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SUMMARY:Voyager Ensemble — American Connection: Celebrating the U.S.’s 250th anniversary with Music of Now
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of armchair travelers everywhere\, the Voyager Ensemble explores a new culture each year by combining standard repertoire along with contemporary works by composers from the region. This year’s concert focuses on the United States and its 250th anniversary with directors Airi Yoshioka (violin) and David Yang (viola) joined by eminent musicians Lina Bahn (violin) and Jan Müller-Szeraws (cello). Their program features the premiere of a work by Linda Dusman\, a composition by Thomas DeLio\, and George Crumb‘s electrifying Black Angels string quartet: \n\nLinda Dusman: Matsutake | Hope (world premiere)\nThomas DeLio: String Quartet\nGeorge Crumb (1929–2022): Black Angels “Thirteen Images from the Dark Land” for electric string quartet\n\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/voyager-quartet-american-connection-celebrating-the-u-s-s-250th-anniversary-with-music-of-now/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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SUMMARY:The Gigs and the Money: Grant Writing and Generating Opportunities for Artists
DESCRIPTION:“I didn’t sign up to be a grant writer\,” says Andrew Simonet\, founder of Artists U. “I wanted to be a choreographer. I discovered that\, to make my work\, I needed to find support and opportunities to present my work. I embarked on a painful learning process\, making lots of mistakes. I want to share with you what I’ve learned over 30 years: principles and tools for writing simple\, clear grants and for generating the gigs\, shows\, tours\, and community events that fit your work. No bull\, no fancy powerpoints\, just real-world tools\, artist to artist.” \nThis workshop is presented by the Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA). \n\nAdmission is free\, but this will be a limited attendance in-person workshop. Sign up here by February 9 to be placed on the waiting list. The location of workshop will be sent to you in a confirmation email. \n\nAndrew Simonet is writer and choreographer in Philadelphia. From 1993 to 2013\, he co-directed Headlong Dance Theater\, creating dances like CELL (a journey for one audience member guided by your cell phone)\, and This Town is a Mystery (dances by four Philadelphia families in their homes). Andrew left Headlong to focus on writing fiction. His debut novel\, Wilder\, was published by Farrar\, Straus\, and Giroux in 2018 and his second novel\, A Night Twice as Long\, was published by FSG in 2021. Andrew has received a Pew Fellowship in the Arts\, an Independence Fellowship in the Arts\, a Bessie for Choreography at the NYC Dance and Performance Awards\, and residencies at Yaddo\, Ucross\, Kyoto Art Center\, Studios of Key West\, Santa Fe Art Institute\, and Hambidge. His performance work has been supported by The Creative Capital Foundation\, National Endowment for the Arts\, Pew Trusts\, Rockefeller Foundation\, Japan Foundation\, and New England Foundation for the Arts\, and produced by Dance Theater Workshop (NYC)\, P.S. 122 (NYC)\, Central Park Summerstage\, Expo 98 (Lisbon)\, Dies de Dansa (Barcelona)\,The Jade Festival (Tokyo)\, The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival\, The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art\, and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. In 2006\, Andrew founded Artists U\, an incubator for helping artists make sustainable lives. All Artists U programs are artist-led\, open source\, and free for participants. Through workshops\, convenings\, and one-on-one planning sessions\, he has worked directly with over 8\,000 artists across all disciplines. His book Making Your Life as an Artist\, an open source guide to living as an artist\, has been downloaded by 200\,000 artists worldwide and is used as a textbook in dozens of university and graduate programs. \n\nPhoto by Sky Simonet. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/the-gigs-and-the-money-grant-writing-and-generating-opportunities-for-artists/
LOCATION:Location to be announced
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance,Music,Theatre,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T200000
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SUMMARY:absolute alternatives — Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture presents the Opening Reception for absolute alternatives\, the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition\, on display from January 30 to February 28. This event has been rescheduled from Thursday\, January 29. \nThe reception will feature a performance of Dream Feed\, composed by Zosha Di Castri\, by flutist Lisa Cella and violinist Airi Yoshioka. Opening remarks and the performance will begin at 6:10 p.m. \nDream Feed takes its title from evening infant feeding practices\, often occurring between 10:00 p.m. and midnight\, intended to support a baby’s peaceful rest through the night. The composition draws poetic resonance from this intimate\, cyclical act of care. In the context of interdisciplinary work\, Dream Feed brings forward roles that often remain invisible within creative and professional spheres\, such as parenthood\, inviting them into artistic discourse. Di Castri shares: \nAs a composer/pianist\, I see motherhood as one of the final ‘taboos’ in the professional music world\, with women often still believing they must choose between family and career\, or keep quiet about their desire for both. Though having a child alters one’s life irreversibly and may create logistical challenges\, it can also be a profoundly creative experience\, encouraging new ways of thinking and doing. \n\nOrganized by guest curator Maleke Glee\, absolute alternatives presents faculty from across UMBC whose interdisciplinary research is a form of creative practice\, including Jude Agboada\, Fiona Bell\, Kelley Bell and the Cheeky Magpie Collective\, Lynn Cazabon\, Lisa Cella\, Mayank Chugh\, Cathy Cook\, Arit Emmanuela Etukudo\, Eva Grandoni\, Tahira Chloe Mahdi\, Phillip Mann\, Steven McAlpine\, Lisa Moren\, Edgar Reyes\, Julie Sayo\, Sarah G. Sharp\, and Airi Yoshioka. \nInspired by the boundary-pushing spirit of the Arts+ Initiative\, the exhibition proposes alternatives to defining research through absolute disciplinary categories. According to Glee: \nThese scholar-artists meet the present moment directly with innovative tools\, materials\, and methods that explore\, upend or resolve unsatisfactory conditions. Here\, creativity means intervening\, excavating\, and expanding the possibilities of practice and production inside the classroom\, studio\, laboratory\, and beyond. These projects demonstrate what can happen when research and imagination work hand in hand\, highlighting individual creative curiosities as well as collaborations connecting the University\, the broader Baltimore community\, and global networks. \nabsolute alternatives brings together faculty from across the university\, as well as their UMBC student\, staff\, and outside collaborators\, with offerings from Visual Arts\, Music\, Biology\, the Individualized Study Program\, and other disciplines. \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\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/absolute-alternatives-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 — Curator Tour and Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents a Curator Tour and Opening Reception for Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81\, a photography exhibition on display from January 26 through May 22. \nIn 1976\, American photographer Mary Ellen Mark and sociologist Karen Folger Jacobs spent thirty-six days living in the Oregon State Hospital\, where they photographed the residents of Ward 81\, the hospital’s all-female\, high-security psychiatric unit. Their unprecedented access allowed them to create a deeply nuanced portrayal of women navigating psychiatric care in the mid-1970s. Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 brings together Mark’s photographs\, Jacobs’s newly uncovered audio recordings\, and rare archival materials\, offering an intimate and expanded view of this landmark documentary project. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission is free. For driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \nLibrary Gallery hours:\nMonday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday\, Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\nThursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.\nSaturday and Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. \n\nImage: Mary Ellen Mark\, [Mona and Beth in the shower\, Ward 81\, Oregon State Hospital\, Salem\, Oregon\, USA]\, 1976. © Mary Ellen Mark\, courtesy of The Mary Ellen Mark Foundation. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/mary-ellen-mark-ward-81-curator-tour-and-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T170000
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SUMMARY:Lisa Cella\, flutes
DESCRIPTION:A champion of contemporary music\, flutist Lisa Cella has performed throughout the United States and abroad. In this concert\, she presents works for flute\, alto flute\, and bass flute by composers Sidney Boquiren\, Tessa Brinckman\, Donnacha Dennehy\, Adam Greene\, Mario Lavista\, and João Pedro Oliveira: \n\nPrayer of St. Francis by Sidney Boquiren\nThe Heart Has Four Chambers by Tessa Brinckman\nfAt by Donnacha Dennehy\nPersephoneia by Adam Greene\nNocturno by Mario Lavista\nA Escada Estreita by João Pedro Oliveira\n\n\nLisa Cella is a founding member of NOISE\, the resident ensemble of San Diego New Music. With NOISE she has performed the works of young composers all around the world including at the Acousmania Festival in Bucharest\, Romania\, the Pacific Rim Festival at the University of California\, Santa Cruz\, and as ensemble-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin\, Milwaukee. NOISE also presents a three-day festival of modern music entitled soundON. Lisa performs with Jane Rigler and Carrie Rose in the flute collective inHALE\, a group dedicated to developing challenging and experimental repertoire for two or three flutes. \nShe is a faculty member of the Soundscape Festival of Contemporary Music in Blonay\, Switzerland and at Nief-Norf in Knoxville. She has taught at the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato\, Mexico and presented workshops and recitals at the Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair in Reston\, VA and at the National Flute Association Convention. \nHer undergraduate work was completed at Syracuse University under the tutelage of John Oberbrunner\, received a Master of Music degree and a Graduate Performance Diploma from Peabody Conservatory with Robert Willoughby\, and received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in contemporary flute performance under John Fonville at the University of California\, San Diego. She is professor of music at UMBC. \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/lisa-cella-flutes/
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:20260206
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SUMMARY:Baltimore Dance Project
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Baltimore Dance Project\, a company known for edgy collaborations with composers\, directors\, sound artists\, video artists\, engineers\, and technologists\, and for integrating visual media and technology in riveting dance performances! In the loosely thematic concert entitled Venerations\, professional dancers from the Baltimore area and beyond will perform new and reimagined works by Ann Sofie Clemmensen (the interdisciplinary My Dear Cassandra)\, Elizabeth Johnson (About No/Thing)\, Sandra Lacy (Giving Up the Ghost)\, and Jill Vasbinder (a response to Merce Cunningham’s 1979 dance film 50 Looks). Special guests Orange Grove Dance (Colette Krogol and Matthew Reeves) will present their dance film Organism and also premiere a new work. \n\nTwo performances in the Proscenium Theatre:\nFriday\, February 6\, 8 p.m.\nSaturday\, February 7\, 8 p.m. \n$20 reserved seating; $10 for UMBC students\, faculty\, and staff; $15 for senior citizens and non-UMBC students. Please reserve tickets here. \n\nThe Proscenium Theatre is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPhoto by Kiirstn Pagan ’11. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/baltimore-dance-project/
LOCATION:Proscenium Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T190000
DTSTAMP:20260127T195926Z
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SUMMARY:Social Strategies: Practice\, Reflection\, Archive
DESCRIPTION:How can we collect\, preserve\, and learn from art practices that aren’t primarily “objects” — projects that live in relationships\, events\, conversations\, care work\, and civic collaboration? This panel will open with a brief introduction to social practice as a contemporary art form and consider why archives\, memory\, and data are central when the work is ephemeral\, community-based\, or resistant to being “captured.” In a moderated discussion\, participants will consider what counts as evidence\, who gets to tell the story\, what gets kept or lost\, and how physical archives and digital collections might support community accountability — not just institutional storage. \nDiscussants will include Chloë Bass\, Jen de los Reyes\, Pablo Helguera\, Abigail Satinsky\, Daniel Tucker\, Dan S. Wang\, and Stephanie Smith. The event will be introduced by Rebecca Uchill and Stephanie Smith\, and moderated by Beth Saunders. For bios and other information about the participants\, please visit here. \nThis program corresponds with “Social Strategies\,” a collaborative research project organized by Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture\, and is hosted and co-sponsored by the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery. \n\nAttendees can enjoy the exhibition in the Library Gallery\, Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81. \n\nAdmission is free. For driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \n\nThe event is supported by the Orser Center for the Public Humanities\, and the Baltimore County Commission on the Arts and Sciences and the Citizens of Baltimore County.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/social-strategies-practice-reflection-archive/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T213000
