The Columbia Maryland Film Festival will present both ONLINE June 9 - 15 2024 via www.ColumbiaMarylandFilmFestival.com (AND LIVE in person at both Monteabaro Hall, Howard Community College Horowitz Center as well as at the Maryland Innovation Center. Sept. 12, 14 &15. See separate Calendar listings!)
"I have never seen art like this", was a phrase repeatedly coming out of the mouths of the visitors upon opening.
This Hispanic Heritage Month, experience the ecstasy of color, energy, and motion in the show "We Become the Color of Dreams". A series of breathtaking abstracts, where you will feel the full body of the artist creating each piece. This is the first floor exhibit.
This exhibition puts Laura Ortman’s (White Mountain Apache) My Soul Remainer into conversation with a historic Apache violin by Amos Gustina. Ortman’s video work features the artist playing the violin against the dramatic backdrop of the Southwestern landscape, while her collaborator Jock Soto (Diné) assumes reverential postures. Ortman’s original score builds upon then radically departs from the overwhelmingly white, male canon of classical music—her score samples a classical Mendelssohn piece, which bleeds into an atmospheric and ethereal composition.
Dana Claxton (Wood Mountain Lakota First Nations) presents a solo exhibition of her large-scale, backlit, color transparency photography, which she terms “fireboxes.” Works from her Lasso and Headdress series, including a newly commissioned Headdress portrait, draw together contemporary Native subjects with regalia and items from the subject’s own cultures. The exhibition situates many of the objects depicted in the firebox images alongside objects from the BMA’s historic Native art collection.
Join us for an exclusive opportunity to engage with Martha Cooper, a legendary American photojournalist who worked for the New York Post during the 1970s. She’s well known for documenting graffiti art, especially in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s. Baltimore-based street artist Adam Stab will moderate the conversation.
Join us for the Discovery Center Swing for Science golf fundraiser on September 20, 2024, at Ruggles Golf Course. The event features a full day of golfing and networking, starting with breakfast and access to the range at 8am, a shotgun start at 9am, lunch on the course at noon, and concluding with dinner at the Discovery Center at 3pm. Registration is $120 per golfer ($90 for Ruggles members), including golf, cart, meals, beverages, and prize holes. Sponsorship opportunities range from $150 to $1,000, Beverage Cart Sponsor, and more, each with unique recognition benefits.
What do animals need to survive? Join us to learn where animals live and how different habitats are best suited for certain creatures, then pick your favorite animal to create a habitat for. Tickets must be reserved in advance as workshops will have limited attendance.
Join us for a day of excitement, exploration, and learning, all by the way of play! Embark on a self-guided journey throughout three floors of fun that Port Discovery has to offer, as well as tap into special workshops offered just for our homeschoolers on these days!
Diesel Days are Back!
Come out to see the B&O No. 3802, MARC No. 7100, Conrail No. 8905, B&O No. 6405, and more in action! See the locomotives run and learn more about them!
Attendees will ride the Mile One Express to the staging area, where there will be ample opportunity for photos, videos, and any questions about the B&O’s diesel fleet!
Rain Date: Saturday, September 28th
Tickets include museum admission, the train ride, and Diesel Days admission.
Non-member adults - $40
Non-member children - $20
Bring family and friends of all ages to celebrate Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum, a wide-ranging BMA initiative that significantly increases the presence of Native voices, experiences, and artworks across the Museum.
Why should kids have all the fun?
Indulge in our adult after-hours “field trips” for a night of play at the museum over cocktails. Join in the hands-on fun the BMI is known for: become a worker in an 1880s oyster cannery, build and test a rocket, design a roller coaster using household items, and more to activate your inner child. Cash bar provided by Stem and Vine (the first drink is on us!) This is a 21+ event.
22nd Annual Pigtown Festival Set for this Fall
Family-Friendly Event Features Historic Pig Races, a KidsZone, Live Music, Arts and Crafts, Food and Drinks and More!
Enjoy medieval themed programming presented by our education experts at Port Discovery! As part of this special program, our education experts will be offering a variety of activities that promote social and hands-on learning.
For more information on programming, please visit www.PortDiscovery.org.
McDaniel College’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts an educational celebration of Hispanic and LatinX culture, history, and communities. Call 410-857-2459 or email [email protected] for more information.
**Phi Beta Kappa Lecture: “Slavery in Two Worlds: East Africans in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean”** The annual Phi Beta Kappa lecture features Kristina Richardson, the John L. Nau III Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy and Professor of History and Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Virginia. Richardson specializes in histories of non-elite groups in the Middle East. Call 410-857-2530 for more information.
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*Note: the show contains adult material and is intended for mature audiences* McDaniel College’s theatre arts department presents a depiction of Moisés Kaufman’s thrilling drama based on the true events surrounding the downfall of the renowned playwright and author Oscar Wilde. Michael Chamberlin serves as the guest director. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors (over 60), active military members and veterans, as well as those with a McDaniel College ID.
McDaniel College’s Hispano-Latinx Alliance student organization celebrates Hispanic & LatinX Heritage Month with lively dances, delicious food, and more. Tickets are required and can be purchased by calling 410-857-2459 or emailing [email protected].
McDaniel College’s Hispano-Latinx Alliance student organization celebrates Hispanic & LatinX Heritage Month with lively dances, delicious food, and more. Tickets are required and can be purchased by calling 410-857-2459 or emailing [email protected].
New date alert! The 11th annual Doors Open Baltimore is moving to late October to coincide with the National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA) Conference and Exposition coming to Baltimore. This year’s city-wide celebration will feature a new format for open houses on Sat. Oct. 26 and guided tours throughout the entire month of October.
Festival dedicated to the life and culture around Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe.
Poe Fest International is a free, two-day outdoor family-friendly event featuring Poe-themed performances, art, vendors, booksellers, and food, celebrating Poe’s life, works, and his influence in the arts.
October 4-6, 2024
Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum
203 N. Amity Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
Join us in celebrating our diamond anniversary — explore the full schedule of events here.
Get a rare look inside the Parker Studio (of P Brad Parker) - an 1895 Marble Facade Townhouse in Harlem Park.
1115 W. Lanvale St. is a fine 1896 townhouse designed in a Sächsische, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen Revival-Romanesque style, mixed with Jugendstil, and German Classical style encountered in eastern German cities including Dresden, Altenburg, Halle, and Leipzig. Architect John E. Laferty also designed the Paca Street Firehouse (106 North Paca St.), amongst other buildings and churches in Baltimore.