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Welcome to Artist Alley,
Washington County Arts Council's electronic newsletter.
We hope this publication will engage you with the arts in your community.
WCAC welcomes your ideas and support as it continues to take the lead in bringing together the community's art organizations to strengthen our region's arts culture.
For artist information, arts events, calls for art, and more visit WCAC's web page...
www.washingtoncountyarts.com.
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The Washington County Arts Council presents âResilience & Inspiration: Recent Works from HCC Visual Arts Students and Facultyâ from March 3, 2022 through April 5, 2022 in the Galleries at the Washington County Arts Council, 34 S Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740 and online virtually beginning Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Congratulations to the following artists whose artwork is included in the exhibit.
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The Chroma Factor
Mark Youngblood & BISFA Digital Photography Students
A major part of being a visual artist is recognizing and appreciating the color that exists around us during everyday life. In this show, students and teacher have captured the colors that they see around themselves and transformed them into passionate works of art.
Mark Youngblood is the owner of Youngblood Studios and a professional photographer for over 30 years and has been a photography teacher at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts as an Artist in residence since the opening of the school in 2009. Mr. Youngblood who attended Hagerstown Community College and Shepherd University holds memberships in several professional photography organizations, including being named commercial and portrait photographer of the year in the state of Maryland.
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Meet Mark Youngblood &
BISFA Digital Photography Students
Coffee and Connections
Wednesday, March 30, 2022---- 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Washington County Chamber of Commerce
1 S. Potomac St.,
Hagerstown, MD, 21740
301-739-2015
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Congratulations to 2022 Peopleâs Choice AwardâTodd Geiman,
for his sculpture, âPete the âMeat'.â
The Art Educators 2022 award was sponsored by
The Mary K. Bowman Fund for Historical Preservation and Fine Arts Fund.
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The 10th Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown will be getting under way on Friday March 25th at the Historic Maryland Theatre. Five venues will be utilized during the three-day event, concluding on Sunday March 27. To purchase tickets, visit marylandiff.org/. | |
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Announcement for Juried Applications
WCAC Plein Air 2022

Washington County Arts Council, Inc. announces its Inaugural Plein Air event.
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Join the Maryland Symphony Orchestra for
âCheers to 40 Years!â
One of Washington Counties most anticipated events, the Maryland Symphony Orchestraâs 2022 40th Anniversary Gala will take place on Saturday May 7th at the historic Maryland Theatre. Featuring âThe Firebird: Music of Stravinsky, Pierne & Franckâ, the MSO Gala will be unlike any other in our region offering an evening of incredible experience with world-class music.
Guests will enjoy cocktails and hors dâoeuvres, fun photo opportunities and the ability to bid on unique auction packages before heading upstairs to the Maryland Theatre Ballroom for a delicious spring inspired dinner. After dinner, guests will attend the performance by the MSO and return after the concert to the Ballroom for the After-Party Experience featuring a 40th Anniversary toast, additional photo opportunities, dessert, live music by the Dixie Power Trio and dancing.
For more information, please contact Emily Christine Socks, Director of Development, at 410.610.7548 or esocks@marylandsymphony.org
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Summer Concert Series
Presented by Big Cork Vineyards and The Maryland Theatre
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Tickets can be purchased in person at The Maryland Theatre Box Office,
by phone at 301-790-2000, or mdtheatre.org
The Maryland Theatre Box Office
is Open to the Public Monday- Friday 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Ticketing services provided by Ticketmaster!
There will be no package offer each show will be sold individually.
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Yellow Brick Road- A Tribute to Elton John
Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM
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About the Show...
Yellow Brick Road, A Tribute to Elton John, from Augusta Maine, is a full concert tribute, complete with an incredible light show and sound system.
Every detail of an actual Elton John concert is presented in such a way that will have Elton John fans screaming for more!
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Absolute Queen- A Tribute to Queen
Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 7:00 PM
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Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here? (Call-to-Action)
Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining"!
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The Landsharks- A Tribute to Jimmy Buffet
Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 7:00 PM
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Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here? (Call-to-Action)
Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining"!
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Our Box Office Location is:
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
The Maryland Theatre Box Office Hours
Monday-Friday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Box Office is Open 1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
Contact Our Box Office 301-790-2000
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NEW MANSION HOUSE EXHIBIT CELEBRATES ARTISTIC FELLOWSHIP
âSeeing It Our Way", the new art show for the month of March at the Valley Art Association's Mansion House Art Center & Gallery in Hagerstown's City Park.