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SUMMARY:Liana Pailodze Harron\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Explore breathtaking musical landscapes as pianist Liana Pailodze Harron presents an extraordinary program that celebrates both America’s 250th birthday and the diverse musical traditions close to her heart. \nThe centerpiece of the evening will be Aaron Copland‘s beloved Appalachian Spring\, performed in its complete ballet version in an arrangement for solo piano by Bryan Stanley. This unique presentation transforms Copland’s stirring musical portrait of American pioneer life into an intimate yet powerful solo piano experience. In this rendition\, one pianist becomes the entire orchestra\, breathing life into every musical voice of this Pulitzer Prize-winning composition that captures the essence of American optimism and pioneering spirit. \nJoining Liana Harron is special guest McCoy Chance\, an experimental visual and interdisciplinary artist\, for a groundbreaking performance of an Icelandic piece\, Ekki Hugsa (Don’t Think) by Ólafur Arnalds\, arranged for loop station and piano by the pianist. Chance brings his innovative approach to this collaboration\, performing through a custom\, performance-built video effects chain that processes live camera feeds in real time. The system blends analog and digital video through feedback loops\, voltage-driven distortion\, and glitch processes\, creating imagery that responds dynamically to the music. This responsive visual composition\, unique to each performance\, is projected onto the screen and concert hall stage\, building visually on the piano’s looping phrases. \nThe program will also feature works by other American composers\, as well as pieces from Harron’s native Georgia — the Republic of Georgia — weaving together the musical landscapes of her two homes in this commemorative year of American independence. \n\nLiana Pailodze Harron\, blending her Georgian heritage with an American spirit\, captivates audiences with daring performances that breathe life into contemporary classical music. Praised by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Tim Page of The Wall Street Journal as ‘smashingly effective\,’ her latest album with Vesna Duo mesmerized audiences\, showcasing her passionate interpretations. Her artistry has graced esteemed venues across the United States and Europe\, including iconic stages such as Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, the New World Center\, and the United Nations. She is an assistant professor of music at UMBC. \nMcCoy Chance is an experimental visual and interdisciplinary artist and musician working with hybrid analog and digital video systems. His practice centers on the revitalization of discarded analog technology\, exploring its afterlives through collaborations with repair professionals\, musicians\, and Baltimore’s creative communities. His work has been screened and exhibited internationally. He holds an MFA in Intermedia and Digital Arts from UMBC. \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/liana-pailodze-harron-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:20260204T120000
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SUMMARY:Adjuncts\, Artists\, and Other Innovators Engaging Community from the In-Between Spaces
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC) presents a program by Tahira Chloe Mahdi entitled Adjuncts\, Artists\, and Other Innovators Engaging Community from the In-Between Spaces. This 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. \nWhat is the difference between having membership in a community and being of a community? How does one engage different communities while carving a career through the in-between spaces? Are belonging and trust necessary in our work? What do we do when belonging and trust are not possible? In this interactive workshop\, participants are invited to explore and expand their perspectives on what it means to be in community with people outside of and between our boundaries. \n\nTahira Chloe Mahdi is a community psychologist\, consultant\, and adjunct professor at UMBC. She is a program evaluator and workshop facilitator for organizations\, businesses\, and institutions that cultivate community-engaged projects and research. A three-time UMBC graduate\, Mahdi publicizes her research through fiction writing and filmmaking with the novel This Is Not How It Was Supposed to Go and the new feature film Caught Out There. \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\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/adjuncts-artists-and-other-innovators-engaging-community-from-the-in-between-spaces/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260301
DTSTAMP:20260221T170824Z
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SUMMARY:absolute alternatives\, the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture presents absolute alternatives\, the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition\, on display from January 30 to February 28. Organized by guest curator Maleke Glee\, absolute alternatives presents faculty from across UMBC whose interdisciplinary research is a form of creative practice\, including Jude Agboada\, Fiona Bell\, Kelley Bell and the Cheeky Magpie Collective\, Lee Boot\, Lynn Cazabon\, Lisa Cella\, Mayank Chugh\, Cathy Cook\, Arit Emmanuela Etukudo\, Eva Grandoni\, Tahira Chloe Mahdi\, Phillip Mann\, Steven McAlpine\, Lisa Moren\, Edgar Reyes\, Julie Sayo\, Sarah G. Sharp\, and Airi Yoshioka. \nInspired by the boundary-pushing spirit of the Arts+ Initiative\, the exhibition proposes alternatives to defining research through absolute disciplinary categories. According to Glee: \nThese scholar-artists meet the present moment directly with innovative tools\, materials\, and methods that explore\, upend or resolve unsatisfactory conditions. Here\, creativity means intervening\, excavating\, and expanding the possibilities of practice and production inside the classroom\, studio\, laboratory\, and beyond. These projects demonstrate what can happen when research and imagination work hand in hand\, highlighting individual creative curiosities as well as collaborations connecting the University\, the broader Baltimore community\, and global networks. \nabsolute alternatives brings together faculty from across the university\, as well as their UMBC student\, staff\, and outside collaborators\, with offerings from Visual Arts\, Music\, Biology\, the Individualized Study Program\, and other disciplines. \n\nPublic Programs \nAn Opening Reception\, featuring a performance of Zosha Di Castri’s Dream Field\, by flutist Lisa Cella and violinist Airi Yoshioka\, will take place on Thursday\, February 12 (note new date)\, from 6 to 8 p.m. \nOn Wednesday\, February 4\, at 12 p.m.\, Tahira Chloe Mahdi will present a program entitled Adjuncts\, Artists\, and Other Innovators Engaging Community from the In-Between Spaces. \nOn Saturday\, February 28\, at 2 p.m.\, conductor Philip Mann and curator Maleke Glee will be featured in Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator. \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\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/absolute-alternatives-the-2026-arts-umbc-faculty-exhibition/
