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April 1, 2012 @ 10:00am

Maryland Masters: Edwin Remsberg's Portraits of Maryland Traditions

This exhibit runs through April 8. 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. The Museum is open Mon - Sat 10a-5p and Sundays 12p-5p.

Location:
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University
909 S. Schumaker Drive
Salisbury, MD 21804
Contact Info:
Cynthia Byrd, Phd.
410-742-4988 ext 19

April 3, 2012 @ 6:30pm

Let's Talk About It: The Shape of the War

The fourth in a series of book readings and discussions, created and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "We the People" initiative, which promotes scholarship, teaching, and learning about American history and culture. Readings will include "Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam" by James M. McPherson and excerpts from the "America's War" anthology. Free and open to the public. Participants will receive a complimentary copy of each book. Light refreshments provided. Info: http://libguides.montgomerycollege.edu/civilwar

Location:
Montgomery College Library, Germantown Campus, Humanities Rm 110
20200 Observation Drive
Germantown, MD 20876
Contact Info:
Metta Lash
(240) 567-7857

April 5, 2012 @ 7:00pm

Documentary Work-in-Progress Screening

This documentary screening gives audiences the chance to see not-quite-finished documentary films by local filmmakers and provide feedback on the story structure and character development of the films. Tickets are available through the Creative Alliance website at http://www.creativealliance.org/events/eventItem2887.html

Location:
The Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
Contact Info:
Erica Ginsberg (Docs In Progress) or Jed Dodds (Creative Alliance )
Docs In Progress: 301-789-2797 / Creative Alliance: 410-276-1651

April 11, 2012 @ 6:00pm

The Whipping Man: Pre-show Conversation: Reverend Dr. Frank M. Reid III

During the production of 'The Whipping Man', written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Conversations will focus on the notion of inheritance – inherited faiths, political systems, racial struggles, and all of the inherited gifts and baggage associated with each of our multifaceted identities. Prominent leaders of Baltimore’s African American and Jewish communities will participate, to encourage exploration of these two communities’ historical relationship. Theater scholars and artists offer expertise and “behind the scenes” insights to enhance audiences’ experience. Visitors can will also enjoy Acts of Inheritance, a docent-guided visual art exhibition, curated by production dramaturgy staff, with featured art from students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, inspired by 'The Whipping Man' and its themes.In partnership with MICA’s Graduate Dean Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond. The Reverend Dr. Frank M. Reid III of Bethel AME Church and Rabbi Steven M. Fink of Temple Oheb Shalom will co-host a pre-show discussion along with CENTERSTAGE Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah, prior to the Opening Night performance of 'The Whipping Man', exploring inherited faith and other themes inspired by the play that have shaped relations historically between African American and Jewish communities.

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052

April 12, 2012 @ 7:00pm

Run of the Mill: History and Archaeology of Maryland Mills

Mills, driven by water through rough wooden gears and wide leather belts, fed Marylanders from the middle of the eighteenth century to the turn of the twentieth. They supported Baltimore's successful bid for industrial prominence in the Mid-Atlantic, and they linked the entire state to international markets. James Gibb explores the history and architecture Maryland mills and demonstrates how archaeological investigations have revealed remarkable differences in technology among the state's mills. Adult and high school audiences. James G. Gibb is a historical archaeologist with over thirty years of experience, specializing in the archaeological and historical study and interpretation of seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century communities. Currently he is adjunct professor in the History Department of Villa Julie College. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in anthropology from Binghamton University.

Location:
Laurel Historical Society
817 Main Street
Laurel, MD 20707
Contact Info:
Lindsey Baker
301-725-7975

April 12, 2012 @ 6:15pm

The Whipping Man: ForeWords & AfterThoughts discussions

During the production of 'The Whipping Man', written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Visitors can will also enjoy Acts of Inheritance, a docent-guided visual art exhibition, curated by production dramaturgy staff, with featured art from students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, inspired by 'The Whipping Man' and its themes.In partnership with MICA’s Graduate Dean Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond. ForeWords, a pre-show discussion, 6:15pm and AfterThoughts, a post-show Q&A conversation, approximately 9pm. (Following the 7pm performance of 'The Whipping Man') Featuring Production Dramaturg and University of Maryland professor Dr. Faedra Chatard Carpenter, Assistant Dramaturg Drew Barker, and Assistant Director Jay Gilman.

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052

April 13, 2012 @ 10:00am

Cars: A Harford County Love Affair

EXHIBIT RUNS: April 13 - May 21, 2012 Local professional photographers take to the road (and imagination) to create their interpretation of Harford County's Car Culture. This is a juried fine art photography exhibition. Photographs are for sale with proceeds benefiting Harford County Public Library.

Location:
Jarrettsville Public Library
3722 Norrisville Road
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
Contact Info:
(410)692-7887

April 13, 2012 @ 7:00pm

"A Night Out @ the Library": Fireside Chat with Author Earl Swift

This year's speaker is Fulbright fellow, PEN finalist, and five-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Earl Swift, who wrote the New York Times editor's choice, "The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways." These sprawling man-made wonders call to one's wild side, evoking a feeling of possibility, literally reminding us of the road not taken. Tickets $30, benefits HCPL.

