Mount St. Mary’s University Chamber Choir
Performs classical sacred music. Mount St. Mary’s University Chamber Choir, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg. Call 301/447-5308 or go to www.msmary.edu
Thurmont Thespians
The Thurmont Thespians were founded in 1998 by Beth Royer Watson. Creating a summer workshop focused on teaching all aspects of theater to children and teens had been a dream of hers for many years. The dream was realized as the Thurmont Thespians. Each year a summer music theater workshop is presented for children and teens. The workshop culminates in a weekend of performances.
Frederick String Quartet
The Frederick String Quartet and Fredericktowne Flute-String Trio have been performing at weddings and other special occasions for over 10 years. Based in Frederick, Maryand, our string and flute-string chamber music is perfect for producing an atmosphere of polished refinement and elegance appropriate for many social events including weddings, receptions, celebrations, holiday…
The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center
The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center provides the Frederick region with educational opportunities and experiences in the visual arts through classes, exhibits and programs. Open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Call 301/698-0656 or go to www.delaplaine.org
Weinberg Center for the Arts
A showcase for performing arts in central Maryland, The Weinberg Center plays a valuable leadership role in our local and regional arts communities. Through a wide range of dramatic, musical, artistic and educational programs, The Weinberg enhances our area’s cultural life and ensures that the arts remain accessible and affordable to the broadest possible audience. Weinberg…
Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Children’s Theatre
Way Off Broadway has been a leader in the area’s performing arts community since it first opened its doors in late 1990 as The Keynote Dinner Theatre. In 1995, with a new set of owners the curtain rose for the first time on Way Off Broadway with its inaugural production, Let the Good Times Roll. Less than an hour from DC, Baltimore, and Gettysburg, WOB combines both…
Maryland Shakespeare Festival
The Maryland Shakespeare Festival is a professional, innovative and classic theater deeply committed to its community. Founded in 1999 with the vision of providing free outdoor performances of Shakespeare plays each summer, The Maryland Shakespeare Festival is structured with three distinct program areas: Performance, Education and Performance…
Frederick Symphony Orchestra
The Frederick Symphony Orchestra (FSO) is a community orchestra composed of professional and amateur musicians from Central Maryland. Founded in 1997, the orchestra performs a series of concerts each year which include classical masterworks, music by contemporary composers, pops concerts, and educational programs. Through its affiliation with Frederick Community College, FSO…
Mid-Maryland Performing Arts Center
Founded in 1989, the center is a 5,000-square-foot professional training facility with three studios with state-of-the-art flooring, a large lobby and waiting area with restrooms, locker rooms, a homework area, vending machines and ample parking. Mid-Maryland Performing Arts Center, 5901 Enterprise Ct., Frederick. Call 301/694-5105 or go to http://www.mmpac.com/
Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Begun in 1997, the ensemble is dedicated to creating and producing theater with professional resident artists and visionaries in the art of theater. Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is dedicated to the creation and production of extraordinary theatre art through the combined voices of a diverse ensemble of professional resident artists who are influential leaders in the community…
Frederick Arts Council
The umbrella arts organization for Frederick County, fostering the growth of art, artists and art organizations through grant and scholarship programs, workshops, art education forums and advocacy. Frederick Arts Council, 15 W Patrick St., Frederick. Call 301/662-4190 or go to www.frederickartscouncil.org
Cultural Arts Center of Frederick County
Housed in the former McCrory’s dime store and acquired by the Frederick Arts Council in 1998, the community arts center offers a venue where artists of every discipline can work, rehearse, perform, teach classes and conduct workshops. Open Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with frequent evening and weekend performances. For information about events and facility…
Hagerstown Choral Arts
Hagerstown Choral Arts, Inc. (HCA) is an auditioned, community-based volunteer chorus dedicated to bringing the highest level of choral music to Hagerstown, Washington County and the Tri-State area. HCA was founded in 1993 by Gregory P. Shook and Ned Wetherald , two local musicians who desired to create a vocal ensemble that would perform…
Washington County Arts Council
Washington County Arts Council, 14 W. Washington St., Hagerstown. Call 301/791-3132 or go to www.washcoartscouncil.org Enriching the cultural, social and economic life of the community through nurturing the arts since 1968, serves residents of all ages and provides programming, technical assistance, funding opportunities and encouragement to arts organizations and individual…
Potomac Playmakers
Potomac Playmakers, Hagerstown. The organization welcomes the public to its new location at 58 E. Washington St. for its 82nd season. The Potomac Playmakers, Inc. is a community-based non-profit organization and in the truest sense of ”community” we are an inclusive and welcoming group of people from all age groups…
Washington County Playhouse
Washington County Playhouse, 44 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown For program information and tickets, call 301/739-7469. Located in downtown Hagerstown, the theater has entertained Tri-State audiences since 1987. Open for performances Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m.
Valley Art Association, The Mansion House
Valley Art Association, The Mansion House, 501 Highland Way, City Park, Hagerstown. Call the Mansion House Art Center, 301/797-6813. An association of painters, sculptors, woodcarvers, photographers and other artists who gather to do their art on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. Offers workshops. Open business meeting with art demonstration and refreshments on fourth Wednesday of every…
The Maryland Theatre
The Maryland Theatre, 21-27 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. For information about programs and rental, call 301/790-3500 or go to www.mdtheatre.org. The Maryland Theatre was built in 1915, partially destroyed by fire in 1974 and reopened in 1978. The marvelous acoustics are only surpassed by the wonderful ambiance of The Theatre. The Theatre provides comfortable…
Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Maryland Symphony Orchestra 30 W. Washington St., Hagerstown For Performance Schedules Call 301/797-4000 or go to: www.marylandsymphony.org The Maryland Symphony Orchestra is Western Maryland’s premier professional orchestra serving audiences from the Quad-state region. The MSO attracts the finest musical talents from…
Lawyer’s Winterbrook Farm
Family entertainment during Sept and Oct. Seven solid years of nighttime fun. Bring a flashlight and navigate your way through Frederick County’s largest corn maze. Try your luck with our pumpkin chunker! Hours: Fri nights at dusk, last ticket sold at 10 PM, Sat 12 PM – last ticket sold at 10 PM, Sun 12 PM – last ticket sold at 5 PM. Groups call for other…
The Great Frederick Fair
The Great Frederick Fair: Enjoy the sights, sounds, great food at one of Maryland’s and one of the nation’s oldest county agricultural fairs. Sept 14 – 22, 2007. Daily harness racing, exhibits, concert entertainment, carnival rides, and midway. VISA, MC, DISCOVER. Handicapped accessible MD 21701
Frederick Festival of the Arts
The Frederick Festival of the Arts is a juried, two-day art festival held the first weekend every June. The Festival is run by the Frederick Arts Council which is a non-profit 501c(3) organization supported by grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and corporate sponsorships and the local community. 2009 Festival Schedule: Saturday, June 6 – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday,…
