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power point presentation about the 300 year old historical site being developed to help the community by Graciela Blackstone a 5th generation farmer who has changed the concept of farming to include growing people !
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From cultivating the ground, to cultivating minds 4
Blackstone Memorial Auditorium Theater for Humanity
Presented by: Graciela Blackstone
April 2012
From cultivating the ground, to cultivating minds 4
Why this Project? ·Vital Educational Center ·Desirable Community Gathering
Space ·Key Economic Development
Engine ·Critical African American
Historical Site Preservation
Vital historical location to provide a facility with a size and location convenient for all nonprofit, civic, and private organizations to raise admirable funds to help Maryland citizens in need.
From cultivating the ground, to cultivating minds 4
Community Supporters
·Edward R. Riley, Maryland Senator ·Cathleen M. Vitale, Maryland Delegate ·John R. Leopold, County Executive, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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From cultivating the ground, to cultivating minds 4
Historical Preservation
We are transforming a 140+ year- old family farm, the last
African American owned
farm in Anne Arundel County, to a historical location for
public use .
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Amphitheater Plans Advance ·Museum
·Amphitheater ·Walking Trails ·Education Center ·Hall Brown House ·Archeological Dig Opportunities
– Historic Maryland life beginning early 1600’s
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About Graciela Blackstone
·5th Generation Farmer on the borderline of Crownsville and
Annapolis, Maryland ·Family lived, worked, and eventually owned the land since 1659
·U.S. Army Veteran ·Father: MSGT James Blackstone Sr. – Chief of Mechanical Engineers
– Tuskegee University Flight Instructor for the Red Tails in 1941
Graciela Blackstone, who’s leading plans to build the Amphitheater for Humanity on her family farm in Crownsville, kneels on the property. Her family has had links to the land since the 1600s.
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Amphitheater Features
·24,000 sq. ft. steel frame structure ·Proscenium seating, thrust stage, sound and lighting control room; seating for 750 to 1,000 people ·Equipment storage for scenery and props ·Lobby area expanded into gathering space
– Community multi-purpose space ·Warming kitchen for catering ·Administrative offices
·Open space, greenery and buffers ·Parking
From cultivating the ground, to cultivating minds From cultivating the ground, to cultivating minds
Contact Information
Graciela Blackstone
Blackstone & Associates, LLC 1820 Hall Brown Road
Annapolis, Maryland 21401 [email protected]
301-633-7697