Did You Know? Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are: • 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement • 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools • 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair • 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance

• 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem

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4 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 5 Grantors CES is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. On the web at msac.org. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. CES is supported in part by the City of Frostburg.

The engagements of Kaia Kater and René Marie are funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The engagements of Banda Magda and the Christian Sands Trio are made possible through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The presentation of Maryland Symphony Orchestra is supported by the Community Trust Foundation’s Iris and Peter Halmos Community Fund. The 2018 Arts for the School Day program is supported in part by the FSU Foundation.

Sponsorships The presentation of LeAnn Rimes is sponsored by Weimer Automotive Group. The presentation of Maryland Symphony Orchestra is sponsored by First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union and by Mrs. Bernice A. Friedland, Ms. Janice S. Keene, Mr. Bill Mandicott and Dr. Lea Messman-Mandicott, the Honorable Mary Beth Pirolozzi, Mr. Victor S. Rezendes and Mr. John E. Minnich, Ms. Sandra K. Saville, Mr. Nicholas J. Scarpelli and Ms. Tama S. Scarpelli, and Mr. Douglas Schwab and Mrs. Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab. The engagement of Carol of the King is co-sponsored by the Enordo “Moose” Arnone Family and by Anonymous in recognition of the Western Maryland Health System Hospice Program. The presentations of René Marie and Banda Magda are sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Peter Halmos. The presentation of Russian National Ballet is sponsored by Dr. Julianne Ferris and Mr. Daniel F. McMullen, Jr. The presentation of Songs of Ireland is sponsored by the Lewis J. Ort Library in observation of Irish-American Heritage Month.

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1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 5 6 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 7 Appalachian Festival Capstone Concert Kaia Kater Special Guests: Anna & Elizabeth Saturday, Sept. 15 | 7:30 PM Frostburg Palace Theatre, 31 E. Main St., Frostburg

This engagement of Kaia Kater is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. As a Montreal born Grenadian-Canadian, Kaia Kater grew up between two worlds: one her family’s deep ties to folk music; the other the years she spent learning and studying Appalachian music in the USA. Her old-time banjo-picking skills, deft arrangements, and songwriting abilities have landed her in the spotlight in North America and the UK, garnering critical acclaim from outlets such as NPR, CBC Radio, Rolling Stone, BBC Music, and No Depression. Kaia started her career early, crafting her first EP Old Soul (2013) when she was just out of high school. Since then, she’s gone on to release two more , Sorrow Bound (2015) and Nine Pin (2016). Her most recent weaves between hard-hitting songs that touch on social issues like the Black Lives Matter movement (“Rising Down,” “Paradise Fell”) and more personal narratives speaking to life and love in the digital age (“Saint Elizabeth”). Nine Pin won a Canadian Folk Music Award and sent Kaia on an 18-month touring journey from Ireland to Iowa, including stops at The Kennedy Center, Hillside Festival and London’s O2 Arena. Kaia is currently working on her next album, due for release in early 2019. Anna & Elizabeth A collaboration between Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth Laprelle, the pair’s growing acclaim springs from a shared quartet of talents: Both are historians, storytellers, visual artists, and gifted, intuitive musicians—in combination, a groundbreaking approach. Inspired by the richness and tradition of the music, Anna & Elizabeth gather songs and stories from archives and visits with elders. They bring these songs to life in performance with sparse, atmospheric arrangements using guitar, banjo, fiddle, and the uncanny blend of their voices in close harmony. They accompany their songs with stories—of the lyrics, of the singer, of the quest to learn the song—and they illustrate them in mesmerizing fashion. The two revive the old scrolling picture show, dubbed “crankies”—intricate picture-scrolls illustrating the old songs they sing, which they create in tandem with papercuts, shadow puppets, prints, and embroidered fabric. Anna & Elizabeth met in 2011, and their work has brought them to stages across the world, including the Atlanta Museum of Modern Art; folk festivals in Brooklyn, the Yukon, Chicago, Maine, and Uzbekistan; residencies at universities; summer traditional music schools; and small theaters and folk clubs across the U.S. and U.K. Anna Roberts-Gevalt is a voracious and curious musician who nestles in the space between ancient ballads and new sounds. After spending years in Baltimore’s underground art scene, she now resides in Brooklyn, NY. She fell in love with the sound of banjo in college, moved to the mountains, and learned with master musicians in Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina. She has been a fellow at the Berea College Traditional Music Archive and OneBeat (Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation); three years artistic director of Kentucky’s traditional music institute, the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School; and co-curator of Baltimore’s Crankie Festival. She is a summer 2017 fellow at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, and recently studied in a workshop with Meredith Monk. Elizabeth LaPrelle is a world-renowned ballad singer who resides on a farm in Rural Retreat, VA. The student of master singer Ginny Hawker and National Heritage Fellow Sheila Kay Adams, LaPrelle was the first recipient of the Henry Reed Award from the Library of Congress at age 16, and won the 2012 Mike Seeger Award at Folk Alliance International. She has been hailed as “the best young Appalachian ballad singer to emerge in recent memory” by UK’s fRoots Magazine. “...plaintive, mesmerizing...writes and performs with the skill of a folk-circuit veteran...” –Rolling Stone “You want some authenticity in your folk music or bluegrass – I give you Kaia Kater.” – John Apice, No Depression “....Kater’s music is somehow ancient and brand new at the same time.” –Tom Power, CBC Radio 2 “Sorrow Bound is a remarkably assured debut album which both honours tradition and declares Kater’s credentials as a distinctive, original artist.” –Steve Hunt, fRoots Magazine UK “I have just seen the Ola Belle Reed of the 21st Century.” –Art Menius, No Depression Social Media Links: The ArtsCentre Carrboro, NC Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kaiakatermusic Twitter - @kaiakater

