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SUMMARY:Amina Ross — Ruptures — Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Ruptures gathers short films by Amina Ross that linger at the edge of collapse. Moving between video\, sound\, and digital space\, the works explore moments when systems strain\, bodies speak\, and structures begin to crack open. For Ross\, rupture is not simply destruction. It is a threshold where the pressure of the present splits something apart and makes space for new forms of relation\, perception\, and possibility. \n\nAmina Ross is an artist whose practice scrutinizes the subtle workings of systems of power and their influence on sense perception and behavior. Ross’s creative output spans video\, sound\, sculpture\, and installation\, emphasizing nonlinear storytelling\, free association\, and plural meaning. Their work has recently been exhibited at MoMA PS1 (Queens\, NY)\, Museum of Contemporary Art\, (Chicago\, IL)\, Ruffin Gallery (University of Virginia)\, Someday (New York\, NY)\, the Hessel Museum of Art (Hudson\, NY)\, the Tang Teaching Museum (Saratoga Springs\, NY)\, and Sentiment (Zurich\, CH). Ross’s films have been screened internationally\, including at MIXNYC Festival\, Tate Modern\, The New Museum\, and The Walker Art Center. In the summer of 2023\, they were a featured artist at the 68th annual Flaherty Film Seminar: Queer World Mending\, and in 2024\, they were a MacDowell Fellow. Ross was the 2023-2024 Estelle Lebowitz Artist in Residence at Rutgers University. They have recently completed residencies at Bemis Center for Contemporary Art\, Denniston Hill\, Fire Island Artist Residency\, Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting\, Wave Hill\, Abrons Art Center\, and Harvestworks. They hold a BFA from SAIC and an MFA from Yale School of Art\, where they received the Fannie B. Pardee Prize in sculpture. Ross’s work has been featured in critical writings\, including an essay by scholar Kelly Chung in Liquid Blackness\, Vol. 8\, Issue 1 (Duke University Press). Other discussions of their work can be found in The Echoing Ida Collection (Feminist Press at CUNY)\, Where the Future Came From by Meg Duguid (Soberscove Press)\, and Support Networks by Abigail Satinsky (University of Chicago Press). An interview with Ross can also be found in BOMB Magazine. \n\nAdmission is free. \nOn Thursday\, April 9 at 7 p.m\, please join us for a lecture by the artist. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/amina-ross-film-screening/
LOCATION:306 Fine Arts Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T193000
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SUMMARY:UMBC Wind Ensemble — Profit and Peril
DESCRIPTION:Join us as the UMBC Wind Ensemble presents Profit and Peril\, which explores through music the human cost of progress across American history and lived experience. The event features the UMBC Camerata (Lulu Mwangi\, director) and guest vocal soloist Janice Jackson of UMBC. From the American Revolution to the rise of artificial intelligence\, the program traces how systems of power—political\, industrial\, and technological—shape and challenge human lives. The performed works humanize industrial labor\, the Great Migration\, and the lasting impact of racial and economic injustice. Across wind ensemble\, choral\, and vocal works—including music from Hamilton—the program centers the individuals living within these systems\, ultimately affirming dignity\, resilience\, and human connection as the true measure of progress. \n\nThe UMBC Wind Ensemble\, directed by Brian Kaufman\, has pioneered a new vision for the wind ensemble in the 21st century. Performing wind ensemble classics\, world premieres of contemporary works\, spoken word pieces\, popular songs\, collaboratively composed originals\, and music with cultural influences from around the world\, the group regularly collaborates with community partners to engage audiences in pressing social issues through music\, multimedia\, and discussion. The UMBC Wind Ensemble has celebrated performances with internationally recognized guest artists including Glee pianist and music director Brad Ellis\, Emmy-nominated composer and genre-bending violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain\, The American Brass Quintet\, singer-songwriter Diana Lawrence\, Canadian Brass veteran Joe Burgstaller\, international tuba artist Oystein Baadsvik\, Cleveland Orchestra trombonist Shachar Israel\, Marine Band co-principal oboe Trevor Mowry\, former Marine Band clarinetist Randall Riffle\, and UMBC Professor of Violin Airi Yoshioka. The ensemble seeks to regularly commission and perform music by living composers. Their premiere performance of Samuel Winnie’s Nightfall in Lothlorien was a finalist for the 2016 American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award. Filtering\, the ensemble’s debut album released on the Albany label in April 2022\, has had radio play nationally and has been hailed by American Record Guide as a “fine album” featuring “energetic and committed playing by this wind band.” \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/umbc-wind-ensemble-profit-and-peril/
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:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T203000
DTSTAMP:20260312T172903Z
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SUMMARY:Amina Ross — Eye of a storm: an aesthetic practice of turbulence
DESCRIPTION:In this artist lecture\, Amina Ross unearths the possibilities of a multi-media practice through an active engagement of turbulence. How might an art practice pull apart the complexities of our current conditions by offering transitory spaces of refuge? How might transformation of an unbearable reality become possible only through “staying with the trouble”*? \nComing into an awareness of a world outside of oneself is a textured terrain. Glissant names this navigation of the other “turbulence”**. Our moment\, marked by precarity\, is readily named turbulent. An eye of a storm is a place of ephemeral peace. Metaphors of meteorological tumult loop like an R&B refrain. These weather conditions articulate the uncontrollable forces of change that we live within. Through their work\, Ross suggests embracing this constant fluctuation\, riding the waves of this storm\, and being together even when being together is difficult\, as strategies for navigating and staying alive through the unknowable. \nFeaturing interviews with Patricia Nguyen\, Ladan Osman\, Jozi Zwerdling and Damarni Tyrell and Friends.