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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Arlo Guthrie Closes out a Successful Festival
The 2010 season closed with a sold-out performance by folk legend Arlo Guthrie.  Performing classics such as Coming Into Los Angeles and City of New Orleans, Guthrie delighted the audience with stories of his historic performance at Woodstock, sharing an apartment with Ramblin Jack Elliot as a teenager, and the songs he learned from his father.  More

Thursday, July 15, 2010
Summer Times Still Happening with the Columbia Festival
Although the Festival has ended, we’re still celebrating summer with our 2010 Community Art Project: Summer Times.  Nearly 50 one of a kind “clock”works of art were created by local artists and a number of these unique timepieces are still available for purchase. More

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Don't Miss Out on beatlegras!
Get ready to reminisce to the unforgettable music of the Fab Four when the talented trio beatlegras infuse bluegrass and jazz into their all acoustic renditions of your favorite Beatles’ tunes. (Thursday, June 24, Belmont Conference Center) For more, see the article in the Howard County Times on June 17. http://www.explorehoward.com/arts/72487/beatlegras-forever More

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Parsons Dance Company
Don’t miss the exuberant personality and joyous movement of Parsons Dance, including the full-throttle piece “In The End” set to the music of Dave Matthews Band. (Friday, June 25, Rouse Theatre) Don’t take our word for it! See Carolyn Kelemen’s article in the Howard County Times on June 10.
http://www.explorehoward.com/entertainment/72269/missing-parsons-now-that-would-be-crime/ More

Monday, May 24, 2010
Tickets Still Available for 2010 Columbia Festival of the Arts
Tickets are still available for the 2010 Columbia Festival of the Arts season, featuring performers such as Alex de Grassi; Preservation Hall Band; Winner's Circle Comedy Tour; a Reading with Sheila Kohler; Man 1, Bank Zero; beatlegras; Parsons Dance Company and Alex de Grassi. More

Monday, May 17, 2010
Columbia Festival Names Three New Members to Board of Trustees

The Columbia Festival of the Arts recently announced three members of the community have been chosen for their Board of Trustees.  The new members are Dave Bittner of Pixel Workshop, Ron Briggs of WMAR-TV and Teesta Bose from Marriotts Ridge High School.

 

 

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Monday, May 17, 2010
CFA Finalist for 2010 Maryland Chamber of Commerce Award

The Columbia Festival of the Arts has been named a finalist in the 2010 Maryland Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award.  The Columbia Festival of the Arts was nominated for this award by the Howard County Chamber of Commerce.  The winners will be announced at a luncheon on Thursday, June 3, 2010.

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Monday, May 17, 2010
Entries Now Being Accepted for Cinema Columbia

Following the success of our inaugural community-based film project, Cinema Columbia returns with an all-new format.  The Festival is challenging all aspiring filmmakers to create and submit an original short film to be screened during the Festival.  The only requirement is that the film is to include one artistic discipline included in the Festival’s 2010 season.

The registration deadline is May 28, 2010 and the submission deadline for the final film is due on June 14, 2010. 


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Thursday, March 18, 2010
2010 Columbia Festival of the Arts Season Announced

The Columbia Festival of the Arts is pleased to announce its 2010 season, which includes a variety of regional, national and international performers to delight audiences of all ages.  The Festival will run from Friday, June 11 through Saturday, June 26.

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Thursday, March 18, 2010
An Evening with The Second City All Stars Improv

COLUMBIA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS TO HOST 4th ANNUAL GALA EVENING
FEATURING THE SECOND CITY IMPROV ALL STARS

SPECIAL EVENT – AN EVENING WITH The Second City Improv All Stars
Black Tie & Bathtub Gin
Friday, May 14, 2010
Spear Center, Columbia, MD
6:30 – 10:30 p.m.

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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Columbia Festival of the Arts 2010 Announces Poster Contest Winner

Columbia Festival of the Arts Announces 2010Poster Contest Winner
Howard County 3rd Grade Student Receives Top Honors

For the seventh year the Columbia Festival of the Arts has chosen an original piece of artwork created by a
Howard County K-12 student as the representative design image for its 2010 season.  This artwork will be
reproduced on the 2010 Festival posters, brochure and program magazine covers and was purchased from the
student for a $500 cash prize. 

Jamie Tsao, an 8 year-old 3rd grader at Waterloo Elementary School, received the $500 cash prize during a reception held on March 18.  Coincidentally and unknowingly, this year’s contest winner, selected by artist Rhona Schonwald, is the younger sister of last year’s Purchase Prize winner, Winnie Tsao.  

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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
CFA 2010 Community Arts Project

Columbia Festival of the Arts Summer Times Community Art Project

Clocks Turn Into a Work of Art for the 2010 Festival

The Columbia Festival of the Arts is calling on all area artists to put their creativity to work on the Festival’s annual community art project, Summer Times.  This year the Festival will provide custom-made wood boxes and clockworks for artists to transform into one-of-a-kind works of art that will be displayed and sold during the 2010 Festival, June 11-25, 2010.

“We have once again incorporated a community art project into our annual event,” said Nichole Hickey, Executive Director of the Columbia Festival of the Arts.  “Last year, talented individuals created an array of one-of-a-kind mirrors and we anticipate an equally high-caliber of work with the Summer Times clock project.”

The clock kits will be sold for $25 at the Columbia Festival of the Arts office, 5575 Sterrett Place, Suite 280, in Columbia, beginning February 22.  The completed artwork should be delivered to the Columbia Festival of the Arts office during normal business hours (9:00 – 5:00) between June 1-5, 2010.  Only 100 clock kits are available for sale.

Entrants must be 18 years of age or older, and the finished clocks will be on display at the outdoor LakeFest June 11-13 and at various other venues June 14-26.  Since the finished artwork will be temporarily displayed in an outdoor environment during LakeFest, artists should consider that when selecting materials.  All surfaces of the clock must be finished for display in the round.

All artwork will be for sale.  The sale price will be set by each entrant with the Festival retaining a 25% commission on all sales.

For additional information, please e-mail info@columbiafestival.com or call the Festival offices at 410-715-3044. 
Information on the Columbia Festival of the Arts can be obtained on the web site at www.columbiafestival.com.  Performers for the 2010 Festival will be announced on March 18 and tickets will go on sale on April 30.

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