Kids’ Multicultural Book Club
The CPAE Kids’ Multicultural Book Club starts this Saturday, hosted by College Park Community Library, 9704 Rhode Island Avenue. We will meet on Saturdays, Oct.19th and Nov.16th, from 10 – 11 am. Please contact info@cpae.org if your kid is interested in joining! The first book we will read is “Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented […]
Tribute to Joan Almon
Joan Almon has been a great friend to children around the world, and especially here in College Park. As our neighbor across the street from the Old Parish House, she has always been a warm presence nearby that will be sorely missed. When I first took this job in 2005, Joan was already prepared to […]
College Park Chorale
The College Park Chorale is off to a great start this semester! Our theme for this fall is Opera Choruses. We are singing works by Puccini, Verdi, Gilbert and Sullivan, as well as Bernstein, Gershwin, and some musical theater thrown in for good measure! This wonderful group welcomes musicians at every level and brings them […]
Why Book Club?
On our website you can see a list of books going back to 2015, but in my emails, I find a trail of non-fiction by women going back at least to 2007. In those days, Vertigo Books was still located in College Park, and one of their employees was the volunteer coordinator for the book […]
Trolley Trail
The Trolley Trail between Berwyn and Hyattsville is an easy, fun stroll. My family decided to park a car on Berwyn Road and walk the Trolley Trail to Hyattsville on a recent sunny Saturday. We parked on the street near one of our favorite restaurants, Fishnet, and it took a little over an hour to […]
College Park Chorale Celebrates Fifth Season!
The College Park Chorale will celebrate its fifth year with a concert on Sunday, May 19th, at the University of Maryland Chapel. The Chorale started in 2013 with a group of 15 singers and has grown to over 50 members. The choir prides itself on being a welcoming, inclusive, fun group that sings a […]
New Women’s Choir Starting
We are forming a Women’s Choir in College Park! We will sing 4-5 part music for women, with an emphasis on female composers and arrangers. All genera and musical styles are possible. Rehearsing once a week on Mondays from 8 to 9:15pm at the Old Parish House in College Park. $10 per class drop in fee. […]
College Park Youth Band Beginning
The College Park Youth Band will begin this fall. Darelynn Fung and Sarah Winston, co-directors, are excited to be working with area musicians primarily in grades six through eight. Fung and Winston go way back to their freshman year of college! They played in chamber music groups together as well as lived together. Both women […]
Paint Branch Bridge Mural Unveiled
College Park has just unveiled a massive new public artwork — a mural underneath Route One that celebrates Lakeland heritage. Over the spring and summer, CPAE helped plan a huge undertaking, with partners at the City University Partnership, Lakeland Community Heritage Project, MNCPPC, College Park Community Center, Office of Community Engagement, and more. You may […]