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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 ensemble will perform Edgard Varèse’s Ionisation\, Susie Ibarra’s These Trees That Speak\, and other works: \n\nEdgard Varèse — Ionisation\nCarlos Chávez — Toccata\nOliver Panday — Webspinner (world premiere\, UMBC student composer)\nSusie Ibarra — These Trees That Speak\nDafnis Prieto — The Guiros Talk\nElliott Cole — Postludes 6-8\nRyuichi Sakamoto — Thousand Knives\nHossam Ramzy — West Naima \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-2/
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:20260509T193000
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SUMMARY:UMBC Improvisation Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Improvisation Ensemble under the direction of Patrick Crossland. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \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-improvisation-ensemble-4/
LOCATION:The Music Box
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T213000
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SUMMARY:UMBC Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann in a program featuring works by Johannes Brahms\, Felix Mendelssohn\, Richard Strauss\, William Walton\, and UMBC student Jean Nguyen\, with student soloists Jocelyn Faison\, Veronica Anzola Rojas\, and Albert Russell: \n\nBrahms — Academic Festival Overture\, Op. 80 (1880)\nMendelssohn — Concerto for Violin in E Minor\, Op. 64\, (1844\, revised 1845)\, with soloist Veronica Anzola Rojas\nNguyen — Blue Hour (world premiere)\nStrauss — Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D Major\, TrV 292 (AV 144)\, (1945\, revised 1948)\, with soloist Jocelyn Faison\nWalton — Concerto for Viola (1928–1929\, revised 1961)\, with soloist Albert Russell\n\nJean Nguyen was the winner of the 2025 UMBC Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition\, and Jocelyn Faison\, Veronica Anzola Rojas\, and Albert Russell were the winners of the 2025 UMBC Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. \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-2/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510
DTSTAMP:20260428T150620Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T150620Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Dance Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Dance presents the annual Spring Dance Showcase\, featuring a new faculty ballet work by Brandon Russell\, senior capstone choreography by Nyah Brown\, Madison Kayser\, Katie King\, and Kiera Richardson\, new choreography by Katie Goralski\, and a dance film by Gwyneth Watson. \n\nTwo performances:\nFriday\, May 8\, 8 p.m.\nSaturday\, May 9\, 8 p.m. \n$20 general public; $10 UMBC students\, faculty\, and staff; and $15 senior citizens (55+) and non-UMBC students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Dance Cube\, located on the third floor of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for additional information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/spring-dance-showcase/
LOCATION:Dance Cube
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T173000
DTSTAMP:20260223T203947Z
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SUMMARY:Erle Ellis — How People Make Nature Better
DESCRIPTION:The Social Sciences Forum presents the annual Lipitz Lecture\, featuring Erle Ellis\, professor of geography and environmental systems\, who will speak on How People Make Nature Better: Measuring Progress Toward a World Where People and Nature Thrive Together using the Nature Relationship Index (NRI). \nProfessor Ellis’s research investigates the ecology of human-managed ecosystems at local and global scales towards the goal of informing sustainable stewardship of the biosphere in the Anthropocene. \nAdditional information is forthcoming. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts\, Humanities\, and Social Sciences. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/erle-ellis-how-people-make-nature-better/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T213000
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SUMMARY:UMBC Camerata
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Camerata under the direction of Lulu Mwangi. A small choral ensemble consisting of auditioned singers from across the university. 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\, 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-camerata-2/
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:20260503T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T144913Z
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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. Fresh from performances at the Smithsonian and Keystone Korner\, the Jazz Ensemble will feature compositions by current students and alumni. \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-2/
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:20260502T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T190000
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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-2/
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:20260502T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T165529Z
CREATED:20260421T164502Z
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SUMMARY:The Ocean is Aware: A Suite for 5 Creative Musicians in 5 Movements
