Hot tickets

Friday, May 9, 2008

Excellent adventure — The Black Box Theatre will present the Landless Theatre Company’s production of ‘‘The Brothers Grimm Excellent Adventure” at 3 p.m. May 10 and 24 at the theater in Indian Head Center for the Arts. Tickets are $12 for adults, $9 for groups, seniors and students. The theater is at 4185 Indian Head Highway. Call 301-743-3040 or go to www.accokeekcreek.com. More at the Black box — The Black Box Theatre will present ‘‘Gutenberg! The Musical” May 8-25 at the theater in Indian Head Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for groups, seniors and students. There will be no May 17 performance. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sunday. The theater is at 4185 Indian Head Highway. Call 301-743-3040 or go to www.accokeekcreek.com. ‘Talley’s Folly’ — Hard Bargain Players will present Lanford Wilson’s ‘‘Talley’s Folly” weekends May 9-17 at the amphitheater in Accokeek. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and Alice Ferguson Foundation members. Hard Bargain Farm is at 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek. Call 301-392-9901, e-mail reservations@hbplayers.org, or go to www.hbplayers.org. On the boardwalk – The Twin Beach Players will present Shakespeare on the Boardwalk with the comedy ‘‘Much Ado About Nothing.” Performances are at 2 p.m. May 10, 11, 17 and 18 at the North Beach Pavilion on Bay Avenue between Third and Fifth streets. Bring your own chair or sit in one provided. Performances are free, donations accepted. Intermission will feature entertainment by the dog dance team Boogie Woogie Bow Wows of Chesapeake Bay. Call 443-624-1451 or go to www.twinbeachplayers.org.

Concerts

Twice the music — The Patuxent Voices women’s a cappella chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 10 at Middleham & St. Peter’s Parish great hall on Route 765 in Lusby and at 3 p.m. May 11 at Trinity Chapel in St. Mary’s City, Route 5. The concerts are free, donations welcome. Call 410-586-1071 or go to www.patuxentvoices.org. All that jazz — The Patuxent High School Band will present the jazz and percussion ensembles in concert at 7 p.m. May 13 in the high school auditorium. Admission is free. The school is at 12485 Rousby Hall Road, Lusby. Call 410-535-7806. Series continues — The College of Southern Maryland Concert and Chamber Choirs will perform at 3 p.m. May 11 as part of the Ward Virts Concert Series at the College of Southern Maryland Prince Frederick campus. Admission is free, tickets are limited. The concert will be in Room 119, 115 J.W. Williams Road. Call 443-550-6000, e-mail rperez@csm.edu or go to www.csmd.edu⁄Finearts. Tuesday Tunes — Acoustic Eidolon with Joe and Hannah on guitjo and cello will perform from 7-8:30 p.m. May 13 at the Prince Frederick library, 850 Costley Way. Call 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. Strike up the band — The U.S. Army Band will perform a collection of classical, contemporary and patriotic tunes at 8 p.m. May 9 at the College of Southern Maryland, La Plata campus fine arts center Black Box. 8730 Mitchell Road. Admission is free. Call 301-934-7828, 240-725-5499, 443-550-6199, 301-870-2309, Ext. 7828, e-mail BxOffc@csmd.edu or go to www.csmd.edu⁄Finearts. Singing Sergeants — The U.S. Air Force Band Chamber Players will present an evening of The Singing Sergeants at 8 p.m. May 15 at Harmony Hall Regional Center in Fort Washington. Admission is free and tickets are not required. The hall is at 10701 Livingston Road. Call 202-767-5658 or go to www.usafband.com.

Special events

Wine and arts – Calvert County artisans will be featured at the Calvert Wine and Arts Fest from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 10 at All Saints Episcopal Church on Route 4 in Sunderland. Pottery, jewelry, fiber art, painting, wood carving, sculpting, basketry and rug-making artists from Southern Maryland will be participating and Calvert County’s four wineries — Solomons Island, Perigeaux, Friday’s Creek and Cove Point— will be included. Guests wishing to taste the wines will receive a commemorative wine glass for $10. There will also be strolling musicians, Maypole and other dancers, a magician and children’s activities. Tours will be available of the 1692 church and its labyrinth. Call 410-286-7586. Mother’s Day cruises – Sail May 11 aboard the historic bugeye W.B. Tennison from the pier at Calvert Marine Museum. The brunch cruise will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The evening cruise will be held from 5-7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $16 for children younger than 16. The museum is at 14150 Solomons Island Road. Call 410-326-2042, Ext. 41to register.

Books

Creative Memoirs — Turn bits and bytes of a life into interesting non-fiction, short fiction or poetry from 2-4 p.m. May 14 at the Calvert library in Prince Frederick. Join author and editor Elisavetta Ritchie. The library is at 850 Costley Way. Call 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862. (every second Wednesday) Poet’s corner — Discuss your work from 2-3:30 p.m. May 15 at the Calvert library in Prince Frederick. The library is at 850 Costley Way. Call 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

Galleries

CalvART Co-op Gallery – ‘‘In Women’s Hands ... Paint & Clay” will feature works by Abbey Griffin, Denise Breitburg and Mimi Little through June 9 at the gallery in Prince Frederick. A reception will be held from 5-8 p.m. May 10. The gallery is open from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Sunday and is at 110 Solomons Island Road in the Prince Frederick Shopping Center off Route 2-4. Call 410-535-9252 or go to www.calvertarts.org. Lexington Park Library Art Gallery — Works by George Stolt will be on exhibit through June 15. His work consists of Chesapeake funk art. The gallery is open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 301-863-6693. The library is at 21677 FDR Blvd., Lexington Park. Call 301-863-8188. Mattawoman Creek Art Center — Charles County artist J. Sutton Wooddy will present a solo exhibit ‘‘Past and Present” with paintings of wetlands through May. The gallery is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Sunday. MCAC is in Smallwood State Park off Route 224. Park fee is waived for MCAC visitors. Call 301-743-5159 or go to www.mattawomanart.org. North End Gallery — Mickey Kunkle, Ann Crain and Diana Manchak will have their work on display at the gallery in Leonardtown through May. The gallery is 41625 Fenwick St. and is open from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and from noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call 301-475-3130 or go to www.northendgallery.org.

Plan ahead

Benefit concert – Country musician Dierks Bentley will open the Calvert Marine Museum’s 2008 benefit concert series at 7:30 p.m. May 24 at the museum on Solomons Island. Tickets are $50 for premium seats and $40 for reserved seats; service charges are additional. Order online at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or call 800-787-9454.

Outdoors

Home on the range – Go where the buffalo roam and walk through the house on Summerseat Farm during the annual open house and plant sale from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. May 10 in Mechanicsville. Admission and parking are free. The open house will be held rain or shine. The farm is on southbound Route 235 above Route 247. Call 301-373-5858. Stargazers — A free public star party will be hosted by the Southern Maryland Astronomical Society from 8-10 p.m. May 10 on the Village Green at the Indian Head pavilion on Route 210. Weather permitting, check out the night skies with the help of avid amateur astronomers.Call 301-743-7003 or go to www.smas.us.