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:20260201T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T170000
DTSTAMP:20260120T173941Z
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SUMMARY:Petra Poláčková and Hao Yang\, classical guitar
DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents Petra Poláčková and Hao Yang in their Baltimore debuts. \nPetra Poláčková is a musician’s musician who began studying guitar at age six in the Czech Republic. She graduated from the Pardubice Conservatory in 2010 and earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees with distinction at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz. Specializing in both the Romantic guitar and early music\, Petra has received a Merit Diploma from the Chigiana Academy of Siena. An acclaimed performer and educator\, she has appeared at festivals worldwide and\, since 2010\, co-organizes the Guitar Festival Mikulov. In 2020\, she released her debut CD “WEISS\,” featuring music by Sylvius Leopold Weiss recorded on a 9-string romantic guitar. She currently teaches at the Franz Liszt Hochschule Weimar in Germany and at the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg in Denmark. \nHao Yang is a concert classical guitarist and an Astral Artist from China. She has appeared as a soloist with the Chusachsische Philharmonie in Germany and as a guest at the Cleveland\, Panama\, and Beijing International Guitar Festivals. Hao has performed at major venues including Carnegie Hall\, Kimmel Center\, Miller Theatre at Columbia University\, and Princeton Sound Kitchen. As a chamber musician\, she made her Carnegie Hall debut by premiering Paul Lansky’s guitar duo “Talking Guitars” with JIJI\, collaborated on the PCMS series\, and appeared at the Concordia Chamber Festival. She has recorded chamber works with Grammy-winning Bridge Records Inc. Her accolades include top prizes at the Koblenz International Guitar Competition\, the Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition\, the GFA International Concert Artist Competition\, the GFA International Youth Competition\, CSU International\, and the Andres Segovia International Guitar Competitions. Hao holds a BM from the Curtis Institute\, an MM from Lamont School of Music\, and is pursuing an Artist Diploma at Yale. \n\nTickets are priced $35–$40 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/petra-polackova-and-hao-yang-classical-guitar/
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:20260126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTSTAMP:20260519T144242Z
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SUMMARY:Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81
DESCRIPTION:The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81\, a photography exhibition on display from January 26 through May 22. \nIn 1976\, American photographer Mary Ellen Mark and sociologist Karen Folger Jacobs spent thirty-six days living in the Oregon State Hospital\, where they photographed the residents of Ward 81\, the hospital’s all-female\, high-security psychiatric unit. Their unprecedented access allowed them to create a deeply nuanced portrayal of women navigating psychiatric care in the mid-1970s. Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 brings together Mark’s photographs\, Jacobs’s newly uncovered audio recordings\, and rare archival materials\, offering an intimate and expanded view of this landmark documentary project. \nAn opening reception and curatorial tour will be held on Thursday\, February 12\, at 5 p.m. \nA 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) will be held on Thursday\, April 2\, at 5 p.m. \nRead the review by Jack Livingston in BmoreArt\nRead the review by Rona Kobell in The Banner \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission is free. For driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \nLibrary Gallery hours:\nMonday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday\, Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\nThursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.\nSaturday and Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. \n\nImage: Mary Ellen Mark\, [Laurie in the Bathtub\, Ward 81\, Oregon State Hospital\, Salem\, Oregon\, USA]\, 1976. © Mary Ellen Mark\, courtesy of The Mary Ellen Mark Foundation. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/mary-ellen-mark-ward-81/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260123T154715Z
CREATED:20251216T174558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T154715Z
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SUMMARY:Stuart Saunders Smith: The Night Suite
DESCRIPTION:Join us January 21–25 for five concerts — collectively called The Night Suite — that celebrate the life and creativity of composer Stuart Saunders Smith\, who was professor of music at UMBC for many years. His more than 300 compositions\, both solo and ensemble\, explore a diverse world of sound and experimentation. A frequent author of percussion music\, Smith returned time and again to the vibraphone\, an instrument featured throughout The Night Suite. Performances over the five days will feature virtuosi Brian Graiser\, Lee Hinkle\, Aiyun Huang\, Ayano Kataoka\, Richard Putz\, Stephen Solook\, Jude Traxler\, and others. \nWednesday\, January 21\, 7:30 p.m.\nPlenty (2004)\, in 34 movements (“conversational version”)\nAiyun Huang\, Richard Putz\, and Brian Graiser\, vibraphones \nThursday\, January 22\, 7:30 p.m.\nNew England (2011)\, in 11 movements\nAyano Kataoka\, vibraphone \nFriday\, January 23\, 7:30 p.m.\nThe Deep (2014)\, in 4 movements\nStephen Solook\, vibraphone \nSaturday\, January 24\, 7:30 p.m.\nTwo Ballads:\nMy Romance (2016) — Jude Traxler\, vibraphone\nAlone (2016) — Richard Putz\, vibraphone\, and Kylie Carter\, vocals \nPOSTPONED — Sunday\, January 25\, 3 p.m. — Because of the impending storm and UMBC’s closure on Sunday\, this event will be rescheduled.\nCommune\, a concerto for vibraphone in four communes\nLee Hinkle\, vibraphone\, with Christopher Blossom\, soprano saxophone; Lisa Cella\, flute; Yoshi Horiguchi\, double bass; Jeremy Keaton\, cello; Thomas Moore\, piano; Michelle Purdy\, percussion; Max VanDerBeek\, percussion; and Airi Yoshioka\, violin.  \n\nStuart Saunders Smith (1948–2024) was a confessional composer in the New England tradition. “My music is about my life\,” he said. “I am after the particular\, for the revelations of the particular speak to the universal. Composition\, for me\, is autobiographical. Composing means making sense of my person and personal history. I keep company with myself\, and come to understand myself.” \nStuart Saunders Smith’s music is published by Sonic Art Editions (Smith Publications) and has been recorded on New World Records\, 11 West Records\, Centaur Records\, Opus One Records\, O.O. Discs\, Cadenza\, and GAC Sweden. \nDuring his long career\, Smith served on the faculty of the Atlantic Center for the Arts\, the Darmstadt Musikinstitut (Germany)\, Percussion Workshop Poland\, and UMBC. He was in residence at the University of California San Diego\, Yale University\, Documenta 1992 (Kassel\, Germany)\, the University of Gothenberg (Sweden)\, and New College Florida. \nSmith did not compose using any pre-compositional systems or designs. Concerning his compositional process. Rather\, with each piece\, he proclaimed and reconsidered his core beliefs\, sound by sound\, in the context of decades of music-making. He held that each sound is intelligent\, and\, when listened to\, could direct the course of events in the composition. In this way\, he listened to each sound to tell him what sound should come next\, until each piece was finished. \n\nAll performances will be held in Linehan Concert Hall. \nAdmission is free. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPhoto of Stuart Saunders Smith courtesy of Sylvia Smith. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/stuart-saunders-smith-the-night-suite/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260119
