Pratt Virtual Storytime: Live!
Join us every Thursday in April on our Facebook Live for a virtual storytime!
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Join us every Thursday in April on our Facebook Live for a virtual storytime!
Simply click on our profile picture to start viewing.
“There is power in our rest and in our ability to slow down for the sake of collective healing and mourning. It's time to rest.” – The Nap Ministry
Facts show us that in our society, womxn of color are the most deprived of rest. Historically, we've been the ones in positions of care and service. We've been the caregivers, the service providers, and the problem solvers. The age of COVID 19 has just amplified this critical work. And we're tired, still.
Join author Matthew Norman to discuss his novel Last Couple Standing in the latest installment of the Enoch Pratt Free Library and Ivy Bookshop's "Writers: CRIBS!" series. This event will take place on Crowdcast.
Join the event: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/writers-cribs-matthew-2
About the Book:
The Carroll County Arts Council's 13th Annual PEEPshow is going online (for now)!
While the CCAC hopes to reschedule an in-person show, the public can get a sneak peek at the 2020 entries with PEEPshow the Prequel, an online-only exhibit. View the PEEPsterpieces for free and buy votes for your favorites! Votes are $1 each and all proceeds benefit the Arts Council. Voting is open April 17th - May 1st.
An interdisciplinary “Ask the Expert” forum
The Center for Social Science Scholarship is convening an “Ask the Expert” virtual forum on social science responses to COVID-19, featuring faculty panelists:
Nicholas Bonneau, lecturer, Department of History; a historian of science and medicine and a public historian; also currently teaching HIST 200, “Global History of Pandemics”
MICA GRAD SHOW 2020 showcases the culminating work of more than 150 of MICA's graduate students from the College's internationally renowned programs. This semester, due to the unprecedented world health pandemic, the College will showcase this groundbreaking work now and over the coming months in a new way: through online documentation.
Superheroes Unite: Virtual Concert Fundraiser to Support Baltimore Artists
Friday, April 17
8:00 p.m.
Online! www.yamd.org/superheroes-unite/
Minimum $5 donation
Join hosts and teaching artists Jamaal "Mr. Root" Collier and Femi the Drifish for a family-friendly evening of virtual performances in dance, music, singing, theatre and visual art - live-streamed from the homes and studios of Young Audiences’ talented local teaching artists.
PAJAMA PARTY!
A VIRTUAL VARIETY SHOW
April 17, 8pm
A night of songs, drunken scenes, and other raucous entertainment brought to you live online. Put on your splashiest pajamas, refill your cup and join us!
This is a difficult time for artists and many have lost work due to the COVID-19 outbreak. For Pajama Party! 20% of all ticket sales will go to the artists performing.
This event will be hosted on Zoom. Check your confirmation email after purchasing a ticket for a link and instructions for this live experience.
Join us for an online discussion of Tara Westover's Educated.
Watch this space for a link to the online meeting.
Educated is a bestselling memoir by a young woman who was born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho and grew up isolated from mainstream society, with no formal education until the age of 17. Her quest for knowledge took her to Harvard and Cambridge, transformed her into a new person, and drove a wedge between her and some of her family.
Are you a painter, musician or any kind of creative entrepreneur that lives or works close to the Baltimore / DMV area? Do you have legal questions or concerns? Make an appointment for our Art Law Clinic on April 18th, 2020, 1-4pm! For our April clinic, you can snag a FREE 30-minute consult w/ one of our volunteer attorneys to sort out any general issues or questions you might have!
*Please, one appointment booking time per client(s). Double booking will result in a cancellation of one of your appointment times, no exceptions. Thank you!
The response in Baltimore to the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray left a tremendous impact on the city and across the country, the frustration about police brutality toward African Americans remains. Are we moving in the right direction? What does it mean to say Black Lives Matter? Let’s share lessons we learned from the uprising.
We hope your virtual visit to the Pratt Library is a positive one.
Join host Nate Couser of The Artist Exchange
for an afternoon of theater. A virtual theatrical reading of "BOOTPRINTS",
Written by Latonia Valincia Moss Directed by Nate Couser Featuring Actors: * *Tennelia Mckinney as “Gingel" * *Jesaira Glover as “Myeshia” * *Joe Ann Wiley as “Gmama”
Staying safe at home is a perfect setting for celebrating April as National Poetry Month!
Reading and writing poetry can promote children’s social-emotional development, and listening to rhymes can contribute to their literacy skills! Poetry is also a way to unify people, and helpful in defining and expressing your feelings and identity.
Check out some ways you can bring poetry into your life this month!
It is one thing to have the talent and experience to hit the ground running as an actor, but what about the critical nuts n' bolts that will set you up for success? Take advantage of the one-of-a-kind virtual learning experience! Meet different artists eager to share knowledge about relevant fundamentals.
Topics covered will be include, but are not limited to:
Headshot/resume reflections, understanding the theatre communities in DC, Baltimore, and NY, audition communication, audition terminology, making a lIving as an artist, calming anxiety.
A recent New York Times opinion claims that “Focusing on trees as the big solution to climate change is a dangerous diversion.” True? False? Somewhere in between?
Roundtable panelists will debate the relative utility and disutility of tree planting, forest restoration, and forest conservation as solutions to global climate change. Further, panelists will discuss the contributions of individual and collective levels of behavioral changes to addressing climate change.
Panelists:
Use Quarantine to receive $20 off total tuition
Dive into story and uncover helpful tools for analyzing a dramatic text. How does an actor investigate a text and what information do they need in order to bring a character to life onstage? This class will involve the reading of plays, monologues, and scenes.
UMBC’s 24th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) was originally scheduled to be held on campus on April 22. Due to the campus closure, URCAD will be moving online, April 22–29.
On the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, Founder and Director of the American Visionary Art Museum, Rebecca Hoffberger, gives a personal introductory tour of our 25th original mega-exhibition, "The Secret Life of Earth." Then, stay for a live chat Q&A with Mrs. Hoffberger. AVAM’s eco-exhibition stresses Earth’s inherent interdependence and connectedness. "We’re all in this life together, and we can help make that a most beautiful thing,” says Hoffberger. This event launches a series of virtual tours planned of the show. The event is free, but registration is required to attend:
Join Port Discovery Educator Mr. Derek and his friend Hatter for a virtual reading of Lewis Carroll’s, The Walrus and the Carpenter in honor of National Poetry Month!