CES at Frostburg State University

Tickets are now on sale for the CES 2024-25 season of international arts events!

Purchase online: https://tinyurl.com/yc22jdcw

The University Box Office in FSU’s Lane University Center will open for in-person and phone purchases on Monday, Aug. 26. Visit ces.frostburg.edu for more information.

CES is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org) and receives financial support from the Allegany Arts Council and the City of Frostburg.

CES presents Appalatin as the Frostburg State University Appalachian Festival Capstone Concert on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 PM in the historic Frostburg Palace Theatre.

Adult $15 | FSU Employee/Military/Youth $13.50 | FSU Student FREE
TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/muzh6txz

Appalatin’s foot-stomping, hip-swinging sound unites Appalachian folk and high-energy Latin music. Their all-acoustic performances feature traditional guitar, mandolin and upright bass merged with charango, indigenous Andean flutes, hand percussion, harmonica and vocal harmonies, bringing pure joy to listeners of all ages.

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Tickets are now on sale for the CES 2024-25 season!

Purchase online: https://frostburgtix.universitytickets.com/w/default.aspx?cid=167

CES is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org) and receives financial support from the Allegany Arts Council and the City of Frostburg.

Prepare to dance! Our 2024-24 season opens with a FREE outdoor performance of exhilarating music from the soul of Puerto Rico with four-time Grammy-nominated ensemble Plena Libre.

Friday, September 7 | 4 PM | FSU Clocktower Quad

This engagement of Plena Libre is made possible in part through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Plena Libre is presented in partnership with the Department of Student Engagement.

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Join us at the Canal Place Festival Grounds at 7 PM this evening, Thursday, August 8, for a free Levitt AMP Cumberland Music Series performance from New York-based group Fantastic Cat.

https://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/levittampcumberland/

Tibetan Monks of the Mystical Arts of Tibet From Drepung Loseling Monastery
Mandala Sand Painting
Tuesday, April 29, through Saturday, May 3, 2025
Allegany Arts Council, 123-125 Baltimore St., Cumberland

This five-day residency is presented in partnership with the Allegany Arts Council.

Join us at the Frostburg Palace Theatre on Friday, April 11, to experience the rollicking excitement of blues, funk, jazz, shuffles and New Orleans-style street beats with charismatic jazz trumpeter, vocalist and composer Jumaane Smith, whose original compositions and spirited renditions of nostalgic standards like “When You’re Smiling,” “St. James Infirmary” and “You’re Nobody Until Somebody Loves You” will create an intimate evening of exhilarating entertainment.

Adult $20 | FSU Employee/Military/Youth $18 | FSU Student FREE
TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/jca3rtwa

This engagement of Jumaane Smith is made possible through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Cahoots NI arrives from Belfast, Northern Ireland on Sunday, March 30, 2025, with "The Vanishing Elephant," which was named a New York Times Critic's Pick in 2023.

Adult $20 | FSU Employee/Military $18 | Youth $15 | FSU Student FREE
TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/mtysxbax

Opu, a young boy in Bengal, dreams of one day becoming an elephant trainer. When he befriends Janu, an Asian elephant, their friendship is the first step on an adventure so huge, it spans decades and continents.

On their separate paths they face many challenges – fearsome encounters, stormy seas and strange new worlds.

Years in the future, Opu, now an old man, hears that world famous magician Harry Houdini will vanish an elephant, live on stage in New York City. Could it really be Janu, Opu’s old friend, so far from home? He too must bravely make the long journey into the unknown to find out.

Inspired by true events, this moving story of love, belonging and what it means to be “home” comes to life through large-scale “Warhorse”-style puppetry – including a baby elephant, a young adult elephant, a fully grown adult elephant and a tiger – original music, authentic dance and magical illusion.

This moving story of friendship, belonging and one incredible journey from Bengal to the bright lights of Broadway, presented by Cahoots NI from Belfast, Northern Ireland, was named a Critics Pick in the New York Times, which hailed it an “alluring spectacle.”

The Maryland Symphony Orchestra presents a romantic evening of symphonic masterworks on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2025.

Elizabeth Schulze, Conductor | Chaeyoung Park, Piano

The Program
F***y Mendelssohn Hensel | Overture in C Major
Camille Saint-Saëns | Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor
Florence Price | Symphony No. 3 in C Minor

Adult $40 | FSU Employee/Military $36 | Youth $17 | FSU Student FREE
TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/44dt5tja

The presentation of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra is supported by the Community Trust Foundation’s Iris and Peter Halmos Community Fund and by the FSU Foundation.

Join us at the Canal Place Festival Grounds at 7 PM this evening, Thursday, August 1, for a free Levitt AMP Cumberland Music Series performance from Baltimore-based neo-folk group, ilyAIMY.

https://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/levittampcumberland/

Experience a Celtic Christmas celebration with Grammy-nominated Irish music ensemble Cherish the Ladies on Tuesday, December 3 in the Pealer Recital Hall.

