Writers LIVE! Marian Winik in Conversation with Laura Lippman
Join us for a lively evening as Marion Winik, The Baltimore Book of the Dead, and Laura Lippman, Sunburn, discuss their newest books, the unpredictable writing life, and Baltimore.
Join us for a lively evening as Marion Winik, The Baltimore Book of the Dead, and Laura Lippman, Sunburn, discuss their newest books, the unpredictable writing life, and Baltimore.
November 11th, 2018 marks 100 years since the close of World War I. This Veterans Day join us at the JMM as we explore the unique history of the Jewish Legion.
The Jewish Legion was a special regiment made up entirely of volunteers. These Legionnaires, most of whom were Jewish, hailed from all around the world – and included several Baltimoreans. Legionnaires held strong Zionist beliefs, and through their actions hoped to promote the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
When Georgia Hunter was 15 years old, she discovered that her grandfather and his family were Holocaust survivors. Years later, she embarked on a journey of intensive research that resulted in the New York Times best seller We Were the Lucky Ones, a gripping epic of endurance against all odds. Hunter will present an illustrated backstory of her decade-long quest to unearth and record her family’s story, revealing the extraordinary discoveries she made along the way about her family, her own identity, and the resilience of the human spirit. Book signing to follow.
Georgia Hunter, talks about her book, We Were the Lucky Ones.
Elizabeth Spires (born in 1952 in Lancaster, Ohio) is the author of seven poetry collections: Globe, Swan’s Island, Annonciade, Worldling, Now the Green Blade Rises, The Wave-Maker, and, newly published, A Memory of the Future. She has also written six books for children, including The Mouse of Amherst and I Heard God Talking to Me: William Edmondson and His Stone Carvings. Her poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Poetry, American Poetry Review, and other magazines and anthologies.
David Weinstein will discuss Eddie Cantor and the history of popular entertainment. Dr. Weinstein’s presentation highlights Cantor’s influence on American Jewish social and political history through his celebrity activism, including his courageous campaign against Nazism during the 1930s. The presentation also explores Cantor’s influence on popular entertainment over nearly forty years, from the late 1910s through the early 1950s. Dr. Weinstein’s multi-media presentation features many rare photos, songs, and film clips. Book signing to follow.
The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is collaborating with Baltimore's ETC to celebrate Women's Entrepreneurship Day on Thursday, November 15, 2018 with two panel discussion about women and entrepreneurship.
The event is part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 12-18, that highlights entrepreneurship worldwide and the global impact that women can have when they create, start and grow businesses.
Visual Arts
“Demystifying Design Thinking”
Workshop and lecture with Visiting Designer Gary Rozanc
Thursday, November 15, 5 p.m.
107 A Fine Arts Building
The Department of Visual Arts presents a workshop and lecture by Gary Rozanc, an assistant professor of graphic design at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and host of the Design Edu Today podcast.
Marin Alsop explores Copland's Third Symphony, featuring his famous Fanfare for the Common Man. This grand victory symphony, summing up the American experience of World War II, was written for the largest orchestra Copland ever used.
This 90-minute Off The Cuff concert provides more insight into a single work, followed by a question-and-answer session.
Marin Alsop explores Copland's Third Symphony, featuring his famous Fanfare for the Common Man. This grand victory symphony, summing up the American experience of World War II, was written for the largest orchestra Copland ever used.