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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://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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
DTSTAMP:20260226T232458Z
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SUMMARY:despite // bất chấp: The 2026 Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA Thesis Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Intermedia and Digital Arts Master’s Program presents despite // bất chấp: The 2026 Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA Thesis Exhibition. On view from April 1 through 18 at the Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture\, the exhibition features work by graduating students Taylor Goad\, Nia Hampton\, Bao Nguyen\, and Lynn Nguyen. \n\nAn Artist Reception will be held on Thursday\, April 2\, from 6 to 8 p.m. \nOn April 15\, from 12 to 1 p.m.\, the public is invited to attend the annual RTKL Lecture featuring Taylor Goad. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the exhibition and all public programs is free. The CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nParking is free during evening and weekend hours\, and metered parking is available other times. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need any specific accommodations should contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/despite-bat-chap-the-2026-intermedia-and-digital-arts-imda-mfa-thesis-exhibition/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260402
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTSTAMP:20260402T153644Z
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SUMMARY:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
DESCRIPTION:UMBC Theatre presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz\, adapted by Jacqueline Lawton and directed by Joseph W. Ritsch. \nLife in modern day Baltimore has been a bit boring for Dorothy and her little dog Toto. Until one day\, when a cyclone swoops in and takes them “over the rainbow” to the wonderful and magical land of Oz. With the Scarecrow\, the Tin Man\, and the Cowardly Lion\, Dorothy sets off on the adventure of a lifetime down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City. These new friends brave witches\, flying monkeys\, and a Haunted Forest all to meet the Wizard of Oz\, who promises to make their dreams come true. \n\nPerformances \nThursday\, April 2\, 7:30 p.m. — Opening night reception\nFriday\, April 3\, 7:30 p.m. — Free performance for UMBC students\nSaturday\, April 4\, 2 p.m.\nFriday\, April 10\, 10:00 a.m. — Special student matinee! (This performance is now sold out.)\nFriday\, April 10\, 7:30 p.m.\nSaturday\, April 11\, 2:00 p.m. — Talkback with playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton\nSunday\, April 12\, 2:00 p.m. — Free performance for UMBC students; Prospective student day; Actor talk-back; ASL Interpreted Performance (please email PAHBBoxOffice@umbc.edu if you would like to be in view of the interpreters!) \n\n$15 general public; $10 for UMBC students\, faculty\, staff\, and alumni; $10 senior citizens over 55. Please visit here to reserve seats. \nContent Disclosure: TBA \n\nThe Proscenium Theatre is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPoster artwork by Eric Abele. \nProduced by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials supplied by WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT\, LLC. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative.
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/
LOCATION:Proscenium Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T183000
DTSTAMP:20260328T164614Z
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SUMMARY:Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 — Public Program
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the exhibition Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81\, on display at the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery through May 22\, the Library Gallery presents a public program featuring Kaitlin Booher (William and Sarah Ross Soter Associate Curator of Photography\, Columbus Museum of Art) and Holly Avella (assistant professor of media studies and data analytics\, UMBC). \nBefore her appointment to the Columbus Museum of Art\, Kaitlin Booher served as the Beaumont and Nancy Newhall Curatorial Fellow in the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art\, where she worked on a wide range of photography exhibitions and collection installations. With a background in psychology and counseling\, Holly Avella’s current work focuses on digital mental health and therapeutic platforms\, including AI and social media. \n\nAdmission is free\, and the discussion will be followed by a reception. \n\nFor driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \n\nImage: [Tommie peeking out of room window\, Ward 81\, Oregon State Hospital]\, 1976. © Mary Ellen Mark\, courtesy of The Mary Ellen Mark Foundation. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/mary-ellen-mark-ward-81-public-program/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T200000
DTSTAMP:20260324T182729Z
CREATED:20260324T182729Z
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SUMMARY:despite // bất chấp: Artist Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Intermedia and Digital Arts Master’s Program presents the Artist Reception for despite // bất chấp: The 2026 Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA Thesis Exhibition. On view from April 1 through 18 at the Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture\, the exhibition features work by graduating students Taylor Goad\, Nia Hampton\, Bao Nguyen\, and Lynn Nguyen. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the Artist Reception\, the exhibition\, and all public programs is free. The CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nParking is free during evening and weekend hours\, and metered parking is available other times. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need any specific accommodations should contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/despite-bat-chap-artist-reception/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTSTAMP:20260428T022931Z
CREATED:20260330T222808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T022931Z
