NEW MURALS AT NEW SPIRE Levels
Meet the D.C. artist driving the new murals at New Spire Phases in this week’s cover tale. The Frederick Arts Council, as part of its strategic program for public art in the county, commissioned muralist Leila Eguino to paint the parts, which are a celebration of the return of undertaking arts right after a grueling handful of many years during the pandemic.
‘TIS THE Period … FOR TREE TAPPING
Timing is almost everything, and most likely no just one knows this far better than those whose perform follows the organic globe. Community tree tappers from Fox Haven Farm and Willow Oaks Craft Cider and Wine will host From Sap to Syrup to show how trees are tapped to make syrup. Find them this weekend and upcoming weekend, or head out to the once-a-year Maple Syrup Festival this weekend at Cunningham Falls Condition Park.
‘SWEENEY TODD [PROG METAL VERSION]’ Arrives TO FREDERICK
When Stephen Sondheim himself presents you permission to change a single of his musicals into a prog-metal version, perfectly, all signs level to go. Landless Theatre Co., based in Frederick, opened its initial “Sweeney Todd [Prog Metal Version]” in Washington, D.C., in 2014 and will bring it to Frederick this thirty day period.
SHEPHERDSTOWN OPERA Household REOPENS
While venues throughout the country shut down at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cherished Opera House in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, had by now been closed for business enterprise and occupied cleaning up its have mess. A pipe burst in 2018 brought about the historic theater to near for repairs, and staff utilised that time to renovate the place fully. The theater reopened on March 4 and its proprietors have started scheduling programming for the remainder of 2023, like hosting some of the Modern American Theater Festival and the Talk Tale Series. You can expect to see common film screenings in the months to come, with are living tunes restarting at a later on day.
INSPIRATION FOR YOUR Stitching Initiatives
Bring your stitching or mending projects and perform along with other stitchers for an afternoon. In conjunction with Karin Birch’s “Surface Tension” exhibition at NOMA Gallery, which operates via March 26, she will host a Stitch In from noon to 3 p.m. March 19 at the Y Arts Center, 115 E. Church St., Frederick, open up to everyone interested in joining in.
RETRO Prom RETURNS Soon after HIATUS
Theater organizations observed resourceful techniques to continue to interact audiences with the art sort throughout the pandemic, streaming live readings and performs and and placing up outdoor exhibits. In Frederick, very little says all those moments are above more than the return of Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s once-a-year Retro Prom, a beloved event that went on hiatus for the duration of the pandemic. It will return this weekend with an suitable theme: The Roaring ’20s. Dress in your very best ‘20s-themed attire, dance, and elevate some funds for this theater we are so lucky to have in city.
