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Blackbird Poetry Festival
The daylong festival, held on the campus of Howard Community College in RCF 400, includes workshops, on-campus patrols by the Poetry Police in recognition of National Poem in Your Pocket Day, and poetry readings. Workshops are free and open to the public with RSVP to [email protected]. Workshops begin with Steven Leyva at 9:30 a.m. presenting “The Poetics of Anime.” Beth Ann Fennelly and Teri Cross-Davis will present a dynamic mix of readings and interactive poetry exercises from 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Writers LIVE! D. Watkins
D. Watkins talks about his book, We Speak for Ourselves: A word from Forgotten Black America.
Hamlet, presented in Original Shakespearean Pronunciation
Considered by many to be the greatest play ever written, Hamlet is everything Shakespeare wrote distilled to a single play. Funny, thrilling, and heartbreaking, Hamlet is a tour de force. It has represented many things to many people, and stands as shorthand for “Theatre.” Strip away the pretense, though, and what’s left is still a masterpiece. We present it in original pronunciation, as audiences first heard it.
Literary Mount Vernon Walking Tour
Follow in the footsteps of Baltimore's literary luminaries and discover the elegant brownstone mansions and majestic cultural institutions built by Baltimore's successful 19th-century merchants and industrialists. Learn how a neighborhood of scholars, struggling artists and authors, newspaperman, philanthropists and social reformers offered rich opportunities to discuss and debate ideas and open new literary avenues. All tours begin at the Enoch Pratt Free Library - Central Branch. Tickets are $10. Please note that advance registration is required; no walk-ups will be accepted.
"Taproot": Reading and Book Launch
Reading, book sale and celebration of McDaniel College English Professor Kathy Mangan’s new book of poems, “Taproot.” The poems in “Taproot” honor the anchoring and nurturing elements in a life.
Sister Plays
WombWork Productions, Inc. present SISTER PLAYS!
Two Plays in Reportory by Maryland playwrights Kia and Kara Lee Corthron.
Baker Artist Awards 10 Year Retrospective
Please join us at Maryland Art Place for the opening of the Baker Artist Awards Retrospective on May 10th. In partnership with the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund and the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, Maryland Art Place celebrates 10 years of the Baker Artist Awards with a new exhibition featuring over 30 recipients of the Mary Sawyers Baker and Mary Sawyers Imboden Prizes. The opening will be held on Friday, May 10th from 6 to 9 pm at MAP. We hope to see you there!