Education, Entertainment at CSM
December is a busy month at the College of Southern Maryland! All three campuses have events scheduled from wellness programs to concerts and performances. Continuing education courses can teach you new skills at any age, and concerts include barbershop choruses, piano performances and a Latin ensemble, to name a few.
Check out the full schedule for all three campuses. For arts programs, go to the Arts website. For continuing education courses, go to the Community Education site.
Genealogy Class at CSM. 7-9 p.m., Dec. 1-10. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus, Administration/Classroom Building, Room A203, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Are you looking to improve your skill set in family history and genealogy? Do you want to learn how to transcribe and abstract documents you find and discuss records from as far back as the 17th and 18th century? Then join us for Genealogy- the Next Step. Learn what is available online, what repositories have information that can help answer your genealogical questions and dig deeper into your family tree. Course number AAA-7220-129326. Tuition and fees $89. Register here.
CSM Wellness Open House. 3-6 p.m., Dec. 3. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus, D Building Foyer, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. A variety of services, such as blood pressure, vision, fitness and HIV screenings, fitness classes, healthy snacks and prizes will be available at the campus’s wellness center. Free. For information contact Sherrise Debaugh 240-725-5372. The same open house will be held at the Prince Frederick Campus from 11 am to 3 pm Dec. 3.
CSM Barbershop Concert. 8 p.m., Dec. 11. College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus Building A, Room 206, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Southern Mix, directed by Paul Douglass, is a men’s barbershop chorus which rehearses on CSM’s La Plata Campus. They will perform a variety of holiday and seasonal songs. $5 in advance, $7 day of event. For information email [email protected], 301-934-7828, or visit here.
CSM Jazz Ensemble Concert. 8 p.m., Dec. 4. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. CSM’s Jazz Ensemble Solid Brass, directed by Randy Runyon, will perform an assortment of holiday classics in the big band swing style. $5 in advance, $7 day of event. For information email [email protected], 301-934-7828, or visit here.
Cupcake Decorating at CSM. 12-3 p.m., Dec. 12. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building A, Room PFA-122, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Learn the basics of decorating cupcakes using techniques such as drop flower, rosette, star, pull out star, dots and zigzags. Bring one dozen baked, unfrosted cupcakes to the class. Frosting and 12 piece cupcake decorating kit is included in the cost of the class. Course number PEP-8940-128268.Tuition and fees $49. Registration is by phone 301-359-4760, or online .
CSM Ward Virts Concert Series: Brian Ganz, classical piano. 3 p.m., Dec. 13. College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Multipurpose Room, 115 J.W. Williams Road, Prince Frederick. Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation. Ganz has appeared as soloist with orchestras such as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the National Philharmonic, the National Symphony and the City of London Sinfonia. Ganz is on the piano faculty of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where he is artist-in-residence, and is a member of the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory. He is the artist-editor of the “Schirmer Performance Edition of Chopin’s Preludes,” (2005). Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Limited seating. Free. For information contact [email protected], 443-550-6011, or click here.