\n* Donna Haraway\, Staying with the trouble\n** Édouard Glissant\, Poetics of Relation \n\nAmina Ross is an artist whose practice scrutinizes the subtle workings of systems of power and their influence on sense perception and behavior. Ross’s creative output spans video\, sound\, sculpture\, and installation\, emphasizing nonlinear storytelling\, free association\, and plural meaning. Their work has recently been exhibited at MoMA PS1 (Queens\, NY)\, Museum of Contemporary Art\, (Chicago\, IL)\, Ruffin Gallery (University of Virginia)\, Someday (New York\, NY)\, the Hessel Museum of Art (Hudson\, NY)\, the Tang Teaching Museum (Saratoga Springs\, NY)\, and Sentiment (Zurich\, CH). Ross’s films have been screened internationally\, including at MIXNYC Festival\, Tate Modern\, The New Museum\, and The Walker Art Center. In the summer of 2023\, they were a featured artist at the 68th annual Flaherty Film Seminar: Queer World Mending\, and in 2024\, they were a MacDowell Fellow. Ross was the 2023-2024 Estelle Lebowitz Artist in Residence at Rutgers University. They have recently completed residencies at Bemis Center for Contemporary Art\, Denniston Hill\, Fire Island Artist Residency\, Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting\, Wave Hill\, Abrons Art Center\, and Harvestworks. They hold a BFA from SAIC and an MFA from Yale School of Art\, where they received the Fannie B. Pardee Prize in sculpture. Ross’s work has been featured in critical writings\, including an essay by scholar Kelly Chung in Liquid Blackness\, Vol. 8\, Issue 1 (Duke University Press). Other discussions of their work can be found in The Echoing Ida Collection (Feminist Press at CUNY)\, Where the Future Came From by Meg Duguid (Soberscove Press)\, and Support Networks by Abigail Satinsky (University of Chicago Press). An interview with Ross can also be found in BOMB Magazine. \n\nAdmission is free. \nOn Friday\, April 10 at 12 p.m\, please return for Ruptures\, a film screening. \n\nPhoto: Carolyne Teston \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/amina-ross-eye-of-a-storm-an-aesthetic-practice-of-turbulence/
LOCATION:030 Meyerhoff Chemistry Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T173000
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SUMMARY:Amber Spry — The Technological Future: Shifting the Focus from What We Build to Who We Build It For
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe are at a crossroads where the technologies we create today will shape democracy\, work\, and community for years to come. Yet too often\, conversations about artificial intelligence focus on technical capabilities rather than human consequences — on what these systems can do\, rather than who they’re designed to serve. Dr. Amber Spry brings a unique dual perspective as both an academic researcher studying political behavior and identity\, and a practitioner embedded in the tech industry working on responsible innovation. In this talk\, she urges us to consider how the design of AI systems encodes choices about whose values are upheld\, whose intelligence counts\, and whose futures are prioritized. Drawing on her work developing frameworks for algorithmic fairness\, co-designing new technology with communities\, and studying how democratic institutions adapt to technological change\, Dr. Spry explores what it means to create innovation that genuinely serves the public good. She provides a vision for recognizing everyday people as partners in shaping technological futures\, and why making technology responsive to human experience isn’t just an ethical imperative\, it’s essential for creating technology that actually works for the complex\, interconnected world we live in. \n\nAmber Spry is an Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Politics at Brandeis University. She is a thought leader bridging social scientific insights with application in the tech industry\, most recently as Meta’s Academic Collaborator for Social Impact Research where she led the creation of measurement systems to understand social outcomes across Instagram\, Facebook\, AR and VR applications\, and artificial intelligence. She is a founding member of Meta’s Co-Design Lab\, a central organization that brings everyday people alongside engineers and designers to create new technologies with\, not just for\, the communities who use them. She also convened the Responsible Innovation in AI Workshop in collaboration with the New York Academy of Science and Arizona State University\, which gathered technologists\, academics\, and civil society to create actionable frameworks and guidelines for solving pressing technological challenges. \nSpry’s expertise is in research design and analysis focusing on identity\, beliefs\, and behavior in our social\, political\, and digital lives. Her forthcoming book Identity Inventory: What Group Ties Can (and Can’t) Tell Us About Politics argues that measurement matters for our understanding of identity politics in the US. She uses innovative survey design methods to observe identity across multiple dimensions\, demonstrating that our inferences about what groups want from the government can shift depending on how individuals are asked to self-identify. Her work has been supported by the Russell Sage Foundation and the National Science Foundation. \nSpry holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University\, and she is a proud alumna of UMBC where she earned her B.A. in Political Science and Media and Communications Studies. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis is event is hosted by Center for Social Science Scholarship\, with support from the Division of Research and Creative Achievement and the Department of Media & Communication Studies. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/amber-spry-the-technological-future-shifting-the-focus-from-what-we-build-to-who-we-build-it-for/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTSTAMP:20260428T022931Z
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SUMMARY:Bartleby 50+ Exhibition
DESCRIPTION: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. (An early iteration\, The Red Brick\, saw a single issue published in 1969.) Bartleby remains a vital part of our campus community as a voice for undergraduate student creativity\, including fiction\, poetry\, creative nonfiction\, and art. \nThe exhibition will feature selections of photographs\, poems\, and posters\, all created by undergraduate artists originally published in Bartleby. Additionally\, archival issues of the journal will be on display. Both the exhibition opening and offsite reading will include alumni published in Bartleby\, who will read and discuss their work. The exhibition opening will also include a catered reception\, remarks from the curatorial team and Student Affairs leadership\, and the opportunity to explore the publication’s history through interpretive works\, ephemera\, and more. \n\nPublic programs \nAn opening reception will be held on Tuesday\, April 7\, from 4 to 6 p.m. \nA reading\, sponsored by the Ivy Bookshop\, will take place at Bird in Hand Café & Bookstore (11 East 33rd Street\, Baltimore)  on Friday\, April 17\, from 6 to 8 p.m. This event is free\, but please r.s.v.p. here. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThe Library Rotunda is located on the first floor of the Library\, straight ahead\, past the Gallery entrance and the circulation desk. The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery is open most days of the year\, holidays excepted. Please visit here to check specific building hours. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/bartleby-50-exhibition/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Literary Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
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SUMMARY:despite // bất chấp: Artist Reception
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the Artist Reception\, the exhibition\, and all public programs is free. The CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nParking is free during evening and weekend hours\, and metered parking is available other times. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need any specific accommodations should contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/despite-bat-chap-artist-reception/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T183000
