SOLD OUT – 2023 Baltimore Crankie Festival
Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas, known as "crankies," returns for its 9th year of fireside wonder!
Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas, known as "crankies," returns for its 9th year of fireside wonder!
Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas, known as "crankies," returns for its 9th year of fireside wonder!
Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas, known as "crankies," returns for its 9th year of fireside wonder!
Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Baltimore's beloved festival of scrolled panoramas, known as "crankies," returns for its 9th year of fireside wonder!
In class, students will learn and practice the basic movements of Capoeira, both solo and with partners, while following the teacher through movements and sequences. Students will also learn the songs of Capoeira and, through them, the Portuguese language and Afro-Brazilian history and culture. Students will sing as well as learn to play instruments such as berimbau, pandeiro, agogo, reco-reco, and atabaque as part of the class.
In class, students will learn and practice the basic movements of Capoeira, both solo and with partners, while following the teacher through movements and sequences. Students will also learn the songs of Capoeira and, through them, the Portuguese language and Afro-Brazilian history and culture.
Learn from Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro! André will demonstrate and teach each of the essential Brazilian samba percussion instruments. We will have some percussion instruments available for participants to use, but please bring your own instruments if you have any.
Learn samba from Ilheuma Zezeh, Brazilian dancer, teacher, choreographer, performer, and healer from São Paulo with a mission to bring more joy to the world through art. Ilheuma Zezeh will demonstrate and teach the basics of samba dance.
Our annual mid-winter Carnival celebration is back, featuring concerts, dancers, dance lessons, and more! Carnival dates back to the 1600s and is a celebration of Brazilian life and culture. Learn more about the origins of Carnival here.
Practice yoga with Free Baltimore Yoga at Creative Alliance in Creative Alliance's brand new Dance Studio!
Are you a current or upcoming illustrator, animator, or comic book creator? We want you to find your community at the first Illustrator and Graphic Novelist Mixer! There will be a short presentation from Creative Alliance Resident Artist Jason Austin about his upcoming graphic novel entitled "Scorpio's Comet." Presented in partnership with Dreamers and Make Believers, a new comic book store in Highlandtown!
Visual Arts Director Joy Davis and Creative Alliance staff welcome you to a night of art appreciation! Joy will conduct tours of Ainsley Burrows's exhibition, Raktism and Metachaos, from 5 to 630pm in the Main Gallery. Join Joy in conversation with featured resident artists to discuss the exhibition, Reaching Out, in the Amalie Rothschild Gallery on the second floor.
Practice yoga with Free Baltimore Yoga at Creative Alliance in Creative Alliance's brand new Dance Studio!
Grandparents, parents, caretakers, and kids alike are invited to join hands, swing and turn, do-si-do, and promenade at the Family Square Dance! Held in the Dance Studio of the brand new Creativity Center, we'll have a live old-time string band and a caller to talk you through all the moves. All ages welcome! Free!
Practice yoga with Free Baltimore Yoga at Creative Alliance in Creative Alliance's brand new Dance Studio!
Sak pase! Kite-master Armand Myrthil and Haitian cultural non-profit, Komite Ayiti, INC. lead us in this special annual workshop. Get hands on with the kite traditions of Haiti and create your own kite from scratch.
In collaboration with Komite Ayiti, Inc and Creative Alliance, Thorobred Books is excited to bring The Heroes Book and Art Tour to Baltimore, MD. Join us as we celebrate the release of the new book Heroes of the Haitian Revolution by publisher Thorobred Books featuring author Frantz Derenoncourt, Jr. and illustrator Kervin Andre.
Practice yoga with Free Baltimore Yoga at Creative Alliance in Creative Alliance's brand new Dance Studio!
Blowing back into Patterson Park this spring, The Big Baltimore Kite Festival fills the sky with vibrant colors and celebrates the broad spectrum of cultures that make up Baltimore! Join us near the Patterson Park Observatory to make your own friendly flyer, listen to breezy music, watch kite demonstrations, and enjoy a day outside in our beautiful park! Bring a picnic blanket, bring a kite, bring your friends!
Practice yoga with Free Baltimore Yoga at Creative Alliance in Creative Alliance's brand new Dance Studio!
Buy your tickets online, in person, or over the phone by calling 410-276-1651. Members save $3 on almost every show!
Our Box Office is currently open from Noon to 6pm on Fridays and Saturdays and one hour before all ticketed events. We accept cash, cards, and checks. Service fees are waived for in-person ticket purchases.
Creative Alliance supports area artists, promotes Baltimore as a center for creative production, acts as a positive force in our community, and advocates for cultural expression rooted in a sense of place.