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April Memberships
Charles County Public Library
Sandy Rohde
Southern Maryland Women's League, Inc.
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The CCAA
- Remembering Our Esteemed Executive Director: Robert Rausch
- CCAA ArtsFest 2024 Registration is Open!
- CCAA ArtsCamp Registration Now Available!
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Table of Contents
Performing Arts
- ST. Charles High School Presents - Footloose the Musical
- Southern Maryland Bluegrass at Elks Presents: David Peterson & 1946
- Cosmic Symphony Presents Sound of The Screen Feat. Lisa Harman
- SMTMD Homespun CoffeeHouse - Open Mic
- Cosmic Symphony's Young Artist Competition 2024 Registration Open
- PTP Presents: A Raisin in the Sun
- Twin Beach Players & Do or Die Productions of Southern Maryland Presents A Murder Mystery Dinner - C.J. Crowe's Detective Mom
- Twin Beach Players - Casting Positions Open for Hamlet
- CSM Spring Dance Performance - Here Comes the Sun
- SMTMD Contra Dance
CCAA YouTube
- Second Saturday Artists in Residence Featuring Shemika Renee
Visual Arts
- MCAC Announcement to Artists - 30th Annual Open All-Media Juried Show
- MCAC - Call For Art Flora
- UMD Charles Regional Medical Center Gallery - Sally Goldsmith
- Charles County Commissioners Gallery - Doris Hall
Literature
- Maryland Writers Association Notable Maryland Author for May - John Barth
- Twin Beach Players - The Annual Kid's Playwriting Festival
- CCPL Highlighted Programs Updated
Cultural
- Celebrate La Plata at La Plata Town Hall April 27th
- Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco - 15th Annual Market Day
- FolkLife 2024 Summer Workshops - Registration Opens Soon!
- The Arts Center of Montross - Registration Open for Paint Menokin, Power of Place
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It is with great sadness that the Charles County Arts Alliance announces the passing of Robert Rausch. Robert has been serving as our Executive Director, over the past months. In 1987, when the Charles County Arts Council was going to be disbanded, Robert and his wife, Diane, founded the Charles County Arts Alliance as a membership organization, because they felt it was important that the community should be involved. The CCAA would be an umbrella organization to support all other arts organizations. He served as the first President of the CCAA and has shepherded the organization for 37 years. During this time, the CCAA has provided over one million dollars in grant funding to support county arts organizations. Robert’s absence will be greatly felt by both the organization and the community. | | |
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The Southern Maryland Bluegrass at the Elks series welcomes David Peterson & 1946 on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Calvert Elks Lodge #2620 in Prince Frederick, MD. The doors open at Noon with the performance starting at 2:00 PM.
David Peterson & 1946 exhibits Bluegrass in a straightforward manner. They’re Bluegrass with a capital B and they entertain without the need of technological gizmos. Simply put, it’s “Hardcore
Bluegrass Music”.
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SMTMD HOMESPUN COFFEEHOUSE - OPEN MIC
CHAPTICO, MD
FRIDAY, May 24th • 7 PM
4th Friday of the month* September through June at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zach Fowler Rd, Chaptico, MD. Acoustic musicians of all skill levels are warmly welcomed to perform their favorite tunes. Doors open at 7 pm with performances beginning promptly at 7:30 PM. Admission is $8; performers are admitted free of charge. Contact Chris Dudley in advance (ccdudley@rocketmail.com) to sign up as a performer. Info: smtmd2@gmail.com, https://www.smtmd.org/#/open-mic-night/
*Rescheduled or canceled events will be posted online.
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SMTMD CONTRA DANCE
CHAPTICO, MD
SATURDAY, May 10th • 7 PM
Note: this month’s dance has been moved to Friday instead of the 2nd Saturday of the month due to a schedule conflict. Dance 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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The Charles Regional
Medical Center Gallery
Artwork By: Mary Mangino
July 9 to October 8, 2024
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Charles County
Commissioner Building Gallery
Artwork By: Smallwppd Camera Club
July 10 to October 9, 2024
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For more information about CCAA-sponsored and supported galleries, contact ccaaofficeaa@gmail.com
Visit our website to see the current gallery shows online!
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John Barth – Metafiction Master
"Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story." – John Barth
John “Jack” Barth, born in Cambridge, Maryland, on May 27, 1930, was famous in the 1960s as a writer who challenged standard conventions of language and plot. It was in the '60s that he wrote his most well-known books; The Sot-Weed Factor, a whimsical retelling of Maryland's colonial history; Giles Goat-Boy, a best-selling satirical fantasy in which a university is a microcosm of the Cold War world and the hero is a character who is part goat; and Lost in the Funhouse, an experimental collection of short stories.
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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.
Contact Lewis McIntyre at mcintyrel@verizon.net,
to be put on distribution for meeting notices and events.
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COMMUNITY, HERITAGE, & CULTURAL ARTS | |
QUICK HELPFUL LINKS & INFORMATION | |
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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
ALEXANDRIA GONZALEZ
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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
ccaaofficeaa@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 - ArtsFest Coordinator
ALEXANDRIA GONZALEZ - Assistant Admin Director
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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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