DTSTAMP:20251219T191008Z
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare in Harlem
DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare in Harlem moves downtown to the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company! If you missed the performances at UMBC’s Proscenium Theatre in October and November\, be sure to reserve tickets for four performances in January! \nUMBC Theatre presents Shakespeare in Harlem by Langston Hughes\, adapted and directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor\, a university-professional collaboration between UMBC Theatre and the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. \nThe year 2025 marks the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance\, perhaps the largest cultural and artistic American movement of the 20th century. In celebration\, the Department of Theatre will amplify the work of Black and African American theatre-makers and our engagement with the Baltimore theatre community by mounting an adaptation of Shakespeare in Harlem by Langston Hughes. \nA rare gem from Langston Hughes\, this collection of monologue poems revives the rhythms of jazz\, the blues\, and the pulse of the Harlem Renaissance—its love\, struggles\, and street-corner spirit. In director Gerrad Alex Taylor’s adaptation\, Hughes’ words come alive in a dynamic full-length play\, blending poetry\, music\, and dance for an immersive journey into the world he so vividly celebrated. \nThe production process included a UMBC residency of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s Black Classical Acting Ensemble in the Fall of 2025\, culminating in a two-week run of the play performed by a cast of professionals and students. In Winter 2026\, the play will be remounted for a week’s run at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s downtown home on South Calvert Street. \n\nPerformances at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (7 South Calvert Street\, Baltimore\, MD 21202) \nThursday\, January 15\, 2026\, 7:30 p.m. (Black Out Performance)\nFriday\, January 16\, 2026\, 8 p.m.\nSaturday\, January 17\, 2026\, 2 p.m.\nSunday\, January 18\, 2026\, 2 p.m. \n\nPlease visit here to reserve seats for the performances at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. \nContent Disclosure: This play contains racially and sexually charged language\, including derogatory and offensive language\, staged violence\, including the use of a prop gun\, and references to drinking. This play deals with themes of racism\, sexism\, death\, poverty\, and displacement. \n\nPoster artwork by Eric Abele. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/shakespeare-in-harlem-2/
LOCATION:Chesapeake Shakespeare Company\, 7 South Calvert Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T200000
DTSTAMP:20251211T223107Z
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SUMMARY:IMDA MFA Open Studios
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special look inside the graduate studios of the Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) program! Throughout the evening\, visitors can see what our MFA students are exploring\, and can get a glimpse of their studios. \nThe Intermedia and Digital Art graduate program is committed to investigating transformations of emerging artistic practices\, especially those that give rise to new processes that pose unique conceptual and social challenges. Students are working in a wide range of media including illustration\, painting\, animation and film\, fibers\, various types of sculpture\, photography and socially engaged art processes. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThe IMDA MFA studios are located at the Lion Brothers Building at 875 Hollins Street in Baltimore City. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/imda-mfa-open-studios/
LOCATION:Lion Brothers Building\, 875 Hollins Street\, Baltimore
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190455Z
CREATED:20251202T172714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190455Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Linda Dusman
DESCRIPTION:After 37 years of teaching in higher education\, including 25 years at UMBC\, composer Linda Dusman will retire at the end of 2025. The campus community is invited to celebrate her creativity and contributions with a concert of her works performed by UMBC faculty: \n\nFlashpoint (solo bass flute) performed by Lisa Cella\nDiverging Flints (piano trio) performed by the Ruckus ensemble\nmagnificat 4: Ida Ida (surround audio)\nSubterranea (percussion quartet) performed by the Umbilicus ensemble\nTerra Mycelia performed by the Ruckus ensemble\nThreading Mycelia (solo trombone) performed by Patrick Crossland (premiere)\n\n\nLinda Dusman explores the territory between concert music and sonic art in her creative practice. She examines the natural world\, current politics\, and the human experience as a catalyst for constructing listening experiences that encourage a heightened awareness of the moment. Recent works include Terra Mycelia\, composed for the Ruckus ensemble for premiere in 2024\, and Infinite Transformations\, a bioart installation created collaboratively with Foad Hamidi\, Alan Wonneberger\, Lee Boot\, and Ryan Zuber which premiered in 2023. Triptych of Gossips\, a setting of Serena Hilsinger’s eponymous epic poem\, has become a cornerstone of Duo della Luna’s repertoire\, and in 2024 received the Miriam Gideon award from the International Alliance for Women in Music. Dusman’s solo CD Flashpoint was released by NEUMA Records in 2023 to critical acclaim. \nDusman’s work has been awarded by the International Alliance for Women in Music\, Meet the Composer\, the Swiss Women’s Music Forum\, the American Composers Forum\, the International Electroacoustic Music Festival of Sao Paulo\, Brazil\, the Ucross Foundation\, and the State of Maryland in 2004\, 2006\, and 2011 (in both the Music: Composition and the Visual Arts: Media categories). Her works are published by I Resound Press and Neuma Publications\, and are recorded on the NEUMA\, Capstone\, and New Albany labels. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/celebrating-linda-dusman/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190455Z
