Creative Alliance provides venue space for
Music, Performance & Film, Youth & Family, Festivals & Community, Exhibitions, Classes, Fundraisers, and Signature Events.
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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.
This workshop is an interactive learning experience in which the performing arts are harnessed to explore the powerful genre of social justice theatre. Participants will explore WombWork Productions’ unique methodology of social justice theatre, which has been applied in urban communities to share unapologetic truths about the effects of poverty, addiction, institutional racism and trauma. This experience will give each participant the opportunity to have their voices heard, create community through collective expressions, and demonstrate how arts and culture can catalyze the change needed in the world.
Yes indeed, step right up, juggle right now in these workshops for aspiring jugglers and all-around great human beings from ages 6 to 600. Learn the basics of juggling, gaining the techniques to build a traditional three-ball cascade! Brush up on your skills, stretch the ol' brainpan, and increase your coolness factor by at least 300% (claim not evaluated by FDA). Each session is standalone, or attend all three to become a certified JUGGLING JUGGERNAUT. No experience required. Come play; it's fun.
Cantando aprendo Español gives parents and caregivers fun and easy ideas in Spanish of things they can do with their children that encourage interaction and early literacy in this new language. The more they sing, the more they learn, and the more parents and caregivers feel comfortable with this new language!
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!
Go Around the World with professional yoyo-er Abby Brodsky! Learn the exciting, dynamic, and fast-paced art of the yoyo—one of the world's oldest toys! Abby will teach you how to bring the yoyo up and down, walk the dog, rock the baby, and more! This is a workshop for Ages 8 to 108 anyone can learn how with just a little patience and practice!
Kerplunk! Family Art Drop-in class 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! Come make a mess at our house!
Sak pase! Learn to build and decorate your very own Haitian kite in preparation for The BIG Baltimore Kite Fest on Saturday, April 6th! Kite-master Tetpwav Soley 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. This workshop consists of tying sticks together, stretching kite fabric, tying knots, and creative decorating to make beautiful traditional Haitian kites!
Hey hey, you've done pretty well for yourself! Wind in your sails, cash in your pocket, and you can even juggle a three-ball cascade. What else could you ask for? And yet, something calls out to you. You don't know what it is, what siren's call whispers so from beyond the veil, but you know that, surely, surely there must be something more. Something deeper and wider and juggler-er than what your life has been up to this point. Well, our fair friends, this workshop is for you. Starting this March, you will step onto the path of not just being a human being who knows how to juggle, but a titan, a colossus of skills and pizazz, one who IS a juggler. Fulfillment and glory await you! Tricks will be introduced, discussions on learning 4 and 5 will be held, and assorted other manipulation props such as diablos, devil sticks, and spinning plates will be on hand for exploring and learning. Don't dally, make a move! The path of the juggler calls!
Sak pase! Learn to build and decorate your very own Haitian kite in preparation for The BIG Baltimore Kite Fest on Saturday, April 6th! Kite-master Tetpwav Soley 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. This workshop consists of tying sticks together, stretching kite fabric, tying knots, and creative decorating to make beautiful traditional Haitian kites!
Kerplunk! Family Art Drop-in class 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! Come make a mess at our house!
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!
STEAM learning with Camp Puh’tok! How do you tell one tree from another? Together we will learn how to identify native species that you can find in your backyard or local park! Participants will then learn some sewing skills and create a felt pin of their favorite native leaf!
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!
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered. All ages!
Kerplunk! Family Art Drop-in class 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! Come make a mess at our house!
Join Y.M.U. Yummy U! in partnership with the Creative Alliance for an afternoon of food, fellowship and community dining. In each session, Doc. J will lead cooking demonstrations showcasing a featured ingredient or theme and collaborate with participants to create a full community meal. Learn, cook, and break bread together in this cooking experience that brings back Sunday dinners!
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.
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!
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered. All ages!
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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.
