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Creative Alliance, TENT Rotterdam, and Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee, present Walk On By: an exhibition and a cultural exchange that connects Black artists, their diverse experiences, and artwork, across the Atlantic. Explore the Black Atlantic through the diverse stories of local artists in the historical port cities of Baltimore and Rotterdam, through exhibitions in both countries and an exchange program.
We live many lives in one lifetime. Spirit and faith keep us breathing and moving: they tell us to rebuild after breaking down. HAVE FAITH is an innovative solo exhibition inviting viewers on a journey into the depths of faith by exploring its intricate, layered connections to life, death, and personal power. Through a network of immersive soundscapes, interactive installations, reflective poetry, and symbolic visuals, this exhibition experience and its public programming evoke a sense of rebirth and spiritual awakening while reflecting on the past lives we carry within us.
Led by Zoë Lintzeris, a Baltimore-based visual artist and certified Arts in Health Specialist, this session will improve your sense of well-being and focus, while calming the mind and restoring energy. This is part of a class series comprising monthly workshops that each touch on a different theme exploring wellness and connection.
Creative Alliance Members are invited to peruse the galleries, listen to music, make art, and learn about what's in store for 2025!
Step into a world of creativity, practicality, and HOMEMAKING/SURVIVAL SKILLS in this adults-only monthly workshop. In the Home Ec experience you *wish* you'd had, explore traditional homemaking with a sprinkling of badassery. From stamps to mending to DIY decor, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to hone your home skills for WHATEVER the future of late-stage capitalism may bring. Dig deep into your grizzled soul and tame the beast within as you make THE CUDDLIEST LIL FELLA EVER OHMYSQUEEE. Just in time for PresentsMas(tm), make your own plush critter to ensure all holidays will be merry and bright/safeguarded by the Mamaest of Bears.
Pilates is a low-impact exercise that strengthens your entire body using precise movements and controlled breathing, emphasizing spinal alignment to enhance core strength, flexibility, and posture for all fitness levels. Pilates also promotes relaxation and mindfulness, leaving you feeling energized and balanced. Come with your mat and discover how pilates can transform your mind and body! This class is a beginner class and suitable for all fitness levels, no experience needed! Classes guided by Shayla (@shaylapilates on IG).
The secret to writing resonant flash is knowing what to keep and what to cut. In this series, learn the process of writing flash through textual analysis, discussion, and expert guidance. Get your write on with generative exercises and build those narrative know-hows while learning to say oh-so-much in oh-so-few words.
Explore the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation, an open-ended form of dance that embraces the kinesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Build skills through exploring principles of weight sharing, embodied listening, and collaborative movement. All levels of experience are welcome.
Made In Baltimore is partnering with the Highlandtown Arts District to host a holiday night market on Friday, December 6th from 4-9pm. The market will take place at Creative Alliance in The Patterson and the Creativity Center.
The wildly popular Mortified Baltimore, produced by Alex Hewett and Adam Ruben, stars everyday adults sharing their most embarrassingly real teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, lyrics, and locker notes...in front of total strangers.
Learn the Ecuadorian practice of Porcelana Fria (“cold porcelain”) in this special La Posada workshop with CA's Artesana, Zoila! Porcelana fria is a wonderfully versatile material that can make incredible floral creations. With La Posada just around the corner, join us in creating vibrant poinsettias for all of your holiday celebrations!
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!
Experience Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic like never before! Hear 17 movements performed bar-for-bar by an 8-piece bluegrass band while a snarky narrator retells The Nutcracker story with his own colorful commentary.
Experience Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic like never before! Hear 17 movements performed bar-for-bar by an 8-piece bluegrass band while a snarky narrator retells The Nutcracker story with his own colorful commentary.
Whether you're a seasoned pro with chainsaws and large cats or a juggling newcomer who sometimes struggles with just catching a break, all are welcome at Creative Alliance's new monthly juggling jam! In this all-levels program, come ready to practice, play, and pal around with area jugglers, juggling enthusiasts, and people who are just too cool to *not* be in the jam. Fundamentals instruction available for newcomers in this accessible and joyful juggling jamboree!
Join BmoreTrivia in the Marquee Lounge to test your knowledge of everything! Featuring four riveting rounds of general trivia + final questions and the ultimate prize for the winning team: bragging rights (but also real prizes, too)! Follow us on Instagram @bmoretrivia for hints, updates, & ways to earn bonus points! The bar opens at 6pm, seating is first come, first serve. Trivia starts at 7:30pm! Let’s have some fun!
Painted screens are a unique Baltimore folk art. This workshop will include a short film on the history of the painted screen and the early painted screen artists, a demonstration of the painted screen technique, and painting a small screen. Multiple painting options will be available.
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!
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. On alternating months, the program will be conducted in Spanish.
