September 5
JAROD CURLEY
From Frederick School of Classical Ballet student to American Ballet Theatre soloist
September 20 & 21
The Three Swingin’ Little Pigs
* SIGHT & SOUND THEATRE Show: “DANIEL” Strasburg, PA * Sept. 25 or Oct. 30 $178.
* FALL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Naswa Resort * Laconia, NH Sept. 29 – Oct. 3 * Call for Details
* GREEN DRAGON FARMERS MARKET Manheim, PA * Fri. Oct. 4 * $91.
* POTOMAC EAGLE TRAIN RIDE / WITH LUNCH
Tues. Oct. 8 * Romney, WV * $200.
* FULTON THEATRE Show: “BEAUTIFUL” (Carol King Story)
Wed. Oct 9 * Lancaster, PA. * $138.
* DUTCH APPLE DINNER THEATRE Show: “HAIRSPRAY” Thur. Oct 10 * Lancaster, PA. * $124.
* GRAND STRAND GETAWAY
Myrtle Beach, SC Oct. 14 – 19 * Call for Details
* OCEAN CITY, MD. Oct. 23 – 25 * Call for Details
* GREAT JACK –O-LANTERN BLAZE
Tarrytown, NY * Oct. 27-29 Call for information
* CHRISTMAS @ MAGIC & WONDER THEATRE Paradise, Pa Thur. Nov. 14 * $121.
* BIRD IN HAND THEATRE Show: “THE CHRISTMAS CANDY CAPER” Lancaster, PA * Nov. 22 * $119.
*HOLIDAYS @ MT. HOPE ESTATE Manheim, PA * Tue. Nov 12* $102.
* AMERICAN MUSIC THEATRE Show: “”JOY TO THE WORLD” Nov. 5 or 6 or Dec. 12 or 17 Lancaster, PA * $125.
* NASHVILLE CHRISTMAS @OPRYLAND HOTEL Dec. 1-6 * Call for details
301-797-5277 / 1-877-301-5277
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RIBBON-CUTTING FOR BRUNSWICK ARCH
The Brunswick Arch, designed by Dayton Castleman of Verdant Studio, was completed this summer through a commission by the Frederick Arts Council with the Ausherman Family Foundation. The project was a collaborative effort with the City of Brunswick and numerous stakeholders and subcontractors. The FAC will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon Sept. 6 at the Brunswick Train Depot at S. Maple Ave. in Brunswick, the site of the new arch.
3 ROAD COMMUNICATIONS WILL RELEASE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT FREDERICK
“InSpired,” a one-hour documentary from Frederick’s 3 Roads Communications, is set for a nationwide release in 2025. The film, which will also be available for streaming, shows Frederick’s progress over the past 50 years as a model for other small towns in America. This comes from the team, led by Russ Hodge, who this year brought us the film “The House on Jonathan Street,” which examined the history of Hagerstown and other small rust belt towns.
OPEN CALL AUDITIONS FOR “AMERICAN IDOL” IN MARYLAND AND D.C.
“American Idol” will host virtual auditions via Zoom on Sept. 9 for the show in Maryland and Washington, D.C. During this season’s first round, hopefuls can sign up to audition in front of producers and receive real-time feedback for a chance at making Idol history in season eight on ABC. “American Idol” alums Jayna Elise and Mia Matthews will be featured during the Maryland and D.C. auditions, joining hopefuls in the waiting room for a Q&A and audition tips.
THURMONT & EMMITSBURG COMMUNITY SHOW IS IN ITS 68TH YEAR
The annual Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show will be held on Sept. 6, 7 and 8 at Catoctin High School. The Opening Ceremonies Program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, and the annual Baked Goods Auction will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. During the entire weekend, the Friends of the Thurmont Regional Library will hold their annual used book sale. There will also be a display of quilts and afghans, and many local businesses and community organizations will have displays and exhibits throughout the school. Saturday includes the Market Goat, Beef, Sheep and Swine Fitting & Showing/Show beginning at 9 a.m., and the Pet Show starts at 10 a.m. There will be a petting zoo on Saturday and Sunday, plus various craft and food vendors onsite. Elvis tribute artist Taylor Brown will perform two shows on Saturday night. New residents of the community are encouraged to enter their exhibits. Learn more at thurmontemmitsburgcommunityshow.com.
FORMER FREDERICK BALLET STUDENT BECOMES AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE SOLOIST
Jarod Curley remembers fondly his time studying dance at the Frederick School of Classical Ballet — and specifically when his instructor showed a film of the American Ballet Theatre’s “Swan Lake.” Fast forward, and the dancer has been promoted to become a soloist with ABT, after his time in their corps de ballet. He is looking forward to ABT’s fall season, which runs Oct. 16 to Nov. 3.
Maxwell’s Burgers & Shakes
Stacy Cross, head chef at Maxwell’s Burgers & Shakes in downtown Frederick, feels confident in her ability to “put almost anything on a bun.”
The East Patrick Street establishment is an offshoot of The Wine Kitchen on the Creek. It opened in 2019 as Maxwell’s Kitchen, but the name was changed to Maxwell’s Burgers & Shakes after the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift away from the traditional dine-in business model.
With most of the menu at Maxwell’s now devoted to carry-out items like burgers, hot dogs, fries and other sides, the chefs have the time and space to test out interesting flavor combinations.
“It’s laid-back, fast-casual,” Cross said in an interview. “But we work in a company that’s mainly fine dining, so we get to do some cool stuff with cool food.”
Cross said most of the components of the menu — including the bread, an array of sauces, the ice cream and all milkshake add-ins that are not name-brand — are made in the restaurant’s kitchen. A few exceptions to this rule are the burger patties, which are made of a proprietary blend of Braveheart Beef, and Duke’s mayonnaise — because, in Cross’ words, “there is no other mayonnaise.”
One of Cross’ favorite parts of the job is working with younger employees to come up with new ingredients and ideas for specials. The dish prepared for this article is the first solo creation of line cook Henry Wagner.
“It was fire, so I ordered everything in for him to make it this week,” Cross said. “He’s standing a little taller.”
— Ceoli Jacoby
BURGERS & SHAKES
57 E. Patrick St., Frederick 240-651-3721
eatatmaxwells.com
Instagram: @eatatmaxwells Facebook: facebook.com/maxwellskitchen
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.
Price: Food items range in price from $3.75 to $17.99. Shakes cost $6.99, with a $5 up-charge for an “adult” shake.
Chef Stacy Cross recommends: The chimichurri burger, a six-ounce grilled beef patty on a brioche bun topped with provolone cheese, grilled red peppers, tomato, mayonnaise and chimichurri — a sauce made of fresh herbs, garlic, oil and vinegar.
The chimichurri burger and the pineapple upside-down shake are shown together at Maxwell’s Burgers & Shakes in downtown Frederick.
Staff photos by Katina Zentz
Patrons dine at Maxwell’s Burgers & Shakes in downtown Frederick on Aug. 12.
The Oak Ridge Boys will bid farewell at the Weinberg Center during their last tour
BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE
Special to The News-Post
William Lee Golden is easily recognized in the Oak Ridge Boys lineup. At 5-foot 8, he towers over the rest of his bandmates. But it is his long, snowwhite hair and beard, along with his silky baritone voice, that has made him a fan favorite.
Golden is the eldest member of the iconic gospel-country group at age 85. And in January, he’ll mark his 60th anniversary after joining in 1965. When asked to become an Oak, he asked for time off.
“I drove home so I could resign from the paper mill,” Golden said during a telephone interview from his Tennessee home.
In 2023, the group celebrated 50 years — including the release of 31 studio albums and 56 singles, among them “Elvira,” “Bobbie Sue” and “Thank God for Kids.” Their best-selling album was 1981’s “Fancy Free,” which included the crossover juggernaut and No. 1 hit “Elvira.”
Over the years, they’ve collected a string of accolades, such as Grammy awards, Dove awards, Country Music Awards and American Country Music Awards, which doesn’t include more than a handful of nominations dating from 1967 to 2006 in both gospel and country genres.
But The Oak Ridge Boys have decided that they’re ready to let the curtain fall and step away from their mics. They’ll make a stop at the Weinberg Center for the Arts on Sept. 7 as part of their American Made Farewell Tour, a long goodbye dedicated to their fans.
It’s been an emotionally difficult year for the gospel-country icons. Duane Allen’s wife of nearly 55 years, Norah, died in March. William Lee Golden’s oldest son, Rusty, died in early July. A few days later on July 9, they lost longtime member Joe Bonsall after a valiant fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS.
That amount of grief and heartache would be enough to break up a band, even one that has been together for five decades. Golden said what has kept them together now has been friendship and their fans.
Golden grew up on a farm in Alabama. He learned how to sing and play guitar around the age of 6 and credits his mother and sister with teaching him how to sing in harmony.
“It’s something that I’ve been able to do throughout my life, and I’ve enjoyed
the way,” Golden said. “Joe was a trooper. He traveled and sang when he had to be helped onstage by two of his singing partners … It’s a helpless situation, and those are always the hardest things to deal with, or when you feel so helpless that there’s nothing you can do to try to alleviate the problems. But it’s the treasured memories that live on today. We had 50 years of some of the most wonderful memories that any group could ever have.”
Before Bonsall’s death this year, they brought on Ben James to take on the tenor vocals left vacant by Bonsall. Golden said James has been a great fit.
Although Golden said they will wind down, he’s not sure when the end will be final. He said they don’t know what else they would do. Allen told an audience recently that he just wanted to perform because “he didn’t have anyone to go home to.”
the harmony singing with the Oak Ridge Boys,” he said. “We all throw the ball around to each other. One guy will take the lead, the next guy will take the lead, and we harmonize behind that guy, singing in a group.”
Although the original Oak Ridge Boys was a gospel group founded in the 1940s, by the time Golden came on board in 1965, the group was faced with the question of whether it would adapt, change or break up.
Allen, often the lead singer who can be heard on many of their hits, joined in 1966, just when the older Oaks were thinking of disbanding. Richard Steuben, whose deep bass sings “Giddy up, umpoppa-um-poppa, mow, mow” on “Elvira,” joined after a short stint with Elvis in 1972, and Bonsall, the high-energy singer with a distinct tenor, joined in 1973.
The deaths this year have understandably taken their toll on the group as a whole.
“Dwayne’s wife passing away on Easter morning was certainly a surprise. It was something that kind of slipped up. We didn’t realize she was sick, really, until just less than a week before she passed away,” he said. “So it’s helpless situations that we deal with and family issues that … there’s no way to prepare for it. So it has been a real emotional time for all of us.”
His heartbreak is evident when he talks about Rusty, Golden’s firstborn who inherited his musical talents from his dad, just like his brother Chris. The two brothers recorded with Epic Records and Cap-
THE OAK RIDGE BOYS: AMERICAN MADE FAREWELL TOUR
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 7
Where: Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick Tickets: $68-125 Info: 301-600-2828, weinbergcenter.org
itol Records as The Goldens. Later, they formed the Goldens all-star band, which included Rusty, Chris and Craig; along with William Lee’s grandchildren, Elizabeth, Rebekah and Elijah; and some of Nashville’s premier musicians.
“Losing my son was a devastating thing for me. It was sudden in that we didn’t realize that he had internal issues that were going on inside,” Golden said. “He had some heart issues. As a father, you’re never prepared for that depth of sadness that something like that causes, because you wonder what all you could have said, could have done, could have helped, unaware of what the issues were.”
Then, saying goodbye to a fellow Oak, whose distinct tenor gave the band its pop country sound, was a slow and painful process. Bonsall, who joined the group in 1973, spent five years still performing while battling the disease before Bonsall publicly announced he had ALS and retired from the group.
“It was heart-wrenching each step of
Golden said it hasn’t always been easy, when you’re in a group that has gone on as long as they have. Golden took a short exit after he was voted out for a time in 1987 because his long beard and hair didn’t really fit their image. He was replaced by Steve Sanders and went on to record a solo album “American Vagabond.” But in 1996, he returned, replacing Sanders in his former spot.
“I feel like, in our real early years of being together as a group, it was the struggles and hard times that held us together,” Golden said. “It was the music that actually held us together, the singing and the music, before we ever got traction into country music.”
Today, the Oaks continue to lean on each other not only for their harmonies but for support. They’ve all had to sacrifice time at home. As a father of four who has been married four times, Golden said he wasn’t always the best father or husband because he was constantly touring. That’s why, he said, he said family so important.
But just like the Oak Ridge Quartet became the Oak Ridge Boys, Golden believes others will come aboard to take over the group and bring it into its next era. In the meantime, he’ll continue to perform.
“I love the Oak Ridge Boys,” he said. “I love singing with the Oak Ridge Boys. It’s been a great life, and it is a great life.”