DESCRIPTION:Explore the intersection between music and science as Matt Belzer\, the 2025 CIRCA-IMET Artist-in-Residence\, presents his new work The Ocean is Aware: A Suite for 5 Creative Musicians in 5 Movements\, featuring the composer on alto and soprano saxophones\, Juan Sebastián Delgado\, cello\, Dustin Donahue\, percussion\, Larry Melton\, acoustic and electric bass\, and Mark Merella\, hybrid drum kit. \nMatt Belzer\, director of the jazz studies program and teaching professor in the Department of Music\, was been awarded the 2025 CIRCA-IMET Artist-in-Residence Fellowship\, a joint program between the Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity\, and the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. During his residency\, Belzer consulted with scientists at IMET to understand sensory systems\, comparative life spans\, and other biological and behavioral processes to create The Ocean is Aware\, a quintet for five musicians. The musical material within the suite was be drawn from insights about the way sea life interacts with its environment\, their perception of time\, and their awareness of humans and each other. \nTwo performances:\nSaturday\, May 2\, 11:30 a.m.\nSaturday\, May 2\, 1:30 p.m. \nThis event is part of an IMET Open House on May 2. Please visit here to learn about the other events happening during the day. \n\nAdmission is free. The Colwell Center is located at 701 E. Pratt Street\, Baltimore\, with ample public parking in the area. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/the-ocean-is-aware-a-suite-for-5-creative-musicians-in-5-movements/
LOCATION:Rita Rossi Colwell Center
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260530
DTSTAMP:20260423T184430Z
CREATED:20260423T184430Z
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SUMMARY:UNRECONCILED: A Showcase of Student Work Exploring the Concepts of Global Asias
DESCRIPTION:Join us for UNRECONCILED: A Showcase of Student Work Exploring the Concepts of Global Asias\, featuring work by Fatima Hafeez\, Vaniya Khan\, Parvata Kirthivasan\, Greyson Martin\, Neha Mathew\, Bao Nguyen\, Morgan Seabolt-Wilbanks\, Julianne Scott\, Bibi Qudsia Tolwak\, and Michelle Yang. \nUNRECONCILED is part of the daylong Global Asias Symposium & Celebration on May 4\, which also features community building spaces\, conversations on public humanities\, a faculty roundtable plus lots of amazing food and activities! \n\nAn opening reception will be held on Monday\, May 4\, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. \nAdmission is free. \n\nImage: Vaniya Khan.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/unreconciled-a-showcase-of-student-work-exploring-the-concepts-of-global-asias/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T183000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150035Z
CREATED:20260416T150035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T150035Z
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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/
LOCATION:The Music Box
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T182547Z
CREATED:20260423T182547Z
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SUMMARY:Wei Leng Tay: Migratory Paths\, from Photographic Representation to Materiality
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, artist Wei Leng Tay will discuss modes of narrative-making in her art\, taking migration as a central premise. From her beginnings in journalism to her current practice\, she will speak about shifting ideas and uses of representation and materiality in relation to the photographic medium. She will discuss ways migration moves through some of her works\, from topic to medium to form. The Other Shore\, a photographic and interview-based audio work\, tells a story of a new generation of mainland Chinese migrants in Hong Kong. you think it over slowly\, slowly choose…\, considers statelessness through the materiality of the photograph. Works in Untitled (family slides 60s–70s) question how the objecthood of photographs shape the ways personal and collective memory converge\, and how photographs can constitute ideas of history. Through these examples\, Tay will surface the complex relationships between history\, embodiment\, and representation entangled with the photographic image. \n\nBased in Singapore\, artist Wei Leng Tay works across photography\, video\, and installation and explores constructions of identity\, memory\, and history through her practice. Her works draw on long-term engagements with individuals\, families\, and communities\, and include research into photographic archives\, interviews\, and collaborative processes. Central to her practice is a sustained inquiry into the medium of photography through its materiality\, modes of circulation\, and communicative possibilities. By working at the intersection of the intimate and the structural\, Tay unpacks the complexities of belonging\, displacement\, and the politics of representation\, bringing attention to what it means to be human within today’s shifting political and cultural contexts. \nOriginally trained in biology at McGill University\, Tay’s early professional experience was in photojournalism\, working as a photo editor and photographer for news organisations such as TIME Magazine’s Asia edition in Hong Kong. This background continues to inform her inquiry into the instrumentalization of photography and the politics of image-making. Tay later completed her MFA at Bard College and has since developed a practice that bridges research\, pedagogy\, and collaboration. She was most recently a lecturer of art practice at Yale-NUS College and remains invested in teaching as a form of knowledge exchange and artistic inquiry. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis artist talk is supported by the Department of Visual Arts and CIRCA\, with additional support from the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery\, the Asian Studies Program\, the Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)\, and the Global Asias Initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/wei-leng-tay-migratory-paths-from-photographic-representation-to-materiality/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTSTAMP:20260424T164506Z
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SUMMARY:User Agreement
