Community Calendar

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

Enjoy Keystone Korner’s beloved cuisine and great vibes with Baltimore’s Favorite Foodie Charm City Table this Sunday, September 21st from 11am-2pm for a Special Charm City Table Sunday Brunch Buffet - All You Can Eat, with live music curated and personally hosted by Simone Phillips at Charm City Table & NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan!

Simone Phillips is an award-winning full-time content creator, influencer, and event curator known for her impactful storytelling through Charm City Table, the popular food and beverage blog she founded in 2017. In 2024, she was honored with a Certificate of Recognition from the Mayor’s Office for her economic impact and community engagement. With over 10 million monthly impressions, Simone has been featured on The Drew Barrymore Show, Apple, NPR, and VICE’s MUNCHIES. She’s led successful campaigns with brands like Amazon Fresh, PepsiCo, the Baltimore Ravens, and Verizon. Passionate about supporting small businesses, she launched the Charm City Table Dining Guide in 2022 to help increase their visibility. A founding member of The Baltimore Banner’s Creatives-in-Residence, Simone also serves on The National Aquarium’s Community Advisory Board. Learn more about how she started here.

Advance payment required for reservations. Walk-ins welcome, if space is available. Food & music included in cost of the buffet ticket. A full cash bar will be available with Mimosa & Bloody Mary specials.

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

Join us for an interactive musical experience for kids with Slim Harrision's Sunnyland Band! Children get to learn about the rich heritage of traditional folk music, stories, and dances. During the show, kids are given an opportunity to join the "Sunnyland Band" and play along on spoons, jugs, washboards, skiffleboards, limberjacks, washtub bass, PA Dutch “stumpf-fiddles”, African tambourines, Cajun frattrois, Native American whammy-diddles, Chinese "Gao" bead drums, Latin maracas, castanuelas & guiros.

Gates open at 10 a.m. Join us early to play in the park!

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.

senior citizen activists from Third Act Maryland, along with Civic Works and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, are inviting their fellow citizens to “Sun Day,” celebrating solar energy as the cheapest and fastest way to generate electricity.

The event, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, happens at Civic Works headquarters,
3501 Brehms Ln., in Baltimore. Admission is free.

Participants will learn how they can take advantage of solar energy even if they are renters or have a shaded roof. There will be solar power demos, solar job training information, kids activities, art projects and food trucks. And there will be live music by Tavair Dominique, Buzz Merrick, and Dan and Claudia Zanes.

“Solar power isn’t just a clean energy issue, it’s a housing affordability issue, because rooftop and community solar lower utility bills. That means residents have more money to cover their rent or mortgage,” said Rob Wald of Third Act Maryland.

Sun Day is a national day of action celebrating solar and wind power, with events and activities across the country. Learn more about Sun Day and the movement to spread solar energy far and wide at https://sunday.earth.

Participants can take advantage of free parking and a shuttle to the event from Clifton Mansion, 2701 St. Lo Dr., Baltimore.

Sun Day events will also take place in Frederick and Takoma Park, Maryland; Vienna, Virginia; and Washington, D.C.

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
by Juliany Taveras
Based on the book by Christine Baldacchino and Isabelle Malenfant

Directed by Julie Herber

Run time: Around one hour with no intermission
This show is appropriate for all ages.

About: Morris loves space adventures, painting, and especially the bright tangerine dress in his classroom's dress-up center. But when others question his choices, Morris must find the courage to stand tall in who he is. With the help of his vivid imagination – and the roar of space tigers – he shows everyone that bravery means being true to yourself.

9-19 to 9-28: Tidewater Player proudly presents "Hairspray the Musical” at the Cultural Center at Opera House in Havre de Grace on Sept 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 2. Shows are on Friday at 8:00 PM, Saturday at 2:00 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM. Plot: It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular "Corny Collins Show." When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob, Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network... all without denting her 'do! Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs. Tickets at https://tidewaterplayers.com/current-season/

Sunday, September 21, 3 p.m. - Recital Hall
Join us for an afternoon of evocative and exhilarating music as the faculty of TU's Department of Music perform works by Latinx composers! Featured on the program will be " Divertimento Caribeño No. 2" by Sonia Morales-Matos, "Descarga" by Ernesto Cordero, and music by Brazilian composer Hermeto Pascoal.

THE SHARK IS BROKEN

BY IAN SHAW and JOSEPH NIXON
DIRECTED BY Gené Fouché

SEPTEMBER 12 – OCTOBER 5

Preview September 11
ASL Interpreted performance September 19

It’s 1974 and the hit movie JAWS is being filmed. Well, it would be, if the prop shark wasn’t a mechanical mess. In this laugh-out-loud comedy, testy, feuding costars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider take center stage as booze flows, egos clash, and tempers flare. The actors pray for an end to the shoot, not knowing it will change their lives forever.