72 HOURS Oct. 10, 2022

HELP OUT THE RECORD EXCHANGE

Cafe Nola will host Riff Fest, certain to be a memorable night of music, on Nov. 11 in support of The Record Exchange and its move to a new location after the devastating fire and resulting water damage that occurred a few months ago. Pay $10 at the door, or bring a record to donate and pay $5, and see an amazing lineup, including Weed Coughin, Cosmic Halitosis and Dumb Valley. Read a conversation with Weed Coughin in this week’s Musician to Musician before heading out to the show.

‘UNSHUTTERED’ MOVES ON

A collection of Frederick News-Post photography during the days of film was showcased in an exhibit at Gaslight Gallery in September, curated by former FNP editor Nancy Luse. The show, “Unshuttered,” recently moved to the C. Burr Artz Public Library, where it will remain for several months. If you didn’t catch it at Gaslight, here’s another chance to see it. You’ll find the images in the front lobby, and they continue upstairs, outside the Maryland Room. We might be partial, but we think it’s a show worth seeing — for both its incredible imagery and its glimpse back in time, as it reveals a slice of Frederick history.

WELCOME, SHERYL MASSARO

There are many ways to slow down, and science has revealed how beneficial that can be for our minds and hearts and general health. In the age of information overload and a seemingly widening gap of disconnection to the physical world, we invite you to hold this issue of 72 Hours in your hands, flip to page 18, and slow down — by reading a poem. Frederick artist and poet Sheryl Massaro’s monthly column, Everyday Poetry, debuts in this issue.

LEARN OUR LOCAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

If you’ve not yet seen the documentary “Tale of the Lion,” it’s time to change that. Produced by AARCH (AfricanAmerican Resources, Cultural and Heritage), the film tells the story of local Black culture through the elders of our community. It premiered at the Weinberg Center in 2018 and will be screened free to the community at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre on Nov. 12, followed by a discussion led by Barbara Thompson from AARCH’s Living Treasures Program. Come early for a reception to learn about the progress on the African American Heritage Center, slated to open in Frederick next year.

We are seeking photographers who work primarily in black-and-white film or digital photography for an upcoming issue. Email llarocca@newspost.com for details.

AARCH

A talk with ‘Brand Mysticism’ author Steven Grasse

In this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands talks with Ste ven Grasse about his new book, “Brand Mysticism,” released Nov. 8, as well as his new whiskey brand, Dunce Whiskey, and brands his company, Quaker City Mercantile, has created and worked with — among them, Hendrick’s Gin, Sailor Jerry, Guinness, Miller High Life, Puma and Tamworth Distillery. Here is an excerpt of their conversation.

UnCapped: We could list a whole bunch of stuff when it comes to who you are: an author, which is why we’re talking now, marketer, entrepreneur, business man … is there anything else you want to add to that list?

Steven Grasse: I don’t know. The list is endless.

UnCapped: Provocateur?

Grasse: Provocateur!

UnCapped: The main reason we’re talking today is to discuss your new book, “Brand Mysticism,” which is the first book I’ve read in possibly a decade.

Grasse: Well, jeez, you need to read more books, but thank you for choos ing mine to read.

UnCapped: If you count audio books as reading, then I read a lot. But this is the first physical book that I’ve held and read, cover to cover.

Grasse: Well, good! You actually read it. I’m impressed.

UnCapped: And I really enjoyed it. I love marketing and sales, and I often wish that is the path my life would’ve gone, because I enjoy it so much. Even though you say it’s not a marketing book, I do enjoy reading marketing books.

Grasse: Great. I don’t. I don’t read business books at all. … I like to read biographies. You get the best informa tion from those.

UnCapped: Was “The Secret History of the World” worth reading?

Grasse: Oh, absolutely. It’s hard reading, it’s confusing at times, but I think it’s an amazing book about … the secret history of the world. You learn things like the pyramids are not 5,000 years old; they’re probably 25,000 to 30,000 years old. I mean, it’s crazy stuff. Definitely worth reading.

UnCapped: I do like books that de

bunk long-held beliefs about history.

Grasse: Exactly. We don’t know any thing. And we should walk through life assuming we know nothing.

UnCapped: Maybe that’s why I have some successes, because I often say I’m a moron and don’t know anything. I do subscribe to that philosophy. What made you want to write this book?

Grasse: “Brand Mysticism” was my COVID project. We have such a unique approach to marketing, I wanted to try to articulate it. I was interviewed by Aar on Goldfarb for an article titled “How Do You Make a Booze Brand Go Viral?” for Vine Pair, and me and Aaron got along really well, so I roped him into the project, and together we pitched it to our publisher, Running Press, and surprisingly, they bought it. We just dug in. Literally the entire length of COVID, we would do an interview once a week and then Aaron would write drafts and send them back and forth to me.

UnCapped: One of the things you mentioned earlier is it’s not a marketing book, but I would argue that it’s defi nitely part memoir, part biography, part marketing manual.

Grasse: When I say it’s not a marketing book, it’s not a how-to, but if you read the totality, it is a how-to, because I break down my process — which is not a linear process, and it’s not a standard process that you would learn in mar keting school. The way I create is a very organic, cosmic mashup of esoteric, stream-of-consciousness, and I break down how I got to create that way and how I actually do it by giving a ton of examples of how to do it. Creativity is spirituality, and it’s my religion. I live to create. I don’t understand why else we’re here. I feel that the creative process is ongoing and constant. I make money because I love what I do.

I don’t live to make money. The money is a tool to be more creative. So in that sense, it’s not a marketing book; it’s a life book. It’s a breakdown of my jour ney, and in reading it, you can be in spired by how to adopt certain aspects of it to your own creative journey.

UnCapped: I do have some specific questions. During the Zipperhead seri al killer campaign [where the Philadel phia punk shop Zipperhead advertised a “killer sale” with posters showing Charles Manson and Jeffrey Dahmer], how much thought did you put into the risk of that campaign?

Grasse: At that point, we didn’t have much to lose. We were young and dumb. I had a sense that in order to make it big, we had to get famous, and to get famous, we had to do something shocking or that got attention. So we went to this very famous punk rock store on South Street in Philly called Zipperhead and just said, “I want do some posters for you. Don’t pay me,” and they were like, “holy sh—.” They never ran, we just sent them out to the press, and the press went crazy. I’ve never seen anything like that. That was the first time I’d done something that went viral. If you think back to ’93, ’94,

making something go viral was a very different thing than it is now because we didn’t have the internet. It was in teresting because we did have existing clients in Philadelphia who were very established — like, we had Comcast at that time, which was not yet what they are now, and also Blue Cross Blue Shield — but when we did Zipperhead, they fired us. Then we got phone calls from Budweiser and Coca Cola and RJ Reynolds Tobacco. We started getting calls from big, national clients, which never would’ve happened. We lost the local and gained the international.

The other really interesting thing about the Zipperhead experience was we were all in our early 20s when we did this, and we had a hard time getting cli ents to take us seriously, because we were inexperienced. The Zipperhead thing turned us into the voice of Gen X. The New York Times, everybody wrote about [the Zipperhead ads] as Gen X. Suddenly, we were the poster children for Gen X, and it opened doors every where for us. So, it was a crazy, wild ride, but we learned how to do it again and again. We call it creative grenades — things we throw out into the culture. You can either do it with a new brand to launch it or with an existing brand to keep up the buzz and excitement.

UnCapped: Another thing I thought about while reading … you had said that while working with Puma, they had offered to pay you in stock instead of cash. Did you ever calculate what you lost by not accepting the stock?

Grasse: [Sighs.] To be clear, we couldn’t accept the stock. We were just starting out. We needed money. When we start ed working with Puma, they were a $30 million brand. They were selling sneakers in supermarkets in Germany. It was dead. When we left Puma, 10 or 11 years later, they sold the brand to Gucci for $7 bil lion. So, yeah, I didn’t lose the money, but I could’ve made a whole load of money if we’d been able to take stock.

This excerpt has been edited for space and clarity. Listen to the full pod cast at fnppodcasts.com/uncapped. Got UnCapped news? Email csands@ newspost.com.

Chris Sands

Steven Grasse is the founder of Quaker City Mercantile in Philadelphia and author of “Brand Mysticism” (Running Press, 2022).

Choose your own food and drink adventure at Frederick Social

Frederick Social wants its customers to choose their own adventure. The restau rant on Citizen’s Way boasts a self-pour beer wall with over 30 craft beers, wines, cock tails, ciders and seltzers. The menu is customizable, created with food allergies in mind. Just about everything on the menu — from nachos to tacos and even the chicken tenders — includes a vegan option. The eatery also provides dairy-free and gluten-free op tions and other allergy alter natives. Frederick Social wants to be a place where everyone can have fun. While adults eat and drink, children can keep themselves occupied in a children’s corner that has games and sensory activities. Adults can play games, too. Frederick Social likes to be sustainable and promote local farmers, where it gets most of its drinks and food products. Most of Frederick Social’s waste is compostable, even its takeout containers.

FREDERICK SOCIAL

50 Citizen’s Way, Frederick frederick-social.com facebook.com/frederick socialcafe

Instagram: @frederick.social

Hours: Noon to 9 p.m. Sun day and Monday, 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday Price: Entrees range from $8 to $18

The owners recommend: Nachos, which has three protein options: fajita chicken, BBQ brisket or the vegan sweet potato option. It’s then baked with mozzarella (dairy-free cheese available) and topped with black beans and jalapeños. The final touch is a drizzle of the in-house chipotle aioli.

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Clara Niel

ABOVE: Husband and wife coowners Audi, left, and Michael Nagi sit for a portrait with the vegetarian version of Frederick Social’s “It’s Nacho Business” nachos on Oct. 27.

LEFT: The nachos come in several varieties with a choice of protein, along with other ingredients such as cheese, black beans, corn, salsa and jalapeño. The dish is finished with a chipotle aioli.

Staff photos by Katina Zentz

In conversation with Weed Coughin ahead of Riff Fest

BY COLIN MCGUIRE Special to The News-Post

In an effort to raise money for the Record Ex change, three local bands will take the Cafe Nola stage on Nov. 11, and those three bands will be Cosmic Halitosis, Dumb Valley and the subjects of the following interview, Weed Coughin. Here, three of the four members of Weed Coughin — James Wilbar, Mike Orris and Robert Vendem mia — discuss how much the show means to them, their affinity for Guido’s and the hole it left in the music scene when it shut its doors, and how they came up with their band name. For more on the band, visit weed coughin.bandcamp.com.

Let’s start with this show. What’s up with it? Whose idea was it?

James Wilbar : Matt Henry from Cosmic Halito sis was the one who hit me up about it. He wanted to do it because they did [a benefit show] not too long ago, but it wasn’t the best turnout. We real ly wanted to do it, but it was on a day we couldn’t do, so we wanted to do something for the Record Exchange anyway. It seemed like a good idea. Matt put it together, and he was hitting me up about other bands to play, but then he got Dumb Valley to play on it. We’ve been wanting to play with Dumb Valley since we first heard Dumb Val ley.

Mike Orris : Yeah, we’ve been wanting to do that for a while.

There was a while when I thought I saw you guys play all the time. You were always out there, but I haven’t seen your name as much anymore. Did you deliberately pull back?

Orris : A little bit. It’s hard to write things and have new material that fast. So, we had to slow things down.

