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Summer Delights



I’m so excited to be a part of this venture. Here’s this season’s schedule from Merriweather Park in Symphony Woods. Print it out and put it on your fridge, folks. Circle your favorites.

 Announcing the 2019 Season! (All dates subject to change)

 May 24th Arias & Ales with Baltimore Concert Opera and Jailbreak Brewing Company

 May 25th, 26th, 27th The FantasyWood Festival with Manneqart Inc., Circus Siren Pod, and Magic Under Glass Musical

 June 2nd Chrysalis Cabaret: Lavenia Nesmith

 June 15th Chrysalis Kids Dance Party on the Chrysalis with Julia Jackson McCready

 June 23rd Chrysalis Kids The Uncle Devin Show

 June 29th Chrysalis Kids Sonia De los Santos

 June 30th Columbia Orchestra Summer Pops Concert

 July 12th Chrysalis Cabaret Nikki Lerner

 July 13th Chrysalis Kids Barry Polisar

 July 14th  Chrysalis Kids Dance Party on the Chrysalis with Julia Jackson McCready

 August 4th Chrysalis Kids Mr. Jon and Friends

 August 4th Chrysalis Cabaret Steve Washington

 August 10th  Chrysalis Kids DLC Beat Bugs

 August 24th Chrysalis Cabaret Columbia Jazz Band

 September Heritage Film Festival

 October 13th Downtown Columbia Mini Maker Faire

 If you want to know more about any of these events, go to the Inner
Arbor Trust website and then click on Events. Tickets are available 
through Eventbrite, and many events are free. 

 There’s going to be a lot going on in town arts-wise this summer: the usual, the unusual, and the exceptional. The Inner Arbor Trust is a part of a multi-faceted arts community that includes events from the Columbia Association, Howard Hughes Corporation, the Downtown Columbia Partnership, Howard County Rec and Parks, Columbia Festival of the Arts, Toby’s/CCTA, and, of course,  Merriweather . At a preview of summer arts experiences County Executive Calvin Ball asserted that the arts are important because they make us whole.

 I couldn’t agree more.

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