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Candlelight Concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Baltimore. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Taylor Swift at Creative Alliance under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Akua Allrich is a local musical treasure with a massive stage personality and vocal style that is fluid and ever-evolving. Her musical roots run deep into blues, soul, and rhythm and blues, with a clear grounding in jazz and Pan-African music.
Gilded Lily Burlesque presents the 12th annual Tassels & Champagne: Love is Love! Love is a rainbow of opportunity and a kaleidoscope of beauty! From self-love to love for others, love is a great many things! Throw aside your conventional ideals and join us in celebrating the freedom of sexuality and love! Enjoy an intimate journey beyond the red curtain, where anything can happen when we truly understand love is love!
Gilded Lily Burlesque presents the 12th annual Tassels & Champagne: Love is Love! Love is a rainbow of opportunity and a kaleidoscope of beauty! From self-love to love for others, love is a great many things! Throw aside your conventional ideals and join us in celebrating the freedom of sexuality and love! Enjoy an intimate journey beyond the red curtain, where anything can happen when we truly understand love is love!
STEP IN: A Night of Unique Proportions is a night full of high energy, full-out dancing, hooting, and hollering that will highlight the poise, strength, and creativity within dancers— wrapped up in a cabaret-themed dance party. The dancers will be accompanied by live musicians. Prepare to be amazed as we showcase the wonders of dance in a way you've never experienced before. Hosted by Black Root. Catered by Black Betty.
Has the romance gone out of Presidents Day for you? Then head over to the Patterson as The Dan Meyer Choir presents FLOTUS Through the Tunnel of Love. This collection of love poetry by former U.S. First Ladies will be performed in shimmering 4-part harmony by Baltimore’s most original community choir. Come laugh, cry, and experience these American icons, from Martha to Melania, as they open their hearts to you about their husbands … and others.
Celebrate the music, life, and legacy of Ethel Ennis during an evening inspired by the Ethel’s Place exhibition at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Library.
Performances by acclaimed vocalist Charenée Wade and the Peabody Jazz Ensemble will bring to life some of Ethel’s signature songs. Between song sets, Ethel’s husband Earl Arnett and the singer’s longtime percussionist and friend Gaynell Colburn will share stories of how Ethel spread her love through songs, relationships, and even business ventures. This soulful evening of music, memories, and love is not to be missed!
Larry & Joe were destined to make music together. Larry & Joe is the duo of Joropo maestro Larry Bellorín (Monagas, Venezuela) and GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and oldtime star Joe Troop (Winston-Salem, North Carolina). These two virtuosic multi-instrumentalists fuse their respective Venezuelan and Appalachian folk traditions on the harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, upright bass, guitar, and maracas to prove that music has no borders. Their engaging bilingual (esp/eng) program includes storytelling, humor, singalongs, and dancing.
Tap dancer and vocalist, Brinae Ali, and her bandmates of the Baltimore Jazz Collective celebrate the life and legacy of Baltimore's greatest tap dancer: Baby Laurence (February 24, 1921-April 2, 1974). Baby Laurence was the first tap dancer to record a jazz album—Dancemaster (recorded in 1959, released in 1977). Brinae will be sharing works in progress that reimagine his music, as well as original compositions and choreography.
To mark our 10th anniversary, Viva Brasil! expands to a weekend celebration of Brazilian culture! Tonight we celebrate the sound of sunshine! In Brazil, the word bossa is old-fashioned slang for something done with particular charm, natural flair, or innate ability. When it comes to Brazilian music, the first song that might come to mind is "The Girl From Ipanema" penned by songwriter Antônio Carlos Jobim and performed by singer Astrud Gilberto, guitarist João Gilberto, and saxophonist Stan Getz. That song is a flagship in the Brazilian genre bossanova, which translates to "new style" or "new trend." It emerged in the 1950s and 60s combining elements of samba—a popular music genre in Brazil—with American jazz traditions. We celebrate the great legacy of bossanova this evening, with a debut performance of renowned Brazilian pianist, Marcos Ariel.
Our annual mid-winter Carnival celebration is back, featuring concerts, dancers, capoeira, and more! Carnival dates back to the 1600s and is a celebration of Brazilian life and culture.
The documentary film by Real News Network investigative reporters Stephen Janis and Taya Graham probes Baltimore's use of special tax incentives that the reporters found have mostly benefitted the wealthy and worsened the economic and housing inequities in the city. Join Stephen Janis, Taya Graham, and Jayne Miller in conversation with Ashley Esposito of Baltimore Renters United as we discuss the film in detail and how you can be involved in making change in Baltimore! We will engage in a town hall dialog inspired by the movie, generated by you!
Grab your friends and party the Irish way, at a traditional ceili! Learn social dances as the area’s finest Irish traditional music plays from the stage, and enjoy a great community experience!
Super City is back at Creative Alliance with an epic lineup of local special guests including Outcalls and Natural Velvet, as well as Sofaburn record label mates Quiet Hollers! Having released their first album with a record label in 2023, Super City is hitting the road again and starting the year off right in Baltimore. Their Sofaburn Records release, In the Midnight Room, is still traveling the airwaves across the country. Still bringing their melodic, guitar-driven sound to the stage, Super City is known for blending heavy rock elements and danceability, all with band choreography that results in striking live performances. This Baltimore band expertly crafts guitar and synth earworms that thrive on the creative tension between bombastic rock and roll and stylized movements. Their structures and melodies leave no room for a dull track.
Las Cafeteras has taken the music scene by storm with their infectious live performances and have crossed genre and musical borders. Their electric sound and energy has taken them around the world playing shows from Bonnaroo to the Hollywood Bowl, WOMAD New Zealand to Montreal Jazz, and beyond!
Ari and the Buffalo Kings are back at Creative Alliance celebrating the release of their sophomore album, In The All Together! In The All Together is an indie world folk romp through planes of consciousnesses, honoring the highs and lows of human experience and advocating for mindfulness and compassion at every turn. The band will be performing their sophomore album in its entirety, in addition to offering a short guided meditation with Ari leading into deep embodied listening of the band’s most tender tunes. Celebrate the album’s release with music, meditation, and special merch offered by the band.
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! Kerplunk! is always free! Join us in the theater after you make your Kerplunk! creation for a screening of Peter Rabbit (2018), popcorn, and other concessions! This is a ticketed event. Be sure to purchase in advance or at the box office.
Can I Kick It? screens cult classics and contemporary martial arts/action favorites while DJ 2-Tone Jones live scores the film, scene-by-scene, with a blend of genres such as hip hop, soul, and funk.
Shout the lines, play games, imbibe glamorous drink specials, and win stuff! We’re making Death Becomes her into an interactive movie night. Prizes for the best costumes!
Special Guest Hosts: Betty O'HellNo & Fulla Regrets
Come early to mingle with your hosts, get your game pack, grab a drink, & get the BEST seat!
A limited number of game packs will be available at the door prior to the show. It includes everything you need to “play” the Death Becomes Her Movie Game (which we made up)!
Shout the lines, play games, imbibe glamorous drink specials, and win stuff! We’re making Death Becomes her into an interactive movie night. Prizes for the best costumes!
Special Guest Hosts: Betty O'HellNo & Fulla Regrets
Come early to mingle with your hosts, get your game pack, grab a drink, & get the BEST seat!
A limited number of game packs will be available at the door prior to the show. It includes everything you need to “play” the Death Becomes Her Movie Game (which we made up)!
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.
