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    • ARCHIVES
  • Jump Start
    • Family Fun Night
    • Artist Roster
  • Eastern Shore
    • Workshops, Community Arts Activities
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    • Brookletts Place
    • Music in the Gallery
    • Camps / Retreats
    • Cambridge Concerts
    • Archives Shore
    • Talbot County Arts-in-Education Programs
    • June 3 Laurence Juber House Concert
    • Laurence Juber House Concert on Eastern Shore Estate
  • Ukes On The Move!
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    • Class Offerings & Program Sites
    • UKES - Eastern Shore
    • Teaching Artists
    • Ukes! Testimonials
    • Ukes! Resources
    • Uke Videos
    • Ukes! Registration
    • Our Uke Sponsors!
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Carpe Diem's Blog

December 2018: Generosity, Gratitude & Giving

Last week, through your generosity, we surpassed our #GivingTuesday fundraising goal -- successfully transforming the day into #GivingArtsDay! 

Thank you to all who made contributions to this campaign. We greatly appreciate your support and commitment to our work in…

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Turning IDEAs Into Action

I am spending today, November 8, at the annual ArtsLAB symposium hosted by Maryland Citizens for the Arts. This year’s theme is “Unheard Voices,” examined through the lens of IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) initiatives. Featured will be panel…

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October 2018: Autumn Arrives with Arts Abounding

The Fall fundraising season is upon us and our focus has been on writing grants, reviewing program data, preparing our FY 2018 annual report -- while also hosting our usual events and activities. 

Highlights this month so far have…

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September 2018: Reflections on an Arts-filled Summer

September has arrived with a mixture of gratitude, relief and exaltation after having successfully completed four back-to-back weeks of summer arts camps. Each week I treasure meeting new campers and reconnecting with returning campers, watching them develop new skills, make…

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August 2018: Participating in the Arts: Insights from a Late Bloomer - a guest post by board member Paula Posas

For me, the arts and performance were always something other people did. That is until I met Busy Graham and Carpe Diem Arts at age 40. First I took a 4-week ukulele class, a present to myself for that milestone…

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July 2018: Anticipating Summer Camp - a guest post by Camp Co-Director, Binta Coulibaly

I have been waiting with great anticipation for the Carpe Diem Arts summer camp season to begin. For the past four years, I have had the great pleasure of working -- first as a counselor, and then as co-director --…

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June 2018: The Arts Create Family - a guest post by Jo Rasi

School is almost out, summer vacation looms beautiful and big on the horizon, and as I configure summer growth opportunities for the four children in our blended family, I am grateful for Carpe Diem Arts. All four kids have been…

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May 2018: Spotlight on Youth ArtBeat Outreach Programs

The month of May always brings a bustle of activities into our lives: May Day celebrations, Mother’s Day and college graduations to name a few. Carpe Diem Arts is offering five great public events to add to this mix. See…

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April 2018: Celebrating Spring and Milestones

Hello! These first few months of 2018 have been full to the brim of exciting events and activities -- and great leaps forward for Carpe Diem Arts. Our biggest news is that we received our 501(c)(3) designation as a nonprofit…

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