October 12, 2023

Thank You for Your

Continued Support!

BECOME A MEMBER

October Memberships

African American Heritage Society

Burkey and Margaret Boggs

Karen McIntyre

Alicia Hancock

The CCAA

  • Scholarships 2024 Opening Soon!

Table of Contents


Performing Arts

  • A COSMIC Homecoming
  • The Newtowne Players: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
  • New Direction Community Theater: Aladdin
  • Second Saturday is on the CCAA YouTube Channel


Visual Arts

  • CCAA Sponsored Galleries (New Gallery!)
  • CCAA New Gallery at the Commissioners Building


Literature

  • Join the MWA!
  • CCPL Highlighted Programs Updated


Cultural

  • Americans For The Arts: Arts & Economic Prosperity 6
  • Scarecrow Festival

FEATURED EVENTS

PERFORMING ARTS

Music

COSMIC Symphony is excited to present native Southern Marylander and professional cellist from New York City, Julia Henderson. Julia will be performing the Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor, the same piece she played as COSMIC’s 2009 Young Artist Competition Winner!!

Theater

Oct 14th -22nd 2023

More Information Here


CCAA YOUTUBE

VISUAL ARTS

CCAA Sponsored Galleries

The Charles Regional

Medical Center Gallery

Artwork By:  Addison Linkins

July 29 to January 9, 2024

Click here to view the virtual gallery




Charles County

Commissioner Building Gallery

Artwork By: Dianne Shisler

September 20 - January 10

Click here to view the virtual gallery.

Community Bank of the Chesapeake

Waldorf Branch Gallery

Artwork By: Various Artists

August 11 to December 29, 2023

Click here to view the virtual gallery

Download Submission Guidelines

For more information about CCAA sponsored and supported galleries, contact gkladitis@comcast.net and cindi_barnhart@msn.com

Visit our website to see the current gallery shows online!

LITERATURE

Join aspiring, emerging, and established writers at the Maryland Writers’ Association’s (MWA) Annual Brain to Bookshelf Conference October 14-15 at

 

Baltimore Hilton BWI,

1739 W Nursery Rd., 

Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

 

At MWA, we’re dedicated to the art, business and craft of writing, and this exciting in-person conference has it all:

·                     Keynote each day from award-winning USA Today best-seller Hank Phillippi Ryan

·                     Dozens of presentations and workshops.

·                     Literary agents and small press editors will hear pitches, critique work, and offer their insights during a panel discussion.

·                     Lunch networking opportunity with fellow attendees and industry professionals.

·                     Bookstore - buy presenter titles, plus sell your latest book, raffle and much more.

 

Register at https://marylandwriters.org/MWA_Annual_Conference_2023.

 

For the best conference rates and opportunities, join MWA, then be sure to login to your account when you register.

Pitches and critiques do sell out - act early to get the agent or editor who's right for your work. 

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

COMMUNITY, HERITAGE, & CULTURAL ARTS

Please join us Thursday, October 12, 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET, for the national release of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), Americans for the Arts’ new economic impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations

and its audiences.  



During this LIVE virtual event, we’ll debut the latest economic and social impact findings gathered in partnership with 373 regions from across all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

 

Not only will you be the first to learn the highly anticipated national impact numbers, but you’ll hear from arts partner communities, elected officials, artists, and national strategic partners about how and why this study is vital to the work they do in building stronger communities. 

 

The AEP6 Launch event will be hosted by Rita Moreno

the legendary multi-award-winning actress, singer, dancer,

and civil rights activist.


Sign up to participate in the Town of La Plata's Veterans Parade Veteran's Day Parade. Registration closes this Friday, October 13th. No late applications will be accepted.


Sunday, November 5th, 1 pm


Registration form is available on the Town's website


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

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

MARCELA CACACE - Administrative Director

MACKENZIE COULBY - Program Specialist

ALEXANDRIA GONZALEZ - Admin Assistant

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

Community Bank of the Chesapeake

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

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.