Crystal Schelle is a journalist whose work has been published locally, regionally and nationally. She enjoys trivia, cats and streaming movies.
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The Oak Ridge Boys will play the Weinberg Center.
From celebration of life to music festival: TroyFest returns to Frederick for a fourth year
BY COLIN MCGUIRE
Special to The News-Post
A few years ago, Cat Maselka began TroyFest, an event born to celebrate and honor her husband, who passed away after fighting a tumor for the last years of his life.
Now in its fourth year, the festival is set to take place Sept. 7 at The Farm at the AMVETS on Baltimore Road in Frederick. It will feature Jah Works, Black Locust, Voodoo Rocks, The Dirty Middle, Goat Charmers and performers from the Frederick Rock School. Proceeds from the event, which is in conjunction with the nonprofit Rhythm Changes, will go to a scholarship for kids looking to pursue music after high school. Here’s all you need to know, told in Maselka’s words.
IN HONOR OF TROY
My husband Troy had a rare health condition for many years. He was diagnosed in 2007 and passed away in 2020. He was playing golf one day and he started to have double vision. They found this benign tumor lodged deep inside his head and nobody could get to it. They could never possibly get all of it out. It was benign, but it was just one of those things where it was kind of entangled with the nerves. As years went on, he did radiation and chemo and eventually, I think it pretty much wore him down.
He was the guy who would call you and say, “Hey, I know this band; let’s go see them at Rams Head,” and he would say that before anyone else would hear about them. He was a music lover. In 2020, we knew he was going to be passing away. He was in hospice and we had talked about it many times — we had the luxury of having the time to talk about everything. And I said, “I’m going to have a big party for you. I’m going to rent a bar and invite everybody we know and you’re paying for it, and we’ll have all your favorite beers.”
thing that wasn’t super-happy because he died, the vibe of this event, from his celebration to what it is now, is so positive.
I try to make it family-friendly even with the cost. I started selling tickets in June for six bucks ($15 at the door). Kids 12 and under are free, but I hate the thought of a family of four coming and spending $60, even though it’s going to the scholarship. They’re spending $60 before they even walk in to buy food or beer or whatever they’re going to have. Sometimes, though, I’ll tell people to get their tickets early and they’ll say, “No. I want to give you more money for the scholarship.” So that’s cool.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
Originally, the scholarship was going toward families who couldn’t afford music lessons or music camps. The Rock School gives a huge donation every year and through Rhythm Changes, we support if someone needs an instrument or if someone needs an instrument fixed.
coming up to me and saying, “How can I be part of this next year? I have this company.” Or Keith from Olde Mother came up to me and said they wanted to make Troy a beer for this year’s event, so I was like, “Oh my gosh, I guess I have to do it again.”
We were always kind of intertwined with these music people, and it was during COVID. Troy passed away, and I was talking to my friend the year after he passed, and I said we were still going to do the party, but we’d have to do it outside. We had done shows at The Farm at AMVETS with the Rock School, and Troy liked it, so I said, “Why don’t we do it there? It’s a great place. There’s cover. It’s outside. People can spread out.” We called our favorite food trucks. We had a beer truck with all his favorite beers — six taps. We just had a big party. I invited 250 of his closest friends and family and people we love, and it was just such a great time.
TAKING THE NEXT STEP
After Troy’s celebration in September 2021, we said, “How can we give back?” So we created this music schol-
IF YOU GO
TroyFest, featuring live music from Black Locust, The Dirty Middle, Voodoo Rocks and Jah Works. Noon to 8 p.m. Sept. 7 at Amvets Post #2 “The Farm,” 9602 Baltimore Road, Frederick. Tickets are $15 at the door or available for $10 through Eventbrite.
arship in Troy’s name through the nonprofit Rhythm Changes. It’s been growing ever since. Last year, in the third year, we ended up with over 500 guests and $18,000. We have a lot of sponsors. Last year, we added the big stage and vendors. Instead of the tap truck, we did breweries — Olde Mother and Liquidity came. We had perfect weather — it was so gorgeous and the vibe was so good. Even though this started as some-
I’ve always wanted to give back to college expenses in some way to up our game even more. So this year, we put together a college scholarship. But it didn’t even have to be for college; it just had to be a graduate from high school and a Frederick County resident that was going to study music in some capacity. They could go to a music college or maybe they wanted to do their own thing and they need money for equipment. We just wanted to do something with music. We had some amazing applications come in and on top of some money for gas or books, they will also now receive recording time from Omega Studios down in Rockville.
ALWAYS EVOLVING
It started with the thing about Troy, but it’s really just his name now. It’s a fun day for a good cause. It’s important to help the community and bring it together. We had Kelly Bell last year and halfway through the event, people started
Whatever we’re building — somedays I kind of question what I’m doing here — but it’s grown very organically. The connection to Troy always pops up. There was a woman who came as a vendor last year and she was referred to me by someone else. We had a few conversations and she called me about a month out from the event and said she really needed to talk to me. She said she saw Troy’s picture on Instagram and she worked with him 30 years ago. Stuff like that happens every year. When I doubt why I’m doing this, I realize, “Ohhhh,” and then I go to the event and I see friends from high school who invite other friends and it’s a connection for them. I see Troy’s coworkers — he worked for all these IT and telecommunication companies — and they reconnect. I see the vendors who know each other from the community and it builds and builds and builds, and the music is intertwined with all of it.
I don’t know what Troy would think of it at this point — if he’d say, “That’s enough! I got my beer! I’m done!” But I’m excited for this year and we have great motivation. What started as a celebration has really turned into a music festival.
Colin McGuire has been in and out of bands for more than 20 years and also helps produce concerts in and around Frederick. His work has appeared in Alternative Press magazine, PopMatters and 72 Hours, among other outlets. He is convinced that the difference between being in a band and being in a romantic relationship is less than minimal. Contact him at mcguire.colin @gmail.com.
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The annual TroyFest has grown to become an all-day, family friendly music festival in Frederick.
Trauma-certified counselor Arielle Jordan hosts release party for her new book
BY DAWN MORGAN NEARY
Special to The News-Post
Arielle Jordan, 33, is a licensed clinical professional counselor and national certified counselor with more than eight years of experience. She’s the owner of Mindset Quality, a tele-health private practice, and specializes in PTSD, grief, trauma and EMDR, a technique described by the Cleveland Clinic as a “relatively new — but very effective — method of helping people with traumatic memories.” She is open to all clients but specializes in working with veterans and first responders.
Jordan is only weeks away from earning her Phd in counselor education. She also just published her second book, “United We Serve, United We Heal,” which digs into her personal experience with racism in the military as a service member, the PTSD it caused, and how by addressing the issues, healing can begin.
72 Hours recently chatted with Jordan over email about her new book and what she cares most about: “helping people work through their trauma and grief and find resilience, especially those in the military and veteran communities,” as she put it.
Please tell me about your military experience.
Arielle Jordan: Joining the military was a big deal for me. My dad was a Vietnam vet, and my uncles and brothers served, too, so military life was kind of in the family. But being a woman in that space was something different. I was hopeful, but I quickly
realized that even with camaraderie, there were still some really tough experiences — like dealing with racism and other forms of trauma that stay with you. Talk about the racism and trauma you experienced.
Jordan: I experienced racism early on in my military career, and it was rough. But instead of letting it break me, I let it push me forward. My book, “United We Serve, United We Heal,” discusses those experiences and offers ways to heal. While I help people with all kinds of trauma, the racial trauma I went through has a big place in my story and
the work I do now.
You have also dealt with significant personal losses, correct?
Jordan: My journey hasn’t been easy. Along with the racial trauma, I’ve faced some deep personal losses — like losing my child, my father’s death and going through a divorce, all in a short period of time. Those experiences changed me and how I approach helping others. I share these moments in my book not to focus on the pain but to show how I’ve worked to heal and move forward.
Would you please give a little background about your military tenure?
Jordan: I served for nine years in the Army and Army Reserves, but I had to step away after tearing the ligaments in my shoulder. It was a tough break — literally — but it also pushed me to focus on my healing, both physically and emotionally.
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Arielle Jordan, owner/EMDR Certified Trauma Therapist.
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And then?
Jordan: After leaving the military, I needed to heal, and therapy was a huge part of that for me. Eventually, I realized I wanted to help others the same way. Now, I use a mix of approaches to help my clients. EMDR helps people process trauma through guided eye movements, DBT is great for managing emotions, and IFS helps explore and heal the different parts of ourselves. These methods and my SCARS to STARS framework are all about helping people build resilience and move forward.
What kind of clients do you serve?
Jordan: I work with a lot of different people, but many of them are veterans and first responders dealing with PTSD, grief and other trauma. PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, can develop after going through something traumatic, and it often brings a heavy load — flashbacks, anxiety and always feeling on edge. My goal is to create a space where my clients feel safe to talk about what they’re going through and to help
BOOK PARTY
“United We Serve, United We Heal” by Arielle Jordan, owner/EMDR Certified Trauma Therapist 1 to 4 p.m. Sept 7 at 6507 Wild Plum Drive, Frederick Register on Eventbrite mindsetqualityllc.com ariellenjordan.com
them find a way to heal and grow.
What is your new book about?
Jordan: “United We Serve, United We Heal” is for anyone who’s dealing with trauma or who wants to understand it better. While I highlight racial trauma, especially within the military, the book is a guide for anyone looking to find strength and healing.
And what about your first book?
Jordan: My earlier book, “Holding Space,” is really personal. It’s about my journey through some of the hardest losses in my life and how I found a way to thrive despite it all. The two books are connected by a thread of resilience, but they stand on their own in terms of the
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stories and lessons they share. Out of curiosity, do you watch war movies?
Jordan: I don’t watch war movies anymore. They hit too close to home, and I know how much they can stir up old wounds, especially for veterans. Research shows that watching war movies can trigger PTSD symptoms, bringing back intense memories of combat. I focus more on helping people heal from those real-life experiences so they can move forward.
Anything else you’d like to add?
Jordan: I’m all about helping people heal from trauma, whatever form it takes. Whether through therapy, my books, or speaking, I want to be there for others as they navigate their own healing journeys. We all carry scars, but I believe those scars can become stars guiding us to something better.
Dawn Morgan Neary has been a freelance writer and multimedia producer for more than 20 years. She has reported for the Tampa Bay Times, Current, Creative Loafing, Philadelphia Weekly and others.
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Arielle Jordan, Certified Trauma Therapist.
THE FREDERICK MOM
Recommendations for the weekend of Sept. 6
Activities to do with the kids this weekend, courtesy of The Frederick Mom.
Folkways by the Fire
4 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 6
Utica District Park at the Snook Family Farm Agricultural Center, 10200-Bold Frederick Road, Frederick
$10
This Friday, enjoy an evening of music and folkways at the Snook Family Farm at Utica District Park. Listen to traditional folk musicians play by the campfire, create folkways-related crafts, and play games with family and other little folkies. It’s an evening of fun for all ages! Arrive and stay any time between 4 and 8 p.m. There is a playground nearby to explore. Bring blankets for comfort and dress in layers depending on weather. To register, visit recreater.com/register and search “32970.”
TroyFest
and country folk alike. Watch professional bull riding, cowgirl’s barrel racing, breakaway roping, and the crowd favorite mutton bustin’ where kids attempt to ride sheep for 8 seconds without falling off for a chance to win a prize. To register your child to ride, go to the small announcer stand between 5 and 6:30 p.m. Before the main show begins at 7 p.m., families are invited inside the arena at 5:30 p.m. for a free Little Wrangler Rodeo where kids can learn to lasso, ride a simulation bull and play pony races. Outside the arena, there are vendors, a bouncy house and a mechanical bull for an additional fee (cash only). Concessions are available for purchase (cash only). Gates open at 5 p.m., rain or shine. Bleacher seating is first come, first served. Tickets are sold at the gate only (Visa and MC accepted). •••
Flower Festival at Summers Farm
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8
Noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7
Amvets Post #2 “The Farm,” 9602 Baltimore Road, Frederick
Donation of $12.51 per person or $30 for four people, kids age 12 and under are free
The fourth annual TroyFest is here! This family-friendly music festival has live music, food trucks, vendors, raffles, kid activities, yard games, a playground onsite and more. Headlining this year is Jah Works with other notable local bands, including the Frederick Rock School Band. Plenty of tables are available under a pavilion with fans, or guests can bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Adults ages 21+ can enjoy a TroyFest beer brewed by Frederick’s own Olde Mother Brewing and Liquidity Aleworks. Kids will have a blast visiting Eddie the Pig, reptiles and creatures from Jenn’s Uncommon Critters, Aya’s Cultural Arts, and other vendors that offer face painting and mermaid hair. All proceeds raised go towards music education scholarships for students in Frederick County. Purchase tickets through Eventbrite.
