December 12, 2024

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The CCAA


  • Call for Solo Artists!
  • CCAA Arts Scholarships are Now Available!


Table of Contents


Performing Arts

  • Southern Marland Concert Band Presents - Holiday and Folk Music from Around the World
  • SMTMD HomeSpun CoffeeHouse Holiday Open Mic & Potluck
  • PTP Presents - Auditions for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
  • St. Charles High School Performing Arts Dept. Presents - The Laramie Project
  • The Newtowne Players Presents - Matilda The Musical
  • PTP Presents - The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge
  • Twin Beach Players Presents - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 80s Style!
  • SMTMD CONTRA DANCE
  • Mobile STEAAM Solutions Presents - 2024 Winter Social Dance Fundraiser


Visual Arts

  • MCAC Holiday Art Market
  • St. Mary's County Arts Council Call For Art - POL Winery's 15th Anniversary
  • Artist Open Studios - Call for Artists Early Bird Registration
  • UMD Charles Regional Medical Center Gallery - Connie Miller & Julie Meisel
  • Charles County Commissioners Gallery - Lauren Brumbach


Literature

  • Charles County Literacy Council - Pub Style Trivia with a Twist!
  • CCPL Highlighted Programs Updated


Cultural

  • United Way of Southern Maryland - Krispy Kreme Dozens To Support

THE CCAA

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PERFORMING ARTS

Music

SMTMD HomeSpun CoffeeHouse Holiday Open Mic & Potluck

CHAPTICO, MD

FRIDAY, December 20th • 7 PM


Event held 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. A table will be set up in the back for you to drop off any contributions for the potluck. 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/  

Photo Credit: Erin Jewell

Theater

Auditions


Thursday, 12/12 @ 7 PM


Where: 

Port Tobacco Players Theater, Main Auditorium,

La Plata, Maryland


Auditions are open to those 18 years of age and above and will consist of singing 16 to 32 bars of a contemporary musical theater selection (provide sheet music; no a cappella; no recordings) and readings from the script. 


Please be prepared to provide conflicts from Dec 9, 2024 - Mar. 23, 2025, Including holiday travel plans.


Questions? Please email the producer, Stacey: slswickert1213@gmail.com

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Dance

SMTMD CONTRA DANCE 

CHAPTICO, MD

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14th • 7 PM


The 2nd Saturday of the month September through June 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! NOTE: This dance will be free admission for all as we will hold a brief annual meeting to vote in the 2025 Board and approve the Treasurer’s Report. Info: smtmd2@gmail.comhttp://smtmd.org/#/dances/

Photo credit: Erin Jewell

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VISUAL ARTS

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CCAA Sponsored Galleries

The Charles Regional

Medical Center Gallery

Artwork By: Connie Miller & Julie Meisel

October 8, 2024, to January 2025

Click here to view the virtual gallery

Charles County

Commissioner Building Gallery

Artwork By: Lauren Brumbach

October 9, 2024, to January 2025

Check out Lauren's website here!

The Charles Regional

Medical Center Gallery

Coming Soon!

Charles County

Commissioner Building Gallery

Coming Soon!

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

Visit our website to see the current gallery shows online!

LITERATURE

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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.


Join CCPL for another Library After Hours featured event! 
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COMMUNITY, HERITAGE, & CULTURAL ARTS

Doughnut lovers 🍩❤️, we have a treat for you… Charitable (so guilt-free), fresh to order (and perfectly glazed), dozens!! United Way of Southern Maryland just launched a GroupRaise x Krispy Kreme Digital Dozen fundraising campaign. From now until January 31, 2025, 50% of orders will be donated back to our cause when you purchase your doughnuts using our fundraising sales page. $15.00 per dozen!!

Check it out here: grouprai.se/krispykreme51407sa  


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


RONALD G. BROWN, 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

ALEXANDRIA GONZALEZ - Administrative Director

MACKENZIE COULBY - Program Specialist


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 Concert Band

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.