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December 22, 2021

Volume 21-63

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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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It's not too late to get your gifts in time for the holidays!

The Gallery will be open on Thursday, December 23, 2021,

 from 11 am until 5 pm.

Shop local this season!

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Mark your calendars!

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The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is hosting a reimagined winter social event “The Art of Cooking” on Saturday, January 29, 2022 (snow date: Sunday, January 30, 2022) in partnership with Fountain Head Country Club. This fundraising dinner will feature alumni guest chefs returning to again share their culinary talents, creativity, delectable treats, and wines. This ever so popular evening with friends and supporters of the Arts Council with this year's virtual component is sure to bring a “new beginning’ to the new year. 


The Washington County Arts Council is thrilled to announce the Alumni Chefs for The Art of Cooking 2022 are BJ and Sherrie Goetz; Corey and Jessica Green; David and Robin Lyles; and Jason and Melinda Mallott. Michelle Horst returns as the evening’s emcee.

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The Washington County Arts Council hosts “The Annual Community Art Show, The Best Local Art of 2021” a juried exhibit, from December 2, 2021, through January 4, 2022.


Awards are sponsored by the Hagerstown Arts & Entertainment District and

supported by the City of Hagerstown.

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www.washingtoncountyarts.com/acs-voting
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The Washington County Arts Council presents in the

Main Gallery - “Dusty Graham: COVID Bash the Stash Scrappy Lap Quilts"

& "Bonnie Zuckerman: Natural Reflections" and in the

Hall Gallery - "Jamie Hardges: Color Me

January 6, 2022 - February 1, 2022

in the Galleries at the Washington County Arts Council

34 S Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740 and

online virtually beginning Saturday, January 8, 2022.

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Last minute shopping at The Gallery Shop!

Buy from the best…support local artists for your holiday gifts.

Washington County Arts Council---The Gallery Shop.

34 S Potomac Street

Hagerstown, MD

301-791-3132

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LATE DEADLINE: December 27, 2021

Call for Films:

Maryland International Film Festival - Hagerstown

Call Information
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AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY THEATRE INC. PRESENTS

TEEN PROGRAM SHOWCASE


Tuesday. Dec 28, 2021, 7:00 pm

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BUY TICKETS

ACT Black Box Studio

43-45 S Potomac Street

Hagerstown, MD 21740

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"Let your imagination have free reign and create a themed table

to be photographed..."

Join us as a designer for our Amazing Tablescapes

February 1 - 28, 2022

Create a themed table to be photographed and videotaped. 

Tables need to be designed by January 6, 2022.

Contact the Museum at 301/739-5727 for more information.

See the video of last year's People's Choice Award-Winning table: https://youtu.be/6AkV1GC1sEU

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Columbia Screenwriter’s Works Play on TV, at the Kennedy Center, and Off -Broadway.



Columbia Screenwriter’s Works Play on TV,

at the Kennedy Center, and Off -Broadway.


Author: Adam Tobin Genre: TV Show

“A script is like a party invitation to all the other artists who can work on the project.” – Adam Tobin


Adam Tobin is a screenwriter, TV writer, playwright, and improvisor born in Columbia, Maryland and based in Menlo Park, California. He is a Senior Lecturer teaching screenwriting in Stanford University’s film & media studies program.

Tobin participated heavily in theater growing up, including with Betty May’s Onstage Productions. He attended Howard High School. In his sophomore year, he completed a “mentorship” program with horror writer Thomas F. Monteleone, composing a series of short stories with fantastical themes.

Tobin received an English degree from Stanford and then moved to Los Angeles, where he performed with Los Angeles Theatresports, attended

USC School of Cinematic Arts for an MFA in screenwriting and worked as a story analyst at Jim Henson Pictures. An avid Muppet fan, Tobin helped in the development of Muppets in Space and Elmo in Grouchland.