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Artists just see things differently. They see colors, textures, shadows, shapes and even meaning others might not see. For many artists, creating in the company of other like-minded people is a plus, and that's exactly the theme of the new exhibit at the Mansion House Art Center & Gallery in Hagerstown's City Park.
"Seeing It Our Way" is an exhibition of 50 canvases by 21 artist members of the Valley Art Association (VAA) who participate in one of the VAA's two, longtime weekly in-person gatherings: The Wednesday Group and Inspiration Tuesdays. "Seeing It Our Way" runs March 4-27, 2022 at the VAA's Mansion House Art Center and Gallery in Hagerstown's City Park.
The VAA's Wednesday group, currently chaired by artist Pattie Boyst of Hagerstown, originally started in the 1980s when local artists were meeting at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in City Park, while the Mansion House on the hill had been sitting empty. VAA members proposed to the City that the building be used for a gallery; the City agreed, volunteers cleaned up the Mansion House, and it became the VAA's new home in 1981. One of the original members is still painting with that group.
The Tuesday group, currently chaired by artist Donna Mason of Hagerstown, was started in 2011 by Marjorie Tressler of Waynesboro, who initially envisioned having three venues in the Mansion House: one room for portrait studies of live models, one set up for still lifes, and one set up for artists to work from their own resources.
The Valley Art Association, whose motto is "Art is for Everyone", operates the Mansion House Art Center & Gallery at 480 Highland Avenue in Hagerstown, open to the public Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays, 1-5 p.m. Admission is free.
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Elyssa Kellogg, Still Life with Pears | |
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Hagerstown Community College
to host
BISFA Senior Student Art Exhibition
Hagerstown Community College is proud to host the visual arts students from Barbara Ingram School of Fine Arts for their Senior Exhibition from Friday, March 18, 2022 through Thursday, March 31, 2022 in the Kepler Center on HCCâs main campus.
The exhibit will feature drawing, painting, photography, digital works, and sculpture. The opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022 from 5 to 8 p.m. A BISFA student DJ will provide music for the evening. The reception is open to the public.
The art exhibit is open to the public Monday through Friday, March 18 to 31, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, contact Margaret Yaukey, visual art program coordinator, 240-500-2221, mayaukey@hagerstowncc.edu.
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The Washington County
Playhouse Dinner Theater
is proud to present
their first
MainStage play of 2022,
Neil Simonâs Last of the
Red Hot Lovers!
This MainStage comedy opens March 18, 2022 at The Playhouse.
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The Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater is proud to present their first MainStage play of 2022, Neil Simonâs Last of the Red Hot Lovers! This MainStage comedy opens March 18, 2022 at The Playhouse.
Middle-aged and married, overworked and overweight, Barney Cashman (Shawn R. Martin) wants to join the sexual revolution before it's too late and arranges three seductions: the first, Elaine Navazio (Charlemagne McNeil), proves to be a foul-mouthed bundle of neuroses; Bobbi Michele (Megan Siebeneichen) is next, a 20-ish actress who's too kooky by half; and finally comes Jeanette Fisher (Jess Edwards) in September, a gloomy, depressed housewife who happens to be married to Barney's best friend.
The show is preceded by Dinner featuring Dinner Rolls, Soup or Salad, Dinner, Dessert, and Coffee, Tea, and Iced Tea. A Full-Service Cash Bar is available. Bar tab and gratuity not included. Children under age 5 not admitted.
Neil Simonâs Last of the Red Hot Lovers plays March 18-27, 2022 and April 22-May 1, 2022 on Friday and Saturday evenings at 6PM and select Sunday matinees at 1PM.
The Washington County Playhouse is located at 44 North Potomac Street, Rear. Since 1985, The Playhouse has been entertaining guests in the heart of Hagerstown's Arts and Entertainment District and City Center.
Tickets (includes dinner and show) cost $59.50 for Adults, $53.50 for Active Military and First Responders, and $49.50 for children (5-12). Tickets can be purchased at www.washingtoncountyplayhouse.com or by calling (301)739-7469.
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Potomac Playmakers Hosts
Maryland Community Theatre Festival Association (MCTFA)âs 2022 Festival
Saturday, March 19th, 3:00 pm-10:30 pm
Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center
17303 West Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(240) 513-6260
potomacplaymakers@gmail.com
The festival will be both a regular play festival and a celebration of original scripts. The 3 plays and performances are adjudicated, with awards for performances, direction, technical aspects, and playwrighting. This year's participants include the Rockville Little Theatre, Kensington Arts Theatre and New Direction Community Theater. Performances begin @ 3:00 pm Saturday and awards will be presented Sunday, March 20th @ 11:00 AM. For further information, visit https://mctfa.org/cms/home
Tickets are $15.00, available at https://www.potomacplaymakers.org/get-tickets/ and at the door.