DTSTAMP:20260328T164614Z
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SUMMARY:Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 — Public Program
DESCRIPTION: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). \nBefore her appointment to the Columbus Museum of Art\, Kaitlin Booher served as the Beaumont and Nancy Newhall Curatorial Fellow in the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art\, where she worked on a wide range of photography exhibitions and collection installations. With a background in psychology and counseling\, Holly Avella’s current work focuses on digital mental health and therapeutic platforms\, including AI and social media. \n\nAdmission is free\, and the discussion will be followed by a reception. \n\nFor driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \n\nImage: [Tommie peeking out of room window\, Ward 81\, Oregon State Hospital]\, 1976. © Mary Ellen Mark\, courtesy of The Mary Ellen Mark Foundation. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/mary-ellen-mark-ward-81-public-program/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTSTAMP:20260402T153644Z
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SUMMARY:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
DESCRIPTION:UMBC Theatre presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz\, adapted by Jacqueline Lawton and directed by Joseph W. Ritsch. \nLife 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. \n\nPerformances \nThursday\, April 2\, 7:30 p.m. — Opening night reception\nFriday\, April 3\, 7:30 p.m. — Free performance for UMBC students\nSaturday\, April 4\, 2 p.m.\nFriday\, April 10\, 10:00 a.m. — Special student matinee! (This performance is now sold out.)\nFriday\, April 10\, 7:30 p.m.\nSaturday\, April 11\, 2:00 p.m. — Talkback with playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton\nSunday\, April 12\, 2:00 p.m. — Free performance for UMBC students; Prospective student day; Actor talk-back; 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 over 55. Please visit here to reserve seats. \nContent Disclosure: TBA \n\nThe Proscenium Theatre is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPoster artwork by Eric Abele. \nProduced by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials supplied by WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT\, LLC. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/
LOCATION:Proscenium Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
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SUMMARY:despite // bất chấp: The 2026 Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA Thesis Exhibition
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nAn Artist Reception will be held on Thursday\, April 2\, from 6 to 8 p.m. \nOn April 15\, from 12 to 1 p.m.\, the public is invited to attend the annual RTKL Lecture featuring Taylor Goad. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the exhibition and all public programs is free. The CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nParking is free during evening and weekend hours\, and metered parking is available other times. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need any specific accommodations should contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/despite-bat-chap-the-2026-intermedia-and-digital-arts-imda-mfa-thesis-exhibition/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T173000
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SUMMARY:Warren Milteer\, Jr. — Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAt the outbreak of the Civil War\, the vast majority of the nation’s people of color were enslaved. Yet nearly half a million of these people were free. For the first time\, Warren Eugene Milteer\, Jr. recounts the story of free people of color in the Civil War era United States. He shows how the nation’s growing divide in the years leading up to the war\, the events of the war itself\, and the policies of the postwar period shaped the lives of free people of color living in various regions of the country. His telling also reflects on the ways free people of color used their voices\, military service\, and political acumen to push for a better version the United States. Calling upon their experiences fighting for equal rights in the prewar years\, free people of color took advantage of the disruption created by the war to lobby for the end of discrimination across nation. \n\nWarren Milteer\, Jr. is a historian of the United States with research interests in early America\, the nineteenth-century U.S.\, the U.S. South\, free people of color\, race\, slavery\, and Native America. His publications include two academic books\, Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: Free People of Color in the South (2021) and North Carolina’s Free People of Color\, 1715-1885 (2020)\, the independently published Hertford County\, North Carolina’s Free People of Color and Their Descendants (2016)\, as well as articles in the Journal of Social History and the North Carolina Historical Review.  Milteer was the recipient of the Southern Historical Association’s Charles S. Sydnor Award for the best book in Southern history in 2022\, the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association’s Ragan Old North State Award for nonfiction in 2022\, and the Historical Society of North Carolina’s R. D. W. Connor Award in 2014 and 2016 for the best journal article in the North Carolina Historical Review. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis event is hosted by the Department of History and co-sponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/warren-milteer-jr-out-of-this-strife-will-come-freedom-free-people-of-color-and-the-fight-for-equal-rights-in-the-civil-war-era/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T213000
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SUMMARY:UMBC Faculty Wind Quintet
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nThe ensemble features Lisa Cella\, flute; Fatma Daglar\, oboe; Natalie Groom\, clarinet; Chandra Cervantes\, horn; and Richard Spittel\, bassoon. \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\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-faculty-wind-quintet/
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:20260329T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T170000
DTSTAMP:20260324T181737Z
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SUMMARY:Yang Gao\, piano
DESCRIPTION:The UMBC Piano Studio presents Yang Gao in a program of works by Leoš Janáček\, Isaac Albéniz\, and Fryderyk Chopin: \n\nLeoš Janáček — Piano Sonata 1.X.1905\nIsaac Albéniz — Iberia Book 2: Rondeña\nFryderyk Chopin — Preludes\, Op. 28\n\nChinese-born pianist Yang Gao is praised for performances that blend emotional depth with refined musical insight. He has been described as playing “with exuberance\, graced with a sensitive touch and eloquent articulations.” Zhu Xiao-Mei praised his playing as “delicate and sincere\, with a singing quality that speaks directly to the heart and brings listeners to tears.” \nGao is currently pursuing his doctor of musical arts at the Peabody Conservatory\, where he studies with HieYon Choi. His principal mentors also include Awadagin Pratt and Vladimir Feltsman. Gao currently serves as a piano minor instructor at Peabody Conservatory and chamber music instructor at Homewood Chamber Music Seminar. He is a 2025–2026 InterPlay artist at UMBC. In 2026\, Gao created the Lyra Concert Series as his most recent project. \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/yang-gao-piano/