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SUMMARY:Bartleby 50+ Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of a historic UMBC undergraduate publication and the university’s Arts+ initiative\, the Bartleby 50+ exhibition presents a retrospective of works from the undergraduate creative arts journal\, published since 1972. (An early iteration\, The Red Brick\, saw a single issue published in 1969.) Bartleby remains a vital part of our campus community as a voice for undergraduate student creativity\, including fiction\, poetry\, creative nonfiction\, and art. \nThe exhibition will feature selections of photographs\, poems\, and posters\, all created by undergraduate artists originally published in Bartleby. Additionally\, archival issues of the journal will be on display. Both the exhibition opening and offsite reading will include alumni published in Bartleby\, who will read and discuss their work. The exhibition opening will also include a catered reception\, remarks from the curatorial team and Student Affairs leadership\, and the opportunity to explore the publication’s history through interpretive works\, ephemera\, and more. \n\nPublic programs \nAn opening reception will be held on Tuesday\, April 7\, from 4 to 6 p.m. \nA reading\, sponsored by the Ivy Bookshop\, will take place at Bird in Hand Café & Bookstore (11 East 33rd Street\, Baltimore)  on Friday\, April 17\, from 6 to 8 p.m. This event is free\, but please r.s.v.p. here. \n\nAdmission is free. \nThe Library Rotunda is located on the first floor of the Library\, straight ahead\, past the Gallery entrance and the circulation desk. The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery is open most days of the year\, holidays excepted. Please visit here to check specific building hours. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/bartleby-50-exhibition/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Literary Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T173000
DTSTAMP:20260223T195904Z
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SUMMARY:Amber Spry — The Technological Future: Shifting the Focus from What We Build to Who We Build It For
DESCRIPTION:The Social Sciences Forum presents Amber Spry\, assistant professor in the Departments of Politics and African + African American Studies at Brandeis University\, who will speak on The Technological Future: Shifting the Focus from What We Build to Who We Build It For. \nWe are at a crossroads where the technologies we create today will shape democracy\, work\, and community for years to come. Yet too often\, conversations about artificial intelligence focus on technical capabilities rather than human consequences — on what these systems can do\, rather than who they’re designed to serve. Dr. Amber Spry brings a unique dual perspective as both an academic researcher studying political behavior and identity\, and a practitioner embedded in the tech industry working on responsible innovation. In this talk\, she urges us to consider how the design of AI systems encodes choices about whose values are upheld\, whose intelligence counts\, and whose futures are prioritized. Drawing on her work developing frameworks for algorithmic fairness\, co-designing new technology with communities\, and studying how democratic institutions adapt to technological change\, Dr. Spry explores what it means to create innovation that genuinely serves the public good. She provides a vision for recognizing everyday people as partners in shaping technological futures\, and why making technology responsive to human experience isn’t just an ethical imperative\, it’s essential for creating technology that actually works for the complex\, interconnected world we live in. \n\nAmber Spry is an Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Politics at Brandeis University. She is a thought leader bridging social scientific insights with application in the tech industry\, most recently as Meta’s Academic Collaborator for Social Impact Research where she led the creation of measurement systems to understand social outcomes across Instagram\, Facebook\, AR and VR applications\, and artificial intelligence. She is a founding member of Meta’s Co-Design Lab\, a central organization that brings everyday people alongside engineers and designers to create new technologies with\, not just for\, the communities who use them. She also convened the Responsible Innovation in AI Workshop in collaboration with the New York Academy of Science and Arizona State University\, which gathered technologists\, academics\, and civil society to create actionable frameworks and guidelines for solving pressing technological challenges. \nSpry’s expertise is in research design and analysis focusing on identity\, beliefs\, and behavior in our social\, political\, and digital lives. Her forthcoming book Identity Inventory: What Group Ties Can (and Can’t) Tell Us About Politics argues that measurement matters for our understanding of identity politics in the US. She uses innovative survey design methods to observe identity across multiple dimensions\, demonstrating that our inferences about what groups want from the government can shift depending on how individuals are asked to self-identify. Her work has been supported by the Russell Sage Foundation and the National Science Foundation. \nSpry holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University\, and she is a proud alumna of UMBC where she earned her B.A. in Political Science and Media and Communications Studies. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis is event is hosted by Center for Social Science Scholarship\, with support from the Division of Research and Creative Achievement and the Department of Media & Communication Studies. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/amber-spry-the-technological-future-shifting-the-focus-from-what-we-build-to-who-we-build-it-for/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T203000
DTSTAMP:20260312T172903Z
CREATED:20260305T202021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T172903Z
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SUMMARY:Amina Ross — Eye of a storm: an aesthetic practice of turbulence
DESCRIPTION:In this artist lecture\, Amina Ross unearths the possibilities of a multi-media practice through an active engagement of turbulence. How might an art practice pull apart the complexities of our current conditions by offering transitory spaces of refuge? How might transformation of an unbearable reality become possible only through “staying with the trouble”*? \nComing into an awareness of a world outside of oneself is a textured terrain. Glissant names this navigation of the other “turbulence”**. Our moment\, marked by precarity\, is readily named turbulent. An eye of a storm is a place of ephemeral peace. Metaphors of meteorological tumult loop like an R&B refrain. These weather conditions articulate the uncontrollable forces of change that we live within. Through their work\, Ross suggests embracing this constant fluctuation\, riding the waves of this storm\, and being together even when being together is difficult\, as strategies for navigating and staying alive through the unknowable. \nFeaturing interviews with Patricia Nguyen\, Ladan Osman\, Jozi Zwerdling and Damarni Tyrell and Friends.