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Battle of the Beast
5 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7
J Bar W Ranch, 10530 Green Valley Road, Union Bridge
$25/adult, $10/child ages 6-12, kids age 5 and under are free
Experience a thrilling rodeo show at J Bar W Ranch with the whole family this Saturday. Battle of the Beast is an all-American good time for both city
Summers Farm, 7503 Hollow Road, Middletown
$16.50/online, $20.50/at gate, $14.55/Military and First Responder, kids ages 2 and under are free
Escape to Summers Farm for the fifth annual Flower Festival, happening this Saturday and Sunday. Admission includes a wagon ride to the flower fields where you can take beautiful photos among the flowers, six blooms of your choice to cut and keep, and access to the farm with over 45 attractions, including giant slides, oversized jumping pillows, mazes, ziplines, mini golf, corn pits, rubber duck races, obstacle courses, a pumpkin train and more. After strolling through the fields filled with 35 varieties and colors of sunflowers and zinnias, enjoy local live bands, barnyard animals and apple cider slushies. Local beer and wine are available, and food is sold until 6 p.m. Plenty of shaded seating is available. Additional flower blooms may be added on for a fee. New to Summers Farm this year is the Mega Slide where riders 42” or taller can enjoy unlimited rides down a giant slide on a tube for an add-on cost of $5. Tickets can be purchased at summersfarm.com/pages/ flower-festival.
Tiffany Mahaney is at least a fifth-generation native to Frederick County, and she now proudly raises her own family here. She is the owner of The Frederick Mom on Instagram, where she features family-friendly places, events and businesses in and around Frederick. Follow her @thefrederickmom.
Tiffany Mahaney
Go to the rodeo during Battle of the Beast.
Courtesy of Chuck Soverns
TroyFest is in its fourth year in Frederick.
TIFFANY MAHANEY
Commemorate America’s favorite
‘fighting Frenchman’ in Frederick
BY SHUAN BUTCHER Special to The News-Post
Few Americans probably knew who the Marquis de Lafayette was until “Hamilton: The Musical” became a hit Broadway show. But now, more people do know a little bit about “America’s favorite fighting Frenchman.” His contributions to the founding of this country are significant, particularly during the American Revolution — so much so that when Lafayette returned in 1824 for his Farewell Tour of the country, he was extremely well-received by the citizens of the day.
That tour began on Aug. 15 of that year, when he arrived in New York. Over a period of 13 months, he would travel more than 6,000 miles and visit 24 states and the city of Washington. In addition to New York City, stops along the way that fall included Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Annapolis. It also included the city of Frederick.
“Lafayette was welcomed with enormous enthusiasm everywhere he went, in big cities and small towns,” said Theresa (Tee) Michel, chairperson of the Lafayette Bicentennial in Frederick Committee, which is organizing events and programs throughout the remainder of the calendar year to commemorate Lafayette’s local visit. “He did so much for this country. He not only fought for our freedom but also risked his own personal fortune in support of the American cause. These facts aren’t necessarily well-known, and we owe a debt of gratitude to him.”
The invitation for Lafayette to visit Frederick came from Col. John McPherson on behalf of the people of Frederick County. “Lafayette accepted gladly because he wanted to meet again the man with whom he served at the Battle of Yorktown,
the former Francis Scott Key Hotel is today), greeted guests and townspeople at Col. McPherson’s home and attended a ball at Talbott’s Tavern. He would leave the morning of Dec. 31, at 8:20 a.m. for Washington, D.C., to meet with President Monroe and attend a New Year’s Eve ball at the White House. Many of these details were recorded in the diary of Jacob Engelbrecht, a well-known and respected documentarian of the day.
From September to December 2024, the Lafayette Bicentennial in Frederick Committee will host commemorative events, exhibitions, programs and activities to recognize Lafayette’s visit to Frederick 200 years ago. The local festivities are part of a nationwide series of events memorializing the battlefield hero and strategist who helped our nation win independence from Great Britain.
LAFAYETTE 200 EVENTS
Sept. 11 Lecture: “Lafayette and Conservation and Sustainability,” Thurmont Regional Library, 6 p.m.
Oct. 20 Lecture: “Lafayette and Abolition,” Brunswick Branch Library 1 p.m.
Oct. 24 Tour: “Artifacts of Lafayette’s Visit to Frederick,” Heritage Frederick, 6 p.m.
Nov. 9 Lafayette Symposium, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 24 Lecture: “Lafayette and Civil Rights for Women and Native Americans, and Religious Freedom,” Walkersville Branch Library, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 1 Lecture: “Lafayette and Human Rights,” C. Burr Artz Public Library, 2 p.m.
Dec. 27 Lafayette Arrival and Welcome Ceremony, City Hall Park, 2 to 4 p.m.
Dec. 28 The McPhersons and Lafayette, Rose Hill Manor Park, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sgt. Lawrence Everhart from Middletown, and renew many other acquaintances,” Michel said.
On Dec. 29, 1824, at 4 p.m., the last surviving Major General of the Revolution and surrogate son of George Washington crossed the Monocacy River via the Jug Bridge and entered the city. Over the course of two days, the 67-year-old was the toast of the town with a military parade, parties and a grand ball thrown in his honor. According to Michel, 6,000 to 8,000 people came to town to be part of the celebration.
“It was a big deal,” she said. “He restored in people the spirit of patriotism and fraternity that we all may take for granted today.”
The hero of the American Revolutionary War ate dinner at Talbott’s Tavern (located where
On Sept. 11, Frederick County Public Libraries will kick off a Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Lecture Series. Patricia L. Maclay, of the American Friends of Lafayette, will lead a series of talks over the course of four months about the life of the Marquis de Lafayette. Topics covered will include Lafayette and human rights, abolition, civil rights for women and Native Americans, and conservation and sustainability.
From now through Dec. 14, individuals can also visit the Museum of Frederick County History in downtown Frederick to check out a variety of artifacts associated to General Lafayette’s visit to the city. On Oct. 24, Heritage Frederick will host a guided tour that will provide a deeper dive into the items on display, as well as additional pieces in the organization’s collection, according to archivist Jody Brumage.
The museum even has a tangential connection to Lafayette’s
Dec. 28 Family-friendly Lafayette History Hunt, FSK Hotel Lobby, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dec. 29 Open House at the historic home of Col. John McPherson (105 Council Street), 1 to 4 p.m.
Learn more at visitfrederick.org/lafayette.
visit: “The structure was built by Dr. John Baltzell, who was on the committee that invited Lafayette and gave one of the 13 toasts at the ball,” Brumage said.
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, which also hosted Lafayette two centuries ago, will host a history symposium on Nov. 9. Attendees will hear from Lafayette historians and subject matter experts as they discuss topics important to the famous Frenchman, including influential women of the period and the economics of the revolution.
But the main events will take place on the 200th anniversary weekend
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Lafayette Portrait from Marshall Etchison Collection.
BY GARY BENNETT
Special to The News-Post
The Maine Squeeze A summer trip here is delightful
It was the beginning of summer here in the “land of pleasant living” in 2022, and the heat was already oppressive. My wife and I wanted to get away to somewhere with bright, 70-degree days and cool, 50-degree nights. In other words, we wanted a Maryland fall but with beaches and ocean.
We’ve tried the Shenandoah Valley and the Poconos. Both are great, of course, but can’t deliver on beaches and ocean. Ocean City has the beaches and ocean but not the weather (or slower pace) that we wanted. Enter our Maine discussion! We decided to spend a week exploring the state.
First, let’s get our bearings. Maine is the northeastern-most U.S. state and the largest (by far) but least populated of the New England states. Maine is well known for many things: its jagged, rocky coastline; sandy beaches like Old Orchard and Ogunquit; colorful maritime history; picturesque lighthouses; fresh, tasty lobsters; enormous moose; seemingly never-ending white pine trees; Mount Katahdin, one end of the Appalachian Trail; and untouched natural areas like Acadia National Park.
We went into this trip wondering why one of Maine’s nicknames is “vacationland,” but after a few days, we wondered no more. Spending a week in Maine was perhaps the most satisfying vacation we’ve taken. Everything was just so perfect: friendly people, charming accents, quirky places with Native American-inspired names, remarkably fresh food, breathtaking scenery and a satisfyingly slow pace of life.
We set off for Maine in our comfy SUV in June 2022, heading up the East Coast on I-95 to make good time. We had already booked two stops at cozy bed and breakfasts in Kennebunk and Bar Harbor. Since our first Maine stop, Kennebunk, is about 9 hours driving time from Frederick, we decided to stay
easy 5-hour drive from New York City to Kennebunk.
In Kennebunk, we stayed in a lovely bed and breakfast called The Tides, located right across from Goose Rocks Beach, which is technically part of Kennebunkport and one of the best sandy beaches you’ll find on the Maine coast. We enjoyed almost three miles of soft, white sandy beach that offered incredible views of the Atlantic and some small offshore islands. The tidal pools that form are also a hit during the summer, making a great place to float along in a natural lazy river. This beach is about as family-friendly as it gets in the state and is a favorite to spend time on during the warmer months.
Our three days in Kennebunk flew by as we enjoyed the beach, strolling the beautiful little village and eating at cozy restaurants. As you might imagine, we didn’t starve. We delighted in delicious lobster rolls, wonderful blueberry pancakes with fresh homemade maple syrup tapped from nearby trees and, surprisingly, Texas-sized steaks and fillets. We rented bikes for a lovely excursion up the beach and through neighboring villages, making sure to get back in time to take in a startlingly red “strawberry” moonrise over the ocean at dusk (we’d wondered why folks were traipsing over to the beach with their flashlights in hand).
overnight in New York City and take in a Broadway show. The next day, we got up early and headed north into coolers temps.
Driving close to the coast, we passed the heavily industrial Connecticut cities of Stamford, Bridgeport and New Haven, home to Yale University. Cruising into watery Rhode Island, we passed by the picturesque state capital of Providence. We carefully made our way around metropolitan Boston and up the coast of New Hampshire, where we finally started to see traffic and the pace of life slow.
We departed I-95, no longer wishing to make time, in favor of Route 1 to take in the sights, sounds and scents of smalltown life.
The drive through New Hampshire only takes about an hour before you arrive in Maine, perfectly nicknamed on welcome signs as the Pine Tree State.
In another 30 minutes, we were in Kennebunk. Be advised there’s also a Kennebunkport, right on the ocean, of course, and made famous during two presidencies as the summer home of the Bushes. All told, it was a relatively
In Old Orchard Beach, just up the road from Kennebunk, we spent a day at New England’s largest beachfront amusement park, Palace Playland. It was like taking a step back in time. At this family-owned attraction, we enjoyed the old wooden roller coasters, midway-style rides, water slides, carnival games and Maine’s largest arcade. Exhausted after a day in the bright sun cooled by ocean breezes, we decamped back to our friendly Kennebunk B&B to plan our morning departure to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.
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The West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Maine.
Summer Time Exhibit — through Sept. 6 at Crestwood Gallery
Frederick Health Crestwood Building, 7211 Bank Court, Frederick. Original artwork including oil, acrylic, photography, mixed media and wood carvings by Frederick artists. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. 240-215-1460, acrestwood@ frederick.health, frederickhealth.org/ crestwoodart.
Maryland Photography Alliance BiAnnual Juried Exhibition — through Sept. 8 at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. This exhibit features 47 images from the Alliance’s annual statewide competition. 301-2586394, mpa@mdphotoalliance.org, mdphotoalliance.org.
Student Exhibition — through Sept. 13 at Montgomery College’s Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, 930 King St., Silver Spring. Features artworks made by Montgomery College art and design students over the past year and includes work from courses in 2D design, 3D design, ceramics, craft, drawing, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. 240-567-1375, facebook.com/MCVPA.
”People, Places & Things” — through Sept. 29, Gallery 322, 322 N. Market St., Frederick. The gallery artists present a captivating journey through the human experience. From vibrant portraits to breathtaking landscapes, this exhibit explores the interconnectedness of people, places and things. Hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment. 240-815-7777 or gallery322.com.
“Lisa Foucart: Recent Paintings” — Sept. 6 to 30 at Waldo’s & Company, 17 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, Pa. (downstairs). Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6 with music by Alexander Mitchell. waldosandco. com.