Adult $38 | FSU Employee/Military/Youth $34.20 | FSU Student FREE
TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/5exptr68

The Second City 65th Anniversary Tour arrives in Frostburg on Thursday, October 3 for a performance in the Pealer Recital Hall.

Experience original, daring, sidesplitting comedy with “the troupe that gave us SCTV and inspired 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Whose Line Is It Anyway!'” (Chicago Tribune)

Adult $30 | $FSU Employee/Military $27 | FSU Student FREE
TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/mryz9sur

American Ballet Theatre Company Studio Theatre comes to the Drama Theatre stage on Wednesday, November 6.

ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, is made up of rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 17 and 21. The company prepares these outstanding young dancers, who hail from all over the globe, to enter American Ballet Theatre and other leading ballet companies worldwide. Nearly 80% of current American Ballet Theatre dancers are ABT Studio Company alumni, including eight soloists and 14 principal dancers – among them Misty Copeland, Isabella Boylston and Calvin Royal III.

ABT Studio Company dancers perform masterworks of the classical and neoclassical canons alongside contemporary works. The group commissions a wide variety of choreographers to create new, custom ballets on the dancers each season, with a special focus on female choreographers.

The highly mobile ABT Studio Company serves as an ambassador for American Ballet Theatre by touring to venues large and small. In recent years, the company has performed in such international cities as London, Athens, Manila, Hong Kong and St. Petersburg and at a wide variety of U.S. performing arts centers, college campuses, festivals and galas.

Join us at 4 PM on Saturday, September 7, at FSU's Clocktower Quad for a FREE performance to launch our 2024-25 season!

Masters of traditional Puerto Rican plena and bomba styles, the Grammy Award-nominated ensemble Plena Libre fuses vibrant hand drumming, boisterous horns and lush, three-part vocal harmonies with modern Afro-Caribbean jazz for an electrifying stage performance.

This engagement of Plena Libre is made possible in part through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Review details about our full 2024-25 season. Tickets on sale August 1!

CES August 2024 Newsletter Announcing Our 2024-25 Season August Newsletter 2024 CES Performances in 2024-25 Plena Libre Saturday, Sept. 7 | 4 PM FSU Clock Tower Quad Exhilarating Music from the Soul of Puerto Rico FREE   Appal

We are thrilled to announce our 2024-25 season!

The Levitt AMP Cumberland Music Series presents a free performance from Ali McGuirk at 7 PM on Thursday, July 25, at the Canal Place Festival Grounds. With a raw and sultry voice, McGuirk blends classic soul power with a folk songwriter lyricism.

The full 2024-25 CES season will be announced prior to the concert. We hope to see you there!

https://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/levittampcumberland/

CES proudly presents the Frostburg State University Appalachian Festival Capstone Concert at the Frostburg Palace Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 21, with Appalatin, whose foot-stomping, hip-swinging sound unites Appalachian folk and high-energy Latin music.

The name, Appalatin, reflects the unexpected meeting of Kentucky-raised musicians and masterful Central American and Andean émigrés. Their all-acoustic performances feature traditional guitar, mandolin and upright bass merged with charango, indigenous Andean flutes, hand percussion, harmonica and vocal harmonies, bringing pure joy to listeners of all ages.

Congratulations to MaryJo Price, CES volunteer extraordinaire and all-around wonderful person!

Our full 2024-25 season of international arts events will be announced on Thursday, July 25, prior to the 7 PM performance of Ali McGuirk on the Canal Place Stage as part of the Levitt AMP Cumberland Music Series.

We hope to see you there!

The Levitt AMP Cumberland Music Series presents the John Jorgensen Bluegrass Band
Thursday, July 18 | 7 PM | Canal Place Festival Grounds | FREE

The John Jorgensen Bluegrass Band delivers the “high lonesome sound” of American roots music at its finest with a performance that combines impeccable musicianship, incomparable songwriting, incredible vocals and seasoned showmanship.

https://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/levittampcumberland/

Will you take a few minutes to complete our CES audience survey?

All those who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to receive a $75 gift certificate to Giuseppe's Italian Restaurant!

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The Levitt AMP Cumberland Music Series presents The Lao Tizer Band
Thursday, July 11 | 7 PM | Canal Place Festival Grounds | FREE

Take a high-energy musical ride with flavors of jazz, R&B, funk and world music with an all-star cast of musicians including keyboardist and bandleader Lao Tizer, "American Idol" star Elliott Yamin, drum phenom Tony Austin and Senegalese bassist Cheikh N’Doye.

https://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/levittampcumberland/

Check out the CES July newsletter and complete our community survey for a chance to win a $75 gift certificate to Giuseppe's Italian Restaurant.

CES July 2024 Newsletter July Newsletter 2024 CES Community Survey Your Opinion Matters Complete our community survey for a chance to win a $75 gift certificate to Giuseppe's Italian Restaurant.   TAKE THE SURVEY     A Summer

Congratulations to CES Student Production Team alum Ashley Amezcua!