Arts & Entertainment | The Town Courier

Travel Back in Time with ?The Marvelous Wonderettes?

In partnership with Montgomery Playhouse, the Arts Barn presents ?The Marvelous Wonderettes,? a trip down memory lane featuring classic hits from the ?50s and ?60s. The show runs Oct. 5 ? 21, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

Please note that because of the Oktoberfest celebration, there will be no performance on Oct. 14. Admission is $18, $16 for city of Gaithersburg residents.

?The Marvelous Wonderettes? takes us to a prom in 1958, where we meet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. As we learn about their lives and loves, we are treated to the girls performing great classic hits we all know and love. (See ?Some Kind of Wonderful,? page 1, to learn more about cast member Christine Pash.)

The Arts Barn is located at 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. For more information and tickets call 301.258.6394 or visit online at www.gaithersburgmd.gov/artsbarn.

October at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre

Beautiful voices, classic American music and family friendly farce provide entertainment and fun this month at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Dr.

Rockville Little Theatre presents, ?A Flea in Her Ear,? Oct. 5 ? 6 and 12 ? 13, at 8 p.m.; and Oct. 7 and 14, at 2 p.m. Tickets for this fresh and playful farce are $18 for adults, and $15 for seniors age 62 and older and students with ID.

On Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. the Heart of Maryland Chorus ? Sweet Adelines Chapter returns to the theater with their sparkling harmonies. Tickets cost $15.

Wrap up the month with a performance by the Rockville Concert Band on Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. Travel coast to coast exploring American music and locations. Tickets are not required; a $5 donation is requested.

Tickets are available through the theater box office at www.rockvillemd.gov/theatre or by phone 240.314.8690 between 2 ? 7 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

Abstract Art at the Arts Barn

The work of abstract expressionist artist Jorge L. Bernal is on display at the Arts Barn Gallery now through Nov. 18 and is open to public viewing Monday ? Friday from 10 a.m. ? 5 p.m. and Saturday from 1:30 ? 5:30 p.m. at 311 Kent Square Road. An artists? opening reception is scheduled for Oct. 10 from 7 ? 8:30 p.m.

Jorge Luis Bernal is an interdisciplinary artist working in mixed-media painting, collage and assemblage who has spent most of his life learning, teaching and making art. He was born in Havana, raised in Jersey City and attended art school in south Florida, receiving an MFA in architecture from Virginia Tech and a BFA from Florida International University in ceramics and art history. He spent most of his earlier career teaching college, high school and exhibiting nationally. Bernal most recently has been focusing on encaustic monotypes, for which he has received numerous awards including ?Best in Show.? His work is inspired by a variety of interests: the exhilaration of color, texture, space and the interpretation of human emotions, biblical texts and spirituality.

For more information, please contact Andi Rosati at 301.258.6394 or email her at arosati@gaithersburgmd.gov. Visit the Arts Barn online at www.gaithersburgmd.gov/artsbarn.

Sloan Wainwright with the Kennedys at BlackRock

Sloan Wainwright and Pete and Maura Kennedy take the stage together at BlackRock Center for the Arts on Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Sloan Wainwright ? a member of the musical Wainwright dynasty ? is a compelling folk/pop performer best known for her rich contralto voice, intensely personal lyrics and an innovative approach to song. She describes herself as ?an independent artist making grown-up girl music in the truest sense.?

Wainwright joins forces here with The Kennedys, a husband-and-wife duo whose brand of acoustic-based folk, country and pop consistently rocks audiences. They released their 12th album, ?Closer than You Know,? in August.

The performance is the opening of the 2012-2013 ?Third Thursday at the BlackRock Bistro? series. The BlackRock Bistro setting is an intimate and relaxing way to enjoy a show, with table seating and beer, wine and munchies sold throughout the evening. Tickets are $26 (discounts for groups of 10+). Purchase tickets at www.blackrockcenter.org or at 240.912.1058.

Watercolors, Acrylics & Oils at Kentlands Mansion

?Watercolors, Acrylics and Oils,? a display of works by Nighat Ahmed, Sue Kay, Mary Lou Shields and Callie Lebo, is on display at the Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kentlands Square Road, now through Nov. 25.

Ahmed is a freelance artist and designer inspired to visualize and create her artwork from the community in which she lives and from natural surroundings. Ahmed graduated from the Punjab University, Pakistan, in 1976 with a master?s in fine arts. Over the years she has experimented with different media, including watercolors, oils, pencils, acrylics, pastels, and sculpture. She uses computer graphics intensively in her greeting card series, incorporating both computer and hand-drawn graphics into her work.

Shields? interest in art began with viewing the paintings in her grandmother?s house, having a paintbrush put in her hand at 5 years old and being told, ?You can do that.? Her love of art has never diminished. Traveling is very much a part of her life, and the paintbrushes always go along. Her work has received awards in numerous juried shows, including first place awards in the Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association annual show.

Lebo calls this exhibit ?Journeys? because her paintings are inspired by her travels. Her paintings are a testament to a lifelong exploration of the landscape, the beauty of the places she has visited and the stories within. Lebo discovered her love for watercolor painting while studying with Oregon watercolorist Jim Ponti. She later received a bachelor?s in fine art from Whitman College. Lebo currently teaches art at the Norwood School in Bethesda and also teaches summer workshops for children and teens at the Arts Barn.

Kay is an artist and art teacher in Derwood, Md., whose work is inspired by the natural beauty of her native Maine and adopted home, Maryland. Kay usually shoots a photo reference and then produces her art in her bright, airy Derwood studio. ?As I paint, I try to capture something special about a place,? she says. When she?s not painting, she teaches art at the Arts Barn and in her home studio.

For viewing times (by appointment only), please call Kentlands Mansion at 301.258.6425. For more information on the exhibit, please contact Andi Rosati at 301.258.6394 or arosati@gaithersburgmd.gov, or visit us online at www.gaithersburgmd.gov/kentlandsmansion.

Source: http://www.towncourier.com/2012/10/05/arts-entertainment-13/

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