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SUMMARY:Lewis Hine in Maryland — Curatorial Tour and Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents a Curatorial Tour and Opening Reception for the exhibition Lewis Hine in Maryland\, on display from August 24 through December 18. The exhibition will be accompanied by Lisa Oppenheim/Lewis Hine: Spine/Verso. \nFrom 1908 to 1924\, documentary photographer Lewis Hine (American\, 1874–1940) traveled throughout the United States\, using his camera to document child labor on behalf of the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC). He photographed children working in coal mines\, cotton mills\, farms\, tenements\, and city streets. The NCLC used Hine’s photographs and eyewitness reports to support its campaigns for labor regulation and reform. His images appeared in pamphlets\, posters\, traveling exhibitions\, and lantern-slide presentations across the country. Ultimately\, these searing photographs helped shape labor legislation in the United States and established a model for documentary photography. \n\nLisa Oppenheim/Lewis Hine: Spine/Verso \nLewis Hine in Maryland is accompanied by an installation of two works from artist Lisa Oppenheim’s Spine series\, in which she appropriates images by Lewis Hine from the Library of Congress. Enlarged to life size\, the photographs depict the backs of adolescent textile workers whose bodies were curved and misshapen by their labor. Oppenheim has bifurcated each image along the vertical axis of the spine\, emphasizing the physical impact of repetitive work on the body. Lisa Oppenheim/Lewis Hine: Spine/Verso places Oppenheim’s works in dialogue with a selection of photographs from UMBC’s Lewis Hine Collection\, displayed with their versos — or backs — visible to viewers. \nIn 2023\, with support from a National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grant\, Special Collections staff undertook a major initiative to rehouse the Lewis Hine photographs and digitize their versos. The backs of the photographs bear captions\, annotations\, and inscriptions by Hine and others employed by the NCLC\, testifying to their use in the organization’s publications and promotional campaigns. Together\, these materials reveal the many forms of labor documented in Hine’s work and the ways that labor is imprinted upon — and remains legible within — the bodies of his subjects. \n \nImage: Lisa Oppenheim\, Correct posture for 4663. Need for advice of examining physician\, 2016. Dye sublimation print on aluminum\, 41 3/4 x 61 1/2 inches; 106 x 156.2 cm (overall). Courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery\, New York. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the opening reception and to the exhibition is free. For driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \n\nTop image: Lewis Wickes Hine\, Marie and Albert Kawalski. 615 S. Bond St.\, Baltimore\, Md.\, 1909. Gelatin silver print\, 5 x 7 in. The Photography Collections\, University of Maryland\, Baltimore County (UMBC)\, P825. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/lewis-hine-in-maryland-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Social Sciences Forum — Lily Qi: The Constitutional Promise of Representation
DESCRIPTION:Social Sciences Forum lecture with Maryland State Delegate Lily Qi\nThe Constitutional Promise of Representation\nThis Constitution Day Lecture is part of the Fall 2026 Social Sciences Forum \nDelegate Lily Qi will deliver remarks on the constitutional promise of representation and the participation of immigrant communities in American democracy\, followed by a moderated discussion. \nDelegate Qi has represented District 15 in Montgomery County since January 2019. She is the first Chinese-born legislator elected to the State House and chairs the Maryland Legislative Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Caucus. \nShe is the author of Elected American: From Red China to Blue Maryland (Temple University Press\, 2026)\, a political memoir and autobiography that explores her journey from Shanghai to the Maryland House of Delegates. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis event is hosted by the Institute of Politics and is co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program\, the Department of Political Science\, the Center for Social Science Scholarship\, and the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/social-sciences-forum-lily-qi-the-constitutional-promise-of-representation/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T183000
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SUMMARY:Janet Echelman: Radical Softness
DESCRIPTION:Internationally recognized artist Janet Echelman will present her groundbreaking work\, which seamlessly merges sculpture\, architecture\, and urban design with fields like engineering\, material science\, and computer science. Her building-scale experiential sculptures\, crafted from materials such as knotted fiber and atomized water\, are designed to transform with the movement of wind and light\, offering viewers an immersive environment to inhabit rather than just an object to observe. By blending traditional craft with modern computational software and performance elements like choreographed dancers\, Echelman combines ancient craft with original computational design software to create artworks that have become focal points for urban life on five continents. \nOprah ranked Echelman’s work #1 on her List of 50 Things That Make You Say Wow!