Wilbar : The pandemic helped us out a lot with writing a bunch of new stuff, because honestly, if that didn’t happen, I hate to say it, but we’d still be playing the same seven songs we always did. We recorded an EP with Stefan Edward back in 2020.

Orris : We’re slow writers.

Wilbar : Honestly, we’re pretty quick. We were putting the buckle down during that.

It reminded me of DoubleMotorcycle. We’d say yes to everything for a long time. If there was a birthday party and two people were going to be there, we’d be happy to do it.

Orris : Yeah, we were like that, too. We were like, “We gotta get out there, we gotta get out there, we gotta get out there,” but then we were out there all the time. So, then it was like, “We got ta not get out there as much, and if we’re going to get out there, we need to go out of state.” What we’ve been doing is doing a Frederick show and then go to, maybe, Baltimore or Pennsylvania.

Doing that, have you been writing a lot?

Wilbar : We’ve got a good amount.

Orris : We’ve got a couple things ready to be elaborated on.

Wilbar : We just need our little hiatus, which we

usually do in the wintertime.

How did you guys first get together? Take me all the way back.

Orris : Townies.

Wilbar : Me and him hung out a lot, and he has a guitar and I have a guitar, so we started to jam. I didn’t have any equipment, but then I had a bunch of equipment fall into my lap. I had a halfstack and a drum kit given to me very cheap. I was like, “I got the equipment; let’s start a band!”

Then, I talked to Robbie [bassist Robbie Jones] about it, and he was like, “If you need a bass play er, you got a bass player.” I started renting out a storage unit by the fairgrounds, and we used it for two days before we got kicked out because we were too loud. But we had it long enough to write the first song we ever did, “Too Fast For Doom.”

We showed that to Robbie, and Robbie dug it, but we didn’t have a drummer. I was at work with Robert [Vendemmia] one day, and he was kind of beating on the desk, so I was like, “Hey, do you play drums?” He said he used to, but he didn’t have a kit anymore. So, I said, “Well, lucky for you ... .” He didn’t have to be in the band; I just want ed someone to come over and keep time for us.

At that point, we had moved to Guido’s. I worked there and I had a key, so I hit up the own er and said, “Hey, we don’t open until a certain

time — can we go in there in the morning and practice in the back?” She was like, “Go for it.” So, every Sunday at 9 in the morning, we’d get up and go in there and practice for four or five hours. That’s when Robert came to play, and I was like, “You don’t have to be in the band ...”

Robert Vendemmia : But I wanted to be in the band!

Orris : I didn’t. I was done playing music, and he talked me back into it.

Are you happy you started playing, then?

Orris : I am now. I wasn’t at first [laughs].

You brought up Guido’s — how much do you miss Guido’s?

Wilbar : A lot. I worked there and played there. And now, there’s nothing there. It’s just a hole in the ground. What pisses me off is there’s nothing else in town that can compete with what Guido’s was. There’s not a dark dive bar where you’re like, “I can’t see any faces in here — it’s pretty sweet.”

And those chicken wings ...

Wilbar : Yeah, I haven’t had a chicken wing that good since it closed.

Let’s go around to each of you. Do you have a favorite show you saw at Guido’s?

Wilbar : Oh, man. I’ve seen so many shows there. Honestly, I think it was the first time I saw Asthma Castle play and it was for my birthday

Staff photo by Ric Dugan

From left, James Wilbar, Robbie Jones, Robert Vendemmia and Mike Orris make up the band Weed Coughin.

party. Oh, wait. Karma to Burn. That was probably the best show I saw in the back of Guido’s because they were supposed to play Cafe 611, but it was when the police kept get ting called and they had to shut their shows down because it was too loud. Once I found out, I ran to Gui do’s and said, “Who’s playing in the back?” They said, “Whoever it is, they’re taking a break now,” so I said, “They’re done — Karma to Burn is coming over,” and all the 611 people came over. It was badass.

Orris : My favorite was proba bly when I saw A.P.F. for the first time. That was probably 2011. May be 2010. The good thing is that the show is on YouTube, so I can go back and relive that moment, which I do quite a bit. I got lucky.

Vendemmia : For me, a lot of the shows blur together, and I don’t re member who played with whom. I’d probably say Earthride. I saw a lot of small bands there and a lot of cool things, but the best and big gest show would be one of several Earthride shows I saw there.

Orris : Yeah, they sounded big in that room.

One thing I always like to ask everybody about is the music scene here in Frederick. What’s your interpretation of it? Where do you think the scene is at?

Wilbar : I feel like Olde Mother did a good job of picking up where Guido’s left off — even though it’s a brewery and it’s not exactly quite the same. Guido’s, for instance, wasn’t quite kid-friendly. I feel like a few places are picking things up. A lot of what pisses me off is that Frederick claims to be a music and arts town and you get yelled at for being too loud.

Orris : Well, it depends on what type of music you play in this town, too.

Wilbar : Yeah, but it shouldn’t. If you call yourself a music and arts town, you shouldn’t dictate what type of music should be played and what type shouldn’t.

Speaking of some of that, the show that you guys are playing is at Cafe Nola. They used to host music all the time, and these days, it doesn’t feel like they do it as much as they once did. Is there a place now that you think is leading the way for music in Frederick?

Orris : I’d say it’s between Nola and Olde Mother.

Wilbar : Yeah. I’d say with our genre of music ...

But what about 611? 611 does hard stuff.

Wilbar : Yeah, but I don’t ever book anything at 611 because I don’t know how to do stuff there. So, if we’re there, it’s because we got

asked to play there. I like that be cause when we started, I was book ing all of our stuff and reaching out and doing everything I could and I got burned out from it.

Did you guys as a band get burned out playing?

Wilbar : No, I love playing.

Orris : I got burned out on our songs for a while.

Wilbar : Yeah, but once we started writing new songs, it got better.

Vendemmia : I wouldn’t say I got burned out. There have been peri ods, between work and other things, where there are moments you’re do ing a lot, and then there are mo ments you aren’t doing that much, but I wouldn’t say I’ve ever been burned out. That’s why we play a lot in the summer and the fall, and then in the winter we slow it down and an ticipate writing, practicing.

After this show this weekend, do you have anything else on the books?

Wilbar : We have two more things this year. Dec. 10 in Baltimore, we’re playing at Charm City Skate Park. Then, I think we’re doing New Year’s Eve.

I only have one more question, and I’m asking it because I’ve had a bunch of people ask me if I know the answer to it. Who came up with the name Weed Coughin?

Wilbar : Yeah, it was me.

Orris : I was driving up from Mc Donald’s one day and we were trying to come up with band names and I get this random text from him saying, “Hey, we should call our band Weed Coughin and spell it like this.” So, I just said, “That’d be cool. Let’s do it.” And here we are. Now I have it tat tooed on my arm.

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 mag azine, PopMatters and 72 Hours, among other outlets. He is convinced that the difference between being in a band and being in a romantic rela tionship is less than minimal. Contact him at mcguire.colin@gmail.com.

The Guess Who will hit the Weinberg stage

The Guess Who has rocked crowds around Canada and the U.S. for over 50 years, and now they’ll bring their library of radio-penetrating hits to the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick. They will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11.

The Guess Who has connected with the masses with a string of hits, including “These Eyes,” “Clap For the Wolfman,” “Hand Me Down World,” “No Time,” “Star Baby” and “Share the Land.” Add in fellow classics and dou ble-sided singles like the rock anthem “American Woman” and “No Sugar Tonight,” plus “Laughing” and “Undun,” and the Canadian-bred stateside conquerors are among mu sic’s most indelible treasures, etched into the very fabric of pop culture history.

“You’re going to see an excellent version of the songs and hear exactly how they should sound or be played,” ver ifies founding member and original drummer/songwriter Garry Peterson. “We’re coming at a new generation of fans who are seeing how the band can execute with enthusi asm. And we’re also making sure the respect level remains at an all-time high for how the music was initially recorded.”

Joining Peterson onstage will be veteran musicians key board player/flutist Leonard Shaw, lead guitarist Will Evan kovich, bass legend Rudy Sarzo and lead vocalist/guitarist Derek Sharp.

Tickets start at $49 and are available at weinbergcenter. org, by calling the box office at 301-600-2828, or in person at 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick.

Courtesy photo

The Guess Who

LIVESTREAMING IN THE REARVIEW

After a two-year hiatus, Massa chusetts-based folk singers Mark Mandeville and Raianne Rich ards got back to life on the road with concert dates scheduled throughout the East Coast, in cluding a stop in at Willow Oaks Craft Cider and Wine in Middle town on Nov. 17.

“The entertainment business has been through the ringer, es pecially smaller venues, which showcase our level of national ly touring musicians,” Mandeville said. “Many of the venues we’ll be performing in have, thankfully, found ways to hang on, and con tinue to hang on.”

Audiences get to know this couple through their close vo cal harmonies, poetic lyrics and down-to-earth personalities. Ac companying themselves on gui tar, harmonica, ukulele, penny

whistle, electric bass and clarinet, their live performances are of ten spiritually uplifting, carefully balanced between serious songs and humorous commentary. Their songs reflect personal experienc es as factory workers, teachers, community organizers and na tives of post-industrial mill towns in central Massachusetts.

Mandeville and Richards also serve as music teachers in cen tral Massachusetts through Black stone Valley Music, an inde pendently owned school with a popular Band Camp Program and monthly community coffeehouse.

Learn more about their music at markandraianne.com.

The show starts at 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at Willow Oaks Craft Cider and Wine is at Country Pleasures Farm, 6219 Harley Road, Middle town.

Folk duo returns to touring with a stop in Middletown Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

Gaithersburg celebrates and hon ors Native American Heritage Month in November with educational pre sentations and programs for all ages throughout the month.

Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the rich cultural traditions and proud ancestry of Na tive Americans and recognize the vi tal contributions they have made and continue to make to the art, histo ry, traditions and diversity of our so ciety.

Native American Heritage Week (Nov. 23 to 30) was first recognized in 1986 during the Reagan adminis tration and was expanded to Native American Heritage Month in 1990 under President George H.W. Bush.

American Indian Heritage Day is cel ebrated on the fourth Friday of No vember in Maryland.

Native and indigenous people have significantly contributed to the rich fabric of history and culture we celebrate in our community. The Na tive American community makes up 2.9 percent of the population in the United States, with the 2020 Census indicating that a little less than one percent of the City’s population iden tify themselves as American Indian or Native Alaskan, up from .5% in 2010.

The U.S. government officially rec ognizes 574 tribes in the contiguous 48 states and Alaska. In Maryland, there are residents who represent these Nations as well as some of

the more than 500 tribes from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Nation most closely associ ated with this region are the Piscat away.

The city of Gaithersburg acknowl edges that the Piscataway Indian Na tion continues to maintain a relation ship with the lands and waters and acknowledge that we are uninvited visitors on Indigenous lands.

The state of Maryland official ly recognized the Piscataway Conoy Tribe and the Piscataway Indian Na tion in 2012.

During November, stop by to see the Native American Heritage Month Educational Display at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park. Learn about

the Piscataway Conoy tribes, who called Maryland home before Euro pean settlers arrived. Explore the his tory of Maryland’s native lands with an educational exhibit featuring the Sugarloaf Regional Trails, point of in terest and historical information. This is free and open to the public.

