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 […]
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 […]
Halloween Porch Play!
October 29, 30, 31 2021 Bringing Live Music to your Neighborhood! Schedule (subject to change, so please check back): *** CALVERT HILLS 6705 Rhode Island Ave, October 31, 2 pm Join us on Halloween as Sunshine (Eric Maring “Mr. M” and sons Leo and Julian) plays a family friendly set of delightful sing-alongs and dances. Special […]
Labor Day Porch Play!
SEPTEMBER 3 – 6 2021 Bringing Live Music to your Neighborhood! [Please feel free to tip your performers] Schedule (subject to change): *** OLD PARISH HOUSE, 4711 Knox Road, Friday Sept 3, 6- 7:30 pm The Bele Bele Rhythm Collective is an intergenerational group of women from the DMV area who have come together to form a […]
College Park Porch Fourth!
2021 College Park Porch Fourth! Live Music on Porches around College Park, July 2 – 5 As the world begins to open up, CPAE will continue offering safe, distanced live music performances in outdoor settings. Schedule (subject to change): [Please feel free to tip your performers] *** COLLEGE PARK ESTATES 7401 Radcliffe Drive, […]
Memorial Day Porch Play
Memorial Day Porch Play! Together! Live!! May 28 – 31 As the world begins to open up, CPAE will continue offering safe, distanced live music performances in outdoor settings. Note that Saturday will feature Plein Air Painting with Racquel Keller at Riversdale House Museum, registration required (info@cpae.org). Rescheduled for next Saturday, June 5. […]
Pink Floyd Tribute Concert
As a grassroots arts organization, College Park Arts Exchange has the privilege of helping talented musicians from the local community present special concerts at the Old Parish House for their friends and neighbors. Hearing great music in such a small and informal venue as the Old Parish House is a special treat – like the […]
Combined Community Concert
December’s combined community concert was not just the culmination of the fall semester. For College Park Youth Choir, it marked almost twenty years as a program of College Park Arts Exchange. For the Orchestra, it marked over a decade of growth, culminating in four ensembles, including the new Youth Band. For College Park Youth Music […]