\, and received the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in Visual Arts in 2014\, honoring “the greatest innovators in America today.” Recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship\, Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellowship\, Harvard Loeb Fellowship\, and Fulbright Lectureship\, Echelman was named an Architectural Digest Innovator for “changing the very essence of urban spaces.” Her TED talk Taking Imagination Seriously has been translated into 35 languages with more than two million views. \nThis event is presented by UMBC’s Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA). \n\nJanet Echelman’s educational path has been nonlinear. After graduating from Harvard College\, she lived in a Balinese village for five years\, then completed separate graduate programs in painting and psychology. Tufts University recently awarded her an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts for her public artworks\, noting that she never formally studied sculpture or engineering. It was an unexpected loss of her painting materials while on a Fulbright that began her journey from collaborating with fishermen on a beach in India to crafting her monumental fluidly-moving aerial sculptures today\, in urban centers from London\, Madrid\, and Amsterdam\, to Shanghai\, Singapore\, Santiago\, and Sydney. \nEchelman’s permanent commissions have transformed urban environments worldwide\, and include Remembering the Future at the MIT Museum (2025)\, Butterfly Rest Stop in Frisco\, TX (2024)\, Current in Columbus\, OH (2023)\, Bending Arc at the St. Pete Pier in Florida (2020)\, Earthtime Korea in South Korea (2020)\, mist sculpture Pulse (2018) in front of Philadelphia City Hall\, Dream Catcher (2017) on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood\, CA\, Impatient Optimist (2015) at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle\, Every Beating Second (2011) at San Francisco International Airport\, Her Secret Is Patience (2009) in downtown Phoenix\, and She Changes (2005) in Porto\, Portugal. \nIn 2025\, Chronicle Books published Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman\, a 288-page visual compendium of Echelman’s oeuvre which accompanies a traveling mid-career museum retrospective. \n\nAdmission is free. The talk will be followed by a book signing. Please register in advance for this event here. \n\nThe Fine Arts Recital Hall is located on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building. Free parking for this event is available in nearby Lot 8. \n\nImage: Janet Echelman: Butterfly Rest Stop\, Frisco\, TX\, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Echelman.) \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, national origin\, or any other protected category under applicable federal law\, state law\, and the University’s nondiscrimination policy. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/janet-echelman-radical-softness/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T153000
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SUMMARY:Little Yellow Journal Tour Event with Nature Sacred
DESCRIPTION:For many years\, visitors to UMBC’s Rock Garden — also known as the UMBC Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park — have shared their thoughts\, contemplations\, doodles and more in little yellow books tucked underneath a bench in the park. Nature Sacred\, which provided funds to establish the site\, this year celebrates the 30th anniversary of the yellow books at UMBC — and across the country\, at other sites — with the Little Yellow Journal Tour. \nJoin us at this event to immerse yourself in a mindfulness walk\, journaling exercise\, and enjoy the company of others. All supplies provided. \nAt each stop on the national tour\, local Firesouls and community members will contribute reflections on loose pages in response to a few simple prompts\, including: If this Sacred Place could speak to the nation\, what would it say? Those pages will be gathered along the way and bound into a single journal at the tour’s end. \nRead more about the books here. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThe Rock Garden or Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park is located on the inside of Hilltop Circle between Commons Drive and Administration Drive\, adjacent to The Knoll. Parking is available in The Commons Garage. \n\nPhoto by Marlayna Demond ’11/UMBC. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/little-yellow-journal-tour-event-with-nature-sacred/
LOCATION:Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Literary Arts,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T213000
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SUMMARY:Matthew Palumbo\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Matthew Palumbo presents a lecture-recital centering on the Piano Sonata\, Op. 26\, a masterwork by Samuel Barber. Composed in 1947 through 1949\, the technically demanding Sonata was premiered by Vladimir Horowitz in Havana and quickly entered the 20th century piano repertoire. \nPalumbo says\, “I was raised with statements such as ‘great technique fits one’s unique physical structure and is governed by sincere artistry that is derived solely from the score.’ When one goes against the music\, the body protests and injury occurs. 20th and 21st century music creates unique problems in this light\, as much of it stacks dissonance with dissonance\, or resolves dissonance with ‘lesser’ dissonance. As many students begin to understand the underlying musical implications of this 20th century music\, much of the physicality has to be relearned. The goal: to refine and keep the musical intention\, while releasing the tension in a healthy manner. This lecture-recital seeks to demonstrate methods for this type of musicianship using Barber Piano Sonata as a case example.” \n\nAccomplished pianist and teacher Matthew J. Palumbo made his solo debut with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra at age thirteen as the winner of the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival. He performed across the United States and Europe in venues such as Carnegie Hall\, Benaroya Hall\, Friedberg Hall\, and in 2015 was the Maryland Artist representative for the Music Teachers National Association where he performed more locally in Strathmore\, Goodwin\, Griswald\, Katzen\, Peters\, Linehan\, numerous others\, and appeared on concert series such as First and Franklin\, Cathedral Concert Series\, Sound and Serenity\, An Die Musik\, Prince George’s Artist Series\, and others.  \nMr. Palumbo is in demand as a teacher\, adjudicator\, and master clinician throughout the Baltimore-Washington region. Most recently\, he has been a judge for the E. R. Davis\, Hartman\, Doris Chase\, and Gottlieb competitions\, and is currently the chairperson for the MTAGB Collegiate Scholarship competition in coordination with Steinway & Sons. He is a board member of the Maryland State Music Teachers Association\, an associate professor at the Community College of Baltimore County\, and was co-director and faculty at the Leon Fleisher Academy in 2022. His students have received numerous awards and have been accepted with highest scholarships to Peabody\, University of Maryland\, Towson\, Howard\, Susquehanna\, and others\, and have performed in venues such as Weill Hall and the Kennedy Center. \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 courtesy of Matthew Palumbo. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/matthew-palumbo-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:20260908T190000