The exhibit “Indigenous People in Our Area: Past and Present” opened Nov. 9 and remains on view from un til Jan. 15 at the Community Muse um and is also free. The Communi ty Museum partnered with M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks Archaeology Pro gram to present a display explor ing Indigenous life in Montgomery County.

Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards in 2020. Christine Peterson

Beers and Bonesaws:

Putting the ‘pub’ in public history

Join the staff of the National Muse um of Civil War Medicine at Frederick Social to hear astonishing tales of sur gery, innovation and booze.

And learn about the Civil War’s most unlikely surgeon: a rat.

Plus, find out how a single sack flour in California saved countless lives on Civil War battlefields.

Learn all this and more while sip ping on your favorite beverage at Frederick Social during Beers and Bonesaws at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16.

The event will be led by John Lus trea and Kyle Dalton.

Lustrea is the director of education at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Lustrea earned his master’s degree in public history from the Uni versity of South Carolina and has pre viously worked at Harpers Ferry Na tional Historical Park.

Dalton is the membership and de velopment coordinator for the Nation al Museum of Civil War Medicine. He is a graduate of the Catholic Universi ty of America with 20 years of experi ence as a public historian and muse um professional.

This event runs about one hour and is pay what you please at the door.

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John Lustrea and Kyle Dalton talk history at Frederick Social.

Flying by seaplane from D.C. to New York

BY ANDREA SACHS The Washington Post

Eighty minutes in the air, plus a splash in the East River, and I was in Manhattan.

Tailwind Air’s seaplanes are the lat est mode of transportation to connect the Washington area to New York City, and the amphibious flights eliminate much of the dread associated with the trip north. The travel time is also quick er than the train, including Acela, which clocks in at just under three hours.

While a seaplane ticket is pricey, with one-way fares starting at $395, the views from the air are exclusive to private planes and birds.

On an afternoon suitable for flying and boating, I boarded a Tailwind sea plane to determine whether the jour ney to New York City could be as ap pealing as the destination.

Flying by air, landing by sea

Tailwind Air was founded in 2012, but the carrier only recently started of fering amphibious flights. The compa ny flies eight-seater Cessna Caravans, which are popular in Alaska, where seaplane travel is almost pedestrian.

In 2020, it introduced seaplane ser vice on routes bookended by bod ies of water, such as Manhattan to the Hamptons. The following year, it launched flights between the East Riv er and Boston Harbor, and it has been on a tear ever since, adding Plymouth and Provincetown, Massachusetts; Sag Harbor, New York; and, most recently, the Washington area.

The company’s maiden voyage took place on Oct. 14. I booked a flight departing three days later. Be fore taking off, I had to break my old commercial air habits and become versed in the ways of seaplane travel.

Regular rules do not apply

Tailwind Air leaves from Jet Avia tion, a fixed-base operator (FBO) per mitted to manage private, charter and

commuter flights out of Dulles. Pas sengers departing from here do not have to go through the same security rigmarole as they do in major airports. The airline screens travelers in ad vance using a national database. This means no body scans, bag inspections or stressful queues of any type.

The 3-1-1 rule does not apply. Pas sengers can bring grown-up-size liq uids onboard. So, fill up that Big Gulp cup and toss in the 125-milliliter bottle of Chanel No. 5.

Passengers are allowed 20 pounds of baggage each. The company charges $250 for extra luggage and may ship the items separately.

Seaplanes follow the same weath er advisories as other aircraft, with one notable exception: “The pilot has to be able to see the water,” said Alan Ram, the airline’s chief executive, explaining that seaplanes don’t fly at night.

Because seaplanes don’t fair well on ice, Washington’s season will end on Dec. 21 and resume on March 21.

Preboarding rituals

Jet Aviation is not directly attached to Dulles, so driving is the best op tion. Parking is free, a nice perk if you fly round trip but not, if like me, you booked a one-way ticket. If you don’t have a car, you can catch ground transportation from the main airport or grab a taxi or car share.

The gate closes 10 minutes before takeoff. Ram recommended gliding in no more than 20 minutes before hand. I arrived a half-hour before the 2:05 p.m. takeoff and checked in at the front counter. There was no need.

“Just relax. You didn’t have to be here so early,” said Capt. Adam Schewitz, when he overheard me

checking in.

As soon as the other passengers ar rived, we made our way to the plane, a quick walk from the main building.

We could choose our seat. For the best panoramas, I followed Schewitz’s advice and plunked down on the right side of the plane. I had significant leg room and didn’t have to worry about a beverage cart slamming into my shins, since there was no food or drink service or flight attendants (or bath rooms).

From the cockpit, Schewitz swiveled around and gave us a Maverick-cali ber thumbs-up. And then we were off, rumbling down the runway, headed for the river.

In the air

The flight was smooth until we hit a stormy patch in Maryland. I placed both feet on the floor to steady myself. The pilot found a keyhole in the dark clouds and headed for a patch of blue. I resumed my relaxed pose.

After passing over a Trader Joe’s in New Jersey, Schewitz informed us that we would be landing in “mmphf” min utes. “Fifty?” I asked. He lifted up one finger and then five.

Ahead, the New York skyline ap peared like a pop-up card. Schewitz flew toward the tip of Manhattan and up the Hudson River. He took a loping right turn and traversed the island. Through my window, I saw Central Park in its to tality, a giant green carpet unfurled.

Marine landing in Manhattan

On the East River, the plane land ed with a whoosh and a thud. The fi nale was as scream-worthy as a rapids rafting ride at a water park. However, I only let out a soft “whoa.”

The co-pilot hopped out and bal anced on a pontoon while Schewitz steered the plane toward the shore. “Welcome to New York.,” he said, after co-pilot Austin Tichy had tied us up at the Skyport Marina dock as if we were a boat.

Washington Post photo by Andrea Sachs

Tailwind Air flies eight-seater Cessna Caravans, which are popular in Alaska.

Hispanic Heritage Celebration Art Exhibit — through Nov. 13, Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. Collage artist Roxana Rojas-Luzon is guest curator. 39 pieces of art in a variety of two-dimensional mediums. Hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 301-258-6394 or gaithersburgmd.gov.

Artists in the Mary Pfister Group Exhibit — through Nov. 20, Links Bridge Vineyards Tasting Room, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 301-602-5733 or linksbridgevineyards.com.

National Juried Photography Exhibition — through Nov. 27, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Features selected photographs by regional and national artists. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

”Hard and Soft Art” — through Nov. 27, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Featuring photography-inspired paintings by Mary Paul Barnaby and hammer work by artist/blacksmith Stephen Dill. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsidearts313@gmail.com or eastsideartistsgallery.com.

”Emanations” — through Nov. 30, Majestic Theater’s art gallery, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, Pa. A collection of abstract figurative portraits of Abraham Lincoln by artist Wendy Allen, who has been painting portraits of Lincoln since 1983. Box office and gallery hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, noon to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. 717337-8235 or gettysburgmajestic.org.

Artwork by Links Community Members — through Nov. 30, Adams County Arts Council, 125 S. Washington St., Gettysburg, Pa. A collection of 2- and 3-dimensional artwork by 18 Links community members. For gallery hours, call 717334-5006 or visit adamsarts.org.

”The Magic of Glass” — through Dec. 3, Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. National Capital Art Glass juried exhibition featuring works from 455 guild members, including mosaic, fused, stained and

Work by Frederick County native Dorothea Barrick is on exhibit in the solo show “Variable Palettes,” which runs through Jan. 6 at the Adams Co. Wine Shop in Gettysburg, Pa. Barrick is a former member of TAG/The Artists Gallery and taught at Frederick Community College for many years. She now teaches art clinics for Frederick County Parks and Recreation. The show includes multiple mediums: printmaking, painting, pastel, colored pencil and mixed-media. Learn more at adamscountywinery.com/events.

blown glass. Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 11. Gallery hours are 2 to 8 p.m. Fridays, noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. 301-215-6660 or bethesda. org/bethesda/gallery-b-exhibitions.

”Notions of Place — Revisited” — through Dec. 9, McDaniel

College, Esther Prangley Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall, 2 College Hill, Westminster. The exhibition includes interpretations by McDaniel College art faculty, alumni, and current students focusing on the notion of “Place” as it pertains to work. Reception 5:30 p.m. Nov.

10 with a gallery talk at 6 p.m. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m.Saturday. 410-857-2595 or estherprangleyricegallery.com.

”The Nature of Catoctin Mountain” — through December at Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Urbana; satellite location of the Delaplaine Arts Center. This collection of photography is comprised of flora and fauna found in the Catoctin Mountain ecosystem. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. fcpl.org.

”Travels” — through December at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. Satellite location for the Delaplaine Arts Center. Photography by Beamie Young from the photographer’s travels and a desire to discover new images, patterns and narratives. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. fcpl.org.

”The Annotated Vessel” — through December at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick; satellite location of the Delaplaine Arts Center. Acrylic paintings by Maremi Andreozzi portray, embody and celebrated lesser-known historical female artists and illustrate the fine textiles and jewelry of the period. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. fcpl.org.

”Accretion” — through Dec. 31, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Photography and mixed media by Sean Dudley. Through a series of manipulation processes, Dudley’s photography focuses on the — sometimes imperceptible changes in human experience through the accretion of time and experience. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

”With Teeth” — through Dec. 31, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Photography by Jillian Abir MacMaster, a PalestinianAmerican photographic artist from Frederick whose exhibition

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is a look into invulnerability and displays of protection and survival through something as ubiquitous as facial expression. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

”Life Forms” — through Dec. 31, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. A photographic exploration, by Ed Palaszynski, into the diversity and complexity of life and Palaszynski’s response to the question, “What does life look like?”

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 301-6980656 or delaplaine.org.

”Season to Season” — through Jan. 1, 2023, Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. Featuring Jing-Jy Chen, with artist talk and reception 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Nov. 6. For gallery hours, call 301-473-7680, email bagalleryappointment@gmail.com or visit frederickuu.org.

Crestwood Gallery Fall Exhibit — through Jan. 6, 2023, Crestwood Center, 7211 Bank Court, Frederick. Original works of art, including oil, watercolor, mixed media, wood carvings, and photography from some of Frederick’s most talented artists. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Friday. 240-2151460 or frederickhealth.org.

”Lore” — through Jan. 8, 2023, Gallery 115 at the Y Art Center, 115 E. Church St., Frederick. Features 15 artists from around the world including London, New York City, Wyoming and Maryland. Artists reimagine traditional folklore and explore original contemporary myth through a variety of perspectives. Artworks include an eclectic range of media including short film and an interactive installation. Artist Zoom talk noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 20. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. https://www. instagram.com/gallery_115_y.

”Joseph Holston: Color in Freedom, Journey Along the Underground Railroad” — through Jan. 14, 2023, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. In this exhibit, Holston leads his audience through four movements that deepen our understanding of America’s Black enslaved people’s experience.

Hours 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. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission and parking are free.301739-5727 or wcmfa.org.

”Relief From the Heat” — through

Jan. 22, 2023, Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. Works by the Washington Water Color Association. Viewing is by appointment 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 301-258-6425 to schedule an appointment. gaithersburgmd.gov. ”Variable Palettes” — through Jan 6, 2023, Adams County Wine Shop, 25 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg, Pa. Featuring the work of Dorothea Barrick. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. adamscountywinery. com/events.