\n* Donna Haraway\, Staying with the trouble\n** Édouard Glissant\, Poetics of Relation \n\nAmina Ross is an artist whose practice scrutinizes the subtle workings of systems of power and their influence on sense perception and behavior. Ross’s creative output spans video\, sound\, sculpture\, and installation\, emphasizing nonlinear storytelling\, free association\, and plural meaning. Their work has recently been exhibited at MoMA PS1 (Queens\, NY)\, Museum of Contemporary Art\, (Chicago\, IL)\, Ruffin Gallery (University of Virginia)\, Someday (New York\, NY)\, the Hessel Museum of Art (Hudson\, NY)\, the Tang Teaching Museum (Saratoga Springs\, NY)\, and Sentiment (Zurich\, CH). Ross’s films have been screened internationally\, including at MIXNYC Festival\, Tate Modern\, The New Museum\, and The Walker Art Center. In the summer of 2023\, they were a featured artist at the 68th annual Flaherty Film Seminar: Queer World Mending\, and in 2024\, they were a MacDowell Fellow. Ross was the 2023-2024 Estelle Lebowitz Artist in Residence at Rutgers University. They have recently completed residencies at Bemis Center for Contemporary Art\, Denniston Hill\, Fire Island Artist Residency\, Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting\, Wave Hill\, Abrons Art Center\, and Harvestworks. They hold a BFA from SAIC and an MFA from Yale School of Art\, where they received the Fannie B. Pardee Prize in sculpture. Ross’s work has been featured in critical writings\, including an essay by scholar Kelly Chung in Liquid Blackness\, Vol. 8\, Issue 1 (Duke University Press). Other discussions of their work can be found in The Echoing Ida Collection (Feminist Press at CUNY)\, Where the Future Came From by Meg Duguid (Soberscove Press)\, and Support Networks by Abigail Satinsky (University of Chicago Press). An interview with Ross can also be found in BOMB Magazine. \n\nAdmission is free. \nOn Friday\, April 10 at 12 p.m\, please return for Ruptures\, a film screening. \n\nPhoto: Carolyne Teston \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/amina-ross-eye-of-a-storm-an-aesthetic-practice-of-turbulence/
LOCATION:030 Meyerhoff Chemistry Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T213000
DTSTAMP:20260329T195346Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC Wind Ensemble — Profit and Peril
DESCRIPTION:Join us as the UMBC Wind Ensemble presents Profit and Peril\, which explores through music the human cost of progress across American history and lived experience. The event features the UMBC Camerata (Lulu Mwangi\, director) and guest vocal soloist Janice Jackson of UMBC. From the American Revolution to the rise of artificial intelligence\, the program traces how systems of power—political\, industrial\, and technological—shape and challenge human lives. The performed works humanize industrial labor\, the Great Migration\, and the lasting impact of racial and economic injustice. Across wind ensemble\, choral\, and vocal works—including music from Hamilton—the program centers the individuals living within these systems\, ultimately affirming dignity\, resilience\, and human connection as the true measure of progress. \n\nThe UMBC Wind Ensemble\, directed by Brian Kaufman\, has pioneered a new vision for the wind ensemble in the 21st century. Performing wind ensemble classics\, world premieres of contemporary works\, spoken word pieces\, popular songs\, collaboratively composed originals\, and music with cultural influences from around the world\, the group regularly collaborates with community partners to engage audiences in pressing social issues through music\, multimedia\, and discussion. The UMBC Wind Ensemble has celebrated performances with internationally recognized guest artists including Glee pianist and music director Brad Ellis\, Emmy-nominated composer and genre-bending violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain\, The American Brass Quintet\, singer-songwriter Diana Lawrence\, Canadian Brass veteran Joe Burgstaller\, international tuba artist Oystein Baadsvik\, Cleveland Orchestra trombonist Shachar Israel\, Marine Band co-principal oboe Trevor Mowry\, former Marine Band clarinetist Randall Riffle\, and UMBC Professor of Violin Airi Yoshioka. The ensemble seeks to regularly commission and perform music by living composers. Their premiere performance of Samuel Winnie’s Nightfall in Lothlorien was a finalist for the 2016 American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award. Filtering\, the ensemble’s debut album released on the Albany label in April 2022\, has had radio play nationally and has been hailed by American Record Guide as a “fine album” featuring “energetic and committed playing by this wind band.” \n\nAdmission is free\, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-wind-ensemble-profit-and-peril/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260312T172801Z
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SUMMARY:Amina Ross — Ruptures — Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Ruptures gathers short films by Amina Ross that linger at the edge of collapse. Moving between video\, sound\, and digital space\, the works explore moments when systems strain\, bodies speak\, and structures begin to crack open. For Ross\, rupture is not simply destruction. It is a threshold where the pressure of the present splits something apart and makes space for new forms of relation\, perception\, and possibility. \n\nAmina Ross is an artist whose practice scrutinizes the subtle workings of systems of power and their influence on sense perception and behavior. Ross’s creative output spans video\, sound\, sculpture\, and installation\, emphasizing nonlinear storytelling\, free association\, and plural meaning. Their work has recently been exhibited at MoMA PS1 (Queens\, NY)\, Museum of Contemporary Art\, (Chicago\, IL)\, Ruffin Gallery (University of Virginia)\, Someday (New York\, NY)\, the Hessel Museum of Art (Hudson\, NY)\, the Tang Teaching Museum (Saratoga Springs\, NY)\, and Sentiment (Zurich\, CH). Ross’s films have been screened internationally\, including at MIXNYC Festival\, Tate Modern\, The New Museum\, and The Walker Art Center. In the summer of 2023\, they were a featured artist at the 68th annual Flaherty Film Seminar: Queer World Mending\, and in 2024\, they were a MacDowell Fellow. Ross was the 2023-2024 Estelle Lebowitz Artist in Residence at Rutgers University. They have recently completed residencies at Bemis Center for Contemporary Art\, Denniston Hill\, Fire Island Artist Residency\, Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting\, Wave Hill\, Abrons Art Center\, and Harvestworks. They hold a BFA from SAIC and an MFA from Yale School of Art\, where they received the Fannie B. Pardee Prize in sculpture. Ross’s work has been featured in critical writings\, including an essay by scholar Kelly Chung in Liquid Blackness\, Vol. 8\, Issue 1 (Duke University Press). Other discussions of their work can be found in The Echoing Ida Collection (Feminist Press at CUNY)\, Where the Future Came From by Meg Duguid (Soberscove Press)\, and Support Networks by Abigail Satinsky (University of Chicago Press). An interview with Ross can also be found in BOMB Magazine. \n\nAdmission is free. \nOn Thursday\, April 9 at 7 p.m\, please join us for a lecture by the artist. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/amina-ross-film-screening/
LOCATION:306 Fine Arts Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T200000
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SUMMARY:Step Back in Time: An Immersive Medieval Banquet
