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July 28th 7pm/$10 CLICK FOR TICKETS Sponsored by the Chestertown HP Festival Help us celebrate Harry's 38th Birthday! Come to the Garfield Center for the… Continue Reading Harry Potter’s 38th Birthday Party
August 10th @7pm August 11th @7pm August 12th @3pm
Join in the fun while painted and embellishing through texture this large 20 inch Maryland Blue Crab shape. You will be given lots of color… Continue Reading Brushes & Bubbly!
August 25th 7pm/$20 CLICK PURCHASE TICKETS Local performer, Brad Chaires will be taking to the Garfield stage on August 25th at 7pm. Usually seen on… Continue Reading Brad Chaires Live! A Concert Tribute to the Rat Pack
Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol by Tim Ludwig directed by Bonnie Hill AUDITION DATES: Sunday, Aug 26 @ 2pm Tuesday, Aug 28 @ 6pm Thursday, Aug… Continue Reading AUDITIONS – Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol
Chestertown Jazz Festival September 6-10, 2018 Various locations throughout Kent County www.chestertownjazzfestival.org The Chestertown Jazz Festival is an exciting collaboration between Rock Hall’s Mainstay Theater,… Continue Reading Chestertown Jazz festival Weekend September 5-10
Sept 14 - 30 Directed by Jennifer Kafka Smith On September 14th director Jennifer Kafka Smith will be opening a new show at the Garfield… Continue Reading Animal Crackers
KEEP SINGING! Join the Chester River Youth Choir! The Chester River Youth Choir, for treble-voice singers ages 7-17 will again perform with the Chester River… Continue Reading Chester River Youth Choir Practice
A Weekend of Magic: in Chestertown, Maryland Join us! October 5-6, 2018 Grab your wand, hop on your broom, and come for a weekend of… Continue Reading 2018 Chestertown HP Festival Weekend
Movie Night at the Garfield presents Little Shop of Horrors! Saturday, October 20 @ 7PM FREE! $5 suggested donation!
The Kent County Arts Council presents: MIGRATION: An Exploration in Art, Words and Music, Inspired by Jacob Lawrence The Kent County Arts Council presents: MIGRATION:… Continue Reading KCAC presents RED DEVIL MOON
Celebrating 90 Years at the Garfield! OCTOBER 25, 2018 / 7 p.m. / $10 BUY TICKETS Lecture and booksigning with AMY DAVIS author of FLICKERING… Continue Reading Celebrating 90 years at the Garfield!
October 27, 2018 / 8pm / $15 Part of Sultana's Downrigging Weekend BUY TICKETS
The Kent County Arts Council presents: MIGRATION: An Exploration in Art, Words and Music, Inspired by Jacob Lawrence The Kent County Arts Council presents: MIGRATION:… Continue Reading KCAC presents MIGRATION
Chester Chamber Singers Veteran's Day Concert 7pm / $5 suggested donation featuring the Stories in Service short documentary by Tess Hogans On November 9th, join… Continue Reading Chester Chamber Singers Veteran’s Day Concert
BY EDWARD ALBEE DIRECTED BY GIL RAMBACH Audition Dates: Thursday, Nov 15 @ 6pm Saturday, Nov 17 @ 11am Tuesday, Nov 20 @ 6pm Cast… Continue Reading OPEN AUDITIONS – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Nov 30 - Dec 9 Directed by Bonnie Hill Garfield Center Announces the Cast of Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol On November 30th director Bonnie Hill… Continue Reading Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol
Tchaikovsky's holiday classic, slightly revised and only 30 minutes in length. Presented by students of Ballet with Becky. Free, Donations suggested.
December 15 @ 3PM FREE! Donations welcome! Holiday stories for all ages!
