Ru-Jac Records & The Legacy of Baltimore Soul
Event location: Arch Social Club, 2426 Pennsylvania Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217 (across from the library). Dress attire is required at Arch Social Club.
Event location: Arch Social Club, 2426 Pennsylvania Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217 (across from the library). Dress attire is required at Arch Social Club.
Where can you find a piece of the Berlin Wall, a cannon ball mounted on a Conestoga wagon hitch, and over a hundred lions looking down at you from the tops of Baltimore's buildings? On our Downtown Landmarks and Lions tour, of course! In this leisurely stroll—we cover a little over a mile in a little over an hour—you’ll see and hear the highlights of downtown Baltimore’s history and architecture. Best of all, you'll discover where all the noble lions, hellish fiends, and neo-Egyptian sphinxes are hiding—the trick is in looking up!
After Fabergé is an exhibition of 5 large-scale digital prints by artist Jonathan Monaghan. A digital animator by training, Monaghan creates finely-crafted, virtual versions of the famous Fabergé Imperial Easter eggs, two of which are in the Walters’ collection. After Fabergé runs concurrently with Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition at the Walters November 12, 2017 – June 24, 2018.
Fabergé eggs, some of the most exquisite and innovative objects ever created, continue to fascinate with their beauty and complexity. This dazzling exhibition features 70 works of art including the Walters’ two Fabergé Easter eggs, alongside an array of gold and silver vessels, luxurious jewelry, enamels, carved stones, and icons that illuminates the beauty, technical sophistication, and artistry of Russian crafts.
Join Dr. Neil Rubin as we explore Operation Ezra and Nechemiah. In that stunning 1951-1952 rescue operation, the State of Israel spirited more than 130,000 endangered Iraqi Jews out of their native land to the Jewish state.
Upon arriving in Israel, these new citizens brought many colorful customs and traditions, but this also marked the functional end of a 2,500-year-old community whose scholars and leaders had molded Judaism itself. Now more than 65 years later, learn how the Iraqi Jews changed the country’s political, religious and social scene.
Praised by the New York Times for his “passion and poetry,” pianist Andrew Tyson is emerging as a distinctive musical voice. He won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 2011 and received an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2013. He was also a prizewinner at the 2013 Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition of Belgium, and he won the Terence Judd-Hallé Orchestra Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition. He graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and earned his master’s degree at the Juilliard School.
Sunday, November 12, 2017, 3pm
Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center
Blair Skinner, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn: Sinfonia No. 10 in B Minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto Accademico
Samuel Thompson, violin
Robert Fuchs: Serenade No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 21
Chamber ensemble performances featured.
Free concert, no reservations or tickets required.
Robert Cantrell, bass-baritone, is often praised for his rich, powerful sound and lyrical musical interpretations. A local favorite, Cantrell promises to deliver an engaging and dynamic performance, exhibiting great vocal control and sensitivity. His program, accompanied by Daniel Lau, will feature works by Handel, Mozart, Strauss, Ibert, and more.
6:00 pm Buy Tickets
(A Reunion and the Traditional Birthday Cabaret)
Baltimore welcomes back favorite troubadour Marcus Dagan who celebrates his birthday with his friends, family and fans Cabaret style at the baby grand...After all, "Life is a cabaret, old chum!"
The Monday Night Music series presents Lynne Griffith, music lecturer, on horn. Griffith has performed extensively in the United States and abroad with the Singapore Symphony. She is also a frequent performer with Chamber Music on the Hill at McDaniel and is a member of the Mistral Winds.
During World War I, commanding officer General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou) orders his subordinate, General Mireau (George Macready), to attack a German trench position, offering a promotion as an incentive. Though the mission is foolhardy to the point of suicide, Mireau commands his own subordinate, Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas), to plan the attack. When it ends in disaster, General Mireau demands the court-martial of three random soldiers in order to save face.
Writers LIVE: Katherine Reynolds Chaddock talks about her book Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard. Tuesday, November 14, Central Library, African American Department, 400 Cathedral Street, 6:30 p.m.
The Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS) and Arena Players, Inc., are seeking multi-talented actors, singers, and dancers for our double header remount of Determination of Azimuth / Battle of Blue Apple Crossing in February 2018!
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“Determination of Azimuth” and "Battle of Blue Apple Crossing" are two short-form rock operas that center on prominent figures in African-American history.
UMBC Humanities Forum
"Nuclear Pain and Humanitarian Photography: Morizumi Takashi, the Gulf Wars, and Fukushima"
Julia Adeney Thomas, Associate Professor of History, University of Notre Dame
Wednesday, November 15, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
Join us every third Wednesday at the Cabaret at Germano's for Baltimore's Best Open Mic Night. Dinner is served beginning at 6:00. Sign-up is at 7:00 and the music begins at 7:30. Please purchase tickets in advance online or by phone to allow us to serve you comfortably. $10 cover for all in attendance.
Master cabaret artist, Mary Reilly, hosts. Michael Sheppard will accompany on the baby grand.
This collaborative recital will explore the connection between music and literature in the stunning George Peabody Library! Come hear music inspired by Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Ovid, and many more! Featuring Caleb Bradley on oboe and Sam Bessen on horn. $10 suggested donation. Doors will open at 5:30pm, with the first 180 guests admitted. www.sambessen.com
A conversation with author/educator and Vietnam veteran Wayne Karlin, and Marc Steiner, Centger for Emerging Media.
Peabody Opera Theatre
Samuel Mungo, stage director
Peabody Opera Theatre Orchestra
Leonardo Vordoni, music director
Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
One of Donizetti’s most beloved scores, this charming comedy of a young man’s pursuit of love will be re-imagined on a college campus in the early 1960s.
Baltimore National Heritage Area invites you to an evening of networking, good food, drinks and updates to what we’ve been doing in 2017. Please join us at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, 1901 Falls Way, Baltimore. Weather permitting, you’ll even have the opportunity to enjoy a ride in an authentic streetcar and tour the museum to learn more about our streetcar history.
As part of its mission of early detection and early intervention, the National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland and Delaware will explain why the kidneys are important, discuss risk factors for kidney disease and give recommendations for protecting the kidneys.