DESCRIPTION:UMBC Theatre presents User Agreeement by Ben Holbrook and directed by Sean DiGiorgio ’26. \nSet in the near future\, Sy and Theo attempt to navigate their bond in a world enhanced by the wonders of artificial intelligence and the occasional talking octopus. Their budding romance is tested by an increasingly complex society driven by technology and capital\, asking us to wonder if two simple souls can truly connect. \n\nPerformances \nFriday\, May 1\, 7:30 p.m. — Opening night reception\nSaturday\, May 2\, 2 p.m. — Free performance for UMBC students\nSaturday\, May 2\, 7:30 p.m.\nSunday\, May 3\, 2 p.m. — Free performance for UMBC students; ASL Interpreted Performance (please email PAHBBoxOffice@umbc.edu if you would like to be in view of the interpreters!) \n\n$15 general public; $10 for UMBC students\, faculty\, staff\, and alumni; $10 senior citizens 55+; and $10 for all students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \nContent Disclosure: The play contains strong language\, sexual situations (kissing\, embracing\, flirtation\, implied sexual activity)\, references to enslavement\, references to and use of drugs and alcohol\, references to and depictions of mental illness including anxiety\, panic attacks\, and trauma. \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/user-agreement/
LOCATION:Black Box Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTSTAMP:20260424T164517Z
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SUMMARY:The Polar Ice Museum
DESCRIPTION:The Imaging Research Center (IRC) presents The Polar Ice Museum\, a series of artworks and immersive\, data-driven installations that transform polar data into meaningful public engagement experiences on sea level\, climate\, and related environmental issues. The Polar Ice Museum will be open April 30 through May 2\, with an Opening Reception on Thursday\, April 30\, from 4 to 6 p.m. \nLed by the IRC in collaboration with UMBC’s iHARP (Institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in the Polar Regions)\, with support from the National Science Foundation\, the project draws on climate data from NASA and research conducted in Greenland. Visitors encounter a wall of videos depicting an ice cave and are invited to participate by altering visualizations of glaciers and sea-level change\, both within the polar ice cave and at a South Baltimore landmark affected by flooding. Water-filled relief sculptures\, interactive sound objects\, VR climate games\, and relevant information will all be on display. \nAt the center of the installation is a floating white circular table that features a 3D relief. As dark water fills the relief\, it gradually reveals a photographic image of Speed’s Barber & Beauty salon in South Baltimore’s Turners Station neighborhood. This 50-year-old business is part of a community already affected by rising sea levels and is expected to face severe flooding by 2050. By linking polar ice science to a specific local site\, The Polar Ice Museum transforms distant climate data into an intimate\, place-based experience with urgent consequences. \n\nVisitor information \nOpen house reception: Thursday\, April 30\, 4 to 6 p.m.\nAdditional hours: Friday\, May 1\, 10–4 p.m.\, and Saturday\, May 2\, 11 to 4 p.m. \nAdmission is free. \n\nThe Imaging Research Center is located on the ground floor of the Information Technology & Engineering Building (IT/E)\, room 108. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/the-polar-ice-museum/
LOCATION:Imaging Research Center
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTSTAMP:20260417T142006Z
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SUMMARY:Orange Grove Dance — Site/Unseen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special event with Site/Unseen\, a production by Orange Grove Dance that brings ten performers into dynamic partnership with sidewalks\, stairways\, and the UMBC amphitheatre. Through shared weight\, timing\, and physical negotiation\, bodies and architecture collide and collaborate\, revealing the unseen choreography woven into the spaces we pass through every day. \nThis outdoor performance\, directed and choreographed by OGD artistic directors Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves\, travels a short distance across campus\, beginning at UMBC’s Performing Arts and Humanities Building and concluding at the Fine Arts Building Amphitheatre. Audiences are invited to follow along via two route options — one including stairs\, and one fully accessible through the Fine Arts Building. \n\n“Choreographers Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves magically spun a visual tale of suspension\, tension\, and community within a multilayered moving painting.”\n— Dance Metro DC \n\nOrange Grove Dance (OGD) continually redefines creative ingenuity through its interdisciplinary approach to dance and art-making. Known for innovative performances that blend movement\, design\, film\, and technology\, the company consistently expands the boundaries of contemporary dance. The imagistic gravity of the work compels audiences beyond the confines of traditional stage venues and reflects the extraordinary influence of dance in everyday life. Under the direction of Artistic Directors Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves\, OGD’s acclaimed canon of works is recognized for its powerful imagery and choreography\, which engages audiences in a world that is relevant\, mysterious\, and absorbing; a world constructed within time elusive performance landscapes in which mythopoetic tropes and reality collide. \n\nPerformances: \n\nThursday\, April 30\, 5 p.m.\nThursday\, April 30\, 7 p.m.\nFriday\, May 1\, 5 p.m.\nFriday\, May 1\, 7 p.m.\n\n$5 general admission. Please visit here to reserve a space\, and to view directions and parking information. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/orange-grove-dance-site-unseen/
LOCATION:UMBC Arts District
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T145848Z
CREATED:20260416T145848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T145848Z
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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-2/
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:20260429T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T133000
DTSTAMP:20260223T210545Z
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SUMMARY:Guenet Abraham: Exploring and Bridging Ethiopia’s Indigenous Art\, Design\, and Innovation