1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 7 An Evening With LeAnn Rimes Grammy Winner Saturday, Sept. 22 | 7:30 PM Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall, Lane University Center The presentation of LeAnn Rimes is sponsored by Weimer Automotive Group

Biography LeAnn Rimes is an internationally acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning . Globally, she has sold more than 44 million units, won two Grammy® Awards; 12 Billboard Music Awards; two World Music Awards; three Academy of Awards; one Country Music Association Award and one Dove Award. At 14, Rimes won "Best New Artist” making her the youngest recipient of a Grammy® Award. LeAnn recently inked a worldwide deal with RCA UK who recently released her 16th studio album, Remnants. The album dropped on February 3, 2017 in the U.S. and debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s Independent Album Chart and peaked at No. 3 on iTunes ® overall charts in its first week. The first single to release in the U.S., “Long Live Love” is has peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Chart.

She had her first national hit at age 13 with the 1996 release of Blue, which remained at the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s country albums chart for more than three months. 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Blue. Out of the 42 singles she has released throughout her expansive career, LeAnn’s song “”, ranks #4 on Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time: Hot 100 Songs,” and it holds the record for being the second longest charting song ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 15 of her multi-genre singles are top-10 hits, including “Can't Fight the Moonlight”, which went #1 in 11 countries. She had a hand in penning every song on her 2007’s release Family, which received two GRAMMY nominations. Her last album with Curb Records, Spitfire, was released in June 2013 and was immediately a critics darling, debuting at #9 on Billboard’s Top Country Album chart and #4 on iTunes. An album of greatest hits dance remixes, Dance Like You Don’t Give A ....Greatest Hits Remixes, released the summer of 2014 and went to #1 on the iTunes Dance chart. In 2015, LeAnn released her third Christmas album titled, , which is a follow up to her 2014 album, One Christmas.

LeAnn has long-supported a variety of charity organizations including the National Psoriasis Foundation, DAV (Disabled American Veterans), The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, Stand Up For Kids as well as The Trevor Project. She most recently began her work with the Friend Movement, an anti-bullying organization and will be honored this spring with the “Ally of Equality” Award by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) celebrating her 20 years supporting the LGBTQ community.

8 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 9 “Remnants” Album Biography

When you hear LeAnn Rimes’ voice on ‘The Story’ or indeed any of her new epic album ‘Remnants’, you feel it’s the voice of a woman who knows. A woman who knows love, a woman who knows fear, a woman who has come out on the other side, a woman who’s made sense of herself, a woman who’s fallen apart and put herself back together again. You feel her strength as her rich, beautiful voice curls around you. She gets inside your head and your heart.