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SUMMARY:Diffused Eroticisms: Love\, Friendship\, and Bisexuality in the Writings of Iris Murdoch
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Ethics and Values presents Diffused Eroticisms: Love\, Friendship\, and Bisexuality in the Writings of Iris Murdoch\, a conversation featuring Miles Leeson\, Reader in English Literature\, Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre\, University of Chichester\, and Mark Hopwood\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Philosophy\, UMBC. \nWhile she is pre-eminent as one of the twentieth century’s great novelists and philosophers\, Iris Murdoch’s life as a poet has languished in the shadows. Yet throughout her life she wrote\, revised and re-wrote a sizeable collection of poems; publishing some but keeping many private and—ultimately—shut in a chest in her attic. \nTheir recent discovery marks a significant literary event. Ranging over nearly six decades\, these searing\, confessional poems balance craft with playfulness; psychological insight with Murdoch’s own personal feelings. As an autobiographical account\, they are unlike anything else. They shine a new light on Iris Murdoch’s turbulent relationships with men and women\, her decades-long marriage and extraordinary life. \nAt this event\, Miles Leeson—co-editor of the recently released Poems from an Attic (2026)\, a carefully edited collection of Murdoch’s posthumously discovered poems—will discuss Murdoch’s exploration of the boundaries of poetry\, philosophy\, relationships\, and sexuality with Mark Hopwood\, UMBC faculty member and author of the book The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch (2025). The event will include time for audience discussion and is free and open to all. \n\nMiles Leeson is Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Center at the University of Chichester\, UK. Among his many publications are Murdoch’s edited poems\, Poems from An Attic: The Selected Poems of Iris Murdoch (Penguin\, 2026)\, his essay collection\, Visiting Mrs Bayley and Other Essays (2026) and the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Iris Murdoch due from Oxford University Press in 2028. He is the Lead Editor of the Iris Murdoch Review\, the ‘Iris Murdoch Today’ series with Palgrave Macmillan\, and hosts the Iris Murdoch Podcast. \nMark Hopwood is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UMBC. He is the author of The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch (2025) and co-editor of The Murdochian Mind (2022)\, and teaches classes in ethics\, political philosophy\, 20th century continental philosophy\, and the philosophy of art. \n\nAdmission is free. Advance registration is recommended but not required. \n\nThis event is presented by the Center for Ethics and Values and is co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy\, the Dresher Center for the Humanities\, the Department of English\, and the Department of Gender\, Women’s\, and Sexuality Studies. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/diffused-eroticisms-love-friendship-and-bisexuality-in-the-writings-of-iris-murdoch/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities,Literary Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T200000
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SUMMARY:Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes\, We Fly — Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture presents the Opening Reception and Artist Panel for Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes\, We Fly\, an intergenerational group exhibition organized by curator Angela N. Carroll. On view from August 25 through November 24\, the exhibition features artists based in or connected to Baltimore\, exploring the city’s cultural landscape through experimental and interdisciplinary practices. The exhibition title is inspired by the narrative poetry of multidisciplinary artist NIA JUNE. \nThe Artist Panel will be moderated by Angela N. Carroll in conversation with Brianna Faulkner\, Jeffrey Kent\, Kim Rice\, Margaret Rorison\, and Shan Wallace. \n\nSomewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes\, We Fly includes work by Kelvin Bulluck\, Roy Crosse (roycrosse)\, Brianna Faulkner\, Darrius Fox\, Lehna Huie\, Jeffrey Kent\, Ada Pinkston\, Kim Rice\, Margaret Rorison\, Ernest Shaw\, Shan Wallace\, and Jasmine Gabrielle Washington\, and the presentation of a filmic work produced by the collective NIA JUNE + Kirby Griffin + APoetNamedNate. Through serial compositions\, photographic triptychs\, floating installations\, and cinema\, the participating artists examine themes of home\, memory\, and community. The exhibition aims to offer perspective on these themes through the lens of Baltimore’s creative community. \n\nAdmission to this event and to the exhibition is free. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission is free. \nThe CADVC is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 12 to 5 p.m.\, and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nPlease visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need specific accommodations to attend the exhibition or events should contact the CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188. \n\nAll events at CADVC are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, national origin\, or any other protected category under applicable federal law\, state law\, and the University’s nondiscrimination policy. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/somewhere-over-the-rainbow-of-row-homes-we-fly-opening-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:20260520T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T150000
