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Off The Cuff: Copland Symphony No. 3
Marin Alsop explores Copland's Third Symphony, featuring his famous Fanfare for the Common Man. This grand victory symphony, summing up the American experience of World War II, was written for the largest orchestra Copland ever used.
History of the Jews and Chocolate with chocolate tasting!
Sheilah Kaufman, award-winning cookbook author, teacher, and lecturer, has never met a chocolate she didn’t like – and she’s certainly not alone! Chocolate is the most craved food in the United States and has a truly global history. In this presentation Shelia explores the history of Jews and chocolate while also imparting her expert knowledge of using chocolate in the kitchen. Sheila will also lead a chocolate tasting as part of this program. Book signing to follow.
Lunch & Learn: 19th Century Education for Girls of Color in Baltimore
Bring your lunch to this free lecture and learn how education for black girls was necessary for social advancement in southern society. Literacy was recognized in the post-Civil War period as a means of subverting the white institutional belief that black girls had no right to access notions of domestic femininity and womanhood that governed white women during the 19th century. Through education, women defined themselves and their relationship to their family, community, and the larger civil society.
Loyola to hold discussion on gun violence
Loyola University Maryland will hold a presentation and discussion, Gun Violence: Honoring Lives Sacrificed, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, at 5–6:30 p.m. in Maryland Hall 241 on the Evergreen campus.
Loyola’s office of mission integration is sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public.
Writers LIVE! Antero Pietila
Antero Pietila will talk about his book, The Ghost of John Hopkins: The Life and Legacy That Shaped an American City.
Columbia Orchestra: Visions of Home
Come hear the Columbia Orchestra perform classic works like Dvořák’s Scherzo Capriccioso and Strauss’ Rosenkavalier Suite with new works by Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Daniel Roumain. Sarah Kirkland Snider's Hiraeth was inspired by childhood visits to her grandparents in Salisbury, North Carolina, and will accompany Mark DiChiazza's film of everyday life in small towns. Haitian-American composer and violinist Daniel Roumain's La, La, La, La is a classical take on the dance club scene rounds out this exciting and eclectic program.
Boshell Lecture: 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
In 1177 B.C., after centuries of cultural and technological evolution, the civilized and international world of the Mediterranean regions came to a dramatic halt, resulting in the world’s first recorded Dark Ages. In this lecture, based on his award-winning book of the same title, Eric H. Cline of the George Washington University explores why the Bronze Age ended and whether the collapse of those ancient civilizations might hold some warnings for our current society. A reception will follow the talk. This program is generously supported by the Boshell Foundation.
An Afternoon of Poetry: Reading by Cave Canem Poets, featuring Khadijah Queen
This annual Cave Canem poetry reading features Khadijah Queen and local Cave Canem fellows.
Hosted by Reginald Harris from Poets House, New York City.
Khadijah Queen is the author of Conduit, Black Peculiar, and Fearful Beloved, and I'm So Fine: A List of Famous Men & What I Had On.
Brown Lecture Series: Matthew Horace
Matthew Horace talks about his book, The Black and the Blue: a Cop Revels the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement.
Bard to the Bone: The London Theaters of Shakespeare's Time
The history of the London theaters during Shakespeare’s lifetime is a fascinating field of study that can help us better appreciate Shakespeare’s stagecraft. Come learn about the Theatre, commonly credited as the first permanently built theatre, the Red Lion, the Rose, the Curtain, the Hope, the Swan, and the two theaters most closely associated with Shakespeare: the Globe and the Blackfriars.
This event is FREE.
Beer, wine, and snacks provided!
Is Justice Just?: Children, Families, and Mass Incarceration
Whether or not society chooses to acknowledge it, mass incarceration affects not just victims and the incarcerated, but families and entire communities. The trauma can span generations.
Writers LIVE! Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Kathleen Hall Jamieson talks about her book, Cyberwar.
An Evening with Nic Stone, Author of Dear Martin
Nic Stone will talk about her book, Dear Martin.
Writers LIVE! Mary Schmidt Campbell
Mary Schmidt Campbell talks about her book, An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden.
From Beer Halls to the Palace: The Rise and Demise of American Vaudeville
Dr. Alan Kreizenbeck is a theatre practitioner with a love for popular entertainments. Come learn about the history of vaudeville, famous Jewish vaudevillians (in both Yiddish and “mainstream” theatres), Harry Houdini’s vaudeville career, and vaudeville in Baltimore. Corny old jokes will be re-told, songs will be presented, and many photographs will be shared.