CREATED:20250812T021958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190455Z
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SUMMARY:Department of Music Honors Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase\, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nEarl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/department-of-music-honors-showcase-3/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190456Z
CREATED:20250812T021735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190456Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Opera Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPhoto: Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-opera-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T170000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190456Z
CREATED:20251113T212235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190456Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Collegium Musicum
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Collegium Musicum under the direction of Lindsay Johnson. \nThe UMBC Collegium Musicum explores and performs vocal and instrumental music from Medieval\, Renaissance\, and Baroque periods\, sampling musical repertoires created between 800 and 1750. Under the direction of Lindsay Johnson\, the Collegium plays on historical instruments from the Department of Music’s collection — recorder\, crumhorn\, racket\, cornetto\, shawm\, harp\, guitar\, drum\, chamber organ\, harpsichord\, and Baroque violin\, viola\, cello\, and gambas on loan from the Viola da Gamba Society of America. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n  \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-collegium-musicum/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T190000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190457Z
CREATED:20251113T211808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190457Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Jubilee Singers and Gospel Choir
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson. \n\nTickets are free\, but reservations will be required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-jubilee-singers-and-gospel-choir/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190457Z
CREATED:20251125T175718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190457Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Film and Animation Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Film and Animation Showcase\, featuring works by students and recent graduates of UMBC’s Visual Arts and Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) programs. The evening will feature: \n\nMaryland Crabs — Tory Van Dine\, Animation\nGraphic One — McCoy Chance\, IMDA\nIan Yaider — Ian Yaider\, Animation\nThink About It — Kane Anderson – Visual and Media Arts\nThe Beast and the Lady of Light — Meer Masri\, Animation\nBoba Shop — Sarah Meyers\, Animation\nThe Librarian — Jonathan Veale\, Cinematic Arts\nThe Dreaming World — Alexi Scheiber\, IMDA\nDad’s Knight Out — Kelly Hom\, Steph Patrizio\, Talia Trunk\, Vivian Yeh\, Animation\nHow to be a GOD at Art — Jenny Claudet\, Animation\nSepia — Kyle Goodman\, Graphic Design\nThe Little Protector — Ben Schaffer\, Animation\nThe Neo Animatos — Sonya Falkenstein\, Cinematic Arts\nLoser Pizza — Josh Conn\, Animation\nMusic and Motion — Catherine Frizzell\, Animation\nWillow — Ezra Pailer\, Animation\nStuffed — Jenny Thomas\, Animation\nThe Man with Arms — Chris Muse\, Animation\n\n\nAdmission is free. \n\nImage: Video still by Chance McCoy.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-film-and-animation-showcase/
LOCATION:132 Performing Arts and Humanities Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190457Z
CREATED:20250812T020959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190457Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Symphony Orchestra and UMBC String Chamber Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra and the UMBC String Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann. \nViolinist Airi Yoshioka\, professor of music at UMBC\, will be the featured soloist in Alexander Glazunov‘s Violin Concert in A minor\, Op. 82. Premiered in 1905\, the concerto quickly became one of the composer’s most loved works\, reflecting a brilliant style and extraordinary virtuosity. \nThe concert will also feature the world premiere of Chesapeake\, written by Rich Sigwald ’03\, music\, in honor of E. Michael Richards\, professor of music and former conductor of the UMBC Symphony Orchestra\, who passed away in 2023. \nAdditional program details will be announced. \n\nTickets are free\, but reservations will be required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-symphony-orchestra-and-umbc-string-chamber-orchestra/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T203000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190457Z
CREATED:20251114T161141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190457Z
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SUMMARY:Vignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag (María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak)
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture presents a special one-night-only outdoor screening and performance with KaMag\, the performance collaboration between artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons and musician Kamaal Malak. \nVignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag is an interactive performance created for the CADVC. KaMag invites members of the public into a shared ritual environment — “a sacred space where ancestral energies transcend temporal boundaries\, creating a transformative portal between past and present.” The performance unfolds as a multi-media\, multi-sensory sanctuary combining spoken word\, live music\, sound design\, and other sensorial experiences in an intimate\, participatory format. \nThe performance launches a new public projection of “I am Soil – My Tears Are Water” (2025)\, a single-channel video by Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons that has been adapted for the UMBC Fine Arts Building amphitheater projection program. Conceived for large-scale projection and collective viewing\, the work transforms the amphitheater into a reflective gathering space\, bringing KaMag’s layered meditations on ancestry\, land\, and healing into public space. \nKaMag’s recent work has included major multi-sensory performances at institutions such as Tate Modern and the São Paulo Biennial\, where Campos-Pons and Malak have developed a practice that bridges performance\, sound\, and moving image to explore Afro-diasporic spiritual\, historical\, and ecological inheritances. \n\nPlease join us for a reception from 6 to 7 p.m.\, followed by the performance at 7 p.m. \nAdmission is free. \nThe CADVC is located on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building. Free evening parking is available in nearby Lot 8. Please visit here for directions and more information. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative\, with additional support from the Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA).
