January 18, 2024

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December/January

 Memberships


Charles County Youth Orchestra, Inc.

Richard and Margery Coppola

Mary Mangino

Connie Miller

Neighborhood Creative Arts Center

Joyce Reid

The CCAA


  • *NEW* Charles County Commissioners Gallery - Cecelia Dunay

Table of Contents


Performing Arts

  • Children's Voices of Southern Maryland - New Rehearsal Location
  • Port Tobacco Players: Wait Until Dark


Literature

  • Artists Competition 2024
  • CCPL Highlighted Programs Updated


Cultural

  • MCAC - SEVEN-UP +, The Art of Charles County Public Highschool Students
  • MCAC - 2024 Winter Open All Media Show
  • La Plata Neighborhood Event Mini-Grant
  • Scholarships 2024 DEADLINE EXTENDED!

THE CCAA

PERFORMING ARTS

Music

Theater

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Wait Until Dark

Jan. 19 to Feb. 4, 2024


Wait Until Dark weaves together the story of a mysterious doll, an innocent woman, theft, thugs, blackmail, drugs, and murder. This psychological thriller finds Susy, blind, and alone at home and being conned by three men who insist a doll from her husband, Sam, is in the house. They try to manipulate Susy, expecting her to be an easy target. When they threaten to bring harm to Sam, though, Susy reveals she is a great deal more resourceful and clever than imagined. She just needs to wait until dark to end the terror.


Wait Until Dark opened in 1966 and ran for nearly 400 performances. Lee Remick was nominated for a Tony Award. The original movie adaptation (1967) earned Audrey Hepburn an Academy Award nomination.  



CCAA YOUTUBE

VISUAL ARTS

CCAA Sponsored Galleries

The Charles Regional

Medical Center Gallery

Artwork By:  Sally Goldsmith

January 11 to April 19, 2024

Link to Gallery Coming soon!


Charles County

Commissioner Building Gallery

Artwork By: Cecelia Dunay

January 10 to April 10, 2024

Click This Link to View!

COMING THIS SPRING!

The Charles Regional

Medical Center Gallery

Artwork By:  Donald Faust and Monika Barilla

April 19 to July 9, 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

Southern Maryland Chain (MD) Chapter 2024 Young Masters Writers and Artists Program Competition


The Young Masters Writers and Artists Program Competition seeks to acknowledge the vital role of the arts in our society by encouraging and supporting our youth as they explore and develop their artistic gifts and talents. To compete, high school students may submit original and unpublished works of poetry and prose or showcase talent in dance, music, drama or spoken word within the following rules and guidelines. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 winners of the competition.


The deadline for submissions is February 16, 2024, by midnight (EST). Cash prizes are awarded to the three top winners in the amounts of $300, $200, and $150, respectively.

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.


Join CCPL for another Library After Hours featured event! 
Visit CCPL Website

COMMUNITY, HERITAGE, & CULTURAL ARTS

Is your neighborhood interested in organizing an event like a block party or cookout to bring your community together? If so then help is here. The Town of La Plata Neighborhood Event Mini-Grant is designed to provide an opportunity for Town of La Plata residents to strengthen their neighborhoods through producing special events.

The Town of La Plata invites neighborhood associations and communities to submit the neighborhood grant application for review. There will be 5 grants awarded up to $500 each. 

Deadline to submit application is March 1, 2024.


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.