In 1999, Tobin moved to New York and found work on gameshows including ESPN’s 2-Minute Drill and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, where he once wrote a $10-million-dollar trivia question.

His inclusion as a finalist in HBO’s Project Greenlight in 2003 put his romantic comedy Odd Jobs on display and led to him create the reality show Best Friend’s Date and the scripted comedy About a Girl for Nickelodeon’s The-N Network (now rebranded as TeenNick.) “I’ve gotta be the only instructor at Stanford who’s been a contestant on and created a reality show,” Tobin says.

In 2008, after writing About a Girl in Los Angeles and filming it in Vancouver, Tobin was hired to teach screenwriting at his alma mater, where he “happily offers the course material I had to go to grad school to get.” While there, he reconnected with classmate Deborah Wicks La Puma, a prominent composer of musicals for young audiences. Together they conceived of a new show based on Chelsea Clinton’s children’s book, She Persisted.


She Persisted: the Musical opened in 2019 and was nominated for a Theatre Bay Area award for Outstanding World Premiere Musical. In 2020, it debuted off-Broadway where it was a New York Times “Critic’s Pick” and won an Off-Broadway Alliance award for Best Family Show.

Tobin and La Puma’s next adapted the bestseller What Do You Do With an Idea? for stage and saw it selected by the Kennedy Center for its New Visions/New Voices workshop in 2020. “The pandemic interrupted children’s theater across the country,” Tobin said, “But it’s starting to come back. We’re hoping the show will open in spring of 2022.”

Tobin continues to write stories, screenplays, tv scripts, and musicals, and consults on story and pitching with clients including animation studios (Blue Sky Studios, Dreamworks, Aardman) and documentary films. He loves teaching at Stanford. “It’s a great gig. I get smart students who want to tell important stories. I don’t have to worry about budget or what sold recently, I just have to guide them in how to make their stories better.” Learn more at https://art.stanford.edu/people/adam-tobin


Genre: TV Show – Television programming, either drama or comedy, written for audience entertainment with plot and characters that develop over a season of episodes.

Sample Viewing List: Odd Jobs, About a Girl, She Persisted: the Musical, Best Friend’s Date, What Do You Do With an Idea?

Fun With Words - Maryland Writers ’Association (MWA) invites you to have fun writing TV screenplay like Adam Tobin. With just 100 words, weave two characters into a TV Show of your own making. Title your TV Show response and submit to: https://marylandwriters.org/Notable_Maryland_Authors by the 22nd of the month and receive an MWA Fun With Words submission certificate. Selected responses will be published with next month’s article as well as posted on the MWA website.

The MWA is a 33-year-old state-wide association (501c3) dedicated to encouraging and mentoring Maryland writers, poets, playwrights, and authors. Go to: www.MarylandWriters.org for more info.

Reader Responses: Last month readers were asked to write children’s literature like Mary Amato. With just 100 words they were to weave twins into a humorous childhood or early teen situation. Here are their responses:

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DEADLINE: February 1, 2022 @ 5pm

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12th Annual Washington County Art Educators

Call Information
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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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Valley Art Association
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Joyful Arts Studio Classes
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Destination Arts! Events
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Please designate the

Washington County Arts Council 

as your charitable organization! 

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To include your art events in the arts calendar of the Washington County Arts Council’s website

         https://www.washingtoncountyarts.com/events


To join the Artist Registry of the Washington County Arts Council’s

         https://www.washingtoncountyarts.com/artists/join


To include your art events in future editions of Artist Alley, the electronic newsletter of the Washington County Arts Council, email art information to maryanneb@washingtoncountyats.com.


Please specify organization, program, dates, brief description, location, ticket price and contact information. Please also include a photo or graphic.

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To stay connected, please join the

Washington County Arts Council page on Facebook.

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Links for Artists

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Maryland Artist Registry


Maryland Artist Marketplace



Arts Across Maryland

Opportunities for Artists

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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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Supported in part by:

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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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