December 15 @ 8pm Tickets: $15 CLICK FOR TICKETS “These guys are the apostles of hillbilly boogie” — The Washington Post “From fiery barn… Continue Reading The High & Wides
January 11th – 20th, 2019 Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm. Sundays at 3:00 pm General Admission $15 - available at the door or by… Continue Reading Shore Shakespeare presents The Curate Shakespeare’s As You Like It
OPEN AUDITIONS for Where The Wild Things Are Directed by Bee Betley Based on the book by Maurice Sendak January 29th & 31st @6pm February… Continue Reading OPEN AUDITIONS – Where the Wild Things Are
February 8 - 24, 2019 Directed by Gil Rambach The season opens February 8 with Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, written by Edward Albee. Directed… Continue Reading Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
14th Annual Women Helping Women Concert Wednesday, March 13, 2019 / 7pm / $25 Make your reservations early – the event is always SOLD OUT!… Continue Reading Women Helping Women
Movie Night at the Garfield presents A Star is Born A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with… Continue Reading Film: “A Star Is Born” (1937)
POSTPONED TO TUESDAY, APRIL 2 The Live Playwrights' Society for Play Writers, Readers, Observers & Critics aims to foster a community of playwrights, actors and… Continue Reading Live Playwrights’ Society
EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it! We are so excited to have The Kent County News as our sponsor for this event! THE GARFIELD CENTER… Continue Reading Broadway by the River
Movie Night at the Garfield presents The Gold Rush A prospector goes to the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more, written… Continue Reading Film: “The Gold Rush” (1925)
April 26 - 28, 2019 Directed by Bee Betley GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Dear Friends of the Garfield, Due to circumstances beyond our control, our… Continue Reading Where The Wild Things Are – ONE WEEKEND ONLY!
OPEN AUDITIONS! Tuesday, April 30 at 6pm Thursday, May 2 at 6pm Saturday, May 4 at 11am PERFORMANCE DATES: THREE WEEKENDS JUNE 21 - JULY… Continue Reading SAST OPEN AUDITIONS
I Hear America Singing A Celebration of American Music! FRIDAY, MAY 17 7:30PM / Free! (Donations Welcome!) Director:JULIE LAWRENCE Accompanist: MICHELLE SENSENIG
Taiko Drumming at the Garfield on May 28 GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! The spring installment of the Garfield’s Educational Outreach Program features Mark H. Rooney,… Continue Reading Educational Outreach – Mark H. Rooney
Auditions for Circle Mirror Transformation, Annie Baker’s Obie Award-winning play will be held at The Garfield Center for the Arts on Tuesday and Thursday, June… Continue Reading Circle Mirror Transformation OPEN AUDITIONS
YOU’RE INVITED! Community Open House at the GARFIELD CENTER Friday, June 7th 5-6:30pm Special Performance by The Garfield Improv Group Take our survey and get… Continue Reading Community Open House
Mainstay at the Garfield presents: Haint Blue in concert on June 7th @7pm. Tickets are $15 PURCHASE TICKETS NOW "There’s folk music, and then there’s… Continue Reading Haint Blue
June 21 - July 7, 2019 Produced by Mark Sullivan & Diane Landskroener Short Attention Span Theatre, the Garfield’s own ten-minute play festival, opens its… Continue Reading Short Attention Span Theatre
MUSICAMP presents Sally Sells Seashells (and you can, too!) Music and lyrics by Denver Casado Book and lyrics by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm July 12 @ 7pm
July 17th @ 2pm - Chicago Improv Productions - The Make 'Em Up July 24th @ 2pm - Curtis Blues: Up-Cycling: Turning Junk Into Musical… Continue Reading Hedgelawn Summer Performance Series
Wealthy rancher G.W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials.… Continue Reading McLintock! movie
BE A PART OF THE MAGIC! ACTORS NEEDED! The Garfield Center for the Arts is holding OPEN AUDITIONS for actors to participate in street theatre… Continue Reading OPEN AUDITIONS – HP Street Theatre
