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SUMMARY:Celebrating Linda Dusman
DESCRIPTION:After 37 years of teaching in higher education\, including 25 years at UMBC\, composer Linda Dusman will retire at the end of 2025. The campus community is invited to celebrate her creativity and contributions with a concert of her works performed by UMBC faculty: \n\nFlashpoint (solo bass flute) performed by Lisa Cella\nDiverging Flints (piano trio) performed by the Ruckus ensemble\nmagnificat 4: Ida Ida (surround audio)\nSubterranea (percussion quartet) performed by the Umbilicus ensemble\nTerra Mycelia performed by the Ruckus ensemble\nThreading Mycelia (solo trombone) performed by Patrick Crossland (premiere)\n\n\nLinda Dusman explores the territory between concert music and sonic art in her creative practice. She examines the natural world\, current politics\, and the human experience as a catalyst for constructing listening experiences that encourage a heightened awareness of the moment. Recent works include Terra Mycelia\, composed for the Ruckus ensemble for premiere in 2024\, and Infinite Transformations\, a bioart installation created collaboratively with Foad Hamidi\, Alan Wonneberger\, Lee Boot\, and Ryan Zuber which premiered in 2023. Triptych of Gossips\, a setting of Serena Hilsinger’s eponymous epic poem\, has become a cornerstone of Duo della Luna’s repertoire\, and in 2024 received the Miriam Gideon award from the International Alliance for Women in Music. Dusman’s solo CD Flashpoint was released by NEUMA Records in 2023 to critical acclaim. \nDusman’s work has been awarded by the International Alliance for Women in Music\, Meet the Composer\, the Swiss Women’s Music Forum\, the American Composers Forum\, the International Electroacoustic Music Festival of Sao Paulo\, Brazil\, the Ucross Foundation\, and the State of Maryland in 2004\, 2006\, and 2011 (in both the Music: Composition and the Visual Arts: Media categories). Her works are published by I Resound Press and Neuma Publications\, and are recorded on the NEUMA\, Capstone\, and New Albany labels. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/celebrating-linda-dusman/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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SUMMARY:Department of Music Honors Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase\, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nEarl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/department-of-music-honors-showcase-3/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190456Z
CREATED:20250812T021735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190456Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Opera Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPhoto: Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-opera-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T170000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190456Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Collegium Musicum
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Collegium Musicum under the direction of Lindsay Johnson. \nThe UMBC Collegium Musicum explores and performs vocal and instrumental music from Medieval\, Renaissance\, and Baroque periods\, sampling musical repertoires created between 800 and 1750. Under the direction of Lindsay Johnson\, the Collegium plays on historical instruments from the Department of Music’s collection — recorder\, crumhorn\, racket\, cornetto\, shawm\, harp\, guitar\, drum\, chamber organ\, harpsichord\, and Baroque violin\, viola\, cello\, and gambas on loan from the Viola da Gamba Society of America. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n  \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-collegium-musicum/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T190000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190457Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Jubilee Singers and Gospel Choir
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson. \n\nTickets are free\, but reservations will be required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-jubilee-singers-and-gospel-choir/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190457Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Film and Animation Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Film and Animation Showcase\, featuring works by students and recent graduates of UMBC’s Visual Arts and Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) programs. The evening will feature: \n\nMaryland Crabs — Tory Van Dine\, Animation\nGraphic One — McCoy Chance\, IMDA\nIan Yaider — Ian Yaider\, Animation\nThink About It — Kane Anderson – Visual and Media Arts\nThe Beast and the Lady of Light — Meer Masri\, Animation\nBoba Shop — Sarah Meyers\, Animation\nThe Librarian — Jonathan Veale\, Cinematic Arts\nThe Dreaming World — Alexi Scheiber\, IMDA\nDad’s Knight Out — Kelly Hom\, Steph Patrizio\, Talia Trunk\, Vivian Yeh\, Animation\nHow to be a GOD at Art — Jenny Claudet\, Animation\nSepia — Kyle Goodman\, Graphic Design\nThe Little Protector — Ben Schaffer\, Animation\nThe Neo Animatos — Sonya Falkenstein\, Cinematic Arts\nLoser Pizza — Josh Conn\, Animation\nMusic and Motion — Catherine Frizzell\, Animation\nWillow — Ezra Pailer\, Animation\nStuffed — Jenny Thomas\, Animation\nThe Man with Arms — Chris Muse\, Animation\n\n\nAdmission is free. \n\nImage: Video still by Chance McCoy.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-film-and-animation-showcase/
LOCATION:132 Performing Arts and Humanities Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T213000
