December 3, 2020
Serving the Community for 33 Years
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Welcome to our Newest CCAA Members! |
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Thank You for Your Continued Support! |
- David & Susan Lynch
- Tommy Higgins -Century 21 New Millennium Realtors
- Kathleen Noel
- Justin Bowie
- Kim Bowie-Hendricks
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Call for Artists:
CBTC Waldorf Branch Gallery
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CCAA is seeking artists to feature in the upcoming gallery, January 8 - April 16, 2021, at the Community Bank of the Chesapeake - Waldorf Branch. Please send up to two .JPG images of your work to artsalliancegalleries@gmail.com for consideration by Friday, December 18. There is no submission fee. For more information, click here.
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CCAA's 2nd Fridays presents: DanceVisions
with McDonough High School's new dance instructor:
Sheryl Pollard-Thomas
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December 11 at 7:00 PM
Sheryl Pollard-Thomas is the new Dance Instructor at McDonough High School. She is a D.C. native, her pre-professional training at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (HS). S.U.N.Y.@ Purchase College is where she received a B.F.A. in Dance. She was also trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School on a Merit Scholarship. She has served as Co-Chair of the Department of Dance at the Boston Arts Academy for twelve years and dance teacher for 18 years. She has also served as Adjunct Professor at Harvard University and at George Mason University. Ms. Pollard-Thomas has conducted master classes in the Lester Horton dance technique, the official technique of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, in Italy, Germany, Detroit, NYC, Miami and Boston. She is on faculty at City Dance DREAM and Assistant Director and Residential Director at the Earl Mosley’s Institute for The Arts. She lives in Fort Washington, MD with her partner and one of her two daughters.
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CCAA Office Operations Update |
The CCAA office at 10250 La Plata Road has reopened for limited, appointment-only visits.
Appointments are available for the following days:
Tuesday - Friday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Upcoming Concerts with
Charles County Youth Orchestra
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December 11, 2020
Virtual Winter/Holiday Concert
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HAPPENING TONIGHT!
December 3, 7:00 PM
Jody Gatwood, violin
Professor Emeritus at Catholic University of America
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Upcoming Online Theatre Productions
by Charles County High Schools
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La Plata High School Theatre presents:
"The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon"
by Don Zolidis
December 17, 2020
7:30 PM
and
"The Enchanted Bookshop Christmas"
by Todd Wallinger
December 18, 2020
7:30 PM
Donations via check to help offset the cost of royalties may be sent to the following address:
La Plata High School Drama
6035 Radio Station Road
La Plata, MD 20646
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Henry E. Lackey High School Theatre presents:
"Help Desk"
Stay-At-Home Version
by Don Zolidis
December 11, 2020
6:30 PM
If you are inclined to donate to help cover the cost of royalties, please mail checks or cash to:
Henry E. Lackey High School
3000 Chicamuxen Road
Indian Head, MD 20640
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Westlake High School Theatre presents:
"The Day the Internet Died"
by Ian McWethy & Jason Pizzarello
and
"Identity Play; or Who You Are If You Think You Are"
by Jon Jory & Jason Pizzarello
coming January 2021
Accepting donations to offset royalty costs mail send checks (include Drama or Theater Department on check memo) to:
Westlake High School
3300 Middletown Road
Waldorf, MD 20603
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Calling All Dancers!!
Dance studios and independent artists: send your dance video (5 minutes or less) to info@charlescountyarts.org and get featured LIVE on December 11 as part of CCAA's new 2nd Fridays lecture/performance series!
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Friday Night Concert Series
This week: Blythe McCammon, violin and Natalie Beal, piano perform Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No .1 in E major, Op. 8 "Spring" at the CCYO Concerto Competition on January 11, 2020.
Don't forget to Subscribe to our channel for new videos every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday!
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A Message from the College of Southern Maryland:
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Campuses will be open every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM to allow for some in-person student services in a carefully-regulated basis.
