Pandarayuhan: Home is a Memory is a solo exhibition by Anna Divinagracia that reflects on the complexities of home, identity, and longing through the lens of the Filipino immigrant experience. Rooted in personal history, the exhibition deconstructs familiar symbols and spaces of a house to reconstruct what it means to create a home, especially when shaped by two vastly different places: the Philippines and Baltimore.
Tarot Card Boot Camp: One-Day Intensive Course
Learn the tarot and start doing readings after one day in this fun, interactive “boot camp” style course!
In this fun and engaging day-long course, you will be introduced to the world of the tarot, a centuries-old system of divination and self-knowledge. You will learn how to read the cards through a simple, highly visual system and get direct, hands-on experience from a knowledgeable professional instructor. Best of all, there is no memorization required—just a willingness to engage with these powerful symbols through your active imagination.
Dance Baltimore will offer a series of free dance classes to adults and teens throughout the month of October starting Wednesday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 29. The class is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. and covers a different style each week.
The series will culminate in public performances at two annual celebrations: the Great Lantern Parade and the Poe Festival. The classes are open to anyone aged 18 and older, no experience necessary.
Over six weeks, you will develop the core skills needed to host and perform a professional showcase of improv comedy. Highwire Improv's expert instructors will be with you every step of the way, holding the space to make silly choices, explore comedy, and learn how to create art together. By the end of the class, you will be an ensemble ready to host and put on a full student showcase!
If your fantasy is an intimate evening of conversation with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music (BSO) Director and Conductor Jonathan Heyward, then dream no more! BSO and Creative Alliance supporter Sandra Levi Gerstung opens her art-filled Dulaney Valley home to a lucky few for an evening with the Maestro.
Explore the art throughout the home while enjoying a cocktail. Then savor an elegant, yet relaxed, dinner of gourmet food by Classic Catering People. This rare evening promises fascinating people and conversation that makes this a night to remember.
Spend Halloween Night at Creative Alliance for an 80/90s Dance Prom Party to celebrate Spooky Season. With DJ Jermaine spinning all the hits from the 80's and 90's, dance the night away in your best costume, prom attire, or favorite outfit. 21+ Only.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American stop motion animated gothic musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick in his feature directorial debut, and produced and based on a story and characters conceived by Tim Burton.
It tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of Halloween Town, who stumbles upon Christmas Town and schemes to take over the holiday. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score and provided the singing voice of Jack. The principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and Ed Ivory.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American stop motion animated gothic musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick in his feature directorial debut, and produced and based on a story and characters conceived by Tim Burton.
It tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of Halloween Town, who stumbles upon Christmas Town and schemes to take over the holiday. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score and provided the singing voice of Jack. The principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and Ed Ivory.
Does sound influence your taste buds? Find out in this deep coffee dive into sensory exploration through sound with Southeastern Roastery Coffee Lab.
Join an informal, experimental, and open to all afternoon in the lab located in Crown Industrial Park. This is your chance to explore the connections of sound, vision, and taste for a research project on “Alternative Sensory Methods for Tasting and Smelling Coffee.”
Learn about the Chladni plate, a methodology for visualizing sound, then experience the research in action! Listen to jazz guitarists Ivan Liptak and Jonathan Blazer swerve through sound as roaster Candy Schibli offers blind tastings to compare how changes of sound frequency influence your taste perception. The data from your tasting experiment will be included in Candy's next study! Enjoy lite bites that complement the coffee flavors.
The coffees of Southeastern Roastery are sustainably grown, support biodiversity, thoughtfully packaged, and sold with love for balanced, healthy consumption for ourselves and the world around us.
In this figure drawing class taught by Lydia Ethem, students will be inspired by the flowing lines and elegant forms of the Art Nouveau era. Inspired by the works of Alphonse Mucha, Gustav Klimt, and other masters of the movement, this course explores the human form through the lens of ornamental design, organic motifs, and stylized beauty.
Baltimore’s Mind on Fire offers a mind-bending alternative to traditional classical music performances.” (Baltimore Sun, 2019)
Experience the NEW Opera! James Young, Executive Director of Mind on Fire, invites you to his Charles Village home for an evening of new classical music, visual art, and choreography while nibbling on fabulous finger foods and cocktails. Once you experience Mind on Fire’s troupe of young classical musicians and experimental artists’ adventurous art performance, you will understand why their most recent premieres were sell-outs.