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SUMMARY:CAT’s Cradle: New Narratives in Art History
DESCRIPTION:Join UMBC’s senior art history students for a showcase highlighting their independent capstone projects\, or Creative Art Theses (CAT)\, that pull at the threads of our visual past to weave new understandings of the present. \nThe projects span the reimagined lives of lost Ancient Greek artifacts and the socio-historical foundations of Castle Rising to the subversive power of women’s prison zines. These emerging scholars also turn a critical eye toward the institutions of art and culture by interrogating the accessibility of visual literacy\, the cultural politics of Black identity in museum spaces\, and an exploration of art that maintains an antagonistic relationship to the viewer. These presentations challenge traditional conventions of art historical discourse and demand a rigorous engagement with images and their environments. \nWitness the next generation of art historians as they untangle the complexities of art\, identity\, and power. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nAll events at CADVC are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, national origin\, or any other protected category under applicable federal law\, state law\, and the University’s nondiscrimination policy. \nVisitors who need specific accommodations to attend our events or exhibitions\, should contact the CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188.
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/cats-cradle-new-narratives-in-art-history/
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:20260519T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T190000
DTSTAMP:20260512T142637Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Visual Arts Senior Exhibition — Artist Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design and Visual Culture presents an Artist Reception and Awards Presentation for the 2026 Visual Arts Senior Exhibition\, on display from May 13 through 22\, presenting the broad and dynamic scope of senior undergraduate student work within the Department of Visual Arts. \n\nA Film and Animation Screening\, showcasing the work of cinema and animation students\, will immediately follow the reception in 030 Meyerhoff Chemistry Building. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThe CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \n\nAll events at CADVC are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, national origin\, or any other protected category under applicable federal law\, state law\, and the University’s nondiscrimination policy. \nVisitors who need specific accommodations to attend our events or exhibitions\, should contact the CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188.
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/2026-visual-arts-senior-exhibition-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:20260516T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T211615Z
CREATED:20260421T142812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T211615Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate 30 Years of IMDA
DESCRIPTION:This year marks 30 years of artists graduating from the Intermedia and Digital Arts MFA Program at UMBC. Please join us in celebrating innovative creative research and cutting edge art with a free evening of art\, music\, food and fun! \nCurrent graduate student studios will be open alongside featured artwork by alumni; a 4 p.m. panel talk featuring IMDA alumni Cyriaco Lopes ’02\, Marian April Glebes ’09\, and Mollye Bendell ’18; and delicious food catered by Mera Kitchen Collective. And we will announce the winner of the 2026 Kathy O’Dell IMDA Award for Outstanding MFA Written Thesis and Exhibition! \n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but please r.s.v.p. in advance. \n\nThe Lion Brothers Building is located at 875 Hollins Street\, Baltimore\, with ample nearby parking. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/celebrate-30-years-of-imda/
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:20260515T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T200000
DTSTAMP:20260512T135827Z
CREATED:20260416T150532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T135827Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC New Music Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC New Music Ensemble under the direction of Juan Sebastián Delgado. The program will feature an improvised piece guided by audience interaction; text-based original works by Oren Franklin\, Hannah Worley\, Marcia Brown\, and Rhaxma Lyons; and John Cage‘s Story (from Living Room Music) and Variations II (with guest artist Thomas Moore). \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nThe Music Box\, located on the first floor of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-new-music-ensemble-2/
LOCATION:The Music Box
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTSTAMP:20260512T142619Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T142619Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Visual Arts Senior Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design and Visual Culture presents the 2026 Visual Arts Senior Exhibition\, on display from May 13 through 22\, presenting the broad and dynamic scope of senior undergraduate student work within the Department of Visual Arts. \n\nAn Artist Reception and Awards Presentation will be held on Tuesday\, May 19\, 5–7 p.m. \nA Film and Animation Screening\, showcasing the work of cinema and animation students\, will immediately follow the reception in 030 Meyerhoff Chemistry Building. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThe CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \n\nAll events at CADVC are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, national origin\, or any other protected category under applicable federal law\, state law\, and the University’s nondiscrimination policy. \nVisitors who need specific accommodations to attend our events or exhibitions\, should contact the CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188.
