Bands this year will include Phoenix, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Gary Clark Jr.
The Sweetlife Festival is coming up at Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 11. Broken up into two stages, the bands are mostly indie or alternative rockers, but the lineup also includes rapper Kendrick Lamar and electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling. Main Stage: Phoenix, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gary Clark Jr., Solange, Lindsey Stirling Treehouse Stage: Holy Ghost!, Youth Lagoon, Haerts, Robert Delong, MsMr, Twenty|One|Pilots Ticket prices are $75 for lawn seats, pavilion tickets are $95 and VIP tickets go for $150. Tickets are available on Ticketfly. Last year, the festival featured Avicii, Kid Cudi and the Shins. In a review of last year's concert, a Baltimore Sun music critic said of the festival, "If the Sweetlife …
This show, put on by young actors, will run May 10-12.
More than 40 young actors, singers and dancers will take the stage in early May in a delightful performance of the musical “Pocahontas” The "Wordspinner" and the rhythmic beat of the tom-toms open and close this charming musical adventure for all age groups. The production is a culmination of a rigorous rehearsal process under the direction of Julie Herber of the Maryland Ensemble Theatre and Tabetha White, the Arts Council’s Children’s Theatre Coordinator, according to an Arts Council news release. It features students in grades three through five and is filled with exuberant music, lively dance numbers and memorable characters. The performances will be held on Friday May 10 at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 11 at 3 p.m. and Sunday May 12 at 3 …
Check out McDaniel's spring musical performances for free, local, quality entertainment.
Students at McDaniel College participate in a variety of spring musical performances at the college, which are free and open to the public. Find details including date, location, time and participants below. College Choir Concert Sunday, April 28, 7 p.m. Baker Memorial Chapel at McDaniel College, 2College Hill, Westminster, Md. Under the direction of Margaret Boudreaux, professor and department chair of the music department, the college choir presents “Songs of Conflict and Reconciliation” commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, specifically the Battles of Gettysburg and Antietam. Student soloists perform, including senior Lisa Staples of Burtonsville, Md., sophomores Matthew Butt of Marriottsville, Md., and Foster …
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An artist in residence program is allowing students at a Westminster elementary school to learn about Maryland while creating a clay masterpiece.
Fourth graders at Cranberry Station Elementary School are building a clay mural that will liven up a wall in the school while at the same time paying homage to the state of Maryland. Artist Terry Whye is working with students at Cranberry Station Elementary to help them build the clay mural. She is also working with students in other grades to build other clay projects that will accompany the mural. The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) initiated the project and is paying for Whye to work with the students through an Artist in Residence program. The subject of the mural is native plants and the three regions of Maryland --ideas that are directly aligned with the fourth grade science and social studies curriculum according to PTA …
The Carroll County Arts Center received $50,000 worth of repairs and updates on its 10-year anniversary.
This April marks the 10-year anniversary of the Carroll County Arts Center. The Carroll County Arts Council, formed in 1969 originally renovated this 76-year-old theatre in 2003. The center has since acted as an art gallery for local artists, a classroom for aspiring artists, a theatre showcasing movies, shows, performances and productions of all kinds and more. In honor of the anniversary, the Carroll County Arts Council board of directors allocated $50,000 to be used to spruce up its Westminster Main Street location. The center closed down for a week in early January in order to undergo the updates. Repairs were made to some water damaged areas and an overhang was added at the loading dock. The theatre portion of the center received …
Check out these creative and tasty pieces of art on display at the Carroll Arts Center.
The 6th Annual PEEP Show is happening now at the Carroll Arts Center. The tasty art event, with 192 entries this year, will run through April 7. It's free to enter but funds raised through the purchase of voting chips, crafts and food will go to support Arts Council programs. The show is open every day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tell Us: Have you been to this year's PEEP Show? What is your favorite entry this year? Sign up for the Westminster Patch newsletter here and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for instant news updates and community conversations.
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Grammy winners Fun., The Postal Service, and of Monsters and Men are just a few of the popular bands appearing at Merriweather this year.
The following acts are scheduled to play at Merriweather Post Pavilion in 2013: M3 Rock Festival - Featuring Bret Michaels Band and Twisted Sister on May 4, 5. Tickets are $25-$45 for day one, $40-$60 for day two. Sweetlife Festival - With Phoenix, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on May 11. Tickets range from $75 - $100. The Band Perry with Easton Corbin on May 18. Tickets are $30 - $45. The National with Dirty Projectors on June 6. Tickets are $35 - $45. Captial Jazz Fest on June 7,8,9. Tickets $60 - $175. Of Monsters and Men on June 11. Tickets $35 - $45. The xx & Grizzly Bear on June 16. Tickets $30 - $40. Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson on June 17. Tickets $40 - $75. The Postal Service on June 18. Tickets $35 - $45…
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Check out our list of Westminster reading events and resources, as bestselling author James Patterson shares why it's so important for families to read together.
Attention, Patch families. As a bestselling author, but most importantly, as a dad, I’ve found this to be my absolute go-to golden rule for parenting: the best way to open doors for your children is to get them to absolutely love to read books. And this won’t happen unless you, the parent, take the job into your own hands. Reading—no matter what kinds of books they prefer—is the best and only way our kids will be able to grasp a firm footing in this life. Never deny them a book at the store or the library. Make time for reading 20 minutes a day in your house. Read books alongside them. Make the act of reading cool. There’s a simple, easy way to get started: pick the books your kid will love. You can even use my ReadKiddoRead.com for a …
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The time has come to sign kids up for Summer Camp. Below are a few local camps that focus on the arts: crafts, music, dance, performance and creativity.
Summer camps offer fun, entertainment, education and Caroll County has more than a few choices for kids of all ages. Patch has rounded up a variety of local art camps in Carroll County this summer. Know of any other camps available in the area? Share them on Patch as an event or announcement and feel free to post art camps in the comments below. Art Camps Carroll County Arts Council Summer Arts Camp (Westminster) Only Arts Council members can sign up for summer camps through March 31. Starting April 1 registration will open to the general public. Registration forms are available at the Carroll County Arts website. Tree of Life Theatre Troupe, Inc. (Sykesville) 9th Annual Camp Program teaches kids age 6-18 all about the stage, acting …
Also, Grammy nominees The Lumineers will play the following weekend.
Hot off their Best New Artist win at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, Fun. recently announced a live performance July 20 at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The indie rock band from New York City also won the Song of the Year Grammy for their catchy hit "We Are Young." At the Grammys, Fun.'s Nate Ruess, 30, joked, "I don't know what I was thinking writing the chorus for this song. If this is in HD, everybody can see our faces, and we are not very young," as the band accepted the award for Song of the Year. Tickets for Fun. go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. on Ticketfly. Tickets are $35 - $45. Also scheduling a summer concert at Merriweather this year is The Lumineers, a folk band out of Denver, that broke out in 2012 with their self-titled …
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Great summer camp options are also available at the Montessori School of Westminster. Its 27-acre campus just north of town will be the setting for up to 8 weeks of camp options. Call 410.848.6283 or visit www.MontessoriSchoolofWestminster.org for more information. more ›