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in Arts (CIRCA) presents Guenet Abraham\, professor of visual arts at UMBC\, who will speak on “Exploring and Bridging Ethiopia’s Indigenous Art\, Design\, and Innovation\,” a multi-year project for which she was awarded a 2025 CIRCA Summer Fellowship. \nThe project is a collaboration with Teferi Abate\, Senior Research Anthropologist with Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University and explores a dialogue bridging cultural\, economic\, and artistic boundaries in institutions and communities in Ethiopia and elsewhere. The project challenges the notion that indigenous everyday objects traditionally identified as craft are static\, obsolete\, or quaint\, repositioning these objects as vital\, innovative\, and central to both cultural and economic development. By presenting these objects on equal footing with Western designs and employing the same critical visual\, verbal\, academic and industry language to identify\, credit\, archive\, and study them\, they reframe perceptions of traditionally labeled ‘craft’ items—such as the jebena —and elevate their significance. This approach acknowledges their inherent design values and creates new conversations and pathways for innovation within the context of the local culture comparable to what is often celebrated in Western design practices. This long-term project will culminate in a traveling exhibition featuring locally sourced objects\, discussions\, and community outreach programs. \nGuenet Abraham started her career as a book designer working for Pantheon Books/Random House. She was a senior designer for W.W. Norton & Co. before earning her MFA at Yale School of Art. Her work is recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)\, American Association of Museums (AAM)\, University College & Designers Association (UCDA)\, and by the Paris Photo Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards. In concert with her work as a design educator\, Guenet maintains an active book design practice. Her most recent projects are for Saint Lucy Books\, a publisher of idiosyncratic books on contemporary photography. She enjoys the challenge of creating a visual language that speaks to contemporary audiences with impact and appeal. Professor Abraham is the recipient of two consecutive Fulbright Scholar Awards in 2017 and 2019 for Teaching and Research at the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design (ASFAD) in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia and continues to collaborate with colleagues there. \n\nAdmission is free. \nA lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.\, followed by the talk at 12 p.m. Please r.s.v.p. through CIRCA by April 22. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/guenet-abraham-exploring-and-bridging-ethiopias-indigenous-art-design-and-innovation/
LOCATION:216 Performing Arts and Humanities Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T173000
DTSTAMP:20260127T014521Z
CREATED:20260127T014521Z
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SUMMARY:Humanities Forum — Orianne Smith: Romanticism Bewitched: Witchcraft\, Revolution and the Female Demonic
DESCRIPTION:Humanities Forum Lecture with Orianne Smith\nRomanticism Bewitched: Witchcraft\, Revolution and the Female Demonic\nThis event is part of the Spring 2026 Humanities Forum \nThe Humanities Forum presents Orianne Smith\, professor of English at UMBC\, who will speak on Romanticism Bewitched: Witchcraft\, Revolution and the Female Demonic. \nThe Romantic-era witch was a remarkably flexible symbol of political and social disorder. The recent seventeenth-century witch hunts had already revealed deep anxieties about the subversive potential of women\, and the witches who stalk the pages of Gothic poetry and prose or glare menacingly from works of art by Henry Fuseli and William Blake embody revolutionary anger and the possibility of radical social transformation. Despite the fears surrounding such figures\, however\, the Romantic period also saw witchcraft open up in conceptually new ways\, enabling writers and artists to envision alternative means of interacting in the world that were not predicated on the subordination of women and other marginalized groups. Here\, Orianne Smith embarks on an interdisciplinary reimagining of witchcraft\, women’s writing\, religion\, and social reform\, providing original insights on the history of witchcraft and its influence on public discourse\, literature and art. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThe Humanities Forum is presented by the Dresher Center for the Humanities. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of English. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/humanities-forum-orianne-smith-romanticism-bewitched-witchcraft-revolution-and-the-female-demonic/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T163000
DTSTAMP:20260224T154453Z
CREATED:20260224T154453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T154453Z
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SUMMARY:The Soldiers’ Chorus
DESCRIPTION:The Soldiers’ Chorus\, the vocal complement of The United States Army Field Band of Washington\, D.C.\, performs vocal works by Bellini\, Bizet\, Danielpour\, Delibes\, Donizetti\, Handel\, Massenet\, Mozart\, Puccini\, Rossini\, Strauss\, and Verdi. Founded in 1957\, the 24-member mixed choral ensemble travels throughout the nation and abroad\, performing as a separate component and in joint concerts with the Concert Band of The Musical Ambassadors of the Army. The chorus has performed in all 50 states\, Canada\, Mexico\, India\, the Far East\, and throughout Europe\, entertaining audiences of all ages. \nThe immense talent of Soldiers’ Chorus personnel provide the ensemble with unique flexibility\, and in addition to presenting selections from the vast choral repertoire\, each member of the ensemble is an accomplished soloist in their own right. Performances often include the music of Broadway\, barbershop quartet\, Americana\, as well as Pop\, Rock\, and R&B. Critics have acclaimed recent appearances with the Boston Pops\, the Cincinnati Pops\, and the Atlanta\, Dallas\, Detroit\, Nashville\, and National Symphony Orchestras\, giving the chorus a nationwide reputation for musical excellence and inspiring patriotism. \nOther notable performances include four World Fairs\, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo\, Kennedy Center Honors Programs\, the rededication of the Statue of Liberty\, the 100th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park\, PBS’s annual National Memorial Day Concert\, and the state funerals of Presidents Ronald Reagan\, Gerald Ford\, George H.W. Bush\, and Jimmy Carter. \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/the-soldiers-chorus/