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:20260328T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T213000
DTSTAMP:20260325T184511Z
CREATED:20260325T184511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T184511Z
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SUMMARY:Anderson & Roe Piano Duo with Wordsmith\, piano and spoken word
DESCRIPTION: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. Created exclusively for Chamber Music Maryland\, this groundbreaking collaboration explores themes of light\, unity\, and transcendence\, culminating in a world premiere that redefines the concert experience. Wordsmith’s original poetry and performance are woven throughout\, adding a fresh narrative voice to works like the evocative Nocturne on Neptune and new music developed in real time. \nThis concert is more than a performance—it’s a bold reimagining of what classical music can be in 2026. \nThe program: \n\nProkofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major\, Op. 25\, “Classical” (arranged for two pianos)\nHolst\, arr. by (Anderson & Roe / Wordsmith): Nocturne on Neptune\nBizet\, arr. by (Anderson & Roe): Carmen Fantasy for Two Pianos\nLeonard Cohen\, arr. by (Anderson & Roe): Hallelujah Variations\nWordsmith / Anderson & Roe: World Premiere to be announced\nThe Beatles\, arr. by (Anderson & Roe): Let It Be\n\n\nTickets for this event are sold through Chamber Music Maryland. Please visit their site for additional information. \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/anderson-roe-piano-duo-with-wordsmith-piano-and-spoken-word/
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:20260326T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T190000
DTSTAMP:20260126T204621Z
CREATED:20260126T204621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T204621Z
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SUMMARY:Humanities Forum — Jessica Hernandez: Growing Papaya Trees: Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement
DESCRIPTION:Humanities Forum Lecture with Jessica Hernandez\nGrowing Papaya Trees: Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement\nThis event is part of the Spring 2026 Humanities Forum \nIndigenous 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. Hernandez shares how the impacts of colonial climate catastrophe—from warming oceans to forced displacement of settler ontologies—can only be addressed at the root if we reorient toward Indigenous science and follow the lead of Indigenous peoples and communities. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThe Humanities Forum is presented by the Dresher Center for the Humanities. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship; the Department of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems; and the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/humanities-forum-jessica-hernandez-growing-papaya-trees-nurturing-indigenous-roots-during-climate-displacement/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T213000
DTSTAMP:20260315T155015Z
CREATED:20260304T212206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260315T155015Z
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SUMMARY:Huang-Miyamoto Duo — CANCELED
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event has been canceled. We hope to reschedule at a future date. \nExplore the rarely heard F-A-E Sonata — the collaborative work of Robert Schumann\, Johannes Brahms\, and Albert Dietrich — as well as Schumann’s epic Violin Sonata No. 2 in this concert by the Huang-Miyamoto Duo\, featuring violinist Wanchi Huang and pianist Peter Miyamoto. The concert will also include a new work for solo violin\, to be announced. \nIn 1853\, three composer friends — the established Robert Schumann\, and the younger Johannes Brahms and Albert Dietrich — combined their talents to write the F-A-E Sonata\, a four movement work for violin and piano they dedicated as a gift to violinist Joseph Joachim. The first movement\, by Dietrich and sonata form\, is followed by a short intermezzo by Schumann\, a scherzo by Brahms\, and a final fourth movement by Schumann. \n\nWanchi Huang made her solo debut at the age of 14 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Catherine Comet. She has enjoyed a career as an active performer in chamber music\, solo recitals\, and as a soloist with regional orchestras throughout North America and Asia\, at venues including Kennedy Center\, Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Curtis on Tour and numerous music festivals. She is currently professor of violin at James Madison University School of Music. \nPianist Peter Miyamoto has enjoyed a brilliant international career\, performing to great acclaim in recital and as soloist in Canada\, England\, France\, Germany\, Greece\, Italy\, Poland\, Russia\, Serbia\, Switzerland\, China and Japan\, and in major US cities such as Boston\, Chicago\, Dallas\, Indianapolis\, Los Angeles\, Miami\, New York\, Philadelphia\, San Francisco and Washington D.C. In 1990\, Miyamoto was named the first Gilmore Young Artist. He won numerous other competitions\, including the American Pianist Association National Fellowship Competition\, the D’Angelo Competition\, the San Francisco Symphony Competition and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Competition\, and was a top-prize winner in the National Chopin Piano Competition. \n\n$15 general admission\, $10 seniors\, $5 students. Ticket availability will be announced. \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/huang-miyamoto-duo/
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:20260324T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T183000
DTSTAMP:20260126T191705Z
CREATED:20260126T191617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T191705Z
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SUMMARY:Zoë Charlton: Third Watch
DESCRIPTION: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. The three figures installed at the top of the North Avenue Market in Baltimore watch over the neighborhood and are meant to invoke a sense of peace\, protection\, and light\, qualities that the community hopes to embrace as it moves forward after years of struggle. Third Watch was made possible through a commission from the Inviting Light Initiative funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies to help revitalize the Station North Arts and Entertainment District. Charlton will be joined by Adam Nelson and Peter Karis from Paradise Labs\, the team that she worked with to fabricate the work. \n\nAdmission is free\, but attendees are encouraged to RSVP in advance. \n\nZoë Charlton builds a visual language of assembly through drawing\, collage\, installation\, and animation as ways to bring fragments of history into conversation. Her work explores how identity\, place\, and material culture converge in the figure\, where personal inheritance and memory meet. Across large-scale graphite drawings and layered paper constructions\, she maps the relationship between body and landscape\, inheritance and visibility. Each work becomes a kind of ledger as an account of how objects and histories carry us\, how the past lingers in gesture and surface. Charlton is a Professor of Art and Director of the School of Art at George Mason University\, where she cultivates a culture of care\, inquiry\, and shared leadership within the arts in higher education. From 2003 to 2022\, Charlton taught full-time at American University in Washington\, D.C.