Drawing Words and Speaking Pictures: This Mysterious Thing We Call Comics
Location to be announcedLynda Barry leads a lively drawing jam for anyone who is interested in making comics. (Space for this workshop is now full!)
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Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallFounded in 2024 by conductor Kenneth Slowik, the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra is a resident ensemble of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, a program of the National Museum of American History. The Orchestra’s repertoire ranges from Bach to Schoenberg, all performed on period-appropriate instruments, and in this program will present works by Haydn and Brahms.
View Full Event Details and Register for Smithsonian Academy Orchestra, Friday, February 20, 2026
Melanie Killen — Creating Inclusive Classrooms in Childhood: Theory, Research, and Applications
Albin O. Kuhn Library GalleryThe Social Sciences Forum presents a lecture by Melanie Killen, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland, College Park, who will speak on Creating Inclusive Classrooms in Childhood: Theory, Research, and Applications.
Nikki Ann Hartman — Stages of Becoming: Putting Myself Together with Doll Parts…
Black Box TheatreThe Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity presents multi-disciplinary theatre artist Nikki Ann Hartman, who will discuss “Stages of Becoming: Putting Myself Together with Doll Parts…” The afternoon will feature a dramatic reading of Doll Parts…, a one--woman show by Hartman, followed by an open discussion Q&A session with the playwright.
Eric Clark Jackson: An Iconography of the Chesapeake
216 Performing Arts and Humanities BuildingThe Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents a talk by Eric Clark Jackson, an artist who explores the intersection of ecology and materiality, using fiber-based processes to construct an iconography of the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region. Jackson is the 2026 Maryland Traditions Artist-in-Residence.
UMBC Jazz Ensemble with Vince Cherico
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallThe UMBC Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Matt Belzer performs with Grammy award-winning percussionist Vince Cherico in a concert celebrating Latin jazz.
Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator
Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC)The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) presents Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator. In this event, curator Maleke Glee and conductor Philip Mann will explore the shared and divergent philosophies that shape conducting and curating as creative practices. This interdisciplinary discussion invites artists across all mediums to engage in a collective dialogue on leadership, interpretation, collaboration, and creative process.
UMBC Faculty Jazz Ensemble
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Jazz Faculty Ensemble, featuring saxophonist Matt Belzer, bassist Tom Baldwin, and drummer Mark Merella. They will be joined by UMBC student Leo Hickman on mandolin. The ensemble will perform modern interpretations of classic and recent jazz compositions.
View Full Event Details and Register for UMBC Faculty Jazz Ensemble, Friday, March 6, 2026
Maryland All State Senior Jazz Band
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallThe Maryland Music Educators Association presents the All State Senior Jazz Band. Students from across the state will be selected to participate in this concert by audition, and students from multiple county schools will be represented.
Susie Ibarra: Rhythm in Nature
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallThe Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents Filipinx-American composer, percussionist, and sound artist Susie Ibarra, who will present her groundbreaking work at UMBC in a concert, spatial audio installation, and workshop.
View Full Event Details and Register for Susie Ibarra: Rhythm in Nature, Saturday, March 7, 2026
Sérgio and Odair Assad, classical guitar — Farewell Tour
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallThe Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad, who have created a new standard of guitar innovation, ingenuity, and expression. During the 2025–2026 season, the Assads will celebrate their 60th anniversary as a duo. Their concert in Baltimore is part of their Farewell Tour.
Humanities Forum — Hanna Pickard
Fine Arts Recital HallIn this Humanities Forum lecture, Hanna Pickard, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics and Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University, will speak on "What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? A Philosophy of Addiction."
View Full Event Details and Register for Humanities Forum — Hanna Pickard, Monday, March 9, 2026
Ruckus
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallThe Department of Music presents RUCKUS, the faculty new music ensemble at UMBC, in a concert that highlights the work of pivotal American composer George Lewis. Working with Lewis in residence at UMBC, RUCKUS explores the striking breadth of his work from the elegiac intensity of Signifying Riffs to the haunting, ecstatic sound world of Hexis. Flutist Lisa Cella presents the world premiere of Lewis’s Dark Matter for solo bass flute and live electronics. Two raucous, virtuosic works by Viet Cuong and David Lang complete an eclectic portrait of American music in the 21st century.
View Full Event Details and Register for Ruckus, Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Zoë Charlton: Third Watch
Fine Arts Recital HallThe Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents artist Zoë Charlton, who will speak about the process behind creating Third Watch, her new public art work featuring illuminated sculptures depicting three pregnant female figures, inspired by African traditions. Charlton will be joined by Adam Nelson and Peter Karis from Paradise Labs, the team that she worked with to fabricate the work.
View Full Event Details and Register for Zoë Charlton: Third Watch, Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Huang-Miyamoto Duo — CANCELED
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallWe regret that this event has been canceled. We hope to reschedule the performance at a future date.
View Full Event Details and Register for Huang-Miyamoto Duo — CANCELED, Wednesday, March 25, 2026