Auditions for The Nutcracker Scheduled July 25 at the Amoss Center

Harford Community College’s Harford Dance Theatre will hold auditions on Saturday, July 25, for male and female dancers and actors ages 8 through adult for the company’s annual production of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker.  Auditions will be held in the Amoss Center Dance Studio on the campus of Harford Technical High School.  Please enter through the side loading dock doors.  Dancers ages 8 to adult should wear appropriate dance wear such as leotards, tights, solid color skirt/shorts; bring all dance shoes to the audition. Read more...

Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College Receives Grant

The Maryland Humanities Council has awarded a grant of $9,750 to support an exhibit and related programming at the Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College.  The exhibit, which is titled “Voices of Change: Social Protest Through the Arts & Humanities,” will open on November 18 and close on April 22, 2016. Read more...

Nature Storybook Art at Eden Mill Nature Center

At Eden Mill Nature Center on June 23, 30 and July 7, 14 from 10AM-12PM (Except July 7 class will be held 12:30-2:30PM) for ages 5-10. 

Nature Storybook Art invites children to explore art activities with materials readily available in most homes and schools.  Each activity builds new awareness about books, illustrators, and their art techniques. Read more...

Five Years of Service Celebration

Saturday, June 13 from 8pm-midnight at Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) located at 206 Spesutia Road in Aberdeen.

Celebrating five years of service from Maryland to Liberia, West Africa, empowering young people to become educated citizens through the arts. Read more...

County Ballet Dance Studio Summer Classes

Ever thought about taking a dance class?

Our Adult Ballet classes begin with an absolute Beginner program to Professional. Also --- Adult Modern, Tap and Friday Noon Pilates.

Just try a drop-in class to see what it is like.

Come for a class, stay for a lifetime. Read more...

10th Anniversary of “Best In Show” Art + Design Exhibition at HCC

Marking the tenth anniversary of Student Purchase Awards from the Annual Art + Design Exhibition at the Chesapeake Gallery at Harford Community College, Jenna McDonnell’s “Cactus,” a pigment ink print, was awarded “Best in Show.”  Jurors Cristin Cash, Director of the Boyden Gallery, and Joe Lucchesi, Chair of the Art History Department, both at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, recommended McDonnell’s work to the Chesapeake Gallery Committee for purchase. Read more...

The Baltimore Sculptors 30th Anniversary Indoor/Outdoor Exhibition

The Liriodendron Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce a sculpture exhibit of the Baltimore Sculptors through May 17 at the Liriodendron Mansion, 502 W. Gordon St., Bel Air, MD 21014. 

Gallery hours are Sundays 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Read more...

Nature Storybook Art at Eden Mill Nature Center

At Eden Mill Nature Center on May 5 - “Fish Is Fish”, May 12 - “Inch By Inch”, May 19 - “Seven Blind Mice”, and May 26 - “Seashore Story” from 4:15-6:00pm for Ages 5-10. Read more...

Arts by the Bay Gallery Grand Opening Reception at New Location

Join us Friday April 24, 2015 for Arts by the Bay Gallery’s Opening Reception at their new location 307 St. John Street. Be part of our celebration as we join the historic downtown Havre de Grace Community. Read more...

HCC Receives Maryland Preservation Award for “Faces of Freedom”

The Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College was recognized with a Maryland Preservation Award for the “Faces of Freedom: The Upper Chesapeake, Maryland, and Beyond” exhibit and educational programming. The award, which was for the category of “Education & Community Engagement – Public Programming,” was presented by the Maryland Historical Trust in Annapolis.  Iris Leigh Barnes, Coordinator for the Hays-Heighe House, accepted the award on behalf of the College. Read more...

Sunday Afternoon Concert Series Features Pianist Chungwon Lydia Chung

Harford Community College is presenting “The Sound of Our Contemporary Fellows,” a concert featuring Pianist Chungwon Lydia Chung, on Sunday, April 12, at 3 PM, in the College’s Joppa Hall, Recital Hall #1. 

