The arts are in full swing on the mountain side of Maryland.
As Mountain Maryland grows and diversifies as a community, we are becoming a haven for artists and art-lovers of all kinds. With an established and highly successful Arts & Entertainment District in Downtown Cumberland, and a second recently designated Arts & Entertainment District in Downtown Frostburg, visitors to Allegany County can enjoy a wide range of cultural attractions and exciting arts programming.
FEATURED OPTIONS INCLUDE:
September 11
The Downtown Cumberland Arts & Entertainment District will host its next Arts Walk of the 2010 season.
September 11 - October 8
The Allegany Arts Council's Saville Gallery will present the 11th Annual Will's Creek Survey, a juried exhibition of contemporary artwork from across the United States.
September 14
Julia Butterfly Hill, environmentalist, poet, writer, educator, speaker and founder of the organization Circle of Life, will speak at Frostburg State University.
September 16
The FSU Cultural Events Series will present a performance by Step Africa!, the first professional dance company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping.
September 17 & 18
The 5th Annual Appalachian Festival will take place on the Frostburg State University campus and various locations in Downtown Frostburg.
September 18
Las Vegas entertainer Jennica McCleary will bring her award winning Bette Midler tribute show, entitled Divine Deception, to the Allegany College of Maryland theatre.
September 24 & 25
The Frostburg Center for Creative Writing will present a juried One Act Play Fest at the Palace Theatre and Lyric Theatre.
September 24
Queen City Performing Arts Development will present Sugar Blue, one of the premier blues harmonica players of modern times.
October 1
Windsor Hall will host a special concert by "Gypsy Jazz" musicians Angelo Debarre and Ludovic Beier.
October 2
The Downtown Frostburg Arts & Entertainment District will host its next Arts Walk of the 2010 season.
A charming early 19th-century Federal mansion with six renovated galleries, an art library and landscaped gardens is the setting for a rotating schedule of art exhibits from various media and theme-oriented presentations.
Mountain City Traditional Arts is a venue in Downtown Frostburg that is dedicated to the education, sales, documentation and perpetuation of regional art and craft.