“A Clear Spring, A Quiet Snow: A rotating photo exhibition of recent work from Jeff Compton” — through Oct. 6 at Ibiza Cafe, 8 W. Fourth St., Frederick. A small but carefully curated selection of naturally themed photographic works by Jeff Compton. These works delight in the light and subtle movements of nature, inspired by far Eastern art and spirituality. Works will vary during the duration of the exhibit, proving a dynamic experience rewarding return. 240785-0405, jeff@curiousperspectives.
joints. Pain becomes something evocative of universal feelings, inviting the viewer to feel, whether or not that feeling is comfortable. Spontaneous in nature, the finished work represents a particular moment in the artist’s life. Opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 7, artist talk 7 p.m. Sept. 19. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 240-367-9770 or nomagalleryfrederick.com.
Two Artists Exhibits — Sept. 7-29, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick.
“Circling Back, Places, Remember” watercolors and mixed media by Vicki Clarkson. “Layers in Red and Black,” original prints of red and black by Lynn Hotes. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsideartistsgallery.com or eastsidearts313@gmail.com.
com, iamjeffcompton.com.
”Art, Fashion, Symbol, Statement: Tattooing in America, 1960s to Today” — through Oct. 13, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. The exhibition explores the evolution of tattoos, particularly in the northeastern United States, from a mark of counter-cultural rebellion to one of the most popular forms of personal creative expression. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301739-5727 or wcmfa.org.
“Quilting Frederick” — through Nov. 22 at Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Annapolis. Featuring a series of art quilts by artist Aynex Mercado, inspired by the architecture of Frederick. aynex21@gmail.com, marylandhall.org.
”Brushes With History: Inspiring the Personality of Frederick” — through Dec. 14, Museum of Frederick County History/Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Features the works of a few of the most notable artists who have worked in Frederick County, past and present. With beautiful paintings of the county’s landmarks and natural splendor, our story explores the ways in which the visual arts provided economic opportunity to individuals
and communities. Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 301-663-1188 or frederickhistory. org.
Art Collective Pop-up: Elisabeth Arzt — Sept. 5 to 9 at Art Collective, 141 A. N. Market St., Frederick. Arzt is a Maryland-based multidisciplinary artist and the founder of Fine Arzt Studio. Her artistic endeavors led her to become an illustrator, chainsaw carver, costumer and, currently, a welder and jeweler. Merging woodworking and metalsmithing, Arzt breathes new life into waste materials. Through jewelry, Arzt harmoniously blends her lifelong exploration of metals and wood carving into a cohesive artistic narrative. She draws inspiration from her upbringing on a Western Maryland farm, where the rural surroundings instilled in her a profound connection with and admiration for nature. 240-739-9023, info@artcollectivefrederick.com, artcollectivefrederick.com.
”Knots” — Sept. 6 to 29, NoMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. Julia Schrecengost uses printmaking to explore the relationship between the internal processes of her body and organic processes in constant motion. Physical objects such as netting, branches and leaves reference connective tissue and
”The Yellow King” — Sept. 7 through Oct. 27, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Through its multi-media collage symbology, the artwork in this exhibition, by Michel Demanche, invites an examination and contemplation of the consequences of political issues, racism, and bigotry towards the marginalized in contemporary culture. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
”Under the Influence” — Sept. 7 through Oct. 27, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Mixed media sculptures by Jim Roberts. These installations are a commentary on the gun culture in our country and the various systems that fuel it, particularly the NRA. They are a response to Roberts’ 24 years of teaching in a public high school and the countless in-services and faculty meetings intended to prepare for active shooter situations. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
”Simple Lines” — Sept. 7 through Oct. 27, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Studio Art Quilters Associates: Del., D.C., Md. and W.Va. Region fiber work exhibit. Living in or near a center of power such as Washington, D.C., can affect a person’s view of the world. Every day seems to be filled with activity on multiple levels, weaving a complex structure of society that can be a challenge to understand and navigate. Using fiber art, the artists express Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area in a simplified
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Lisa Foucart will show recent work this month at Waldo’s & Company in Gettysburg, Pa., with a reception planned for 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6.
form. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
”Contemporary Innovations: Harmonious Bloom” — Sept. 7 through Oct. 27, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. This exhibition showcases a new collection of prints, paintings and sculptures that explore the interplay between human relationships, femininity and the natural world. Through vibrant colors and overlapping figures and forms, Rose Jaffe invites viewers to contemplate the beauty of transformation. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
”The Voice of Vistas: A Plein Air Artist Speaks” — Sept. 7 to 22, Links Bridge Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. Paula Rubin-Wexler is known for her big skies, abstracted landscapes, and her deep understanding of the moods, colors and atmosphere of the vistas she loves to paint. A collection of her plein-air painting, focusing primarily on Frederick County, will be on display and available for purchase, in the Links Bridge Tasting Room. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 301-466-2413 or linksbridgevineyards.com.
”Floating Beauty: Women and the Art of Ukiyo-e” — Sept. 21 through Jan. 12, 2025, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. This exhibition examines historical perspectives on women and their depiction in art from Edo Period Japan (1615 – 1858). Organized and drawn from the collection of the Reading (Pa.) Public Museum, this exhibition features over 50 woodblock prints, including works by ukiyo-e masters. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 301739-5727 or wcmfa.org.
Paula Rubin-Wexler shows ‘The Voice of Vistas’ plein-air work featuring Frederick County
Links Bridge Vineyards will host a solo exhibition of plein-air paintings by Frederick artist Paula RubinWexler from Sept. 7 to 22, with an opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 8.
The work focuses primarily on scenes of Frederick County. Pieces will be on display in the Tasting Room at the winery.
Rubin-Wexler is known for her big skies, abstracted landscapes and her deep understanding of the moods, colors and atmosphere of the vistas she loves to paint. Her work has been described as having a compelling simplicity and a zen-like quality.
Nothing gives RubinWexler more joy than to capture the essence and beauty of Frederick. She loves being a creator of her own world and feels a visceral perception beyond her five senses. Her greatest hope is to leave the viewer with the same sense of tranquility that she feels while painting.
“Twilight’s
Rubin-Wexler has exhibited at TAG/The Artists Gallery, The Delaplaine, District Arts, the former Artique Gallery at Volt, Frederick Chamber of Commerce and the Griffin Art Center. Her work has also been featured at shows at The Strathmore Mansion, The Blue Streak Gallery in Wilmington Delaware, The Hopetown Inn in the Bahamas, and at the Crystal Moll Gallery in Baltimore.
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Learn more about the artist at paularubin-wexler. com.
Links Bridge Vineyards is at 8830 Old Links Bridge Road in Thurmont. Viewing hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and by appointment. Call 301-466-2413 to schedule an appointment. See linksbridgevineyards. com for more information about the venue, as well as this and upcoming exhibitions.
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Pink Blush,” by Paula Rubin-Wexler.
Darkness and dance
Karen Peacock and Julie Maynard exhibit work at TAG
TAG/The Artists Gallery honors Karen Peacock and Julie Maynard as September’s featured artists.
Both shows will be on view from Sept. 6 to 29, with an opening reception slated for 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 7.
Karen Peacock’s exhibition, “Afterlight,” celebrates the power of darkness.
“I sometimes think sunny blue skies are overrated,” says Peacock. “The images in this collection are influenced by the night, the cosmos and even certain mental states.”
The show includes a diverse assortment of paintings, photography, assemblages and mixed-media pieces featuring vintage dresses and other objects.
During the opening reception, all visitors are encouraged to dress reflecting the show’s theme. All interpretations are welcome, whether it’s elegant formalwear, a Halloween costume or anything in between. Prizes for outstanding attire will be awarded at 6:30 p.m. during the Sept. 7 event.
Julie Maynard’s show, “The Dance,” will fill TAG’s Gallery II with color and sound. Mixed-media collage will be joined by video and collaborations with bees who have chewed paper, built wax comb, and worked around some surprising objects in their rush to fill hives with honey to last through the coming winter.
“Survival can come down to getting your message out,” Maynard says. “In a world buzzing with distractions, we need to communicate with precision and with artistry. We’ve got to dance as if our lives
Julie Maynard’s paper collage “Successful Bees” is one part of a triptych that also features a honeybee swarm and fireflies rising at dusk.
depend on it.”
For Maynard, honeybees and native pollinators are more than vital parts of our food chain. “They also affect our sense of well-being,” she says. “They hum with energy and purpose, yet they give our thoughts a place to rest as we consider our place in an orderly universe that can, so easily, go awry.”
TAG is at 501 N. Market St., Frederick. See theartistsgalleryfrederick.com, or call 301-228-9860 for more information.
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“Voyager,” by Karen Peacock, inspired by space exploration.
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Husband and wife artists find ‘Common Ground’ in their collage work
Regional artists Cynthia Baush and Rennie Blalock will present the art exhibition “Common Ground” at Frederick Community College, featuring work by the husband and wife duo that whose work complements one another.
The show will run Sept. 7 to Oct. 2 at the Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 7 in the Visual and Performing Arts Center lobby.
“My wife and I have discovered common ground with the intent of our work, a place where truth, imagination and metaphor come together,” Blalock says. “Although there are obvious differences in our work, there are also similarities. Both of us work with collage to create narrative works that convey personal and universal themes … our sacred connection to nature, respect for indigenous cultures, the value of freedom of speech, an evaluation of the costs of war, and a reflection on the fleeting quality of life and our mortality.
“In this day of great division in our culture, we desperately need common ground. We hope that the interplay of our work shown together illustrates how different perspectives can co-exist and enhance each other.”
The gallery is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, contact gallery manager Wendell Poindexter at 301-846-2513 or wpoindexter@frederick.edu.
A piece by Rennie Blalock that will be featured in the show at FCC.
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‘Quite an adventure’
Former Frederick School of Classical Ballet student promoted to American Ballet Theatre soloist
BY ERIN JONES Special to The News-Post
When young Jarod Curley arrived at his ballet class at Frederick School of Classical Ballet one day, he had no idea that instead of his usual class, he would get a peek into his future. Rather than the typical stretching, barre exercises and floor routines, his teacher, Joyce Morrison, had a video awaiting her students: a production of the American Ballet Theatre’s “Swan Lake” starring Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes.
Sitting in the darkened studio, the young dancer found himself captivated by the beauty and power of ballet at such a high level. He still can remember seeing the dramatic entrance of Gomes’ Von Rothbart and Murphy’s Odette during the Act II ballroom scene.
Within a few decades, Curley would enter the ABT stage as Von Rothbart with Murphy at his side.
Newly promoted to ABT soloist, Curley now shares the stage with the ballerina he watched as a young dance student in Frederick.
From an early age, Curley’s parents instilled in him an appreciation of the arts.
“My parents were always really encouraging of us studying the arts, and we spent a lot of time very early on going to the Kennedy Center and watching performances at Wolf Trap, performances at Strathmore,” Curley said, “I grew up in that environment, watching musical theater, opera, ballet and orchestra in the D.C. area.”
Curley began taking ballet classes at the Frederick School of Classical Ballet at 6 years old in 2004. He flourished under the instruction of director Joyce Morrison and developed a strong work ethic.
“She was very strict and encouraging,” Curley said. “It was a great place to develop an expectation for what ballet was and how tough training was.”
In addition to technical training, Morrison cast a vision for her students by introducing them to some of the greatest performances, like ABT’s “Swan Lake.”
“It was really my introduction to the wider ballet world, and it got the wheels in my head turning from a very young age about the industry,” Curley said.
Morrison also gave her students the opportunity to experience ballet at a higher level by enlisting highly acclaimed dancers for key roles in the studio’s performances of the Nutcracker at the Weinberg Center for the Arts. Alongside the students, New York City Ballet principals Megan Fairchild and Andrew Veyette danced in the roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier respectively.
Sharing the stage with such virtuosic dancers was a formative experience for Curley. He recalls in particular playing the Nutcracker Prince when he was about 8 or 9, and that’s when he made up his mind to pursue professional ballet in earnest.
“I was sitting on the throne behind them as they were performing, and my jaw hit the floor when I saw them right in front of me jumping and turning. It was so impressive and visceral and real. It was like looking at a superhero. Andrew Veyette was just incredible, and Megan was so graceful,” Curley said. “I’m eternally grateful to Miss Morrison for bringing in high-quality professionals — not just for the audience, but for the dance students, because it really opened my mind.”
In his early days as a dance student, Curley often was the only boy in his class. As his training progressed, however, he received more opportunities to take instruction tailored toward male dancers. Learning alongside other male dancers opened up a new world of strength, agility and camaraderie.
One of the most influential of those opportunities came in 2013, when he auditioned for renowned ballet teacher Peter Stark, earning a place at Next Generation Ballet in Tampa, Florida.
“[Stark] had a huge impact on my whole career.” Curley said. “He pulled me into the men’s class environment, where everybody’s pushing each other and trying to jump higher and turn more and push themselves physically. That environment is really infectious, and it’s a lot of fun.”
