Creative Alliance Announces 'Wrap it UP!' Holiday Season

Creative Alliance announces Wrap it UP! Our First Ever OFFICIAL Holiday Season!

CA is the year-round, home showcase for amazing Baltimore grown performances. This year we round up the best of the best for an eclectic holiday season! From a Klezmer battle of the bands, to free Kwanza stories, to the risqué antics of Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Money, CA's Wrap it UP! offers sublime festiveness in The Patterson, the warm, home-venue for Baltimore's burgeoning art community.

The season kicks off on November 27 with Ethel Ennis Give Thanks with special guest Shodekeh. Choirs & Candles and choral concert on December 1 recognizes A Day With (out) Art/World AIDS Day and the first day of Hanukkah. Hosted by Jewish Community Services Steven Kaufman AIDS Outreach Program the performance will benefit Baltimore AIDS Action and AIRS Un Nuevo Comienzo.

Nothing says holidays like joyful kids! Throughout December the Creative Alliance collects donations of NEW unwrapped books or art supplies for kids ages 5 to 18. The books and supplies will be distributed to school and neighborhood partners of CA's education program Open Minds'! A dozen schools, libraries, and teen centers in all!

Need presents? From Early Elf, pre-Thanksgiving discounts on tickets to Wrap it UP, to our new Date Nite @ The Patterson gift package, to our amazing Merry Mart craft fest, CA has GREAT ways to share the joy of Baltimore's art scene with those you love.

Come home to art for the holidays - Join us at The Patterson!

Creative Alliance Wraps It UP! Cozy Shows to Close 2010!

Sat Nov 27
ETHEL ENNIS Gives Thanks
w/ special guest beat boxing virtuoso Shodekeh
and the Stef Sciaggari Trio
8pm. $23, $21 mbrs.
The renown jazz diva gives thanks on the eve of her 78th Birthday!

Wed Dec 1
Choirs & Candles
Baltimore Men's Chorus, New Wave Singers & Positive Voices
Jewish Community Services Steven Kaufman AIDS Outreach Project hosts.
7:30pm. $15, $13 mbrs.
On World AIDS Day, and in the spirit of Hanukkah, we shine light on the challenges HIV still brings.

Sat Dec 4
Maria Broom StoryDancer w/ Jali D, the Drum Talker
Kwanzaa songs & stories for kids n' families!
3pm. FREE!
Jali D drums as Maria Broom dances her way thru a vibrant griot performance.

Thu Dec 9 & Fri Dec 10
Mink Stole Unwrapped
w/ Her Wonderful Band,
Special guests Arty Hill & John Irvine
8pm. $15, $13 mbrs.Fri only, 7pm Members' Happy Hour w/ food, $2 drinks & priority seating. Free ticket if you become a CA member tonight!
The Baltimore-born star is a chanteuse too! A few lucky folks will get Mink made gifts.

Sat Dec 11
! Collosal Klezmer Shlakht !
Charm City Klezmer vs. The Lost Tribe
$16, $14 mbrs. 7:30 dance lesson, 8pm show.
Klezmer battle of the bands-dance party hosted by Sam Gallant aka Hanukkah Harry.

Four Shows! Fri-Sat Dec 17-18
TRIXIE & MONKEYS' 6th Annual HOLIDAY SPECTAC-U-THON
Hosted by Miss Astrid with Dr. Lucky, Mr. Gorgeous, Très Horny, DJ MomoTaro & Ambush Theater.
7 & 10pm. $20, $18 mbrs.
An absolute MUST SEE for Ms. Astrid's acerbic emceeing alone, never mind Trixie & Monkey - acrobatic originators of Baltimore's neo-burlesque revival!

Give Art for the Holidays!

Sun Dec 5
MERRY MART
Gifts made in Charm City! Jen Menkhaus and Allison Fomich host an amazing show with clothing, handbags, felt accessories, ceramics, soaps, kids' toys, mixed media, amazing jewelry, and great art!
11am-5pm. Free!
Date Nite @ The Patterson!
Holiday Special Offer: Give that special couple in your life two tickets to a CA show of their choice, two free drinks and unlimited popcorn! Arrives in special holiday card! $40.

BOGO Memberships! Buy One Gift One!
Join or renew your membership before the end of the year, and we'll match it with a free membership for a friend. You'll have a date-night pal all year long!

EARLY ELF SPECIAL!
Buy 2 Tickets before Thanksgiving & Get $5 Off! (Phone charge or box office sales only.)
GIFT Drive for CITY KIDs!
Donate NEW unwrapped books or art supplies for kids ages 5 to 18.
Distributed to school and neighborhood partners of CA's education program Open Minds'!
Drop off at The Patterson lobby donation box or Utrecht Art Supplies during the month of December at performances or during Gallery/Box Office hours: Tues-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 9:30-5pm. Mention the Creative Alliance and receive 10% off on your art supply purchases at Utrecht.

Benefiting: Open Minds, Hampstead Hill Academy, Highlandtown E/M School #215, Friendship Academy of Science and Technology, Patterson Park Public Charter School, Collington Square E/M School, Dr. Rayner Browne Academy, East Baltimore Community School, Tench Tilghman E/M School, John Rurah E/M School, Armistead Gardens E/M School, Southeast Anchor and Patterson Park branches of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.

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