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/vignettes-in-3-sessions-an-immersive-ancestral-experience-with-kamag-maria-magdalena-campos-pons-and-kamaal-malak/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251208
DTSTAMP:20251209T190458Z
CREATED:20250804T182727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190458Z
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SUMMARY:Street Scenes
DESCRIPTION:UMBC Theatre presents Street Scenes\, with text by Langston Hughes and his contemporaries\, and music Kurt Weill and others. This production is adapted and directed by Eve Muson\, with musical direction by Andrew Hann. \nStreet Scenes weaves together scenes and songs from Langston Hughes\, his contemporaries\, and artistic descendants — playwrights who\, like Hughes\, explored the promises and failures of the American Dream. Their works pulse with young characters fighting barriers of class\, faith\, work\, and identity\, all bound by a shared mission: honoring the dignity of everyday people. \nA fully musical production\, Muson’s adaptation includes text and songs from Kurt Weill\, Arthur Miller\, Lillian Helman\, Clifford Odets\, Lorrainne Hansberry\, August Wilson\, and other 20th century artists. \n\nPerformances \nFriday\, December 5\, 7:30 p.m. — Opening Night Reception\nSaturday\, December 6\, 2 p.m. — Free Performance for UMBC students\nSaturday\, December 6\, 7:30 p.m\nSunday\, December 7\, 2 p.m. — Free Performance for UMBC Students \nContent Disclosure: This play contains small acts of aggression\, brief acts of intimacy (kissing both romantic and aggressive). \n\n$15 general public\, $10 for the UMBC community (students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni)\, $10 seniors. \nPlease visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Black Box Theatre is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPoster artwork by Eric Abele. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/street-scenes/
LOCATION:Black Box Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251207
DTSTAMP:20251209T190458Z
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SUMMARY:Fall Dance Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Dance presents the Fall Dance Showcase\, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research. \n\nTwo performances:\nFriday\, December 5\, 8 p.m.\nSaturday\, December 6\, 8 p.m. \n$20 general public\, $15 senior citizens and non-UMBC students\, $10 for UMBC students\, faculty\, and staff. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Proscenium Theatre is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPhoto by Kiirstn Pagan ’11.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/fall-dance-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Proscenium Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251206
DTSTAMP:20251209T190459Z
CREATED:20251201T204430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190459Z
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SUMMARY:Arts+ Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Arts at UMBC the evening on December 5\, when we’ll present an extravaganza of concurrent events featuring dance\, music\, theatre\, and the visual arts\, including: \nVignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag (María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak) at the Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture. Join us for a reception from 6 to 7 p.m.\, followed by the free performance at 7. lease visit here for additional information. \nThe UMBC Symphony Orchestra and UMBC String Chamber Orchestra\, directed by Philip Mann\, with violin soloist Airi Yoshioka in a performance of Glazunov’s Violin Concerto and other works. 7:30 p.m. in Linehan Concert Hall\, free but ticketed. Please visit here for additional information. \nA UMBC Theatre production\, Street Scenes\, with text by Langston Hughes and his contemporaries\, and music Kurt Weill and others\, adapted and directed by Eve Muson — and it’s opening night! 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. Tickets are now on sale. Please visit here for additional information. \nThe Fall Dance Showcase\, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research\, at 8 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre. Tickets are now on sale! Please visit here for additional information. \nA Film and Animation Showcase from the Department of Visual Arts at 8 p.m. in the PAHB Lecture Hall (room 132). Admission is free! Please visit here for additional information. \nAnd … join us after the events for the debut of I am Soil – My Tears Are Water (2025)\, a single-channel video by Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons that will be running through the evening in the Fine Arts Building Amphitheatre. Admission is free. Please visit here for complete information. \n\n\nThese events are supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/arts-extravaganza/
LOCATION:Various Venues
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance,Music,Theatre,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T203000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190459Z
CREATED:20251118T173405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190459Z
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SUMMARY:The Ethics of Cryptocurrency
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Ethics and Values and the Dresher Center for the Humanities present a panel discussion on The Ethics of Cryptocurrency\, with speakers: \n\nYaya J. Fanusie\, Director of Policy for Anti-Money Laundering & Cyber Risk at the Crypto Council for Innovation\nAmy Froide\, Professor of History & Director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities\, UMBC\nTobey Scharding\, Assistant Professor of Management and Global Business\, Rutgers Business School\n\nThe discussion will be moderated by Michael Nance\, Associate Professor of Philosophy & Director of the Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law Program. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThis event will also be livestreamed on UMBC’s YouTube Channel. \nRegistration is encouraged but not required. Please visit here to register. \n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation; the Department of Economics; the Human Context of Science and Technology Program; and the Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law Program. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/the-ethics-of-cryptocurrency/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Humanities,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T190000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190500Z