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/2026-visual-arts-senior-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:20260512T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T213000
DTSTAMP:20260204T014054Z
CREATED:20260204T014054Z
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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\, 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://umbc.edu/event/department-of-music-honors-showcase-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:20260510T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T143119Z
CREATED:20260204T014216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T143119Z
UID:10001166-1778441400-1778448600@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:UMBC Opera Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh. The ensemble will perform Act 1 of Mozart‘s The Magic Flute (K. 620)\, and Act 4 of Puccini‘s La bohème. \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://umbc.edu/event/umbc-opera-workshop-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:20260510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T142417Z
CREATED:20260204T014332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T142417Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Percussion Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue. The ensemble will perform Edgard Varèse’s Ionisation\, Susie Ibarra’s These Trees That Speak\, and other works: \n\nEdgard Varèse — Ionisation\nCarlos Chávez — Toccata\nOliver Panday — Webspinner (world premiere\, UMBC student composer)\nSusie Ibarra — These Trees That Speak\nDafnis Prieto — The Guiros Talk\nElliott Cole — Postludes 6-8\nRyuichi Sakamoto — Thousand Knives\nHossam Ramzy — West Naima \n\n \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n  \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-percussion-ensemble-2/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T151558Z
CREATED:20260416T150952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T151558Z
UID:10001229-1778355000-1778362200@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:UMBC Improvisation Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Improvisation Ensemble under the direction of Patrick Crossland. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nThe Music Box\, located on the first floor of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-improvisation-ensemble-4/
LOCATION:The Music Box
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T213000
DTSTAMP:20260506T174055Z
CREATED:20260416T151850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T174055Z
UID:10001230-1778268600-1778275800@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:UMBC Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann in a program featuring works by Johannes Brahms\, Felix Mendelssohn\, Richard Strauss\, William Walton\, and UMBC student Jean Nguyen\, with student soloists Jocelyn Faison\, Veronica Anzola Rojas\, and Albert Russell: \n\nBrahms — Academic Festival Overture\, Op. 80 (1880)\nMendelssohn — Concerto for Violin in E Minor\, Op. 64\, (1844\, revised 1845)\, with soloist Veronica Anzola Rojas\nNguyen — Blue Hour (world premiere)\nStrauss — Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D Major\, TrV 292 (AV 144)\, (1945\, revised 1948)\, with soloist Jocelyn Faison\nWalton — Concerto for Viola (1928–1929\, revised 1961)\, with soloist Albert Russell\n\nJean Nguyen was the winner of the 2025 UMBC Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition\, and Jocelyn Faison\, Veronica Anzola Rojas\, and Albert Russell were the winners of the 2025 UMBC Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. \n\nTickets are free\, but reservations will be required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-symphony-orchestra-and-umbc-string-chamber-orchestra-2/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510
DTSTAMP:20260428T150620Z
CREATED:20260329T210757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T150620Z
UID:10001213-1778198400-1778371199@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:Spring Dance Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Dance presents the annual Spring Dance Showcase\, featuring a new faculty ballet work by Brandon Russell\, senior capstone choreography by Nyah Brown\, Madison Kayser\, Katie King\, and Kiera Richardson\, new choreography by Katie Goralski\, and a dance film by Gwyneth Watson. \n\nTwo performances:\nFriday\, May 8\, 8 p.m.\nSaturday\, May 9\, 8 p.m. \n$20 general public; $10 UMBC students\, faculty\, and staff; and $15 senior citizens (55+) and non-UMBC students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Dance Cube\, located on the third floor of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for additional information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/spring-dance-showcase/
LOCATION:Dance Cube
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T173000
DTSTAMP:20260223T203947Z
CREATED:20260223T203947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T203947Z
UID:10001187-1778169600-1778175000@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:Erle Ellis — How People Make Nature Better
