April 4, 2024

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March/April Memberships



Charles County Fair, Inc.

Friends of Old Waldorf School

Ivette Marcucci

Linda & Stephen Dent Mitchell

Marie Parham

Shirley Ann Perez

Sandy Rohde

Chancy & Sandra Wood

The CCAA


  • Kids' Puppetry Workshop
  • CCAA ArtsFest 2024 Registration is Open!
  • CCAA ArtsCamp Registration Now Available!

Table of Contents


Performing Arts

  • Chesapeake Choral Arts Society Presents: Songs of Freedom, Hope & Peace
  • SMTMD Spring Concert - The Blue Rhythm Boys
  • Southern Maryland Bluegrass at Elks Presents: David Peterson & 1946
  • Cosmic Symphony Presents: Sound of The Screen Feat. Lisa Harman
  • Twin Beach Players Presents: The Big Five-Oh
  • PTP Presents: Ms. Story's Living History Starring Shemika Renée
  • Twin Beach Players - Auditions for "She Kills Monsters"
  • Southern Maryland Traditional Music & Dance


CCAA YouTube

  • Second Saturday Artists in Residence Featuring Shemika Renee


Visual Arts

  • MCAC & Accokeek Artists Alliance Presents: Stained Glass Demonstration
  • Congressman Hoyer Presents: The 2024 Congressional Art Competition
  • MCAC Announcement to Artists - 30th Annual Open All-Media Juried Show
  • UMD Charles Regional Medical Center Gallery - Sally Goldsmith
  • Charles County Commissioners Gallery - Cecelia Dunay


Literature

  • Twin Beach Players - The Annual Kid's Playwriting Festival
  • CCPL Highlighted Programs Updated


Cultural

  • St. Mary's County Arts Council Ribbon Cutting Event
  • Celebrate La Plata at La Plata Town Hall April 27th
  • Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco - 15th Annual Market Day
  • FolkLife 2024 Summer Workshops - Registration Opens Soon!
  • The Arts Center of Montross - Registration Open for Paint Menokin, Power of Place

THE CCAA

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PERFORMING ARTS

Music

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SMTMD SPRING CONCERT - THE BLUE RHYTHM BOYS

CHAPTICO, MD - FRIDAY, April 19th • 7 PM

The Blue Rhythm Boys will be performing live at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Rd, Chaptico, MD. Doors open at 7 pm and the concert begins at 7:30 pm. Complimentary refreshments will be offered. Admission is $15 for members, $20 for non-members, and children under 17 are free. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. See the website for more details. Info: [email protected]https://www.smtmd.org/#/concert/ 

The Southern Maryland Bluegrass at the Elks series welcomes David Peterson & 1946 on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Calvert Elks Lodge #2620 in Prince Frederick, MD. The doors open at Noon with the performance starting at 2:00 PM.


David Peterson & 1946 exhibits Bluegrass in a straightforward manner. They’re Bluegrass with a capital B and they entertain without the need of technological gizmos. Simply put, it’s “Hardcore

Bluegrass Music”.

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Theater

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Dance

SMTMD CONTRA DANCE

CHAPTICO, MD

SATURDAY, April 13th • 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 and $8 for members. Children 17 and under, when accompanied by an adult, and band members are free. Info: [email protected]smtmd.org/#/dances/

*Rescheduled or canceled events will be posted online 


CCAA YOUTUBE

VISUAL ARTS

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CCAA Sponsored Galleries

The Charles Regional

Medical Center Gallery

Artwork By:  Sally Goldsmith

New Extended Dates!

January 11 to July 9, 2024

Click here to view the virtual gallery


Charles County

Commissioner Building Gallery

Artwork By: Cecelia Dunay

January 10 to April 10, 2024

Click here to view the virtual gallery

COMING THIS SPRING!

The Charles Regional

Medical Center Gallery

Artwork By:  Mary Mangino

July 9 to October 8, 2024

Charles County

Commissioner Building Gallery

Artwork By: Doris Hall

April 10 to July 10, 2024

For more information about CCAA-sponsored and supported galleries, contact [email protected]

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 [email protected],

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 Registryy

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

ROBERT K. RAUSCH, Past President

JOSELLE GILPIN

LEW McINTYRE

ROBERT MEDLEY

DIANE RAUSCH

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

[email protected]

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

ROBERT K. RAUSCH - Executive Director

MARCELA CACACE - Administrative Director

MACKENZIE COULBY - ArtsFest Coordinator

ALEXANDRIA GONZALEZ - Assistant Admin Director

CCAA Membership Organizations


African American Heritage Society

Century 21 New Millennium Realtors

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

College of Southern Maryland

Edward L. Sanders Insurance Agency, Inc.

Friends of Old Waldorf School

Indian Head Center for the Arts / Black Box Theater

Ivy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities, Inc.

Life Journeys Writers Guild

Masonic Lodge - La Plata

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

Port Tobacco Players

Shore United Bank

Southern Maryland Carousel Group

Southern Maryland Decorative Painters

Town of Indian Head

Upward Thrive Academy

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.