LeAnn is now 33. Her skin is radiant, hair long, blonde, tousled. She has the air of a woman who’s always been a grownup. Her first album ‘Blue’ went multi-platinum. She was only 13, but always poised, grace and wisdom way beyond her years. Now we see playful. Now we see a woman who’s found the child in herself as well as the smarts. ‘The Story’ was a song she’d always loved ever since she first heard it. It’s a love song but it’s also about self-acceptance, coming into your own skin. “We’ve all got parts of our story we want to run from. We all have stories that we don’t want people to read out loud and mine have all been read out loud and highlighted,” she laughs, letting it all go. “It makes sense for where I am in my life to sing this song. I’ve been 20 years in the industry. There are bits of me that I’ve shed. Now I’m at the point where I’m owning it all. I’m seeing the reasons why everything happened the way it did.” 20 years is a long time. She was always an old soul. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi and grew up in Garland, Texas, the only child of Wilbur Rimes and Belinda Butler. “I had a very vivid imagination. When I was performing over 20 years ago, I would try to get into the roles of the songs to make them real in a way that no one of my age could really have experienced. Somehow I understood what I was singing about and now I am allowing myself to have the fun and the younger experiences that I didn’t have then. Authenticity is super important to me and hope that is what comes through in my music and in my everyday life.”

As the tracks unfold, LeAnn gives a new side of herself, a new piece. Parts of her that we’ve never seen before. ‘Love Line’ is a song written about her stepsons. “I had never seen too many songs written about the relationship between a step parent and a step child. There are many kinds of Love Lines. My closest “family” to me are not blood so we are not connected by a blood line but by a Love Line.” LeAnn married actor Eddie Cibrian in 2011. Her 9-year-old step son heard the song the other day and he said ‘I get that.’ The older step son is 13. They are both totally accepting. “There is a stereotype of how stepparents are that we’ve had in our society for years but the relationship I have with these kids is amazing. There is an amazing love there.”

And just when you feel your breath’s been taken away by the sheer beauty and emotional impact of her voice, you hear ‘How to Kiss a Boy’. It’s a story that any woman can relate to, how you fall in love, how you love to be in love and then how love destroys you. It’s about giving everything you have and wishing you hadn’t and then you learn, ‘One more on the cheek this time. That’s how to kiss. How to kiss a boy.’ LeAnn says “There’s every stage of love in that song. From infatuation, to heartbreak and making the choice to say goodbye. It’s probably one of the most well written songs I’ve ever heard.”

1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 9 From the poignancy of ‘How to Kiss a Boy’ we go to ‘Outrageous Love’. It’s anthemic, it’s packed with passion and desire as she sings, “I want a soul so deep even the oceans drown.” You feel the depth of that soul – deeper than the oceans. The line ‘Outrageous Love’ was inspired by a funeral. A husband talked about his wife in the eulogy and said they had an outrageous love. It’s also one of the hardest songs to sing. It opens my voice up to a certain place and then it’s very hard to get back down. You have to warm it up to get to the sweet spot.” How she sings the song is an interesting metaphor. It’s to do with her relationship with control. She wants to control her voice but nothing else. She doesn’t want to reign herself in, she lets herself go. “I let myself be scared and more vulnerable. I’m letting emotion talk more than I ever have. I want to outrageously sing.”

“The album is about epic love. We stripped it all down and then we experimented with pieces of soul, rock, country, gospel and blues in any fashion we felt inclined to. The only way I can explain the last 20 years – they’ve been from the outside in. I had people to please, contracts I had to make sure fit into this box or that box. But over the last couple of years, it started coming from the inside out. There are pieces of me that I’m really in touch with. It’s me and I’m not trying to please anything but that voice inside. When I was younger, I loved doing country, then I loved doing country fusion. Then pop and so on. The industry was like that. You listen to country stations or you listen to pop stations. Now it’s intertwined and people receive music in a different way. So we set out hopefully to try to make something timeless and not a genre of music. I wanted songs just to come out that my voice wanted to sing.”