\, where she earned tenure in 2009\, chaired the Department of Art (2015–2018)\, and became the first Black American tenured Full Professor in the department. Charlton’s practice extends beyond the studio into collective forms of making and leading. She co-founded ‘sindikit (2016–2022)\, an artist initiative that investigated intersections of art\, gender\, sexuality\, race\, and their economies\, and co-launched as a founding member\, Kindred CRAFT (Kindred Creative Residence + Agro-ForesT) (2022–23)\, a BIPOC and LGBTQIA+–led arts and ecology collective in Vermont. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in public collections including The Phillips Collection\, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art\, the Baltimore Museum of Art\, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. A recipient of Pollock-Krasner and Rubys Grants\, she has also served in public arts leadership roles\, holding two terms on the Maryland State Arts Council (2017–2023) and the Washington Project for the Arts (2018-2025)\, and currently sits on the board of Threewalls\, and serves as a trustee at The Phillips Collection. \n\nParadise Labs is a team of makers\, creators\, and problem-solvers specializing in museum\, zoo\, aquarium exhibit design\, as well as medical simulation assemblies and limited run manufacturing. With decades of experience\, they craft immersive exhibits that inspire curiosity\, spark wonder\, and connect people with the natural world. Whether it’s building larger-than-life sculptures\, crafting intricate habitats\, or designing hands-on interactive experiences\, Paradise Labs believe in the power of storytelling through design. \n\nImage: Zoë Charlton\, Third Watch\, photo by Side A Photography. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/zoe-charlton-third-watch/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T213000
DTSTAMP:20260206T173521Z
CREATED:20260128T163848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T173521Z
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SUMMARY:Ruckus
DESCRIPTION: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: \n\nGeorge Lewis — Hexis\nGeorge Lewis — Dark Matter\nGeorge Lewis — Signifying Riffs\nDavid Lang — these broken wings\nViet Cuong — Fine Lines\n\nWith a mission to champion new and innovative works\, RUCKUS is dedicated to supporting innovative artists and early-career composers through commissions and collaboration. RUCKUS works directly with students working toward the Certificate in American Contemporary Music\, often performing alongside these students and mentoring their creative work. Each year\, the ensemble co-hosts the Livewire Festival\, bringing guest artists and other ensembles from around the world to Baltimore for a weekend of cutting-edge contemporary music. \nRUCKUS features Lisa Cella\, flute; Airi Yoshioka\, violin; Juan Sebastián Delgado\, cello; Liana Harron\, piano; Dustin Donahue\, percussion; and Philip Mann\, conductor. \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 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/ruckus-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:20260309T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260309T203000
DTSTAMP:20260302T220712Z
CREATED:20260126T201918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T220712Z
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SUMMARY:Humanities Forum — Hanna Pickard
DESCRIPTION:Evelyn Barker Memorial Lecture with Hanna Pickard\nWhat Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? A Philosophy of Addiction\nThis event\, rescheduled from February 23\, is part of the Spring 2026 Humanities Forum \nAddiction science is at an impasse. Rates of addiction remain high. Translational results from decades of research conducted within the dominant brain disease paradigm are shockingly meager. Meanwhile\, theories of addiction multiply and compete\, fomenting disagreement about something as apparently simple as how addiction should be defined. Ultimately the cost of this impasse is borne by people with addiction themselves. Drawing on philosophy together with sources ranging from the history of the science of animal models to the voices of people who live with addiction\, Hanna Pickard presents a new paradigm that shifts our gaze away from a broken brain and onto the psychology and humanity of people who struggle with drugs. \nHanna Pickard is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics and Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University. \n\nAdmission is free\, but reservations are encouraged. A reception will follow. \n\nThe Evelyn Barker Memorial Lecture is presented by the Department of Philosophy and the Center for Ethics and Values\, and is co-sponsored by Dresher Center for the Humanities\, the Center for Public Health Research\, and the Human Context of Science & Technology Program. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/humanities-forum-hanna-pickard-what-would-you-do-alone-in-a-cage-with-nothing-but-cocaine-a-philosophy-of-addiction/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T163000
DTSTAMP:20260223T205108Z
CREATED:20260223T205108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T205108Z
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SUMMARY:Sérgio and Odair Assad\, classical guitar — Farewell Tour
DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad\, who have created a new standard of guitar innovation\, ingenuity\, and expression. Their exceptional artistry and uncanny ensemble-playing rooted in a family rich in Brazilian musical tradition and studies under guitarist/lutenist Monina Távora\, a disciple of Andrés Segovia. Their virtuosity has inspired a wide range of composers to write for them\, including Astor Piazzolla\, Terry Riley\, Radamés Gnattali\, Marlos Nobre\, Nikita Koshkin\, Roland Dyens\, Jorge Morel\, Edino Krieger\, and Francisco Mignone. Sérgio Assad has expanded their repertoire by composing works for the duo\, as well as for various musical partners\, both in recital and with symphony orchestra. \nThey have worked extensively with renowned artists such as Gidon Kremer\, Dawn Upshaw\, Turtle Island String Quartet\, Yo-Yo Ma\, and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. Odair is based in Brussels\, where he teaches at Ecole Supérieure des Arts\, while Sérgio resides in Chicago. The brothers launched their international career after winning the 1979 Young Artists Competition in Bratislava. Their diverse repertoire spans folk\, jazz\, Latin\, and classical transcriptions of Bach\, Rameau\, Scarlatti\, Gershwin\, Ginastera\, and Debussy. Sérgio premiered his concerto Phases with the Seattle Symphony\, and they have performed with major orchestras worldwide. Highlights include a 2004 multi-generational Assad family tour\, soundtrack features\, collaborations with Paquito D’Rivera\, Romero Lubambo\, Yo-Yo Ma\, and recordings on Nonesuch and GHA that earned Latin Grammy awards. In 2015\, they received the Guitar Foundation of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In the 2025–2026 season\, Sérgio and Odair Assad will celebrate their 60th anniversary as a duo. Their concert in Baltimore is part of their Farewell Tour. \n\nTickets are $45 and $50 and are available through the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society. \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/sergio-and-odair-assad-classical-guitar-farewell-tour/
