Tuesday Tunes: Rhonda Robinson Trio
In honor of Women's History Month, the Rhonda Robinson Trio will perform compositions by female jazz musicians such as Abbey Lincoln, Carmen McRae, Mary Lou Williams and others.
In honor of Women's History Month, the Rhonda Robinson Trio will perform compositions by female jazz musicians such as Abbey Lincoln, Carmen McRae, Mary Lou Williams and others.
CityLit Project joins the Enoch Pratt Free Library in presenting the CityLit Festival - Reimagined: a virtual celebration of the literary arts
This year’s Festival is a month-long engagement with premier poets and writers with special events each week and a daylong event on March 20, 2021.
Presented in partnership with the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
Amelia Pang will be in conversation with Alec MacGillis about her new book, Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods.
Join us to celebrate Women's history month by spotlighting Maryland women who changed the world, for better or worse. Learn about women whose lives and legacies fundamentally altered their world. Some were good, some were bad and some were... complicated, but all helped create the modern world as we know it.
Inspired by the hit podcast Imagined Life, can you guess who The Founder, The Spy, The Organizer, or The Plaintiff might be?
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Four of the mid-Atlantic’s favorite voices in jazz have joined forces to celebrate the music of the Great American Songbook, and in their unique, joyous way pay tribute to the swingin' ensemble sound of the Oscar Peterson Trio featuring Stan Getz. The quartet is composed of Amy Shook (acoustic bass), Joe Holt (piano), Scott Silbert (tenor saxophone) & Steve Abshire (guitar). https://m.facebook.com/Sholbertshires/
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CityLit Project joins the Enoch Pratt Free Library in presenting the CityLit Festival - Reimagined: a virtual celebration of the literary arts
This year’s Festival is a month-long engagement with premier poets and writers with special events each week and a daylong event on March 20, 2021.
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is pleased to present Ceiling Breakers and History Makers: A Legacy of Jewish Women and Justice with the Baltimore Festival of Jewish Literature.
Featuring Marlene Trestman and Debbie Levy, moderated by Elaine Weiss.
In celebration and honor of Women’s History month and the International Women’s Day and inspired by the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, join authors, Elaine Weiss, Marlene Trestman, and Debbie Levy for a virtual conversation about women who made their passion, profession, and purpose to seek justice and repair the world.
Poets Joseph Ross and Michael Torres read from and discuss their new books.
Laws reflect a civilization at a certain time. They address the activities of a community, either to modify, standardize or cease a practice. Slavery was an institution that reflected its time, and its legacy continues to impact our present and color our future.
Registration for Zoom Webinar required through Eventbrite. Registration opens February 16. Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writers-live-terry-mcmillan-tickets-1410703...
Terry McMillan will be in conversation with Victoria Kennedy about her book, It's Not All Downhill from Here.
Live music, movement, and games that you can do at home! Join Dance & Bmore for an Elder Arts Jam for those 65 + yrs and caregivers.
Share this with anyone you think would LOVE to Jam! Submit the form here (https://forms.gle/Xgi86eFA4A2JwsnH8) or email [email protected] to be added to the mailing list to receive updates and receive the invitation for the class.
Registration required. Visit prattlibrary.org to register. $10: Pay what you can: Donate for more events like this.
"A Little Romance: Reading Chekhov to Understand Love"
Join the Enoch Pratt Free Library and AARP Maryland for an evening of music with Caleb Stine.
The BALTIMORE SUN has called Caleb Stine the “lynchpin of the Baltimore folk scene.” Flying just below mainstream radar, Stine keeps the music honest– hardworking, genuine, and unafraid to tell it like it is. To date, Stine has released over ten albums, scored music for films, acted Off-Broadway, and played guitar with Vieux Farka Toure. His original songs and story telling will leave you with a smile and something to think about.
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Join CityLit Project and the Enoch Pratt Free Library for a day of celebrating local and national literature. Full schedule to be announced.
Featured festival event: A Reading and Audience Q & A with Nikky Finney
THE MATTERING OF WORDS with Nikky Finney: A Reading and Talk from 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Nikky Finney reflects on the past year, the necessity of poetry, the importance of historical context and a reckoning in understanding the world we live in. Poet Saida Agostini will moderate this session. A reading, commentary, and audience Q & A.
Curtis Sittenfeld will be in conversation with Jane Delury about her life and work. The event is presented in partnership with the the Baltimore Festival of Jewish Literature.
Celebrate Maryland Day with an all-ages virtual trivia exploring the Maryland Center for History and Culture's newest exhibition: Discover Maryland. Test your knowledge of how the last 400 years have shaped Maryland and its people. From indigenous peoples and the founding of Maryland, to the landscape and how it has driven the economy and inspired innovation, to the arts and culture that exist in the state today. What comes to mind when you think of Maryland and the people who live here?
Join us for a virtual night of fun, friends and Maryland themed trivia. Play with a team or test your knowledge alone. Win some bookish prizes and find out once and for all, What Do You Know About Maryland?
Email [email protected] to register for the event. Registration required. Deadline to register is March 19.
Join us for the Maryland State Library Resource Center’s 20th Annual Genealogy Lecture Series, featuring nationally known lecturer, genealogist, and immigration research expert, Rich Venezia. Mr. Venezia will present the following lectures:
Discovering Your Immigrant’s Origins
Ship Manifests: An In-Depth Look
Alien Registrations in America
Naturalization Know-How: The Laws and Records of U. S. Citizenship