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Learn the fundamentals of improv comedy with two skilled and supportive instructors. We'll play some very silly games, learn how to create characters, explore techniques to collaborate and create as a team, and even perform full improvised scenes together!Of course, you won't be facing this new experience alone - you'll be learning these new skills with a team of new improvisers, and by the end you'll be ready to put on a showcase for your friends, family, and fans!
Delve into a lost practice dating back over 4500 years. Led by Robert Cole, learn the traditional practices of the eastern woodlands by working with shells, rocks, and other natural materials to craft traditional wampum.
Salsa on 2! Creative Food, Family Fun, & Fellowship
Join the parade! Parade leaves from Patterson Park Pulaski Monument (Between Eastern Ave. & S. Linkwood Ave.) and walks along Eastern Ave. to Creative Alliance (3134 Eastern Ave.). El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican celebration that honors deceased family members with a colorful, exciting, traditional celebration. The CIELO department is happy to bring this annual holiday to Baltimore to remember our loved ones who passed away but stay in our hearts. So, dress up, paint your face, and join us for a family procession with the gigantic Catrin and Catrina puppets, a Mariachi band, and neighbors to walk from Patterson Park to Creative Alliance! Artesanas welcome you with homemade hot chocolate and pan del Día de los Muerto (Day of the Dead bread). Continue celebrating El Día de los Muertos with performances, live music, costume contests, making traditional art work with the Artesanas, and more!
Join us for banking & budgeting basics, part of the Bank on your success program at Truist. This interactive session will show you how to choose a bank account, and assemble a budget that will serve your goals for years to come.
Share in the art of cooking indigenous Apache southwest cuisine, while Judy Tallwing interweaves the process of cooking with personal stories from the indigenous community. For families: This class occurs at the same time as the Indigenous Arts class for children, for a memorable cultural experience for the whole family!
Led by Ms. Chief Rocka, introduce your kids to the traditional Native American art and practice of hoop dancing. Through playful movement and deep storytelling, students learn the rich history of this practice and work together to honor this tradition as an expressive and thoughtful ensemble.
Join us for banking & budgeting basics, part of the Bank on your success program at Truist. This interactive session will show you how to choose a bank account, and assemble a budget that will serve your goals for years to come.
The The Second Annual Irish Tenor Banjo Summit takes over Creative Alliance on November 17th and 18th! Join us for a full weekend of dancing, performances, and workshops celebrating traditional Irish music. Full festival passes are available as well as tickets to individual events.
Two art forms COLLIDE for Baltimore City school students! Taking place on the Baltimore City Public Schools Professional Development days, these camps are chock-full of SPECTACULAR arts for students in grades 3-8. For half of the day, students work with local artist Jesse Lentzwiler to create their own little plush friend! For the other half of the day, Creative Alliance resident artist kolpeace leads a hands-on interactive exploration of arts and teamwork called "Mini Mural Mindfulness."
Learn from master chef and teacher Keith Curley and up your game in the kitchen! In this skills-focused program, develop your skills and learn how to cook like a pro!
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.
In this hands-on workshop we will learn about musical instruments that have been made across Central and South America for thousands of years and learn to build our own working clay flutes.
For the very first time, the Creative Alliance team is ready to unveil our entire 2024 line-up! We are taking the opportunity to thank all our incredible members and supporters by throwing you a splashy party so we can all raise our glasses to the incredible community, creativity, and vibrant performances, exhibitions, and classes we are bringing to Baltimore in 2024.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) brings their Ending the Silence wellness workshop to Creative Alliance for children and guardians. This 90-minute program provides families and caregivers with resources to navigate supporting a friend, family member, or student experiencing a mental health condition.
Learn the art of fused glass with artist Viki Keating. Place and layer glass scraps to create a unique holiday ornament of your own fabulous design. Ornaments will be fired in a kiln and will be ready for pickup one week after the workshop.
We can pickle that! Baltimore chef and owner of Ella’s Pickled Produce, Keith Curley, teaches you the ins and outs pickling produce. Learn some basic ways to prepare vegetables with uniquely flavored pickling brines and enjoy your harvest all year long! All produce and supplies for pickling provided!
Bring out your confidence and improve your presence on any stage or dance floor with this class series drawn from Baltimore's club dance scene. All experience levels welcome as we structure a routine that will getting you grooving and shaking like a million bucks. Dance, lead, and shine out joy in this three-session hip-hop dance series.
The Twelve(ish) dishes of Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Feast Day of Our Lady Guadalupe/Boxing Day! Looking to knock it out of the park with a perfect holiday meal? These elevated sides will make it one to remember. Baltimore chef and owner of Ella’s Pickled Produce, Keith Curley, covers a royal holiday spread: glazed sweet potatoes, apple and sausage stuffing, classic whipped potatoes, maple roasted brussels sprouts, herb turkey gravy, and local apple cobbler. We're not saying the holidays are a competition, but you're definitely going to win this year.
Painted screens are a unique Baltimore folk art. This workshop will include a short film on the history of the painted screen and early painted screen artists and a demonstration of the painted screen technique. Paint a small screen to take home with you based on provided designs or create your own!
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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.