During those years of training, Curley felt Stark not only championed him as a young dancer but created an environment of camaraderie that prepared him for his eventual career with ABT.
“He really took my dancing to a level that I needed it to be at, to move forward
Devon Teuscher (Tita) and Jarod Curley (Dr. John Brown) in Christopher Wheeldon’s “Like Water for Chocolate.”
Kyle Froman
Gillian Murphy (Odile) and Jarod Curley (Von Rothbart) in “Swan Lake.”
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with the rest of my career.”
Curley also credits Stark with the opportunity to compete in the Prix de Lausanne in 2015, a prestigious international dance competition held in Switzerland. Curley was a finalist and received an invitation to the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Germany.
Curley spent his senior year of high school training at the Cranko school, a rigorous and enriching experience he says prepared him for ABT.
“It was hard to be away from home, but I learned a lot about myself and it was kind of a moment where you had to learn to be an adult. You had to learn to take responsibility for your own training,” he said.
The following summer, Curley attended
a summer program in Barcelona, and it was there that he was awarded a contract with the ABT Studio Company.
The Studio Company is smaller than the main company and performs a separate repertoire. “I often describe it as an internship,” Curley explained. “It’s a place for you to train and also be evaluated by the main company.”
After a year in the Studio Company, Curley became an apprentice to the main company before moving officially into the main company’s corps de ballet in 2019.
The ballet company is divided into three tiers: the corps de ballet, soloist and principal. Curley compares the corps de ballet to the chorus in an opera. Dancers usually dance in groups behind the principals, playing peasants, aristocrats
or, famously, swans. The corps is also a proving ground for more advanced roles and advancing within the company.
“As you’re in the corps, you might start to get opportunities to do some soloist roles or some principal roles, depending on what they see and what they’d like you to be doing,” Curley said. “Ultimately, if you’re doing enough soloist and principal roles and you distinguish yourself and if the company management believes that you’re ready, they’ll promote you to soloist.”
Throughout his years in the corps, Curley sought to meet every endeavor with determination and a keen work ethic. “There were a lot of opportunities that I had presented to me, and I really did my
best to rise to each one of them and attack it,” he said.
In March, at a company meeting, Curley learned he had been promoted to soloist, alongside his friends Jake Roxander and Carlos Gonzalez.
“It made me really proud to be promoted with the two of them because they’re both really incredible artists,” Curley said.
Adding to the celebration, Curley’s promotion to soloist was followed in July by that of his fiance, fellow ABT dancer Léa Fleytoux.
“It’s been quite an adventure because we met when we were in studio company, and it’s been all this time. We’ve just always really pushed and supported one another,” Curley said. “She’s left an indelible mark on my dancing, and I’m really grateful both for the relationship that we have and how we’ve impacted each other professionally as well.”
This September, the ABT will begin preparing for their fall season, which runs Oct. 16 to Nov. 3. Curley views the upcoming season with much anticipation. “[Artistic director] Susan Jaffe is really incredible at programming and bringing great repertoire to the stage and to our audiences in New York,” he said.
A highlight of the repertoire is the world premiere of an adaptation of “Crime and Punishment.” ABT commissioned the work from choreographer Helen Pickett, who has previously introduced such literary works to the ballet stage as “The Crucible.”
As the new season opens, Curley will once again take the stage alongside dancers he once watched at his ballet classes in Frederick, this time as a soloist. His advice to the next generation of dancers is to take responsibility and ownership along the training journey.
“Always take responsibility for your own development,” he said. “Having access to great teachers is very important, but you also have to be a great student. Taking time on your own to practice, cross train, stretch and educate yourself is paramount. Carve your own path, and always find new things to work on.”
Erin Jones is a freelance writer, former humanities teacher and owner of Galvanize & Grow Copywriting. She holds a BA in English from Hood College and an MA in English from the Bread Loaf School of English, through which she studied literature at Middlebury College and Oxford University. Learn more at erinjoneswriter.com, or follow her on Instagram @ErinJonesWriter.
A city ‘InSpired’: Forthcoming documentary chronicles Frederick’s history of progress
BY ROCCO GEPPI
Special to The News-Post
Downtown Frederick is beautiful, bustling and unique. And with more than 200 specialty shops — including art galleries, breweries and restaurants — it’s become a paradise for locals and day-trippers alike.
This was not the Frederick that welcomed Russ Hodge when he moved to the area in the late 1980s. But what he has witnessed since then is the culmination of more than 50 years of consistent growth that has made Frederick a model for progress.
Struck by Frederick’s remarkable development, Hodge became compelled to shoot and produce a film about the historic backdrop and vibrant liveliness that had become Frederick.
The result is “InSpired,” a onehour documentary that is set for a nationwide release in the second quarter of 2025. The film will also be available on some streaming platforms. It will trace Frederick’s history from its pre-European days through 2023 to give viewers an understanding of the events that shaped the town and help viewers “understand how national and world events impacted Frederick and viceversa,” as Hodge says.
Hodge says “InSpired” is a project he began thinking about more than 20 years ago. He wants to preserve Frederick’s efforts of positive change.
“I was struck, even in the late 1990s, by the remarkable turnaround that had happened [in Frederick],” said Hodge, executive producer and president of 3 Roads Communications, an Emmy Award-winning, woman and veteran owned, small business based in Frederick. “And being from New York, I had seen this happen in places like SoHo and various areas in Brooklyn, where tons of people took control of
Russ Hodge, executive producer and president of 3 Roads Communications, interviewed more than 50 business owners, locals and former and current elected officials for the one-hour documentary “InSpired,” slated for nationwide release in 2025. Shown here, Hodge interviews Ron Young.
their destiny and managed to change their fortunes. And you could see that was happening here in Frederick as well.”
While Hodge speaks in awe about Frederick’s transformation, the documentary is fact-based reporting. He believes the filmmaker’s job is to tell the story as it happened and let viewers glean what they will.
“[We] do not take a position in the documentary,” Hodge said. “We took a true journalistic approach — present the facts and let the audience decide for themselves.”
“InSpired” chronicles Frederick’s history of progress throughout many decades.
There were no one-off moments that led to a better Frederick. It was a lot of little things being done over more than 50 years, each aiming to build on previous refinements.
Sure, there were big projects, like constructing shops and buildings over top of Carroll Creek to prevent flooding. But the tiny initiatives completed over time are what gave Frederick its boom.
“Frederick’s renaissance is not due to one dramatic event,” Hodge said. “It’s due to 50 years or more of residents, business people and elected officials working together collaboratively and intentionally to make downtown Frederick more livable for everyone. What changed Frederick were hundreds of small things that consistently propelled it forward.”
Things like planting trees, painting buildings, recruiting restaurants, promoting events, and welcoming artists and craftspeople are all examples of the types of actions that helped shape Frederick into what it has become.
Along with a personal collection of stories and footage, Hodge interviewed over 50 business owners, locals, and former and current elected officials for the documentary.
“The people here are very aware and proud of their history,” Hodge said. “And they want to be a part of [the documentary] to make sure it’s presented correctly.”
Ron Young, who served as
Frederick’s mayor from 1974-1990 and was a Maryland State Senator from 2011-2023, helped provide Hodge with much of the insight into Frederick’s meticulous improvements.
Beginning his political career on the Frederick City Board of Aldermen (1970-1974), Young is credited by many as being the one who spearheaded Frederick’s development.
Young provided Hodge with many firsthand accounts of Frederick’s progress, including “Operation Town Action,” a grassroots movement in the late 1970s started by a group of citizens to fill the empty shops in Downtown Frederick.
“I hope the documentary tells the story [of Frederick’ progress] as accurately as possible,” Young said. “You have to get your [citizens] behind you, get innovative, and start doing things. I learned a long time ago, people feel better about things they contribute to than the things they take from.”
The C. Burr Artz Public Library was also a valuable resource for the filmmaker. Hodge credits Mary Mannix, the library’s Maryland Room manager, for helping his team locate and examine a multitude of archived photographs.
“It was really about [pulling photographs] and going from image to image to make sure they would contain the part of the story that they want to tell,” said Mannix. “For us, it was a matter of pulling as many images as we can, so that [Russ] and his team can pick those that tell the story that they want to tell.”
Hodge’s vision was not only to document Frederick’s story but also to explore how this local renaissance mirrored broader trends across the nation. “InSpired” aims to connect Frederick’s unique journey with a larger narrative of American progress.
“Frederick’s ability to evolve and embrace new ideas has been a cornerstone of its progress,” Hodge said. “From its origins as a trading post, Frederick has welcomed diverse populations and ideas, which has helped it manage and leverage change effectively.”
This willingness to evolve has been instrumental in Frederick’s
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Thursday Sept. 5
CLASSES
Yoga for Curious Beginners — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Myersville Community Library, 8 Harp Place, Myersville. Curious about yoga and its benefits? Join Dr. Stacy Benner, physical therapist and yoga instructor, in a gentle introduction to yoga. Suitable for all abilities. Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. 301-600-8350. rkurtz@frederickcountymd.gov. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
Teen Time: Color Theory Artist Talk — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Learn about color theory from a professional artist! Local artist Aster Thomas will explain basic principles of color through fun activities and demonstrations! This program is for teens in 6th through 12th grades (ages 11-18). 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
ETCETERA
Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration, 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills. No membership requirements. If you need a partner, call 240-344-4041 or email lffutrell@ yahoo.com.
$8. 301-676-5656. sdobran@comcast.net. bridgewebs.com/frederick.
FESTIVALS
143rd Maryland State Fair — “Dream Big” — 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. $15 ages 12 to 61, $12 ages 62+, $10 ages 6-11, ages 5 and under free. 410252-0200. marylandstatefair.com.
MUSIC
Alive@Five Happy Hour Concert Series: Special Delivery Band — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Carroll Creek Amphitheater, Frederick. Classic rock. Craft beverages and food available by local breweries, distilleries and food trucks. 21 and older, with ID. Concert series continues through Oct. 3. $6 per person. 301-698-8118. downtownfrederick.org/aliveatfive.
Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com.
Friday Sept. 6
CLASSES
Fridays are for Fun and Crafting — noon to 8 p.m. at Brook Hill United Methodist Church, 8946 Indian Springs Road, Frederick. Choose items to work on projects. Price will be based on what you chose. $15 entrance fee. 301-712-6759. shelleysscrapshack@gmail.com. meetup.com/Shelleys-Scrap-Shack.
Adulting 101: College Essays for the Desperate and Confused — 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Middletown Public Library, 31 E. Green St., Middletown. Jill Constantino, writing consultant and former Harvard writing lecturer will help students begin the often daunting but rewarding college application process. Students will find the small stories from their lives that might be transformed into beautiful college application essays. Bring a laptop or pen and paper. egaver@frederickcountymd.gov. fcpl.org.
ETCETERA
Open Coworking Day — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cowork Frederick, 122 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Curious about coworking? Spending a day coworking with the freelancers, entrepreneurs and teleworkers of the Cowork Frederick community is hands-down the best way to see if it’s right for you. Free, but you must pre-register. heycowork@coworkfrederick.com. coworkfrederick.com/open-coworking-day.
All Aboard Rails & Tales: Featured Exhibit — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Taneytown History Museum, 340 E. Baltimore St., Taneytown. The railroad came to Taneytown in 1872. This exhibition shares information about the local railroad, stories and artifacts. Scavenger hunt with prizes included. 301-639-8620. ehoover44@verizon.net. taeytownhh.org.
Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Co. BBQ Chicken Dinner — noon to 4 p.m. at Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Co., 702 N. Main St., Mount Airy. Last BBQ chicken dinner of the year. Dinner includes 1/2 BBQ chicken, roll & two sides. Sides available are macaroni salad, potato salad, coleslaw or applesauce. No
need to get out of your car, just enter from the North Main Street entrance and drive through the engine bay for a delicious meal. $15. 301-829-0100. mavfc.org.
Emergency Preparedness Bingo — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. It’s National Preparedness Month! Join staff from the Frederick County Division of Emergency Management to play bingo and learn the best ways to prepare your home and loved ones for when inclement weather hits. While you’re here, pick up a free copy of “What Storm, What Thunder” by Myriam J.A. Chancy, while supplies last. This year’s One Maryland One Book selection explores the experiences of characters affected by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
Mount Airy Fire Co. Auxiliary Buffet Dinner — 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Co. Reception Hall, 1008 Twin Arch Road , Mount Airy. Dinner includes, fried chicken & fried shrimp, scalloped potatoes, green beans, stewed tomatoes, succotash, baked apples, coleslaw, roll & butter, iced tea & water; desserts can be purchased. $18 adults, $8 ages 6-12, ages 5 and under free; carryouts $20. 301-829-0100. mavfc.org.
Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past — nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the paranormal with Maryland’s oldest operating ghost tour. Uncover political savvy and defiant citizens, patriots from the Revolutionary War and beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended. $16. 301-668-8922. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.
FESTIVALS
Maryland State Fair — “Dream Big” — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. $15 ages 12 to 61, $12 ages 62+, $10 ages 6-11, ages 5 and under free. 410-252-0200. marylandstatefair.com.
Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Thurmont &
Emmitsburg Community Show, Catoctin High School, 14745 Sabillasville Road, Thurmont. Continues Sept. 7 & 8. Activities include library used books sale, historic photographs collection, quilt display, live music, livestock and pet shows, petting zoo, and food available for purchase. Visit the website at for more details and schedule of events. 301-639-1150. cheryl1959lenhart@gmail.com. thurmontemmitsburgcommunityshow.com.
FILM
“Fedelta. Soldier. Prisoner” Documentary — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa. Franklin County Visitors Bureau is excited to highlight the world premiere of “Fedeltà. Soldier. Prisoner,” a documentary by Stephen Mancini relating the experiences of Italian Prisoners of War, kept at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., during World War II. 866-646-8060. explorefranklincountypa.com.
GALLERY
“Knots”: A Colorful Collection of Monotypes — noon to 8 p.m. at NoMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. For the month of September, Julia Schrecengost presents “Knots,” a colorful collection of monotypes. It will be on view through Sept. 29. The opening reception will take place Sept. 7 from 5 to 8 p.m., and the artist talk will be Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. 240-367-9770. nomagallery2@gmail.com. nomagalleryfrederick.com/upcoming-exhibitions/.
MUSIC
Seniors Rock in Baker Park — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Baker Park Band Shell, North Bentz and Second streets, Frederick. Rearview Mirror, a Maryland band, will be covering the classic sounds of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s! Bring your picnic lunch. 301-600-1234. virtualseniorcenter @frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.
“Let’s Sing Taylor — A Live Band Experience Celebrating Taylor Swift” — 6 p.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. At the Md. State Fair’s Live! On Track! Series. A tribut to the music of Taylor Swift. Gates open at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. General admission lawn tickets are $25 each, includes admission to the fair. BYO blanket or lawn chair.
marylandstatefair.com.
U.S. Army Blues Concert — 6:15 p.m. at Hagerstown Community College Amphithe-
ater, 11400 Robinwood Drive, Hagerstown. Sponsored by the HCC Alumni Association. The band is part of Pershing’s Own, and is the premier jazz ensemble of the Army. Concessions will be available for purchase. BYO lawn chairs or blankets for seating. 240-500-2346.
Live Music at the Cocktail Lab — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Every Friday in the Cocktail Lab we’ll be servin’ up our deliciously wild concoctions and some sweet tunes to get your weekend started off right. 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com.
PERFORMER
Highwire Improv on the Sky Stage — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Highwire will be hosting Improv the first Friday of every month, through October, bringing a variety of improv offerings and troupes. Beer/wine available for 21+ with ID. Sky Stage is an all-ages venue, but improv performances may contain mature topics and impromptu language that may not be appropriate for those under 18. Use your own discretion. Tickets $10 on Eventbrite or at door.
$10. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage.
Saturday Sept. 7
CLASSES
Pop-Up Yoga with Yogamour — 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. An all-levels yoga class with experienced instructors from Yogamour, a Frederick-based studio and non-profit. Saturdays, through October. Bring a mat, Sky Stage is open-air. $17. 240-285-7812. support@yogamour.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage.
Introduction to Metalsmithing — 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at FCC Monroe Center, Room MC147, 200 Monroe Ave., Frederick. Master the basics of metalsmithing in this 1-day workshop. Learn how to use a torch, sawing, hammering plus other texture techniques to apply and finish copper jewelry (to take home) Workshop includes lecture, demonstration, hands-on practice and oneon-one instruction in the creation of your own unique designs. All tools and materials are provided. No experience necessary. Pre-register. $104. 301-624-2727. mkrzywicki@frederick.edu.
Seed Saving for a Sustainable Kitchen Garden — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. Learn seed saving basics to ensure you always have a supply of your kitchen garden favorites. An overview of plant reproduction will be followed by a hands-on demo and seeds to take home for next season. Pre-registration is required. 301-600-1596. strice@umd.edu. bit.ly/FCMG2024SeedSaving.
Printmaking with Plants with Hayl Gen-
The Weinberg Center will present a workshop series for the local arts community
The Weinberg Center for the Arts in partnership with the City of Frederick Department of Economic Development, Frederick Arts Council, Frederick County Art Association and Give Rise Studio, will present a series of professional development workshops for artists and arts nonprofit organizations. The workshops will run from Sept. 10 through Oct. 15 at New Spire Arts.
The workshop series will feature topics such as grant writing and fundraising essentials; not-forprofit structure best practices and business structure best practices; advertising, marketing and social media; preparedness and catastrophe planning; partnerships and collaborations, pitch sessions and networking; as well as additional topics sourced from an artist town hall held on July 22.
tilini — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Learn the art of printmaking using plants! Led by the artist multidisciplinary Hayl Gentilini, this handson workshop will teach you how to create beautiful prints using natural materials. $35. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. foxhavenfarm.org/events/ printmaking-with-plants-with-hayl-gentilini.
ETCETERA
Thurmont Main Street Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to noon at Thurmont Community Park, 21 Frederick Road, Thurmont. Every Saturday through Sept. 28. Home-made, home-grown. One of the largest farmers markets in Frederick County. 240-626-9980. vgrinder@thurmontstaff.com. thurmontmainstreet.com.
Myersville Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to noon at Municipal parking lot, 301 Main St., Myersville. Saturdays through Oct. 26. myersvillefarmersmarket.com.
Goat Yoga and Tasting — 10 a.m. to noon at Prospect Point Brewing, 5500a Jefferson Pike, Frederick. Enjoy goats and yoga; also included, a beer to quench your thirst!! (for guests 21 years and older). All ages welcome! Food available for purchase. $34. 240-405-2208. christy@gvalleye.com. goatforthesoul.com.
Curious Iguana’s 11th Birthday — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Curious Iguana, 12 N. Market St., Frederick. We are excited to share our 11th birthday with National Buy a Book Day
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Some of the highlights include a trends and opportunities panel led by Chad Buterbaugh, deputy director of the Maryland State Arts Council, and an interactive “Business of Art” workshop with tips on taking inspirational photos for Instagram, press kits and portfolios, taught by Bonnie Kern, gallery director at Hood College. Other sessions feature a panel for marketing Q&A and a deep dive into special event fundraising led by Chad Barger.
Tickets are $30 per workshop day or $100 for all seven days and can be purchased at weinbergcenter.org, by calling the box office at 301-600-2828, or in person at 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The $100 admission for the full series is only available through the box office or by phone.
and First Saturday in Downtown Frederick. To celebrate, we’re donating 11% of all our sales for the day to the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership (SHIP). 301-695-2500. info@curiousiguana.com. curiousiguana.com/event/11th-birthday.
“The Theory of Change” Sierra Club Catoctin Group Meeting — 10:30 a.m. to noon at C. Burr Artz Library Programming Room, 110 E. Patrick St., Frederick. There will be a brief presentation of this concept which will be followed by a group discussion. Bring your goals and priorities to this meeting. What do you hope for Sierra Club Catoctin Group to achieve in the coming year? How can we as individuals and as a group facilitate that change? The meeting will be held in person, with a virtual option. Non-members are welcome! Pre-register, space is limited. 301-730-3339. kerri.hesley@mdsierra.org.
McClintock Distillery Special Tour and Tasting — 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at McClintock Distillery, 35 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Get a taste of history. Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for a private tour of the McClintock Distillery and learn about the history of distilling in Maryland. The tour includes a special barrel tasting of the upcoming Remedy Rye and a full flight of 8 other McClintock spirits. Adults only, please. $35 for general public, $25 for Museum members. 301-695-1864. tracey.mcintire@civilwarmed.org. civilwarmed.org.
All Aboard Rails & Tales: Featured Exhibit — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Taneytown History
Museum, 340 E. Baltimore St., Taneytown. The railroad came to Taneytown in 1872. This exhibition shares information about the local railroad, stories and artifacts. Scavenger hunt with prizes included. 301-639-8620. ehoover44@verizon.net. taeytownhh.org.
The Life and Afterlife of Elizabeth Keckley — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Michelle A. Krowl, Civil War and Reconstruction Specialist from the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, will discuss the extraordinary life of Elizabeth Keckley, an enslaved woman who purchased her own freedom and became Mary Todd Lincoln’s seamstress. Free. 301-695-1864. tracey.mcintire@civilwarmed.org. civilwarmed.org.
Tour the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Tour Frederick’s oldest surviving building with a knowledgeable guide. Now 266 years old, it was the home of Elias and Albertina Brunner, German immigrants who were part of the great migration centuries ago of refugees from oppressed and war ravaged Europe. The home contains the only surviving example of the German five-plate stove that provided clean, safe, energy-efficient home heating.
$8. 301-456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.
For the Love of Paw Paws! — 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The Judd Homestead, 8955 Indian Springs Road, Frederick. America’s largest native fruit grows abundantly throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and is easily cultivated in the home landscape for prime fruit harvests. Join edible landscape author and designer Michael Judd on a colorful and fruitful journey from seed to table. Sample select cultivars, try homemade pawpaw ice cream, and tour the Judd’s pawpaw orchard and food forest.
$75. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop/classes-events/ for-the-love-of-paw-paws.
All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser For Amara Smith — 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Christ Reformed United Church of Christ, 22514 Cavetown Church Road, Cavetown. All proceeds will be donated for 5-year-old Amara, a Smithsburg girl who has been diagnosed with leukemia. If you can’t attend, donations can be sent to: Mike Smith, 11609 Hidden Valley Road, Smithsburg. $9 ages 11 to adult, $6 ages 5 to 10, free ages 4 and under. 301-824-3439. sebceb98@yahoo.com.
Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past — nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the paranormal with Maryland’s oldest operating ghost tour. Uncover political savvy and defiant citizens, patriots from the Revolutionary War and beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended. $16. 301-668-8922.
info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.
FAMILY
First Saturday Craft at the Bear — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Dancing Bear Toys and Games, 15 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Join your friends at the Bear for a free craft to celebrate First Saturday using our favorite oil pastels – Ooly Twisty Stix! Intended for kids ages 3+. Parent supervision is required. 301-631-9300. info@dbeartoys.com. dbeartoys.com/event/ first-saturday-craft-sept.
Creative Outlet for September — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. First Saturday event, no large groups please. Kids and adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together on art activities at family tables! Each session features a themed activity. Create assemblage sculpture inspired by exhibiting artist Jim Roberts. $2 per participant. 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/programs.
FESTIVALS
Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show, Catoctin High School, 14745 Sabillasville Road, Thurmont. Continues Sept. 7 & 8. Activities include library used books sale, historic photographs collection, quilt display, live music, livestock and pet shows, petting zoo, and food available for purchase. Visit the website at for more details and schedule of events. 301-639-1150.
cheryl1959lenhart@gmail.com. thurmontemmitsburgcommunityshow.com.
Maryland State Fair — “Dream Big” — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. $15 ages 12 to 61, $12 ages 62+, $10 ages 6-11, ages 5 and under free. 410-252-0200. marylandstatefair.com.
TroyFest — noon to 8 p.m. at Amvets Post 2, “The Farm”, 9602 Baltimore Road, Frederick. Year four family-friendly music festival raising money for music education for Frederick County. Featuring headliners Jah Works, Voodoo Rocks, The Dirty Middle, Black Locust, Second Hand High, and many more! Day starts off with bands from the Frederick Rock School. Local breweries Liquidity Aleworks and Olde Mother Brewing crafting our very own “Troy Beer”! Food trucks, vendors, raffles, games and more! Come join us for a day of fun to help keep kids playing music. All proceeds from TroyFest-a RhythmChanges. org event benefit the music scholarship. $15 at gate. 301-252-0036. troyfest.frederick@gmail.com.
GALLERY
First Saturday Open Studios and Gallery — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at FAC Gallery and Studios, 1-7 N. Market St., Frederick. Tour the gallery and studios to see artists at work and engage with 3 floors of art. The Gallery is located at 1 N. Market St. Studios are located at 7 N. Market St and are open to the public for self-guided tours 1-5 p.m.
301-662-4190. emma@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.
Art Matters Artist Talk: Jim Roberts — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Roberts discusses the thoughts and designs behind the artworks in his solo exhibition. 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/programs.