All her life she’s loved the great voices. The freedom of Janis Joplin, the control of Patsy Cline and now she embodies both of them. “I feel like a walking contradiction. I have to be strong and at the same time I have to be vulnerable to feel it.” Never more so than when she sings ‘Mother’. “When we wrote the song I didn’t feel I could get to the place with my mother. Maybe when you write a song you grow into them but it’s true, now I understand certain things about my mom. Now I know she was doing the best she could. I know she was trying to protect me from the world and its craziness. My mom lost me to the world when I was 12 and that’s not normal. My parents went through a divorce. I know that they were doing their best. I gave my mother this song on Mother’s Day she said, ‘I’ve been waiting so long for this. It’s the best gift ever.’ “I’m sure a lot of people will relate to the song. It’s very healing to us both, for me to be able to say these things to my Mom.”

‘’ is about acceptance. It’s an anthem to all kinds of love. “I hope it resonates with my LGBTQ fans. I have never understood why we are not treated the same in society. Why we are not treated equally. We are all humans. Love is non-judgmental. I try and extend grace and love to everyone. Once you start to love yourself it’s easier to do that.”

10 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 11 ‘Remnants’ is the title track of the album. “I wrote it from the perspective that this is the strength of the record and the strength of who I am. If you want to run a marathon, put this song on and it will pump you up.” Even when she talks, it sounds like a song. “There are little pieces of me that are falling apart and falling away. What pieces do I keep to build the next part of my journey and what do I let go? Let’s go to this place. Let’s find what I can’t do anymore. Let’s figure out where my strength is, let’s find out how strong I am and believe it. ‘Remnants’ usually has a negative connotation-those pieces that are left over. But this is about deciding what bits of myself I want to keep.”

As an example of what has to go and what can be kept, she reconnected with the songwriter Diane Warren, the writer of two of her biggest hits, ‘How do I Live? And Can’t Fight the Moonlight’ for the song ‘I Couldn’t Do That to Me’. “We’ve had a long history together and singing this beautiful song feels like the circle completes.”

“I’m trying to find a balance between the physical, the mental and the emotional. These days I love working out and taking care of myself. Self-care is something I have not had in my life. I’ve always been taking care of other people. The fact I have learned how to do that has been interesting.”

You can feel that. You listen to her voice and you feel the love. You see a woman taken apart, put back together but in a new, emotionally thrilling way.

1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 11 12 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 CATAPULT: The Amazing Magic of Shadow Dance Tuesday, Oct. 2 | 7:30 PM Drama Theatre, Pealer Performing Arts Center

As Howie Mandel put it: “Catapult Entertainment has been CATAPULTED!”

Millions of people were amazed by the company and fell in love with our four network television presentations on the number one hit show America’s Got Talent. Howard Stern bowed to us and called us a “million dollar act,” Heidi Klum still has a crush on us, and Mel B wanted our bodies! Offers to perform overwhelmed us like a tidal wave.

CATAPULT has been touring worldwide ever since. We have performed live for the royal family in Saudi Arabia, wowed audiences in Geneva, Stockholm, Vilnius – Lithuania, Lagos Nigeria, Monte Carlo, Lincoln Center in New York and of course Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, CATAPULT has grown a devoted audience in Germany which has commissioned extensive touring for the fourth year in a row. Each year our touring has grown until now we are doing 4 months and over 88 shows all over the country. Italy has also become a hot spot for CATAPULT and we just completed our third season of touring all over the country there with more than 10,000 people flocking to see the company. Plans are underway already for another tour of Italy and even more extensive touring in Spain, France and England next year.

CATAPULT has provided shadow choreography for an original musical bound for Broadway next season and continues to create new work and to innovate within the genre. No other company has our proprietary technology for creating color shadows and our dance “Angel Heart” is unlike anything else out there. Many major corporations have hired CATAPULT to represent their brand and tell their story. Here is a list of just some of them: Bridgestone Tires, Girl Scouts USA, John Deere Tractor, William Raveis Realty, Project Hope, YMCA, Pfizer Pharmaceutical, Eli Lily Pharmaceutical, Abbot Pharmaceutical, National Association of Homebuilders (the biggest convention of its kind in the world), Ultimate Software, UPS and many more.

We were recently a special guest on the television show, Italia’s Got Talent and our other Television and film credits include four network appearances on America’s Got Talent, several films for internet and appearances by the company’s director, Adam Battelstein, on Good Morning America, The Today show, The Conan O’Brien show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and the 2007 Academy Awards.

