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Welcome to the Adams County Arts Council's Web Site!
Incorporated in 1993, the Adams County Arts Council has evolved from a small group of optimistic organizers into a 500-member
nonprofit agency supporting artistic efforts throughout the county’s schools and communities.
The Council's mission is to cultivate an arts-rich
community. Its primary goals are to provide
arts opportunities for students of all ages and to
support the work of local arts presenters and
artists.
Below are upcoming events which we feel will be of particular interest
to arts lovers, families in the greater Adams-Hanover area,
and visitors.
Explore your
artistic horizons! Sign up now for summer camps and
classes.
Summer 2009 Classes for adults
Art Camps 2009
Contact our
office at (717) 334-5006 for more information.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
AOK Players
June 10, 11, 12, 19, 22 and 23
 Enjoy
a family-friendly children’s show as the AOK
Players present free performances of the play
Lights, Camera, AOK at Oakside Community Park, Biglerville on June 19
at 7 pm; The Gettysburg Festival Main Stage
at Penn Hall on June 22 at 2 pm and June 23 at
11 am and Rolling Acres Elementary School,
Littlestown, Tuesday, June 30 at 7:30 pm.
Performances
are produced by the Adams County Arts Council
and sponsored by David and Jennifer LeVan with
additional support from Collaborating for Youth
in Adams County. Contact the Arts Council at
(717) 334-5006 or
aa@adamsarts.org
Juried Art Exhibition
June 19- July 11
The Adams County Arts Council's 6th Annual Juried Art
Exhibition will be in the Schmucker Art Gallery,
Gettysburg College, June 19- July 11, 2009. The
exhibition is an official event of the
Gettysburg Festival, Celebrating America’s
Cultural Arts. Gallery hours Tuesday -
Saturday: 10-4. and June 21, 22, 28: 10-4. Closed July 3 and 4.
Opening reception June 19, 5 to 7 pm.
Awards at 6 pm. Awards include Best of
Show ($1,000), 2nd Prize ($750), 3rd Prize
($500), and Director’s Award
($100).
Event
Sponsors
Juried Art Exhibition
Purchase Discount
Tickets Here for Battlecry Musical
June 26 through July 26
A
new Broadway-style, family friendly musical
about the Battle of Gettysburg will play at the
Riegle Auditorium at Gettysburg Area Middle
School, 37 Lefever Street, Gettysburg, Thursdays
through Sundays, from June 26 to July 26.
"Battlecry," by theater veteran Granville Wyche
Burgess, with music by award-winning composer
Paul Bogaev, is produced by Quill Entertainment,
a non-profit educational company. Quill, whose
mission is “Teaching America’s Heritage Through
Story and Song,” employs as many local actors
and artists in the company as possible.
This dramatic love story, set against the
backdrop of the Battle of Gettysburg, follows a
local farm girl and her finance, who is a Union
soldier; freed slaves trying to escape capture;
and still others whose hopes lie with a Southern
victory.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James M.
McPherson serves as advisor to Quill, insuring
the accuracy of all its productions.
Musical numbers include the march, "Going to
Gettysburg;" the ballad, "Almost Home," dances,
period songs and much more.
Save $10 on adult ticket of $35 by purchasing
discount tickets
here. (All seating is general
admission.)
Not offered through our website, children's
tickets are $5 for ages 7-17 if accompanied by
an adult, and available at the Battlecry website
or box office.
For more information call (724) 653-6903 or
visit www.battlecrymusical.com.
The company also needs backstage crew. For
details email gbprodinc@optonline.net or call
(203) 253-1825.
Peter Pan
July
31- August 2, August 7-9
2009
Masquerade Party -
Saturday, November 7
2008
Masquerade Party pictures taken by Nanette
Hatzes are available to view online. The website
is at Flikr and the address is:
http://tinyurl.com/58kbhx
Adams County Arts
Council tee shirts and sweatshirts are now
available online.
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