Learn classic and modern Middle Eastern style belly dance. Both a social dance and a form of entertainment, belly dance is a great way to meet amazing people and learn about Egyptian history and culture. Pick up the foundational moves and vocabulary of belly dance, while learning about ethics, etiquette, music, and history of belly dance. And be ready to MOVE! We'll explore isolations, spatial awareness, strength, flexibility, and some use of props. All experience levels welcome!
Submersive Productions creates original, site-specific immersive works where artists and audiences engage together at the intersection of histories, mythologies, and immediate experience. Based in Baltimore, our predominantly female collective works collaboratively to create richly layered environments that are deeply sensory, emotionally resonant, and radically participatory.
Submersive Productions creates original, site-specific immersive works where artists and audiences engage together at the intersection of histories, mythologies, and immediate experience. Based in Baltimore, our predominantly female collective works collaboratively to create richly layered environments that are deeply sensory, emotionally resonant, and radically participatory.
Known as one of Jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists, Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised Recording Artist, Bassist, and Composer. She has been mentored by Jazz Icons the likes of Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, and Ron Carter. She has toured and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Jennifer Holliday, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross, Solange, Jon Batiste, Jazzmeia Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Cyrus Chestnut to name a few.
In 2018, Endea graduated from The Juilliard School, and joined the Late Show with Stephen Colbertas a member of the house band, Stay Human. Since then, Endea has won an Emmy, Grammy Award, and a George Foster Peabody Award. Endea’s work has appeared on Jon Batiste’s Grammy Award-winning album “We Are”, Oscar-nominated film Judas and the Black Messiah,and H.E.R’s widely acclaimed Super Bowl LV performance.
Hosts Cindy Paradies and Larry Moscow invite you to their Victorian Roland Park home for an evening inspired by art and Southern hospitality.
Creative Alliance Resident Artist Christopher kolpeace Johnson's performative paintings and aggressive experimental works are greatly inspired by the dynamic hip hop duo OutKast. Since starting his journey as a visual performance artist in Charleston, South Carolina, kolpeace has pushed artistic boundaries and explored themes of humanity and community by combining portraiture and graffiti.
Witness kolpeace's performative painting demonstration and hear the music that has inspired his artistic journey. His current work promotes service to humanity and speaks to the black Southern experience. Feast on southern style BBQ and light hors d'oeuvres along with beer, wine, and soft drinks.
Shake out your sillies with song, nursery rhymes, puppet shows, instruments, and, of course, a dance party! Each class begins with a breathing exercise before transitioning into music and movement activities. Taught by Eliza Adams, a Maryland preschool teacher and musician, this class is designed for children 5 and under. Caretakers are welcome to join or watch!
Kerplunk! is great for younger kids and families! Join us in the Creativity Center every Saturday to create fun seasonal crafts and art projects based on current exhibitions!
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered. All ages!
Nancy Longo, acclaimed chef of Pierpoint restaurant and finalist for the James Beard Humanitarian Award, shares the secrets of French cooking with you!
Gather in Idalee and Tony DiGregorio's Mt. Washington home that was built in 1830 and is closing in on its 200th birthday! Though the house is historic the updated kitchen was designed as an intimate culinary classroom. The large stainless steel island, marble pastry area, and mixed-use counter space provide ample space for you and the group to work and interact with the chef.
Get ready to absorb the basics of French cooking while creating (and tasting) a full French meal of soup, salad, entree, and dessert. Each course is paired with complimentary wines. Be ready to shout C'est délicieux!
The Learning (Synopsis)
One hundred years ago, American teachers established the English-speaking public school system of the Philippines. Now, in a striking turnabout, American schools are recruiting Filipino teachers. The Learning is the story of four Filipina women who reluctantly leave their families and schools to teach in Baltimore. With their increased salaries, they hope to transform their families' lives back in their impoverished country. But the women also bring idealistic visions of the teacherâs craft and of life in America, which soon collide with Baltimore's tough realities. A co-production of CineDiaz and ITVS in association with The Center for Asian American Media, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and American Documentary | POV.
Runtime: 90min
This monthly program shares ways to meet the challenges of daily life by staying connected to our choices without reacting to people and situations. This is an opportunity to discover well-being within your body and mind regardless of your situation.
Learn classic and modern Middle Eastern style belly dance. Both a social dance and a form of entertainment, belly dance is a great way to meet amazing people and learn about Egyptian history and culture. Pick up the foundational moves and vocabulary of belly dance, while learning about ethics, etiquette, music, and history of belly dance. And be ready to MOVE! We'll explore isolations, spatial awareness, strength, flexibility, and some use of props. All experience levels welcome!