DESCRIPTION:Transport yourself to the Rhine Valley for an evening of history and creativity! In conjunction with this year’s Meeting in the Middle undergraduate conference\, UMBC’s Medieval and Early Modern Studies program invites you to Klopp Castle in Bingen for an immersive dining experience. \nThe year is 1161. As an honored guest of the court\, you will dine in the presence of the visionary nun Hildegard of Bingen and newly appointed Archbishop of Mainz\, Conrad of Wittelsbach. This isn’t just a dinner\, though; it’s a living art installation meticulously crafted by the students of an interdisciplinary arts course created just for this event. \nThe Evening’s Festivities Include: \n\nA Three-Course Feast: Enjoy a catered period-appropriate menu.\nHildegard’s Own Spiced Wine: Complimentary with the meal.\nSocial Hour: Arrive early to enjoy a selection of spirits and ales available for purchase one hour before the banquet begins.\nMusic\, Dance\, and Art: Experience the sounds and steps of the 12th century with live period music and dance. Recreations of Hildegard’s painted visions will be on display as well.\n\nSupport Our Scholars: When purchasing your ticket\, please consider adding a donation to our “Student Access Fund” to help keep this experience affordable for all undergraduate attendees. \n\nTickets are $25 general public and $12 for students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThis program is made possible through generous support from UMBC’s Arts+ initiative as well as the Departments of Dance\, English\, Music\, Theatre\, and Visual Arts. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/step-back-in-time-an-immersive-medieval-banquet/
LOCATION:Dance Cube
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance,Humanities,Music,Theatre,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T170000
DTSTAMP:20260326T211115Z
CREATED:20260205T220024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T211115Z
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SUMMARY:Andrist-Daglar-Falkner Faculty Chamber Music Concert
DESCRIPTION:Three members of UMBC’s music faculty — pianist Audrey Andrist\, violist Renate Falkner\, and oboist Fatma Daglar — present an afternoon of chamber music for their unusual instrumental pairing. Their concert will feature works by Claude Debussy\, Rebecca Clarke\, Cécile Chaminade\, and Charles Martin Loeffler: \n\nRhapsodie (1903) for English horn and piano by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)\nMorpheus (1917) for viola and piano and Passacaglia on an Old English Tune (1941) by Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979)\nÉtude de concert\, Op. 35\, No. 2 “Autumn” (1886) for piano solo by Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944)\nTwo Rhapsodies (1901) for oboe\, viola and piano by Charles Martin Loeffler (1861–1935)\n\n\nHailed as a “stunning pianist with incredible dexterity” (San Francisco Classical Voice)\, Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist has thrilled audiences around the globe\, from North America to Japan\, China and Germany with her “passionate abandon\,” “bright energy\,” and “great intelligence.” She has performed in many of North America’s most prestigious venues\, including the Kennedy Center in Washington\, DC\, Place des Arts in Montreal\, Chicago’s Ravinia Festival\, and Alice Tully Hall in New York. \nPraised for her versatility and creativity\, American violist Renate Falkner leads an active career as an educator\, recitalist\, and orchestral and chamber musician\, performing across the U.S. and abroad. Equally at home on both modern and baroque viola\, she performs regularly with groups such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (at home and on international tours)\, Atlanta Symphony\, Cincinnati Symphony\, Jacksonville Symphony\, and Artis-Naples\, and is a former member of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. \nFatma Daglar is the oboist of the acclaimed wind quintet Zéphyros Winds. She is the principal oboist of Annapolis Symphony Orchestra\, Post-Classical Ensemble\, Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. She has held the position of assistant principal oboe with the Louisville Orchestra and has performed on oboe and English horn with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra\, Richmond Symphony Orchestra\, Wolf Trap Opera Orchestra\, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra\, Delaware Symphony Orchestra\, Washington Concert Opera Orchestra\, National Philharmonic Orchestra\, Britt Festival Orchestra\, among many others. \n\n$15 general admission\, $10 seniors\, $5 students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/andrist-daglar-falkner-faculty-chamber-music-concert/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T173000
DTSTAMP:20260331T183129Z
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SUMMARY:Stephen C. Angle: Progressive Confucianism\, Nei-Wai Citizenship\, and the Family
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Ethics and Values presents the Eminent Scholar Lecture\, featuring Stephen C. Angle\, Mansfield Freeman Professor of East Asian Studies and Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan University\, whose talk is entitled Progressive Confucianism\, Nei-Wai Citizenship\, and the Family. \nIn its most general sense\, progressive Confucianism is the project of critically developing the on-going Confucian tradition in light of insights and challenges from modern thinkers and societies. Two of the core commitments of the tradition are that (1) all people have the inherent possibility of becoming more virtuous\, and our socio-political arrangements should support such growth as much as possible; and (2) internal (or nei) moral growth is inextricably linked to external (or wai) activity\, which is summed up in the regulative ideal of “inner sageliness\, outer kingliness.” In a contemporary\, post-monarchical context\, the most encompassing role for individuals can thus be called nei-wai citizenship. The thesis of this presentation is that playing one’s role within the family is a key aspect of nei-wai citizenship\, and that such a reframing allows us to see filiality in a broader light than most recent discussions. By viewing filial children as not only having particularist care for their parents but also — as citizens — being responsive to the ways more general structures impact their parents (and others’ parents)\, we can both answer some of the most pressing objections to contemporary Confucian-inspired social policies and also offer a compelling update to pre-modern Confucianism’s famous analogy between family and state. \n\nA dessert reception with the speaker will follow the talk. \nAdmission is free\, but registration is recommended. To reserve a seat\, please visit here. \n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Philosophy\, Politics\, Economics\, and Law Program. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/stephen-c-angle-progressive-confucianism-nei-wai-citizenship-and-the-family/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T173000
DTSTAMP:20260126T235027Z
