To mark the 20th anniversary of our Rising Star Performing Arts Competition, this year’s Celebration of the Arts gala will feature a special All-Star edition, with previous winners returning to the Celebration stage to vie for the Rising All-Star title and a $5,000 cash prize! The winner of the competition will be selected by the Celebration audience and the award will be presented live on stage that evening!
The returning Rising Stars competing at this year’s Celebration are:
- Curtis Bannister, Musical Theatre (2019)
- MaryKate Brouillet, Musical Theatre (2021)
- Samantha McEwen Deininger, Musical Theatre (2012)
- Mark Edwards, Classical Guitar (2016)
- Gabriel Hightower, Cello (2020)
- Junghoon Park, Piano (2018)
The 25th annual Celebration of the Arts in Howard County will be held on Saturday, November 5 from 6-10pm at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College. Tickets are available online at hocoarts.org/celebration. Get yours now and get ready to Celebrate!