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Thank You for Your
Continued Support!
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May Memberships
Toi Brooks
Lorina Griffioen-Harris
Beverly Taylor
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This Week
- Charles County Arts Alliance Membership Meeting
- Charles County Youth Orchestra's Annual Spring Concert
- Port Tobacco Players: "You Can't Take It With You"
- NAAAD Free Dance Classes
- Art Poster Contest
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Upcoming events
- ArtsFest 2023
- New Direction: "'Til Beth do us part"
- The Newtowne Players: "Into the Woods"
- SMTMD Contra Dance
- Summer Learning Kick-off Party
- Hillwood Museum Special Invitation
- Cooking Classes
- Apply to be a panelist
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CCAA OFFICE BUSINESS HOURS
MON - THU 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM
FRI 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM
SAT- SUN CLOSED
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The Charles County Arts Alliance (CCAA) wants you! We invite you to become a member today!
Please join us in our mission to promote the arts and enhance the quality of life in Charles County. Your membership will help the arts grow and thrive in our county. By becoming a member today, you will join over 180 committed CCAA members and help us continue in this noble endeavor. Our mission statement has remained the same since we were founded in 1987: “To stimulate, promote, encourage, and provide recognition of the arts and the creative spirit in Charles County, Maryland.”
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Charles County Youth Orchestra, Dr. Osman Kivrak, Director
with Encore Band, Takako Mato, Director; Encore Strings, Dr. Teri Lazar, Director;
and Prelude Strings, Dennis Murphy, Director
presents a
Spring Concert
Sunday May 21, at 3:30pm
To Be Held At
Thomas Stone High School
3785 Leonardtown Rd, Waldorf, MD
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CCYO’s annual Spring Concert on Sunday May 21, will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will be held at Thomas Stone High School, 3785 Leonardtown Rd, Waldorf, MD. This concert is free and open to the public.
Conducted by Dennis Murphy, Prelude Strings; Dr. Teri Lazar, Encore Strings; Takako Mato, Encore Band, and Dr. Osman Kivrak, Charles County Youth Orchestra, the program will include Schubert’s great “Unfinished” Symphony, March of the Sardar by Ivanov, and Chaminade’s Concertino for flute with CCYO Concerto Competition winner Haley Gruwell as soloist. Haley performed the Chaminade last week at the Kennedy Center as a member of the National Symphony Orchestra’s Fellowship Program. The concert will conclude with a rousing rendition of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” with all four ensembles performing together.
Upcoming CCYO events include the CCYO Concerto Competition Concert on June 3 at 3 pm at Christ Church, La Plata and the CCYO Chamber Music Festival from July 18 to July 29 with concerts at 8 pm on July 22 and 29 at Christ Church, La Plata.
Recently, CCYO has been spotlighted in an online film by the Charles County Arts Alliance and has been featured on WTOP radio. Also, two CCYO String Quartets were finalists in the prestigious Washington Performing Arts Society Misbin Chamber Music Competition in Washington, D.C.
CCYO presents two large concerts and several smaller concerts each year, a two-week Chamber Music Festival with two additional chamber music concerts, a Concerto Competition Concert as well as masterclasses and sectionals for students in all four of CCYO’s ensembles.
CCYO is one of the largest youth organizations in Southern Maryland, providing music education and performance opportunities for talented young musicians ages 8 to 18 in Charles, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s, and Calvert counties.
The Charles County Youth Orchestra is sponsored in part by grants from the Charles County Arts Alliance, the Charles County Charitable Trust, the Maryland State Arts Council, the Rotary Club of Charles County, MD, and the Knights of Columbus of Accokeek, MD. Other major contributors include Potters Violins, Gailes Violin Shop, and the Neighborhood Creative Arts Center of La Plata as well as generous donations from individuals.
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1938 American romantic comedy about a man from a family of rich snobs who becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.
You Can't Take It With You was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and is one of the most successful comedies of all time. The madcap (and possibly mad) cast of characters has been delighting audiences for over 75 years.
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PTP Presents
"You Can't Take It With You"
May 5 to May 21, 2023
Comedy
Written by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Producer Sheila Hyman-Wrabley
Director Mike Gahan
This production runs for 3 weekends May 5 to May 21, 2023
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 3pm.
Tickets $18 for adults, $15 for seniors over 60, youth (through high school), and military with ID.
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'TIL BETH DO US PART
June 2nd -11th 2023
Career-driven Suzannah Hayden needs a lot more help on the home front than she’s getting from her husband, Gibby. Enter Beth Bailey, Suzannah’s newly-hired assistant, a highly-motivated daughter of the South. To Suzannah’s delight, Beth explodes into the Hayden household and whips it into an organized, well-run machine. As Suzannah’s dependence on Beth grows and Gibby’s dislike of the woman deepens, Suzannah gives Beth carte blanche to change anything in the household that “will make it run more efficiently.” When Gibby realizes it’s Suzannah’s career Beth is really after he sets out to save his marriage and Suzannah’s job. Whether you’re married, single, rethinking your divorce or currently being controlled by someone up to no good, you’re sure to enjoy this family-friendly, laugh-out-loud comedy!
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Into the Woods
June 30 - July 23, 2023
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Orchestration by Jonathan Tunick
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching.
The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
One of Sondheim's most popular works, Into the Woods is a musically sophisticated show with the opportunity to feature actors adept at dark comedy. Designers will especially enjoy highlighting the fantastical elements of this magical word.
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION
Show Times: Thursdays-Saturdays 8:00 PM, Sundays 3:30 PM
Adults $18; Special Discount Groups $15; Children 6-11 $13; Under 5 free (not recommended for young children)
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Let's dance! Join the National Association of American African Dance Teachers for a FREE 3-class series of Community African dance classes. All ages and dance levels are welcome to attend.
Classes will be held on Fridays, May 5, 12, and 19 from 6:30-7:45 pm at the Waldorf Senior and Recreation Center, 90 Post Office Road, Waldorf, MD. Walk-ins are welcome, registration is preferred.
Click here to register today! For more information, email admin@umfundalai.net or visit www.umfundalai.net.
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SMTMD CONTRA DANCE
CHAPTICO, MD
SATURDAY, June 10th • 7 PM
The 2nd Saturday of the month September through June at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Rd, Chaptico, MD. The evening starts at 7 pm with a half hour beginner’s dance workshop followed by live music performed by the SOMD Open Band and dancing from 7:30 to 10 pm.
Check the website calendar for the lineup of dances and callers! Admission is
$12 for non‐SMTMD members; $8 for members. Children 17 and under, when accompanied by an adult, and band members are free.
Info: smtmd2@gmail.com, smtmd.org/#/dances/
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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!
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Karl Shapiro, received a Pulitzer Prize for his V-Letter and other Poems in 1945, and was later known for using poetry to “speak truth to power.” | |
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.
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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
JOSELLE GILPIN
BILL GRAVES
LEW McINTYRE
ROBERT MEDLEY
DIANE RAUSCH
KAREN WASHINGTON
Honorary Board Member
CINDI BARNHART
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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
AMANDA PERRIELLO - Administrative Aide
MACKENZIE COULBY - Administrative Assistant
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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: Monday-Thursday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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