October 27, 2022

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OCTOBER MEMBERSHIPS



Susie Bender

Gwendolyn Fleming

Florence Foster

Jaden Hendricks

Gale Kladitis 

Music Teachers Association of Charles County

Dianne Shisler

William Shisler




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This Newsflash is published every Thursday. If you would like your event included, send all information to the CCAA office by email at ccaaoffice1@gmail.com no later than the Monday before your event.

Maryland Art Place Resource Bulletin

Charles County Public Library

Arts Across

Maryland

Featured Events

PERFORMING ARTS

Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance

HOMESPUN COFFEEHOUSE - OPEN MIC

Friday, October 28, 2022

7:30pm - 10:00pm


Come on out to Christ Church parish hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico, MD, to hear some local talent performing acoustic music favorites—old and new! Admission is only $8.00 per person (performers are free). A table will be set up in the back for you to drop off a snack to share. This is a family event that encourages fledgling and seasoned musicians. Contact Chris Dudley at ccdudley@rocketmail.com to sign up to perform. See you there!



Contra and Ice Cream Social - Caller: Jordan Kammeyer

Saturday, November 12, 2022

7:30pm - 10:00pm


Come out and bring your comfortable dancing shoes!

  • The dances are held at Christ Church parish hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico, MD.
  • Lessons for new or inexperienced dancers begin at 7PM.
  • Admission $12.00, members $8.00, children age 17 and under are free but must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Water is provided, but feel free to bring a refillable bottle to stay hydrated. There will be an ice cream social during the intermission.
  • Go to www.smtmd.org for more information. Watch the website for weather related cancellation notices.

NOTE: SMTMD follows the mandates of the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) with regard to COVID-19. Presently there are no mandates for vaccination, masks or social distancing in St. Mary’s County. More information and guidance from the SMCHD on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 can be found on their website HERE. While we would love to see you, we want you to be aware of the dancing conditions ahead of time so that you can make an informed decision. For more information, contact Christian at christian.jewell@ymail.com.


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College of Southern Maryland Theater

Upcoming Show


Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.


Tickets: $15 General Admission;

              $10 Military with ID; Seniors age 65 and                   up, Youth age 17 and below

               $5 CSM Students, staff


Location: La Plata Campus, Fine Arts Center, Brad and Linda Gottfried Theater



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PORT TOBACCO PLAYERS

Upcoming Show

(Musical Comedy) Hello, Dolly! Is a family friendly, cheerful, and irresistible story about the joy of living life to the fullest. Shimmering with happy songs, shining with loving scenes, and alive thanks to the charisma and personality of one of the most fabulous characters ever on the musical stage, Dolly Gallagher Levi! Widowed Dolly is a turn of the century New York City socialite turned fast talking matchmaker, who has a solution to everyone's woes. Her latest clients are Horace Vandergelder, a well known half-millionaire, and a young pennyless artist, who is in love with Horace’s niece. As she tries to cover up her own romantic desires, Dolly’s scheming soon envelopes Horace’s lovable but foolish employees, a beautiful New York milliner, and her flighty assistant. Don’t miss this Golden Age classic filled with splendid singing and high energy elaborate dancing underscored by some of the most glorious orchestrations in musical theatre history! 


Showing:

November 25th to December 18th

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Chesapeake Choral Arts Society

SOMDCR
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VISUAL ARTS

For more information about CCAA sponsored and supported galleries, contact our office at 301-392-5900 or info@charlescountyarts.org
Visit our website to see the current gallery shows online!

Mattawoman Creek Art Center

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What's Starting Up at NCAC?


Join the Neighborhood Creative Arts Center and explore the world of art & music! We also have our Especially for Homeschoolers Co-Op and Rotary Interact!


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LITERARY ARTS

October 2022 Notable Author:


Edgar Allan Poe


Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts and, after a tumultuous and personally disappointing life, died October 7, 1849 in a Baltimore, Maryland hospital after being found in a gutter, both drunk and barely conscious, and wearing someone else's clothing.


Poe’s life was full of abandonment. His parents died or left before he was three, he was separated from his siblings for a foster family, his foster father frequently abandoned the family for affairs, and his foster mother (whom he got on well with) died when he was 19. His foster father cut him out of his will and then died when Poe was 25, orphaning him again. His fiance broke their engagement and when he finally married his 13 year old cousin, she made him a widower 11 years later. Poe died a year after that. His sad life probably set the tone for his writing as all of Poe's stories take place at night, or on the “bleakest, foulest” day of the year.


Most consider Poe to be the inventor of the American horror story, science fiction, and the detective story. His The Tell-Tale Heart, Masque of the Red Death, The Black Cat, and The Pit and the Pendulum have set the tone for all subsequent American horror writers. His The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841), The Mystery of Marie Rogêt (1942), and The Purloined Letter (1843) are detective story thrillers whose main character Arthur Conan Doyle cited as the inspiration for creating Sherlock Holmes.


He didn’t receive any money for The Raven, his most famous poem, which he had originally titled, To Lenore. However, at a meal with Charles Dickens they discussed Dickens’ pet raven who had died. Poe rewrote the poem with a raven as the central figure.


Every year on the date of his birthday, a mystery man leaves a bottle of cognac and roses on Poe's grave in Baltimore, MD.


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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,
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FOR MORE EVENTS
Join CCPL for another Library After Hours featured event! 
COMMUNITY, HERITAGE, & CULTURAL ARTS
MSAC is accepting applications for the Creativity Grant!
Click here for the Guidelines and Application Process.
Professional Development Opportunities with MSAC:
Learn how the Maryland State Arts Council is working
to advance the arts in our State.
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Charles County Public Library

The Road to College Starts in Middle School ©


CCPL's College Bound Series!


Wednesday, October 26

6:00pm - 7:00pm


Join the Charles County Public Library and Tamara Baptiste-Wallace, The College Application Specialist, as she demystifies the college application process, including financial aid and the Common App.


The Road to College Starts in Middle School © 

Don’t wait until your student is in high school to understand college admissions!

This workshop addresses what parents of middle schoolers need to know to prepare for college. 

Join the Charles County Public Library and Tamara Baptiste-Wallace, The College Application Specialist, as she breaks down what you need to know to apply to college without losing your sanity, as part of the CCPL College Bound Series. 



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CCAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS


KEITH LINVILLE, President

RONALD G. BROWN, Vice-President

CINDY JOHNSON, Secretary/Treasurer

GALE S. KLADITIS, Past President

FELICITY BOOKER

JOSELLE GILPIN

BILL GRAVES

LEW McINTYRE

ROBERT MEDLEY

DIANE RAUSCH

KAREN WASHINGTON


Honorary Board Member

CINDI BARNHART

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


ccaaoffice1@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

ROBERT K. RAUSCH - Executive Director

ISIA WASHINGTON -Program Specialist

CCAA Membership Organizations



African American Heritage Society of Charles County

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

Community Bank of the Chesapeake

Edward L. Sanders Insurance Agency, Inc.

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

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. 
CCAA Office Hours: Monday - Friday
Closed Wednesday's Summertime Hours
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM