LSO Salute to Veterans
2023-01-21 19:30 (America/New_York) | Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD, 21401
Londontowne Symphony Orchestra: A Salute to Our Veterans
January 21 @ 7:30 pm | Main Theatre
A patriotic salute to our service men and women featuring vocalist Dana Robinson and Chorus Master Brian Shatt of Archbishop Spalding High School. Free admission for students.

Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra
2023-01-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Riva Trace Baptist Church, 475 W. Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD, 21035, United States
The Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra is “the premier American ragtime ensemble” as hailed by The Washington Post and is one of America’s few professional ensembles dedicated to the preservation and performance of America’s first popular music: Ragtime. Hear ragtime, dance music, theatre selections, and silent film accompaniment, all performed off the original musical scores.

2nd Star Productions presents Crowns
2023-02-10 20:00 - 22:30 | Bowie Playhouse, 16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie, 20715
2nd Star Productions presents Crowns
A moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and the characters use hats to tell stories concerning everything from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary social functioning. There is a hat for every occasion, from flirting to churchgoing to funerals to baptisms, and the tradition of hats is traced back to African rituals and slavery and forward to the New Testament and current fashion.
Director/Choreographer – Rikki Lacewell Howie
Music Director – LeVar Betts
Producer – Cheramie Jackson
Dates & Times: February 10-25, Friday & Saturdays 8:00pm, Sundays 2:00pm. *Closing Saturday performance is a matinee.
Location: The Bowie Playhouse, 16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie MD 20715
COVID-19 Policies: All audience members must be masked while in the Playhouse. Vaccination is strongly recommended but not required.
Tickets and more information at www.2ndStarProductions.org

Southern Maryland Bluegrass
2023-02-12 | Calvert Elks 2620, 1015 Dares Beach Rd, Prince Frederick, MD, 20678, United States
The Lonesome River Band

Mud to Music: Clay Flute-making Workshop
2023-02-18 09:30 - 12:30, 2023-02-25 09:30 - 12:30, 2023-03-04 09:30 - 12:30, 2023-03-11 09:30 - 12:30, 2023-03-18 09:30 - 12:30 | Maryland Hall, MD, United States
Musical instruments have helped us to communicate and express ourselves since the dawn of human culture. Learning to build and play our own musical instruments slows us down, connects us to our bodies and to our self-expression, and helps us to connect with a sense of wonder, curiosity and play. In this 4 session workshop we will get an introduction to musical instruments that have been made across Central and South America for thousands of years and learn to build our own clay flutes using ancient pottery-making techniques. At the end of the course we will learn to explore and play our own unique instruments. All are welcome, and no previous experience with clay, instruments or music is necessary. Everyone can enjoy turning mud into music!
Saturdays 9:30am – 12:30pm Feb 18, 25 & Mar 4, 18

Where Journalism Meets Literature: A Conversation with Colm Tóibín and Maureen Dowd
2023-02-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Howard Community College Smith Theater, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Colunbia, MD, MD, 21044
HoCoPoLitSo’s 45th Annual Irish Evening of Music and Poetry will feature Tóibín and Dowd exploring the crossroads between journalism and literature and reading from their recent works. The evening will also feature refreshments, Irish art, and traditional Irish music by Poor Man’s Gambit. General admission is $45 (live stream option $20). Additional information is available at https://hocopolitso.org/irish-evening/

Workshop: Resources & Strategies for Children's Music
2023-02-25 10:00 - 12:00 | St. Margaret’s Church, 1601 Pleasant Plains Road, Annapolis, MD, 21409, United States
Sponsored by the Annapolis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, this workshop will cover resources (and how to adapt them for local circumstances) practical tips on starting and maintaining a children’s choir, and a discussion of ways to reach singers of all ages and keep them motivated and growing.
$20/adults: $10/students: free for AGO members &St. Margaret’s parishioners.
Workshop Clinicians:
Jim Douglas, Director of Music, St. Margaret’s Church, Annapolis, MD; Co-Dean, Annapolis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists: Music Faculty, RSCMA King’s College Choral Training Course.
Michael Smith, Minister of Music St. Thomas Church, Whitemarsh, Ft. Washington, PA: Board Member, Royal School of Church Music in America: Music Faculty, RSCMA King’s College Choral Training Course.

Divas 3
2023-03-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Southern High School, 4400 Solomons Island Road, Harwood, 20776
✩ Divas 3 consists of powerhouse Las Vegas vocalists performing your favorite chart-topping hits. Their three-part harmony arrangements joined by piano and tracks pays tribute to some of the biggest divas in music history including Cher, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, and more.

Choir Retreat & Festival
2023-03-11 13:00 - 2023-03-12 12:30 | St. Margaret’s, 1601 Pleasant Plains Road, Annapolis, MD, 21409, United States
The Adult Choirs of St. Margaret’s Church & St. Peter’s Church, Lewes, DE
Jim Douglas & T.J. Thomas, directors
Saturday, March 11, 2023 &
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Open Rehearsal and Presentation Saturday afternoon 3/11 (1-4pm)
Choirs will lead worship Sunday morning 3/12 (9:00am & 11:15am services)

Choir Retreat & Festival
2023-03-11 13:00 - 2023-03-12 13:00

FREE COSMIC Symphony March 11th Family/Young Artist Competition Winner Concert
2023-03-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center, 47855 College Dr, St. Mary's City, 20686
Join COSMIC Symphony, Southern Maryland’s only community orchestra, for a delightful FREE afternoon classical concert in the new Nancy R. and Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center at St. Mary’s College of MD. Donations are gratefully accepted.
COSMIC Symphony presents “An Artist’s Life” featuring Jane Liang, COSMIC’s 2020 Young Artist Competition winner and student of Brian Ganz, performing Edvard Grieg’s “Piano Concerto in A Minor.” The concert also includes Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” and Johann Strauss II’s “An Artist’s Life” waltz. Tickets are not needed, but gives us an idea of how many attendees to expect.
Blue Wind Gourmet will have wine, beer, non-alcoholic beverages and light snacks available for purchase before and after the concert as well as during the intermission.
Make it a date! The Greene Turtle in California, MD will donate 20% of the proceeds from your meal to COSMIC if you bring a PRINTED copy of the flyer (no mobile flyers accepted)! Enjoy a great meal before or after the concert (or anytime during the day, even if you don’t make it to the show)!
PRINT FLYERS AT HOME HERE: https://tinyurl.com/9vweejth
Please note venues & programs are subject to change. Please check www.cosmicsymphony.org for any last-minute changes. Concert is sponsored by St. Mary’s County Arts Council, Arts Council of Calvert County, Naval Systems, Inc., Maryland State Arts Council, Community Bank of the Chesapeake, Zenetex, Spalding Consulting, Inc., By the Sea Travel, Lexington Park Dentistry and WesBanco

Chesapeake Chorale Concert - "Light Beyond Shadow"
2023-03-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Christian Community Prebyterian Church 3120 Belair Dr. Bowie, MD 20715, 3120 Belair Dr., Bowie, 20715
The Chesapeake Chorale will present “Light Beyond Shadow” on March 11th (Saturday), 7:30PM, at Christian Community Presbyterian Church, 3120 Belair Drive, Bowie MD 20715. The concert will showcase choral music by such modern masters as Dan Forrest, Kyle Pederson, and Ola Gjeilo. Tickets are $18 (adults), $12 (seniors 60+ and military), $5 (students). More information and advance ticket sales are available at www.chesapeakechorale.org, or call (443) 292-2176.

FREE COSMIC Symphony March 11th Family/Young Artist Competition Winner Concert
2023-03-12 15:00 - 17:00 | College of Southern MD Prince Frederick, 115 Williams RD, Prince Frederick, MD, 20678, United States
Join COSMIC Symphony, Southern Maryland’s only community orchestra, on March 12th for a delightful FREE afternoon classical concert at the College of Southern MD, Prince Frederick Campus. Donations are gratefully accepted. COSMIC Symphony presents “An Artist’s Life” featuring Jane Liang, COSMIC’s 2020 Young Artist Competition winner and student of Brian Ganz, performing Edvard Grieg’s “Piano Concerto in A Minor.” The concert also includes Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” and Johann Strauss II’s “An Artist’s Life” waltz.
Make it a date! Enjoy a great meal before or after the concert (or anytime during the day, even if you don’t make it to the show)! Outback in Prince Frederick, MD will donate 10% of the proceeds from your meal to COSMIC if you show them a copy of the flier either on your phone or printed.
PRINT RESTAURANT FLYERS AT HOME HERE: https://tinyurl.com/9vweejth

The Marriage of Figaro
2023-03-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-19 15:00 - 18:00 | Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD, 21401
Opera Buffa at its best!
Mozart’s beloved opera engages you in the overture and never lets go! Based on the revolutionary Beaumarchais play, The Marriage of Figaro is filled with social commentary and intrigue. Who will succeed: the Count, his servant, or their wives? And will the chaos of the day end in happiness?

Celtic Mass
2023-03-19 09:00 - 12:30 | St. Margaret’s Church, 1601 Pleasant Plains Road, Annapolis, MD, 21409, United States
Join us for our annual Celtic services, with music led by the Third Sunday Band and special guests.
9:00 am and 11:15 am Services
Free-will offering

Empty Bottle String Band
2023-03-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Christ Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zack Fowler Rd, Chaptico, MD, MD, 20621, United States
Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance proudly presents the Empty Bottle String Band, in concert on Friday, March 24th at Christ Church Parish Hall, 37497 Zack Fowler Rd, Chaptico, MD 20621. Doors open at 7:00 pm, and music starts at 7:30 pm. The Empty Bottle String Band is one of the finest string bands on the East coast. Hailing from Eastern Tennessee, the band specializes in playing toe-tapping, highly danceable traditional Appalachian music. They are known for their upbeat tunes and feel-good music. Their impressive stage presence is coupled with a delightfully self-effacing strength and confidence in their music. Their sound is inventive, while still staying close to the old time string band tradition of the 1930’s. They have become a festival favorite wherever they go and are one of the Appalachian region’s most popular old-time groups.
The Empty Bottle String Band trio (Kristal Harman – guitar and vocals, Tyler Hughes – banjo/banjo uke and vocals, and Stephanie Jeter – autoharp/bass and vocals) will be accompanied by fiddler Phil Jones. Check out their website, social media accounts, and bios all linked on the SMTMD Concerts Page.
Don’t forget to buy your tickets: $15 for SMTMD members and $20 for non-members. Advance ticket sales through TicketLeap, or by credit card, cash, check, Zelle, or Venmo at the door. As a reminder, SMTMD is a 501 (c)(3) organization. For more information about this event, please visit www.smtmd.org. We are grateful to our sponsor, The Inn at Leonardtown for their support of this concert.

Putting It Together
2023-04-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-08 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-13 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-14 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-15 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-20 20:00 - 22:00 | the Colonial Players, 108 East Street, Annapolis, 21401
Putting It Together – A Sondheim Revue
Drawing its title from a song in Sunday in the Park with George, this musical revue celebrates Sondheim’s incomparable career in musical theater. Featuring nearly thirty Sondheim tunes, Putting It Together is set at an all-night, black-tie party in a penthouse, the hosts, an older couple face their disillusions and marital troubles; a younger, less jaundiced couple struggle with their feelings and desires, and a commentator oversees and influences the action. The spouses deal with infidelity and divorce but finally reconcile before dawn. With a bit of imagination, the guests transform the apartment into the stage of an abandoned theater, an estate in Sweden, an island outside of Paris, a street off the Forum, the woods of a fairy tale and a mythical town in the Southwest.
Note: All single tickets are subject to a $2 service fee per ticket.

Your Soul Is Welcome Here: A Night of Song and Service
2023-04-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Unity by the Bay, 4 Pointless Forest Trail, Annapolis, MD, 21409, United States
You’re invited to an evening of song and celebration featuring the DC-based a cappella chorus Not What You Think. This event is sponsored by the Anne Arundel Affirming Alliance (A4), a group of local churches that welcome and affirm the LGBTQ+ community. If you’re an LGBTQ+ person looking for a church home that welcomes you just as you are, you’ll be able to talk with ministers and members of the A4 churches, from a variety of denominations, before and after the concert. Join us for a reception starting at 6:30 pm and the concert at 7:00 pm. A free will offering will be gratefully received at the door. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to My Brother’s Pantry. Read more about A4 at annearundelaffirms.com.

Voices of Our Time with John Holiday
2023-04-15 19:30 - 22:30 | Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD, 21401
Join us for a thrilling concert featuring Marion Anderson Award winner, NBC’s The Voice finalist, and Metropolitan Opera performer, countertenor John Holiday! A multi-genre singer, Mr. Holiday has taken the vocal world by storm, performing at world-renowned venues across the globe.
