In 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
The 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
The 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
We 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
Indigenous scholar, scientist, and community advocate, Jessica Hernandez (Binnizá/Zapotec and Maya Ch'orti'), discusses Growing Papaya Trees: Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement. She offers readers an Indigenous, Global-South lens on the climate crisis, delivering a compelling and urgent exploration of its causes—and its costs.
In a Chamber Music Maryland first, Anderson & Roe Piano Duo, hailed as “the most dynamic duo of this generation,” joins forces with acclaimed Baltimore rapper and poet Wordsmith for an electrifying fusion of classical virtuosity and hip-hop storytelling.
Pianist Yang Gao presents a program featuring Fryderyk Chopin's Preludes, Op. 28, a selection from Isaac Albéniz's Iberia, and the Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 by Leoš Janáček.
View Full Event Details and Register for Yang Gao, piano, Sunday, March 29, 2026
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Faculty Wind Quintet in a program of new works by UMBC student composers as well as La cheminée du roi René by Darius Milhaud, a staple of the woodwind quintet repertoire.
View Full Event Details and Register for UMBC Faculty Wind Quintet, Monday, March 30, 2026
The Social Sciences Forum presents the annual Low Lecture, featuring Warren Milteer, Jr., associate professor of history at The George Washington University, who will speak on Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era.
The Intermedia and Digital Arts Master's Program presents despite // bất chấp: The 2026 Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA Thesis Exhibition. On view from April 1 through 18 at the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture, the exhibition features work by graduating students Taylor Goad, Nia Hampton, Bao Nguyen, and Lynn Nguyen.
UMBC Theatre presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, adapted by Jacqueline Lawton and directed by Joseph W. Ritsch. Life in modern day Baltimore has been a bit boring for Dorothy and her little dog Toto. Until one day, when a cyclone swoops in and takes them “over the rainbow” to the wonderful and magical land of Oz. With the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy sets off on the adventure of a lifetime down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City. These new friends brave witches, flying monkeys, and a Haunted Forest all to meet the Wizard of Oz, who promises to make their dreams come true.
View Full Event Details and Register for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Thursday, April 2, 2026
In conjunction with the exhibition Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81, on display at the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery through May 22, the Library Gallery presents a public program featuring Kaitlin Booher (William and Sarah Ross Soter Associate Curator of Photography, Columbus Museum of Art) and Holly Avella (assistant professor of media studies and data analytics, UMBC).
The Intermedia and Digital Arts Master's Program presents the Artist Reception for despite // bất chấp: The 2026 Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA Thesis Exhibition. On view from April 1 through 18 at the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture, the exhibition features work by graduating students Taylor Goad, Nia Hampton, Bao Nguyen, and Lynn Nguyen.
In celebration of a historic UMBC undergraduate publication and the university’s Arts+ initiative, the Bartleby 50+ exhibition presents a retrospective of works from the undergraduate creative arts journal, published since 1972. Bartleby remains a vital part of our campus community as a voice for undergraduate student creativity, including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art.
View Full Event Details and Register for Bartleby 50+ Exhibition, Tuesday, April 7, 2026
The Social Sciences Forum presents Amber Spry, assistant professor in the Departments of Politics and African + African American Studies at Brandeis University, who will speak on “The Technological Future: Shifting the Focus from What We Build to Who We Build It For.”