CSM presents annual Jazz Festival this weekend
The College of Southern Maryland’s 14th annual Jazz Festival, March 31-April 1, will give area public school jazz bands a chance to sharpen their skills — and area music lovers a chance to tap their toes.
Jazz band students from area high schools will attend clinics all day beginning at 9 a.m., March 31, at the La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Building. World-renowned jazz saxophonist, composer/arranger Phil Burlin will rehearse with each band and critique their performances as part of Friday’s clinic.
The public is invited to attend this free event.
The festival continues with a jazz concert at 8 p.m. with The Phil Burlin Quartet.
At 8 p.m., April 1, the festival concludes with performances by the North Point High School Jazz Band and CSM’s Solid Brass Big Band Jazz Ensemble with Burlin as the guest artist.
Burlin attended St. Mary’s College of Maryland and North Texas State University. He directed the saxophone and clarinet quartets and taught jazz improvisation and saxophone at McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College) in Westminster. He opened for Miles Davis at the Eubie Blake Jazz Festival with the Gary Thomas Quintet and was a featured soloist with Electra recording artist Danny Gatton from 1987 to 1989. In 1988, Burlin’s quintet, The Shape of Things, recorded a CD of all Burlin originals titled “Urban Undertow.”
Burlin has served as first tenor saxophone in the U.S. Navy Band Commodores for the past 25 years and has performed with jazz artists such as Chris Potter, Jerry Bergonzi, Bob Mintzer, Stanley Turrentine, Seamus Blake and Branford Marsalis.
For information, go to www.csmd.edu/Arts. For tickets, contact bxoffc@csmd.edu or 301-934-7828. Monday, April 10–Thursday, April 13
• All school based community centers are closed.
• Lackey, Donald M. Wade Aquatic Center, and North Point High indoor pools will be open from 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday, April 14 (Good Friday)
• All Charles County Government offices and the Tri-County Animal Shelter in Hughesville will be closed.
• The Nanjemoy Community Center, senior centers, Port Tobacco Recreation Center and all school based community centers are closed.
• Lackey, Donald M. Wade Aquatic Center, and North Point High indoor pools will be open from 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Charles County Public Library is closed (all branches).
• Charles County Department of Health is closed. Saturday, April 15
• Charles County Public Library is closed (all branches).
• School based community centers are closed. Sunday, April 16 (Easter)
• Lackey, Donald M. Wade Aquatic Center, and North Point High indoor pools are closed.
• The Crain Memorial Welcome Center is closed.
• Port Tobacco Village (Port Tobacco Courthouse, Burch House, Stagg Hall) is closed. Monday, April 17
• Lackey, Donald M. Wade Aquatic Center, and North Point High indoor pools will be open from 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• School based community centers are closed.
For questions about County Government holiday closures, contact the Public Information Office at 301-8852779 or PressRoom@ CharlesCountyMD.gov. Citizens with special needs may contact the Maryland Relay Service at 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.
VanGO Indian Head route changes effective April 10
The Transit Division would like to notify residents that effective Monday, April 10, VanGO will service the following bus stops by request only:
• Bennsville Road and Bancroft Drive
• Bennsville Road and Eutaw Forest Drive
• Captain Dement Drive and Bennsville Road
Passengers are asked to call 301-609-7917 to arrange transportation.
For updated information visit vango.doublemap.com or call the Department of Planning and Growth Management, Transit Division at 301-934-0642.
Proposed Hughesville Village zoning hearing set for April 10
The Charles County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed new zoning for Hughesville Village at 6 p.m. Monday, April 10, in the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore St., La Plata.
The purpose of the proposed zoning is to promote a traditional, walkable pattern of development in the village, as envisioned by the Hughesville Village Revitalization Plan adopted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners in 2007.
The new zoning will promote the transformation of Old Leonardtown Road into a pedestrian-friendly “Main Street”; help promote redevelopment of existing properties; allow for supporting residential uses; and promote employment for the village and surrounding area by maintaining existing industrial land for this purpose. The proposed zoning would also encourage village character by providing pedestrian-friendly storefront design and amenities; providing sidewalks; requiring ample landscaping along the frontage of properties; and generally ensuring that the scale of development is compatible with the existing development in the village.
The new zoning is intended to encourage new development while at the same time preserve the existing village scale and character. The proposed Hughesville Village Zoning District consists of four sub-zones: Core, Gateway, Residential, and Employment.
More information on the proposed zoning and proposed map can be found on the county website at www. CharlesCountyMD. gov/pgm/planning/ hughesville-village-revitalization-plan-and-implementation.
Citizens wishing to make oral or written comments are encouraged to attend the public hearing. For more information about the public hearing, contact Amy Blessinger at BlessingA@ CharlesCountyMD.gov or 301-645-0650. Citizens with special needs, contact the Maryland Relay Service at 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.