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CREATED:20250812T020959Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Symphony Orchestra and UMBC String Chamber Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra and the UMBC String Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann. \nViolinist Airi Yoshioka\, professor of music at UMBC\, will be the featured soloist in Alexander Glazunov‘s Violin Concert in A minor\, Op. 82. Premiered in 1905\, the concerto quickly became one of the composer’s most loved works\, reflecting a brilliant style and extraordinary virtuosity. \nThe concert will also feature the world premiere of Chesapeake\, written by Rich Sigwald ’03\, music\, in honor of E. Michael Richards\, professor of music and former conductor of the UMBC Symphony Orchestra\, who passed away in 2023. \nAdditional program details will be announced. \n\nTickets are free\, but reservations will be required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-symphony-orchestra-and-umbc-string-chamber-orchestra/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T203000
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SUMMARY:Vignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag (María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak)
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture presents a special one-night-only outdoor screening and performance with KaMag\, the performance collaboration between artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons and musician Kamaal Malak. \nVignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag is an interactive performance created for the CADVC. KaMag invites members of the public into a shared ritual environment — “a sacred space where ancestral energies transcend temporal boundaries\, creating a transformative portal between past and present.” The performance unfolds as a multi-media\, multi-sensory sanctuary combining spoken word\, live music\, sound design\, and other sensorial experiences in an intimate\, participatory format. \nThe performance launches a new public projection of “I am Soil – My Tears Are Water” (2025)\, a single-channel video by Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons that has been adapted for the UMBC Fine Arts Building amphitheater projection program. Conceived for large-scale projection and collective viewing\, the work transforms the amphitheater into a reflective gathering space\, bringing KaMag’s layered meditations on ancestry\, land\, and healing into public space. \nKaMag’s recent work has included major multi-sensory performances at institutions such as Tate Modern and the São Paulo Biennial\, where Campos-Pons and Malak have developed a practice that bridges performance\, sound\, and moving image to explore Afro-diasporic spiritual\, historical\, and ecological inheritances. \n\nPlease join us for a reception from 6 to 7 p.m.\, followed by the performance at 7 p.m. \nAdmission is free. \nThe CADVC is located on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building. Free evening parking is available in nearby Lot 8. Please visit here for directions and more information. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative\, with additional support from the Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA).
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/vignettes-in-3-sessions-an-immersive-ancestral-experience-with-kamag-maria-magdalena-campos-pons-and-kamaal-malak/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251208
DTSTAMP:20251209T190458Z
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SUMMARY:Street Scenes
DESCRIPTION:UMBC Theatre presents Street Scenes\, with text by Langston Hughes and his contemporaries\, and music Kurt Weill and others. This production is adapted and directed by Eve Muson\, with musical direction by Andrew Hann. \nStreet Scenes weaves together scenes and songs from Langston Hughes\, his contemporaries\, and artistic descendants — playwrights who\, like Hughes\, explored the promises and failures of the American Dream. Their works pulse with young characters fighting barriers of class\, faith\, work\, and identity\, all bound by a shared mission: honoring the dignity of everyday people. \nA fully musical production\, Muson’s adaptation includes text and songs from Kurt Weill\, Arthur Miller\, Lillian Helman\, Clifford Odets\, Lorrainne Hansberry\, August Wilson\, and other 20th century artists. \n\nPerformances \nFriday\, December 5\, 7:30 p.m. — Opening Night Reception\nSaturday\, December 6\, 2 p.m. — Free Performance for UMBC students\nSaturday\, December 6\, 7:30 p.m\nSunday\, December 7\, 2 p.m. — Free Performance for UMBC Students \nContent Disclosure: This play contains small acts of aggression\, brief acts of intimacy (kissing both romantic and aggressive). \n\n$15 general public\, $10 for the UMBC community (students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni)\, $10 seniors. \nPlease visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Black Box Theatre is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPoster artwork by Eric Abele. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/street-scenes/
LOCATION:Black Box Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251207
DTSTAMP:20251209T190458Z
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SUMMARY:Fall Dance Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Dance presents the Fall Dance Showcase\, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research. \n\nTwo performances:\nFriday\, December 5\, 8 p.m.\nSaturday\, December 6\, 8 p.m. \n$20 general public\, $15 senior citizens and non-UMBC students\, $10 for UMBC students\, faculty\, and staff. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Proscenium Theatre is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPhoto by Kiirstn Pagan ’11.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/fall-dance-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Proscenium Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251206