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:20260307T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T213000
DTSTAMP:20260206T173657Z
CREATED:20260126T185652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T173657Z
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SUMMARY:Susie Ibarra: Rhythm in Nature
DESCRIPTION:The 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. Ibarra’s interdisciplinary practice focuses on strengthening connections to the natural environment and advocating for stewardship through sound. Ibarra’s work calls upon Asian percussive traditions\, jazz sensibilities\, as well as on her extensive study in a wide range of interests\, including improvisation\, sonic mapping\, and artistic intervention for societal transformation. The concert will include performances by UMBC music students and faculty. \n\nSusie Ibarra creates immersive experiences through sound to invite people to connect to their natural and built environments. Her Pulitzer Prize winning work Sky Islands is a musical call to action\, highlighting the endangered rainforests of her home region of Luzon\, Philippines\, with the aim of connecting people to our fragile and beautiful ecosystems and to draw awareness to changing climate and global community practices. Sky Islands was commissioned by the Asia Society in 2022 and had its world premiere in 2024\, with additional support from the Fromm Music Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Arts Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grant. Ibarra works to support Indigenous and traditional music cultures\, including Musika Katatube from the Philippines and leads several ensembles\, including Talking Gong Trio with Claire Chase and Alex Peh. She has recorded over forty albums and has performed around the world\, including at the 2012 Olympics in London\, as part of the 2013 Sharjah Biennial\, and at Carnegie Hall. Ibarra has received numerous awards and fellowships\, including a Creative Capital Artist Award (2025)\, Callie’s Studio Residency in Berlin (2025)\, DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program Fellowship (2024-25)\, the Charles Ives Fellowship (2024) with the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Music Fellowship (2022)\, a United States Artists Fellowship (2019)\, a Doris Duke United States Artist Fellow in Music (2019)\, the National Geographic Explorers Storyteller Award (2020)\, and a TED Senior Fellowship (2014). Ibarra is the founder of Susie Ibarra Studio and\, with artist-musician and engineer Jake Landau\, co-founded the label and publisher Habitat Sounds. Her book Rhythm in Nature: An Ecology of Rhythm was published by Habitat Sounds in 2024. She is a Yamaha\, Zildjian\, and Vic Firth Drum Artist. \n\nA spatial audio installation will open at 6:30\, followed by a concert at 7:30. \nAdmission is free\, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPhoto by Rajesh Kumar Singh. \n\n\nThis event is funded in part by the Arts+ Initiative and the College of Arts\, Humanities\, and Social Sciences\, with additional support from the Global Asias Initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/susie-ibarra-rhythm-in-nature/
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:20260307T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T153000
DTSTAMP:20260223T215820Z
CREATED:20260223T215820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T215820Z
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SUMMARY:Maryland All State Senior Jazz Band
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \n\nTickets for this event are sold through the Maryland Music Educators Association. Please visit here for additional information. \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/maryland-all-state-senior-jazz-band/
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:20260306T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T213000
DTSTAMP:20260217T211404Z
CREATED:20260217T211404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T211404Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Faculty Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \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/umbc-faculty-jazz-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:20260228T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T160000
DTSTAMP:20260127T190307Z
CREATED:20260127T190307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T190307Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis event is offered as part of absolute alternatives\, the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition\, curated by Maleke Glee\, on view at the CADVC through February 28. \n\nHailed by the BBC as a “talent to watch out for\, who conveys a mature command of his forces\,” American conductor Philip Mann is internationally recognized as an expressively graceful yet passionate artist whose work spans symphonic repertoire\, opera\, contemporary music\, and innovative collaborations. A Rhodes Scholar\, he was awarded the Vienna Philharmonic’s Karajan Fellowship at the Salzburg Festival and named an American Conducting Fellow with the League of American Orchestras. Mann is assistant professor of music at UMBC. \nMaleke Glee is a cultural worker\, curator\, writer\, and professor whose practice explores the intersections of popular culture\, vernacular expression\, and fine art. His writing has appeared in books\, exhibition catalogues\, and arts journalism\, and his curatorial and leadership work includes posts with the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum\, STABLE Arts\, and The Studio Museum in Harlem. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the exhibition and all public programs is free. The CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nParking is free during evening and weekend hours\, and metered parking is available other times. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need any specific accommodations should contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible. \n\nPhoto of Philip Mann by Nancy Nolan. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/creative-convergence-a-conversation-with-a-conductor-and-curator/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T213000
DTSTAMP:20260217T205934Z
CREATED:20260217T205934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T205934Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Jazz Ensemble with Vince Cherico
