Simone Baron is a polyglot pianist, accordionist, improviser and composer whose work “ego-less, genre agnostic and without expectations” (JazzTimes) engages curiously and charismatically with a broad spectrum of idioms.
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James O'Sullivan is a writer, lawyer and teacher, and a 2022 recipient of an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council. He has worked as an attorney for the United States Department of Justice and has taught English literature at Georgetown University and the United States Naval Academy. His short stories, articles and poetry have appeared in various journals. He holds a master's degree in writing from The Johns Hopkins University. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland where he is a member of The Writer's Center.
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre is a vibrant, local theatre dedicated to the performing arts. Located in the Civic Center, this 446-seat theatre boasts over 100 performances a year.
Experience a captivating musical by the Rockville Musical Theatre, become moved by the Victorian Lyric Opera Company, or lose yourself in the spellbinding Rockville Civic Ballet. At the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, there is truly something for everyone.
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I have been practicing the art of stained glass for 25+ years. I use the work "practice" intentionally, as I continue to learn new techniques and try new methods with each piece I create. I appreciate stained glass as a medium due to the inherent technical precision required as well as the creativity it allows for. As a psychologist and a glass artist, I am drawn to universal themes. I also seek to convey a sense of serenity and/or to communicate a feeling in much of my work.
Ntungalia Enoch is a new and upcoming artist who was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa). Growing up in an environment mostly influenced by music. Ntungalia Enoch Started Singing in his Catholic Church choir, where he also learned to play the drums.
Belgian-born Paul Oorts performs on harp guitar, 10-string cittern, mandolin, and musette accordion most often with his wife, hammered dulcimer player Karen Ashbrook.
He is very active in the world of English, Contra, and Vintage dances in the DC-Baltimore area. With the trio Goldcrest he has performed at dance events all over the US.
Dereje Demissie, Weldegeorgis (1982) made his BFA in 2012, in Painting and in Mural arts in 2002 from Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was one of the founders of Nubia Visual Art Studio. Dereje has participated in group exhibitions in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Dubai, Germany and here in USA and has had seven solo shows, including the Modern Art Museum of Gebre Kristo Desta in2022 and the National Museum of Ethiopia in 2013.
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band is a DC area honky tonk country band lead by Karen Collins, a coal miner’s daughter from Southwest VA . With Karen on vocals and rhythm guitar, the band features Ira Gitlin (lead guitar & vocals), James Key(bass) and Pat Puglisi (drums & vocals).
Teri Ellen Cross Davis is the author of a more perfect Union, (winner of the 2019 Journal/Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize, Mad Creek Books) and Haint, (winner of the 2017 Ohioana Book Award for Poetry, Gival Press, 2016). She was awarded the Poetry Society of America's 2020 Robert H. Winner Memorial Award and is the recipient of grants from the Sustainable Arts Foundation and The Freya Project.