DTSTAMP:20251209T190459Z
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SUMMARY:Arts+ Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Arts at UMBC the evening on December 5\, when we’ll present an extravaganza of concurrent events featuring dance\, music\, theatre\, and the visual arts\, including: \nVignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag (María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak) at the Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture. Join us for a reception from 6 to 7 p.m.\, followed by the free performance at 7. lease visit here for additional information. \nThe UMBC Symphony Orchestra and UMBC String Chamber Orchestra\, directed by Philip Mann\, with violin soloist Airi Yoshioka in a performance of Glazunov’s Violin Concerto and other works. 7:30 p.m. in Linehan Concert Hall\, free but ticketed. Please visit here for additional information. \nA UMBC Theatre production\, Street Scenes\, with text by Langston Hughes and his contemporaries\, and music Kurt Weill and others\, adapted and directed by Eve Muson — and it’s opening night! 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. Tickets are now on sale. Please visit here for additional information. \nThe Fall Dance Showcase\, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research\, at 8 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre. Tickets are now on sale! Please visit here for additional information. \nA Film and Animation Showcase from the Department of Visual Arts at 8 p.m. in the PAHB Lecture Hall (room 132). Admission is free! Please visit here for additional information. \nAnd … join us after the events for the debut of I am Soil – My Tears Are Water (2025)\, a single-channel video by Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons that will be running through the evening in the Fine Arts Building Amphitheatre. Admission is free. Please visit here for complete information. \n\n\nThese events are supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/arts-extravaganza/
LOCATION:Various Venues
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance,Music,Theatre,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T203000
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CREATED:20251118T173405Z
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SUMMARY:The Ethics of Cryptocurrency
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Ethics and Values and the Dresher Center for the Humanities present a panel discussion on The Ethics of Cryptocurrency\, with speakers: \n\nYaya J. Fanusie\, Director of Policy for Anti-Money Laundering & Cyber Risk at the Crypto Council for Innovation\nAmy Froide\, Professor of History & Director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities\, UMBC\nTobey Scharding\, Assistant Professor of Management and Global Business\, Rutgers Business School\n\nThe discussion will be moderated by Michael Nance\, Associate Professor of Philosophy & Director of the Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law Program. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThis event will also be livestreamed on UMBC’s YouTube Channel. \nRegistration is encouraged but not required. Please visit here to register. \n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; the Department of Economics; the Human Context of Science and Technology Program; and the Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law Program. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/the-ethics-of-cryptocurrency/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Humanities,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T190000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190500Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190500Z
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SUMMARY:Picturing Mobility — Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the exhibition the exhibition Picturing Mobility: Black Tourism and Leisure during the Jim Crow Era\, on display from September 2 through December 19\, the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents a panel discussion with Corey Lewis\, Ashley Minner Jones\, Oyinda Omoloja\, Elizabeth Patton\, and Beth Saunders. The conversation will be moderated by Sophia Blessit-Sottileo\, Dean and Vice Provost of the AOK Library & Gallery. \nPicturing Mobility explores what it meant to seek leisure and travel as a Black American during the Jim Crow era. The exhibition features snapshots and travel ephemera of Black leisure experiences primarily from the mid-Atlantic during the 1920s to 1960s. From beach outings to family road trips\, these images offer glimpses into everyday moments of happiness\, relaxation and community\, challenging dominant narratives that define the era solely through restriction and struggle. Viewers are encouraged to reflect on the emotional power of these images of Black resistance and mobility. \nExplore more about the Picturing Mobility exhibition. \n\n\nThe presentation of this exhibition and its public programs is supported by the Arts+ Initiative; the College of Arts\, Humanities\, and Social Sciences; and an arts program grant from the Maryland State Arts Council\, an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support comes from the Libby Kuhn Endowment Fund\, as well as individual contributors. \n\nImage: Mildred Grossman\, Gloria Ray on amusement ride at Coney Island\, New York\, NY\, 1958. Gelatin silver print. Mildred Grossman collection\, The Photography Collections\, UMBC (P89-25-176).
