The Bel Air Arts & Entertainment District is proud to partner with arts organizations throughout Harford County for Arts Across Harford, sixteen spectacular days of events in all disciplines from September 15-30. This month's newsletter is focused on events scheduled in Bel Air during Arts Across Harford, but we encourage you to fill your calendar with events from all over the vibrant arts community in Harford County, from musical performances to dance, gallery exhibits, theatre and so much more!
Living History Performance Featuring Colleen Webster as Frida Kahlo
A captivating evening awaits you as Colleen Webster delivers her one-woman show as Frida Kahlo, the early 20th century Mexican artist often claimed by the Surrealists as one of their own. Kahlo’s life--from girlhood promise and tragedy through her tempestuous marriage to painter Diego Rivera, her political activism and her relationship with Leon Trotsky and others--is highlighted by a projected visual display of both Kahlo’s paintings and photos of the artist herself.

Learn about her work and life through this unique living history performance sponsored by the Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission on September 19. Doors open at the Bel Air Armory at 6:30 p.m. Performance begins at 7:00 p.m. The performance is free to attend, but reservations are required. Reserve your seats at the link below.
Harford Plein Air Festival Events
The Maryland Center for the Arts will be hosting its annual Harford Plein Air Festival during the Arts Across Harford celebration with these events taking place right here in Bel Air.
  • The Plein Air Gallery Opening Reception will be held in conjunction with Arts Across Harford Opening Night on September 15 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at the Bel Air Armory. Admission is free.
  • The Quick Draw Competition, in which artists in three categories from beginner to advanced have just two hours to start and finish their paintings, will be held in downtown Bel Air on September 16 from 8:30 a.m.-noon.
  • Harford Plein Air Exhibition & Sales Gallery at the Bel Air Armory on September 16 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Admission is free.
  • Harford Plein Air Exhibition & Sales Gallery at the Bel Air Armory on September 17 from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Bel Air Festival for the Arts
One event you won't want to miss is the 1st Annual Arts Across Harford Gallery Crawl, a collaboration between Harford Community College and the Havre de Grace Arts Collective creating a fun, guided tour experience between the A&E Districts of Havre de Grace and Bel Air. Stops in Bel Air will include visits to the Festival for the Arts in Shamrock Park, Harford Artists Gallery and the Harford Plein Air Gallery exhibited at the Bel Air Armory.
After Arts Across Harford comes to a close, the Bel Air Armory will be providing arts offerings to keep us busy well into the fall.

First up, the Bel Air Armory will host a six-week session of Fall Dance Lessons on Wednesdays from October 11- November 15 with Beginner East Coast Swing/Salsa starting at 6:00 p.m. and Beginner West Coast Swing starting at 7:00 p.m. Cost for the six-week session is $80.00 per person.
Next up, learn all about the Roots of the Blues. Join us at the Bel Air Armory for one, two or all three sessions of this Lifelong Learning Series! All sessions are from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Admission is free, but advanced registration is required.
Session 1 -- The Origins of the Blues (Tuesday, October 10, 2023)
Session 2 -- The Blues Belters of the 1920s (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)
Session 3 -- Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)
Register at the links below to enjoy both of these fun, informative and invigorating arts events!
September is going to be an exciting month full of Arts Across Harford events for all to enjoy. Thank you for supporting the arts in the Bel Air Arts & Entertainment District!
Bel Air Arts & Entertainment District
Town of Bel Air Department of Economic Development
37 N. Main Street
Bel Air, Maryland 21014
410-838-0584