE

MEMBERSHIP

ARTSCAMP

CCAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS


KEITH LINVILLE, President

RONALD G. BROWN, Vice-President

CINDY JOHNSON, Secretary/Treasurer

DIANE RAUSCH, Past President

JOSELLE GILPIN

LEW McINTYRE

ROBERT MEDLEY

CLARISSA STROUD


GALLERY

GALE KLADITIS - Gallery Specialist

CINDI BARNHART - Gallery Assistant

ALEXANDRIA GONZALEZ

The Newsflash is published every Thursday. If you would like your event included, send all information to the CCAA office by email at

ccaaofficeaa@gmail.com

no later than the Monday before your event.


The CCAA is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. All membership dues and donations are 100 percent tax deductible.


CCAA OFFICE STAFF

MARCELA CACACE - Administrative Director

MACKENZIE COULBY - ArtsFest Coordinator

ALEXANDRIA GONZALEZ - Assistant Admin Director


In Memory of our former Executive Director - ROBERT K. RAUSCH

CCAA Membership Organizations


African American Heritage Society

Business Training Works, Inc.

Charles County Board of Education

Charles County Department of Community Services

Charles County Fair, Inc.

Charles County Public Library

Charles County Public Schools

Charles County Youth Orchestra

Chesapeake Choral Arts Society

Edward L. Sanders Insurance Agency, Inc.

Friends of Old Waldorf School

Ivy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities, Inc.

Lew and Karen McIntyre, Authors

Life Journeys Writers Guild

Maryland Writers Association

Mattawoman Creek Art Center

Music Teachers Association of Charles County, Inc.

Nanjemoy Community Center, DCS

National Association of American African Dance Teachers

Neighborhood Creative Arts Center

Opening Night Productions

Phoenix International Incorporated

Port Tobacco Players

Southern Maryland Carousel Group

Southern Maryland Decorative Painters

Town of Indian Head

Our Sponsors: Thank You!

About the Charles County Arts Alliance, Inc.


The mission of the Charles County Arts Alliance (CCAA) is to stimulate, promote, encourage, and provide recognition of the arts and the creative spirit. Founded in 1987, the CCAA promotes ALL the arts in Charles County: music, visual art, drama, dance and literature.


The CCAA is the official arts council of Charles County and is recognized as such by the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) of the State of Maryland. In this capacity, the CCAA serves as the "umbrella" organization for the arts community in Charles County. The CCAA promotes Charles County arts organizations and individuals, provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and the schools through its annual arts grant programs, sponsors the creation and presentation of new, diverse cultural activities and special events for the community, provides arts scholarships, and ensures the Charles County's under-served population, people with disabilities, residents with limited income, minorities, and senior citizens have access to the arts. The CCAA builds partnerships with local government, the business community and the educational community, in an effort to enhance the overall quality of life for the citizens of Charles County.