Join a Wild and Joyful Rumpus In Roosevelt Center Next Friday
The Greenbelt Recreation Arts Program invites families and kids at heart to attend a joyful celebration of creative transformation. The Wild Rumpus takes place in Roosevelt Center on Friday, October 25 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This event is free, and registration is not required. Guests are invited to show off their Halloween or cosplay […]
New Exhibition Brings Together Quilting, Fashion and Design Artists
Greenbelters are invited to attend an opening reception on Sunday, February 4, 1 to 3 p.m. for the new exhibition, PIECED: Fiber Arts by Fashion Designer Venus Stanton and the Uhuru Quilters Guild at the Community Center Art Gallery. PIECED brings together the work of nine artists of different generations and aesthetics who use similar […]
Sparkle Mart Artisans Offer Handmade Wares At Annual Art and Craft Fair
by Leah Cohen and Nicole DeWald Sparkle Mart, Greenbelt Recreation’s annual Juried Art and Craft Fair, will take place at the Community Center on Saturday, December 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, December 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with over 70 vendors participating. This year, visitors can shop and mingle […]
City Halloween Celebration Returns To Roosevelt Center as Wild Rumpus
The Greenbelt Recreation Arts Program invites families and children of all ages to a joyful celebration of creative transformation in Roosevelt Center. Formerly known as the Halloween Costume Contest and Parade, the event returns this year as the Wild Rumpus on Friday, October 28. Arrive at 4:15 p.m. at the Centerway underpass. Guests are invited […]
Artists Damen, Kornett, Phillips Present the Human Condition
The new exhibition at the Community Center Art Gallery brings together the work of three distinguished Maryland artists: painters Jessica Damen and Pamela Phillips and sculptor and printmaker Judith Kornett. Entitled Oh, Heart, Here Is Your Healing, the show reflects on the longing for healing and our mixed successes in achieving it. The show recognizes […]
“Let Me Tell You a Story” Artist Tells of Arab Family
“My brother, sisters and I are fortunate enough to have our own ‘hakawati,’” artist Helen Zughaib shares. “A storyteller, whose stories stem from his love for his children and a desire to both educate and entertain. ‘Let me tell you a story.’ And so it would begin. The noise around the dinner table would quiet […]
Greenbelt Violin Maker Close To Completion of a Quartet
Later this year, if all goes well, the Niemisto family will enter the ranks of collectors who own a quartet of stringed instruments by an individual maker. In this case, the maker is Laurence “Larry” Anderson, one of eight artists in residence at the Greenbelt Community Center. The Niemisto parents, Eleanor (a harpist) and […]
Greenbelt Rec ofrece dinámicas clases de arte virtuales en verano
Una gran cantidad de experiencias creativas de arte estarán al alcance de los miembros de la comunidad este verano, ya que los populares artistas docentes lideran una lista completa de las clases de recreación de Greenbelt en línea. En lugar de la tradicional guía de actividades trimestrales, los clientes pueden ver la Guía de Clases […]
Greenbelt Rec Offers Vibrant Virtual Summer Arts Classes
A wealth of creative art experiences will be at community members’ fingertips this summer, as popular teaching artists lead a full slate of Greenbelt Recreation classes online. In lieu of the traditional quarterly activity guide, patrons can view the Summer Arts Classes Guide available on the Greenbelt Virtual Recreation Center: greenbeltmd.gov/recreation. Summer class registration […]
Artist-in-residence Karlson Proposes Gift to the City
Painter Kathy Karlson is known to many Greenbelters for her bright, energetic artwork and her kind demeanor. She has been an artist in residence at the Community Center for 13 years. Karlson says that the experience has been enriching for her as well. “Greenbelt has made my artist’s life satisfying and often joyful,” she comments. […]