Chestertown, MD – The Garfield Center for the Arts will be pulling out the popcorn on Saturday, October 20th 2018 for a 7pm screening of the film, Little Shop of Horrors. This will be the final film in the series of films shown at the theatre in 2018, but the series will continue in 2019. […]
Continue ReadingSeptember is a month where one thinks about going back to school, the upcoming football season, and cooler weather arriving. It’s not a month that one may think as being a month for live theatre. It is if one is in Kent and Northern Queen Anne’s Counties. Due to an oddity in scheduling both Church […]
Continue ReadingOn September 14th 2018 director Jennifer Kafka Smith will be opening a new show at the Garfield Center for the Arts; The Marx Brother’s classic comedy musical, Animal Crackers. This will be the third musical that the Garfield Center has produced since they collaborated with the Tred Avon Players and the Oxford Community Center on […]
Continue ReadingWhat started out as an event where Jazz and Blues artist came to Chestertown for a one day event in Wilmer Park the Chestertown Jazz Festival has this year become a six day event beginning on September 5th and offers fun entertainment at various locations throughout Kent County. The Chestertown Jazz Festival has become a […]
Continue ReadingThe Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre is currently accepting and reviewing applications for the Theatre Manager position. Current Theatre Manager, Bryan Betley, will be leaving the organization after 6 years of employment, where he worked his way up from an Intern to Production Assistant and finally Theatre Manager. Betley is taking […]
Continue ReadingAuditions for Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol by Ken and Jack Ludwig will be held at the Garfield Center for the Arts on Sunday, August 26th at 2PM, and Tuesday and Thursday, August 28th and 30th at 6PM. Directed by Bonnie Hill, the play runs two weekends from November 30th – December 9th. In this magical […]
Continue ReadingThe Garfield Center for the Arts in Chestertown is proud to announce its 2019 season of theatrical productions. Presented by the Garfield and directed by a group of talented local directors, this season offers a variety of shows – intense drama, holiday musical, a contemporary piece, a children’s classic and the summer theatre camps; MUSICAMP […]
Continue ReadingReview by Lanny Parks One of the most beloved children’s stories of the last century-and-a half is Alice in Wonderland, published in 1865. The author was a thirty-year old scholar at Christ Church College at Oxford. He is probably one of the least likely persons to have written such a perennially favorite fantasy. Lewis Carroll, […]
Continue ReadingChestertown – Come to the Garfield Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 28th 2018 at 7pm to celebrate Harry’s 38th Birthday! Author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has sparked the imaginations of children and adults alike since the first book was published in 1997, and fans all over the world continue to mark the […]
Continue ReadingEach year a portion of the Playmakers experience at the Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre includes three interactive performances in addition to putting on their own production. These shows, sponsored by The Hedgelawn Foundation, feature multicultural artists who introduce Playmakers to a variety of theatrical arts. Past performers have included dancers, […]
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