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January 8, 2012 @ 7:00pm

Dancing, Screening, Talking: Black Manhood Made Manifest

Dancer and choreographer Vincent Thomas joins forces with theatre artists and other collaborators in sharing a "sneak peek," work-in-progress, multi-media production on the topic of manhood. The performance is followed by a discussion with the artists and speakers addressing the topic of manhood (black male identity). Hosted by Centerstage's Artistic Director, Kwame Kwei-Armah. The finished piece wil premiere March 3rd and 4th, 2012 at Baltimore's Theatre Project.

Location:
Centerstage
700 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Julianne Franz
410-986-4000

January 11, 2012 @ 7:00pm

Margaret Brent of Maryland

In this Living History Presentation, Mary Ann Jung portrays Margaret Brent, who was the first woman in America to ask for the vote. In a costumed, living history presentation, Mary Ann Jung portrays this outspoken and educated woman and gives an account of life and society in early seventeenth century Maryland. Mary Ann Jung has been a lead actress and Director of Renaissance History and Shakespearean Language at the Maryland Renaissance Festival for over twenty-five years. She is a Smithsonian scholar/performer and has appeared on CNN, the Today Show, and Good Morning America. Jung's living history performances include Julia Child, Clara Barton, Mistress Margaret Brent, Rosalie of Riversdale, Amelia Earhart, and Good Queen Bess. She has a B.A. in British History from the University of Maryland.

Location:
Village Learning Place
2521 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Contact Info:
Kate Maskarinec
410-235-2210

January 20, 2012

West Meets East Chinese Film Forum

The University of Baltimore presents a two-day educational film event designed to introduce audiences to humanities themes in eight carefully chosen Chinese films - themes include gender and sexuality issues, politics and human rights, and inter-racial relationships.

Location:
UB Student Center
21 West Mount Royal
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact Info:
Kathryn Kelly
410-837-5323

January 21, 2012

West Meets East Chinese Film Forum

The University of Baltimore presents a two-day educational film event designed to introduce audiences to humanities themes in eight carefully chosen Chinese films - themes include gender and sexuality issues, politics and human rights, and inter-racial relationships.

Location:
UB Student Center
21 West Mount Royal
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact Info:
Kathryn Kelley
410-837-5323

January 25, 2012 @ 3:00pm

The One Culture: Critical Issues in Astrobiology

Prince George's Community College hosts Dr. Steven J. Dick, the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, for a lecture and followed by a reception. Perhaps more than any science, astrobiology draws on many disciplines, from the sciences to the humanities. Fifty years after serious scientific research began in search of life i the universe, ad forty years after serious historical research began on the subject, what are the most important outstanding issues of astrobiology? What are the implications for humanity of a successful search?

Location:
Prince George's Community College, Washington Post Lecture Hall:Chesapeake Hall Rm 109
301 Largo Road
Largo, MD 20744-0429
Contact Info:
Dr. Christopher Hunt
301-322-0429

January 27, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Maryland Masters: Edwin Remsberg's Portraits of Maryland Traditions

Photographer Edwin Remsberg has captured the unique flavor of Maryland in this series of portraits of men and women engaged in some of the state’s oldest living traditions - like foxhunting, decoy carving, baking Smith Island Cakes, boatbuilding, Native American beadwork, and African American gospel quartet singing – as well as some of its newest – like Colombian vallenato accordion and South Indian bharathanatyam dance. Three of the featured tradition bearers will share their stories, techniques, and oral histories at the opening event on Friday, January 27. Refreshments will be served, and the event is free and open to the community.

Location:
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University
909 S. Schumaker Drive
Salisbury, MD 21804
Contact Info:
Cynthia Byrd, Phd.
(410) 742-4988 ext 119

January 29, 2012 @ 1:00pm

Exhibition Event: Baltimore City School Youth on Black Male Identity

Art, images, and narratives from public and independent school students created during the fall of 2011. Presented in partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, Art Every Day, and Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (BEST), the event illuminates the resilience, achievement, and positives of Baltimore youth and their communities, and the importance of positive imagery for all.

Location:
Reginald F. Lewis Museum
830 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Cori Ramos
443-263-1800

January 31, 2012 @ 6:30pm

The Assassination of Martin Luther King and the Baltimore Riots

We do not know what Martin Luther King, Jr. would have preached on Palm or Easter Sunday, 1968, because on April 4th, shortly before Holy Week began, he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. What we do know is that as his body was interred, America exploded in the greatest spate of domestic violence since the Civil War. Peter Levy examines uprisings that took place across the United States, with a special focus on the one that took place in Baltimore, Maryland, which played a crucial role in the rise of Spiro Agnew as a national symbol of the New Right. In addition, the Baltimore Uprising compels us to concentrate on one of, if not the central, dilemma in American history: race. Indeed, at the fortieth anniversary of King's assassination, we are reminded of Langston Hughes' famous refrain: "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? . . . Or does it explode?" Adult and high school audiences. Peter Levy is Professor of History at York College, Pennsylvania. He has numerous publications on the Civil Rights movement. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Location:
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact Info:
Dr. Kiran Chadda
301-696-3799