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Members of Hammond Senior Dancers give a performance during the commencement ceremony for Hammond High School’s Class of 2022 at
Merriweather Post Pavilion.
PHOTO BY BRIAN KRISTA
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 to 8,000 people
through the standalone nonprofit Inner Arbor
Trust, which also hosts cultural and community
events April through December. Three series
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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 open-air amphitheater in Columbia’s Symphony Woods, has
become a major stopping-off point on the pop
music circuit, offering everything from rap to
folk. 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. 443-5181000, 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, blues, world music, jazz
and rock. 410-381-0097, uucolumbia.net
Sundays at Three Chamber Music Series brings
professional chamber music to Christ Episcopal
Church in Columbia. sundaysatthree.org