WELCOME TO BCS CAMP AT HOME!

Dear Educators and Parents,

I am putting together a community poetry project for kids. Adults can play along too.

For several years, I have run an annual poetry writing project. For one month, participants receive a daily writing prompt related to a theme. (In 2014 we wrote in response to Pantone paint colors; in 2019 the theme was Food). The goal is to write and share a newly drafted poem with the group every day. It’s a way of practicing writing with others.

Dance & Bmore classes featuring elders in our Forever Fit & Fun Club! These classes is for those 65 and older to get down and groove with music, movement, and games you can follow along at home!

Beginning March 23rd, our online schedule will reflect the live streaming options so that you can practice from home. Thank you for your support of your teachers and Baltimore Yoga Village at this time. We are pleased to serve you in this way.

To see a virtual tour of the B&O Railroad Museum visit: http://www.borail.org/Virtual-Tour.aspx

In fall 2019, UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presented Experimentalist: The Art of Robert W. Fichter, the first retrospective of the artist’s career in over thirty years. We are pleased now offer this exhibition in an online version, available here.

Exhibition

Remembrance, Resilience, Power + Pride

Friday, April 8-Saturday, May 28

Stillpointe Theatre & Motor House

Join Americans for the Arts staff who will overview our advocacy and research relating to the new federal COVID-19 Relief Package. Speakers will discuss Americans for the Arts COVID-19 response resources, the new legislation, what parts relate to arts organizations, artists, and the creative economy and what you should expect in the next few weeks.

Speakers:

Robert Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts & Action Fund

Ruby Lopez Harper, Sr. Director of Local Arts Advancement

Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research

PORTRAITS OF LIFE: Once Upon A Story

April M. Rimpo and Elaine Weiner-Reed

In this Ekphrastic exhibit, the paintings of Rimpo and Weiner-Reed will inspire written word, poetic, and musical compositions from viewers. The community is invited and encouraged to participate in-person in the special events scheduled throughout the exhibit for written word readings and musical presentations.

CIVIL HANDS UNCLEAN is a modern companion piece to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, written by Resident Artist Neal Gallini-Burdick. This experience is FREE and non-participatory. Once you text “START” to 410-657-2581, the play will continue to its end until you specify otherwise. Standard text messaging rates apply. Share with your friends and follow along together!

Suggested age 16+ for some language and sexual references. Parental guidance suggested.

Bring your own blanket & booze and enjoy weekly summer concerts on the Center Plaza lawn. Some weeks will feature local food trucks and pop-up vendors, and some might be more of a dance party.

See the full schedule below:

JUL 2: Outcalls

Food Truck: Gypsy Queen

JUL 9: Ryan Forrester Trio

JUL 16: Nelly’s Echo

JUL 23: Funsho Trio

NO CONCERT ON JULY 30

AUG 6: Funk Family Tree

AUG 13: Kentavius Jones w/ Noah Pierre

AUG 20: Nelly’s Echo

AUG 27: Carlos Cubas

SEP 3: Honest Lee Soul

SEP 10: TBA

Hopkins Symphony Orchestra’s 22-23 audition sign-up is now open. HSO is a community orchestra made up of Baltimore-area students and community members. Auditions are free and open to the public and there is no cost to participate.

To veiw the online collection visit https://art.thewalters.org/

The Walters Art Museum is a cultural hub in the heart of Baltimore. Located in the city’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, the Walters is free for all. The museum’s collection spans more than seven millennia, from 5,000 BCE to the 21st century, and encompasses 36,000 objects from around the world.

Experience our Virtual J!

Our J buildings may be closed, but our J Team is hard at work creating virtual programming to help keep you and your family engaged and active during this challenging time for our community. Join us as we begin streaming virtual video experiences for group fitness classes, kids programming, a Shabbat community experience for our Early Learning Center families, wellness resources, and more. Stay tuned for more updates and please contact us with ideas or suggestions for what kinds of virtual content you and your family would most like to experience.

This exhibition series presented by The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) is made possible through the generous support of the Maryland State Arts Council. This series will feature the work of 10 emerging Baltimore-based artists working in mediums from glass and acrylic to metal and fiber throughout 2022. This exhibition series features visual artists Bria Sterling-Wilson and Christophe Batten, along with glass artists Zach Wade and Mitchell Noah.