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The Maryland Theatre hosts
Travis Tritt
Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 7:30 PM
Nearly 30 years after Travis Tritt launched his music career, the Southern rock-influenced artist continues to sell-out shows and stay true and relevant to country music fans across the globe. Continuously performing shows and withholding a heavy appearance schedule, Tritt is proving to be unstoppable. At the same time, his conspicuous lack of a cowboy hat and musical assertiveness set him apart.
Fee: $48 - $78
Contact Audrey Vargason at 301-790-3500 or Contact Email: ajv@mdtheatre.org
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Our Box Office Location is:
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
The Maryland Theatre Box Office Hours
Monday-Friday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Box Office is Open 1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
Contact Our Box Office 301-790-2000
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The Hagerstown Community College Alumni Association will hold its 26th Annual Flower and Garden Show on Saturday, March 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, March 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the ARCC.
More than 150 vendors will take part in the show, named as one of the areaâs premier events. Show participants include experts in nurseries, lawn and garden equipment, pottery and statuary, landscaping, tree services, stone products, pools, spas, outdoor furniture, flowers, wild bird products, and natural gourmet gifts from the garden.
Seminars and demonstrations on a variety of gardening topics will be held continuously throughout both days of the event. Saturday seminars include:
- 11 a.m. â âGardening for Birds,â with Annette Cormany, University of Maryland Horticulture Educator
- 12 p.m. â âPlant This, Not That,â with Ann Aldrich, Washington County Master Gardener
- 1 p.m. â âSoil Health,â with Derek Furry, Bartlett Tree, Plant Health Expert
- 2 p.m. â âGardening with Children,â with Mo Theriault, Martha McNeil, and Susan Stull, Washington County Master Gardeners
- 3 p.m. â âLasagna Gardening,â with Dusty Graham, Washington County Master Gardener
Sunday seminars include:
- 12 p.m. â âThe Secret Garden at Western Maryland Hospital,â with Will Godwin, Washington County Master Gardener
- 1 p.m. â âSpotted Lanternfly,â with Kenton Sumpter, Entomologist for Maryland Department of Agriculture
- 2 p.m. â âYoga for Gardeners and Others,â with Nancy Poole, Certified Yoga Instructor, YACEP, AFAA
- 3 p.m. â âDanger in the Garden,â with Judy Kofoet, Washington County Master Gardener
Admission is $5 for adults and free for children under 12. Proceeds benefit the HCC Alumni Association. Lunch and snacks will be available for purchase at the Garden Café. Free parking and garden-themed childrenâs activities will be available.
For information about the Flower and Garden Show, contact Lisa Stewart at lsstewart@hagerstowncc.edu, or call 240-500-2346.
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Art in Bloom kicks off with Special Friday Preview Hours | |
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Colorful fresh-cut flower arrangements are paired with equally exquisite pieces of artwork for the annual Art in Bloom event in March.
Hosted by Hagerstown Garden Club to benefit the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Art in Bloom couples members of regional garden clubs, school groups, and individuals with a select work of art at the museum. Each floral designer interprets their assigned work of art â be it a painting or sculpture by creating a one-of-a-kind floral arrangement.
2022 marks 18 years of the spring-themed celebration of art and flowers. The event takes place March 25-27, with special hours for the public to view the floral interpretations at their freshest and most vibrant.
The museum will be closed to the public Friday, March 25, 2022 while the designers install their arrangements, reopening that afternoon for special early access in-person event from 4 to 6 p.m. Admission is $10. (There is no charge for Art in Bloom sponsors or participating floral designers). Saturday, March 26, Art in Bloom will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, March 27, from noon to 4 p.m. There is no admission charge for Saturday and Sunday, but donations to support the museum are gratefully accepted.
On Saturday at 1 p.m. Denny Warrenfeltz of Roostervane Gardens in Funkstown will lead a floral presentation in the museumâs atrium. Proof of vaccination is required to attend the demonstration but is not necessary for general admission to the museum.
Garden clubs scheduled to participate are Hagerstown Garden Club; Biglerville Garden Club; Green Walled Garden Club; Carroll Garden Club; Silver Fancy Garden Club in Frederick; Crossroads Garden Club; Howard County Garden Club; Town and Country Garden Club; Mt. Airy Garden Club; Kelly Wright Flowers; Designers Guild, Clear Spring Garden Club, as well as individual designers.
