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Theater
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company In-theRuins produces two family-friendly plays
each June and July inside the remains of the
Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, where
it has performed since 2003. The professional
company hires actors from the Maryland/D.C.
region and also offers a summer camp. 410-2448570, chesapeakeshakespeare.com
Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts employs actors, directors, writers, musicians and
technicians to immerse young people in the art
of performing through a variety of programs.
410-381-0700, cctarts.org
ages 6 to 18 with unchanged voices in music
from a variety of genres and time periods in five
ensembles on two campuses, one of which is in
Howard County. peabody.jhu.edu/pcc
Art centers and museums
African Art Museum of Maryland, founded in
1980, is in a new location at Columbia’s Long
Reach Village Center. It offers a rare collection
of African artifacts and folk art. Staffed entirely
by volunteers, including the museum’s founder
and director Doris Ligon, the museum offers
programs during Women’s History Month. 410740-7411, africanartmuseum.org
community-based not-for-profit. 443-518-4568,
hocopolitso.org
Cinema
CJC Jewish Film Series offers movies with
Jewish themes in English, Hebrew and foreign
languages with subtitles. Viewings include
refreshments as well as an optional discussion.
410-730-6044, columbiajewish.org
Columbia Film Society brings the latest in
distinguished foreign films to the Horowitz Center at Howard Community College in an annual
subscription series. columbiafilmsociety.org
AMC Columbia Mall 14 offers the latest Hollywood releases. 410-423-0510
Rep Stage Company, based at Howard Community College, is the county’s first Actors’ Equity
troupe, featuring the area’s premier acting talent
in challenging plays. 443-518-1490, repstage.org
Columbia Art Center in the village of Long
Reach has provided resources for ceramic artists, photographers, calligraphers, woodworkers
and others since 1987. It also hosts a literary series with local poets and authors and a monthly
salon featuring local artists, actors, musicians
and others, a rotating gallery of exhibitions and
a summer art camp for children. 410-730-0075,
columbiaassociation.org/facilities/columbia-art-center/
Toby’s Dinner Theatre specializes in Broadway-style musical fare, presented with a live
band, professional costuming and inventive
staging in the Columbia location. 410-730-8311,
tobysdinnertheatre.com
Howard County Center for the Arts, located
in a former elementary school in Ellicott City,
houses two galleries in addition to a black-box
theater. It is also the seat of the Howard County
Arts Council. 410-313-2787, hocoarts.org
Arthur Murray Dance Centers
410-772-7880, dancecolumbia.com
Howard County Center of African American
Culture at Howard Community College houses
African American memorabilia, artifacts and
an art gallery at its Columbia location, and a
research library with approximately 10,000 publications and records. 410-715-1921, hccaac.org
Ballet with Cindee Velle
410-465-7674, cindeevelleballet.com
Howard County Summer Theatre features
family-oriented musicals using youth casts and
all-ages companies. howardcountysummertheatre.org
Musical groups
Columbia Bands is a nonprofit for nonprofessional musicians who perform in three groups —
a concert band, a jazz band and a “flute cocktail”
— at free community concerts and other events.
columbiabands.org
The Columbia Orchestra was founded in 1977.
The ensemble, led by music director Jason Love,
offers orchestral, jazz and chamber concerts
with instrumental works ranging from classic to
contemporary composers. 410-465-8777, columbiaorchestra.org
Columbia Pro Cantare is a volunteer choir that
presents programs ranging from operatic works
to spirituals. 410-799-9321, procantare.org
Howard County Concert Orchestra is a professional chamber orchestra that performs classical
to contemporary arrangements with six to 45
professional musicians. 888-921-7230, hococo.
org
Peabody Children’s Chorus trains girls and boys
Local artists also exhibit at the Artists’ Gallery
on Ellicott City’s Main Street, the Rouse Company Foundation Gallery at Howard Community
College, the Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton
House in Wilde Lake, The Meeting House Gallery in Oakland Mills and informal exhibition
spaces at the Bain 50 Plus Center, at shops in
historic Ellicott City and elsewhere. Visual artists and crafts people share a historic complex at
Savage Mill.
Literary arts
Howard County Poetry and Literature Society
— often abbreviated HoCoPoLitSo — has been
bringing imaginative literary events, workshops and distinguished writers to student and
adult audiences since 1974. Saul Bellow, Lucille
Clifton, Tyehimba Jess and Mary Oliver have
given public readings under the auspices of the
Dance
Local dance troupes present regular showcases, and a variety of commercial dance studios
provide training for a new generation:
Arabesque Dance Studio
410-381-0017, livetodance.com
Backstage Dance Studio
410-312-0900, thebackstagedancestudio.com
b.Funk Dance Company
410-313-8199, bfunk.com
Central Maryland Youth Ballet
443-472-7772, centralmarylandyouthballet.com
The Dance Dimension
301-490-0252, thedancedimension.com
Kinetics Dance Theatre
410-480-1686, kineticsdance.org
Misako Ballet Studio
410-884-9690, misakodance.com
Patuxent Youth Ballet
410-992-4084, marylandballet.com
Studio Dans
301-498-3267, studiodans.com
That’s Dancing Ballroom & Dancesport Center
301-776-0085, thatsdancingballroom.com
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