Theatre Morgan presents Ntozake Shange's "spell #7"
spell #7
Written by Ntozake Shange
Directed by Shirley Basfield Dunlap
spell #7
Written by Ntozake Shange
Directed by Shirley Basfield Dunlap
Jon Seligman, a percussionist and composer who teaches at McDaniel College, performs with his jazz trio.
Nathan Hook, saxophone
Alex Fornier, bass
Jonathan Baez, percussion
Performing in our first floor gallery.
A 1-2 punch from Baltimore to the Big Easy with Greg Schatz (from NOLA) and The Seth Kibel Quintet, featuring Flo Anito (CD release show)
ABOUT GREG
Greg Schatz writes and plays music that gets stuck in your head. Steeped in tradition yet completely original, his songs give words to life’s hard-to-describe moments.
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October has been Youth Justice Awareness Month (YJAM) since 2008. In 2016, it became Youth Justice ACTION Month. During YJAM, people across the country organize events that raise awareness, strengthen coalitions, build campaigns, and encourage action to keep children out of the adult criminal justice system. The theme for this year’s YJAM is #VoteYouthJustice – because the elections this November will be critical in determining whether the opposition gets stronger, or whether forces for better justice for youth get the upper hand.
Playwright Lauren Yee has always felt like an outsider, especially compared to her father, Larry, the unofficial center of their Chinese American community. When Larry suddenly goes missing, Lauren has to chase through time, space, and the fourth wall itself to find her father, save his story, and chronicle a vanishing piece of American culture. Explore the vivid legacy of one changing Chinatown through the vibrant imagination of a new generation in award-winning playwright Lauren Yee’s smart and cheeky family comedy.
Critically praised author Marion Winik, associate professor in the University of Baltimore's Klein Family School of Communications Design, will read from her new collection, The Baltimore Book of the Dead, as the M.F.A. Reading Series continues on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Bogomolny Room in the UB Student Center, 21 W. Mt. Royal Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
BAROCOCO
Happenstance Theater
October 25 – November 11
“Polished to an aristocratic shine…” – Washington Post
“A pastel of frothy fun…had the audience howling…” – DC Metro Theatre Arts
“A feast of physical comedy…timeless entertainment…” – DC Theatre Scene
“This is one high-quality costume drama…The final moments of the show perfectly marry both physical comedy and political tragedy in a way only an established Washington-based company can.” – Washington City Paper
oin the Baltimore Rock Opera Society for our first ever original Halloween performance!
An evening of magic, macabre, and mystery await you at Lurid Happenings: A Night of Devilry and Mischief! The Amazing Allerdyce and his peculiar assistant Sinifredo, recently returned from a globe-trotting exploration of the dark arts, will regale you with marvelous acts of prestidigitation, test your fears, and perhaps even provide a little guidance from the spirits just beyond your vision.
Marin Alsop, conductor
Leslie Stifelman, music supervisor
Samuel Mungo, director
Curtis Bannister, tenor
Joseph Young, artistic director of ensembles
Edward Polochick, director of choral activities
Eric Conway, director of the Morgan State University Choir
Eileen Cornett, music director
Doreen Falby, director of the Peabody Children's Chorus
danah bella, choreographer; chair, Peabody Conservatory Dance Department
Elijah Wirth, director of Preparatory Wind Orchestra
Music
Livewire 9: Electrifying
Friday, October 26 – Sunday, October 28
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall
UMBC’s ninth annual new music festival — Livewire 9: Electrifying — celebrates the music of composer and Anna Rubin and her contemporaries, including Pierre Boulez, Nathan Lincoln de Cusatis, Linda Dusman, Hannah Lash, Elainie Lillios, Steve Reich, Gregory Spears, and Dan Visconti.
"Love that's wise, blinds parents eyes."
Next up in BSF's Shakespeare's Contemporaries series: Thomas Middleton's 1613 city comedy, performed by an all-female cast.
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, a Jacobean sitcom of sorts, follows the misadventures of Moll Yellowhammer in her quest to marry her true love. Enjoy bawdy humor, witty wordplay, and scandalous plot lines in this rarely produced romp.
Celebrate Halloween locked away in the Burlesque-A-Pades Asylum, where no one knows the horrors that lie behind closed doors. Each act will shake you to your core with chills and thrills while we bring to the stage your! PLUS come in costume for your chance to win a grab-bag full of over $500.00’s in spectacularly spooky prizes! So knock three time and come to the Asylum, you may never leave…mwahhaaaaaa!!!!
By Melissa Bergstrom and Kate Marple
Directed by Danielle Turner
FEATURING
Members of the Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group and community members
BIG Time - How do you know when you've truly succeeded? The answer is when the Baltimore Improv Group invites you to have your life memorialized in a series of made up, totally unprepared comedy scenes celebrating you! Come join a hand picked cast of BIG's best improvisers as they comedically revere some of Baltimore's most important movers and shakers.
Jason Newton is a Baltimore native who joined WBAL-TV 11 News in 2013 as co-anchor of WBAL-TV 11 News Today. He is also host of the public affairs show "11 TV Hill."
Presented by International Arts Foundation, the world-renowned AFRICA UMOJA has been performed for Kings, Presidents, and the public.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27
3:30pm Festival | 6:30pm Line-up | 7pm Parade | FREE!
Patterson Park at Eastern & Linwood Aves., Baltimore MD
Rain Date: Sunday, October 28, 2018
Produced by Creative Alliance and Friends of Patterson Park in partnership with Baltimore City Dept of Recreation & Parks
Squeal with delight at bumps in the night, howl at the moon, and march through the night!
David Simon was a musician, composer, conductor, educator, and nationally renowned arts administrator who was Founding Director of the Baltimore School for the Arts. Join us to celebrate his life, art, music, and profound impact on the Baltimore community. A free reception will be held immediately following the performance. Learn more and reserve your free tickets today at www.communityconcertsatsecond.org/concerts.
Sponsored by Bruce & Polly Behrens
How did classical music move from Beethoven’s genius to Bartók’s ground-breaking work in ethnomusicology? We invite you to come and explore this transformation with us.How did classical music move from Beethoven’s genius to Bartók’s ground-breaking work in ethnomusicology? We invite you to come and explore this transformation with us.
Fabio Zanon is one of the pre-eminent guitarists of today. As a solo and chamber player, author, conductor, teacher and broadcaster, he has sought to expand the perception of the guitar in the concert scene. A true cosmopolitan, a Brazilian master at home in the concert halls of four continents; the 1996 winner of both the GFA and Francisco Tarrega International Competitions.
“A member of the highest echelon of living guitarists … fluent technique, great beauty and variety of sound, finely controlled emotional response, and stylistic sensitivity.” – Gramophone