To purchase tickets for Fridayâs event, contact Donna Rastelli at 301-739-5727 or email her at drastelli@wcmfa.org.
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âWHIMSICALLY YOURSâ
Local and regional artists will be staging a pop-up art gallery for the
first two weekends of April 2022 in the
Clock Tower building in Williamsport, MD.
Art in the exhibit will be for sale.
Credit cards accepted, but cash preferred.
Clock Tower Art Gallery Pop-Up
25 N. Conococheague Street
Williamsport, MD.
Apr. 1, 2, 3 and Apr. 7, 8, 9. 2022
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 10 am-4 pm, Sundays 12pm-4pm.
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Contact Audrey Vargason at 301-790-3500 or Contact Email: ajv@mdtheatre.org
Our Box Office Location is:
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
The Maryland Theatre Box Office Hours
Monday-Friday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Box Office is Open 1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
Contact Our Box Office 301-790-2000
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Shippensburg Band presents the
100th Anniversary Concert
The Shippensburg Band is proud to celebrate their 100th Anniversary with a concert featuring the talents of local musicians of all ages performing music selections spanning the history of the band.
The concert is scheduled for Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren, 253 E. Garfield Street, Shippensburg. Admission and parking are free; donations accepted (the Shippensburg Band is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization)
Since 1922, the Shippensburg Band has been a not-for-profit, all volunteer organization benefiting the Borough of Shippensburg and its neighboring communities. A variety of pieces from the Bandâs library is presented at every concert, including marches, classical transcriptions, patriotic tunes, Broadway show tunes, folk music, contemporary works, light opera, and hits from the big band era. The concerts are popular, often due to the patriotic appeal of the music and performance and the variety of styles that are presented.
The Shippensburg Band has gathered many individuals from the Shippensburg, PA, and surrounding communities to make music and share it with others. It is a dynamic group of young and old from all walks of life. The band has survived over the years because of good leadership, the dedication of its members, and excellent community support. We continue to return to the community our quality entertainment enjoyed by people of all ages.
The Shippensburg Town Band, currently directed by Carl Sponenberg, rehearses on Tuesday nights between 8:00 PM and 9:30 PM in the Shippensburg Area Senior High School Band Room. Anyone who plays a band instrument is invited to come to a rehearsal and join the band.
More information is available at www.shipband.org
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The Western Maryland City Ballet Company & The City Ballet School presents
Alice In Wonderland
Sunday, May 15, 2022 ---3:00 PM
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See Alice in Wonderland as youâve never seen it before! Aliceâs adventure down the rabbit hole features classical and contemporary choreography set to music by Sergei Prokofiev. City Ballet presents this exciting fantasy ballet with a full cast, dazzling costume design, and theatrical magic to delight an audience of all ages.
Contact Audrey Vargason at 301-790-3500 or Contact Email: ajv@mdtheatre.org
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Our Box Office Location is:
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
The Maryland Theatre Box Office Hours
Monday-Friday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Box Office is Open 1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
Contact Our Box Office 301-790-2000
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The Maryland Theatre presents
The Lettermen
Original Date Friday, March 4, 2022
This show has been postponed to Sunday, June 12, 2022
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For more than 50 years, The Lettermen-- Donovan Tea, Bobby Poynton, and Rob Gulack, each of whom are entertainers in their own rightâhave kept the meaning of harmony alive with their soft, romantic, harmonic blend of music which is as popular with their fans today as it was in 1961 when they recorded their first hit, âThe Way You Look Tonightâ. Though musical tastes have changed over the years, The Lettermen legacy continues. Harmony will always endure the true test of timeâjust as The Lettermen have stood the test of time.
Contact Audrey Vargason at 301-790-3500 or Contact Email: ajv@mdtheatre.org
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Our Box Office Location is:
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
The Maryland Theatre Box Office Hours
Monday-Friday 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Box Office is Open 1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
Contact Our Box Office 301-790-2000
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When visiting the Washington County Arts Council Gallery,
masks are required to be worn over the mouth and nose
by visitors and staff, regardless of vaccination status.
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The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development. | |
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The Washington County Arts Council is a proud member of
County Arts Agencies of Maryland,
Maryland Citizens for the Arts, and Americans for the Arts
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The WCAC facility is wheelchair accessible! | |
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Thank you for providing your email address to the
Washington County Arts Council. Your information was obtained from
at least one of the following methods: signing our guest book,
becoming a member, donating, entering a contest, or exhibiting with us.
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