”From the Pages of PAN: Art Nouveau Prints, 1895-1900” — through Jan. 29, 2023, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. This exhibition features brilliant lithographs, etchings and woodcuts by renowned artists such as Auguste Rodin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Signac, Georges Seurat, Käthe Kollwitz, Peter Behrens and Aubrey Beardsley, among others. PAN was an avant-garde periodical that sought to represent an overview of cutting-edge international graphic art. Works encompass the art nouveau movement, expressionism, post-impressionism, and symbolism and give a view of the both artistic and intellectual life of this period.

This exhibition is from the collection of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum and is organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions. Free admission. Hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Nov. 2425; Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1. Go to www.wcmfa,org.

“Crosscurrents: Works by Emma Barnes, Madeleine SpeicherWillis, and Billy Friebele” — Nov. 28 to Feb. 3, King Street Gallery at Montgomery College, 930 King St., Silver Spring. Includes a broad range of mediums, from traditional painterly processes to cast concrete to video. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, closed Dec. 24 to Jan. 2. 240-567-1374, mieke. gentis@montgomerycollege.edu, cms.montgomerycollege.edu/artstpss/exhibitions.

“The Hot Button” — through August 2023, Hot Button Gallery, 129 E. German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. Carol Williams exhibits textiles and poster art that reflect her passion for social responsibility through artistic communication. Gallery hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. The artist will be available for conversation at these times. anothercarolwilliams.com.

One man’s trash trash

A driving tour of vintage and antique dealers

BY ANDY STOUT Special to The News-Post

You may find yourself singing the immortal words of the Black Eyed Peas — “Whatcha gon’ do with all that junk? All that junk inside your trunk?” — after a day of hitting one of the following bona fide treasure troves of vintage and antique goods in Frederick and its surrounding burgs. The array of treasures is immense, and the possibilities seem endless.

I’ve been told not to refer to antiques as “junk,” and certainly would never do so to disparage antiques or anything else one has in one’s trunk, for that matter, but we all know that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. There are entire social media pages devoted to cool old stuff that someone decided to toss out because they thought it was useless junk, and someone else loved it and took it home.

Regardless of what you call it, you’ll most definitely be sure to find it at one of seven antique malls and shops in the area. From items that cost a few bucks to items that cost thousands, you can spend an entire day shopping in Frederick or making a short drive to browse antiques at some of the region’s best dealers.

Generally speaking, residents of Frederick appear to have an appreciation of old stuff. The city has a great deal of history connected to it and is full of wonderful old homes and buildings that all need furnishings and décor to put inside them. A great way to furnish or dec orate a historic, industrial or mid-century modern peri od building is to shop one of the region’s antique stores and malls. They can be fun places to find anything from vintage home décor, art, militaria, automotive accesso ries, furniture, toys, books, clothes, tools, signage and so much more.

As an added perk, local antique stores and malls are independently owned and operated, so your money is going to a local resident and staying in the local econo my. Plus, shopping for antiques creates less waste and

is environmentally friendly, because instead of buying a new product, you are re-using an old one (you can at least tell your spouse this if you need to further justify one of your purchases).

Besides, anyone can decorate or furnish a home with the same Target swag that everyone else has, or you could get a one-of-a-kind item. It really is amazing how a single statement piece like a vintage sign, piece of furni ture or set of vintage lights can make a room or outdoor space come together in a unique way.

In addition to the practical purpose of buying some thing you need, antique outings can make for a fun rainyday activity or a weekend day trip. With centuries’ worth of stuff to choose from, from obscure oddities to fine antiquities and everything in between, there is literally something for everyone in our region.

This is not meant to be a comprehensive list but rath er a primer to help get you started on your own antique road trip. You could spend an entire day or more at any one of these locations. So: Don’t over do it. I personal ly can only handle a few hours at a time looking at old stuff. Most of the places referenced here have a lot of it. Tonage. Pace yourself. Pacing yourself is key.

Residents of the city of Frederick can simply bounce around town to one of the several antique shops and malls here. Four notable places to visit in the city — that between them could easily swallow several weekends of one’s time — are Old Glory Antique Market Place, Cannon Hill Place, Vintage MC and Emporium Antiques.

Old Glory Antique Market Place is a great place to start an antiquing adventure. In business nearly 30 years and featuring more than 110 antique dealers, Old Glory stocks an assortment of militaria, clothing, records, Afri can art, toys, jewelry, furniture and bric-a-brac of all types.

Old Glory employee Amy Belote said one of the most enjoyable things about working at Old Glory is “just see ing what people bring up to the counter. Some of it I wonder what they are thinking. Other times, I’m so im pressed with people’s vision for the things they buy here.”

She meets a lot of interesting people at her job, she

said, and they come from all over, some spending more than one day in town. Despite the staggering variety of items, when asked what the biggest seller was, Belote paused for a moment and said, “Proba bly, Pyrex glass.”

In downtown Frederick, there are several plac es within walking distance of one another. Vintage MC and Emporium Antiques are both on East Patrick Street, and Cannon Hill Place is just around the cor ner on South Carroll Street.

Cannon Hill Place is believed to be Frederick’s oldest antique mall. The mall is housed in a large old stone granary building, which is itself an antique at over 200 years old. The building helps set the am biance for antiquing, and the prospect of finding a unique piece from a bygone era seems high. For ty dealers are spread across two floors, with a variety of antiques at reasonable prices. There are a lot of

nooks and crannies within the old granary building, so first-time visitors should take their time to explore and look around.

Vintage MC resembles a typical retail store and is fairly niche specific, with a specifically mid-centu ry modern focus. You can find furnishings and décor from this time period here, from items that cost a few bucks to a swanky, $1,395 Danish teak secretary van ity. While mid-century modern period items can be found at all of the locations mentioned in this story, Vintage MC is always a sure thing when it comes to seeking out specifically mid-century modern items. That’s what the MC stands for in the store’s name.

Emporium Antiques includes more than 100 deal ers. It is expansive with a good variety. Every time you think you’ve reached the end, somehow there is more store. Housed in a 55,000-square-foot brick building built in 1912 as the Ideal Garage Company,

Emporium Antiques, which opened in 1987, is open sev en days a week and reportedly does more than $2 mil lion in annual sales to locals and international visitors.

If you want to go farther afield, take a half-hour drive outside of Frederick and head north to The Emmitsburg Antique Mall in downtown Emmitsburg. The building it self is large, brown and unassuming, but within it is “the largest, cleanest and friendliest antique mall in the Get tysburg/Frederick area,” according to its website.

The facility features 34,000 square feet of antiques and collectibles with more than 130 booths of antique vendors. You could easily spend an entire day browsing this warehouse. Most of what you will find are antiques, but there is also a wide assortment of other items, like candy and modern toys and decorations, that help to mix things up a bit. I nearly always leave with one item from the Emmitsburg Antique Mall, and that probably has something to do with the large volume of stuff there is to

If you go

Old Glory Antique Market Place

5862 Urbana Pike, Frederick 301-662-9173

Cannon Hill Place

111 S. Carroll St., Frederick 301-695-9304

Vintage MC

24 E. Patrick St., Frederick 240-514-8623

Emporium Antiques

112 E. Patrick St., Frederick 301-662-7099

Emmitsburg Antique Mall

1 Chesapeake Ave., Emmitsburg 301-447-6471

Beaver Creek Antique Market

20202 National Pike, Hagerstown 301-739-8075

Antique Crossroads

20150 National Pike, Hagerstown 301-739-0858

Junkworks Antiques

125 E. Baltimore St., Hagerstown 304-702-3813

Junkworks Antiques owners, from left, brothers Josh and Dan Goldman in their eclectic antique and treasure shop on East Baltimore Street in Hagerstown.

choose from.

Moving on, drive 30 minutes west of Frederick on sce nic U.S. 40, and you’ll arrive at the Beaver Creek Antique Market and Antique Crossroads, located directly next door to one another, on the outskirts of Hagerstown.

The Beaver Creek Antique Market and Antique Cross roads are reminiscent of the Emmitsburg Antique Mall in their massive quantity and assortment of historic items spanning rows of individual booths. Beaver Creek has one of the most interesting selections of local historical items, too, especially material from Hagerstown. This is another fun factor about visiting local antique stores: You also get a lesson in local history while you shop.

Continuing on into downtown Hagerstown, you can conclude your antiquing road trip at one of the region’s most unique vintage stores, Junkworks Antiques. Housed in a massive building that was once home to a Hager stown toy store called, Juvenile Sales; Junkworks is not like the other antique stores, to put it mildly. There are no booths here. No multiple vendors. This truly mas sive hoard of thoughtfully curated antiquity is all the re sult of the hard work of brothers Josh and Dan Goldman. The brothers have an amazing eye for picking and stag ing great pieces. They also aren’t afraid to get dirty and can often be found out “picking” the region’s old farm steads and long-gone businesses, to find new items for the store.

Andy Stout is an anthropologist and writer interested in community, culture, music, the arts, history and conser vation. He has written dozens of articles in local, regional and national publications covering a variety of topics. He has lived in the city of Frederick for over 25 years.

Staff photo by Bill Green

Maryland Opera returns with ‘Ritorna Vincitor’

tenor John Pickle and baritone Eric McKeever.

Stage and musical direction for all selections is by Maryland Opera’s artistic director James Harp, long known for excellence in operatic per formances and musical outreach in the Mid-Atlantic area.

The program features selections from Aida, Tannhäuser, Roméo et Ju liette, Il barbiere di Siviglia, La fille du regiment, Turandot, and the com plete Act 2 of Die Fledermaus. From the ebullient “Largo al factotum” to the universal song of togetherness, “Brüderlein und Schwesterlein,” the program will celebrate Grand Op era and the triumph of the human spirit. All selections will be staged in the acoustically and visually exqui site sanctuary at Church of the Re deemer.

An internationally acclaimed cast includes sopranos Amy Shore mount-Obra and Kimberly Christie, mezzo-soprano Chrystal E. Williams,

“I’m so excited for this program featuring arias celebrating rebirth and unbridled joy concluding with perhaps the most celebratory mu sic of all time — Act 2 of Die Fleder maus,” Harp said. “We will regale you with waltzes, polkas, exotic costumes, intrigue and high notes galore.”

Tickets are available at maryland opera.org, by calling 484-678-6041 and at the door on the day of the performance. Seating is limited, so advance ticket reservations are rec ommended. Free parking is avail able at the Church of the Redeemer parking lot adjacent to the building and across Melrose Avenue. Church of the Redeemer is at 5603 North Charles St., Baltimore.

OP EN CALL

GRO UP EXHI BITIO N WIN TER AR TISTS MARK ET

November 11th

Ar ti sts are invited to submit their work to be displayed at the FA CA rt Center at 5E 2nd St, Frederick, MD for our annual winter showcase.

Wo rk must be for sale and must be less than $200 per piece.

As mall inventory will be held to refresh pieces as they are sold. There is no submission fee. All media and themes are invited Please submit your work via SlideRoom Ouestions? Email FA CA rt Ce nt er Co ordinator,S JW iegand: wiegand@frederickartscouncil.org

https: //frederickartscouncil slideroom com/#/permalink/program/70053

Tenor Dinyar Vania as Alfredo and soprano Jennifer Forni as Violetta in La Traviata.