CREATED:20260126T235027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T235027Z
UID:10001118-1776268800-1776274200@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:Humanities Forum — Aisha Beliso-De Jesús: Excited Delirium: Race\, Police Violence\, and the Invention of a Disease
DESCRIPTION:Humanities Forum Lecture with Aisha Beliso-De Jesús\nExcited Delirium: Race\, Police Violence\, and the Invention of a Disease\nThis event is part of the Spring 2026 Humanities Forum \nThe Humanities Forum presents Aisha Beliso-De Jesús\, Olden Street Professor of American Studies and Chair of the Effron Center for the Study of America\, Princeton University\, who will speak on Excited Delirium: Race\, Police Violence\, and the Invention of a Disease. \nIn 1980\, Charles Wetli — a Miami-based medical examiner and self-proclaimed “cult expert” of Afro-Caribbean religions — identified what he called “excited delirium syndrome.” Soon\, medical examiners began using the syndrome regularly to describe the deaths of Black men and women during interactions with police. Police and medical examiners claimed that Black people with so-called excited delirium exhibited superhuman strength induced from narcotics abuse. It was fatal heart failure that killed them\, examiners said\, not forceful police restraints. In Excited Delirium\, Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús examines this fabricated medical diagnosis and its use to justify and erase police violence against Black and Brown communities. Exposing excited delirium syndrome’s flawed diagnostic criteria\, she outlines its inextricable ties to the criminalization of Afro-Latiné religions. Beliso-De Jesús demonstrates that it is yet a further example of the systemic racism that pervades law enforcement in which the culpability for state violence is shifted from the state onto its victims. In so doing\, she furthers understanding of the complex layers of medicalized state-sanctioned violence against people of color in the United States. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThe Humanities Forum is presented by the Dresher Center for the Humanities. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Critical Disability Studies Minor; the Department of Africana Studies; the Department of American Studies; the Dresher Center’s Disability Studies Working Groups in the Humanities; the Latin American Studies Minor; and the Department of Sociology\, Anthropology\, and Public Health. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/humanities-forum-aisha-beliso-de-jesus-excited-delirium-race-police-violence-and-the-invention-of-a-disease/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T151800Z
CREATED:20260413T151258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T151800Z
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SUMMARY:Manil Suri: A Room in Bombay
DESCRIPTION:Manil Suri\, distinguished university professor of mathematics and statistics\, and the author of the forthcoming memoir A Room in Bombay\, is joined by Aditya Desai ’09\, English and media and communication studies\, to discuss the book. \nManil Suri is the author of three internationally acclaimed novels — The Death of Vishnu\, The Age of Shiva and The City of Devi — and a book on popular mathematics\, The Big Bang of Numbers. He has served as a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. A passionate promoter of both mathematics and the humanities\, he has motivated audiences worldwide to embrace both\, rather than just one or the other. \nAditya Desai is a writer\, editor\, teacher\, and activist who lives in Baltimore. He also works with several arts and racial justice organizations in Baltimore\, including the CityLit Project\, Baltimore Youth Arts\, and the Asian Pasifika Arts Collective. \n\nAdmission is free\, and a reception will follow the talk. \n\nThis event has been organized by the Asian Studies Program with support from the Global Asias Initiative. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/manil-suri-a-room-in-bombay/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Literary Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T170000
DTSTAMP:20260312T184517Z
CREATED:20260312T183519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T184517Z
UID:10001201-1776517200-1776531600@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:Art Rysing 2026: Truth\, Racial Healing\, and Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Baltimore’s creative heart beats stronger than ever as we gather for Art Rysing 2026: Truth\, Racial Healing\, and Transformation — a citywide celebration of art\, equity\, and community healing through creative expression. \nBuilding on the legacy of previous Arts Rysing gatherings as a creative response to the murder of Freddie Gray in 2015\, this year’s 11th convening expands its reach and impact\, bringing together youth arts organizations\, cultural leaders\, educators\, and community visionaries who use art as a catalyst for justice\, belonging\, and renewal. Hosted at the Rita Rossi Calwell Center (IMET) Building on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor\, Art Rysing 2026 will showcase the transformative power of the arts to bridge divides\, amplify silenced voices\, and foster truth-telling in pursuit of racial equity and collective healing. \nRooted in the Truth\, Racial Healing and Transformation framework\, Art Rysing 2026 embodies a deep commitment to dismantling systems and mindsets that uphold racial hierarchy\, while cultivating spaces for authentic dialogue\, trust\, and repair. TRHT envisions a Baltimore — and a world — where every young person\, artist\, and neighbor experiences a genuine sense of belonging. It centers the stories of those historically excluded\, while celebrating art’s power to spark empathy\, courage\, and change. \nThis gathering will uplift collaborations with Baltimore’s thriving arts community\, ensuring that transformation is multiracial\, multigenerational\, and rooted in community voice. \nFor complete information\, please visit the Art Rysing page at the Shriver Center. \n\nAdmission is free\, but an r.s.v.p. is required. \n\nArt Rysing 2026 is sponsored by the Shriver Center’s Choice Program\, in collaboration with the Truth\, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center and WombWork Productions\, Inc. \nInvited partners: Arts for Learning Maryland\, Bloomberg Arts Internship\, Baltimore Peace Movement\, Baltimore School for the Arts\, Choice Youth\, Digital Empath\, DJ Nice\, Holistic Life Foundation\, Larry Whaddup Caudle\, Leaders of A Beautiful Struggle\, Linehan Artist Scholars\, Living Classrooms\, MICA\, Sisterhood (UMBC)\, The Gathering Space at UMBC\, Bloomberg Arts\, and Youth As Resources. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/art-rysing-2026/
LOCATION:Rita Rossi Colwell Center
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260329T201040Z
CREATED:20260329T201040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T201040Z
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SUMMARY:The U.S. Army Blues and All That Jazz!