ANNIE Directed by Jennifer Kafka Smith Performance Dates: November 22 - December 8 AUDITION DATES: Orphans (children): Sun, July 28 @ 2pm | Mon &… Continue Reading OPEN AUDITIONS – ANNIE
August 9, 10 @ 7pm August 11 @ 2pm *Please note that the GCA has changed our Sunday matinee performance times to 2pm
August 23 - September 8, 2019 Directed by Bonnie Hill PURCHASE TICKETS Director Bonnie Hill brings the contemporary piece, Circle Mirror Transformation to the stage… Continue Reading Circle Mirror Transformation
Save the date! September 12 - 16, 2019 Jazz Fest in Wilmer Park September 14, 2019 11am-6pm PURCHASE TICKETS Our 2019 Schedule Larry McKenna Thursday,… Continue Reading Chestertown Jazz Festival
Barbara Parker & Joe Holt in concert, 7pm, $20 PURCHASE TICKETS Part of Jazz Fest Barbara Parker is a singer/songwriter who goes in many directions,… Continue Reading Jazz Fest presents Barbara Parker & Joe Holt
Movie night at the Garfield presents The Little Princess (with Shirley Temple) 7pm/$5 suggested donation
Concert with 3DC, 2 Macs & a Mic, Tony Perry, and Karen Somerville Tickets $15 advance/ $20 at the door Call the Box Office at… Continue Reading High Street Soul Jam
DREAMWEAVER – Langston Hughes – One Performance Only, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 The Kent County Arts Council (KCAC) is excited to present DREAMWEAVER – a… Continue Reading DREAMWEAVER – David Mills as Langston Hughes
A Weekend of Magic: in Chestertown, Maryland Join us! October 4-5, 2019 Grab your wand, hop on your broom, and come for a weekend of… Continue Reading 2019 Chestertown HP Festival Weekend
October 10 - 10am Educational Outreach Program - Bright Star Children's Theatre Company presents "A Tell-Tale Tale: The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe"… Continue Reading A Tell-Tale Tale: The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
October 18 - movie night at the Garfield - Night Of The Living Dead / 7pm / $5 suggested donation
A Tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin Featuring Sylvia Frazier and the Sweetettes Vaughn Bratcher with the Bratcher Project Lester Barrett, Jr. Saturday,… Continue Reading A Tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin
November 2 - The Pam Ortiz Band 7pm / $15 Downrigging Weekend Concert PURCHASE TICKETS
Auditions for The Farnsworth Invention by Aaron Sorkin will be held at the Garfield Center for the Arts on Tuesday, November 12th at 6:30PM, Thursday,… Continue Reading OPEN AUDITIONS! The Farnsworth Invention
The cast of ANNIE with Director, Jennifer Kafka Smith, and Musical Director, Julie Lawrence, brings an evening of Broadway music to The Mainstay stage. The… Continue Reading Cast of ANNIE Sings Broadway
November 22 - December 8, 2019 Directed by Jennifer Kafka Smith Fridays and Saturdays @ 7pm Sundays @ 2pm PURCHASE TICKETS Closing the 2019 season,… Continue Reading Annie – the musical
Tchaikovsky's holiday classic, slightly revised and only 30 minutes in length. Presented by students of Ballet with Becky. Free, Donations suggested.
PURCHASE TICKETS Following the Billboard bluegrass top-ten debut success of the 2018 recording, "Lifted", The High & Wides are pleased to announce the release of… Continue Reading The High & Wides – Album Release Concert for “Seven True Stories”
December 20 - movie night at the Garfield - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 7pm/$5 suggested donation
December 21 - Dell Foxx Company / 7pm / $15 PURCHASE TICKETS Dell Foxx Company is an active and must-see cover band from the Eastern… Continue Reading Dell Foxx Company
THE FANTASTICKS Audition Information Audition Dates: Tuesday, 1/21 @ 7pm Thursday, 1/23 @ 7pm Saturday, 1/25 @ 11am CALLBACKS by invitation DOWNLOAD PDF OF AUDITION… Continue Reading OPEN AUDITIONS – The Fantasticks
The Garfield Board invites you to a “Meet & Greet” from 5-7pm on February 7 during Chestertown’s First Friday to introduce Steven Arnold and highlight… Continue Reading Meet our new Executive Director Steve Arnold!