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/picturing-mobility-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190500Z
CREATED:20250817T025519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190500Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC New Music Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC New Music Ensemble under the direction of Patrick Crossland. \n\nAdmission is free\, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Music Box\, located on the first floor of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-new-music-ensemble/
LOCATION:The Music Box
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T130000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190500Z
CREATED:20251124T204506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190500Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Alison Knowles
DESCRIPTION:The campus community is invited to participate in an event to celebrate the life and work Fluxus artist Alison Knowles\, who had a long and impactful relationship with the arts at UMBC. Knowles passed away on October 29. An exhibition of her books\, boxes\, and performance work will be on display in the Library Rotunda\, and attendees are invited to participate in a performance of Shoes of Your Choice. \nIn Shoes of Your Choice (1963) “a member of the audience is invited to come forward to a microphone if one is available and describe a pair of shoes\, the ones they are wearing or another pair. They are encouraged to tell where they got them\, the size\, color\, why they like them\, etc.” \nDress code: wear shoes! \n\nIn the early 1960s\, Alison Knowles (29 April 1933 – 29 October 2025) created the Notations book of experimental composition with John Cage\, as well as Coeurs Volants\, a print with Marcel Duchamp\, both published by Something Else Press. She also traveled and performed with the Fluxus group throughout Europe\, Asia and United States. With Fluxus\, she made the Bean Rolls by invitation of George Maciunus\, a canned book that appeared in the Whitney Museum exhibition The American Century (2000). The Big Book (1967)\, a walk in book installation was comprised of 8-foot pages\, moving around a center spine\, permitting the spectator/reader to go inside the book. In 1968\, The House of Dust\, programmed with the help of composer James Tenney\, was recognized as the first computer poem on record\, winning her a Guggenheim Fellowship; she brought this work to CalArts while she taught there from 1970–72. \nOn the occasion of Documenta X in Kassel\, Germany\, Knowles was appointed a Guest Professor. She taught at Sommerakademie in Salzburg in 1990. Her work was featured in the exhibition In the Spirit of Fluxus and Out of Actions\, which toured from Los Angeles MOCA. In 2001\, she performed and exhibited new paper and sound works at the Drawing Center in New York. The Time Samples (2006) exhibition traveled from Venice to New York. In May of 2008 she performed three Event Scores at the Tate Long Weekend in London. Make a Salad (recently performed by UMBC’s Ruckus ensemble) drew a record audience of 3\,000 people. Her Event Threads series appeared for the first time in New York at Miguel Abreu Gallery\, and traveled to Genova and Berlin. She performed in Berne and Zurich in December 2008. In January 2009\, she exhibited and performed in The 3rd Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia\, 1860–1989 at the Guggenheim Museum. For the duration of the exhibit she performed weekly with the Giant Beanturner. \nIn 1999\, Alison Knowles donated the material now known as the Dick Higgins Collection to UMBC. This collection provides an overview of Fluxus artwork and includes rare examples from the Something Else Press publications. Over 70 artists are represented in this collection\, which includes a sampling of Dick Higgins’s artwork\, publications\, and exhibition materials; publications from Something Else Press; and individual and collaborative artwork and publications from members of the greater Fluxus movement. Lisa Moren\, professor of visual arts\, assisted with the acquisition process. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThis event is hosted by the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery Special Collections\, and the Department of Visual Arts\, and is organized by Lisa Moren. \n\nPhoto of Alison Knowles by Jessica Higgins. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/celebrating-alison-knowles/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T210000
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SUMMARY:UMBC Camerata: Through Perspectives INjustice
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Camerata under the direction of Lulu Mwangi Mupfumbu. Their program Through Perspectives INjustice will explore the critical social justice issue of police brutality and its far-reaching effects on society\, with a particular emphasis on its impact on youth of color: \n\nJoel Thompson‘s Seven Last Words of the Unarmed\, a seven-movement choral and orchestral work\nJarrett Roseborough‘s This Is My Black\n\nA small choral ensemble consisting of auditioned singers from across the university\, the Camerata performs a wide variety of works drawn from the expansive choral repertoire\, including Renaissance motets and madrigals\, folksongs\, German part songs\, Russian sacred liturgies\, American spirituals\, and new American concert works. Camerata has also performed choral masterworks with the Handel Choir of Baltimore and the Howard County Concert Orchestra. \n\nAdmission is free\, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-camerata-through-perspectives-injustice/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T150000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190501Z
