300 year old farm is being used by 5th generation farmer to help the community.

1. Blackstone Memorial Auditorium
Theater for Humanity
Presented by:
Graciela Blackstone
April 2012
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2. 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.
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3. 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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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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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
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8. Contact Information
Graciela Blackstone
Blackstone & Associates, LLC
1820 Hall Brown Road
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
gra102358@yahoo.com
301-633-7697
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