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Army Blues\, a component of the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own\,” will perform a free concert at UMBC in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month. This special event will feature the 2025 Collegiate and High School solo competition winners from the Army Blues Young Artist Competition\, alongside Naptown Jazz Kids\, the premier jazz organization for young people in Annapolis. Naptown Jazz Kids was founded in 2019 by artistic director Steve Fidyk and is dedicated to enhancing and expanding jazz through education\, performance\, and community service opportunities. \nStationed at historic Fort Myer\, Virginia\, the U.S. Army Blues is the premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Army. After informal beginnings in 1970\, this 18-piece ensemble became an official element of the Army Band in 1972. The Army Blues strive to fulfill their mission through public concerts\, educational outreach\, and the preservation of the tradition of America’s unique art form: jazz. \n\nAdmission is free\, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/the-u-s-army-blues-and-all-that-jazz/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T180000
DTSTAMP:20260417T141900Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T141900Z
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SUMMARY:Inscape Chamber Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Journey with the acclaimed Inscape Chamber Orchestra as they explore Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring\, Richard Strauss’s Suite from Der Rosenkavalier\, and Béla Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 1\, featuring soloist Airi Yoshioka. \nExperience Bartók’s impassioned Violin Concerto No. 1 and Strauss’s opulent Suite from Der Rosenkavalier in rare chamber orchestra arrangements inspired by Arnold Schoenberg’s visionary Society for Private Musical Performance. In early 20th-century Vienna\, Schoenberg’s Society brought monumental orchestral scores into salon-sized venues\, revealing intricate details often lost in larger halls and making essential works accessible to new audiences. \nAt the heart of the program stands Copland’s Appalachian Spring\, premiered in Washington\, D.C.\, and composed specifically for thirteen instruments — a masterwork of American music that captures the spare beauty of the frontier spirit and the warmth of community gathering. \nFrom Bartók’s intensely personal portrait of love and longing to the radiant waltzes of Strauss’s Vienna and the open prairie of Copland’s America\, this program celebrates the power of chamber music to illuminate the essential character of beloved masterpieces. \n  \n\n“…brilliant” — The New York Times\n“…guts and musical sensitivity” — The Washington Post\n“…aurally stunning” — ArchivMusic \nFounded in 2004 by Artistic Director Richard Scerbo\, Inscape Chamber Orchestra is pushing the boundaries of classical music in riveting performances that reach across genres and generations\, and transcend the confines of the traditional classical concert experience. \nWith its flexible roster and unique brand of programming\, this critically acclaimed\, GRAMMY-nominated group of musicians has quickly established itself as one of the premier performing ensembles in the Washington\, D.C. region and beyond. \nInscape has worked joyously and often with emerging American composers and has a commitment to presenting concerts featuring the music of our time. Since its inception\, Inscape has commissioned and premiered over thirty new works. Inscape members regularly perform with the National\, Baltimore\, Philadelphia\, Virginia\, Richmond\, and Delaware symphonies\, the Washington Opera Orchestra\, and are members of the premiere Washington service bands. Former Inscape performers are members of orchestras across the United States and abroad. \nInscape regularly performs at premiere Washington\, D.C. venues such as the National Gallery of Art\, Strathmore Music Center\, and the Kennedy Center. In recent seasons\, Inscape has appeared on concert series in New York\, California\, Pennsylvania\, New Hampshire\, and Delaware. \n\n$15 general admission\, $10 seniors\, $5 students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/inscape-chamber-orchestra-2/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T173000
DTSTAMP:20260223T203252Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T203252Z
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SUMMARY:Hanna Garth — Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement
DESCRIPTION:The Social Sciences Forum presents the annual Eckert Lecture on Health & Inequality\, featuring Hanna Garth\, assistant professor of anthropology at Princeton University\, who will speak on Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement. \nFood justice activists have worked to increase access to healthy food in low-income communities of color across the United States. Yet despite their best intentions\, they often perpetuate food access inequalities and racial stereotypes. Hanna Garth shows how the movement has been affected by misconceptions and assumptions about residents\, as well as by unclear definitions of justice and what it means to be healthy. Focusing on broad structures and microlevel processes\, Garth reveals how power dynamics shape social justice movements in particular ways. \nDrawing on twelve years of ethnographic research\, Garth examines what motivates people from more affluent\, majority-white areas of the city to intervene in South Central Los Angeles. She argues that the concepts of “food justice” and “healthy food” operate as racially coded language\, reinforcing the idea that health problems in low-income Black and Brown communities can be solved through individual behavior rather than structural change. Food Justice Undone explores the stakes of social justice and the possibility of multiracial coalitions working toward a better future. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis event is hosted by the Department of Sociology\, Anthropology\, and Public Health\, and is co-sponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/hanna-garth-food-justice-undone-lessons-for-building-a-better-movement/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260424
DTSTAMP:20260408T184444Z
CREATED:20260407T182001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T184444Z
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SUMMARY:UMBC BookFest ’26