Maryland Opera’s fifth season opens with “Ritorna Vincitor!” fea turing a return to fully staged pro ductions with Act 2 of Die Fleder maus plus famous entrance arias and scenes at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Church of the Redeemer on Charles Street in North Baltimore. Tickets are $50.

Slovo Theater Group

Ukrainian, American theater troupe to present ‘Mothermotherland’ at FCC

Ukrainian and American performers will bring their tour of “Mothermotherland” to Frederick Community College on their way to the Kennedy Center this week.

The free event will be held at 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Jack B. Kussmaul Theater at FCC.

“Mothermotherland,” created this summer by Slovo Theater Group, is an original devised theater performance developed over five weeks by Ukrai nians in exile with playwright Audrey Rose Dégez. The performance is based on the artists’ personal experiences and the war in Ukraine and takes inspi ration from Mykoly Khyvylovy’s 1924 novella “I am (a Romantic).”

Pittsburgh-born and Paris-based playwright Au drey Rose Dégez applied to residency Slovo, an ar tistic residency in Kharkiv. The Russian invasion on Feb. 24 rendered the original project idea impos sible, but a group of private funders made it possi ble for Dégez to bring the project to America.

On July 13, she left her home and husband in

France and returned to her Motherland with her 6-month-old daughter, Lili Maritchka, to prepare for the project. On Aug. 14, she was joined by ac tress and puppeteer Daria Holovchanska; actress and PR manager Yuliia Linnik; actor and director Maksym Panchenko; actress, director and orga nizer Olesia Zakharova; and artist, dancer and lin guist Veronika Shuster, and since then, the group has created an original performance in the styles of Les Kurbas, Jacques Lecoq and post-documenta ry theater.

“We’re not getting up on stage and addressing the current war,” Dégez said. “But at the same time, just the fact that being a Ukrainian theater group, people are learning about Ukrainian culture and are being reminded of the invasion.”

This event is presented free of charge by the FCC Arts Center. Donations to the theater com pany are welcome at the event. For more informa tion, contact Arts Center director Tabetha White at twhite@frederick.edu or 301-624-2827.

Shepherd to hold open auditions for ‘Urinetown: The Musical’

Shepherd University School of Music will hold auditions for its upcoming production of “Urinetown: The Musical” from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15 in the Frank Arts Center W.H. Shipley Recital Hall. Director kb saine will cast three male-presenting, five female-presenting and 10 non-gender-specific actors of all races, ages and abilities. Auditions are open to Shep herd students, faculty and staff, as well as com munity members.

Winner of three Tony Awards, three Out er Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, “Urinetown: The Musical” is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsi bility, populism, environmental collapse, pri vatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics and musical theater itself. Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, “Uri netown” provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms. A comedic mu sical set in a society where private bathroom usage is outlawed, “Urinetown” takes us to a town where citizens must pay for the “privilege to pee.”

Rehearsals will be Mondays through Thurs days from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., with some week end and evening rehearsals closer to opening night. Performances will take place Feb. 10 to 12, 2023, in the Frank Arts Center Theater.

Prepared monologues are encouraged but not required. All those auditioning should pro vide a headshot and resume, if possible. Au dition forms will be provided for everyone. Readings from the text will be provided. To re serve an audition time, fill out an online form at http://forms.gle/Xeps5i2ofMKjXsS39

Audition questions may be directed to kb saine at ksaine@shepherd.edu. Those inter ested in technical roles should contact Chase Molden at cmolden@shepherd.edu.

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‘The Tale of the Lion: Our Voices, Our Stories’ Poetry

Everyday Poetry

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The oldest African American cit izens in Frederick County share the memories, wit and wisdom that have shaped their lives in “The Tale of the Lion: Our Voices, Our Stories.”

The film will be screened at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre at 7 p.m. Nov. 12. Run time is 77 min utes.

This locally produced documen tary celebrates the rich history held in the life stories of the oldest Af rican American citizens in Freder ick County. The poignant telling of their experiences from childhood, through segregation to today, is a window to the personal challeng es they met because of racial preju dice, the community bonds forged in the face of that adversity, and the strength and resilience that have shaped their lives and our commu nity.

A community discussion relat ed to the film will be led by Barba ra Thompson from AARCH’s Liv ing Treasures Program, and the MET will provide a progress update and talk about how you can get involved with MET’s original devised show, “South & Saints,” in May. This original show is in partnership with partners AARCH and The Maryland Room at C.Burr Artz Library.

Join a pre-show reception at 6 p.m. and learn about AARCH So ciety’s mission to preserve and cel ebrate Frederick’s African American history and its work to open the Af rican American Heritage Center in 2023 in downtown Frederick. A Q&A with “Tale of the Lion” director and interviewer will follow.

Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved online or by calling the MET box office at 301-694-4744. The MET is at 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick.

is old. Really old. It came into use before written lan guage, originally used as a means to remember history through verbal storytelling. That is why we of ten feel a rhythm or beat to a poem, and why rhyming often is a part of poetry — rhyming is easy to mem orize, and rhythm keeps the words moving. Think “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” — originally spoken sagas — and the Norse Eddas; many far-, near- and mid-eastern works; Aborig inal; North and South American In digenous — wherever people gath ered, there were stories, often in song, told in rhythm and rhyme, per haps akin to today’s rap.

Nowadays, poetry is often found in and around academia, probably a result of the many MFA programs in creative writing that now exist. I’ve been through one of those my self, but I’ve always believed that the average person on the street is the best poet in the country. I believe that poems based on everyday life are the most important, meaningful and lasting.

Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing a few of my poems that serve as “closer looks” at everyday occurrences, relationships, efforts, etc. Whether or not you are “into” poetry, I encourage you to read them silently, read them aloud, think about them. Most importantly, try to write some words of your own on the subject.

Today, we start with a sort of de scription of what a poem is. This sam ple does not focus on the technical elements of a poem, but rather holds metaphors on the importance of a poem to me personally and on where it takes me. Poetry does take you.

Sheryl Massaro is a Frederick poet and oil painter. She holds an MFA in creative writing from The American University. She is a recip ient of one of the many stipends granted in 2022 from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Frederick Arts Council.

A Poem

A poem is a place where the honest meet and find that heart behind those ribs. Just so, is how they hold it, still beating between their palms.

A place where the buttons are undone and the wind flings fabric from skin, where light slides its hands over our naked topographies.

It is where brave folk meet over coffee.

Sheryl Massaro

Frederick photographer Brodie Ledford

featured in national competition

BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE Special to The News-Post

Brodie

Ledford says it was a Christmas gift he’d bought for his wife that led to his career in pho tography.

The 41-year-old Frederick native always loved vid eo cameras and taking photos, but it wasn’t until he purchased a camera for his wife, Dara, a fine arts ma jor in college with a focus on photography, that he be came enamored with the art form.

For their Christmas together after she graduated college, Ledford “went out and bought her a brand new DSLR [digital] camera,” he said.

“The funny thing is, the second she opened it, I started playing with it,” he said during a phone inter view. “And that camera then became mine. The rest, as they say, is history. That was nearly 17 years ago.”

Today, Ledford owns Brodie Ledford Studios in Frederick and was recently featured in a photography competition called Creator Series. Ledford was one of 10 photographers selected to be part of the 11-epi sode series, available to stream online.

In each episode, the photographers were chal lenged in various aspects of photography, from light ing to composition to posing — and they were given only 10 minutes to get the shot.

The web series, which can be viewed on YouTube, was judged by Canon Explorers of Light photogra phers: Sal Cincotta, an award-winning wedding and portrait photographer; Laretta Houston, who is known for shooting the Tyra Banks Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition; and Vanessa Joy, a renowned wedding pho tographer. The series was based in St. Louis, where Cincotta, the show’s producer and host, owns his stu dio.

Ledford entered the contest after seeing a promo for Creator Series at ShutterFest, a large photography conference. He admits he had reservations about en tering a competition that would be broadcast world wide. He considers himself a private person. But he decided to apply anyway.

After applying, Ledford was then interviewed. His portfolio and online presence also were reviewed be fore he got to the next round. Then he had a submit a 90-second video that explained “why us.” But after sending in the video, several weeks went by, and Led ford assumed he hadn’t been chosen.

“Then when I finally had lost all hope, I got an email saying ‘congratulations, you’re in,’” he recalled. “I was completely shocked, and I was excited and terrified all at the same time.”

He spent July shooting the series in St. Louis. It pre miered online in August.

His biggest adjustment was learning how to use the Canon gear that was required for the series because, of course, it was sponsored by Canon.

Cincotta was each photographer’s assistant throughout the series.

“It’s a little bit intimidating because he’s absolute ly fantastic,” Ledford said. “He’s one of those guys who expects the best because he is there as the best, and he’s known to be amazing.”

The photographers being allowed only 10 minutes to shoot their assignments for the day made it all the

more challenging. Normally, setting up a studio shot can take up to an hour, Ledford said. “We basically had 10 minutes to pick the gear we wanted, set the shot up, talk to the model about what we were looking for, coach the model and then shoot it.”

Then, the photographers were asked to immediate ly hand over their memory cards.

It wasn’t until every photographer finished their shoot that the contestants could see the photos they’d shot and work on them further. They got 30 minutes to select and edit the images. But, Ledford said, realisti cally, by the time he would select his images, he would only have 15 minutes, on average, to edit.

“The images that were created are mind-blowing to me — that it was done in such a short period of time,” Ledford said. “That’s where the challenge was.”

The cards were given to the judges who then se lected the best and the worst. Every week someone was sent home.

“My favorite competition was probably the reflec tions competition,” where a model was reflected in a mirror or window, for example, he said. “Because it was something that was outside of what I would nor mally do.”

The entire competition, he said, was challenging because it forced the photographers to try a type of photography they normally don’t do every day.

He said the series really showed that there’s more to photography than people realize.

“I think the biggest thing that is difficult for photog raphers is that people think that the cameras have a magic button because they don’t see the behind-thescenes stuff,” he said. “People don’t see the editing process. They don’t see all the lighting. They don’t un derstand setting [the camera] on manual mode, not on

For more

Learn more about Brodie Ledford at brodieledford.com. Watch Creator Series, where the winner is named 2022 Top Creator and takes home $20,000 in cash and prizes, at behindtheshutter.com/creator-series.

auto mode.”

Ledford credits his wife for getting him into photog raphy as a profession, and he dabbled in it while he held a full-time job as a store manager for Best Buy.

“My wife would take my photos, and she would make photo books for me and just keep, you know, pushing me and say, ‘Hey, look, it’s great stuff,’” he said.

He and his wife, who is also a photographer, co founded Brodie Ledford Studios, and when some one asked if he did weddings, it became his first pro fessional gig. After a while, his wife again encouraged him to take the leap full-time into his new passion.

“I walked away from that life, and I was able to do what I want to do now,” he said. “And it’s unbelievable.”

Ledford’s business is considered a luxury, ser vice-based company, where he focuses on client rela tionships.

“There are a lot of people out there that take pic tures, and there’s a huge difference between a picture taker and a professional photographer,” he said. “I re ally pride myself on the fact that we focus on the expe rience for the client, and our clients truly do become like friends and family.”

Courtesy of Brodie Ledford

Behind the scenes at the show.

