Community Calendar

Grégory Privat and Jacques Schwarz-Bart were both born on December 22, 22 years apart. They have played together for the last 22 years. Join them at An die Musik Live for their Baltimore debut to celebrate this serendipitous milestone!

Hailing from the two sister islands of the French Antilles, Martinique and Guadeloupe, they represent two generations of pioneers in Afro-Caribbean jazz. Their distinct musical visions, which evolved in symbiosis through many previous collaborations, now culminate in the duo recording “22” (Buddham Jazz, 2025), featured by Radio France Interntionale (RFI) and French jazz station TSF.

The music is both sophisticated and devoid of artifice. In the absence of drums, Privat (piano) and Schwarz-Bart (saxophones) transpose the multidimensional rhythmic language into their fingers and their breathing. An astonishing command of rhythm allows the duo to deconstruct and reconstruct traditional patterns. Foundational material serves as fertile ground where melodic and harmonic colors come together. Drawing from the French impressionists, Gwoka and Belè chants, the processions of New Orleans, Senegal, and even the Middle East, the duo brings a refreshing, contrasting palette to create “22”: a magical, sui generis universe.

Biographical info at www.gregoryprivat.com and https://brotherjacques.com

Programming made possible by the Centre Louis Marin (Johns Hopkins Univ.) with the generous support of the French Embassy in the United States.

In-person seats: $30 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming Cost is $15
The link will remain active for one week.

Donations Welcome!

Sunday, September 28, 4:30 p.m. – Harold J. Kaplan Concert Hall
Experience two uniquely traditional Puerto Rican musical styles, Bomba and Plena, with the Cultura Plenera Ensemble.
Bomba is a Puerto Rican musical genre that dates back more than 300 years. With heavy African influences, Bomba expresses the sentiments of Puerto Ricans and their culture through barrel drums, maraca, cúa, singer and dancers. Plena is another Puerto Rican musical genre dating back more than 100 years, and it too narrates stories of the Puerto Rican experience through hand drums, güiro and singers. Both Bomba and Plena are central to life in Puerto Rican communities inside and outside of the island.

Join Grammy-nominated saxophonist Shola Iyiola for an unforgettable evening at Keystone Korner! Back by popular demand, Shola returns to the stage to celebrate the release of his acclaimed new album, Unstoppable. Known for his electrifying performances and soul-stirring sound, Shola will take you on a musical journey filled with original compositions and fresh interpretations of timeless classics. With a genre-blending style that fuses jazz, afrobeat, gospel, and soul, Shola has emerged as a bold and refreshing voice in today’s music landscape. This is more than a concert—it’s a powerful experience of passion, creativity, and purpose. Don’t miss the chance to witness a live performance from one of the most dynamic artists of our time.

Back for its second year, Abbott and the Big Ten Conference are hosting the We Give Blood Drive competition to entice students, alumni, fans, and community members to rally around their Big Ten school to donate blood, save lives, and address the country's ongoing critical blood shortage.

From August 27 to December 5, anyone eligible to donate blood can do so anywhere, anytime in the U.S. to count for their school. The school with the most donations at the end of the competition will receive $1 million to advance student or community health.

New this year, everyone who donates or attempts to donate blood throughout the competition will receive an exclusive, limited-edition, Homefield-designed T-shirt specific to their school. To receive the shirt:

1. Show up to donate
2. Submit your donation (or attempt to donate) at BigTen.Org/Abbott or by texting DONATE to 222688 (ABBOTT).
3. Click the link sent to your email
4. Use your redemption code
5. Your shirt will be shipped to the address of your choice. 

Last year, the University of Nebraska won, and is using the funds to advance student health on campus. The University of Maryland is competing this year and will host several blood drives on campus and in the surrounding area throughout the competition. To find a blood drive near you, please visit: https://bigten.org/abbott/maryland

"If you care for a loved one with dementia, this group offers conversation, support, resources, and education. Meets the 1st and 3rd Monday each month, 10:00 – 11:30 am via Zoom. Facilitated by Alison Lynch, LGPC.
Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Alison Lynch at [email protected] or 410-843-7514."

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

On View: September 12 - October 11
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

In her work, Yaniv draws on patterns from nature and images from daily life, altogether forming landscapes which blur the line between the real and the imagined, the organic and the artificial, the chaotic and the orderly. For this exhibition, she takes her inspiration from Patrick Svensson’s "The Book of Eels," a mix of natural history, memoir, and metaphysical musings, fusing scientific mysteries with lived experience. The eel is born in the Sargasso Sea, a place of legend but also a fundamental part of the ocean, encompassing two million square miles in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean. A sea within a sea, it is enclosed only by several large rotating ocean currents. This large installation is a collaboration with the Department of Dance, and considers, in multi-modal ways, life and loss, journey, metamorphosis, complexity, and culture-nature (endangered).

Reception September 11 following the 6:30 p.m. lecture and dance performance.

On September 11, 12 and 13 experience dance and sculpture in dynamic interplay just before the Inertia dance performance.
For parking information visit towson.edu/parking/visitors

On View: September 12 - December 6 (closed Oct. 17 & Nov. 25 - 29)
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

The work in this exhibition compresses and expands expectations of depth as moderated by a post-image visual culture. The artists adhere to neither medium nor dimensional restrictions, but manipulate the viewer’s relationship to the image as a temporal document, compressed and fractured, through the singular eye of the lens. This expectation, no longer warranted in the age of computer generated images, becomes a fallacy of both the eye and of the language used to comprehend it. The image is untethered from representation and logical spatial association. Spatial continuity and discontinuity run amok in playful fracture--the work pushes and prods the amorphous opening left in the wake of this rupture; what was flat is unmoored of grounding, what was solid is now compressed.

Reception September 11 following the 6:30 p.m. lecture.
For parking information visit towson.edu/parking/visitors

September 10 - December 6 (closed October 17 & November 26 -29)
Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Opening reception Wednesday, September 10, 7:30 p.m.

How have recent upheavals—from the pandemic to global conflicts, amplified by media—reshaped our private lives? How do personal memories become collective history? In a world forever changed, how do we find our way forward? Elaine Qiu’s awe-inspiring installation of painting, video, and sound invites visitors into a multi-sensory exploration of communal consciousness, connection, and healing in a fragmented, post-pandemic world.
For parking information visit towson.edu/parking/visitors

During a recent routine inspection, we discovered that Church Hill Theatre's roof and a roof truss required full replacement. To prioritize the safety of our patrons, performers, and staff, we are temporarily pausing all performances while we begin work on these essential repairs.

This short-term closure marks the beginning of a long-term investment in the future of our beloved theatre. We’re committed to ensuring that Church Hill Theatre remains a safe, vibrant space for the arts for years to come.

In the coming days, we’ll share updates regarding scheduled events and ways you can continue to support CHT during this time. If you would like to make a monetary donation toward our repair mission, please feel free to contact our office at (401) 556-6003 or check out the CHT website at www.churchhilltheatre.org. Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we take this important step forward.