Arts and Culture in February Around Southern Maryland

by Therese Thiedeman

It’s mid-February in St. Charles already:  Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Black History Month, Leap Year!  The ARTS community of Southern Maryland has many diverse offerings to enjoy. Reminder:  The calendar of events is continually being updated, so be sure to check out www.somdarts.com for up-to-date listings of arts and culture events.  Submit your arts and cultural events there, too!

Arts & Culture In & Around St. Charles

Have you ever noticed that it seems more and more difficult to “get the word out” despite the huge number of options we now have for communication?  As citizens of modern society, we are constantly bombarded with information.  Throw in unwanted information such as SPAM, and our minds seem to become saturated.  One day a friend tells us of a great event he attended, and we wonder how come we didn’t know about it.  How did we miss that bit of information?
Well this is what concerned some arts and culture enthusiasts of the tri-county area a few years back.  There were so many wonderful things going on, but it seemed that we had to check a multitude of different resources in order to be made aware of them.  Wasn’t there some way to consolidate the info? And hence, a new website was born; one to help centralize arts and culture information; one to serve as a hub, directing visitors to resources in the area, and maintaining a tri-county calendar of arts and cultural events.  Welcome to the Southern Maryland Arts and Culture website.