DESCRIPTION:The UMBC Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Matt Belzer performs with Grammy award-winning percussionist Vince Cherico in a concert celebrating Latin jazz. \nVince Cherico is a featured drummer in many of today’s jazz and world music venues. From 2014 to 2016\, Cherico won 5 Grammy Awards\, starting with the 2014 Latin Grammy for Final Night at Birdland\, with The Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra for Best Instrumental Recording; a 2015 Grammy for The Offense of The Drum with The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra for Best Latin Jazz Album; later in 2015 a 4th Grammy for the Latin Grammy’s Best Latin Children’s Album for Los Animales with Mister G.; and in 2016 a 5th Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for his performance with The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra’s recording of Cuba: The Conversation Continues. \nCherico teaches privately in his own New York City studio\, and is also on the Faculty of The Drummers Collective\, The Queens College Jazz Masters Program and is a music associate at The Columbia University Jazz Program. As a guest artist/instructor\, Cherico has led ensembles for The Xalapa Seminario de Jazz\, The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival\, The University of Alaska\, Anchorage Jazz Festival\, the University of Alaska\, Fairbanks Jazz Festival\, and The University of Maine Salsa Festival. \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/umbc-jazz-ensemble-with-vince-cherico/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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SUMMARY:Eric Clark Jackson: An Iconography of the Chesapeake
DESCRIPTION:The 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. In this presentation\, he will provide an overview of his meticulous and process-oriented practice\, typically combining wildlife illustration with fiber arts in large scale explorations of place. Through a slow\, iterative\, and holistic process\, he creates scientifically accurate illustrations that also spark stories. His work invites the viewer to share their own stories about the species depicted: The one that got away. The last cast. The shot at last light. Jackson will share his tradition and practice with UMBC’s Linehan Artist Scholars over six sessions\, and will collaborate with them on a public workshop and demonstration for children in the local community. \n\nEric Clark Jackson is on the teaching faculty of St. Mary’s College of Maryland\, a national public honors college (and his alma mater)\, and the College of Southern Maryland\, where he teaches coursework in 2D media and material studies. His teaching involves a research-based pedagogy rooted in choice-based methodologies\, encouraging his students to make meaning through self-directed decisions and media choices. He partners regularly with conservation organizations across the region\, from local initiatives with Riverkeepers and watershed groups through partnerships with national changemakers including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Alliance for the Chesapeake. Jackson is the recipient of multiple state grants from the Maryland State Arts Council\, Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts\, local arts councils\, and numerous conservation organizations. He regularly presents his work through many of the state-affiliated regional folklife and heritage centers in the region as well. His work is in the permanent collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum\, the Museum of Eastern Shore Culture\, and Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center\, as well as in the collections of multiple past corporate sponsors. \n\nAdmission is free\, and a lunch will be served. Please RSVP for the lunch by February 20. \n\nImage: Eric Clark Jackson\, Striped Bass\, Potomac River Buoy 3. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/eric-clark-jackson-an-iconography-of-the-chesapeake/
LOCATION:216 Performing Arts and Humanities Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T180000
DTSTAMP:20260123T175252Z
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SUMMARY:Nikki Ann Hartman — Stages of Becoming: Putting Myself Together with Doll Parts…
DESCRIPTION:The 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-[trans]-woman show by Hartman\, followed by an open discussion Q&A session with the playwright. \nDoll Parts… is a one-[trans]-woman show about memory\, remembering\, and transitioning as an older woman. Taking place in the present\, Doll Parts… follows Nikki as she discovers her true self in the midst of hormone-therapy-induced puberty\, dating\, menopause\, and surgically transitioning her gender in her 60’s. Set against the rapidly shifting American political landscape—a time of increased and deeply-held anti-trans sentiment\, Doll Parts… looks at living an authentic life even if it has to be as a sacred act of rebellion. Balanced with humor\, a touch of the divine\, and an overwhelming joie de vivre\, Doll Parts… explores our connected humanity while confronting the inherent biases and social constructs we seem all too willing to accept. At a time where it is once again dangerous to live as a trans person\, Doll Parts… gives voice to the joys\, setbacks\, and dreams of an aspiring\, though clearly targeted\, community. \nNikki Hartman (UMBC associate professor of theatre) is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist who has been directing\, writing\, acting\, and producing theatre for more than four decades. A SDC Union theatre director with interests in the Theatre of Social Conscience\, Magical Realism\, Solo Performance\, and Farce\, Hartman was the Founding Artistic Director of The People’s Repertory Theatre Company\, a company dedicated to Theatre of Social Action. A certified Meisner Acting Teacher\, Hartman also teaches and directs for the Munich Film Akademie in Munich\, Germany. Notable directing credits include: the multiple award-winning productions of Diana Son’s Stop Kiss and Michael Frayn’s Noises Off!\, the world-premiere of Susan McCully’s delicious farce Voracious\, David Auburn’s Proof\, Melanie Marnich’s These Shining Lives\, Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice\, and Jessica Dickey’s The Amish Project with the Munich Film Akademie in Munich\, Germany. A recipient of a 2026 Voxel Artist-in-Residence\, Hartman’s play\, Doll Parts…\, will make its world-premiere in July 2026\, at The Voxel Theatre in Baltimore. \n\nAdmission is free. Please RSVP here in advance. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/nikki-ann-hartman-stages-of-becoming-putting-myself-together-with-doll-parts/
LOCATION:Black Box Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T173000
DTSTAMP:20260217T220156Z
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SUMMARY:Melanie Killen — Creating Inclusive Classrooms in Childhood: Theory\, Research\, and Applications
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \nDevelopmental science perspectives on social exclusion provide a window into determining how to reduce social inequalities and increase positive social relationships. Children begin to understand concepts of fairness and equality early and recognize that social groups often exclude others for unfair reasons. Challenging groups to be more inclusive is costly\, however\, and may result in exclusion from their group which provides protection\, safety\, and enjoyment. Facilitating positive cross-group friendships helps reduce “in-group vs. out-group” attitudes which are a salient part of why biases form in the first place. The negative consequences of experiencing social exclusion based on group identity include depression\, anxiety\, and social withdrawal. This necessitates action to promote healthy child development and a more inclusive society. In this talk\, Killen will discuss her recent research findings on children’s viewpoints about fairness and social exclusion. Then she will discuss their school-based program called Developing Inclusive Youth. Her team is currently creating an AI-powered Teacher App to accompany the program\, which she will describe during the talk. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis event is hosted by the Department of Psychology and co-sponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Department of Education. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/melanie-killen-creating-inclusive-classrooms-in-childhood-theory-research-and-applications/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T213000
