EDITOR'S NOTE: Articles for Lively Arts must be submitted in writing to the Bowie Blade-News, 2000 Capital Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401, or by email to bkoepper@bladenews.com at least two weeks before publication date. Items should include the time, date and place of the meeting or activity, information on the program to be presented and a daytime telephone number. Late or incomplete items may not be used.
'Funny Money'
"Funny Money"
at Bowie Playhouse at Whitemarsh Park Jan. 31 through Feb. 16. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $22; $19 for ages 60+ and students. Discount are available for prepaid groups and season ticket holders. For information, call 410-757-5700 or 301-832-4819 or visit http://www.2ndstarproductions.com.
'Marilyn Monroe'
Volunteer actors are sought to appear in an original musical production based on the
life and diary of Marilyn Monroe
written by a local Bowie playwright. The media production is a combination of live action and 3-D animation.
Actors will perform with a green screen, the backgrounds will be added after. Songs will be lip synched. The finished production will premiere on Bowie Community Media Corp. television channels 77 on Comcast and 11 on Verizon and published to other social media sites.
Casting is for Marilyn Monroe, her married political lover, and her young male pickup. Actors should forward a full length picture of themselves with their resume to: Diary of Marilyn Monroe Production, c/o BCMC, attn: George Wood, 2614 Kenhill Drive, Bowie, MD 20715. For information, contact Wood, 301-262-5835 or
george@bowie77.org
, 508 Main St. ,Laurel, will hold auditions for
"Wild Party"
Saturday, Feb. 8, at 11 a.m. and Sunday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. Performances will be April 25 through May 18, Friday and Saturday evenings and two Sunday matinees.
For information, contact Maureen Rogers,
maureencrogers@gmail.com
or 301-452-2557, or visit http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org.
Ballet Theatre of Maryland
"Pirates of the Chesapeake"
Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. at Bowie Center for the Performing Arts. Inspired by the first documented acts of piracy on the Chesapeake Bay, "Pirates of the Chesapeake" brings to life an array of pirates, settlers and natives who lived, loved, fought and died in 17th century Colonial America. For information, call 410-263-8289 or visit http://www.balletmaryland.org.
Prince George's Philharmonic
will perform Saturday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. at Bowie Center for the Performing Arts. Conductor
Charles Ellis
and cellist
Michael Mermagen
will feature Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80," Tchaikovsky's "Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33," Humperdinck's "Three Selections from Hansel and Gretel" and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Suite from Le Coq d'Or."
Tickets are $20; $18 for seniors, free for ages 18 and under. For information, call 301-446-3245, email
pgphilharmonic@gmail.com
or visit http://www.pgphilharmonic.org.
'Shrek the Musical'
Children's Theatre of Annapolis
presents "Shrek the Musical" at 1661 Bay Head Road, Annapolis, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Bowie youth
Jordan Sledd, Alyssa Stanford, Michael and Meagan Bannigan
are in the production.
Tickets are $12 to $15. For information, call 410-757-2281 or visit http://www.childrenstheatreofannapolis.org.
'45 Seconds ...'
, 508 Main St., Laurel, presents
"45 Seconds from Broadway"
through Feb. 8 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2, at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $15; $12 for ages 18 and under, 65 and over and active duty military. For reservations, call 301-617-9906. For information, visit
http://www.laurelmillplayhouse.org
or contact Maureen Rogers,
Dr. Brian Belanger
, curator of the
National Capital Radio & Television Museum
, 2608 Mitchellville Road, has announced the screening schedule for
television classics
at the museum. Screenings are free, donations are accepted, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. as follows:
Jan. 31-Feb. 2 -
"Bonnie Maid Versa-Tile Varieties"
Feb. 7-9 -
"Chesterfield Supper Club"
(The Perry Como Show)
Feb. 14-16 -
"Toast of the Town"
(later called the "Ed Sullivan Show")
National Capital Radio & Television Museum collects, preserves and interprets artifacts, programming and publications to educate the public about the development and impact of electronic media. The museum is open Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. For information, call 301-390-1020 or visit ncrtv.org.
Montpelier staff presents its free black history programs, "
Science on the Plantation: African American Scientists in Maryland History."
Programs explore the contributions of African Americans in agricultural and industrial science in Maryland history.
Weathering Racism: The Benjamin Banneker Almanacs
will be featured Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 2:45 and 3:45 p.m. and
Metal Heads: The Iron Industry in Laurel, Before & After Emancipation
will be featured Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 2:45 and 3:45 p.m. at Deerfield Run Community Center, 13000 Laurel-Bowie Road, Laurel.
Programs, for all ages, are open to the public and include hands-on science experiments, researching primary documents and more. For information, contact Holly Burnham, 301-377-7817; TTY 301-699-2544 or
holly.burnham@pgparks.com
Badge sampler
, 9650 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, will host
Girl Scout Badge Sampler
Saturday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Brownies and 2 to 5 p.m. for Juniors and Seniors. Brownie, Junior and Senior Girl Scouts can learn about Montpelier's badge programs by doing an activity from each program.
Cost is $2; reservations are recommended. For information, call 301-377-7817; TTY 301-699-2544 or visit http://www.pgparkscom.
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