Shake out your sillies with song, nursery rhymes, puppet shows, instruments, and, of course, a dance party! Each class begins with a breathing exercise before transitioning into music and movement activities. Taught by Eliza Adams, a Maryland preschool teacher and musician, this class is designed for children 5 and under. Caretakers are welcome to join or watch!
Kerplunk! is great for younger kids and families! Join us in the Creativity Center every Saturday to create fun seasonal crafts and art projects based on current exhibitions!
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered. All ages!
This drop-in figure drawing course is suitable for all skill levels. Untrained new artists will learn multiple approaches to figure drawing while seasoned artists will have the opportunity to hone their skills and further train their eye. Each class will feature a nude model and begin with quick gesture poses. The remaining time will be spent on the artistry of longer poses. The goal is to train all artists to more quickly and fluidly capture the gesture of the entire figure.
Learn classic and modern Middle Eastern style belly dance. Both a social dance and a form of entertainment, belly dance is a great way to meet amazing people and learn about Egyptian history and culture. Pick up the foundational moves and vocabulary of belly dance, while learning about ethics, etiquette, music, and history of belly dance. And be ready to MOVE! We'll explore isolations, spatial awareness, strength, flexibility, and some use of props. All experience levels welcome!
Kerplunk! is great for younger kids and families! Join us in the Creativity Center every Saturday to create fun seasonal crafts and art projects based on current exhibitions!
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered. All ages!
Submersive Productions creates original, site-specific immersive works where artists and audiences engage together at the intersection of histories, mythologies, and immediate experience. Based in Baltimore, our predominantly female collective works collaboratively to create richly layered environments that are deeply sensory, emotionally resonant, and radically participatory.
Bharatnatyam is one of the oldest dance forms in India and the root of Indian dance. Bharatanatyam weaves emotions, “Bhava”, with complex footwork, “Nritta”, to depict our cultural stories through dance, “Natya.” The form has a rich tradition of narrative elements that are intertwined in different aspects of our performances. Abhinaya is the art of expression in Bharatanatyam. It involves facial expressions, eye movements, and body language to portray the emotions and narrative of a dance piece. Through abhinaya, dancers bring characters and their stories to life, evoking a range of emotions in the audience.
Kerplunk! is great for younger kids and families! Join us in the Creativity Center every Saturday to create fun seasonal crafts and art projects based on current exhibitions!
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered. All ages!
Los instrumentos musicales nos han ayudado a comunicar y expresarnos desde los comienzos de la cultura humana. Al construir nuestros propios instrumentos artesanales despertamos la memoria de nuestra conexión con la naturaleza, cultivamos presencia a través de trabajar el barro, y experimentamos alegría a con el sonido y la música.
Learn classic and modern Middle Eastern style belly dance. Both a social dance and a form of entertainment, belly dance is a great way to meet amazing people and learn about Egyptian history and culture. Pick up the foundational moves and vocabulary of belly dance, while learning about ethics, etiquette, music, and history of belly dance. And be ready to MOVE! We'll explore isolations, spatial awareness, strength, flexibility, and some use of props. All experience levels welcome!
Mortified Baltimore: With Special Guests: BIG (Baltimore Improv Group)
Mortified + Improv = Hysterical
Mortified Baltimore, produced by Alex Hewett and Adam Ruben, stars everyday adults sharing their most embarrassingly real teenage diary entities, poems, love letters, lyrics, and locker notes…in front of total strangers.
Hailed as a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek, this is a comic excavation of the strange and extraordinary things we created as teens.
Hailed as a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek, this is a comic excavation of the strange and extraordinary things we created as teens.
Hailed as a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek, this is a comic excavation of the strange and extraordinary things we created as teens.
"Welcome to the party, pal!" Shout the lines, play games, have bevies with Bruce, root for your favorite character, test your Die Hard knowledge, and more! Experience your favorite Xmas action flick as an interactive movie night. Best DIE HARD attire will WIN STUFF!
Shake out your sillies with song, nursery rhymes, puppet shows, instruments, and, of course, a dance party! Each class begins with a breathing exercise before transitioning into music and movement activities. Taught by Eliza Adams, a Maryland preschool teacher and musician, this class is designed for children 5 and under. Caretakers are welcome to join or watch!
Kerplunk! is great for younger kids and families! Join us in the Creativity Center every Saturday to create fun seasonal crafts and art projects based on current exhibitions!
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