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:20260421T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T213000
DTSTAMP:20260329T195134Z
CREATED:20260328T173548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T195134Z
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SUMMARY:Brass Bash\, featuring Brass for Uncommon Times
DESCRIPTION:Join us for UMBC’s annual Brass Bash\, this year featuring Brass for Uncommon Times\, a brass and percussion ensemble including top players from across the region\, directed by Brian Kaufman\, associate professor of music. The Brass Bash will also feature international tuba soloist Velvet Brown (pictured)\, critically acclaimed percussionist Fran Vielma\, and Latin Grammy-winning drummer Daniel Prim. Additionally\, award winning film composer Greg Nicolett will be present for the Maryland premiere of his multimedia work Forbidden to Face the Natural Light.  \nHow can music help us navigate a world unraveling? Each piece on the program offers a distinct voice and perspective on the defining challenges of our time—from societal division\, racial injustice\, and global crisis—to expressions of loss\, identity\, and resilience. Listeners are invited to reflect\, listen more deeply\, and consider how we move forward toward connection\, understanding\, and hope. This event celebrates the ensemble’s debut album\, to be released in July 2026 on the Naxos label. Attendees will be the first to hear this collection of music and have an opportunity to pre-order the album. \nWe are pleased to have UMBC brass and percussion students join Brass for Uncommon Times for the final piece. \n\nAdmission is free\, but ticket 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/brass-bash-featuring-brass-for-uncommon-times/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260424
DTSTAMP:20260408T184444Z
CREATED:20260407T182001Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC BookFest ’26
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, April 21 and Thursday\, April 23 for UMBC BookFest ’26\, a celebration of writers\, readers\, makers\, and advocates. \nBookMarkIt — Tuesday\, April 21\, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.\, Library Plaza\nEnjoy a book arts display\, letterpress printing\, zinemaking and zine swaps\, a book drive supporting the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture\, the Baltimore County Bookmobile\, bookish giveaways\, and more! \n\nPrint on one of three letterpress printers\, stitch your own pamphlet\, create and swap zines\, and browse a book arts display\nPop inside the Baltimore County Bookmobile\nBuy or trade used books or select a wrapped “mystery read”\nChat with representatives from the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled and Citizens for Maryland Libraries\nGive to Friends of the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled\nGrab BookFest-themed swag and original Hilltop Print Shop prints\n\nOne Maryland\, One Book — Tuesday\, April 21\, 5–6:30 p.m. — 312 University Center\nIn collaboration with Maryland Humanities’ One Maryland\, One Book program\, BookFest will welcome Lawrence Burney\, the author of the 2026 OMOB selection No Sense in Wishing. Burney will be in conversation with writer Chris Terry (assistant professor of English) about his essay collection. This event is co-sponsored by Maryland Humanities and the Dresher Center for the Humanities. Refreshments will be served. \nFreedom to Read: Libraries and Our Democracy — Thursday\, April 23\, 5–6:30 p.m. — Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery\nMaryland’s Freedom to Read Act\, passed in 2024\, ensures that “library materials and resources remain accessible to the public and cannot be removed solely because someone disagrees with their viewpoint alone.” Book challenges and censorship efforts are still on the rise across our state and nation. What can we do to protect the right to read and to ensure access to our nation’s library services? We’ll hear from: \n\nMorgan Miller\, Maryland State Librarian\nStacey Nunn\, Library Media Specialist\, Southwest Academy Magnet School for Science and Engineering and finalist for School Library Journal’s School Librarian of the Year\nChristine Feldmann\, Anne Arundel County Public Library\nAndrea Lewis\, President of Citizens for Maryland Libraries\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Maryland State Library Agency. Refreshments will be served. \nFor complete information about all the events\, please visit the UMBC BookFest ’26 site. \n\nAll events are free and open to the public. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-bookfest-26/
LOCATION:Various Venues
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities,Literary Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T173000
DTSTAMP:20260223T203252Z
CREATED:20260223T203206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T203252Z
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SUMMARY:Hanna Garth — Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement
