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  Summer 2009!

This summer CSM will once again  offer a free, outdoor performance series at all three campuses. 

Bring the family and enjoy!

 

NEW TIME- All concerts will now begin at 6:30 p.m.!

Concerts will be held at the Leonardtown Campus on Tuesdays, La Plata Campus on Wednesdays, and the Prince Frederick Campus on Thursdays.

July 7-9- Chautauqua: Rights and Reformers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** This year, the Chautauqua program will travel to all three campuses featuring a different character at each campus. Chautauqua is an educational, entertainment experience of the Maryland Humanities Council presented in partnership with CSM. The nightly activities include musical acts at 6:30 p.m., followed by theatrical performances at 7 p.m. by Chautauquan actors who portray historical figures. The theme for this year’s Chautauqua is “Rights and Reformers,” and features the historical portrayals of Woody Guthrie on the Leonardtown Campus, Jackie Robinson on the La Plata Campus and Eleanor Roosevelt on the Prince Frederick Campus.
 

July 14-16- Unity Reggae Band
Formed in 1990, the Baltimore-based Unity Reggae Band has been playing together for more than 18 years. They have an extensive collection of original works and popular cover songs, as well as four releases and three national tours. They have shared the stage with reggae artists such as The Wailers, Yellowman and Eek-A-Mouse.
 

 

July 21-23- The Joshua Walker Jazz Trio
The Joshua Walker Jazz Trio performs a variety of jazz styles as well as original compositions by Walker. The group’s sound ranges from contemporary to modern progressive jazz. The group has performed throughout the United States and Canada in a variety of jazz festivals as well as on cruise ships.
 

 

 

 

 

July 28-30- Darcy Nair with Chelle Fulk and Craig Williams Celtic Trio
Darcy Nair performing with Craig Williams and Chelle Fulk specialize in Celtic music. Since 1990 Nair has performed as a soloist and with a variety of folk groups, especially groups specializing in Celtic music. She has performed at renaissance fairs, coffee houses, pubs and festivals, playing the hammered dulcimer and the mandolin. Her repertoire includes historic and modern music from Ireland, Scotland, Great Britain and Wales, as well American folk and maritime traditions.
 

No need to pack a picnic dinner.  CSM has thought of everything!  
Food and beverages will be sold nightly at each concert. 

 

The 2009 Twilight Series has been sponsored by:
Grand Sponsor:
Raley, Watts & O'Neil
St. Mary's Hospital
Comcast Bay Shore Group
Ed and Candice Kelly
The Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery
 
Major Sponsor:
Davis, Upton, Palumbo & Keffler, LLC
Taylor Gas Company, Inc.

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)

 
Awarded Grants:
St. Mary's County Arts Council and the Maryland State Arts Council
Community Foundation of Charles County
**Chautauqua is a program of the Maryland Humanities Council presented in partnership with the College of Southern Maryland.  The Maryland Humanities Council, Inc. is an independent, non-profit organization which receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Maryland Division of Historical and Cultural Programs, corporations, foundations, and individuals.
 
Community Partnerships:
Kool Productions, Inc.
Calvert County Minority Business Alliance