KEEP SINGING! Join the Chester River Youth Choir! The Chester River Youth Choir, for treble-voice singers ages 7-17 meets Mondays 4:45-5:45pm at the Garfield Center… Continue Reading Chester River Youth Choir Practice
TWO WEEKENDS: Feb 14 - Feb 23 By Jaston Williams, Ed Howard and Joe Sears Directed by Steven Arnold PURCHASE TICKETS Fridays & Saturdays @… Continue Reading Greater Tuna
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Women Helping Women 15th and Final Concert –Dr. Maria Boria Berna Women Helping Women Concert Wednesday, March 4, 7:00… Continue Reading 15th Annual Women Helping Women – SOLD OUT!
March 6 / 8pm / $15 PURCHASE TICKETS Dell Foxx Company returns to the Garfield for March First Friday! Dell Foxx Company is an active… Continue Reading Dell Foxx Company
POSTPONED - DATE TBD The Social Action Committee and the Kent Cultural Alliance present a reading of Christopher Demos-Brown's powerful play AMERICAN SON Reservations are… Continue Reading POSTPONED – The Social Action Committee and the Kent Cultural Alliance present American Son
POSTPONED - DATE TBD Click for tickets She Wins Beyond the Bruises is a documentary that follows the life of three women who encountered and… Continue Reading POSTPONED – “She Wins Beyond the Bruises” film premiere
Stay tuned! Watch live on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/garfieldcenterforthearts/ Don’t Facebook? Don’t worry! All content live streamed will be uploaded to our YouTube channel… Continue Reading GCTV presents!
Watch a new LIVE performance each week on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/garfieldcenterforthearts/ Don’t Facebook? Don’t worry! All content live streamed will be uploaded to… Continue Reading GCTV presents!
THIS WEEK ON GCTV: How Simone Found Happiness by local playwright and member of Live Playwrights' Society Rich Pauli. A family-friendly show will be performed… Continue Reading GCTV presents!
The Fantasticks April 17 - May 3 Written by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt Directed by Jennifer Kafka Smith Music Director Julie Lawrence Click… Continue Reading The Fantasticks
April 21 @ 8PM | FREE The United States Air Force Heritage Winds woodwind quintet will perform a concert free and open to the public… Continue Reading USAF Heritage Winds Ensemble
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Watch a new LIVE performance each week on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/garfieldcenterforthearts/ Don’t Facebook? Don’t worry! All content live streamed will be uploaded to… Continue Reading GCTV presents
Incident at Vichy August 21 - September 6 Written by Arthur Miller Directed by Bob Chauncey
Jazz fans will enjoy movies under the stars at the lovely eastern shore winery - Broken Spoke Winery in Earleville, Maryland. Click for directions Double… Continue Reading Jazz Film Festival Drive In
THE GARFIELD CENTER ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS ON MARCH 20, 21, FOR 1959 PINK THUNDERBIRD IN A RETURN TO ONSTAGE LIVE PERFORMANCES! For health considerations, the directors… Continue Reading OPEN AUDITIONS – 1959 Pink Thunderbird
PURCHASE TICKETS NOW We are using the service ShowTix4U for ticketing and to provide our patrons with the best streaming performance. The short video below… Continue Reading 1959 Pink Thunderbird: Laundry and Bourbon + Lone Star
As part of its efforts to re-start public performances, the Garfield Center for the Arts is planning its popular annual Short Attention Span Theatre (also… Continue Reading SAST – Open Auditions!
