News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
The Garfield Center for the Arts is passionately committed to the safety of its patrons, volunteers and staff. The GCA thanks you for your understanding and support! THE GARFIELD CENTER FOR THE ARTS’ COMMITMENT: Common areas (bathrooms, box office, concessions, etc) will be cleaned and sanitized prior to the building opening to the public before […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – As part of its efforts to reopen to public performances, the Garfield Center for the Arts is planning an outdoor summer edition of its popular annual Short Attention Span Theatre (also known as SAST). The location for the performances is still being finalized, but the performances are set for July 23, 24, […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – In a plan to bring back live performances to their stage, the Garfield Center for the Arts has announced a season of theatrical programs for 2021 that includes 2 full length plays, another installment of Short Attention Span Theatre, and a musical to finish the season. Opening the season is the previously […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – For most of 2020, the pandemic kept the Garfield Center for the Arts closed to the public. Only their initial production of Greater Tuna made it to the stage before the pandemic closed everything down in March. The GCA remained active, though, offering free weekly streamed programs under the banner of GCTV: […]
Continue ReadingFeaturing three new music performances from cast members of the 2018 GCA production, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is revisited this week with GCTV’s second installment of ENCORE. A program designed to look back and discuss past shows with the personalities involved, and to enjoy new performances from the cast, this second […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – Like so many other businesses and arts organizations, the pandemic had a strong impact on the Garfield Center for the Arts’ operations and income. Despite the building being shuttered to the public, its staff kept up a very busy, weekly schedule of online public entertainment offerings in the form of GCTV – […]
Continue ReadingThe Garfield Center for the Arts’ GCTV is proud and excited to present a warm and enjoyable evening with two friends performing some of their favorite songs. ‘Shannon and Hannah: Live on Stage’ will indeed be streamed Live from the Garfield Stage. And, like all of our GCTV Wednesday night presentations, the program will be […]
Continue ReadingContinuing the tradition of eclectic variety SAST has become known for, this year’s selections run the gamut from thought-provoking to absurd, covering topics like love and hate, poultry and philosophy, interviews and confessions. This year’s online SAST will mark the first time in which all of the plays will be from local writers. A Room […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – Why did the chicken cross the road? How strange can it get when two friends decide to debate pizza, philosophy and the nature of debate itself? When is a simple marketing flyer anything but a simple marketing flyer? What could possibly be the harm in a lovely cup of tea amongst friends? […]
Continue ReadingIn 2015, “Hamilton: An American Musical” opened on Broadway and splashed into the pop culture with a dazzling fervor unparalleled in recent decades. The show, like its namesake, grew its reputation as a force to be reckoned with in American social, cultural, and even political arenas. But with the show’s arrival on streaming media, in […]
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