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Once the sun sets, the magic begins. Myths, spirits, and legends converge in Patterson Park from lands beyond, bringing their mystic wonder to Baltimore. A majestic Alebrije presides over the stage as an ethereal Ouroboro watches over the festival grounds. Dragons, mythical creatures, ghouls, and spirit folk parade through Patterson Park surrounded by bright and beautiful music. Everyone is welcome to grab a lantern and march with thousands of neighbors, artists, musicians, and performers. Many more line the parade route to watch the delightful Great Halloween Lantern Parade winds through the night!!
In each session, you can bring your work for advice, brainstorming, or general feedback. Meet new artists and benefit from an array of artistic voices with experience. All critiques will be in-person at Creative Alliance. Send your artwork submissions to joy@creativealliance.org by 1pm the day before the critique session to be considered. Include whether you will […]
Essential Tease instructors Jacqueline Boxx, Tempete La Coeur, and Ruby Rockafella are proud to present eight brand-spanking new burlesque performers!
El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican celebration that honors deceased family members through a colorful and fun celebration.
El Día de los Muertos es una celebración Mexicana que rinde homenaje a los familiares fallecidos a través de una celebración colorida y divertida.
We can’t think of a better way to celebrate than opening all our doors, so you, your family, friends, and neighbors can dance, eat, create, and explore throughout the day! Get crafty with the Artesanas in the beautiful storefront classroom, watch cooking demonstrations from many countries in the teaching kitchen, and pop into a salsa, capoeira, or hip-hop lesson in the dance studio. The historic Patterson, with its bright and shiny refinished marquee, is also open! Listen to Sidewalk Serenades in the BUS stop, grab a cocktail in the Marquee Lounge, visit the exhibitions, and meet our NEW Resident Artists in their studios. There’s even free hot chocolate!
Celebrate democracy with us and get your pre-holiday workout on with a high-energy battle of the bands as Orchester Praževica take on the Baltimore Klezmer All Stars.
Christopher J. Chester and Micah E. Wood are longtime collaborators in design and photography in Baltimore, MD. Upon meeting in 2014, they bonded over their studies of design and photography at MICA and their love for music. Music is the connecting force of their friendship. 'Scene Seen' explores the Station North music scene between 2016 and 2022 from their perspective through photography and poster design. Baltimore has been known as a music poster city dating back to the 1960s with Globe Posters and continues that legacy.
Christopher J. Chester and Micah E. Wood are longtime collaborators in design and photography in Baltimore, MD. Upon meeting in 2014, they bonded over their studies of design and photography at MICA and their love for music. Music is the connecting force of their friendship. 'Scene Seen' explores the Station North music scene between 2016 and 2022 from their perspective through photography and poster design. Baltimore has been known as a music poster city dating back to the 1960s with Globe Posters and continues that legacy.
Join us for an evening of short films which explore pioneering Baltimore musicians, from Beach House, Dan Deacon and DDm to trailblazing bluegrass musician Hazel Dickens. This collection of three short films chronicles various corners of Maryland's rich music scene. It's also the Baltimore debut of "Don't Put Her Down," a new work by Baltimore filmmaker Julia Golonka. Plus: A sneak preview of the forthcoming Baltimore House Music documentary "Music Liberated: Baltimore's in the House." Join WTMD's Sam Sessa and directors Golonka, Joe Tropea, and more in a Q+A after the screening.
Painted screens are a unique Baltimore folk art. Watch a short film on the history of the painted screens and the early painted screen artists, enjoy a demonstration of the painted screen technique, and then paint paint a small screen. Multiple painting options are available. Two drinks from a selection of beer and wine are included in the workshop cost!
The Dan Meyer Choir is BACK with its Presidents Day holiday tradition: The Love Songs of the Presidents! Baltimore's most original community choir has combined all the romance of Valentines Day with the glory of Presidents Day by setting the love poetry of former US Presidents to four-part choral music. From George Washington to George W. Bush, come experience the profound, funny, and bizarre romantic words of some of our former Commanders in Chief.
Join artists for monthly Open Critique in our Marquee Lounge! Each session is an open forum to show 1-2 examples of your artwork and receive feedback from experienced artists from varying mediums and backgrounds. Please send digital examples of work 48 hours before the event day to visualarts@creativealliance.org.
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).
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!
Camille W. Dance Presents: “The Way Forward ''
Please join us for this multidisciplinary, intergenerational performance that explores the embodied personal & collective memories of black women as it relates to the shaping of identity, the molding of generations, & community.
Join artists for monthly Open Critique in our Marquee Lounge! Each session is an open forum to show 1-2 examples of your artwork and receive feedback from experienced artists from varying mediums and backgrounds. Please send digital examples of work 48 hours before the event day to visualarts@creativealliance.org.
The High & Wides project a big, driving sound—musical traditions re-imagined for a new century. With roots in urban Baltimore and the rural Delmarva peninsula, they draw on bluegrass backgrounds and weave in influences from new wave to old time to make music that defies boundaries while evoking the era when country, bluegrass, western swing, and early rock'n'roll mingled freely.
Join us for an evening of all-audience storytelling that proves the truth is the ultimate source of comedy. Share a 3-minute story or just be there to listen and laugh. The Stoop Storytelling Series is a Baltimore-based live show that features “ordinary” people sharing the extraordinary, true tales of their lives.
Are you ready to finally take the leap and see what burlesque is all about? Or, are you a current performer who is thinking about reimagining your relationship to burlesque?
Our team of experienced burlesque instructors will guide you through becoming a burlesque performer inside and out. We will progress through act creation from start to finish while incorporating mindful techniques for both on and off the stage. Essential Tease is the ideal starting point for truly transformative acts! This eight-week in-person workshop series is conducted at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD, and concludes with a ticketed, live student showcase!
Registration includes eight weeks of prepared lessons, out-of-class coaching and one-on-one mentorship, complimentary costume add-ons and crafting sessions, access to an online community with your peers, as well as the opportunity to rehearse and perform in a student showcase on the Creative Alliance main stage!
Essential Tease welcomes ALL gender identities, abilities, ages, sexualities, races, religions, AND experience levels. All humans welcome, and all bodies are burlesque bodies!
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.
