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 […]
EducArte proudly brings new Latino programming to College Park
By Pablo Regis de Oliveira and Kate Spanos Over 10 years ago, we met training capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art/dance, in Washington, DC. Pablo comes from a Brazilian music background and Kate grew up doing Irish dancing. Connecting over shared interests in cultural performance, we began to produce shows all over the DMV. We are […]
CPAE music groups to restart in September 2021!
College Park Arts Exchange is happy to announce the return of our performing arts groups this fall! CPAE will continue to follow authorities as the pandemic unfolds. College Park Chorale The Chorale is a fun community choir of about 50 adults. We perform a wide variety of choral music at two concerts per year, […]
Spring Porch Fling!
Spring Porch Fling! Last year’s outdoor performances were a highlight during a difficult year. Spring is here! and as the world begins to open up, CPAE will continue offering safe, distanced live performances in outdoor settings. Sign up now to host an artist on your porch, during the weekend of April 16, 17, 18. Or, […]
Black History Month: Soul Line Dancing
In the clip featured below, Karen Stewart teaches “My Dream 2021,” a line dance she created for Black History Month. Karen is a talented dancer and choreographer who is currently leading Soul Line Dancing for College Park Arts Exchange every Friday morning from 10 -11 am on Zoom. Email info@cpae.org for a link! Karen […]
Wishes for the New Year
Join CPAE in making Wish Objects for the New Year For many years, my family has had a creative tradition to start off the New Year by making wish objects. Way back in the 1990s, Ruth Blackwell Rogers painted a 220-foot scroll painting (now known as a “crankie”) as her interpretation of the Hopi […]
St. Martin’s Day Lantern Festival
St. Martin’s Day Lantern Festival. For many years, College Park Arts Exchange has sponsored a St. Martin’s Day Lantern Festival as a beloved annual tradition. Volunteer and CPAE board member Birgit Meade has led this craft from her home country of Germany, with traditional songs on her harmonica and lots of German cookies for a […]
November art project: Make a God’s Eye!
November 2020 virtual arts drop-in: God’s Eye Craft One of my favorite fall crafts is the God’s Eye. It is an extremely simple craft, and all you need are two sticks and some yarn. It is a great time of year to go outside and find a nice, smooth, straight stick and break it into […]
Halloween Porch Play!
College Park Arts Exchange Presents Halloween Porch Play! A distanced Live Music event to celebrate the fall season. Musical acts will celebrate around the neighborhoods of College Park, including songs from Eric Maring (Mr M) and sons, taiko drumming, fiddle tunes from Transatlantic Crossing, a drum circle with Kristen Arant, Schoolhouse Rock favorites from Professor […]