Join us for the Baltimore Edition of the CatVideoFest. Enjoy over 70+ minutes of fluffy, cute, and rambunctious antics of the furry critters you know and love! CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic memes. The festival is curated and edited by Seattle-based filmmaker and cat enthusiast Will Braden.
Discover how to integrate holiday herbs and spices into your beverages, enhancing both flavor and health benefits. Led by an educational and clinical herbalist, you'll explore the properties of various winter herbs.
The term "posada" translates to "shelter" or "inn" in Spanish. This cherished tradition of the Posada beautifully reenacts the biblical tale of Mary and Joseph’s pilgrimage to Bethlehem, as they seek a haven for the night. It is also a time to celebrate, express heartfelt gratitude, and offer a fond farewell to Our Lady of Pompei Church, which has graciously embraced the community and Creative Alliance since 2014.
Brought to you by local burlesque powerhouses Jacqueline Boxx and Ruby Rockafella, Glitter Ball is a celebration of everything that glitters, shimmers, and shines! This explosion of sparkle features TWO stages of burlesque and variety entertainment, headlined by NYC's own "Sin in an Hourglass," Medianoche; a Sparkle Market with jewelry, hair flowers, and more; photo ops with stunning backdrops; and a glimmering dance party to finish out the extravaganza. Both bars are open throughout the night, serving dazzling cocktails and mocktails!
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!
HAVE FAITH: all the words I haven't said is a powerfull performance and open mic community celebration, featuring FAITH McCorkle channeling live soundscapes and spoken word to close out the transformative solo exhibition in the Amalie Riotschchild Gallery, HAVE FAITH.
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.
Join BmoreTrivia in the Marquee Lounge to test your knowledge of everything! Featuring four riveting rounds of general trivia + final questions and the ultimate prize for the winning team: bragging rights (but also real prizes, too)! Follow us on Instagram @bmoretrivia for hints, updates, & ways to earn bonus points! The bar opens at 6pm, seating is first come, first serve. Trivia starts at 7:30pm! Let’s have some fun!
Pilates is a low-impact exercise that strengthens your entire body using precise movements and controlled breathing, emphasizing spinal alignment to enhance core strength, flexibility, and posture for all fitness levels. Pilates also promotes relaxation and mindfulness, leaving you feeling energized and balanced. Come with your mat and discover how pilates can transform your mind and body! This class is a beginner class and suitable for all fitness levels, no experience needed! Classes guided by Shayla (@shaylapilates on IG).
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!
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, it's DIE HARD! Shout the lines, play games, imbibe Bruce drink specials, and win stuff! We're making your favorite Xmas action movie into an interactive movie night.
Let CA's Artesana Zoila teach you to cook a feast with Ecuadorian hornado as the centerpiece. This traditional dish has pre-Columbian origins, with indigenous cooking techniques that involved hot stones and banana leaves. With the arrival of the Spanish, new culinary techniques and seasonings were incorporated, giving rise to hornado as we know it today. Warm the soul (and belly) this fall at the Artesanas Table!
Brought together by their shared love for acapella, Liam Fenneken, Jim Hogan and Brendan Jacob Smith unintentionally created the TikTok sensation, T.3, with one video in a stairwell. T.3’s unique blend of both acapella and instrumentally supported songs, and their range of genres create unmatched magic wherever they perform.
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!
Hank Williams was a consummate country songwriter, with hits that included "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Your Cheatin' Heart," "The Lovesick Blues," and "Jambalaya." He died at the age of 29, on New Year's 1953, leaving behind a legacy of songs and performances that will not be forgotten. In the six years of his recording career, Hank Williams songs created the definition of the perfect country song. This popular show brings together an all-star cast of friends who get together just once a year to celebrate the songs of a country music idol.
Creative Alliance is honored to host "I've Endured: Women of Old Time Music" an exhibition presented at Birthplace of Country Music Museum in 2023. Originally created by a women-led content team the exhibition “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music” spotlights commercial success stories and iconic musicians like Mother Maybelle and Sara Carter, Ola Belle Reed, Elizabeth Cotten, Lily May Ledford, Hazel Dickens, Etta Baker, and Alice Gerrard.
Join us for a diverse and revolutionary celebration of women in roots music with the inaugural Say Sister! Festival. This transformative event celebrates the vital contributions of women to a space where their presence has always been essential, though often underappreciated, shining a spotlight on the past, present, and future contributions of women in Old Time Music.
Creative Alliance is honored to host "I've Endured: Women of Old Time Music" an exhibition presented at Birthplace of Country Music Museum in 2023. Originally created by a women-led content team the exhibition “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music” spotlights commercial success stories and iconic musicians like Mother Maybelle and Sara Carter, Ola Belle Reed, Elizabeth Cotten, Lily May Ledford, Hazel Dickens, Etta Baker, and Alice Gerrard.
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