Aaron Siskind: Formations
UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
Free
UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents the exhibition Aaron Siskind: Formations, on display from October 31 through March 12.
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Tahir Hemphill: Rap Research Lab
UMBC Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture
Free
UMBC's Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC) presents Tahir Hemphill: Rap Research Lab, opening on January 31 and continuing through March 18. A closing event will be held on March 16, details to be announced.
Sonya Clark: Hair/Craft
UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
Free
UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents the exhibition Sonya Clark: Hair/Craft, on display from October 31 through March 12.
A History of Houseplants
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Repeats daily -- until Mon Jun 05 2023 -- except Mon Nov 14 2022, Mon Nov 21 2022, Thu Nov 24 2022, Fri Nov 25 2022, Mon Nov 28 2022, Mon Dec 05 2022, Sat Dec 10 2022, Mon Dec 12 2022, Mon Dec 19 2022, Sat Dec 24 2022, Sun Dec 25 2022, Mon Dec 26 2022, Sat Dec 31 2022, Sun Jan 01 2023, Mon Jan 02 2023, Mon Jan 09 2023, Mon Jan 16 2023, Mon Jan 23 2023, Mon Jan 30 2023, Mon Feb 06 2023, Mon Feb 13 2023, Mon Feb 20 2023, Mon Feb 27 2023, Mon Mar 06 2023, Mon Mar 13 2023, Mon Mar 20 2023, Mon Mar 27 2023, Mon Apr 03 2023, Mon Apr 10 2023, Mon Apr 17 2023, Mon Apr 24 2023, Mon May 01 2023, Mon May 08 2023, Mon May 15 2023, Sun May 21 2023, Mon May 22 2023, Mon May 29 2023.
Evergreen Museum & Library
Free
Evergreen’s new major exhibition, A History of Houseplants, explores the forces that sparked the Victorian obsession with houseplants, reveals how the trend manifested at Evergreen and in Baltimore, and examines how today’s houseplant enthusiasts both recall and differ from the Victorians of 150 years ago.
On view October 1, 2022-June 4, 2023. Gallery open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4p.m. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.
Admission is FREE and no advance registration is necessary.
Pianorama
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC
UMBC's Department of Music presents Pianorama! UMBC piano faculty Audrey Andrist, Hui-Chuan Chen and Daniel Pesca join forces with student performers Nicole Johnson and Dave Warshaw to present an evening of dynamic 20th-century music for two pianos and piano four hands.
Baltimore Dance Project
UMBC Proscenium Theatre
In two performances on February 10 and 11, Baltimore Dance Project presents three premieres by company choreographers and two works by guest soloists Sarah J. Ewing and Ryan Bailey.
Daydreams of the Flute
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC
Flutist Lori Kesner and pianist María José Parker present Daydreams of the Flute, which takes the audience on a musical journey of the flute fantasia repertoire.
Voyager Ensemble
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC
The Voyager Ensemble returns to UMBC for the 7th installment of the “armchair traveler” series, this time featuring music of Great Britain.
Music at Evergreen: Lun Li, violin
Evergreen Museum & Library
A native of Shanghai, China, violinist Lun Li won First Prize in the 2021 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, The Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society Prize, and was named John French Violin Chair at YCA. He is also the recent joint winner of First Prize at the Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition. Further accolades include winning second prize in Shanghai’s Haydn Chamber Competition, resulting in an invitation to perform at the Helsinki Music Centre Festival.
2022-2023 Music at Evergreen Concert Series
Evergreen Museum & Library
Evergreen Museum & Library's popular and eclectic Music at Evergreen concert series returns for its 69th season, presenting live music in the museum's stunning and historic Bakst Theatre.
Maryland Winds
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC
Maryland Winds is a professional concert band based in Howard County that exists to bring world-class wind band music to the residents of Maryland. Its musicians and conductor, Timothy J. Holtan, perform at the highest levels while sharing their love of music with students, music educators, and enthusiastic audiences through clinics, masterclasses, and public performances on par with the world’s finest performing ensembles.
Honors Art Exhibition
The Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, McDaniel College
Free
McDaniel College’s art department showcases work by McDaniel College seniors Rowan Berti of Wilmington, Delaware, Skylar Blackbull of Crownpoint, New Mexico, Kelsey Bosley of Manchester, Maryland, Kate Cramer of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, Grace Harshman of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Juliana Stolkovich of Littlestown, Pennsylvania.
504 & Beyond: Disability Politics and the Black Panther Party
UMBC Performing Arts and Humanities Building, Room 132
Free
The UMBC Humanities Forum presents Sami Schalk, associate professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who will speak on 504 & Beyond: Disability Politics and the Black Panther Party.
Katherine McKittrick: Black Methodologies, Still
Virtual Event!
Free
UMBC's Social Sciences Forum presents the Geography & Environmental Systems Distinguished Lecture, featuring Katherine McKittrick, professor of gender studies and Canada Research Chair in Black Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, who will speak on Black Methodologies, Still.
UMBC Faculty Jazz Ensemble
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC
UMBC's Department of Music presents the UMBC Faculty Jazz Ensemble in concert, performing modern interpretations of classic and recent jazz compositions.
Paula Maust: Elizabeth Turner’s 1756 Lessons for Harpsichord
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC
Harpsichordist Paula Maust will perform selections from Elizabeth Turner’s 1756 Lessons for Harpsichord, one of the earliest published collections of music by an Englishwoman. Be part of one of the first audiences to hear these pieces in the 21st century!
Peabody Dance! Festival
Theatre Project
Free
Peabody Dance! Festival
By Peabody Dance!
February 26
Peabody Dance! Festival is an annual celebration of Dance in the City of Baltimore, MD and beyond. Founded in 2018 by Peabody Institute’s Conservatory Dance Program, this year marks the 5th year of the festival, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with the Baltimore Black Dance Collective to curate a wonderful selection of performances and master classes.
The Amish Project: International Collaboration During the Pandemic
UMBC Performing Arts and Humanities Building
Free
UMBC's Center for Innovation, Research and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents The Amish Project: International Collaboration During the Pandemic, in which Lou Binder, Nikki Hartman, and
Brass Bash featuring Velvet Brown, tuba
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC
Free
UMBC's Department of Music presents the annual Brass Bash, featuring internationally acclaimed tuba soloist Velvet Brown. The evening will include a solo set by Brown, faculty and student chamber music, and Brown displaying some of her virtuosity as soloist and collaborator with a large UMBC student/faculty brass ensemble.
An Evening with Sarah Kane
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC
Free
UMBC's Department of Music presents Sarah Kane, a Philadelphia-based, self-taught artist who seamlessly combines art and music, giving audiences the opportunity to see her artwork unfold while listening to music she has written and performed. She is fond of calling this process the delivery of an “art bomb.”