Calvert County
CSM Barbershop Concert. 3 p.m. Nov. 5. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Southern Mix is a men's barbershop chorus that rehearses at CSM's La Plata Campus. Membership is open to community members throughout Southern Maryland and music majors studying for credit. Tickets $5 in advance, $7 day of the concert. bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828, www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/barbershop-chorus/index.
CSM Ward Virts Concert Series: Jacques Wieciech, countertenor. 3 p.m. Nov. 13. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Limited seating. Free. rfleming@csmd.edu, 443-550-6011, www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/ward-virts-series/index.
Charles County
CSM Piscataway Connections Exhibit Opening Ceremony. 6-8 p.m. Nov. 2. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Center for Business and Industry (BI) Building, Room 113, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Join CSM as it celebrates the opening of the Piscataway Connections Exhibit in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. The ceremony will feature Piscataway Conoy Tribal Dancers and Drum. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be featured 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 3-4 in BI Room 124. View unique tribal artifacts. Contact mmaddox2@csmd.edu, 301-934-7659.
CSM Piscataway Connections Exhibit Speaker Series. 2:30-4 p.m. Nov. 3. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Center for Business and Industry (BI) Building, Room 104, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Join CSM as it celebrates Native American Heritage Month. Mel Proctor will review Piscataway Conoy history from the time of contact with Europeans to today. Brenda Harley will introduce attendees to various factors involved in Piscataway Conoy Indian history. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be featured 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 3-4 in BI Room 124. View unique tribal artifacts. Contact mmaddox2@csmd.edu, 301-934-7659.
CSM Main Stage Theatre. “Pinocchio.” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 and 17; 8 p.m. Nov. 11, 12 and 18; and 2 p.m. Nov. 19. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Building, Theater, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Tickets $15 adults, $12 seniors/military with ID and youth of high school age and younger. “Pinocchio” is an original musical based off of Carlo Collodi's classic fairy tale of the puppet who wanted to become a real boy. bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828, www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/theatre-and-dance/.
CSM Winter Productions Auditions. 6-8 p.m. Nov. 14-15. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Building, Theater, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. CSM will hold auditions for those 8 and older for its winter productions, including Children's Theatre's “A Wrinkle in Time” and “Knuffle Bunny,” Cause Theatre's “The Library/The Amish Project” and Main Stage Theatre's “Blood Relations.” Performers should prepare a one-minute monologue and prepare 16 bars of a song with music for the accompanist. Come dressed to move. Performances will take place between Jan. 26 and March 11, 2017. Visit www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/theatre-and-dance/auditions/index.
CSM Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery. “Impermanence of Knowledge.” Nov. 14 – Dec. 8, College of Southern Maryland, Fine Arts Center, Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Exhibition will feature the photography of Gregory T. Davis. The gallery is open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/visual-arts/hungerford-gallery/index.
CSM Main Stage Theatre. “Pinocchio”. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17; 8 p.m. Nov. 18; and 2 p.m. Nov. 19. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Building, Theater, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Tickets $15 adults, $12 seniors/military with ID and youth of high school age and younger. “Pinocchio” is an original musical based off of the classic fairy tale by Carlo Collodi of the puppet who wanted to become a real boy. bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828, www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/theatre-and-dance/.
St. Mary's County
CSM Night of Engineering. 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 3. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus Auditorium, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Night of Engineering is an opportunity to get information about CSM's mechanical engineering and electrical engineering partnership with the University of Maryland College Park and Patuxent River Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. Contact Shadei Jones, pre-engineering coordinator, 301-934-7747. To register, visit http://stem.csmd.edu/events_night_of_engineering.html.
CSM Connections Literary Series: Rick Benjamin. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus Auditorium, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Rick Benjamin, former state poet of Rhode Island, will read his work. He has taught at Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design, the MFA Program in Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College, in many schools, and in community and assisted living centers – where he has “passed good time in the company of people who range in age from 6 to 96.” $3 in advance, $5 at the event, $3 with CSM Student ID. bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828, www.csmd.edu/calendar/arts/leonardtown/Poet-Rick-Benjamin.
CSM Chili Cook-Off. 2-4 p.m. Nov. 7. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus Lawn, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Students and faculty will enter their favorite chili in this contest. Samples and bowls will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the event will go to the Helping Hands Food Pantry. 240-725-5300, 301-934-2251.
Piscataway Nation Singers and Dancers. 3-4 p.m. Nov. 7. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus Lawn, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Join the Student Association for a popular performance by Piscataway Nation Singers and Dancers. 240-725-5300, 301-934-2251.
CSM Benny C. Morgan Recital Series. Hannah Baslee, mezzo-soprano. 8 p.m. Nov. 19. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus, Building A, Room 206, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Free. bxoffc@csmd.edu, 301-934-7828, www.csmd.edu/community/the-arts/music/benny-c-morgan-series/index.
CSM Connections Literary Magazine Publication Reading. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Center for Business and Industry, Rooms 103/104, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Contributors will read and discuss their published works. Free. 301-934-7864, www.csmd.edu/community/connections-literary-series/connections-readings/.