CREATED:20250722T134939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190500Z
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SUMMARY:Picturing Mobility — Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the exhibition the exhibition Picturing Mobility: Black Tourism and Leisure during the Jim Crow Era\, on display from September 2 through December 19\, the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents a panel discussion with Corey Lewis\, Ashley Minner Jones\, Oyinda Omoloja\, Elizabeth Patton\, and Beth Saunders. The conversation will be moderated by Sophia Blessit-Sottileo\, Dean and Vice Provost of the AOK Library & Gallery. \nPicturing Mobility explores what it meant to seek leisure and travel as a Black American during the Jim Crow era. The exhibition features snapshots and travel ephemera of Black leisure experiences primarily from the mid-Atlantic during the 1920s to 1960s. From beach outings to family road trips\, these images offer glimpses into everyday moments of happiness\, relaxation and community\, challenging dominant narratives that define the era solely through restriction and struggle. Viewers are encouraged to reflect on the emotional power of these images of Black resistance and mobility. \nExplore more about the Picturing Mobility exhibition. \n\n\nThe presentation of this exhibition and its public programs is supported by the Arts+ Initiative; the College of Arts\, Humanities\, and Social Sciences; and an arts program grant from the Maryland State Arts Council\, an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support comes from the Libby Kuhn Endowment Fund\, as well as individual contributors. \n\nImage: Mildred Grossman\, Gloria Ray on amusement ride at Coney Island\, New York\, NY\, 1958. Gelatin silver print. Mildred Grossman collection\, The Photography Collections\, UMBC (P89-25-176).
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/picturing-mobility-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T213000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190500Z
CREATED:20250817T025519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190500Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC New Music Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC New Music Ensemble under the direction of Patrick Crossland. \n\nAdmission is free\, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Music Box\, located on the first floor of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-new-music-ensemble/
LOCATION:The Music Box
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T130000
DTSTAMP:20251209T190500Z
CREATED:20251124T204506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T190500Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Alison Knowles
DESCRIPTION:The campus community is invited to participate in an event to celebrate the life and work Fluxus artist Alison Knowles\, who had a long and impactful relationship with the arts at UMBC. Knowles passed away on October 29. An exhibition of her books\, boxes\, and performance work will be on display in the Library Rotunda\, and attendees are invited to participate in a performance of Shoes of Your Choice. \nIn Shoes of Your Choice (1963) “a member of the audience is invited to come forward to a microphone if one is available and describe a pair of shoes\, the ones they are wearing or another pair. They are encouraged to tell where they got them\, the size\, color\, why they like them\, etc.” \nDress code: wear shoes! \n\nIn the early 1960s\, Alison Knowles (29 April 1933 – 29 October 2025) created the Notations book of experimental composition with John Cage\, as well as Coeurs Volants\, a print with Marcel Duchamp\, both published by Something Else Press. She also traveled and performed with the Fluxus group throughout Europe\, Asia and United States. With Fluxus\, she made the Bean Rolls by invitation of George Maciunus\, a canned book that appeared in the Whitney Museum exhibition The American Century (2000). The Big Book (1967)\, a walk in book installation was comprised of 8-foot pages\, moving around a center spine\, permitting the spectator/reader to go inside the book. In 1968\, The House of Dust\, programmed with the help of composer James Tenney\, was recognized as the first computer poem on record\, winning her a Guggenheim Fellowship; she brought this work to CalArts while she taught there from 1970–72. \nOn the occasion of Documenta X in Kassel\, Germany\, Knowles was appointed a Guest Professor. She taught at Sommerakademie in Salzburg in 1990. Her work was featured in the exhibition In the Spirit of Fluxus and Out of Actions\, which toured from Los Angeles MOCA. In 2001\, she performed and exhibited new paper and sound works at the Drawing Center in New York. The Time Samples (2006) exhibition traveled from Venice to New York. In May of 2008 she performed three Event Scores at the Tate Long Weekend in London. Make a Salad (recently performed by UMBC’s Ruckus ensemble) drew a record audience of 3\,000 people. Her Event Threads series appeared for the first time in New York at Miguel Abreu Gallery\, and traveled to Genova and Berlin. She performed in Berne and Zurich in December 2008. In January 2009\, she exhibited and performed in The 3rd Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia\, 1860–1989 at the Guggenheim Museum. For the duration of the exhibit she performed weekly with the Giant Beanturner. \nIn 1999\, Alison Knowles donated the material now known as the Dick Higgins Collection to UMBC. This collection provides an overview of Fluxus artwork and includes rare examples from the Something Else Press publications. Over 70 artists are represented in this collection\, which includes a sampling of Dick Higgins’s artwork\, publications\, and exhibition materials; publications from Something Else Press; and individual and collaborative artwork and publications from members of the greater Fluxus movement. Lisa Moren\, professor of visual arts\, assisted with the acquisition process. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThis event is hosted by the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery Special Collections\, and the Department of Visual Arts\, and is organized by Lisa Moren. \n\nPhoto of Alison Knowles by Jessica Higgins. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/celebrating-alison-knowles/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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