Community Calendar

Roll for initiative! Oh Crit performs improv comedy fused with Dungeons & Dragons! Join them as they embark on an adventure of twists and turns, bizarre characters, and occasional epic failure… All with the help from YOU and the whim of an unforgiving 20-sided die!

At all Oh Crit! performances, we will be collecting food donations on behalf of the Frederick Community Fridge.

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

The Town of Colmar Manor, in collaboration with local organizations “Operation ARTS Foundation” and “We Are Limitless Studios” are leading their Streets of Solidarity Mural & Neighborhood Revitalization Project. Brandon Bell, Chyna Mae and Renee Ackerson designed a unifying message for Colmar Manor and are teaching 10 upcoming artists how to paint murals through their guidance. These 10 local artists will receive a stipend for their participation, in addition to gaining invaluable experience, mentorship and merchandise. The word “solidarity” refers to people coming together to stand in support of one another and in this project we are working together to unify the neighborhood through art. This community-driven project was funded by a grant award from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development of $81,500. This 5,000 sq. ft. roadway mural will engage local residents in painting a vibrant message of cultural unity and anti-gun violence at the 4 road intersections of 38th Ave, 37th Ave, Newmark St, and Newton St, that is also adjacent to Colmar Manor’s historic Dueling Grounds site. Local residents and commuters please note important dates and traffic pattern changes from 9/2 - 9/25 and plan your travel accordingly to avoid transportation delays. If you are interested in learning how to paint murals and would like to volunteer with us from 7am - 8pm, Monday through Friday, please RSVP to the event page on Facebook. Join us in transforming a historic site into a symbol of peace and resilience!
Road Closures will be from 9/2- 9/25 but may end earlier.
Expect delays at the 4 road intersection of 38th Ave, 37th Ave, Newmark St, and Newton St.
For updates visit colmarmanor.org.
Event Page For Volunteers: https://www.facebook.com/events/1312333913928503/

Calling all pickleball players as well as any aspiring picklers! On Saturday, Sept. 20, Kennedy Krieger Institute will host Pickleball for All 2025 — a groundbreaking, charity pickleball tournament designed to be the area’s first fully accessible and adaptive pickleball event. It’s open to ALL SKILL levels.

Pickleball for All will feature a beginner’s clinic, division play for recreational and competitive levels, and adaptive pickleball matches with mixed teams of adaptive and nonadaptive athletes. Sign up solo or bring a partner — either way, you’ll belong on the court. Ages 16+ are welcome.

Proceeds from Pickleball for All will benefit the Institute’s adult adaptive sports and recreation program. Started in 2012, the program embodies the belief that individuals of all abilities should have the opportunity to lead active, healthy and independent lives. Each year, the program serves close to 150 adaptive athletes and recreation enthusiasts who participate in a variety of activities, such as handcycling, wheelchair lacrosse or bowling, among others.

The tournament will be a round-robin style with semi-final and final matches.

Registration starts at $35, and teams are encouraged to participate in fundraising; prizes will be awarded for the event’s top fundraisers. Registration ends on Saturday, Sept. 6.

For more information or to register for the tournament, visit https://www.kennedykrieger.org/foundation/pickleball-for-all.

SEPTEMBER 20 at 10AM to 1PM
in Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s Lobby

Stop by our FUN Company open house for a day full of fun free activities! FAMILY FUN DAY IS FREE – NO TICKETS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE!

FREE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

MINI THEATRE WORKSHOPS at 10:30AM & 11:30AM
CIRCUS ACTIVITIES
ARTS & CRAFTS
STORYTIME
DRESS UP
FACEPAINTING
PERFORMANCE of Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress will occur at 1:30PM. These performances are at cost and require a general admission ticket in order to attend. Tickets ranging from $7 – $20 are available for purchase online and at the box office. We highly recommend purchasing your tickets in advance.

Donations to support our performance and education programs are welcome. MET is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. EIN: #52-1964330

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.

This focus exhibition of 10 works explores the relationship between burning fossil fuels—namely, coal—and the emergence of European modernism. Drawing on research conducted by climate scientists and art historians, the exhibition presents a range of paintings and works on paper by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, James McNeill Whistler, and others to explore the ways that their artistic practices and style emerged, in part, in response to widespread pollution in London and Paris.
Presented as part of the Turn Again to the Earth environmental initiative.

A stunning exhibition of monumental paintings and works on paper, breathtaking films, and poignant child-size sculptures by artists exploring questions of history, power, climate change, and social and environmental justice.

More than 50 works on paper investigate how artists working in Europe and French-occupied northern Africa watched and participated as nature became a resource for people to hoard or share.

Drawn from the BMA’s George A. Lucas Collection, this exhibition of 19th-century art foregrounds the many ways that human relationships, including imperialism and capitalism, affect the environment. Deconstructing Nature is organized thematically, focusing on five environments and the ways artists explored them in their work: The Desert, The Forest, The Field, The City, and The Studio.

Born and raised in Baltimore, George A. Lucas (1824–1909) spent most of his adult life immersed in the Parisian art world and amassed a personal collection of nearly 20,000 works of art. In 1996, the BMA, with funds from the State of Maryland and the generosity of numerous individuals in the community, purchased the George A. Lucas Collection, which had been on extended loan to the Museum for more than 60 years.

In this focus exhibition of approximately 20 photographs, prints, drawings, and textiles, the natural environment is a source of creative inspiration worth celebrating and protecting.

Works by artists such as Winslow Homer, Richard Misrach, Charles Sheeler, and Kiki Smith, among many others, depict the elements of air, water, earth, and fire and address broader themes of ecological awareness and preservation. These themes range from how artists have used visual language to convey the act of locating oneself in nature; works that depict natural forms through the physical integration of environmental components; and artists’ commentary on sites of environmental disaster, the sociopolitical ramifications of human impact, and the potential of symbiotic healing for this planet and its occupants.