Laurel Arts Council

08/26/2026

Music at the Mansion last Friday evening was a blast, with Jamaican reggae, food, and dance. Thanks to the city of Laurel and the Laurel Parks & Recreation!

08/20/2026

Free concert at the Mansion on Friday evening! Come dance with us!

08/13/2026

'Laurel Write Now!', the Laurel writer's group, is specifically looking for new members! They're an open-to-all writing and critique group in Laurel, Maryland, aided by the Laurel Arts Council, to help each other get their stories on paper and get them out there!

Laurel Write Now meets the 1st & 3rd Wed, 6:30pm-8pm at the Robert J DiPietro Community Center (in the game room).

If you're looking for fellow writers who will (respectfully) help hold your feet to the fire, and you enjoy helping other writers get their work past 'idea' into something potentially publishable, join them! Think of us as exercise buddies for writing.

For more information, you can join the Laurel Write Now google group ([email protected]) or message Sandy ([email protected]) or visit https://ghostlibrary.com/laurelwritenow/.

08/12/2026

Storytime! Wednesday evening at LAUREL LIBRARY for children 3 to 5 years.
7 PM - 7:30 PM
Register at https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/16474771

08/06/2026

Friday night at Laurel Lake! Live Jazz, Pop, Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, and Funk.

Mark your calendars for our Outdoor Concert on August 7th at 7pm!

Enjoy an evening of live outdoor music at Granville Gude Park (8300 Mulberry Street). Concerts are FREE and open to all ages. Bring your lawn chair and get lost in the sounds of our musical performances.

City of Laurel - Government City of Laurel Department of Economic and Community Development

07/22/2026

Write poetry with Prince George's County's new poet laureate at Laurel Library on Saturday! Conozca a la poeta laureada Tatiana Ramirez!

Register: https://www.pgahc.org/events/this-is-a-love-story

06/22/2026

See the new documentary film on Laurel’s celebrated nonprofit, First Generation College Bound, directed by award-winning actor and Laurel High School grad Tico Wells!

• Thursday night at 6 PM
• Laurel High School
• Tickets free – donations welcome! https://tinyurl.com/FGCB-tickets

06/16/2026

Congratulations to our TRAFFIC BOX ART contest winners! Look for traffic box facelifts on Cherry Lane and on Main at Lafayette.

- Ayoola Omovo, Laurel, MD
- Goodloe Byron, Frederick, MD
- Rosa Cruz, Hagerstown, MD (professional name Cruglez)

04/29/2026

The Preakness is here! Our YEAR OF THE HORSE art exhibit celebrates the wild spirit of the horse, bridled and unbridled. Through May in the lobby of the Laurel Municipal Center, 8103 Sandy Spring Rd, 20707.

04/22/2026

POETRY MONTH UPDATE: POEMS IN PARKS.

With Laurel for the Patuxent, we celebrated the installation of our second nature poem in city parks. Visit Riverfront Park to see “A Blessing for the Woods” by former Maryland Poet Laureate Michael Glaser (1943–2025), whose son read this lovely poem at our gathering.

Thanks to Councilmembers James Kole and Adrian Simmons for joining us and to Laurel Parks & Recreation for the installation. Thanks to writer Jennifer Shannon for selecting this poem.