The College of Southern Maryland has announced that the campus will remain in Remote- or Restricted Operations mode through MAY 21, 2021. For more information, visit the College's website.
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Introduction to
Abstract Painting:
Watercolor or Acrylic
at MCAC
December 11
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Connie Canby
Fees:
$95 for registration
$5 for supplies
Through this series of painting experiments you may experience a new freer more expressive artist and your already “famous art” to have a renewed enthusiastic and vibrant feel and look.
Let’s discover this new or renewed relationship with our medium and run with it. I guarantee fun, laughter, and “wow” moments.
Due to the COV-19 virus face masks must be worn at all times. The Workshop will be in the main gallery with tables spaced 6-feet apart. Bring your own lunch. Contact Nancy Owens with questions.
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Beginning Scratchboard
at MCAC
December 5
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Instructor: Janice Elliott
Fees: $65
Many people have noticed the pumpkins and tomatoes hanging as paintings in the gift show. Now is the time to find out more about them. Janice Elliott is offering a four hour workshop for adults on Scratchboard painting. She is a life-long artist with experience teaching children, teens and adults.
While everyone in the class will be working with the same image, participants will be encouraged to choose mark-making that best suits their interpretation of the subject. Instruction will include transferring images to the 5x7 board, indicting shapes and value changes, scratching the image into the surface, correction methods, and finishing. The amazing differences depicted, even when everyone is working with the same image, is always fun to see.
All materials are included. Come enjoy a wonderful morning.
Due to the COV-19 virus face masks must be worn at all times. The Workshop will be in the main gallery with tables’ spaced 6-feet apart. No lunch will be available. Contact Nancy Owens with questions.
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Saturday, Jan 9, 2021
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Instructor: Janice McConnell
Fees: $55 before December 20
$65 after December 20
Learn how to approach and design a new painting. Choose the main attractions from your idea or photograph and work with those new concepts and ignore the clutter. Emphasize your original idea. Take away the distractions. Due to the COV-19 virus face masks must be worn at all times. The Workshop will be in the main gallery with tables’ spaced 6-feet apart. No lunch will be available. Click here to download the registration form.
Supplies
Items you are comfortable with; such as pens, pencils, pastels, watercolor or acrylics
No oil paint please due to the odor
A pad of inexpensive watercolor paper
3-4 photographs to inspire you
A very open attitude.
Also pieces of interesting paper that cross your path over the next few months
Example: Christmas wrapping paper no matter how small.
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CBTC - Waldorf Branch
featuring various artists
December 2018 - April 2019
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Revisit CCAA's past galleries with our Flashback Gallery Tour! Check out the playlist on our YouTube channel. New videos every Sunday and Wednesday at noon. |
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Commissioners Building
featuring Walter Pearsall
April - July 2019
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CCAA-Supported Galleries
Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm daily
E-wing Assisted Living Dining Hallway
29449 Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall MD
Open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday;
Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
30165 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall MD
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Solo Show with Gordon Johnson
Open 8:00 am - 4:30 pm weekdays
200 Baltimore Street, La Plata MD 20646
Solo Show with Josh Owen
Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm daily
5 Garrett Avenue, La Plata MD 20646
Multi-Artist Show through January 8, 2021
Open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm weekdays
3035 Leonardtown Road, Waldorf MD 20603
For more information about CCAA sponsored and supported galleries, contact our office at 301-392-5900 or info@charlescountyarts.org
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The Charles County chapter of the Maryland Writers’ Association
provides support to aspiring and established writers in all aspects of the craft, including basic writing, editing, beta readers and critiques, publishing and marketing. We also set up periodic book signing events, though these are largely on hold due to the pandemic. Our monthly meetings cover where we all are on our literary journey, guest speakers, upcoming events, and opportunities for submission. Our chapter meets virtually the third Wednesday of each month, with a critique group from 6PM to 7PM, followed by a business meeting, speakers and writing prompts from 7-8:30PM. E-mail Lewis McIntyre to be added to our mailing list to receive our Zoom meeting links.
