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July 9, 2025

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Carpe Diem Arts Alive! Brookletts Lunchtime Series Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month and Mother’s Day

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Caron Dale performs May 14, 2024, 12:15-:100pm at Brookletts Place

CARPE DIEM! ARTS ALIVE!  Second Tuesdays: Free Lunch-Time Performance Series 

Talbot County Senior Center at Brookletts Place 
400 Brookletts Ave., Easton, MD 
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 
12:15-1:00pm 

CARON DALE 
Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month and Mother’s Day 

Carpe Diem Arts is proud to present this remarkable mid-day program in partnership with Brookletts Place in Easton, 400 Brookletts Ave—scheduled on the Second Tuesday of the month, September through May 2023. Mark your calendars for our last two concerts of the season: April 9 and May 14. More info at www.carpediemarts.org/brookletts-place 

Performances are free of charge and welcome of all ages. 

The May 14 lunchtime concert will feature internationally acclaimed singer Caron Dale. 

A songwriter, performer, Cantorial Soloist, and CEO of Chords for Courage, Caron Dale is inspiring hope and lifting spirits wherever she goes. She has officiated at weddings, performed concerts, and led fun and fulfilling workshops all around and outside the country. She has performed for the Grand Opening of the MCI Center in Washington, DC, and has been the Kennedy Center’s Artist in Residence, among other impressive accomplishments. Sharing music experiences is her great joy, and Carpe Diem Arts is pleased to bring her to Brookletts Place to share her many musical talents. Caron presents a marvelous blend of music that will stir up happy memories and may have you singing along!

NOTE: Lunch is available at 12 noon for $2.75 with reservations two weeks in advance. RSVP: Amanda Brown – 410-822-2869 / [email protected] 

For more information, please contact [email protected] / 301-466-0183 www.CarpeDiemArts.org/brookletts-place 

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The Carpe Diem-Brookletts Lunchtime Concert Series is made possible by Upper Shore Aging, the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Talbot Arts, Maryland State Arts Council, Dock Street Foundation, and by individual contributions to Carpe Diem Arts and Brookletts Place. 

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The May 14 concert is the last date in the 2023-2024 series 

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For more information, please contact [email protected] / 301-466-0183 www.CarpeDiemArts.org/brookletts-place 

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Lena Seikaly Trio at Brookletts Place April 9th

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Carpe Diem Arts is proud to present this remarkable mid-day program in partnership with Brookletts Place in Easton, 400 Brookletts Ave—scheduled on the Second Tuesdays of the month, September through May 2023. Mark your calendars for our last two concerts of the season: April 9 and May 14. More info at www.carpediemarts.org/brookletts-place

Performances are free of charge and welcoming of all ages.

The April 9 lunchtime concert, 12:15-1:00pm will feature internationally acclaimed singer Lena Seikaly accompanied by bassist Amy Shook and guitarist Tom Laguna.

Palestinian American jazz vocalist Lena Seikaly bids homage to her Palestinian roots, while also celebrating the Great American Songbook.  Lena has been named “one of Washington’s preeminent jazz singers” and “brightest voices in jazz” (The Washington Post). She was a semi-finalist for the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition, has produced three albums, and has headlined at Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai (China), the Kennedy Center, Blues Alley, and jazz festivals across the U.S. and Europe–including Easton’s own Monty Alexander Jazz Festival!

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Kentavius Jones at Brookletts Place

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Carpe Diem Arts is pleased to join forces again with the Talbot County Senior Center to present the popular free lunch-time concert series at Brookletts Place in Easton (400 Brookletts Ave.)

Performances are scheduled on the Second Tuesdays of the month, January through May 2023. Mark your calendars for a stellar winter and spring line-up. 

The January 9  lunchtime concert will feature Easton’s own Kentavius Jones. 

KENTAVIUS JONES (known as KJ) grew up in a music-filled household and was listening to Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix on vinyl with his DJ father as a young child. As a teenager, he became fully immersed in sonic exploration, and in his senior year of high school, he 

picked up the guitar and began singing. His first group was a rock band that formed during his years as a student at Washington College–which is where his songwriting began. 

Described as “an eclectic, soulful performer,” KJ has shared the stage with Grammy-winning acts like The Roots and Snarky Puppy.  After many band incarnations and countless shows, his musical persona emerged as a unique blend of pop, blues and rock. His debut album is titled “The Bohemian Beatbox” and has garnered great reviews. 

A longtime resident of Easton, Maryland, KJ has combined his music career with a commitment to serving area youth. After teaching middle school students in Dorchester County for several years, KJ was recently hired as the executive director of Talbot Mentors. Lucky for his many fans and followers, he continues to pursue his passion as a musician, songwriter and recording artist.

The lunchtime concerts take place at Brookletts Place, 400 Brookletts Ave., Easton, Maryland and are free and open to the public. The program is welcoming of all ages: seniors and families, home-schoolers, community groups, retirees. 

NOTE: Lunch is available at 12 noon for $2.75 with reservations two weeks in advance. RSVP: Amanda Brown – 410-822-2869./ abrown@uppershoreaging.

 

 

Mark Your Calendars!

January-May 2024 Concert Schedule

February 13

Linda Harris and David Cole

Black History Month

Songs of Freedom: Honoring the Legacy of Harriet Tubman

Meet acclaimed Jazz/Blues vocalist Linda Harris, Executive Director of the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center in Cambridge, MD. Linda is joined by her husband David Cole, internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and singer.

March 12

Paddy O’Players

Irish American Heritage Month

A delightful way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day/Week! Be sure to wear your green!

Featuring Paul Derdel (fiddle), Rich Cowman (accordion), John Carriker (fiddle), 

Randy Welch (Irish whistles), Gerry Devine (guitar)

April 9

Lena Seikaly

Arab American Heritage and Jazz Appreciation Month

Jazz vocalist Lena Seikaly bids homage to her Palestinian roots, while also celebrating the Great American Songbook.

May 14: Caron Dale

Jewish American Heritage Month and Mother’s Day

Caron Dale presents a marvelous blend of music that will stir up happy memories and have you singing along! A songwriter, performer, Cantorial Soloist, and CEO of Chords of Courage, Caron is inspiring hope and lifting spirits wherever she goes.

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For more information, please contact  [email protected] / 301-466-0183   www.CarpeDiemArts.org/brookletts-place

 

       

 

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