DESCRIPTION:The Social Sciences Forum presents the annual Lipitz Lecture\, featuring Erle Ellis\, professor of geography and environmental systems\, who will speak on How People Make Nature Better: Measuring Progress Toward a World Where People and Nature Thrive Together using the Nature Relationship Index (NRI). \nProfessor Ellis’s research investigates the ecology of human-managed ecosystems at local and global scales towards the goal of informing sustainable stewardship of the biosphere in the Anthropocene. \nAdditional information is forthcoming. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts\, Humanities\, and Social Sciences. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/erle-ellis-how-people-make-nature-better/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T214708Z
CREATED:20260416T150307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T214708Z
UID:10001227-1777836600-1777843800@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:UMBC Camerata
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Camerata under the direction of Lulu Mwangi. A small choral ensemble consisting of auditioned singers from across the university. Camerata performs a wide variety of works drawn from the expansive choral repertoire: including Renaissance motets and madrigals\, folksongs\, German part songs\, Russian sacred liturgies\, American spirituals\, and new American concert works. Camerata has also performed choral masterworks with the Handel Choir of Baltimore and the Howard County Concert Orchestra. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-camerata-2/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T144913Z
CREATED:20260204T014448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T144913Z
UID:10001168-1777820400-1777827600@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:UMBC Jazz in Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents UMBC Jazz in Concert\, featuring the Jazz Guitar Ensemble\, the Jazz Small Groups\, and the Jazz Ensemble\, under the direction of Tom Baldwin\, Tom Lagana\, and Matthew Belzer. Fresh from performances at the Smithsonian and Keystone Korner\, the Jazz Ensemble will feature compositions by current students and alumni. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-jazz-in-concert-2/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T190000
DTSTAMP:20260414T135658Z
CREATED:20260204T014542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T135658Z
UID:10001169-1777741200-1777748400@umbc.edu
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://umbc.edu/event/umbc-jubilee-singers-and-gospel-choir-2/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T150000
DTSTAMP:20260421T165529Z
CREATED:20260421T164502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T165529Z
UID:10001232-1777721400-1777734000@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:The Ocean is Aware: A Suite for 5 Creative Musicians in 5 Movements
DESCRIPTION:Explore the intersection between music and science as Matt Belzer\, the 2025 CIRCA-IMET Artist-in-Residence\, presents his new work The Ocean is Aware: A Suite for 5 Creative Musicians in 5 Movements\, featuring the composer on alto and soprano saxophones\, Juan Sebastián Delgado\, cello\, Dustin Donahue\, percussion\, Larry Melton\, acoustic and electric bass\, and Mark Merella\, hybrid drum kit. \nMatt Belzer\, director of the jazz studies program and teaching professor in the Department of Music\, was been awarded the 2025 CIRCA-IMET Artist-in-Residence Fellowship\, a joint program between the Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity\, and the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. During his residency\, Belzer consulted with scientists at IMET to understand sensory systems\, comparative life spans\, and other biological and behavioral processes to create The Ocean is Aware\, a quintet for five musicians. The musical material within the suite was be drawn from insights about the way sea life interacts with its environment\, their perception of time\, and their awareness of humans and each other. \nTwo performances:\nSaturday\, May 2\, 11:30 a.m.\nSaturday\, May 2\, 1:30 p.m. \nThis event is part of an IMET Open House on May 2. Please visit here to learn about the other events happening during the day. \n\nAdmission is free. The Colwell Center is located at 701 E. Pratt Street\, Baltimore\, with ample public parking in the area. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/the-ocean-is-aware-a-suite-for-5-creative-musicians-in-5-movements/
LOCATION:Rita Rossi Colwell Center
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260530
DTSTAMP:20260423T184430Z
CREATED:20260423T184430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T184430Z
UID:10001234-1777680000-1780099199@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:UNRECONCILED: A Showcase of Student Work Exploring the Concepts of Global Asias
DESCRIPTION:Join us for UNRECONCILED: A Showcase of Student Work Exploring the Concepts of Global Asias\, featuring work by Fatima Hafeez\, Vaniya Khan\, Parvata Kirthivasan\, Greyson Martin\, Neha Mathew\, Bao Nguyen\, Morgan Seabolt-Wilbanks\, Julianne Scott\, Bibi Qudsia Tolwak\, and Michelle Yang. \nUNRECONCILED is part of the daylong Global Asias Symposium & Celebration on May 4\, which also features community building spaces\, conversations on public humanities\, a faculty roundtable plus lots of amazing food and activities! \n\nAn opening reception will be held on Monday\, May 4\, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. \nAdmission is free. \n\nImage: Vaniya Khan.
