The New Death of Cinema: Shifting Landscapes of Theatrical Presentation
Produced in partnership with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway Theatre/Maryland Film Festival
Produced in partnership with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway Theatre/Maryland Film Festival
Where can you find a piece of the Berlin Wall, a cannon ball mounted on a Conestoga wagon hitch, and over a hundred lions looking down at you from the tops of Baltimore’s buildings? On our Downtown Landmarks and Lions tour, of course! In this leisurely stroll—we cover a little over a mile in a little over an hour—you’ll see and hear the highlights of downtown Baltimore’s history and architecture. Best of all, you’ll discover where all the noble lions, hellish fiends, and neo-Egyptian sphinxes are hiding—the trick is in looking up!
Join us in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Eubie Blake’s 1921 musical Shuffle Along. Co-authors Richard Carlin and Ken Bloom, with Martina Kado, PhD, the Maryland Center for History and Culture's Director of Publications, explore how they used Baltimore-born composer and pianist James Herbert “Eubie” Blake’s personal collections—housed in the MCHC’s H. Furlong Baldwin Library—to write their biography, Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm, and Race.
Mark your calendars! On May 8th I am hosting a pop up art show in my Federal Hill row house for 5 local artists and myself. We are all women, self-taught, and this is the first gallery/ art show for all but one of us. I am about to move to Boston and as a native, third-generation Baltimorean I had to find a way to celebrate and thank the artistic community that has supported me over the last few years, in spite of the pandemic. I am not charging any commission for the artists, although I am accepting tips ;)
The Clifton House: Keeping the Legacy Alive will be a free virtual presentation and discussion led by Sidney Clifton about turning her Baltimore childhood home into a workshop and retreat space for creatives.