About Olney Theatre Center
16Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County https://www.creativemoco.comSuzan.Jenkins@creativemoco.com(301) 565-3805
801 Ellsworth Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
Regie Cabico is a spoken word pioneer who won the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam. Mr. Cabico was a featured poet at the 2022 Whitney Biennial and received the 2006 Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers. Television credits include The Poet Speaks, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TEDx & NPR’s Snap Judgement. He is a teaching artist at the Kennedy Center for the Arts and one of the inaugural recipients of the 2023 James Baldwin Fellowship from La Maison Baldwin, Paris, France. His work appears in over 50 anthologies, including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
I have had an interdisciplinary studio practice for 35+ years with works that include assemblage - furniture or household items - public art & installations - painting & graphic design comingled with digital-photo techniques.
Concurrently I have worked as a production artisan or used applied visual presentation techniques to support my other vocational track.
The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices, our most in-demand vocal ensemble, performs throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, preserving African American history and traditions through unique programs that infuse history with a cappella music, spoken word, and instrumental music and dance.
Heritage Voices performs outdoors at historic sites, in small spaces like meeting rooms at local libraries, on stages with seating for hundreds, and everywhere in between. The ensemble uses concerts and interactive performances that blend music, history, and spoken word to present the richness and diversity of American song, with songs that commemorate events in American history. Currently, the group’s repertoire has expanded beyond the American Civil War period to include music from other events in American history, including the Civil Rights Movement.
Chika Enabuka Inc. is a family-centered creative organization based in Silver Spring, Maryland, with roots in Ethiopia. Founded by artists Hamere and Yoseph, the organization blends art, culture, and nature-based learning through festivals, workshops, summer camps, and children’s media. With a strong legacy of impact in Ethiopia and a growing presence in the U.S., Chika Enabuka brings immersive, playful, and educational experiences to communities, inspiring children and families to connect, create, and grow together.
Cole Larravide is a Maryland-based singer/songwriter. He has performed at many world-famous venues including Blues Alley (DC), The Cavern Club (Liverpool), Whisky A Go Go (LA), The Fillmore (Silver Spring), and The Cobblestone (Dublin). Cole has also performed as an opening act for Three Dog Night, Tommy James & The Shondells, Hot 8 Brass Band, and The Beatles original drummer Pete Best. He recently recorded an upcoming album at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.
I am a freelance 2D illustrator and customer service associate with a marked interest in animals, folklore, and horror, though I will also illustrate other subjects! I am bilingual in Japanese and an avid reader of folklore/mythology/religion related books about Japan.
Violeta Barcenas |
Violeta Barcenas is a self-taught Nicaraguan mixed media artist and illustrator whose work is rooted in memory, and cultural identity.
As the founder of Violet Red Studio, Violeta creates bold, maximalist artwork that celebrates joy and connection.
Her work is shaped by the places she’s called home: Nicaragua, Bolivia, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, and now the D.C. metro area. Her work is alive with the rhythm, energy, and emotion of Latin America, drawing from the landscapes, stories, and cultures that have shaped her journey.
My work focuses on my concern with the damage humans are doing to the planet and where our culture is heading. I do acrylic paintings with collaged newspaper and maps on. I am doing a series of installations relating to plastic waste. The first was a 9x13 foot room at Artomatic DC, 2024, inspired by an installation I did in a Washington Project for the Arts show years ago. The second site specific installation was at the Crows Nest gallery in Baltimore MD, in 2025.