Sacred Circle Dance
Lisa Bardack leads “Sacred Circle Dance” at the Old Parish House. On Saturday, January 25, the dance will honor “Deep Winter” and the first glimmers of spring. Here is more from Lisa: Sacred circle dance is a collective dance experience that draws from ancient and traditional folk dances, many from Eastern Europe and the Balkans. […]
Soul Line Dancing by Zoom
Soul Line Dancing by zoom with CPAE is a fun and easy way to bring music and movement into your life. Every Friday at 10 am, teacher Karen Stewart broadcasts beginner level line dances from her home, and line dancers join in from their own living rooms. Karen knows all the moves and is a […]
Try Tai Chi in the New Year!
Happy New Year from College Park Arts Exchange! The New Year is the perfect time to adopt new creative habits. If you are looking to add more movement into your daily life, College Park Arts Exchange offers a variety of movement opportunities. Featured in today’s blog is our weekly Tai Chi class, which is offered […]
Adult Broadway Jazz Intensive was a blast!
Happy, smiling adult Jazz dancers transformed the Old Parish House into the “OzDust Ballroom” for one week this June, led by intrepid and cheerful teacher and choreographer Elta Goldstein. All six women who took part all in the week-long intensive Jazz dance workshop agreed it was a good physical challenge and tons of fun. Anne […]
Trolley Trail Day – June 8, 2024
College Park Arts Exchange welcomes you to an exciting Trolley Trail Day 2024! Fun at the Old Parish House will include button making, coloring, and making a folded paper journal. At the Green, find fabric flags to color any way you like, plus bubbles and sidewalk chalk murals. Live Music Galore at the Old Parish House, the […]
Artist spotlight: Mary Ann Lipovsky
Mary Ann LIpovsky teaches arts workshops for College Park Arts Exchange, mostly involving drawing, painting, and different mediums like alchohol ink. She also accepts commissions of many subjects and using various techniques, and welcomes being contacted to have a print made of your favorite painting. Her work may be seen at malstudios.square.site, you can contact […]
Only Rain down the Drain
CPAE cooperated with the City of College Park Committee for a Better Environment to identify storms drains around College Park and select artists to paint them with images reflecting local flora and fauna, conveying the message of “Only Rain down the Drain” in order to protect the Anacostia Watershed and Chesapeake Bay. This project was […]
Free Dance Classes on Zoom!
Throughout the pandemic, CPAE has been offering free dance classes on zoom. Elizabeth Gardner has been teaching a weekly tap dance class on zoom since spring of 2020, and the current group of students just recorded a video of the latest dance they learned: https://youtu.be/p7mVpjY0Xms. The class takes place on Saturdays at 10am. The first […]
Many CPAE Programs Running this Fall!
CPAE is happy to say that most of our programs are expected to run this fall, including Youth Orchestra, Youth Band, Youth Choir and Vocetti, Youth Music Traditions, and Chorale. Online activities including Book Club, Soul Line Dancing and Intro Tap will continue. For kids, we will also be offering Ballet classes and occasional Arts […]
National Pollinator Week
National Pollinator Week 2022 is held the third week of June (June 20-26) and the City of College Park is participating in it! Pollinator week celebrates the importance of native pollinators for our food security and environment. This is also a time to recognize the vulnerability of many native pollinators that has resulted from development, […]