Dr. Chung has performed in distinguished summer festivals such as the New Millennium Piano Festival in Spain and Banff International Keyboard Festival in Canada. Read more...

Phoenix Festival Theater in Fiddler on the Roof at HCC

Phoenix Festival Theater, a community theater at Harford Community College, will perform Fiddler on the Roof in the Chesapeake Theater on Friday to Sunday, March 13-15 and 20-22.  On Friday and Saturday, performances begin at 7 PM; Sunday performances begin at 2 PM. The play will be directed by Richard Mahoney. Read more...

Nature Storybook Art for Homeschoolers at Eden Mill Nature Center

At Eden Mill Nature Center on March 11 - “Owl Moon”, March 18 - “Gilberto and the Wind”, March 25 – “Grandfather’s Journey” from 12:15-2:00 PM. For ages 5-12.

Explore art activities with materials readily available in most homes and schools. Each activity builds new awareness about books, illustrators, and their art techniques. Read more...

Timber! Cirque Alfonse is Coming to the Amoss Center

Don’t miss the chance to see Timber! Cirque Alfonse when they perform at the Amoss Center in Bel Air on Sunday, March 8 at 3 PM.  It’s a show the whole family will enjoy.   

Cirque Alfonse showcases the rich circus tradition of their native Quebec, blending theatre, live music, and folklore.  This incredibly talented troupe performs epic feats of log walking, hatchet juggling, saw jumping, and unbelievable acrobatics set to the toe-tapping sounds of traditional Quebecois music.  Join the cast for a post-performance Q and A about this innovative cirque experience. Read more...

Iota Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Donates Books to Library

(Belcamp, Maryland) The Iota Nu chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity made a generous donation of books to the Harford County Public Library at a ceremony held at the Abingdon Library recently. The Library accepted several copies of Brother Rohulamin Quander’s latest release, 50+ Omega Inspired Years: Tracing an Omega Legacy to 1931, to add to its collection. Read more...

Liriodendron Gallery Kicks Off 2015 Season

The Liriodendron Art Gallery begins an exciting new season with colorful and intriguing photographs of nature, Metamorphosis by Linnea L. Tober; a display of Japanese designed Temari Balls by Karen Heppen and Jennifer Weber; and opening of the Prehistoric Culture of the Northern Chesapeake, a permanent Native American exhibit in the historic ice house during the month of March. Read more...

Nominations Sought for 2015 Harford County Historic Preservation Awards

The Harford County Department of Planning and Zoning in conjunction with the Harford County Historic Preservation Commission is seeking nominations for the 2015 Historic Preservation Awards. As part of this year’s annual celebration, the Commission will present preservation awards to individuals and organizations whose contributions demonstrate outstanding achievements in historic preservation within Harford County. Awards will be presented in May in recognition of National Historic Preservation Month. Read more...

Winter Doldrums Concert and Art Exhibit at Harford Community College

Celebrate the arts at “The Winter Doldrums:  A Sunday Afternoon of Music and Fine Art,” the annual Harford Community College music faculty concert and fine art faculty art and photography exhibition.  The event will be held on Sunday, February 8, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Chesapeake Theater and Student Center on the HCC campus.  Read more...

HCC Alumnus Tim Torre Advanced to Finals in Irene Ryan Acting Competition

Tim Torre, a Harford Community College alumnus, advanced to semi-finals and to finals in the Irene Ryan Acting Competition at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.  Tim was nominated for his performance of CB in Dog Sees God, presented at HCC in February/March 2014. Read more...

Volunteers Wanted at Havre de Grace Maritime Museum

Do you have an interest in helping manage events, building exhibits, boat building, or educating people? We are interested in your talents. 

Our Environmental Center will be up and running soon and we are in need of individuals of any age --- teens and college students are welcome --- to contribute their expertise, knowledge, or just lend a helping hand as needed. Read more...