Annoucements

Several First Saturday Activities Planned for November 5th!

November 4, 2011

The Cultural Arts Center will be extremely busy during Downtown Frederick’s First Saturday, scheduled for Saturday, November 5th.

 

In the CAC gallery, artwork by adults with disabilities will be on display through a partnership with Community Living, Inc.  In addition members of the Potters’ Guild of Frederick will have ceramic pieces available for purchase.  It’s not too early to be thinking of holiday shopping.

 

Speaking of the holidays, Frederick artist Yemi will be here to sign copies of the “Pillars of Frederick: Francis Scott Key and Other Architects of History” book.  This commemorative book, published by Great State Publishing, is a companion to the new mural project dedicated in September.  The one-of-a-kind book contains 40 colorful portraits and biographies, photographs and historical information of individual’s from Frederick’s past who have made significant contributions in business, education, the arts, health and other sectors.   The cost is $44.95 plus tax, and is very suitable for collector’s items, holiday gifts and coffee table books. In addition, a limited edition holiday ornament and print highlighting the Pillars of Frederick mural are available for sale.

 

Theatrick Theater Company will be showcasing various circus stunts.  Led by professional clown Mark Lohr, the group will be promoting a new circus camp that will be starting in the area and be performing various stunts inside and outside the building throughout the event.  For more information, visit http://marklohr.com/

 

In addition, a used book sale will take place in the facility’s Event Hall.  Proceeds benefit Cambodia Reads, a new local nonprofit dedicated to literacy enhancement.  For more information, visit http://www.cambodiareads.org/index.html

 

At 7:00 p.m., the dedication of the 2011 Frederick County Arts Hall of Fame plaque will take place to honor this year’s inductees, including Toby Mendez, Claire McCardell, Russ Beaton, and Thomas F. Waters.  The Frederick County Arts Hall of Fame was created last year to recognize individuals, both past and present, that have make significant contributions to the artistic ethos of Frederick County.

 

Later in the evening, from 7-9 p.m., local musician Willie Barry will be playing in the Cultural Arts Center gallery.  If you haven’t heard this young musician, you should definitely stop by.

 

And finally, the Sad Grizzly Theater Company, based out of D.C, will stage their production of “Beckett and Lynch: A Celebration.”  This performance art duo has created this absurdist comedy routine that will delight and engage their audiences.  Prior to the theater performance, an interactive music demonstration will take place, featuring The Bay Players Experimental Music Collective.  This group of composers and performers sole purpose is the performance and advocacy of experimental music from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Utilizing traditional instruments (electric and double bass, percussion, trombone, piano, violin, and saxophone), voice, computers, and found objects, the group specializes in performing boundary-pushing scores—works that showcase the use of graphic notation, indeterminacy, improvisation, installation, theater, and live electronics. The ensemble primarily performs music created by members of the group, as well as contemporary classics by composers such as John Cage, James Tenney, Christian Wolff, and various Fluxus composers. As scholars, their combined expertise spans the musical and technological developments of the 20th and 21st centuries.  The musical composition performed that evening will be “Gallery Piece #2: Negative Space”, where the performers occupy a complex space and their actions dependent upon the number of people present.  If the surrounding environment is crowded, the performance becomes subdued, creating an intimate experience for those in closest proximity.