Dance the night away without leaving your seat Saturday as the Chesapeake Center for the Creative Arts brings on "Celebrate Dance." Nearly 30 acts will flit across the stage in brief performances showing off tap, ballet and contemporary moves as well as ethnic dances from Scotland, Hawaii and the Philippines.
Tickets are $5 for the 7: 30 p.m. event and are available at the door at Glen Burnie High School. Information: 410-799-7395.
Band concert
Combine fine music with a cheap date by visiting the Naval Academy on March 12 for the Naval Academy Band concert series.
For the first concert of the month, a chamber group will perform "The Soldier's Tale," a musical battle of wits between an Army deserter and the devil over possession of the soldier's violin and his soul. The performance features Petty Officer Trent Turner on clarinet and guest violinist Paula McCarthy of Annapolis.
The 90-minute performance is free and open to the public beginning at 8 p.m. in Mahan Hall. Information 410-293-1262.
Sounds of Ireland
Annapolis is getting geared for St. Patrick's Day next weekend with two concerts to celebrate Celtic heritage.
On March 12, the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts will feature Celtic tenor John McDermott in concert, performing traditional Celtic ballads and contemporary pieces from his "Danny Boy Collection" and "Shamrocks and Heather" recordings.
Guests are invited to a pre-concert reception with McDermott from 7 p.m. to 7: 45 p.m. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets for the concert and pre-concert reception are available at the Maryland Hall ticket office. Information: 410-263-5544.
Proceeds will benefit the Ancient Order of Hibernians Project Children Fund, an exchange program for children from Northern Ireland that often puts Catholic and Protestant children together in the same home.
Live music March 14
At St. John's College, Maggie Sansone, Bonnie Rideout and Al Petteway will perform cuts from Sansone's recent release "A Traveler's Dream" in the Great Hall. They'll also perform some of Rideout's Celtic favorites and Petteway's original compositions from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. March 14.
Information: 410-626-2881.
Pub Date: 3/04/99