CREATED:20250115T032026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190501Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Percussion Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue. The program will feature: \n\nYousif Sheronick — Duo 77\nJLIN — Duality\nFritz Hauser — Zytraffer\nWilliam Duckworth — A Whispering\nPhilip Glass — Aguas de Amazonia \n\n \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n  \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-percussion-ensemble/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T170000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190501Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190501Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Jazz in Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents UMBC Jazz in Concert\, featuring the Jazz Guitar Ensemble\, the Jazz Small Groups\, and the Jazz Ensemble\, under the direction of Tom Baldwin\, Tom Lagana\, and Matthew Belzer. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-jazz-in-concert/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190502Z
CREATED:20251111T180307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190502Z
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SUMMARY:U.S. Army Field Band Saxophone Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The United States Army Field Band Saxophone Quartet performs a program of works by Chick Corea and Marc Mellits alongside works by UMBC student composers Jean Nguyen and Alexander Edwards. \nThe United States Army Field Band Saxophone Quartet is an official ensemble of the Musical Ambassadors of the Army. Comprised of members of the Army Field Band’s Concert Band saxophone section\, the quartet performs for a variety of school recitals\, community outreach\, and military functions. The Saxophone Quartet also presents educational clinics and masterclasses for students ranging from elementary school to college. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/u-s-army-field-band-saxophone-quartet/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T183000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190502Z
CREATED:20250722T151335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190502Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Gamelan Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Gamelan Ensemble under the direction of Michelle Purdy. \nThe ensemble performs on a central Javanese gamelan\, a gong-chime orchestra of Indonesia. Although most of the instruments of the gamelan are made of bronze\, the ensemble also includes drums\, xylophones\, bamboo flutes\, and plucked and bowed string instruments. \nThe ensemble also performs on a Balinese gamelan angklung\, one of many types of gong-chime orchestras from the island of Bali\, Indonesia. This small ensemble\, made up of gongs\, single-octave metallophones\, drums\, cymbals\, and flutes\, is tuned to a four-tone slendro scale. \n\nAdmission is free\, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Music Box\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-gamelan-ensemble-2/
LOCATION:The Music Box
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190503Z
CREATED:20250722T150242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190503Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Chamber Players
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Chamber Players under the direction of Airi Yoshioka. \nStudents in the UMBC Chamber Players perform a wide variety of instrumental chamber works\, ranging from Baroque\, Classical\, Romantic to contemporary repertoire. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-chamber-players-3/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T173000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190503Z
CREATED:20251031T165400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190503Z
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SUMMARY:Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins: Dark Times: The Uses and Abuses of History in an Authoritarian Era
DESCRIPTION:Robert K. Webb Lecture\nDaniel Steinmetz-Jenkins\, Wesleyan University\nPart of the Fall 2025 Humanities Forum \nUntil recently\, the history profession has expressed skepticism about using history to understand contemporary events. Fear of political bias\, anachronism and simply bad historical comparisons were behind such skepticism. Moreover\, there were concerns that doing the history of the present would cause students to lose interest in the distant historical past–a worry inseparable from the drop in number of students majoring in history. On these grounds so called “presentism” was considered anathema to the discipline. However\, Brexit\, Covid 19\, and the current political turn toward authoritarianism\, have led to an explosion of historical works attempting to make sense of the booming buzzing confusion of the present moment. At the same time\, many historians have excelled at using historical comparisons to illuminate the current order of things. This lecture explains the origins of the recent turn to the present in the professional study of history\, while looking at its promises and perils for the field. \n\nDaniel Steinmetz-Jenkins is an Assistant Professor in the College for Social Studies at Wesleyan University. He runs an interview series for The Nation. His book\, Impossible Peace\, Improbable War: Raymond Aron and World Order\, is forthcoming from Yale University Press. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThe annual Robert K. Webb lecture is organized by the Department of History\, and is co-sponsored by the Dresher Center for the Humanities. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/daniel-steinmetz-jenkins-dark-times-the-uses-and-abuses-of-history-in-an-authoritarian-era/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T183000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190503Z
