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A RT S & E N T E RTA I N M E N T
Robin Stimson, Community Engagement Manager, for the Columbia Association, unveils the Community Quilt Project at the Columbia Art Center. 70 partner
entities and organizations, created swatches to include in the quilt. PHOTO BY JEFFREY F. BILL
H
oward County is known for its
vibrant arts scene offering an
abundance of choices, including theater, music and dance companies.
Free outdoor concerts also are presented
at downtown Columbia’s Lakefront on
Lake Kittamaqundi, Centennial Park and
Columbia’s village centers. Other performances are staged throughout the year
at other local venues.
Large venues
Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing
Arts at Wilde Lake High School is a 747-seat
theater that hosts high school and community events as well as traveling acts. All tickets are purchased through the organization
presenting the performance. 410-313-8293,
rousetheatre.org
Merriweather Park at Symphony
Woods’ Chrysalis Amphitheater hosts
concerts and theatrical productions for up
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to 8,000 people through the stand-alone
nonprofit Inner Arbor Trust, which also
hosts cultural and community events April
through December. Three series provide
mostly free performances on the amphitheater stage: family and children’s programming using regional theater troupes, a series
of cross-genre performances from orchestral to jazz, and cabaret performances that
provide intimate shows with noted jazz,
rock and Christian performers.
merriweathermusic.com
Merriweather Post Pavilion, an openair amphitheater in Columbia’s Symphony
Woods, has become a major stopping-off
point on the concert circuit, offering everything from rap to folk music. 410-715-5550,
merriweathermusic.com
Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual
and Performing Arts Center at Howard
Community College houses, among other
facilities, Smith Theatre, the John G. Monteabaro Recital Hall and a state-of-the-art
black box theater.
443-518-1000, howardcc.edu
Concert series
Candlelight Concerts is a subscription
season at Howard Community College that
regularly attracts top talent to its chamber music series and includes a children’s
concert series. The society also holds free
events throughout the community, from
lectures to special performances in special
needs and senior citizen facilities and
schools. 410-997-2324, candlelightconcerts.
org
Chalice Concert Series presents the
Mid-Atlantic region’s finest chamber musicians in the Owen Brown Interfaith Center’s
acoustically dynamic sanctuary addition.
410-381-0097, uucolumbia.net
One World Coffeehouse takes place
monthly at the Owen Brown Interfaith
Center, offering an eclectic blend of folk,