DTSTAMP:20260211T184413Z
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SUMMARY:Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Founded 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: \nJoseph Haydn (1732–1809) — Symphony No. 94 “Surprise” (1791)\nJohannes Brahms (1833–1897) — Serenade No. 1 in D Major (1858) \n\nAdmission is free\, but reservations are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Smithsonian Academy Orchestra is a program of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History\, presented in cooperation with The Smithsonian Associates\, and made possible by the generous support of The Honorable John FW Rogers and Goldman Sachs. \n\nLinehan 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/smithsonian-academy-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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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260210T204012Z
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SUMMARY:Drawing Words and Speaking Pictures: This Mysterious Thing We Call Comics
DESCRIPTION:Lynda Barry leads a lively drawing jam for anyone who is interested in making comics. You don’t need any artistic ability to be part of this class\, but you must be willing to draw bravely. We’ll be learning fast drawing techniques that anyone can do to create instant characters\, story lines\, and the spook-house kind of excitement that comes about when people who don’t know each other get together in a single room and suddenly have to start making pictures together. \n\nSpace for this workshop is now full. Please consider attending Lynda Barry’s lecture on February 19! \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/drawing-words-and-speaking-pictures-this-mysterious-thing-we-call-comics/
LOCATION:Location to be announced
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T203000
DTSTAMP:20260219T195102Z
CREATED:20260105T211048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T195102Z
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SUMMARY:Lynda Barry — What It Is: A Talk on Creativity
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk on creativity by award-winning author\, artist\, and cartoonist Lynda Barry. Author of 21 books\, Barry was the acclaimed creator of the seminal comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek\, and in 2019 received a MacArthur “genius” grant. \n“Why do people wish they could write\, sing\, dance\, and draw\, long after they’ve given up on these things?\,” asks Barry. “Does creative activity have a biological function? There is something common to everything we call the arts. What is it? It’s something I call ‘an image’\, something that feels alive and is contained and transported by something that is not alive — a book\, or a song or a painting — anything we call an ‘art form’. This ancient ‘it’ has been around at least as long as we have had hands\, and the state of mind it brings about is not plain old ‘thinking’. This talk is about our innate creative ability to work with images and what the biological function of this thing we call ‘the arts’ may be. Please note: There will be swear words\, party tricks\, and jokes about balls.” \nOn Friday\, February 20\, Barry will lead a drawing jam for anyone interested in creating comics. (The workshop is now sold out!) \n\nLynda Barry has worked as a painter\, cartoonist\, writer\, illustrator\, playwright\, editor\, commentator and teacher and found they are very much alike. The New York Times has described Barry as “among this country’s greatest conjoiners of words and images\, known for plumbing all kinds of touchy subjects in cartoons\, comic strips and novels\, both graphic and illustrated.” Widely credited with expanding the literary\, thematic and emotional range of American comics\, Barry’s seminal comic strip\, Ernie Pook’s Comeek\, ran in alternative newspapers across North America for thirty years. Barry has authored 21 books\, worked as a commentator for NPR\, and had a regular monthly feature in Esquire\, Mother Jones Magazine\, Mademoiselle\, and Salon. \nBarry has received numerous awards and honors for her work\, among them two William Eisner awards\, the American Library Association’s Alex Award\, the Wisconsin Library Association’s RR Donnelly Award\, the Washington State Governor’s Award\, the Holtz Center for Science & Technology Outreach Fellowship\, The Museum of Wisconsin Arts Lifetime Achievement Award\, and the 2017 Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Cartoonists Society. She also received an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Philadelphia University of Art in 2015\, and was inducted into the Cartoonist’s Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2019 Lynda Barry was honored as a MacArthur Fellow (also known as the Genius Grant). In 2020 she received the 2019 NCS Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year\, and in 2021 Oregon State University presented her with the Stone Award for Literary Achievement. \n\nAdmission is free\, but reservations are encouraged. Please note: this event is now at capacity\, and we are no longer accepting RSVPs. \nPlease plan to arrive early. We will be seating people between 6:30 and 6:50. Unclaimed seats may be provided to walk-ups or waitlisted people. \n\nThe Fine Arts Recital Hall is located in the Fine Arts Building. \nPlease plan to park in Parking Lot 8\, which is adjacent to the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, and the Fine Arts Building as well. (Apple and Google maps can both be used to located Lot 8 — you may need to try “Lot 8” or “Parking Lot 8” — and parking will be free there after 5 p.m. \nThe Fine Arts Building is the large red brick building near the parking lot. Look for the large illuminated “Center for Art and Visual Culture” sign. Head toward the building\, and then turn right (away from the illuminated sign) when you reach it. Then\, turn left and walk down the steps. The Fine Arts Recital Hall will appear on your left. \nThere is also a route for handicapped patrons. Proceed to the building\, and look for the amphitheatre. You will see a pathway to a door on the walkway level. Proceed through the door\, then use an elevator to descend one floor to the Recital Hall entrance. \n\nPhoto courtesy of Lynda Barry. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative\, Visual Arts Visiting Artists and Designers\, and the Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/lynda-barry-what-it-is-a-talk-on-creativity/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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