CREATED:20251024T182302Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Wind Ensemble: Fire
DESCRIPTION:What could possibly bring together the intricate melodies of Indian raga\, the driving beats of techno\, the infectious groove of New Orleans brass band music\, the drama of powerful Western Classical works\, and the innovative jazz influences of Charles Mingus? The answer\, brought to life by the UMBC Wind Ensemble\, is fire — in all its primal power and rich symbolism. Join us for an electrifying evening as we explore fire’s profound connection to the human experience\, revealing themes of resilience\, celebration\, the search for inner strength\, and the transformative power of both natural forces and personal discovery. \nThis program will feature the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids Brass Band (Jared Perry\, director)\, internationally renowned tabla artist Neelamjit Dhillon\, the UMBC Percussion Ensemble (Dustin Donahue. director)\, and UMBC’s String Chamber Orchestra (Philip Mann\, director). The Wind Ensemble is directed by Brian Kaufman. \n\nNeelamjit Dhillon is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Los Angeles. Skilled in both North Indian classical and American jazz music\, Dhillon’s music is a reflection of his own multifaceted identity\, spirituality\, and vision for promoting a more equitable and just society through shared experience and collective action. \n\nTickets are free\, but reservations are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-wind-ensemble-fire/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T220000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190503Z
CREATED:20250718T130446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190503Z
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SUMMARY:First Works Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Dance presents the annual First Works Concert\, featuring new works by dance majors. \n\nAdmission is free\, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Dance Cube is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for additional information. \n\nPhoto by Kiirstn Pagan ’11. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/first-works-concert/
LOCATION:Dance Cube
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T130000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190504Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190504Z
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SUMMARY:Eric Millikin: Mecha/Magical Marine Materials
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts presents a talk by visual artist Eric Millikin. An assistant professor of visual arts\, Millikin was awarded the 2024 CIRCA-IMET Artist-in-Residence Fellowship\, during which he worked on Mecha/Magical Marine Materials\, an ongoing series of wearable electronic and robotic sculptures based on marine biology for performances with live-coded ambient sound and spiraling video projections. The work is based in part on the work of IMET Assistant Professor Allison Tracy as well as on Edgar Allan Poe’s tales of sea-faring science and the supernatural\, including depictions of necromancers creating mechanical sea monsters. \n\nEric Millikin uses marine biology\, hacktivist robotics\, occult rituals\, artificial intelligence\, and extended reality as strategies for alchemical societal transformation and fighting wealth supremacy. Millikin comes from a working-class family\, growing up in a mobile home down by the river in the dark woods of rural Michigan. He is a descendant of Mary Eastey who\, along with her sister Rebecca Nurse\, was executed during the Salem Witch Trials. His awarded residencies include Cow House Studios in rural County Wexford\, Ireland; the Ayatana Biophilium Artists’ Research Program “Symbiosis\,” hosted from Ottawa\, Canada; and the VR residency “Artist is Absent\,” hosted from Travneve\, Ukraine as the Russian military invaded. A first-generation college graduate and National Merit Scholar\, he earned his BFA from Michigan State University. He earned his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Edgar Allan Poe grew up\, and he is now based in Baltimore\, Maryland\, where Edgar Allan Poe died. Millikin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at UMBC\, where he teaches courses in Animation and Interactive Media. \n\nAdmission is free\, and lunch will be provided at 11:45 a.m. Please RSVP to reserve a space. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/eric-millikin-mecha-magical-marine-materials/
LOCATION:216 Performing Arts and Humanities Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T193000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190504Z
CREATED:20251028T175200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190504Z
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SUMMARY:Ousseina Alidou: Ecological Thoughts in Sahel West African Women's Literary and Cultural Narratives