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A Message from
Life Journeys Writers Guild:
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We're Keeping our Social Distance, and nurturing Healthy and Literary Relationships!!! While we're hopeful to return to the Waldorf West Library and other venues in the future, we are here for you, Virtually!!!! Inquire about our special Writing Workshops, held monthly, and our Literary Events throughout 2020! Email info@lifejourneyswritersguild.org or Call 240.427.LJWG (5594) for details.
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Though library branches remained closed to the public,
lots of virtual programs are available!
Click the button below to register.
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Call for Stories: Women in the Arts
Deadline: Ongoing
The MSAC is seeking stories about women in the arts and making efforts to highlight these stories throughout the year. When sending your ideas, include "Year of the Woman" in the subject line. For more information, click here. |
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Call for Stories:
Entrepreneurship in the Arts
Deadline: Ongoing
The MSAC is seeking stories about entrepreneurship in the arts and making efforts to highlight these stories throughout the year. When sending your ideas, include "Entrepreneurship in the Arts" in the subject line. For more information, click here.
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Community, Heritage, & Cultural Arts |
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The Underground Railroad: Network to Freedom |
The State of Maryland Office of Tourism invites you to "explore Underground Railroad sites in all of Maryland’s regions to become familiar with personal stories of escape from this tumultuous era in our nation’s history" - including Camp Stanton in Hughsville, right here in Charles County!
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A brave space for virtual learning about racial equality for the Maryland arts sector.
Facilitators: Quanice Floyd & Alysia Lee
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Fall Academy:
Understanding Race, Privilege, and Bias
Reflect on how racial identity and implicit bias affect the arts sector and our constituent communities.
DECEMBER 3 & 10
Moving Toward Racial Justice
TUESDAYS
Lunchtime Book Club:
How to Be an Anti-Racist
by Ibram X. Kendi
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#mcreds are back! click here for more information.
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The Thinking Kid is a live online academy for kids, ages 6-17, offering a wide range of fun after-class clubs and virtual field trips. Classes meet in real time, so students can engage in discussions, ask questions, and participate in activities while being seen and heard by their online classmates!
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MSAC is accepting applications for the Creativity Grant!
Click here for the Guidelines and Application Process.
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Community Senior Centers
Get The SCOOP on What's Happening!
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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:
All Senior Centers and the Nanjemoy Community Center are closed to participants. All scheduled activities, classes, and programs for older adults are canceled. For more information, visit the Charles County Government website.
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Charles County Public Library |
Stream TV, Movies, and Music for FREE
Click here to start your Hoopla experience today!
CCPL is excited to announce a new partnership with Hoopla Digital. Hoopla is a category-creating service that partners with public libraries across North America to provide online and mobile access to thousands of movies, TV shows, music, eBooks, audiobooks, and comics. With Hoopla, you can borrow, instantly stream, and download free dynamic content with your library card. And the best part: there are no late fees! Each cardholder is allowed six checkouts per month, All content is accessible via Hoopla's mobile app and online at hoopladigital.com.
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CCAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ROBERT K. RAUSCH, President
CINDY JOHNSON, Vice-President
RONALD G. BROWN, Secretary/Treasurer
GALE S. KLADITIS, Past President
JOHNATHON CLINKSCALES
BARBARA LORD GRAVES
BILL GRAVES
ANGELICA JACKSON
KEITH LINVILLE
LEW McINTYRE
DIANE RAUSCH
Honorary Board Member
CINDI BARNHART
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The Newsflash is published every Thursday. If you would like your event included, contact the CCAA office by email at
or phone
301-392-5900
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
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CCAA Membership Organizations
Friends of Old Waldorf School Foundation, Inc.
Neighborhood Creative Arts Center
Technical Solutions Sr, LLC
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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.
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CCAA Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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