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SAVE THE DATE(S) for a Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in Kent County!

E(Ñ)E: Alianza para la Cultura y Comunidad Hispana, the Kent County Local Management Board, and the Kent Cultural Alliance Present:

Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month / Celebracion del mes de la Herencia Hispana

  • ARTE Y POESIA / Art & Poetry 
    Friday, September 8, 2023 – 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Raimond Cultural Center
    Paintings by Fredy Granillo, Poems by Iris Figueroa, Masks and Textiles of Latin America.
  • FIESTA LATINA
    Saturday, September 16, 2023
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Raimond Cultural Center, as part of Chestertown A&E District Art Walk, Talavera painting/display
    10 am – 12 noon – KIDSPOT (from Chestertown Riverarts) in the Gallery at Raimond Cultural Center, Talavera workshops for children.
    6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Fiesta Bailable y Comida Para la Venta / Dance Party & Food Trucks
    On Park Row in Chestertown, on the West Side of Fountain Park.  Free. DJ Amadeo!
  • DANZA Y CULTURA
    Saturday, September 30, 2023 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm at the Raimond Cultural Center

 

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KENT CULTURAL ALLIANCE ADDS MARLON SAUNDERS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

The Kent Cultural Alliance (KCA) has elected Marlon Saunders to its Board of Directors. KCA Director John Schratwieser warmly welcomed Saunders, stating, “Marlon’s talent and passion, honed over a 20-year collaboration, make him an ideal fit for our mission. These recent years of close collaboration convinced me he should join us, and I’m thrilled he said yes!”

Marlon Saunders is an accomplished composer, singer, producer, and playwright whose collaborations with various artists have included Michael Bublé, Sting, Angelique Kidjo, Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Shania Twain, Bobby McFerrin, and more.

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ARTIST FELLOWS RECEIVE ENCORE EXHIBIT WITH DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE

Friday, August 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm

The Kent Cultural Alliance is thrilled to announce the premiere of this Documentary, “LOOKING INWARD: Art & History in Kent County, Maryland”, on Friday, August 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm as a Pre-Opening Event for the 2023 Legacy Day Weekend with Sumner Hall.   The screening will be held at the Vincent and Leslie Prince Raimond Cultural Center and will be followed by a reception and viewing of the work associated with the Fellowship, and conversations with our five participating artists.  The artists: Bogey, Allen Johnson, Jason Patterson, Mike Pugh, and Gordon Wallace will share again their work sparked by this partnership.  The media for these works are portraiture in pastels, photographs, digital art, oils & acrylic, and ceramics.

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ISAAC Goes to Washington!

KCA announces that ISAAC, by Marlon Saunders, is heading to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for an invited workshop residency through the REACH Social Impact Theater development project.

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