There is no question that CATAPULT is a rising star with a bright future and the premiere company of its kind in the world.

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Thank You

CHARTWELLS FSU OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS CES ADVISORY BOARD AND MEDIA RELATIONS Dr. Julianne K. Ferris CITY OF FROSTBURG Liz Medcalf Dr. Peter Halmos Ann Townsell Janice Keene COMMUNITY TRUST FOUNDATION Joni Smith Dr. Greg Latta Candis Johnson Rebecca McClarran CUMBERLAND JAZZ SOCIETY Victor Rezendes FSU OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES Jo Wilson THE ENORDO “MOOSE” Alicia White (ex officio) ARNONE FAMILY FSU OFFICE OF PRINTING SERVICES CES STUDENT PRODUCTION TEAM EVERGREEN HERITAGE CENTER FSU OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ARTIST RELATIONS SPONSORED PROJECTS Perry Beachum DR. JULIANNE K. FERRIS & Aaron Hoel Kaelan Keller MR. DANIEL F. MCMULLEN, JR. David Webb Brianna Puryear FIRST PEOPLES COMMUNITY FSU OFFICE OF STUDENT CUSTOMER SERVICE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ACTIVITIES AND FRATERNITY AND Haley Beck SORORITY LIFE Rebecca Bensavage MRS. BERNICE FRIEDLAND Bethany Bloom FSU WOODWARD D. PEALER Katie Pinkowski FROSTBURG FIRST PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Emily Yanky Conrad Maust FSU APPALACHIAN FESTIVAL CES VOLUNTEER STAFF FSU PRESIDENT Lark Anderson FSU FOUNDATION Dr. Ronald Nowaczyk Donna Barry Linda Brumage FSU DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC DR. & MRS. PETER HALMOS JoAnn Condry Sharon Derlan FSU DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT & MS. JANICE S. KEENE Jeanette Dreibelbis COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT STAFF Becky Goldsworthy MR. BILL MANDICOTT & DR. LEA Joan Martin FSU DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS MESSMAN-MANDICOTT Mary Jo Price Dr. Tom Bowling Karen Reidler THE HONORABLE MARY BETH Riitta Routhier FSU DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE PIROLOZZI Peggy Thomas AND DANCE Alicia White MR. VICTOR S. REZENDES & Jamie Winters FSU LANE UNIVERSITY CENTER MR. JOHN E. MINNICH Pete Wotring CENTRALIZED TECHNICAL CREW MS. SANDRA K. SAVILLE WFWM-FM FSU LEWIS J. ORT LIBRARY Chuck Dicken MR. NICHOLAS J. SCARPELLI & FSU MARKETING AND DESIGN MS. TAMA S. SCARPELLI WEIMER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP FSU OFFICE OF ENROLLMENT MR. DOUGLAS SCHWAB & MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL MANAGEMENT MRS. BETSEY HURWITZ-SCHWAB Wray Blair MID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION Lisa Fey UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 15 Arts Beyond the Stage Arts for the School Day FSU Department of Theatre and Dance From Sea to Sky: An Adventure in Art and Science DATES AND TIMES TBA Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall, Lane University Center Children immerse themselves in a series of fun, hands-on learning experiences that expand upon the magical performance of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Mairzy Yost-Rushton, This program is presented through a Director partnership with the Evergreen Heritage Center. Learning Stations True Colors Students create a three-dimensional Edward that reflects his soul before and WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, NOV. 7 & 8 | 10 AM after his metamorphosis. FRIDAY, NOV. 9 | 10 AM & 12:30 PM Undersea Adventure Pealer Recital Hall, Pealer Performing Arts Center Students use dance improvisation while Attention teachers! We invite you to bring your students to a delightful exploring an undersea-style setting. school-day performance. Starry, Starry Night Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china. He is vain and self- Students learn to identify Polaris, the North centered with no interest in anyone other than himself. On an ocean voyage, Star, and how to use geometry and the Edward is accidentally thrown overboard and sinks to the bottom of the sea. constellations as a guide. So begins his journey – a journey over which he has no control, for he is a toy rabbit. As years pass, Edward meets many different people in many different Space is limited. Teachers, please contact situations. Through this miraculous journey, he learns what it is to love, what [email protected] for daytime it is to lose that love and how to find the courage to love again. performance reservations and From Sea to Sky: An Adventure in Art and Science Curriculum connections: Communication and Language Arts, Literature- participation availability. Based, Relationships and Family. Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., of Woodstock, Ill. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane was originally commissioned, developed and produced at Childsplay in Tempe, Ariz. David P. Saar, artistic director; Steve Martin, managing director.