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, April 21 and Thursday\, April 23 for UMBC BookFest ’26\, a celebration of writers\, readers\, makers\, and advocates. \nBookMarkIt — Tuesday\, April 21\, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.\, Library Plaza\nEnjoy a book arts display\, letterpress printing\, zinemaking and zine swaps\, a book drive supporting the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture\, the Baltimore County Bookmobile\, bookish giveaways\, and more! \n\nPrint on one of three letterpress printers\, stitch your own pamphlet\, create and swap zines\, and browse a book arts display\nPop inside the Baltimore County Bookmobile\nBuy or trade used books or select a wrapped “mystery read”\nChat with representatives from the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled and Citizens for Maryland Libraries\nGive to Friends of the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled\nGrab BookFest-themed swag and original Hilltop Print Shop prints\n\nOne Maryland\, One Book — Tuesday\, April 21\, 5–6:30 p.m. — 312 University Center\nIn collaboration with Maryland Humanities’ One Maryland\, One Book program\, BookFest will welcome Lawrence Burney\, the author of the 2026 OMOB selection No Sense in Wishing. Burney will be in conversation with writer Chris Terry (assistant professor of English) about his essay collection. This event is co-sponsored by Maryland Humanities and the Dresher Center for the Humanities. Refreshments will be served. \nFreedom to Read: Libraries and Our Democracy — Thursday\, April 23\, 5–6:30 p.m. — Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery\nMaryland’s Freedom to Read Act\, passed in 2024\, ensures that “library materials and resources remain accessible to the public and cannot be removed solely because someone disagrees with their viewpoint alone.” Book challenges and censorship efforts are still on the rise across our state and nation. What can we do to protect the right to read and to ensure access to our nation’s library services? We’ll hear from: \n\nMorgan Miller\, Maryland State Librarian\nStacey Nunn\, Library Media Specialist\, Southwest Academy Magnet School for Science and Engineering and finalist for School Library Journal’s School Librarian of the Year\nChristine Feldmann\, Anne Arundel County Public Library\nAndrea Lewis\, President of Citizens for Maryland Libraries\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Maryland State Library Agency. Refreshments will be served. \nFor complete information about all the events\, please visit the UMBC BookFest ’26 site. \n\nAll events are free and open to the public. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/umbc-bookfest-26/
LOCATION:Various Venues
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities,Literary Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T213000
DTSTAMP:20260329T195134Z
CREATED:20260328T173548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T195134Z
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SUMMARY:Brass Bash\, featuring Brass for Uncommon Times
DESCRIPTION:Join us for UMBC’s annual Brass Bash\, this year featuring Brass for Uncommon Times\, a brass and percussion ensemble including top players from across the region\, directed by Brian Kaufman\, associate professor of music. The Brass Bash will also feature international tuba soloist Velvet Brown (pictured)\, critically acclaimed percussionist Fran Vielma\, and Latin Grammy-winning drummer Daniel Prim. Additionally\, award winning film composer Greg Nicolett will be present for the Maryland premiere of his multimedia work Forbidden to Face the Natural Light.  \nHow can music help us navigate a world unraveling? Each piece on the program offers a distinct voice and perspective on the defining challenges of our time—from societal division\, racial injustice\, and global crisis—to expressions of loss\, identity\, and resilience. Listeners are invited to reflect\, listen more deeply\, and consider how we move forward toward connection\, understanding\, and hope. This event celebrates the ensemble’s debut album\, to be released in July 2026 on the Naxos label. Attendees will be the first to hear this collection of music and have an opportunity to pre-order the album. \nWe are pleased to have UMBC brass and percussion students join Brass for Uncommon Times for the final piece. \n\nAdmission is free\, but ticket reservations are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/brass-bash-featuring-brass-for-uncommon-times/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T163000
DTSTAMP:20260224T154453Z
CREATED:20260224T154453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T154453Z
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SUMMARY:The Soldiers’ Chorus
DESCRIPTION:The Soldiers’ Chorus\, the vocal complement of The United States Army Field Band of Washington\, D.C.\, performs vocal works by Bellini\, Bizet\, Danielpour\, Delibes\, Donizetti\, Handel\, Massenet\, Mozart\, Puccini\, Rossini\, Strauss\, and Verdi. Founded in 1957\, the 24-member mixed choral ensemble travels throughout the nation and abroad\, performing as a separate component and in joint concerts with the Concert Band of The Musical Ambassadors of the Army. The chorus has performed in all 50 states\, Canada\, Mexico\, India\, the Far East\, and throughout Europe\, entertaining audiences of all ages. \nThe immense talent of Soldiers’ Chorus personnel provide the ensemble with unique flexibility\, and in addition to presenting selections from the vast choral repertoire\, each member of the ensemble is an accomplished soloist in their own right. Performances often include the music of Broadway\, barbershop quartet\, Americana\, as well as Pop\, Rock\, and R&B. Critics have acclaimed recent appearances with the Boston Pops\, the Cincinnati Pops\, and the Atlanta\, Dallas\, Detroit\, Nashville\, and National Symphony Orchestras\, giving the chorus a nationwide reputation for musical excellence and inspiring patriotism. \nOther notable performances include four World Fairs\, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo\, Kennedy Center Honors Programs\, the rededication of the Statue of Liberty\, the 100th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park\, PBS’s annual National Memorial Day Concert\, and the state funerals of Presidents Ronald Reagan\, Gerald Ford\, George H.W. Bush\, and Jimmy Carter. \n\nAdmission is free\, and tickets are not required. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/the-soldiers-chorus/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T173000
DTSTAMP:20260127T014521Z
CREATED:20260127T014521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T014521Z
UID:10001119-1777305600-1777311000@umbc.edu
SUMMARY:Humanities Forum — Orianne Smith: Romanticism Bewitched: Witchcraft\, Revolution and the Female Demonic
DESCRIPTION:Humanities Forum Lecture with Orianne Smith\nRomanticism Bewitched: Witchcraft\, Revolution and the Female Demonic\nThis event is part of the Spring 2026 Humanities Forum \nThe Humanities Forum presents Orianne Smith\, professor of English at UMBC\, who will speak on Romanticism Bewitched: Witchcraft\, Revolution and the Female Demonic. \nThe Romantic-era witch was a remarkably flexible symbol of political and social disorder. The recent seventeenth-century witch hunts had already revealed deep anxieties about the subversive potential of women\, and the witches who stalk the pages of Gothic poetry and prose or glare menacingly from works of art by Henry Fuseli and William Blake embody revolutionary anger and the possibility of radical social transformation. Despite the fears surrounding such figures\, however\, the Romantic period also saw witchcraft open up in conceptually new ways\, enabling writers and artists to envision alternative means of interacting in the world that were not predicated on the subordination of women and other marginalized groups. Here\, Orianne Smith embarks on an interdisciplinary reimagining of witchcraft\, women’s writing\, religion\, and social reform\, providing original insights on the history of witchcraft and its influence on public discourse\, literature and art. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThe Humanities Forum is presented by the Dresher Center for the Humanities. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of English. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/humanities-forum-orianne-smith-romanticism-bewitched-witchcraft-revolution-and-the-female-demonic/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Humanities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T133000
DTSTAMP:20260223T210545Z
