CSM’s Twilight Performances Kick Off June 17 in Leonardtown
The College of Southern Maryland’s Twilight Performance Series features home-grown artists to military musicians to rising stars performing a variety of Motown, boogie-woogie, country, jazz, classic rock, contemporary blues and reggae at campuses in La Plata, Leonardtown and Prince Frederick.
The concerts are part of CSM’s Twilight Performance Series. Each week the series features a different performance on each campus. Bring a picnic and a lawn chair or blanket (no alcoholic beverages permitted.) For a complete schedule of bands performing, visit here or phone ( 301) 934-7828.
The free, family-friendly outdoor concerts open June 17 with two weeks of performances at each campus.
Performances begin June 17 at the College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus, Great Lawn, 22950 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. The Leonardtown Campus dates are listed below.
CSM Twilight Performance Series: Deanna Bogart 6:45 pm, June 17, The Twilight Performance Series presents Deanna Bogart, an award-winning blues and jazz musician. Bogart has performed with Carole King, Jimmy Buffett, and Three Dog Night and has three times received Baltimore Museum of Art’s Horn Instrumentalist of the Year award since 2008.
Deanna Bogart opens CSM’s Summer Twilight Performances photo by: Bette Bitting
Deanna Bogart, a versatile musician, returns to CSM’s summer series to kick off the first week of this year’s performance. She has worked as a bandleader, singer, songwriter, producer, pianist and saxophone player. She has managed to use these skills to perfect a style of music she calls “blusion” – a mix of boogie-woogie, contemporary blues, country and jazz. Born in Detroit, Bogart spent her early years in Phoenix and New York City, climbing on any available piano bench to play with preternatural panache. Today, she is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and multifaceted musician whose fans value the diversity of her genre-free zone. In 2007, she appeared on “A Prairie Home Companion” with legendary singer-songwriter Carole King, bluegrass pickers John Starling and Mike Auldridge, and gospel singer Jearlyn Steele.
CSM Twilight Performance Series: HydraFX. 6:45 pm, June 24. HydraFX is a high energy reggae/rock band from Southern Maryland that makes every genre of music its own. They cover everything from The Temptations to Rage Against the Machine, as well as performing their own original music.
CSM Twilight Performance Series: Sara Gray. 6:45 pm, July 15. As a solo artist, Sara Gray began playing guitar and writing her own songs at the age of 16. Along with performing extensively in the Maryland and DC area, Gray has opened for country acts Miranda Lambert, Toby Keith and American Idol contestant Kellie Pickler.
CSM Twilight Performance Series: No Green JellyBeenz. 6:45 pm, July 22. No Green JellyBeenz is a cover band from St. Mary’s County specializing in covering rock songs. Their catalogue spans over five decades – they cover everything from The Beatles to Fall Out Boy.
