Welcome to Chesapeake Shoppe. My name is Lisa Christie. I grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. As a child, I was a horse lover, and an avid book reader. I wrote stories, crafted things with my mother, and loved acting. I studied theatre arts in college, had a horse and a pony, a smattering of cats and kittens, a couple of dogs, and several parakeets. I have always had a love for the arts and for nature, and I decided to take that love and turn it into something more.
Ampersand is a small string band, so named because our core duo of Beth Lawton and Dick Hogle “adds in” other musicians both at home and when we travel. We offer a family-friendly, interactive set of songs and instrumentals, from colonial times through Civil War music,1920s and 30s folk/blues, to modern folk tunes. We play guitars, banjo, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, and often are joined by fiddlers, and a stand-up bass player – lots of songs and rich harmonies and we’re happy to have the audience ask questions, join in on singalongs, and just have a great time with this wonderful tradition
Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves are choreographers, performers, filmmakers, and mixed media designers. They are groundbreaking artists who bring virtuosic athleticism, mesmerizing design landscapes, and powerful imagery to their work. They have been making work collaboratively for over thirteen years as the Artistic Directors of Orange Grove Dance, a dance, design, and film company that exists at the intersection of dance and immersive, performer-operated design.
Thank you for visiting my performance page. The Harvey and Sam Puppet Company is a children's video production company located in Columbia, Maryland. My website is www.harveysampuppets.com. Live performances are available also. Graduate of Anderson University (Anderson, Indiana).
For many years, James Kiwuwa has entertained, thousands of individuals from all over the world. Countless lovely people who brought him into their lives and made him a part of their communities.
The opportunity to perform countless compositions around the world would appear to be a worthy influence of delight; but beyond the call to entertain, he connects with every audience in a way that participants understand and value each other’s culture.
Andrei Kushnir, a plein air painter, has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States. He is an elected signature member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, and the Salmagundi Club, NYC, an official US Coast Guard Official Artist, and member of Oil Painters of America. His work is in the public collections of the US Coast Guard, D.C.
Pablo Regis de Oliveira grew up in Los Angeles and BrasÍlia, absorbed in Brazilian music and culture. His study of Brazilian music started as young child, observing and participating in Brazilian carnival events and music concerts produced by his father, Floriano Regis, former Cultural Attaché of the Brazilian Consulate in Los Angeles. Floriano co-founded LA's first samba school Embrasamba, created the first Brazilian radio program in the US (The Brazilian Hour), and produced shows by such Brazilian music legends as Gilberto Gil and João Bosco.
James Patrick Sheehan lives in Baltimore City. His produced plays include one-acts Holidays In, Ball Lightning and Urban Pioneers; full-length comedies R.G.B. and Random Dríft, or the Finches of Galapagos; and the two-man show Wicked Pudding (co-written with Ed Valentine). His plays have been presented in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Baltimore.
He also has written libretti for two chamber operas, Dummy (Gil Kline, composer)and The Window Seat (Kendall Kennison, composer), both of which received premieres at Goucher College.
Dr. Zellhofer is the Executive Director for Third Wall Productions (TWP). Prior to joining TWP he spent eight years as the Assistant Director of Maryland Performing Arts Institute at Towson University. He has performed nationally with the San Marcos Theatre Company, as well as locally with Baltimore Actors’ Theatre, Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, Central Maryland Performing Arts Center, Charm City Players, Curtains Up Productions, Drama Learning Center, and Red Branch Theatre. Mike has also directed shows for Artistic Synergy of Baltimore and Reisterstown Theatre Project, and TWP.
Aziza Afzal is a queer, multi-racial artist residing in Maryland. She creates art in many mediums, such as performance, adaptation, script-writing, painting (murals), linocut and intaglio printmaking, drawing, jewelry-making, design, collage, and puppetry.