DESCRIPTION:47th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture\nOusseina Alidou\, Rutgers University-New Brunswick\nPart of the Fall 2025 Humanities Forum and Social Sciences Forum \nIn the 47th Annual W. E. B. Du Bois Distinguished Lecture\, Ousseina Alidou examines life and being human in West African Sahel women’s ecological thoughts as articulated in their literary and cultural narratives. Alidou’s aim is to expand our understanding of Sahelian women’s enduring contributions to ethical engagement with environmental concerns and preservation\, climate change\, vulnerability\, migration\, gender equity\, and resilience. She highlights comparative perspectives that can be drawn between the Sahel ecological thoughts and W.E.B Du Bois’ sociological meditations on the intersection of race\, class\, gender\, and environmental justice. \n\nOusseina D. Alidou is is a Distinguished Professor of Humane Letters in the School of Arts and Science\, Rutgers University-New Brunswick. She teaches in the Department of African\, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures and the Graduate Program in Comparative Literature. Alidou’s specialization is Theoretical Linguistics\, Gender\, and African Studies. She is the author of several books\, including Protest Arts\, Gender and Social Change: Fiction and Popular Songs in Hausa Societies Across Borders (Michigan University Press\, 2023). Dr. Alidou has served as the President of the African Studies Association (2022-2023) and the Director of the Center for African Studies at Rutgers University (2009-2015\, 2025-2025). Currently\, she serves as a Senior Faculty Advisor to UNESCO BREDA for the design of UNESCO-Rutgers University’s Gender and Transformative Leadership Curriculum for African Universities and Civil Society Organizations. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThe annual W.E.B. Du Bois lecture is organized by the Department of Africana Studies. This event is co-sponsored by the College of Arts\, Humanities\, and Social Sciences; the Center for Social Science Scholarship; the Dresher Center for the Humanities; the Shriver Center; and the Division of Professional Studies. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/ousseina-alidou-ecological-thoughts-in-sahel-west-african-womens-literary-and-cultural-narratives/
LOCATION:University Center Ballroom
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T210000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190504Z
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SUMMARY:Inscape Chamber Orchestra: Echoes of Paradise
DESCRIPTION:Journey beyond the earthly realm with Inscape Chamber Orchestra as they explore musical visions of the divine. This extraordinary concert weaves together three masters whose works touch the very essence of the sacred and sublime. \nGustav Mahler‘s beloved Fourth Symphony anchors the evening with its childlike wonder and luminous finale\, where a soprano’s gentle voice paints an enchanting portrait of heavenly delights — a place where “we dance and we spring\, we skip and we ring” in eternal joy. This most intimate of Mahler’s symphonies captures both earthly longing and celestial fulfillment with breathtaking beauty. \nThe program opens with selections from J.S. Bach‘s monumental The Art of Fugue\, where mathematical precision becomes spiritual revelation. These intricate contrapuntal masterworks demonstrate how Bach transformed technical mastery into profound expressions of divine order\, creating music that seems to emanate from the very architecture of creation. \nContemporary voices join this sacred conversation through the ethereal soundscapes of Arvo Pärt\, whose distinctive “tintinnabuli” style creates moments of crystalline meditation and transcendent stillness. His music strips away the superfluous to reveal something essential and holy. Together\, these works form a musical triptych spanning centuries yet united in their quest to give voice to the ineffable — from Bach’s baroque grandeur through Mahler’s romantic yearning to Pärt’s mystical minimalism. Prepare for an evening where earthbound instruments reach toward heaven itself. \n\n“…brilliant” — The New York Times\n“…guts and musical sensitivity” — The Washington Post\n“…aurally stunning” — ArchivMusic \nFounded in 2004 by Artistic Director Richard Scerbo\, Inscape Chamber Orchestra is pushing the boundaries of classical music in riveting performances that reach across genres and generations\, and transcend the confines of the traditional classical concert experience. \nWith its flexible roster and unique brand of programming\, this critically acclaimed\, GRAMMY-nominated group of musicians has quickly established itself as one of the premier performing ensembles in the Washington\, D.C. region and beyond. \nInscape has worked joyously and often with emerging American composers and has a commitment to presenting concerts featuring the music of our time. Since its inception\, Inscape has commissioned and premiered over thirty new works. Inscape members regularly perform with the National\, Baltimore\, Philadelphia\, Virginia\, Richmond\, and Delaware symphonies\, the Washington Opera Orchestra\, and are members of the premiere Washington service bands. Former Inscape performers are members of orchestras across the United States and abroad. \nInscape regularly performs at premiere Washington\, D.C. venues such as the National Gallery of Art\, Strathmore Music Center\, and the Kennedy Center. In recent seasons\, Inscape has appeared on concert series in New York\, California\, Pennsylvania\, New Hampshire\, and Delaware. \n\n$15 general admission\, $10 seniors\, $5 students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/inscape-chamber-orchestra-echoes-of-paradise/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T163000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190505Z