DESCRIPTION:The Social Sciences Forum presents the annual Eckert Lecture on Health & Inequality\, featuring Hanna Garth\, assistant professor of anthropology at Princeton University\, who will speak on Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement. \nFood justice activists have worked to increase access to healthy food in low-income communities of color across the United States. Yet despite their best intentions\, they often perpetuate food access inequalities and racial stereotypes. Hanna Garth shows how the movement has been affected by misconceptions and assumptions about residents\, as well as by unclear definitions of justice and what it means to be healthy. Focusing on broad structures and microlevel processes\, Garth reveals how power dynamics shape social justice movements in particular ways. \nDrawing on twelve years of ethnographic research\, Garth examines what motivates people from more affluent\, majority-white areas of the city to intervene in South Central Los Angeles. She argues that the concepts of “food justice” and “healthy food” operate as racially coded language\, reinforcing the idea that health problems in low-income Black and Brown communities can be solved through individual behavior rather than structural change. Food Justice Undone explores the stakes of social justice and the possibility of multiracial coalitions working toward a better future. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis event is hosted by the Department of Sociology\, Anthropology\, and Public Health\, and is co-sponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/hanna-garth-food-justice-undone-lessons-for-building-a-better-movement/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T180000
DTSTAMP:20260417T141900Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T141900Z
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SUMMARY:Inscape Chamber Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Journey with the acclaimed Inscape Chamber Orchestra as they explore Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring\, Richard Strauss’s Suite from Der Rosenkavalier\, and Béla Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 1\, featuring soloist Airi Yoshioka. \nExperience Bartók’s impassioned Violin Concerto No. 1 and Strauss’s opulent Suite from Der Rosenkavalier in rare chamber orchestra arrangements inspired by Arnold Schoenberg’s visionary Society for Private Musical Performance. In early 20th-century Vienna\, Schoenberg’s Society brought monumental orchestral scores into salon-sized venues\, revealing intricate details often lost in larger halls and making essential works accessible to new audiences. \nAt the heart of the program stands Copland’s Appalachian Spring\, premiered in Washington\, D.C.\, and composed specifically for thirteen instruments — a masterwork of American music that captures the spare beauty of the frontier spirit and the warmth of community gathering. \nFrom Bartók’s intensely personal portrait of love and longing to the radiant waltzes of Strauss’s Vienna and the open prairie of Copland’s America\, this program celebrates the power of chamber music to illuminate the essential character of beloved masterpieces. \n  \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-2/
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:20260418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260329T201040Z
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SUMMARY:The U.S. Army Blues and All That Jazz!
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Army Blues\, a component of the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own\,” will perform a free concert at UMBC in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month. This special event will feature the 2025 Collegiate and High School solo competition winners from the Army Blues Young Artist Competition\, alongside Naptown Jazz Kids\, the premier jazz organization for young people in Annapolis. Naptown Jazz Kids was founded in 2019 by artistic director Steve Fidyk and is dedicated to enhancing and expanding jazz through education\, performance\, and community service opportunities. \nStationed at historic Fort Myer\, Virginia\, the U.S. Army Blues is the premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Army. After informal beginnings in 1970\, this 18-piece ensemble became an official element of the Army Band in 1972. The Army Blues strive to fulfill their mission through public concerts\, educational outreach\, and the preservation of the tradition of America’s unique art form: jazz. \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 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/the-u-s-army-blues-and-all-that-jazz/
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:20260418T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T170000
DTSTAMP:20260312T184517Z
CREATED:20260312T183519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T184517Z
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SUMMARY:Art Rysing 2026: Truth\, Racial Healing\, and Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Baltimore’s creative heart beats stronger than ever as we gather for Art Rysing 2026: Truth\, Racial Healing\, and Transformation — a citywide celebration of art\, equity\, and community healing through creative expression. \nBuilding on the legacy of previous Arts Rysing gatherings as a creative response to the murder of Freddie Gray in 2015\, this year’s 11th convening expands its reach and impact\, bringing together youth arts organizations\, cultural leaders\, educators\, and community visionaries who use art as a catalyst for justice\, belonging\, and renewal. Hosted at the Rita Rossi Calwell Center (IMET) Building on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor\, Art Rysing 2026 will showcase the transformative power of the arts to bridge divides\, amplify silenced voices\, and foster truth-telling in pursuit of racial equity and collective healing. \nRooted in the Truth\, Racial Healing and Transformation framework\, Art Rysing 2026 embodies a deep commitment to dismantling systems and mindsets that uphold racial hierarchy\, while cultivating spaces for authentic dialogue\, trust\, and repair. TRHT envisions a Baltimore — and a world — where every young person\, artist\, and neighbor experiences a genuine sense of belonging. It centers the stories of those historically excluded\, while celebrating art’s power to spark empathy\, courage\, and change. \nThis gathering will uplift collaborations with Baltimore’s thriving arts community\, ensuring that transformation is multiracial\, multigenerational\, and rooted in community voice. \nFor complete information\, please visit the Art Rysing page at the Shriver Center. \n\nAdmission is free\, but an r.s.v.p. is required. \n\nArt Rysing 2026 is sponsored by the Shriver Center’s Choice Program\, in collaboration with the Truth\, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center and WombWork Productions\, Inc. \nInvited partners: Arts for Learning Maryland\, Bloomberg Arts Internship\, Baltimore Peace Movement\, Baltimore School for the Arts\, Choice Youth\, Digital Empath\, DJ Nice\, Holistic Life Foundation\, Larry Whaddup Caudle\, Leaders of A Beautiful Struggle\, Linehan Artist Scholars\, Living Classrooms\, MICA\, Sisterhood (UMBC)\, The Gathering Space at UMBC\, Bloomberg Arts\, and Youth As Resources. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/art-rysing-2026/