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/unreconciled-a-showcase-of-student-work-exploring-the-concepts-of-global-asias/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T183000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150035Z
CREATED:20260416T150035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T150035Z
UID:10001226-1777654800-1777660200@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:UMBC Gamelan Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Gamelan Ensemble under the direction of Michelle Purdy. \nThe ensemble performs on a central Javanese gamelan\, a gong-chime orchestra of Indonesia. Although most of the instruments of the gamelan are made of bronze\, the ensemble also includes drums\, xylophones\, bamboo flutes\, and plucked and bowed string instruments. \nThe ensemble also performs on a Balinese gamelan angklung\, one of many types of gong-chime orchestras from the island of Bali\, Indonesia. This small ensemble\, made up of gongs\, single-octave metallophones\, drums\, cymbals\, and flutes\, is tuned to a four-tone slendro scale. \n\nAdmission is free\, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Music Box\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-gamelan-ensemble/
LOCATION:The Music Box
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T182547Z
CREATED:20260423T182547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T182547Z
UID:10001233-1777644000-1777649400@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:Wei Leng Tay: Migratory Paths\, from Photographic Representation to Materiality
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, artist Wei Leng Tay will discuss modes of narrative-making in her art\, taking migration as a central premise. From her beginnings in journalism to her current practice\, she will speak about shifting ideas and uses of representation and materiality in relation to the photographic medium. She will discuss ways migration moves through some of her works\, from topic to medium to form. The Other Shore\, a photographic and interview-based audio work\, tells a story of a new generation of mainland Chinese migrants in Hong Kong. you think it over slowly\, slowly choose…\, considers statelessness through the materiality of the photograph. Works in Untitled (family slides 60s–70s) question how the objecthood of photographs shape the ways personal and collective memory converge\, and how photographs can constitute ideas of history. Through these examples\, Tay will surface the complex relationships between history\, embodiment\, and representation entangled with the photographic image. \n\nBased in Singapore\, artist Wei Leng Tay works across photography\, video\, and installation and explores constructions of identity\, memory\, and history through her practice. Her works draw on long-term engagements with individuals\, families\, and communities\, and include research into photographic archives\, interviews\, and collaborative processes. Central to her practice is a sustained inquiry into the medium of photography through its materiality\, modes of circulation\, and communicative possibilities. By working at the intersection of the intimate and the structural\, Tay unpacks the complexities of belonging\, displacement\, and the politics of representation\, bringing attention to what it means to be human within today’s shifting political and cultural contexts. \nOriginally trained in biology at McGill University\, Tay’s early professional experience was in photojournalism\, working as a photo editor and photographer for news organisations such as TIME Magazine’s Asia edition in Hong Kong. This background continues to inform her inquiry into the instrumentalization of photography and the politics of image-making. Tay later completed her MFA at Bard College and has since developed a practice that bridges research\, pedagogy\, and collaboration. She was most recently a lecturer of art practice at Yale-NUS College and remains invested in teaching as a form of knowledge exchange and artistic inquiry. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis artist talk is supported by the Department of Visual Arts and CIRCA\, with additional support from the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery\, the Asian Studies Program\, the Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)\, and the Global Asias Initiative. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/wei-leng-tay-migratory-paths-from-photographic-representation-to-materiality/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTSTAMP:20260424T164506Z
CREATED:20260223T213808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T164506Z
UID:10001190-1777593600-1777852799@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:User Agreement
DESCRIPTION:UMBC Theatre presents User Agreeement by Ben Holbrook and directed by Sean DiGiorgio ’26. \nSet in the near future\, Sy and Theo attempt to navigate their bond in a world enhanced by the wonders of artificial intelligence and the occasional talking octopus. Their budding romance is tested by an increasingly complex society driven by technology and capital\, asking us to wonder if two simple souls can truly connect. \n\nPerformances \nFriday\, May 1\, 7:30 p.m. — Opening night reception\nSaturday\, May 2\, 2 p.m. — Free performance for UMBC students\nSaturday\, May 2\, 7:30 p.m.\nSunday\, May 3\, 2 p.m. — Free performance for UMBC students; ASL Interpreted Performance (please email PAHBBoxOffice@umbc.edu if you would like to be in view of the interpreters!) \n\n$15 general public; $10 for UMBC students\, faculty\, staff\, and alumni; $10 senior citizens 55+; and $10 for all students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \nContent Disclosure: The play contains strong language\, sexual situations (kissing\, embracing\, flirtation\, implied sexual activity)\, references to enslavement\, references to and use of drugs and alcohol\, references to and depictions of mental illness including anxiety\, panic attacks\, and trauma. \n\nThe Black Box Theatre is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPoster artwork by Eric Abele. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/user-agreement/
