Saturday, October 31, 10 am to noon.
CPAE will sponsor a crafts table at this fun event, held at the Youth and Family Services Center at 4912 Nantucket (near the corner of Edgewood and Rhode Island Avenue). This free activity is ideal for children of all ages!
College Park Arts Exchange
Presents
Diving Board Reading Series with Active Cultures Theatre:
Readings of New Plays by Local Writers
Nov 6 & 7, Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park.
Talk Back with the Actors after the readings.
This event is free and open to the public.
The Sisters of Ellery Hollow: a tall tale
by Stephen Spotswood
Directed by Angelisa Gillyard
Friday, November 6th at 7:30pm
In a cabin in Ellery Hollow, Abby and & Elsie, sisters, orphans and outcasts, weave the events of their colorful past into a fantastical tapestry of stories.
Stephen Spotswood is a playwright and journalist living in Washington, D.C. Previously produced works include: Miranda is Morning (2009 Mark Twain Prize for Comic Playwriting); The Aaronsville Woman (2007 Paula Vogel Award); Born Normal (2008 Capital Fringe Festival) Gilgamesh, who saw the deep (2008 Capital Fringe Festival); says Eugenia (Cardboard Box Collaborative Theatre Company), MythAppropriations III, IV, and V (contributor, Rorschach Theatre Company); and Give Unto Caesar (Catholic University Religious One Acts Festival winner). He received his M.F.A. in Playwriting from the Catholic University of America in May. Also, he volunteers as an assistant in the literary department at Theater J and traveled to the Sundance Theatre Lab this past summer as an observer and emerging artist.
College Park Arts Exchange
Presents
Diving Board Reading Series with Active Cultures Theatre:
Readings of New Plays by Local Writers
Nov 6 & 7, Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park.
Talk Back with the Actors after the readings.
This event is free and open to the public.
Whitehill
by Ben Kingsland
Directed by Colin Grube
Saturday, November 7th at 5:00pm
Everything was going fine until the cavemen showed up... Whitehill is an off-beat comedy set in suburban Maryland about overprotective fathers, suburban hunter-gatherers, philosophy and geese.
Ben Kingsland received the ‘Best Writing’ award at Bethesda Urban Partnership’s Play-in-a-Day competition at Imagination Stage. He is the recipient of a Creative Projects grant from the Montgomery County Arts Council to write and produce a reading of a new play for teenage actors. His one-acts have been professionally produced in 2009 by Rorschach Theatre, the Source Festival, and by Journeymen Theater for the Capitol Fringe Festival. His full-length plays have received staged readings at Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and Olney Theatre, and he will be producing a production of his new three-woman comedy "Heart of Gold," starring Amy McWilliams and Kimberly Gilbert, in 2010. His plays and skits have been produced many times at the community and educational level. Ben graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in Writing.
Foolish Fire
by Kristen DeWulf
Directed by Colin Grube
Saturday, November 7th at 7:30pm
In suburban America (Northern Virginia), a realtor peddles an abandoned house and the American dream.
Kristen DeWulf is a resident of Northern Viriginia. Her plays have received stagings at Georgia State College and University, the Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, Inkwell, and the HUB Theatre. Kristen has an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Humboldt State University, and she currently teaches Theatre and English at Lord Fairfax Community College and the University of Mary Washington.
ST. MARTIN’S LANTERN FESTIVAL
With BIRGIT MEADE
Sunday, November 8, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4512 College Avenue, 3:30 pm.
Local volunteer will lead a traditional German celebration which involves making beautiful paper lanterns and culminates in an outdoor walk at twilight. Your family will love this annual tradition!
Friday, November 13, Old Parish House, 7:30 pm
This Scandinavian fiddle group brings to life wonderful old tunes you will enjoy.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 am – 3:30 pm (bring a lunch)
Work with this local fiber artist to produce a beautiful, colorful handmade hat. Make new friends and learn a new art skill as you participate in these hands-on arts workshops for teens and adults. Bonnie Korr has delighted previous CPAE workshop attendees with Felted Vessel and Felted Mural projects.
Pre-register by Oct 30 by sending your contact info and check for $15 to CPAE, PO Box 784, College Park, MD 20741. Contact info@cpae.org or 301-927-3013 for more information.
College Park Arts Exchange is a 501(c)(3) sponsored in part by the Prince George's Arts Council, Target, and the City of College Park.
CPAE BOOK CLUB
Friday evenings, Old Parish House at 7:30 pm
Discuss Literary Non-fiction by Women at the CPAE Book Club.
Dates and Titles for fall include:
Nov 20-- Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching, by Paula J. Giddings. This historian of American black women activists discusses great twentieth-century progressives, black and white, who worked alongside Wells and her anti-lynching campaign.
Dec. 18 -- Checkout: a Life on the Tills, by Anna Sam.
Contact info@cpae.org or 301-927-3013 for more information. Do rsvp as our schedule may be subject to change.
Discover your inner engineer as you create fun Spaceships and UFOs with Arts Specialist Aaron Springer. Your 3D creation will be out of this world!
Arts Specialist Aaron Springer leads a fun and creative arts workshop for children ages 3-8 with their parents. Our free monthly Arts Drop-in from 2-4 pm at the Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road,College Park, MD, will meet this fall on Oct. 25, Nov. 29, and Dec. 20.
Contact info@cpae.org or 301-927-3013 for more information. College Park Arts Exchange is a 501(c)(3) sponsored in part by the Prince George's Arts Council, Target, and the City of College Park.
Saturday, December 5, at 5:00 pm, Old Parish House.
Bring the whole family for this fun evening of local talent. Enjoy a snack and a hot drink while friends share their favorite holiday pieces. Watch this space for a full lineup, or email us to get involved!
Some of the performers will include:
Eric Maring, singer songwriter
Melissa Sites, Old Time ballad singer
Steven Lampredi of New Old Theatre
Ian Blackwell Rogers, actor
Sunday, December 13, Old Parish House, 3pm.
Local author of How Things Work will present her new science books for kids.
Friday evenings, Old Parish House at 7:30 pm
Discuss Literary Non-fiction by Women at the CPAE Book Club.
Dates and Titles for fall include:
Dec. 18 -- Checkout: a Life on the Tills, by Anna Sam. Anna Sam is a French college graduate who ended up finding work as a checkout girl. Little did her customers know how carefully she observed them. A surprise bestseller in France, this book has recently been translated into English.
Contact info@cpae.org or 301-927-3013 for more information. Do rsvp as our schedule may be subject to change.
SORRY -- CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW -- PLEASE STAY SAFE!
Make your own colorful holiday wrapping paper with fun painting and printing techniques.
Arts Specialist Aaron Springer leads a fun and creative arts workshop for children ages 3-8 with their parents. Our free monthly Arts Drop-in from 2-4 pm at the Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road,College Park, MD, will meet this fall on Oct. 25, Nov. 29, and Dec. 20.
Contact info@cpae.org or 301-927-3013 for more information. College Park Arts Exchange is a 501(c)(3) sponsored in part by the Prince George's Arts Council, Target, and the City of College Park.
