Arts

Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Fifth marking period Distinguished honor roll Grade nine - Corey Householder, Darina Kantsavenka, Julia Muller, Giovanna Papa Grade 10 - Alexandra Faulkner, Amanda Harrast, Natalie Kauffman, Julia Martirano, Kylee Sherbert, Phoebe Snyder, Shelby Tugwell Grade 11 - Tyler Fitchet, David Hills, Ariana Seidman Grade 12 ...

Linda Brooks held a health and fitness program at Contemporary School of the Arts and Gallery Inc. in November. Ron Lytle, executive director of the gallery, said Brooks will offer more classes in the near future. For more information, call 301-791-6191; send an email to ronlytle3@netzero.net ; go to csagi.org ; call Brooks at 301-797-4310; or send an email to jehovahonhigh@aol.com .

A fine-arts recital will be Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Clear Spring High School auditorium. Tickets cost $4 for adults and $2 for students. The recital will feature songs from the musicals “Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Miserables,”  “A Chorus Line” and others. The snow date will be Feb. 26. Dinner to benefit high school athletics A spaghetti supper to benefit Clear Spring athletics will be Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Clear Spring.

Proceeds from the Tim Rotz Variety Show on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre will benefit Barbara Ingram School for the Arts. The show features young Hannah Richardson and student performers from Barbara Ingram School for the Arts. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at www.mdtheatre.org or by calling 301-790-3500.

The Hagerstown City Council Tuesday night approved several resolutions, including the redesignation of the city's Arts and Entertainment District that offers tax breaks for construction and job creation. A public hearing for the A&E District was held prior to the vote, with testimony in favor of the action from Mary Baykan of the Washington County Free Library and Tom Riford of the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau. “It has the library's whole-hearted support,” Baykan said.

"Blood Rose" by artist David Heatwole of Martinsburg, W.Va., was part of the Arts Collaborative Quad-State Member Show at Contemporary School for the Arts and Gallery Inc. at 40 W. Franklin St. in Hagerstown. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, call 301-791-6191 or go to csagi.org .

Editor's note: This is the second in an occasional series that will follow Smithsburg High School student Clare McMahon through the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts application process. Clare was selected by The Herald-Mail staff and has not been given any assurances that she will be selected for admittance to the school. Clare will audition Feb. 7. WASHINGTON COUNTY -- Clare McMahon has known for more than a year that she wanted to be a member of the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts' first graduating class.

Model boat race R/C Model Boaters of Baltimore will host its 2007 spring race. Racing from 8:30 a.m. until at least 2 p.m. Greenbrier State Park, U.S. 40 east of Hagerstown. Call 301-589-3854. Apple Blossom Festival ARENDTSVILLE, Pa. - Highlights include live music and dance performances, arts and crafts demonstrations, children's activities and the Apple Queen pageant. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. South Mountain Fairgrounds, Pa. 234, near Arendtsville, Pa. Call 717-677-7444 or e-mail acfga@comcast.

( Editor's note: The following schedule changes have been announced since the original publication of this article. o The March 6 performance by the University of Maryland's traveling gymnastics team, Gymkana Troupe, at Hagerstown Community College has been canceled. o The March 29 performance by The National Marionette Theatre at HCC has been moved up to Sunday, March 8, at 3 p.m. Mozart, magic, mime and the Monster Jam. Juggling and gymnastics. Acrobatics, animals and "Ali Baba.