LOCATION:Rita Rossi Colwell Center
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T151800Z
CREATED:20260413T151258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T151800Z
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SUMMARY:Manil Suri: A Room in Bombay
DESCRIPTION:Manil Suri\, distinguished university professor of mathematics and statistics\, and the author of the forthcoming memoir A Room in Bombay\, is joined by Aditya Desai ’09\, English and media and communication studies\, to discuss the book. \nManil Suri is the author of three internationally acclaimed novels — The Death of Vishnu\, The Age of Shiva and The City of Devi — and a book on popular mathematics\, The Big Bang of Numbers. He has served as a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. A passionate promoter of both mathematics and the humanities\, he has motivated audiences worldwide to embrace both\, rather than just one or the other. \nAditya Desai is a writer\, editor\, teacher\, and activist who lives in Baltimore. He also works with several arts and racial justice organizations in Baltimore\, including the CityLit Project\, Baltimore Youth Arts\, and the Asian Pasifika Arts Collective. \n\nAdmission is free\, and a reception will follow the talk. \n\nThis event has been organized by the Asian Studies Program with support from the Global Asias Initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/manil-suri-a-room-in-bombay/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Literary Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T173000
DTSTAMP:20260126T235027Z
CREATED:20260126T235027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T235027Z
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SUMMARY:Humanities Forum — Aisha Beliso-De Jesús: Excited Delirium: Race\, Police Violence\, and the Invention of a Disease
DESCRIPTION:Humanities Forum Lecture with Aisha Beliso-De Jesús\nExcited Delirium: Race\, Police Violence\, and the Invention of a Disease\nThis event is part of the Spring 2026 Humanities Forum \nThe Humanities Forum presents Aisha Beliso-De Jesús\, Olden Street Professor of American Studies and Chair of the Effron Center for the Study of America\, Princeton University\, who will speak on Excited Delirium: Race\, Police Violence\, and the Invention of a Disease. \nIn 1980\, Charles Wetli — a Miami-based medical examiner and self-proclaimed “cult expert” of Afro-Caribbean religions — identified what he called “excited delirium syndrome.” Soon\, medical examiners began using the syndrome regularly to describe the deaths of Black men and women during interactions with police. Police and medical examiners claimed that Black people with so-called excited delirium exhibited superhuman strength induced from narcotics abuse. It was fatal heart failure that killed them\, examiners said\, not forceful police restraints. In Excited Delirium\, Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús examines this fabricated medical diagnosis and its use to justify and erase police violence against Black and Brown communities. Exposing excited delirium syndrome’s flawed diagnostic criteria\, she outlines its inextricable ties to the criminalization of Afro-Latiné religions. Beliso-De Jesús demonstrates that it is yet a further example of the systemic racism that pervades law enforcement in which the culpability for state violence is shifted from the state onto its victims. In so doing\, she furthers understanding of the complex layers of medicalized state-sanctioned violence against people of color in the United States. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThe Humanities Forum is presented by the Dresher Center for the Humanities. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Critical Disability Studies Minor; the Department of Africana Studies; the Department of American Studies; the Dresher Center’s Disability Studies Working Groups in the Humanities; the Latin American Studies Minor; and the Department of Sociology\, Anthropology\, and Public Health. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/humanities-forum-aisha-beliso-de-jesus-excited-delirium-race-police-violence-and-the-invention-of-a-disease/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T173000
DTSTAMP:20260331T183129Z
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SUMMARY:Stephen C. Angle: Progressive Confucianism\, Nei-Wai Citizenship\, and the Family