APPLE DUMPLING

SOUP AND SANDWICH SALE

JEFFERSON RURITAN CLUB

SAT , NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Apple Dumplings $5 each

Bean or Vegetable Soup: $7 Quart

Country Ham Sandwiches: $4 50 each

Pre order by Nov 16th Call 301 473 8932 or 301 473 7986

Jefferson Ruritan Facebook page Pick up 11/26 from 10am to 4pm 4603B Lander RD, Jefferson MD 21755

BLACK FRIDAY CASH BINGO

Friday, Nov 25th

$40 tickets for 20

All Cash Games w/Light Dinner served from 5 6:30pm Bingo at 7pm 301 874 5642 or online: www carrollmanorfire org

Sold separately: Special Games, Tip Jars & Dessert Carroll Manor Fire Company 1809 Ballenger Creek Pike Point of Rocks Station

CASH BINGO

Sunday, Nov 13, 2022

Woodsboro American Legion Auxiliary Doors open 12 pm; games begin 1:30 pm $40 for 25 games, 3 specials @ $150 each, 2 jackpots @ $500 each; Reserve early, receive free special call 301 514 7164

King tuts, bingo balls, holder jars & door prizes; Food, drinks, baked goods available

Flint Hill United Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar

12/3, 9 a m to 3 p m

Food available 2732 Park Mills Rd Adamstown, MD 21710 8 ft table $25

Crafts/Vendor spaces available (limited spaces) Call 240 367 7323

HOLIDAY BAZAAR

Sat , Nov 12th, 9am 3pm Fall & Christmas decor and gifts Large bake table Breakfast, lunch & soup to go Wesley Chapel UMC, 3519 Urbana Pike

HOLIDAY BAZAAR

Saturday, Nov 19, 2022

Libertytown Fire Hall 12027 South St Libertytown, MD 8 am 2 pm

Crafts, Homemade goodies, Food available, sandwiches, Soups, Baked table, raffles and much more

For more info: Mary 301 401 2824

Benefit: Libertytown Vol Fire Dept Aux

HOLIDAY CRAFT AND VENDOR EVENT

Hosted by Vigilant Hose Co Activities Bldg , 17701 Creamery Rd Emmitsburg, MD Friday, 11/25, Noon Til 8pm Saturday, 11/26, 9am til 2pm Many Crafters and Vendors including Fresh wreath, plants as well as silk floral arrangements And much more!

Dinner and food available for purchase Friday And Saturday Visit with Santa Friday and Saturday, Photos available For sale! Bring families, children, and pets! For more info contact: Sharon Keeney 410 746 8776 MaryLou Little 240 285 3184 or Kenny Clevinger 240 393 0758

JUMC HOLIDAY

BAZAAR & BAKE SHOP

HOLIDAY BAZAAR

Sat 11/12, 9am 2pm

Pleasant Grove UMC, 3425 Green Valley Rd, Ijamsville, Rt 75 nr Hyattstown More info (301)831 9033

Sat Nov 19, 8am 2pm

Cakes, candies, pies, cookie trays, mystery gifts, silent auction, and crafts Food served from kitchen 11106 Green Valley RD (RT 75) between Union Bridge & Libertytown

More info 410 775 7217

JEFFERSON RURITAN CLUB COUNTRY PORK BUTCHERING

SATURDAY

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Advance Orders until Nov 25th Call 301 473 7986 or 301 834 6165

Pick up Orders Dec 3rd from 8am to Noon at Ruritan Center 4603B Lander RD, Jefferson MD 21755

COUNTRY BREAKFAST

SAT DEC 3, 2022 7:00am to 11:00am Ruritan Center

New Year's Eve Bingo 12-31-2022

Thurmont Event Complex Over $10,000 00 of Cash Payouts $50 00 Per Ticket

Available Friday Night Bingo, www eventbrite com, or by calling 301 748 5359 or 301 271 3820

Ticket Includes: 9 Pack of 27 Games ($250 00ea ), 3 Games ($1,000ea ), 3 50/50 Games & 1 Jackpot ($1,500), (1 sheet of 3 for each 50/50’s & 1 Jackpot)

Doors Open @ 5:00 p m , Bingo Starts @ 8:00 p m

Meal Served: 6 8 p m

Meal: Roast Beet, Fried Shrimp, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Green Beans and Applesauce Cash Bar Kitchen Open During Break

No Reserved Seating First Come, First Served Basis Only

No Exceptions!

**We reserve the right to lower payouts if less than 300 tickets sold**

Benefits The Thurmont Community Ambulance Company 13716 Strafford Drive

THURMONT CHRISTMAS MARKET

TURKEY & HAM SLIPPERY POTPIE CARRYOUT

and Country ham sandwiches; Woodsboro Lutheran Church 101 S Main Street; Sat, Nov 12, pickup from 11 am 2 pm; Quarts $8; sandwiches $5 Baked goods available; For orders, call 301 271 3309 by Wed, Nov 9

Union Bridge Fire Company All You Can Eat Breakfast

Sunday, November 13th 7:00 am 11:00 am Sausage, sausage gravy, hominy, Pudding, scrambled eggs, Pancakes, biscuits, fried potatoes, and more coffee & tea Adults $12 Children 6 12 $6 under 6 Free Carry outs $14

VIGILANT HOSE COMPANY

NEW YEAR'S EVE BINGO

17701 Creamery Road, Emmitsburg, MD Saturday, 12/31/ Doors Open @ 5pm/Games @ 8pm

All Inclusive 9 pk/$50 for 50 games incl 4 $1000 Jackpots

All other games $200/Incl Dinner Platter! Reserved seating

if tickets purchased by 12/16 Tickets purchased after 12/16 will be $60 No checks mailed after 12/16 For info: Pam @ 240 472 3484 or @ Marylou @ 240 285 3184

Reserve right to change payouts if 200 are not sold

Thursday Nov. 10

CLASSES

50+: Exercise Basics for Older Adults

— 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick. Join Katrina Wolf, ACSM Certified Personal Train er, Functional Aging Specialist, Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant and owner of Agewell Senior Fitness as she discusses the why, what and how of exercise programs for older adults. Learn the basic essential components of an exercise program as we age.  301-600-7004. marchange-desir@ frederickcountymd.gov. live-frederick.pantheonsite.io/event/ 50-exercise-basics-older-adults-0.

“Unraveling the Past” — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Zoom, . Join genealogist Renate Yarbough as she discusses the challenges involved in tracing African-American family history and offers concrete tips on how to begin your research. Ask questions to help guide you on your journey to a better understanding of your past. 301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org.

ETCETERA

200 Monroe Restaurant — 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Monroe Center, 200 Monroe Ave., Frederick. Frederick Community College invites you to enjoy a gourmet dinner created by the talented students at 200 Monroe Restaurant! Reservations are required! For dine-in, visit opentable. com/200-Monroe. For carryout orders, go to toasttab.com/200-monroe (last order time 7 p.m). $38-$42. HCTI@frederick.edu. opentable.com/200-monroe.

FAMILY

Thanksgiving Messy Masterpieces — 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Carroll County Public Library, Taneytown Branch, 10 Grand Drive, Taneytown. For ages 2 to 6. It’s time to create your very own masterpieces to celebrate Thanksgiving. Please dress to get messy. Registration required. Visit site for details. 410-386-4510. ask@carr.org. ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/ thanksgiving-messy-masterpieces.

Reading with Heiress: Body Safety & Boundaries — 2 p.m. at Urbana Region al Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick. Presented by the Child Advocacy Center and FCPL. Heiress is a 6-year-old yellow Lab/golden retriever who supports children while they in engage in services at CAC.

Heiress has been trained by Canine Com panions to assist children who may have been victims of child maltreatment. The team of experts will read “My Body! What I Say Goes!”, using activities to help children learn proper terms for all parts of the body, recognize inappropriate touches, act on feeling uncomfortable with someone’s be havior, speak up if boundaries have been crossed and build a support network. 301-600-1758. cacinfo@ frederickcountymd.gov.

MUSIC

USAF Concert Band and Singing Ser geants — 7 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Free, but tickets are required. The United States Air Force Concert Band is the official symphon ic wind ensemble of the U.S. Air Force. Stationed at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., it features 52 active duty Airmen musicians. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederick.com. weinbergcenter.org/shows/ usaf-concert-band-and-singing-sergeants.

Friday Nov. 11

ETCETERA

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restau rant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Freder ick. 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, beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended.

$15. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

FAMILY

CCAC’s Children’s Theatre Presents “The Phantom Tollbooth Jr.” — 7 p.m. at Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Also 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 12, and 3 p.m. Nov. 13. Based on the award-winning children’s book, this inventive musical tells the excep tional tale of Milo, Tock and a certain magic tollbooth.

$10. 410-848-7272. carrollcountyartscouncil.org.

FESTIVALS

Capital Audiofest 2022 — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Twinbrook Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The

East Coast’s Premier Audio Show. Largest gathering of vinyl vendors on the East Coast. Digital and analog gear. $20 single-day pass, $30 multi-day pass. capitalaudiofest.com.

Veteran’s Day Observance — 11 a.m. at City Hall Concert Pavilion, 31 S. Summit Ave., Gaithersburg. Honoring and recogniz ing all U.S. military personnel. The patriotic ceremony will include words and music to commemorate the occasion, followed by a solemn wreath-laying ceremony. City offi cials and members of local veterans groups will be on hand to honor those who have served in all branches of the military. 301-258-6350. gaithersburgmd.gov.

MUSIC

“God Bless America, Again” — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. This Veterans Day Forever Young Music (Dale and Kip Young) will be presenting a multimedia music tribute to our veterans and those brave men and women in the armed forces past and present. $25. 301-790-3500. ajv@mdtheatre.org.

Bluegrass Jam — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville. Open to all levels of acoustic musicians and vocalists. Specta tors, families welcome. Sandwiches, snacks and sodas available for purchase. No smok ing or swearing. $5 donation at the door requested. 301898-3719.

The Guess Who — 7:30 p.m. at Wein berg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. The Guess Who is a group that’s connected with the masses throughout an exultant hit parade including “These Eyes,” “Clap For the Wolfman,” “Hand Me Down World,” “No Time,” “Star Baby” and “Share the Land.” Add in fellow classics and double-sided singles like the rock anthem “American Woman” and “No Sugar Tonight,” plus “Laughing” and “Undun,” and the Canadian-bred stateside conquerors are amongst music’s most indelible trea sures who are eternally etched into the very fabric of pop culture history. $49-$90. 301-600-2828. bhiller@ cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org/shows/ the-guess-who/.

PERFORMER

Improbable Comedy — 8 p.m. at The Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. A stand-up comedy show featuring military comics and veterans. The show is hosted by Sharon Kang (Army National Guard)

and features Doug Bennett (Marines), Demi Chang (Marines), Patrice DeVeaux (Air Force), Pete Bergen (Army), and Sherry Priester (Navy spouse).

$22, $20 for ages 15 to 21. 301-258-6394. gaithersburgmd.gov.

THEATER

Century Opening Knights present “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime” — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Century High School, 355 Ronsdale Road, Sykesville. It’s the story of 15-year-old Christopher who has an extraordinary brain: He is excep tional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christo pher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his de tective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. Show runs Nov. 3, 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. $12.

tickets.centurydrama.com.