16 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 17 Arts for Enrichment Hambone and Body Percussion Workshop With Kaia Kater SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 | 4 PM | FSU UPPER QUAD As part of the 13th annual Appalachian Festival Coffin of the Dave Matthews Band and Wooten of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones lead a master class with FSU Department of Music students. Community members are welcome to observe. Space is limited; reserve space at 301.687.3137 or [email protected]. Master Class With Jeff Coffin and Roy “Futureman” Wooten WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17 | Time and Location TBD Coffin and Ross of the Dave Matthews Band lead a master class with FSU Department of Music students. Community members are welcome to observe. Space is limited; reserve space at 301.687.3137 or [email protected]. Maryland Symphony Orchestra Prélude SUNDAY, NOV. 11 | 1 PM Pealer Recital Hall, Pealer Performing Arts Center Before the performance of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, join musical director Elizabeth Schulze for a lively discussion about the works to be performed. Prélude is free and open to all ticket holders. Celebrating Irish-American Heritage Month MARCH 2019 | Lobby, FSU Lewis J. Ort Library The Ort Library highlights the Great Hunger that affected Ireland from 1845-1852, and shares the contributions Irish immigrants made to the United States in a display from the library’s collections. Offstage Series With WFWM CES joins forces with Frostburg State University’s own WFWM-FM. After select performances, WFWM station director Chuck Dicken joins the artists onstage for fun, interactive discussion with ticket holders. Post-performance Discussions IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCES René Marie FRIDAY, FEB. 15 Banda Magda FRIDAY, APRIL 5 Christian Sands Trio THURSDAY, APRIL 25

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As an arts supporter, you recognize the importance of the arts to the vitality of our community and the education of our children. Annual support provides the foundation for all that we do, allowing us to maintain the quality and diversity of our programming as we strive to:

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We invite you to show your support by becoming a CES member. As a member, you will receive an array of benefits, including advance ticketing opportunities, special receptions, discounts, reserved parking and more. You will also have the satisfaction of knowing that you play a vital role in keeping the arts thriving in Western Maryland and the tri-state region. Membership is a great way to connect with CES while supporting the arts in our region.

(These represent basic annual membership levels; any amount greater CES Membership Levels than the Encore level automatically ensures membership benefits.) Advocate – $100 Friend – $30 • Assigned parking space during CES performances • 10% off most General Public ticket prices • CES Artist tote bag • Invitations to Friends Only receptions • Plus, all Ambassador-level benefits Ambassador – $60 Encore – $250 • 20% off General Public ticket price • Invitation to meet the artist and enjoy backstage tours • Early-bird VIP code to purchase prior to public sales • Invitation to special dinners • Plus, all Friend-level benefits • Photograph and autograph opportunities with the artist • Plus, all Advocate-level benefits Did You Know … ? • Ticket sale revenue accounts for only 20% of the shows’ cost. • Thousands of area school children experience CES programming each year. • Educational programs like masterclasses and lectures are presented free of charge to the community. • Students gain valuable hands-on experience working with professional touring artists. • CES members purchase tickets prior to public sales and receive a 10-20% discount based on level of membership. If you opt to decline the 10-20% ticket discount, your entire membership will be receipted as tax-deductible by the FSU Foundation, Inc.

Become a Member and Donor • Visit www.frostburg.edu/makeagift and designate “I would like my gift to benefit Cultural Events Series.” • Complete the pledge/donor card and return by mail or at ticket purchase. • Match your gift through a company match. Visit www.frostburg.edu/match to determine if your company will match your contribution.

