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Lewis Hine in Maryland
Albin O. Kuhn Library GalleryThe Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Lewis Hine in Maryland, on display from August 24 through December 18. The exhibition will be accompanied by Lisa Oppenheim/Lewis Hine: Spine/Verso. From 1908 to 1924, documentary photographer Lewis Hine (American, 1874–1940) photographed…
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes, We Fly
Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC)The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture presents Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes, We Fly, an intergenerational group exhibition organized by curator Angela N. Carroll. The exhibition features artists based in or connected to Baltimore, exploring the…
Arts Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Kelly and Franki Graham
216 Performing Arts and Humanities BuildingTwo accomplished UMBC arts alumni, Hannah Kelly ’17, theatre and Franki Graham ’13, dance, will tell us about the trajectories of their respective careers since graduating from UMBC.
the serpent under’t
Proscenium TheatreUMBC Theatre presents the serpent under't, an experimental dance theatre adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, conceived and directed by Nigel Semaj. Blending movement, dance, and spoken text, this reimagining draws inspiration from horror and the macabre of Edgar Allen Poe. Join…
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UMBC Music Halloween Spooktacular
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallThe Department of Music presents a Halloween Spooktacular — a varied program with humor, fun, and more than a few surprises! Come in optional costume and enjoy an afternoon musical spectacle! A family-oriented event for all ages, the program will…
Laughter in the Dark: The Consolation of Comedy
Albin O. Kuhn Library GalleryThe Center for Ethics and Values presents an Eminent Scholar Lecture with Kieran Setiya, Peter de Florez Professor of Philosophy at MIT, who will speak on Laughter in the Dark: The Consolation of Comedy.
Mary Celenza: Showrunner, Director, Executive Producer
216 Performing Arts and Humanities BuildingMary Celenza, a showrunner, director, and writer with over 25 years of experience in television and audio production, will discuss her extensive career. She is currently the Head of Current and Executive Producer at Treefort Media, where she oversees series…
Ken Lewis: Mixer, Producer, Musician
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallGrammy Award-winning music producer, mixer, songwriter, arranger, musician, and finisher Ken Lewis will discuss his wide-ranging career in this presentation. With 166 Gold records, Lewis’s work has contributed to the success of global superstars including Taylor Swift, BTS, Kanye, Drake,…
Humanities Forum — Nishant Upadhyay: Indians on Indian Lands: Intersections of Race, Caste, and Indigeneity
Albin O. Kuhn Library GalleryIndians on Indian Lands unravels Indian diasporic complicity in its ongoing colonial relationship with Indigenous peoples, lands, and nations in Canada. Upadhyay examines the interwoven and simultaneous areas of dominant Indian caste complicity in processes of settler colonialism, antiblackness, capitalism,…
Artist roundtable on experimental praxis
Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC)In conjunction with Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes, We Fly, an intergenerational group exhibition organized by curator Angela N. Carroll, the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture presents an artist roundtable on experimental praxis moderated by Karin…
UMBC Faculty String Sextet
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Faculty String Sextet in a performance of two of the keystone Romantic works for string ensemble — the String Sextet No. 2 by Johannes Brahms, and the String Sextet “Souvenir de Florence” by…
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UMBC Jazz Small Groups
Flat Tuesdays, The CommonsThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Jazz Small Groups, directed by Matt Belzer and Tom Lagana. Recent performances have featured music by Victor Feldman, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Clare Fischer, Wayne Shorter, and Gil Evans.
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Social Sciences Forum — 48th Annual W.E.B. DuBois Lecture — Takiyah Harper-Shipman: On Deviance and Defiance: Commandeering Futures Through Poor Black Women’s Social Reproduction
University Center BallroomAs poor Black women’s wage labor and fertility remained foundational sites of political and economic governance and surveillance, women have devised resistance practices that we have come to understand as deviant and unhealthy. Harper-Shipman’s talk invites us to explore deviant…
Stephanie J. Williams: Things That Don’t Have Names
427 Fine Arts BuildingInterdisciplinary visual artist Stephanie J. Williams will tell us about her artistic practice, which bridges sculpture and animation. Her work navigates hierarchies of taste, unpacking how “official” histories are constructed in order to understand contemporary social coding.
Retrievers on The Hill
Join UMBC leadership, alumni, Members of Congress, and strategic partners for Retrievers on The Hill, a special evening celebrating UMBC’s role as a national research leader and innovation powerhouse. Discover groundbreaking research initiatives across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, aerospace, and public…
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