Saturday Nov. 12

CLASSES

Cordage Making with Nick Spero — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Making cordage is a fundamen tal survival skill that should not be over looked. Such natural rope or string can be used for many things including bow-anddrill friction fires, as a snare or fishing line, as lashing in shelter construction, repairing or creating clothing, and much more! In this class, you will learn where to source fiber from dogbane and other cordage plants. Then, we will practice knotting techniques to create a strong hold. $32. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm. org.

foxhavenfarm.org/events/ cordage-making-with-nick-spero.

ETCETERA

The Harvest Hustle 5K and Family Color Run — 8:30 a.m. at Watkins Park, 615 Center St., Mount Airy. Registration 8:30 a.m., competitive 5K at 9 a.m., stroller stride (family event) 9:10 a.m. Free, but donations of new diapers, wipes or small baby items requested. Food trucks will be on-site.

kickares.org.

Heritage Frederick: Civil War Walking Tour — 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Length: 90 minutes. Explore what it was like to live in Frederick during the Civil War. Sto ries include the last Confederate invasion of the North, the ransom of Frederick, and the Battle of Monocacy. $12. 240-446-2646. Tonya@FrederickHis tory.org. frederickhistory.org/programs/adults/ walking-tours/#reserve.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum Tours — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Archi tectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. The oldest home in Frederick city, a National Historic Landmark, is open for tours every Saturday and Sunday. $8, free for children under 12. 301-4564912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restau rant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Freder ick. 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, beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended. $15. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

FAMILY

Kiwanis Club of Mount Airy Fall Pancake Breakfast — 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main St., Mount Airy. This all-you-can-eat breakfast includes pancakes (regular, chocolate chip and blueberry), eggs (cooked to order), Wagner Meats sausage and beverages. Proceeds will benefit local community projects. Please bring a non-perishable food or toiletry item to donate to the Mount Airy Net Food Pantry. Santa will be visiting; bring your cameras for photos. $10 adults/$5 ages 5-10. 240-394-2546. angiebmoore@comcast.net.

Christmas in the Country Holiday Arts & Craft Festival — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 9190 Church St., Union Bridge. Enjoy multiple buildings featuring hand-crafted items and Christmas treasures. This year’s festival includes Fr. Chuck’s General Store, a bake sale, raffles and light fare. Santa will arrive by vintage truck at noon to hand out candy canes and children can enjoy Santa’s workshop from noon to 2 p.m. A traditional turkey, ham and oyster dinner is available with dine-in and carryout options from noon to 4:30 p.m. 301-898-5111. tdisipio@stpeter-liberty town.org. facebook.com/ ChristmasInTheCountryArtsandCrafts. Calvary UMC Holiday Bazaar — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church,

131 E. Second St., Fredeerick. Join the holiday extravaganza with vendors, crafts, holiday decorations, gift baskets, kids crafts, silent auction, white elephant room, luncheon and live music, featuring Calvary’s famous cheese balls. mikbec1@comcast. net, 301-639-5377 for more information. 703-606-8660. sbaggette@comcast.net. calvaryumc.org.

Locally-Made Market — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Francis Scott Key, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Join Frederick MADE at The Artist’s Market for our Locally-Made market. Kids crafting station and DIY Bar along with local vendors popping-up.  301-514-3866. mirandamossburg@gmail. com. frederickmade.com.

FESTIVALS

Capital Audiofest 2022 — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Twinbrook Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The East Coast’s Premier Audio Show. Largest gathering of vinyl vendors on the East Coast. Digital and analog gear. $20 single-day pass, $30 multi-day pass. capitalaudiofest.com.

Taylorsville United Methodist Christmas Bazaar — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Taylorsville United Methodist Church, 4356 Ridge Road, Mount Airy. Crafts, gift baskets, wood working shop, Rudolph’s Fleas, Santa’s re-gifting center, baked goods. Lunch served (eat-in or carry out): Fried oysters, ham salad, chicken strips platters, soup, sandwiches, pies, cakes, cookies and candy. 410 875-4101. taylorsvilleumcmd@gmail. com.

Peanut Butter Festival — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ Reformed UCC, 22514 Cavetown Church Road, Cavetown. Benefits the church youth group. Everything peanut butter — candy, cookies, cupcakes, cakes and pies. Also selling hot dogs, steamers, fresh-cut fries and drinks. Craft vendors. 301-797-6292.

Holiday Bazaar — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lisbon United Methodist Church, 15875 Freder ick Road, Lisbon. Crafts, gifts, bake sale, handmade candies and jams, artisan soaps, Christmas items and more. Lunch available by the United Methodist Men.

Holiday Bazaar — 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, 3425 Green Valley Road, Ijamsville. Home made soaps, bath salts, gifts. Soups sold by the quart. Subs, side salads. Baked good. Cookies and candy by the pound. Home made quilt raffle.

FILM

“The Tale of the Lion: Our Voices, Our Stories” (77 minutes) — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Filmmaker: Ingrid Palmquist. Interviewer: Barbara Thompson. Produced by AARCH Society (African American Re sources and Cultural Hertiage). The oldest

IN THE COUNTRY” HOLIDAY ART & CRAFTS SHOW • SAT., NOV. 12th 9am-5pm Free Holiday Art and Craft Show Featuring Crafters and Artisans with One-of-A-Kind Items. Turkey, Ham and Oyster Dinner (12pm- 4:30pm) Indoor Seating & Carryout Available Adults w/ Oysters $23. Adults w/o Oysters $20 Children 12 & under $10. Extra Oysters $3 each Online Silent Auction, Themed Basket Raffles, 50/50, Bake Sale, General Store and White Elephant Sale. Santa arrives at noon and will be in Santa’s Workshop til 2 pm. Directions: St. Peter the Apostle Libertytown. 9190 Church Street. Libertytown, MD. Corner of Rt. 26 and Rt. 75 in Frederick County. For More Info 301-898-5111.

CALENDAR

African American citizens in Frederick County, Maryland share the memories, wit, and wisdom that have shaped their lives. RSVP required. 301-694-4744. zcallis@marylandensemble. org.

MUSIC

Maryland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart Symphony No. 29 — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Igor Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite; Carol Maria Von Weber, Concertino for Clarinet in E  major, Op. 26; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 29 in A major. See website for ticket prices. 301-797-4002. nathan@marylandsympho ny.org.

Masterworks Chorale Presents Handel’s “Messiah” — 7:30 p.m. at Shepherd Uni versity, Frank Arts Center,, 301 S. King St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. Student and faculty soloists will join the choir and orchestra for this performance, which will include the “Hallelujah Chorus” and Mozart’s “Ave verum corpus.” $15 general, $10 senior citizens and ages 18 and under. tinyurlcom/2x4dkmtz. Ludacris — 9 p.m. at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, W.Va. Ages 21 and older, SRO only. Rapper, record label owner and actor.  $110 and up. hollywoodcasinocharlestown.com.

OUTDOORS

Walking for Wellness — 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. at U.S. Alt 40, Appalachian Trail parking lot, (South Mountain inn), Boonsboro. Do you like to walk but do not have walking partners? Join us in the last day hike of the year. From U.S. Alternate 40 A.T. parking lot (South Mountain inn) to Rocky Run Shelter. 4 miles round-trip, leisurely pace. 301-791-4767. cecilia.melton@maryland. gov.

THEATER

Century Opening Knights present “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime” — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Century High School, 355 Ronsdale Road, Sykesville. It’s the story of 15-year-old Christopher who has an extraordinary brain: He is excep tional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christo pher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his de tective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. Show runs Nov. 3, 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m.

$12. tickets.centurydrama.com. “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” — 2 p.m. at New Spire Arts, 15 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Laugh your pants off in the comedy writer’s room! Inspired by the playwright’s youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Cae sar’s “Your Show of Shows,” this ensemble comedy features all the attendant comic drama as the harried writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman Max Prince. Second show at 2 p.m. Nov. 13. $25. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org/shows/ laughter-on-the-23rd-floor/.

Century Opening Knights present “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime” — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Century High School, 355 Ronsdale Road, Sykesville. It’s the story of 15-year-old Christopher who has an extraordinary brain: He is excep tional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christo pher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his de tective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. Show runs Nov. 3, 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. $12.

tickets.centurydrama.com.

Sunday Nov. 13

CLASSES

Yoga in the Vines — 11 a.m. to noon at Loew Vineyards, 14001 Liberty Road, Mount Airy. Yoga session with instructor Kristen Coffey. Each ticket also includes a wine tasting flights (5 wines); socially dis tanced outdoor space to enjoy the wines; a souvenir logo wine glass to take home. Yoga mats are not supplied, it is suggested that participants bring their own. Door time is at 10:30 a.m. 21 and older.

$20. 301-831-5464. Rachel@loewvineyards. net.

Printmaking Demonstration — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Members of Penn’s Woods Printmaking, based in Chambersburg, Pa., will conduct a printmaking demo inspired by the muse um’s exhibition “From the Pages of PAN.” Come, observe, and try for yourself. 301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org.

ETCETERA

Breakfast Fundraiser — 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Union Bridge Fire Co., 8 W. Locust St.,

Union Bridge. All-you-can-eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage biscuits, sausage gravy, puddin’, hominy, muffins and more. Benefits the fire company; cancelled if snow emergency plan is in effect. Prices subject to change as market prices dictate. $10 adults, $5 for ages 6-12, under 6 free, $12 for carry out. 410-775-7422 or 443547-9477.

Civil War Style Church Service — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Rocky Springs Chapel, 7817 Rocky Springs Road, Frederick. Chaplain Edward “Scott” Sturdivant of Longstreet’s Corps (a nonprofit Civil War living history organization) and member of the nonprofit organization Reenactor’s Missions for Jesus Christ (RMJC), will preach and lead wor shipers in singing hymns that were popular during the American Civil War, during a Civil War-style church service. The wearing of Civil War period attire to the church ser vice is encouraged but not required. 301-874-4737. historicrockyspringschapeland schoolhouse.org.

Mount Olivet Cemetery History & Mystery Tour — 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 515 S. Market St., Frederick. Discover Frederick’s past as you navigate through the labyrinth of graves, crypts and monuments in one of Maryland’s largest and most beautiful cemeteries. Reservations required. $15. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum Tours — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Archi tectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. The oldest home in Frederick city, a National Historic Landmark, is open for tours every Saturday and Sunday. $8, free for children under 12. 301-4564912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

Lovettsville Historical Society Meeting: “Repudiation Day: Frederick County’s (Md.) 1765 Protest Against the Stamp Act” — 2 p.m. at St. James UCC, 10 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville. Presented by Frederick County, Md., historian Chris Haugh. In 1765, eight years before the Boston Tea Party, 12 judges in Frederick County, Md., repudiated the British Stamp Act. Their action, taken on Nov. 23, 1765, was the first Stamp Act protest in the American colonies, but it is little-known outside of western Maryland. In-person event, Zoom link available by RSVPing to events@lovetts villehistoricalsociety.org. events@lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org. lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org.

FAMILY

Locally-Made Market — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Francis Scott Key, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Join Frederick MADE at The Artist’s Market for our Locally-Made market. Kids crafting station and DIY Bar along with local vendors popping-up.  301-514-3866. mirandamossburg@gmail. com. frederickmade.com.

24/7 Main Stage Productions presents Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical” — noon to 2 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Mov ies, Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical” is jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Dis ney characters and hit songs from the films. Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost, home of the most infamous villains who ever lived, the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island ... until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: Should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?