MUSIC
Trina Basu & Arun Ramamurthy p.m. at The Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. “Raga-Inspired Violin Duo: Exploring themes of Migration, Nature and Love.” These violinists reimagine the potential of string chamber music with a unique sound both deeply intimate and cinematically ex pansive. Rooted in traditions of South Indian classical music, Western chamber music, and jazz. Pre-registration required. $20 - $30. 301-258-6394. artsbarn@gaithersburgmd.gov.
Frederick Ukulele Jam!
The Common Market CO-OP, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Come join us for a monthly group ukulele jam! Bring your ukulele, a few copies of some songs you might like to play, and/or an ipad/tablet. We will take turns leading and suggesting songs for the group to play, songs can be of any genre. All ability levels and ages welcome! 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop/ classes-events/frederick-ukulele-jam-2. Bluegrass on the Farm Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Mun caster Road, Derwood. A day of music, rain or shine. Plenty of lawn seating. Bring your own chairs or blankets. Food will be available for purchase or bring your own picnic. Sponsored by The Friends of the Agricultural History Farm Park. $20 per adult. lifeissweet91@gmail.com. friendsofthefarmpark.org.
Live! On Track! Concert Series: Big Time Rush — 6 p.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Gates open at 5 p.m. Special guests Crash Adams at 6 p.m., Big Time Rush at 7:15 p.m. General admis sion $55 each, includes admission to the state fair. May bring own blanket/chair. marylandstatefair.com.
The Oak Ridge Boys: American Made Farewell Tour — 7 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Country Music Hall of Fame members say goodbye to their fans after 50 years! $69-$125. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org.
Joe Keyes & The Late Bloomer Band, with Dandy — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Joe Keyes is equal parts front man, poet and conductor. The nine-piece band grooves through the musical spectrum and pays homage to the sounds of the ’60s through the ’80s in the band’s original music. Dandy is musical duo and real-life brothers Jordan and Cory Dandy hailing from Harrisburg, Pa. Their well-crafted music follows in the generational footsteps of sibling-bands the Everly Brothers, the Kinks
Get your reading and writing on: September literary happenings
Sept. 6, 7 to 8:30 p.m., virtual — First Fridays
First Fridays, an online poetry reading and open mic hosted by the Maryland Writers’ Association, will feature Frederick poet and spoken word artist Kari Martindale. An open mic will follow.
Martindale is a poet and spoken word artist who has read at arts guilds across Maryland and performed at the White House. She has been published in a number of literary journals and anthologies and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She sits on the board of MWA, is on the management team of EC Poetry & Prose, and is a teaching artist for Armed Services Arts Partnership.
Sept. 8, 1:30 to 4 p.m. at C. Burr Artz Public Library — Book Launch and Meet & Greet for members of Maryland Writers’ Association’s Frederick chapter.
Authors with new releases will be reading 5-minute excerpts, they and other area authors will be signing and selling books, and you’ll have the chance to chat with local writers. Light refreshments will be served. Participating authors include Nicole Abuhamada, Shannon Bohrer, Linda Dutrow, E. Elizabeth Gray and Linda Rondeau, with additional writers milling around. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Short readings from adult and young adult books will include Shannon Bohrer from his nonfiction novel “Judicial Soup,” addressing the issue of false convictions; A.R. Maxwell from her young adult book “Random Man: A Superhero Novel”; and E. Elizabeth Gray from a poetry chapbook that addresses such topics as PTSD. Children’s readings will include Nicole Abuhamada with “Zoo ABC (Animals are Neurodiverse, too!)” and Linda Dutrow with “My Favorite Shoes.”
Sept. 16, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Delaplaine Arts Center — Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
In partnership with Armed Services Partnership. This free workshop is open to members of the greater military community. This includes veterans, active duty, dependents of active duty or veterans, and caregivers. Ekphrasis is a device whereby poems are inspired by visual art: paintings, sculptures, photographs, etc. Poems can be descriptive or take more figurative forms. The first half of the workshop will be hands-on learning and practicing in the class-
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Writer Jean Burgess will present A Road to Traditional Fiction & Nonfiction Publishing: One Author’s Journey on Sept. 21 at the Walkersville Library.
room, followed by a walk around the gallery to find inspiration and create a poem based on art on exhibit. This class is for all levels of experience. Register at asapasap.org/event/ekphrastic-poetry.
Sept. 21, 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Walkersville Library — A Road to Traditional Fiction & Nonfiction Publishing: One Author’s Journey
This presentation will blend the presenter’s own story with hands-on exercises as participants explore their own journey and reasons for pursuing a traditional approach to publishing their fiction or nonfiction works. Topics covered will include the writer’s purpose; defining the difference between a writing hobby versus professional writing; self-publishing versus pursuing an agent versus using a small press; and how personal choice comes into play.
Presenter Jean Burgess is a writer, playwright, editor and a former theater educator. Her nonfiction book “Collaborative Stage Directing: A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment,” was published by Routledge/ Taylor & Francis in 2019. Her debut fiction, “That Summer She Found Her Voice,” was published by Apprentice House Press in April 2024. She holds an MA in theater from Northwestern University and a PhD in educational theater from NYU. She also volunteers as a facilitator for the MWA Teen Writing Club of Carroll County.
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On our way, we couldn’t help but stop at Taste of Maine restaurant in Woolwich, about an hour from Kennebunk. There, we found two of the world’s largest lobsters waiting for us. An inflatable lobster, measuring 70 feet long and 12 feet tall, greeted us from the roof. And the “world’s largest lobster roll,” at 2-feet long and packed with over a pound and half of lobster meat, greeted us inside. We didn’t partake, but the views from the back deck were so incredible, we lingered longer than we should have. This place is a must-visit when in the area.
Bar Harbor is about 3 hours northeast of Kennebunk and 2 hours from Woolwich. Sunrise in the summer is at about 4:45 a.m., which can take a little getting used to, but the air is so crisp and cool, you might not mind rising early.
Bar Harbor is a resort town of about
and even Oasis. Tickets on Eventbrite or at the door. All-ages, beer/wine for 21+ with ID. $10. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage.
Sunday Sept. 8
CLASSES
Living Simply: A Homesteader’s Guide to Goodness and Health — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Feeling overwhelmed by weekly trips to the grocery store? Samantha Hildebrand from Rocky Glade Farm will discuss living simply, homesteading and health. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.
ETCETERA
Maryland Psychic Fair — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Clarion Inn Frederick Event Center , 5400 Holiday Drive, Frederick. Many of the best psychics, mediums, healers and readers of all types, along with related arts and crafts vendors from Maryland and the surrounding areas. Also related arts, crafts, books, oils, crystals, sage, herbs, jewelry, gemstones, candles, soaps, smudge items, etc. Free admission. 21 and older. eventpsychics4u@gmail.com.
Yoga and Ice Cream — 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Rocky Point Creamery, 4323A Tuscarora Road, Tuscarora. Join the fun: goats, yoga ... and ice cream included. All ages welcome. $37. 2404052208. christy@gvalleye.com. goatforthesoul.com.
Yoga in the Vines — 11 a.m. to noon at Loew Vineyards, 14001 Liberty Road, Mount Airy. Join us for a yoga session at the winery! This event includes a yoga session with instructor Kristen Coffey, glass of wine of your choosing (wine also available for purchase by the
5,000 people that swells to many times that in the summer. Think Ocean City without the boardwalk or crowds. Still, it didn’t seem crowded there when we visited.
Bar Harbor is synonymous with great wealth. Many summer mansions dot the town, and numerous Rockefellers were born here.
We enjoyed strolling the quaint but hilly town while window shopping and reading menu boards, gazing out toward the Atlantic at the many little islands that seem to stand sentinel to the mainland, and walking across the bay. That’s right! Bar Harbor gets its name from a sand and gravel bar that is only visible at low tide, allowing tourists, day trippers, picnickers and hikers to wander about a mile across the bay to lovely Bar Island. It’s not often you get to explore the sea bottom, so we made that trip a few times.
Bar Harbor is also home to a large
bottle or glass), souvenir logo glass. BYO yoga mat. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Open to all ages.
$20. 301-831-5464. rachel@loewvineyards.net.
Second Sunday Tree Walk with the Frederick County Forestry Board — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at City of Frederick, Rec Center or Pergola, City of Frederick. Guided tour with the Frederick County Forestry Board. Learn how to identify common local trees and hear fun facts about each on a tour with the board’s expert guides. Registration required. Free. 301-473-8417. sonia@demirayink.com. frederick.forestryboard.org/tree-walk.
All Aboard Rails & Tales: Featured Exhibit — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Taneytown History Museum, 340 E. Baltimore St., Taneytown. The railroad came to Taneytown in 1872. This exhibition shares information about the local railroad, stories and artifacts. Scavenger hunt with prizes included. 301-639-8620. ehoover44@verizon.net. taeytownhh.org.
EOPCC 25th Birthday Party — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The Emmitsburg Osteopathic Primary Care Center (EOPCC), 121-123 W. Main St., Emmitsburg. Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of incorporation of the Emmitsburg Osteopathic Primary Care Center (EOPCC). Birthday cake and beverages, a silent auction and raffles. No entrance fee, but donations are welcome to help us amortize the last tenth of this nonprofit’s mortgage. All are welcome! 301-447-2690. cathybodin34@gmail.com. eopcc.com.
Tour the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Tour Frederick’s oldest surviving building with a knowledgeable guide. Now 266 years old, it was the home of Elias and Albertina Brunner, German immigrants who were part of the great migration centuries
portion of Acadia National Park, which includes Cadillac Mountain, the highest point in Hancock County. It’s Maine’s only national park and, naturally, the easternmost in the U.S. We took a pleasant oneday excursion up Cadillac Mountain and enjoyed breathtaking views of the Atlantic, numerous tidal pools carved out among the granite rocks and impossibly green forests. A network of carriage roads — a gift from John D. Rockefeller — meanders throughout Acadia, making it easy to get around.
Don’t forget to try the Winter Harbor/ Bar Harbor Ferry, one of the best boat tours in Maine. While technically a ferry that shuttles folks back and forth between Winter Harbor to the north and Bar Harbor, this ride on a converted lobster boat is also a scenic tour. For 45 minutes, you get a guided tour of Frenchman’s Bay and several of the islands and landmarks
ago of refugees from oppressed and war ravaged Europe. The home contains the only surviving example of the German five-plate stove that provided clean, safe, energy-efficient home heating. $8. 301-456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.
Stillwater — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cactus Flats, 10026 Hansonville Road, Frederick. Variety of music.
Mount Olivet Cemetery History and Mystery Tour — 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 515 S. Market St., Frederick. Discover Frederick’s past as you navigate through a labyrinth of graves, crypts and monuments at one of Maryland’s largest and most beautiful cemeteries. Mount Olivet is the final resting place of Francis Scott Key; Maryland’s first governor, Thomas Johnson; and Civil War heroine Barbara Fritchie. Learn about the cemetery’s origin, tombstone design, grave robbing and mass graves, with stops at other distinctive burial plots, including the Key Memorial Chapel. Reservations required.
$16 for adults. 301-668-8922. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.
FAMILY
The Case of the Bookstore Bandit: In-Store Activity — noon to 8 p.m. at Curious Iguana, 12 N. Market St., Frederick. The game is afoot! Help solve The Case of the Bookstore Bandit from “Cluedle,” the newest young detective series. Ages 9-99 can complete a Cluedunnit packet to solve the mystery and earn their own detective badge! Be sure to grab a copy of “Cluedle: The Case of the Dumpleton Diamond” for the next puzzling mystery.
301-606-0934. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. curiousiguana.com.
Weekly Carillon Recitals in Baker Park
that occupy it between the two towns. Along the way, you’ll get an up-close look at the awesome cliffs of Ironbound Island, the Porcupine Islands, Winter Harbor Lighthouse and usually some wildlife — ocean sunfish, seals, porpoises, waterfowl and even the occasional whale.
There is so much we didn’t see during our weeklong visit to Maine that we can’t wait to go back. After all, Maine is a relatively large state and we stayed mostly “down east,” as the locals say.
Prepare to be spellbound if you take our suggestion and make Maine your next summer vacation destination.
Gary Bennett is a longtime Frederick resident who spends his time hiking, biking, volunteering and providing childcare for grandchildren. He is married and retired from his career as a nonprofit marketing executive.
— 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. at Joseph D. Baker Tower and Carillon, Dulaney Ave. and Second St., Frederick. Featuring City Carillonneur John Widmann playing the carillon of 49 bells from a mechanical keyboard with fists and feet.
301-788-2806. jwidmann@yahoo.com.