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SUMMARY:Guenet Abraham: Exploring and Bridging Ethiopia’s Indigenous Art\, Design\, and Innovation
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in Arts (CIRCA) presents Guenet Abraham\, professor of visual arts at UMBC\, who will speak on “Exploring and Bridging Ethiopia’s Indigenous Art\, Design\, and Innovation\,” a multi-year project for which she was awarded a 2025 CIRCA Summer Fellowship. \nThe project is a collaboration with Teferi Abate\, Senior Research Anthropologist with Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University and explores a dialogue bridging cultural\, economic\, and artistic boundaries in institutions and communities in Ethiopia and elsewhere. The project challenges the notion that indigenous everyday objects traditionally identified as craft are static\, obsolete\, or quaint\, repositioning these objects as vital\, innovative\, and central to both cultural and economic development. By presenting these objects on equal footing with Western designs and employing the same critical visual\, verbal\, academic and industry language to identify\, credit\, archive\, and study them\, they reframe perceptions of traditionally labeled ‘craft’ items—such as the jebena —and elevate their significance. This approach acknowledges their inherent design values and creates new conversations and pathways for innovation within the context of the local culture comparable to what is often celebrated in Western design practices. This long-term project will culminate in a traveling exhibition featuring locally sourced objects\, discussions\, and community outreach programs. \nGuenet Abraham started her career as a book designer working for Pantheon Books/Random House. She was a senior designer for W.W. Norton & Co. before earning her MFA at Yale School of Art. Her work is recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)\, American Association of Museums (AAM)\, University College & Designers Association (UCDA)\, and by the Paris Photo Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards. In concert with her work as a design educator\, Guenet maintains an active book design practice. Her most recent projects are for Saint Lucy Books\, a publisher of idiosyncratic books on contemporary photography. She enjoys the challenge of creating a visual language that speaks to contemporary audiences with impact and appeal. Professor Abraham is the recipient of two consecutive Fulbright Scholar Awards in 2017 and 2019 for Teaching and Research at the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design (ASFAD) in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia and continues to collaborate with colleagues there. \n\nAdmission is free. \nA lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.\, followed by the talk at 12 p.m. Please r.s.v.p. through CIRCA by April 22. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/guenet-abraham-exploring-and-bridging-ethiopias-indigenous-art-design-and-innovation/
LOCATION:216 Performing Arts and Humanities Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
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SUMMARY:Orange Grove Dance — Site/Unseen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special event with Site/Unseen\, a production by Orange Grove Dance that brings ten performers into dynamic partnership with sidewalks\, stairways\, and the UMBC amphitheatre. Through shared weight\, timing\, and physical negotiation\, bodies and architecture collide and collaborate\, revealing the unseen choreography woven into the spaces we pass through every day. \nThis outdoor performance\, directed and choreographed by OGD artistic directors Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves\, travels a short distance across campus\, beginning at UMBC’s Performing Arts and Humanities Building and concluding at the Fine Arts Building Amphitheatre. Audiences are invited to follow along via two route options — one including stairs\, and one fully accessible through the Fine Arts Building. \n\n“Choreographers Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves magically spun a visual tale of suspension\, tension\, and community within a multilayered moving painting.”\n— Dance Metro DC \n\nOrange Grove Dance (OGD) continually redefines creative ingenuity through its interdisciplinary approach to dance and art-making. Known for innovative performances that blend movement\, design\, film\, and technology\, the company consistently expands the boundaries of contemporary dance. The imagistic gravity of the work compels audiences beyond the confines of traditional stage venues and reflects the extraordinary influence of dance in everyday life. Under the direction of Artistic Directors Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves\, OGD’s acclaimed canon of works is recognized for its powerful imagery and choreography\, which engages audiences in a world that is relevant\, mysterious\, and absorbing; a world constructed within time elusive performance landscapes in which mythopoetic tropes and reality collide. \n\nPerformances: \n\nThursday\, April 30\, 5 p.m.\nThursday\, April 30\, 7 p.m.\nFriday\, May 1\, 5 p.m.\nFriday\, May 1\, 7 p.m.\n\n$5 general admission. Please visit here to reserve a space\, and to view directions and parking information. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/orange-grove-dance-site-unseen/
LOCATION:UMBC Arts District
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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SUMMARY:The Polar Ice Museum
DESCRIPTION:The Imaging Research Center (IRC) presents The Polar Ice Museum\, a series of artworks and immersive\, data-driven installations that transform polar data into meaningful public engagement experiences on sea level\, climate\, and related environmental issues. The Polar Ice Museum will be open April 30 through May 2\, with an Opening Reception on Thursday\, April 30\, from 4 to 6 p.m. \nLed by the IRC in collaboration with UMBC’s iHARP (Institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in the Polar Regions)\, with support from the National Science Foundation\, the project draws on climate data from NASA and research conducted in Greenland. Visitors encounter a wall of videos depicting an ice cave and are invited to participate by altering visualizations of glaciers and sea-level change\, both within the polar ice cave and at a South Baltimore landmark affected by flooding. Water-filled relief sculptures\, interactive sound objects\, VR climate games\, and relevant information will all be on display. \nAt the center of the installation is a floating white circular table that features a 3D relief. As dark water fills the relief\, it gradually reveals a photographic image of Speed’s Barber & Beauty salon in South Baltimore’s Turners Station neighborhood. This 50-year-old business is part of a community already affected by rising sea levels and is expected to face severe flooding by 2050. By linking polar ice science to a specific local site\, The Polar Ice Museum transforms distant climate data into an intimate\, place-based experience with urgent consequences. \n\nVisitor information \nOpen house reception: Thursday\, April 30\, 4 to 6 p.m.\nAdditional hours: Friday\, May 1\, 10–4 p.m.\, and Saturday\, May 2\, 11 to 4 p.m. \nAdmission is free. \n\nThe Imaging Research Center is located on the ground floor of the Information Technology & Engineering Building (IT/E)\, room 108. \n 
URL:https://umbc.edu/event/the-polar-ice-museum/
LOCATION:Imaging Research Center
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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