$20. 301-846-4247. shelleyhaas.247@ gmail.com. fb.me/e/2gx35JWic.

24/7 Main Stage Productions presents Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical” — 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Mov ies, Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical” is jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Dis ney characters and hit songs from the films. Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost, home of the most infamous villains who ever lived, the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island ... until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: Should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?

$20. 301-846-4247. shelleyhaas.247@ gmail.com. fb.me/e/2gx35JWic.

FESTIVALS

Capital Audiofest 2022 — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Twinbrook Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The East Coast’s Premier Audio Show. Largest gathering of vinyl vendors on the East Coast. Digital and analog gear.

$20 single-day pass, $30 multi-day pass. capitalaudiofest.com.

MUSIC

World Children’s Choir: Heart Songs and Love Songs for Ukrainian Children — noon to 1:30 p.m. at World Children’s Choir - CommonTime.Online Global Plat form, Virtual, Falls Church, Va. The concert will be broadcast on the CommonTime. Online global platform, featuring over 300 performers including children, teens and adults from Australia, Brazil, Canada, En gland, France, India, Italy, Mexico, New Zea land, Nigeria, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, U.S. and Wales. $10. 703-371-6648. worldchildrenschoirin fo@gmail.com. commontime.online/virtual-series/ heart-songs-and-love-notes-from-

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Maryland Symphony Orchestra: Mozart Symphony No. 29 — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Igor Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite; Carol Maria Von Weber, Concertino for Clarinet in E major, Op. 26; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 29 in A major. See website for ticket prices. 301-797-4002. nathan@marylandsymphony.org.

Salute to Veterans with The Hagesrtown Municipal Band — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambers burg, Pa. A patriotic concert by Hagerstown Municipal Band directed by Lynn Lerew with special guests: Bob Eyer Jr. on the mighty Moller theater pipe organ and U.S. Air Force Band trumpet soloist (retired) John Pursell. Concessions will be available. Adults $35; seniors, military and front-line workers $30; students $25. 717-263-0202. vperry@thecapitoltheatre.org. www.thecapitoltheatre.org.

Pianist Thomas Pandolfi in Concert — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Washington County Muse um of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hag erstown. In addition to being recognized as one of the greatest interpreters of the Polish masters such as Chopin, Paderewski and Godowsky, this versatile pianist has received accolades from everything from Bach to Gershwin.

$20 for general public; $15 for members. 301-739-5727. drastelli@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org/concerts-lectures-2.

OUTDOORS

Second Sunday Tree Walk — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Hood College Pergola, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick . Enjoy a leisurely stroll through Hood College Campus while you learn how to identify common local trees and hear fun facts about each. An expert guide from the Forestry Board will answer your questions and explain idiosyn crasies of our beautiful local trees. Free. 301-473-8417. frederick@forestry board.org. frederick.forestryboard.org/tree-walk.

Monday Nov. 14

CLASSES

FAC After Hours & Yogamour: Restor ative Yoga with Soundbath — 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Take a break and join a Gentle Yoga Flow on the main level while enjoying art work that adorn the walls of this historic space. $15. 301-662-4190. wiegand@frederick artscouncil.org. yogamour.org/public-yoga-classes.

MUSIC

Monday Night Music — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall, 2 Col lege Hill, Westminster. McDaniel College music lecturer Tim Jenkins performs with his quintet.    mcdaniel.edu.

Tuesday Nov. 15

CLASSES

Scottish Country Dance Class — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Clover Hill Civic Association Building, 8122 Glendale Drive, Frederick. The Frederick Scottish Country Dancers invite you to learn traditional Scottish ballroom dancing. You don’t need to bring a partner with you, but you do need com fortable, soft-soled shoes. 202-320-9898. heatherwurzer@gmail.com. facebook.com/FrederickSCD.

ETCETERA

Pride On The Patio — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Showroom, 882 N. East St., Fredrick. Week ly LGBTQIA social mixer. Relaxed an casual. Happy hour pricing, full menu available; drink special Gender Fluid. 21 and older. 240-409-8858. prideonthepatio@gmail. com. facebook.com/PrideOnThePatio.

FILM

FAC After Hours: Art Center Bijou — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Sec ond St., Frederick. A weekly film screening curated in collaboration with documentary filmmaker Leah Michaels and FAC Asso ciate SJ Wiegand. Each month presents films that fall under one general theme in order to cultivate discussion about film as a mode of artistic expression.  Doors open at 7:00The film starts around 7:30After the film ends we hold a brief discussion. Please note that there is a flight of stairs to reach the screening room.  301-662-4190. wiegand@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/ news-events/calendar-grid.

MUSIC

Barclay Brass — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Christ Chapel at Gettysburg College, 300 N. Washington St., Gettysburg, Pa. Get tysburg Community Concert Association presents this all brass ensemble. Barclay Brass members are proud to serve as musicians in the premier military bands in Washington, D.C. $20 adult; children to age 18 and college students with college ID-free. 7173399610. pmagaldi17@gmail.com. gettysburgcca.org.

Wednesday Nov. 16

CLASSES

Olive Oil 101 — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Mid

dletown Branch Library, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. Let Sharon Streb, owner of “Olive & Basket” take you on a deep dive into what extra virgin olive oil is, how it is produced, how it is used and what it should taste like. Learn about the health benefits and a little history of extra virgin olive oil as well. Taste award-winning olive oils. Ages 18 and older. 301-600-7560. www.fcpl.org.

Beers and Bonesaws: Putting the “Pub” in Public History — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Frederick Social, 50 Citizen’s Way, Fred erick. Join the staff of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine at Frederick Social to hear astonishing tales of surgery, innova tion and booze. Hear about the Civil War’s most unlikely surgeon: a rat. Plus you’ll find out how a single sack of flour in California saved countless lives on Civil War battle fields. Learn all this and more while sipping on your favorite beverage. Free. 301-695-1864. john.lustrea@civilwarmed.org. civilwarmed.org/event/pub-history.

MUSIC

The Leister Quartet with Dan Andrews — 7 p.m. at Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. The talented Leister Quartet performs a swinging jazz concert with guest saxophonist, Dan Andrews of the United States Army Blues.

$15 adults, $10 for ages 25 and under and ages 60 and up. 410-848-7272. carrollcountyartscouncil.org.

Thursday Nov. 17

CLASSES

Literacy Council of Frederick County Volunteer Tutor Information Sessions — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at via Zoom, Frederick. Learn about the Literacy Council and ways to get involved! The Council is seeking volunteers to be trained as tutors for our one-to-one/ small group tutoring program. In addition, also seeking volunteers with teaching ex perience and/or experience working with English Language Learners to lead curricu lum-based classes that will meet weekly for 60-90 minutes for 10-12 weeks. Classes are currently conducted remotely on Zoom, as well as in-person. Register online. frederickliteracy.org.

ETCETERA

200 Monroe Restaurant — 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Monroe Center, 200 Monroe Ave., Frederick. Frederick Community College invites you to enjoy a gourmet dinner created by the talented students at 200 Monroe Restaurant! Reservations are required! For dine-in, visit opentable. com/200-Monroe. For carryout orders, go to toasttab.com/200-monroe (last order time 7 p.m).

$38-$42. HCTI@frederick.edu. opentable.com/200-monroe.

“The Queen” with Andrew Morton — 6:30

p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Exploration Commons, 50 E. Main St., Westminster. For adults. Renowned biographer Andrew Morton takes an in-depth look at Britain’s longest reigning monarch, exploring the influence Queen Elizabeth had on both Britain and the rest of the world for much of the last century. Tickets include author talk and copy of “The Queen”). Visit site to purchase tickets. $26. 443-293-3000. ask@carr.org. ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/queen.

Frederick County Civil War Roundtable Presentation

“Armistead and Hancock: Behind the Gettysburg Legend” — 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Freder ick. Tom McMillan is the presenter. Part dual biography and part Civil War history, “Armi stead and Hancock: Behind the Gettysburg Legend” takes a fascinating deep dive into the friendship between Confederate Gen. Lewis Armistead and Union Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock — a friendship that has been heavily-dramatized in popular novels and movies. Based on years of research and previously untapped sources, the book pro vides new information and fresh perspec tive to reverse decades of misconceptions about an amazing story of two friends that has come to define the Civil War. free for members, $5 suggested fee for non-members. gldyson@comcast.net. www.frederickcountycivilwarrt.org.

FAMILY

Reading with Heiress: Body Safety & Boundaries — 4 p.m. at Middletown Public Library, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. Pre sented by the Child Advocacy Center and FCPL. Activities to help children learn prop er terms for all parts of the body, recog nize inappropriate touches, act on feeling uncomfortable with someone’s behavior, speak up if boundaries have been crossed and build a support network. 301-600-1758. cacinfo@frederickcountymd.gov.

MUSIC

Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards in Concert — 6 p.m. at Willow Oaks Craft Cider and Wine, Country Pleasures Farm, 6219 Harley Road, Middletown. Mod ern-day folk troubadours, husband and wife in-person show. Accompanying them selves on guitar, harmonica, ukulele, penny whistle, electric bass, and most uniquely clarinet, their live performances are both musically captivating and spiritually uplift ing as audiences are carefully balanced between serious songs and humorous commentary. willowoakscraftcider.com.

Student African Drum Ensembles — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Baker Memorial Chapel,

McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westmin ster. Students in McDaniel College’s African Drum Ensembles perform under the direc tion of music faculty member Pape Demba “Paco” Samb, a Senegalese griot.   mcdaniel.edu.

Frankie Avalon — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Legend of stage and screen. Avalon dominated the music charts for years with dozens of popular songs in the ‘50s and ‘60s including number one hits “Venus” and “Why.” $54-$84. 301-790-3500. ajv@mdtheatre.org. mdtheatre.org/frankie-avalon.

Frederick Community College Jazz Ensemble II — 7:30 p.m. at Frederick Community College | Visual & Performing Arts Center | JBK Theater, 7932 Opossum town Pike, Frederick. A great night of jazz with the FCC Jazz Ensemble II and director Jordan Clawson.

Shepherd University Wind Symphony Presents “Maestros and Tartans” — 7:30 p.m. at Shepherd University, Frank Arts Center,, 301 S. King St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. The concert will feature a variety of wind band literature as interpreted by a new generation of student conductors and special guest artists, The City of Winchester Pipes and Drums.

$15 general, $10 for senior citizens and ages 18 and under. shepherd.edu.

PERFORMER

BrewHaHa Comedy Series Presents New York Stand-up Comedian Camille Roberts — 8 p.m. at Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Queer comedian Roberts brings her uniquely self-aware comedy to the stage as she grapples with social media, friendship and her Catho lic upbringing. For ages 21 and up only. Pre-show happy hour from Pipe the Side Brewing starts at 6:45 p.m.  $15. 410-848-7272.

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THEATER

“Radium Girls” — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at WMC Alumni Hall, 2 College Hill, West minster. Gené Fouché, chair of McDaniel’s theater arts department, directs playwright D.W. Gregory’s recounting of the tragedy of Marie Curie’s factory workers. Inspired by a true story, “Radium Girls” traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court after the women who were hired to paint luminous watches fall ill with a mysterious disease.   $10 for adults and $8 for seniors over 60, active military members and veterans, students. 410-857-2448.