Beltsville jazz musicians to play under the stars

Beltsville’s Jim Moore, who helped to organize the concert series, described Rosenheim’s musical style as ‘‘the most basic type of jazz and traditional jazz”

Rosenheim has previously played at the event and Moore said that he’s been a crowd favorite.

‘‘The last time he was here we had bad weather and he performed indoors, but people were still dancing,” Moore said.

About 137 people were on hand for a performance by Burtonsville-based jazz group Project Natale and Moore said he hopes even more come to the next one.

Moore said he would like to expand the program to four shows a summer but the Beltsville Community Center does not have its own sound system and relies on the musicians to bring their own.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair as well as a pair of dancing shoes.

In the event of rain, the show will move inside.

For more information, call the Beltsville Community Center, located at 3900 Sellman Road, at 301-937-6613 or visit the Beltsville Recreation Council Web site at www.beltsville.org.

Beltsville residentreaches the dean’s list

Beltsville’s Jenna Bouma has been named to the dean’s list at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa.

Bouma, an elementary education major, is going into her sophomore year at Messiah, a liberal and applied arts and sciences Christian college.

During her freshman year, Bouma was a member of the school’s Women’s Choir and also participated in the Messiah Acclamation Dance Ministry. She also danced in the school’s advanced tap and modern classes.

Area students earning recognition at Syracuse

Syreeta Herbert of Beltsville was named to the dean’s list at Syracuse University. Herbert is a fashion design major in the School of Visual and Performing Arts. To make the dean’s list at the upstate New York university, a student needs at least a 3.4 grade point average.

Mia Scott of Adelphi also made the dean’s list at Syracuse. Scott made the dean’s list from the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a junior and a political science major.

Teens prepare for production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

The Prince George’s Summer Teen Theatre will be putting on a production of ‘‘Jesus Christ Superstar” at High Point High School at 3601 Powder Mill Road in late July and August.

PGSTT is a summer program for teenagers throughout Prince George’s County.

The shows will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and then at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The following week’s productions will be at 8 p.m. on Aug. 1 and 2 and at 2 p.m. on Aug. 3.

‘‘Jesus Christ Superstar” is the famous rock opera written by Andrew Lloyd Webber about Jesus and Judas during the final day’s of Jesus’ life.

Director Matthew Thorpe has previously directed ‘‘Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and ‘‘Beauty and the Beast” for PGSTT. The assistant director is Jaime Piccioto and the choreographer is Heather Harris.

The area kids involved in this year’s cast are Jake Rayburn of Beltsville, playing the role of Annas, Matt Gable of College Park playing the role of Herod and Samantha Needle of College Park as one of the apostles.

There are also a number of local teens in the ensemble. From Adelphi, Emily Naylor and Gabriela Sotomayor are members of the ensemble. Beltsville ensemble members are Krista Ortiz and Zoe Kilbourne. From College Park, Allison Colby and Marian Donahue will be in the ensemble.

Three members of the production staff are also local. Music director Mark Hildebrand is from Adelphi, producer Marcus Brown is from Beltsville and assistant music director Charles White is from College Park.

The cast and crew also includes teenagers from Clinton, Cheverly, Bowie, Hyattsville, Lanham and Upper Marlboro.

Tickets to the show are $12 or $10 for children under 12 or seniors over 62.

For more information contact the PGSTT pgstt@hotmail.com or www.pgstt.org.

Seeking the nextMiss Greenbelt

The Miss Greenbelt Organization is currently looking for contestants for the Miss Greenbelt competition. The organization is accepting contestants in three age groups: Little, ages 7-10; Junior, ages 11-13; and Miss, ages 13-19.

Additionally, organizers recently opened their princess program for girls ages 2 through 7.

The Miss Greenbelt pageant is open to residents of Greenbelt, Beltsville, College Park and other surrounding areas.

Pageant winners will receive monetary scholarships as well as gift certificates, a trophy, hair and makeup products and an opportunity to participate in professional hair, make-up, and modeling workshops.

The pageant is held over Labor Day Weekend on August 29-September 1.

To register for the pageant or for more information go to the Miss Greenbelt Web site at www.missgreenbelt.com.