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Ethics and Values presents the Eminent Scholar Lecture\, featuring Stephen C. Angle\, Mansfield Freeman Professor of East Asian Studies and Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan University\, whose talk is entitled Progressive Confucianism\, Nei-Wai Citizenship\, and the Family. \nIn its most general sense\, progressive Confucianism is the project of critically developing the on-going Confucian tradition in light of insights and challenges from modern thinkers and societies. Two of the core commitments of the tradition are that (1) all people have the inherent possibility of becoming more virtuous\, and our socio-political arrangements should support such growth as much as possible; and (2) internal (or nei) moral growth is inextricably linked to external (or wai) activity\, which is summed up in the regulative ideal of “inner sageliness\, outer kingliness.” In a contemporary\, post-monarchical context\, the most encompassing role for individuals can thus be called nei-wai citizenship. The thesis of this presentation is that playing one’s role within the family is a key aspect of nei-wai citizenship\, and that such a reframing allows us to see filiality in a broader light than most recent discussions. By viewing filial children as not only having particularist care for their parents but also — as citizens — being responsive to the ways more general structures impact their parents (and others’ parents)\, we can both answer some of the most pressing objections to contemporary Confucian-inspired social policies and also offer a compelling update to pre-modern Confucianism’s famous analogy between family and state. \n\nA dessert reception with the speaker will follow the talk. \nAdmission is free\, but registration is recommended. To reserve a seat\, please visit here. \n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law Program. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/stephen-c-angle-progressive-confucianism-nei-wai-citizenship-and-the-family/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities
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SUMMARY:Andrist-Daglar-Falkner Faculty Chamber Music Concert
DESCRIPTION:Three members of UMBC’s music faculty — pianist Audrey Andrist\, violist Renate Falkner\, and oboist Fatma Daglar — present an afternoon of chamber music for their unusual instrumental pairing. Their concert will feature works by Claude Debussy\, Rebecca Clarke\, Cécile Chaminade\, and Charles Martin Loeffler: \n\nRhapsodie (1903) for English horn and piano by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)\nMorpheus (1917) for viola and piano and Passacaglia on an Old English Tune (1941) by Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979)\nÉtude de concert\, Op. 35\, No. 2 “Autumn” (1886) for piano solo by Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944)\nTwo Rhapsodies (1901) for oboe\, viola and piano by Charles Martin Loeffler (1861–1935)\n\n\nHailed as a “stunning pianist with incredible dexterity” (San Francisco Classical Voice)\, Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist has thrilled audiences around the globe\, from North America to Japan\, China and Germany with her “passionate abandon\,” “bright energy\,” and “great intelligence.” She has performed in many of North America’s most prestigious venues\, including the Kennedy Center in Washington\, DC\, Place des Arts in Montreal\, Chicago’s Ravinia Festival\, and Alice Tully Hall in New York. \nPraised for her versatility and creativity\, American violist Renate Falkner leads an active career as an educator\, recitalist\, and orchestral and chamber musician\, performing across the U.S. and abroad. Equally at home on both modern and baroque viola\, she performs regularly with groups such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (at home and on international tours)\, Atlanta Symphony\, Cincinnati Symphony\, Jacksonville Symphony\, and Artis-Naples\, and is a former member of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. \nFatma Daglar is the oboist of the acclaimed wind quintet Zéphyros Winds. She is the principal oboist of Annapolis Symphony Orchestra\, Post-Classical Ensemble\, Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. She has held the position of assistant principal oboe with the Louisville Orchestra and has performed on oboe and English horn with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra\, Richmond Symphony Orchestra\, Wolf Trap Opera Orchestra\, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra\, Delaware Symphony Orchestra\, Washington Concert Opera Orchestra\, National Philharmonic Orchestra\, Britt Festival Orchestra\, among many others. \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\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/andrist-daglar-falkner-faculty-chamber-music-concert/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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SUMMARY:Step Back in Time: An Immersive Medieval Banquet
DESCRIPTION:Transport yourself to the Rhine Valley for an evening of history and creativity! In conjunction with this year’s Meeting in the Middle undergraduate conference\, UMBC’s Medieval and Early Modern Studies program invites you to Klopp Castle in Bingen for an immersive dining experience. \nThe year is 1161. As an honored guest of the court\, you will dine in the presence of the visionary nun Hildegard of Bingen and newly appointed Archbishop of Mainz\, Conrad of Wittelsbach. This isn’t just a dinner\, though; it’s a living art installation meticulously crafted by the students of an interdisciplinary arts course created just for this event. \nThe Evening’s Festivities Include: \n\nA Three-Course Feast: Enjoy a catered period-appropriate menu.\nHildegard’s Own Spiced Wine: Complimentary with the meal.\nSocial Hour: Arrive early to enjoy a selection of spirits and ales available for purchase one hour before the banquet begins.\nMusic\, Dance\, and Art: Experience the sounds and steps of the 12th century with live period music and dance. Recreations of Hildegard’s painted visions will be on display as well.\n\nSupport Our Scholars: When purchasing your ticket\, please consider adding a donation to our “Student Access Fund” to help keep this experience affordable for all undergraduate attendees. \n\nTickets are $25 general public and $12 for students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThis program is made possible through generous support from UMBC’s Arts+ initiative as well as the Departments of Dance\, English\, Music\, Theatre\, and Visual Arts. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/step-back-in-time-an-immersive-medieval-banquet/
LOCATION:Dance Cube
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance,Humanities,Music,Theatre,Visual Arts
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