Library Card Sign Up Storytime: Roll Out with a Library Card! — 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Join us for a special Sunday storytime for Library Card Sign-up Month. We’ll celebrate reading with a car-themed storytime so you can “Roll Out with a Library Card!” For ages up to 5. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
FESTIVALS
Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show, Catoctin High School, 14745 Sabillasville Road, Thurmont. Continues Sept. 7 & 8. Activities include library used books sale, historic photographs collection, quilt display, live music, livestock and pet shows, petting zoo, and food available for purchase. Visit the website at for more details and schedule of events. 301-639-1150. cheryl1959lenhart@gmail.com. thurmontemmitsburgcommunityshow.com.
Maryland Psychic Fair 2024 — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Clarion Inn Frederick Event Center, 5400 Holiday Drive, Frederick. For those who are serious and for those who are just curious. Event can be a life-changing experience or just a fun time.
Maryland State Fair — “Dream Big” — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone,
The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. $15 ages 12 to 61, $12 ages 62+, $10 ages 6-11, ages 5 and under free. 410-252-0200. marylandstatefair.com.
GALLERY
Beads of Courage with the Frederick Hot
Glass Society — noon to 4 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. A free community program so-sponsored by the Frederick Hot Glass Society to celebrate Beads of Courage Day, an international initiative that empowers young people with cancer. Members of the FHGS will demonstrate glass bead-making, and visitors can create
Courtesy of Gary Bennett
A boat tour in Maine.
beaded works of art that will be delivered to local hospitals. Learn more at beadsofcourage.com.
301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/programs.
Sunday Artwalk: Elizabeth Jenkins — noon to 4 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Downtown Frederick artwalk. Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit local galleries! At the Delaplaine, Elizabeth Jenkins will be showcasing jewelry handcrafted with intention. 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/programs.
MUSIC
Sunday Brunch Concert Series — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shab Row Stage, 100 N. East St., Frederick. Local and regional acoustic musicians perform on Sundays through Sept. 15. Enjoy music surrounded by beautiful flower gardens while enjoying food and drinks from the Frederick Coffee Co. & Cafe. Tips for musicians graciously accepted.
301-639-1050. todd@toddcwalker.com.
Song Circle — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Middletown Branch Library, 31 E. Green St., Middletown. A song circle is a gathering of folks to make music together, to sing, play, and share songs. Bring your own acoustic instrument. You can also just sing or listen. Hosted by The Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise (FAME). 18 and older. 301-600-7560.
lgrackin@frederickcountymd.gov. fcpl.org/calendar.
The Frederick Chorale Auditions — 4 p.m. at TBD, . Also on Sept. 15. The Frederick Chorale embraces the philosophy that communication in performance is facilitated primarily through beautiful choral tone that is achieved through healthy, expressive singing. Rehearsals are a laboratory in which the singers absorb the music and learn healthy singing habits that are the foundation of an expressive performance. Pre-registration required, 18 and older. auditions@frederickchorale.org. frederickchorale.org/auditions.html.
Treetop Studio’s Wild West Rock Show: Super City, Fetcher, The Lunar Year, Flo Petite — 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Treetop Studio presents a rootin’ tootin’ revue of rock ‘n’ roll in downtown Frederick. Known for the award-winning YouTube series, “Treetop Studio Tour,” Treetop’s bringing some of their favorite friends and performers from the environs of Frederick, Baltimore and Philadelphia to Sky Stage for the very first time.
$10 online (+ fees), $15 at the door. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/ programs/sky-stage.
POLITICS
Braver Angels Second Sunday Discussion Meeting — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Brightview Westminster Ridge, 505 High Ridge Drive, Westminster. Central Maryland Braver Angels hosts its Second Sunday Discussion Meeting. This month’s topic is: “Who Do Elected Officials Actually Work For?” Discussions will consider whether voter voices
matter in the Halls of Power. If not, what has gone wrong? How would you repair our political system? 410-624-6033. central-maryland@braverangels.org. centralmaryland.braverangels.org.
Monday Sept. 9
CLASSES
Sol Yoga — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Join us for this free yoga class offered by Sol Yoga. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes. 21 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.
ETCETERA
Middletown 50+ Community Center
Grand Opening — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Middletown Senior Center, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. Join us to celebrate the opening of Frederick County’s newest 50+ Center (aka senior center). 301-600-1234. middletownseniorcenter @frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcountymd.gov.
Go Team Therapy Dogs: A Sensory Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities — 11 a.m. to noon at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Meet the Go Team therapy dogs and join us for a seasonal craft and other activities! All adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities are invited to join this fun, sensory event. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration, 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills. No membership requirements. If you need a partner, call 240-344-4041 or email lffutrell@yahoo.com. $8. 301-676-5656. sdobran@comcast.net. bridgewebs.com/frederick.
FAMILY
Fiber Fun — 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Do you knit, crochet, weave, finger knit, make yarn crafts or enjoy a hobby using yarn? Drop in and enjoy time to work on your fiber projects. Share tips and creativity with others. Use our supplies or bring your own. We will have yarn to share as well as a few simple (beginner friendly) projects if you’re looking to try something new! All skill levels welcome. For ages 5 to 18. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
Tuesday Sept. 10
CLASSES
Free Your Finances! — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at The Common Market, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Are you feeling overwhelmed by your financial situation? Are you unsure
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of Lafayette’s visit to Frederick, starting Dec. 27 with Lafayette’s Arrival and Welcome Ceremony at Frederick City Hall. Lafayette himself, portrayed by Colonial Williamsburg’s living history Interpreter Mark Schneider, will arrive and be greeted by the city’s mayor and community, to reenact what occurred in 1824.
The reenactment weekend will continue Dec. 28 with a special tour, exhibitions and hands-on activities at Rose Hill Manor Park in Frederick. The tour will focus on Fanny Johnson McPherson and her life as a child and young woman at Rose Hill and her husband John McPherson’s role in early American history. At the FSK Hotel lobby, former site of Talbott’s Tavern, Lafayette will oversee a public, city-wide History Hunt to facilitate further appreciation of the 1824 visit.
Then on Dec. 29, an open house
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success. The city’s history of adaptive reuse and progressive thinking, for example, not only reshaped its physical landscape but also its economic and cultural identity.
With that in mind, deliberate choices were made in selecting the stories and individuals featured in the documentary.
“We wanted a wide representation of voices, from business owners to community members who have witnessed Frederick’s changes firsthand,” Hodge said. “The goal was to ensure that the documentary captured a broad and authentic perspective on Frederick’s transformation.”
One of the biggest challenges Hodge faced, like many independent filmmakers, was fundraising.
Heritage Frederick emerged as the fiscal sponsor of “InSpired.” The 501©(3) nonprofit also contributed photographs and documents from its archives to be featured in the film.
“We aimed for a balanced portrayal, using a mix of historical footage, interviews, and drone shots to capture the city’s evolution,” Hodge explained.
This approach helps convey both the scale of Frederick’s changes and the intimate stories of its residents.
will take place at the historic home of Col. John McPherson (Ross House). This special event will allow registered visitors to step inside the home where Lafayette once spent a couple nights. Michel happens be the current owner.
“It is a great honor to be a steward of this house that holds so much local history,” she said.
Lafayette will also be in attendance to greet visitors as he did back in 1824. “I think of Lafayette every day,” Michel said, “in large part due to the diningroom murals depicting his arrival in Frederick,” painted by the late Virginia McLaughlin, a local artist.
“Frederick has an amazingly rich history. This is part of it,” Michel said. “Lafayette was greeted by Frederick County residents in a huge way 200 years ago, and I hope the community will turn out the same way now.”
Shuan Butcher is a writer, nonprofit professional, event planner and avid traveler. He writes from Frederick.
where to start when it comes to organizing your finances and setting achievable goals? Look no further! In this class, we will provide you with simple and practical steps to free yourself from the anxiety of a complicated financial life. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop/ classes-events/free-your-finances-free. Celebrating Hispanic Hertiage Month: Spanish Films as a Tool for Historical Memory Recovery — 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Middletown Library , 31 E. Green St. , Middletown. Come and learn from Robert Casa, who will explore how documentary filmmakers exposed many of the atrocities committed during the dictatorship of Fascist General Francisco Franco, including the kidnapping of minors, the thousands of missing people believed to be buried in mass graves, or the deportations of Franco’s opponents to Nazi concentration camps. 301-600-7560. gmcqueeney@frederickcountymd.gov. fcpl.org.
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“People are excited to see their city’s story told on a national stage,” Hodge said. “There’s a strong sense of pride among locals, and many are glad that their efforts and achievements are being recognized.”
Hodge hopes that “InSpired” will help viewers appreciate the power of incremental progress and community effort.
“I hope the documentary serves as a guide for other cities looking to make positive changes,” he said. “It presents practical examples of how persistent, small-scale actions can lead to significant transformations.”
Overall, “InSpired” is a testament to Frederick’s journey and a source of inspiration for those interested in urban renewal and community development. Through meticulous research and thoughtful storytelling, the documentary aims to capture the essence of a city that has continually reinvented itself while maintaining its historical roots.
Rocco Geppi is a freelance writer, having earned his professional journalist credentials in his late teens, and has made a career out of his passion. He enjoys connecting with people, bringing communities together, and highlighting what makes the people and the community uniquely invaluable.
Wednesday Sept. 11 CLASSES
Gentle Yoga for All! — 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at The Common Market, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. This class is the perfect intro for a new student or an experienced yogi. There will be plenty of modifications offered to meet various levels so that ALL can enjoy the benefits of yoga. By donation. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop/classes-events.
Artificial Intelligence: An Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR 55+) Program — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Explore artificial intelligence (AI) from a historical perspective. This introductory course will discuss the technologies behind the tremendous advances of AI in recent years, potential applications, including advantages, disadvantages, limitations and challenges; a brief look at applications like ChatGPT, Google Image Net and others for image generation; and ethical considerations that should guide For seniors. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
September Nature on Tap Speaker Series: For the Love of Pawpaws — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at RAK Brewing Co., 400 Sagner Ave., Suite 100, Frederick. Learn more about native delicacy and George Washington’s favorite fruit — the pawpaw. Join pawpaw master Michael Judd for a dive into the world of this unique North American fruit, often described as a blend of banana, mango and vanilla custard. 434-996-0273. kvanwaveren@thorpewood.org.
Literature Night at Sky Stage — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. 2nd Tuesdays of the month, through October, featuring varied hosts/writers’ groups, followed or preceded by open mic readings. All-ages, possible mature content. Beer/wine for 21+ with ID. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage.
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Dine Out Fundraiser to Benefit MAVFC — 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. at Memories Charcoal House , 403 E. Ridgeville Blvd., Mount Airy. Memories will be donating 10% of the entire days sales to the MAVFC. MAVFC will be on site around 6 p.m. with equipment and displays. Raffles, family fun. 301-829-0100. mavfc.org.
Elementary Explorers: Fish Art — 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month with a reading of “Rain Fish” by Lois Ehlert, and then use art supplies and recyclable materials to create your own fish art! This program is for children in kindergarten through 5th grades (ages 5-10). 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
Healing the Wounded: A Discussion of Civil War Medicine — 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Middletown Library , 31 E. Green St. , Middletown. Did you know no one actually “bit the bullet” during the Civil War? Learn about Civil War medicine, how the innovations during this time period paved the way for our modern emergency medical system and how Middletown fits into the story. 301-600-7560. gmcqueeney@frederickcountymd.gov. fcpl.org.
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Sensory Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder — 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Join us as we make a pine cone bird feeder! This program is for adults with intellectual disabilities and their caretakers. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.
Harpers Ferry Civil War Round Table Dinner Program on Jubal Early’s 1864 Campaign — 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church, 601 W. Washington St., Harpers Ferry, W.Va. 6:30 p.m. for dinner and 7:15 for program only. Jubal Early re-enactor Mike Sipes will speak on the 1864 Valley Campaign: Saving Lynchburg and the Valley. Reservations by Sept. 8 for the fried chicken dinner. $20/dinner, talk is free. 304-433-1260. ccraig@laurellodge.com.
America 250 Speakers Series: “Alexander Hamilton: Father of Our Economic Independence” — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Frederick Masonic Lodge, 6816 Blentlinger Road, Frederick. Presented by Nancy Spannaus. Foremost among those far-sighted Founding Fathers was Alexander Hamilton, the man destined to be the First Treasury Secretary of the United States. 18 and older.301-969-8001. edspannaus@verizon.net. mdssar.org lawrenceeverhart.html.
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DOWNTOWN FREDERICK
Get ready to kick off the new school year with a weekend full of back-to-school excitement in Downtown Frederick! Join us for First Saturday where you’ll find shopping, dining, gallery openings and special events throughout downtown. Stick around for Sunday Artwalk from 12-4pm on September 8, for a self-guided galleries tour. downtownfrederick.org