The Garfield Center for the Arts is pleased to announce audition dates for the fall comedy Clue On Stage by Lynn, Foster, Price, and Rustin.… Continue Reading Clue: On Stage – OPEN AUDITIONS
Our annual 10-minute play festival returns! Three weekends! July 23 - Aug 8 Fridays/Saturdays @ 8PM Sundays @ 2PM PURCHASE TICKETS NOW The Garfield Center… Continue Reading Short Attention Span Theatre
Come out for Tamika Hall’s first feature film, She Wins! Beyond the Bruises on August 28, 2021. She Wins! *LIMITED SEATING* GET TICKETS NOW About… Continue Reading She Wins! Beyond The Bruises Movie Premiere
Save the date - September 11, 2021! Chestertown Jazz Festival 25th Anniversary September 9 - 11, 2021 PURCHASE SATURDAY FESTIVAL TICKETS NOW* PURCHASE FRIDAY GALA… Continue Reading Chestertown Jazz Festival 25th Anniversary
Audition Dates: Tuesday, September 7 @ 6:30pm Thursday, September 9 @ 6:30pm Sunday, September 12 @ 2:00pm Tech Week & Performance Dates (mandatory): Tech Week… Continue Reading Shrek: The Musical – OPEN AUDITIONS
GET TICKETS NOW Written by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Eric Price, Sandy Rustin Directed by Brad Chaires The Garfield Center for the Arts in Chestertown… Continue Reading Clue: On Stage
CORRECTION: Doors open at 7pm, the concert begins at 8pm. Enjoy the show! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Covid info: Due to ongoing challenges of the… Continue Reading The High & Wides – Live! One night only!
Opening the 2022 season at the Garfield Center for the Arts in February is the over-the-top hilarious new comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, by… Continue Reading OPEN AUDITIONS – The Play That Goes Wrong
DECEMBER 3 - 19, 2021 Music by Jeanine Tesori, Book & Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Directed by Jennifer Kafka Smith FAMILY FRIENDLY SHOW TIMES! Fridays… Continue Reading Shrek: The Musical
Experience Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic like never before! Hear 17 movements performed bar-for-bar by an 8-piece bluegrass outfit while a snarky narrator retells the story with… Continue Reading Bluegrass Nutcracker
Audition Dates: Saturday, February 19th at 2 PM, Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 22 and 24 at 7 PM “The Laramie Project” by Moisés Kaufman and… Continue Reading OPEN AUDITIONS – The Laramie Project
"The Play That Goes Wrong" by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields Directed by Steven Arnold Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.… Continue Reading The Play That Goes Wrong
Friday, March 18 7:30pm doors open 8:00pm start time $20 General Admission $10 with student ID Masks encouraged for guests while not actively eating &… Continue Reading The High & Wides Chestertown release show w/ Letitia VanSant & Laura Wortman
Friday, March 25 6:30 P.M.- Doors 7 P.M.-Curtain General Admission: $20 GET YOUR TICKETS NOW The SHOLBERTSHIRE Swingtet Amy Shook - acoustic bass Joe… Continue Reading The SHOLBERTSHIRE Swingtet
"The Laramie Project" by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project Directed by Michael Moore Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service,… Continue Reading The Laramie Project
Audition Dates - REVISED!: Monday, May 9th at 6:00 PM Wednesday, May 11th at 6:00 PM Saturday, May 14 at 2:00 PM At the Garfield… Continue Reading SAST Open Auditions
Ticket Options: 6:30pm VIP Cocktail Party $125 (space is limited!) 8:00pm Show Only $50 (doors open at 7:30pm) The Garfield Center for the Arts is… Continue Reading The Garfield Gala: Broadway on High Street
The Live Playwrights' Society for Play Writers, Readers, Observers & Critics aims to foster a community of playwrights, actors and critics. This group meets the… Continue Reading Live Playwrights’ Society
June 18 @ 2PM Phil Darius Wallace - Frederick Douglass Reenactor CLICK FOR TICKETS The Frederick Douglass Juneteenth Celebration “Day of Acknowledgment” will celebrate the… Continue Reading Juneteenth Celebration “Day of Acknowledgement” – Reenactor Event
"Short Attention Span Theatre" by various writers Produced by Mark Sullivan Performance Dates: June 24, 25, 26, July 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 2022… Continue Reading Short Attention Span Theatre