New Orleans Jazz: Panorama Jazz Band
Direct from New Orleans!
Direct from New Orleans!
"Feral blues guitar...non-stop gigging has sharpened his six-string to a razor's edge... his eloquence dazzles...he achieves pyrotechnics that rival Beck and Clapton." -- Rolling Stone
"Feral blues guitar...non-stop gigging has sharpened his six-string to a razor's edge... his eloquence dazzles...he achieves pyrotechnics that rival Beck and Clapton." -- Rolling Stone
Baltimore native, international recording artist Evans delves into his 20-year catalog of original R&B, Soul, Disco, House music and a few classic covers.
FRI JAN 19 | 8pm | $18, $15 MEMBERS (+ $3 at the door)
Every Saturday, artist, healing practitioner, and yoga instructor Ana Temple Rodney will lead a yoga session in the gallery.
Ana Temple Rodney is a spoken word poet, yoga instructor, and Reiki master.
SATURDAYS | 10-11am | $10, $8 members
Scroll materials included. Students provide materials for their own crankie boxes.
Learn the basic skills of Improvisational Theater from Michael Harris, the Artistic Director of Baltimore Improv Group, including universal skills of listening, agreement, immediacy…and fun! The focus of this class is to develop the confidence to step on stage without advance planning and to learn how to trust your scene partner and yourself. We will apply basic improvisation techniques to a style called Short Form.
Exploring universal themes of identity, dreams and family, REBELS ON POINTE is the first-ever documentary film celebrating the world famous Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. The notorious all-male, drag ballet company was founded over 40 years ago in New York City on the heels of the Stonewall riots, and has a passionate cult following around the world. The film juxtaposes intimate behind-the-scenes access, rich archives and history, engaging character driven stories, and dance performances shot in North America, Europe and Japan.
Mwenso & The Shakes are an irrepressible musical force- part Sun Ra, James Brown, Kid Creole, Fats Wallers, and something alien altogether. Led by Sierra Leone born, London-raised, and New York-based front man and ring leader, Michael Mwenso, who the New York Times calls “a fervid vocalist and full-bore entertainer”, Mwenso & The Shakes take a past meets future meets distant future approach to jazz. As Mwenso states, “You’re getting a generation of holistic musicians who love Louis Armstrong just as much as Woody Shaw, Sidney Bechet as much as Ornette Coleman.
Artist Kirsten Lapointe invites you to a community-oriented encaustic workshop. Encaustic painting is an ancient painting technique that originated in Egypt. There will be demonstrations of a variety of encaustic techniques using real bees’ wax and tree resin. Participants will have the opportunity to explore and create at least one painting to take home.
SAT JAN 27 | 10AM-1PM | $60, $45 MEMBERS
On View: JAN 27-FEB 17
Reception: SAT JAN 27 | 6-8PM
Annual Resident Artist Open House & 10 Minutes Tops Artist Talks: SAT FEB 17 | 6-10pm
Each Creative Alliance Resident defines their sense of place
On View: JAN 27 - MAR 3
Reception: SAT JAN 27 | 6PM-8PM
Gallery Talk: SAT FEB 10 | 4pm
Mequitta Ahuja, Milana Braslavsky, and Sebastian Martorana
Contemporary artists examine the traditions of portrait, still life, and memorial
The ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS returns to theaters across North America this fall, presenting 16 exceptional and inspiring animated shorts from around the world. At a time of increasing social instability and global anxiety about a range of issues, the works in this year’s show have a special resonance, presenting compelling ideas about our place in society and how we fit into the world.
Creative Alliance presents a series of free public performances, The Songster Series, designed to reveal the hidden influences that have impacted celebrated regional musicians. This series gets to the heart of who these musicians are, their musical influences, and how their sound evolved. These intimate, salon style performances take place in the Creative Alliance’s Marquee Lounge.
"Open the gate. Open it wide. A golden chain will pass through." – from the Kadya Molodowsky poem Efnt dem toyer