LOCATION:Black Box Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTSTAMP:20260424T164517Z
CREATED:20260310T205123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T164517Z
UID:10001200-1777507200-1777766399@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:The Polar Ice Museum
DESCRIPTION:The Imaging Research Center (IRC) presents The Polar Ice Museum\, a series of artworks and immersive\, data-driven installations that transform polar data into meaningful public engagement experiences on sea level\, climate\, and related environmental issues. The Polar Ice Museum will be open April 30 through May 2\, with an Opening Reception on Thursday\, April 30\, from 4 to 6 p.m. \nLed by the IRC in collaboration with UMBC’s iHARP (Institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in the Polar Regions)\, with support from the National Science Foundation\, the project draws on climate data from NASA and research conducted in Greenland. Visitors encounter a wall of videos depicting an ice cave and are invited to participate by altering visualizations of glaciers and sea-level change\, both within the polar ice cave and at a South Baltimore landmark affected by flooding. Water-filled relief sculptures\, interactive sound objects\, VR climate games\, and relevant information will all be on display. \nAt the center of the installation is a floating white circular table that features a 3D relief. As dark water fills the relief\, it gradually reveals a photographic image of Speed’s Barber & Beauty salon in South Baltimore’s Turners Station neighborhood. This 50-year-old business is part of a community already affected by rising sea levels and is expected to face severe flooding by 2050. By linking polar ice science to a specific local site\, The Polar Ice Museum transforms distant climate data into an intimate\, place-based experience with urgent consequences. \n\nVisitor information \nOpen house reception: Thursday\, April 30\, 4 to 6 p.m.\nAdditional hours: Friday\, May 1\, 10–4 p.m.\, and Saturday\, May 2\, 11 to 4 p.m. \nAdmission is free. \n\nThe Imaging Research Center is located on the ground floor of the Information Technology & Engineering Building (IT/E)\, room 108. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/the-polar-ice-museum/
LOCATION:Imaging Research Center
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTSTAMP:20260417T142006Z
CREATED:20260331T015929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T142006Z
UID:10001215-1777507200-1777679999@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:Orange Grove Dance — Site/Unseen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special event with Site/Unseen\, a production by Orange Grove Dance that brings ten performers into dynamic partnership with sidewalks\, stairways\, and the UMBC amphitheatre. Through shared weight\, timing\, and physical negotiation\, bodies and architecture collide and collaborate\, revealing the unseen choreography woven into the spaces we pass through every day. \nThis outdoor performance\, directed and choreographed by OGD artistic directors Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves\, travels a short distance across campus\, beginning at UMBC’s Performing Arts and Humanities Building and concluding at the Fine Arts Building Amphitheatre. Audiences are invited to follow along via two route options — one including stairs\, and one fully accessible through the Fine Arts Building. \n\n“Choreographers Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves magically spun a visual tale of suspension\, tension\, and community within a multilayered moving painting.”\n— Dance Metro DC \n\nOrange Grove Dance (OGD) continually redefines creative ingenuity through its interdisciplinary approach to dance and art-making. Known for innovative performances that blend movement\, design\, film\, and technology\, the company consistently expands the boundaries of contemporary dance. The imagistic gravity of the work compels audiences beyond the confines of traditional stage venues and reflects the extraordinary influence of dance in everyday life. Under the direction of Artistic Directors Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves\, OGD’s acclaimed canon of works is recognized for its powerful imagery and choreography\, which engages audiences in a world that is relevant\, mysterious\, and absorbing; a world constructed within time elusive performance landscapes in which mythopoetic tropes and reality collide. \n\nPerformances: \n\nThursday\, April 30\, 5 p.m.\nThursday\, April 30\, 7 p.m.\nFriday\, May 1\, 5 p.m.\nFriday\, May 1\, 7 p.m.\n\n$5 general admission. Please visit here to reserve a space\, and to view directions and parking information. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/orange-grove-dance-site-unseen/
LOCATION:UMBC Arts District
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T213000
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SUMMARY:UMBC Chamber Players
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Music presents the UMBC Chamber Players under the direction of Airi Yoshioka. \nStudents in the UMBC Chamber Players perform a wide variety of instrumental chamber works\, ranging from Baroque\, Classical\, Romantic to contemporary repertoire. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-chamber-players-2/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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