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SUMMARY:Fall 2025 Prospective Theatre Student Visit Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us on campus to experience life a UMBC Theatre Major! \nOur Prospective Student Days usually sell out\, so be sure to claim your spot early. \nIncluded in the Day: \n\nAn information session with Eve Muson\, Chair of Theatre Department.\nAn exclusive backstage tour of our facilities in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building led by Professor Adam Mendelson.\nFREE ticket(s) to that day’s 2pm performance of Shakespeare in Harlem\, by Langston Hughes\, adapted and directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor.\nA talkback with the cast and director post show.\nParents and High School Teachers are welcome and encouraged to join for all or part of the day.\n\nPlease Note: Our in-person BFA Acting Auditions will be held in the morning on this date. You’re encouraged to audition and then stick around to join us for Prospective Student Day events! \nRegister for Prospective Theatre Student Visit Day \nInterested in Visiting the Theatre Department at Another Time?\nIf you are unable to attend a Prospective Student Day\, but would like to pursue a tour of our facilities\, sit in on a class\, meet with a current student or professor\, and/or attend a different performance\, please contact our General Associate\, Katie Hileman\, to set up a visit. \nNeed Help?\nWe are always happy to answer your questions. \nFor questions about UMBC Theatre\, please contact the Theatre Office\nFor questions about Prospective Student Day\, or to organize a campus visit at a different time\, please contact\, Katie Hileman\, General Associate\nFor questions related to Admissions\, please contact our Visual and Performing Arts Admissions Coordinator\, Hana Albrecht \nUMBC Theatre events are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, national origin\, or any other protected category under applicable federal law\, state law\, and the University’s nondiscrimination policy.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/fall-2025-prospective-theatre-student-visit-day/
CATEGORIES:Admissions
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SUMMARY:Abeo Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Shriver Hall Concert Series presents the Baltimore debut of the Abeo Quartet in a program featuring works by Johannes Brahms\, Felix Mendelssohn and Adolphus Hailstork. \nFormed at the Juilliard School\, the Abeo Quartet was the inaugural Graduate String Quartet in Residence at the University of Delaware (2021–2023). Its accolades already include prizes at the Fischoff\, Melbourne\, and Yellow Springs competitions and performances at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center. In this program\, the Quartet channels its energies into the dramatic first quartets of Mendelssohn and Brahms and the distinctive voice of American composer Adolphus Hailstork. \n\nSuggested donation: $10\, general admission. For additional information\, please visit the Shriver Hall Concert Series event page. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/abeo-quartet/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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SUMMARY:SPARK: Industrial Afterglow
DESCRIPTION:SPARK VII: Industrial Afterglow\, a collaboration between UMBC and Towson University\, brings together over twenty artists working across sculpture\, installation\, sound\, photography\, video\, textiles\, and ecological documentation to explore what lingers in the wake of industrial and technological systems. \nFrom bioplastic light sculptures and cyanotype archives to rewilded cityscapes and AI-coded sea monsters\, the exhibition casts light — literal and symbolic — on the residues of industry\, the reconfigurations of ecosystems\, and the speculative futures already blooming in the present. \nAs a former industrial port city undergoing rapid urban transformation\, Baltimore provides a vital lens through which to consider the aftermath of extractive systems and the possibilities of repair. Industrial Afterglow asks: What remains after infrastructures collapse? How do ecologies adapt and resist? What does it mean to imagine otherwise? By attending to what still glows\, hums\, or grows through the ruins\, this exhibition transforms light from metaphor into method — revealing the unseen\, mourning the obsolete\, and illuminating paths toward speculative futures. \nParticipating artists include Chelsey Barrera\, Sue Borchardt\, Lynn Cazabon\, Cathy Cook\, McCoy Chance\, Danielle d’Amico\, Alexandra Garove\, Eunice Hong\, Gracie Horne\, Jinyoung Koh\, Dara Lorenzo\, Jenee Mateer\, Leah Clare Michaels\, Eric Millikin\, Timothy Nohe\, Edgar Reyes\, Sarah G. Sharp\, Alexi Scheiber\, Samantha Sethi\, Jena Burchick\, Mariia Usova\, and Tara Youngborg. \nSpark VII: Industrial Afterglow is curated by Liz Faust. \n\nAn Opening Reception will be held on Thursday\, November 6\, from 5 to 8 p.m. \n\nAdmission is free. \nExhibition hours:\nThursday and Friday: 3 p.m.  – 7  p.m.\nSaturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.\nMonday – Wednesday: closed \nThe Peale is located at 225 Holliday Street\, Baltimore\, MD 21202. For information\, please visit here. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/spark-industrial-afterglow/
LOCATION:The Peale\, 225 Holliday St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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