Art

”The Nature of Catoctin Mountain”

— through Dec. 31 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. 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 Dec. 31 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. 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 Dec. 31, 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. 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. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 301698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”With Teeth” — through Dec. 31, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Photography by Jillian Abir MacMaster, a Palestinian-American photographic artist from Frederick whose exhibition is a look into invulnerability and displays of protection and survival through something as ubiquitous as facial expression. 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?” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun-

Courtesy photo Kesra Hoffman will show paintings, while Teke Hoffman will present his photography in the show “Concinnity,” which runs Jan. 6 to 29 at NOMA Gallery in downtown Frederick.

day. Free admission. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”The Colors of Our World” — through Dec. 31, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. The works in this exhibition are a response to the Clustered Spires Quilt Guild’s 2022 challenge to themselves to incorporate all seven colors of the rainbow in works that illustrate their discoveries about color and pattern. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. 301698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

Frederick Camera Clique Mem-

bers Exhibition — through Dec. 31, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Photographs by beginners to semi-professional photographers. 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. ”Season to Season” — through Jan. 1, Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. For gallery hours, call 301-473-7680, email bagalleryappointment@gmail.com or visit frederickuu.org. Crestwood Gallery Fall Exhibit — through Jan. 6, 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. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. 240-215-1460 or frederickhealth.org. ”Variable Palettes” — through Jan 6, Adams County Wine Shop, 25 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg, Pa. Featuring the work of Dorothea Barrick. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. adamscountywinery.com/events. “Concinnity” — Jan. 6 to 29, with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 7 and an artist talk from 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 19. Paintings by Kesra Hoffman and photographs by Teke Hoffman that consider those moments that arrest our attention and call us to stop and take a breath. NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. 301-471-7124. ”Lore” — through Jan. 8, 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. 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, 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. 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.301-739-5727 or wcmfa.org. “The Poetry of Place: Paintings” — through Jan. 15 at Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda. Loriann Signori is a painter of place and luminosity. Her work is based on traditional methods defined by colorist tendencies, aiming for continual transformation. Her paintings consistently are an emotional interpretation of time and place. 301-215-6660, bethesda. org/bethesda/gallery-b-exhibitions. ”Relief From the Heat” — through Jan. 22, 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. “Beneath the Forest” — through Jan. 27 at the FAC Art Center at 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Pamela Moulton’s solo show makes use of textiles and found materials to weave a narrative about connectivity and environmentalism. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 301-662-4190, frederickartscouncil.org. ”Winter Nights, Winter Lights” — through Jan. 29 at The Mansion House Art Center & Gallery, 480 Highland Ave., City Park, Hagerstown. Valley Art Association members’ show. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. valleyartassoc. org or 301-797-2867.

”From the Pages of PAN: Art Nou-

veau Prints, 1895-1900” — through Jan. 29, 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. 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. From the collection of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum, organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions. Free admission. 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 Dec. 31-Jan. 1. Go to wcmfa.org.

WE’LL TOAST TO THAT The final countdown

IDIOM BREWING CO.

Idiom Brewing Co. in Frederick will host a full day (and night) of partying to ring in the New Year, Trippy Hippie style.

Wear your best tie dye, bell bottoms and rose-colored glasses, and get into the Trippy Hippie spirit with Idiom.

Try food from Diego’s World food truck, onsite from noon to 6 p.m., and Firestone’s Culinary Tavern from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Singer-songwriter Anthony Frijia will perform a set from 5 to 8 p.m., and Kevin Koa will take the stage from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

There will also be prize giveaways every hour from 6 p.m. to midnight.

The event is free.

Idiom Brewing Co. is at 340 E. Patrick St., Suite 104, in Frederick.

HOGMANAY: A SCOTTISH NEW YEAR’S

Grab your kilt and polish your dancing shoes and join the St. Andrews Society of Mid Maryland to celebrate Hogmanay, a Scottish New Year’s Eve celebration.

The event runs from 7 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. at Grace United Church of Christ, 25 E. Second St., Frederick.

Precious Heritage will perform live, and the evening will also include dancing, games, door prizes, a silent auction and lite fare. BYOB.

Event parking is available at the Church Street parking garage.

Tickets are $50 for members, $55 for nonmembers and $25 for children under 13. Get tickets through Eventbrite.

FREDERICK SOCIAL

Frederick Social will host its New Year’s Eve Bash from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a full bar, hors d’oeuvres, a photo booth and a champagne toast at midnight.

Tickets are $80 and include an open bar for the duration of the event, hors d’oeuvres from 8 to 10:30 p.m., a champagne toast and a continental breakfast served after midnight.

Get tickets at frederick-social.com/ events/new-years-eve-bash.

CHAMPION BILLIARDS SPORTS BAR

Enjoy a New Year’s Eve celebration at Champion Sports Bar in Frederick with no entry fee and no dress code. This event is for ages 21 and over only.

The bar will offer drink and dinner specials throughout the night, party favors and a champagne toast.

Champion Billiards Sports Bar is at 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. Call 301-846-0089 for more information, or go to frederickchampions.com/events.

STEINHARDT BREWING

Steinhardt Brewing in Frederick will host a New Year’s Eve Masquerade Party at its brewery in Frederick from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Billy & the Curley Brothers and Rays of Violet will perform live through midnight.

Tickets are $75 and include all you can drink (30 craft beers and hard seltzers, as well as soft drinks), hors d’oeuvres from Roasthouse Pub, hourly raffles and a photo booth.

Buy tickets through Eventbrite.

Steinhardt Brewing is at 340 E. Patrick St., Suite 102, in Frederick.

Masterworks Chorale announces auditions for spring performance

The Masterworks Chorale, under the direction of Steven Grives, will hold auditions in early January for its spring performance of Ein deutsches Requiem, the great Romantic masterpiece by Brahms.

Masterworks Chorale is looking for tenors and basses in particular, but auditions are open to all voices and consist of vocal exercises and sight-reading.

Singers should prepare a short piece to sing without accompaniment that shows off their voice (classical or folk song preferred). Interested singers should attend the first rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 in the McCoy Rehearsal Hall in the Frank Arts Center at Shepherd University.

The 120-member vocal ensemble, comprised of Shepherd University vocal students and members from the surrounding community, presents two full-length concerts per year of great masterpieces from the choral literature with soloists and orchestra. The spring performance will be held April 22. Grives is visiting assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Shepherd University for the 2022-23 academic year.

For more information or to schedule an audition, contact Grives at 304-876-5371 or sgrives@shepherd. edu. 72 HOURS | Thursday, dec. 29, 2022 | 13