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For more information about membership and gifts to CES, please contact: For more information about the Bill Mandicott FSU Foundation, please contact: Assistant Vice President, FSU Foundation, Inc. Student and Community Involvement 301.687.4161 301.687.4411 101 Braddock Road Room 213, Lane University Center Frostburg, MD 21532-2303 Email: [email protected] Web: foundation.frostburg.edu Web: www.frostburg.edu/waystogive

1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 19 20 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 21 Building Involvement Stay connected to what’s happening. CES offers several ways to become more Meet the Staff involved with the arts. Bill Mandicott Assistant Vice President, Volunteer Student and Community Involvement • Volunteering gets you inside the world of professional performing arts. See how things work and meet the people who make it happen. Share the experience with many others who devote their time to theatre, the arts and the community. • Volunteer opportunities include usher, ticket scanner and Melanie Moore office assistant. Associate Director • Volunteer training sessions are provided to ensure you are comfortable with your duties. • Volunteer applications are available at the box office or online at ces.frostburg.edu/volunteer.

Staying in Touch Joel Hoover • Inspiring Audiences newsletters are emailed monthly. This Production Services newsletter offers behind-the-scenes information about Coordinator upcoming performances and artists, as well as highlights of CES professional and student staff. We also include links to photos and other information about the arts in our world. • Share your thoughts and opinions on event surveys. • Social media sites provide several options for Donna Briner communicating and sharing your arts experiences. Customer Service/ Like “CES at Frostburg State University” Box Office Manager on FACEBOOK. Follow “CES at Frostburg State University” on PINTEREST.

Subscribe to “CESatFSU” Susan Manger on YOUTUBE. Grants and Assessment • Visit our website at ces.frostburg.edu for performance Associate photos and updates. • Give us your email address to receive information regarding EMAIL US AT: parking suggestions, restaurant options, traffic conflicts and [email protected] other relevant updates prior to each performance. [email protected]

Student & Community Involvement CES is a program of Student & Community Involvement Student & Community Involvement builds community and empowers students to achieve personal and academic excellence through distinctive co-curricular programs, services and experiential learning opportunities.

1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 21 2018-2019 Members and Donors Recorded as of 8-16-2018

FRIEND ADVOCATE SPONSORS Carl Belt Yvonne Beal The Enordo “Moose” Arnone Family Donna and Jim Briner Dr. Julianne Ferris and AMBASSADOR Leslie and Ellen Broadwater Mr. Daniel F. McMullen, Jr. Donna Barry Corlista Crowe First Peoples Community Federal Angelo Bucchino Daniel McMullen Credit Union David Geremia Michael Murtagh Mrs. Bernice A. Friedland Sharon Mike LeeAnn O’Brien and Scott Riley Dr. and Mrs. Peter Halmos Richard and Dorothy Pesta Shaila Pai Ms. Janice S. Keene Francine Reynolds Valerie Vrieze The Lewis J. Ort Library in Susan Sekella Brian and Valerie Westfall observation of Irish-American Heritage Month ENCORE Mr. Bill Mandicott and Ruth Maxfield Dr. Lea Messman-Mandicott Mary Jane and Martin Plummer The Honorable Mary Beth Pirolozzi Mr. Victor S. Rezendes and Mr. John E. Minnich DONORS Ms. Sandra K. Saville Carl Belt Mr. Nicholas J. Scarpelli and Janet Knisley Ms. Tama S. Scarpelli William Mandicott Mr. Douglas Schwab and Mary Jane Plummer Mrs. Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab Victor Rezendes Weimer Automotive Group Anonymous donor in recognition of Western Maryland Health System Hospice Program

22 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 23 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 23 EMERGENCY EXIT NOTICE: For your own safety, look for your nearest exit. In the event of an emergency, walk, DO NOT RUN to the nearest exit.

FSU is committed to making all of its programs, services and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. To request accommodation through the ADA Compliance Office, call 301.687.4102 or use a Voice Relay Operator at 1.800.735.2258.

Frostburg State University is a smoke-free campus.

24 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 PROTECTING THE WILDEST JUNGLES ON THE PLANET.

MAIN STREET. PRESCHOOL. THE PLAYGROUND. The environment isn’t just some far off place. It’s the lawn under our feet, the food on our plate, and the air we breathe. To learn more, go to NRDC.org. And help protect the jungle creatures in your backyard.

Because the environment is everywhere.