Location:
Jarrettsville Public Library
3722 Norrisville Road
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
Contact Info:
(410) 273-5600

April 14, 2012 @ 10:00am

Romancing the Chrome Car Show

A wide variety of categories will be available including classic and antique cars, muscle and sport cars, trucks/jeeps/SUVs, and exotics. Grant prize of $500! Cars can enter for $15. Live Music, food, drink, and more.

Location:
Jarrettsville Lions Club field, across from the Jarrettsville Library
3722 Norrisville Road
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
Contact Info:
(410) 273-5601

April 14, 2012 @ 11:00am

Letters About Literature Awards Ceremony

Join student scribes as MHC recognizes the finalists and state winners of the 2012 Letters About Literature Contest. Students in grades 4-12 write personal letters to an author, living or dead, from any genre, explaining how that author's work changed their way of thinking about the world. The Christine D. Sarbanes Teacher of the Year Award is also given at the ceremony to an exceptional teacher who promotes reading through creative teaching methods. Keynote Speaker: Kwame Alexander.

Location:
The Enoch Pratt Free Library, Wheeler Auditorium
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact Info:
Andrea Lewis
(410) 685-6161

April 14, 2012 @ 4:00pm

The Whipping Man: AfterThoughts post-show discussion

During the production of 'The Whipping Man', written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Visitors can will also enjoy Acts of Inheritance, a docent-guided visual art exhibition, curated by production dramaturgy staff, with featured art from students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, inspired by 'The Whipping Man' and its themes.In partnership with MICA’s Graduate Dean Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond. AfterThoughts, a post-show Q&A conversation, following the 2pm performance of 'The Whipping Man.' Featuring Production Dramaturg Dr. Faedra Carpenter with guest Dr. Jeffrey McCune of the University of Maryland.

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052

April 14, 2012 @ 10:00am

CityLit Festival

Celebrate the literary arts in Baltimore at the ninth annual CityLit Festival, offering readings, discussions, book signings, and lectures. Authors such as Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Busch, Thomas Lux, and Nora Pierce, and more. While you are there, stop by the MHC table and enter our drawing for a Barnes and Noble gift certificate!

Location:
The Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact Info:
Gregg Wilhelm
www.citylitproject.org or www.prattlibrary.org

April 15, 2012 @ 9:30pm

The Whipping Man: Post-show discussion

During the production of 'The Whipping Man', written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Visitors can will also enjoy Acts of Inheritance, a docent-guided visual art exhibition, curated by production dramaturgy staff, with featured art from students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, inspired by 'The Whipping Man' and its themes.In partnership with MICA’s Graduate Dean Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond. Celebrated author, and expert on the history of American slavery, Dr. Raymond Winbush, leads a discussion and provides response to 'The Whipping Man' and will focus on the legacy of slavery in America.  What are the historic and modern implications of slavery in our country. How does it continue to influence race relations and public policy?  What are the culturally significant vestiges of a horrific system that seems to still plague us today?  What can African-American and Jewish people learn from one another’s holocaust? 

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052

April 15, 2012 @ 5:00pm

The Whipping Man: Community Seder

During the production of 'The Whipping Man', written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Visitors can will also enjoy Acts of Inheritance, a docent-guided visual art exhibition, curated by production dramaturgy staff, with featured art from students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, inspired by 'The Whipping Man' and its themes.In partnership with MICA’s Graduate Dean Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond. The Reverend Dr. Frank M. Reid III of Bethel AME Church, Rabbi Steven M. Fink of Temple Oheb Shalom, and Imam Al-Amin of the Muslim Community Cultural Center of Baltimore host a community-wide Freedom Seder.

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052

April 15, 2012 @ 3:00pm

Fortune's Bones: A Celebration of Our Shared Humanity

Join the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center as they create a collective and personal experience--through singing, painting, moving, writing, and meditating together. Several events--some participatory, some to be observed--will help us to connect our current lives with Fortune's story. A repast, a celebration,kl a resolution, a sending forth...this family-friendly event will include performances by Nolan Williams, Jr. and Voices of Inspiration, Dr. Ysaye Barnwell, Washington Revels Jubilee Voices, and others.

Location:
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
3800 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1625
Contact Info:
Debby Vargas
(301) 405-ARTS (2787)

April 17, 2012 @ 6:30pm

Let's Talk About It: War and Freedom

The fifth in a series of book readings and discussions, created and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its "We the People" initiative, which promotes scholarship, teaching, and learning about American history and culture. Readings include several Abraham Lincoln addresses, Frederick Douglass's "Men of Color, To Arms!" (1863), an excerpt from Margaret Walker's "Jubilee" (1966), and Leon Litwack's "Been in the Storm So Long"(1979), amongst others. Free and open to the public. Participants will receive a complimentary copy of each book. Light refreshments provided.Info: http://libguides.montgomerycollege.edu/civilwar

Location:
Montgomery College Library, Germantown Campus, Humanities Rm 110
20200 Observation Drive
Germantown, MD 20876
Contact Info:
Metta Lash
(240) 567-7857

April 18, 2012 @ 7:30pm

Justice, Forgiveness and Remembrance of the Holocaust

How do families and societies move beyond an event of mass violence, such as the Holocaust? This lecture by Katharina von Kellenbach draws on personal experience to explore the moral, emotional, and legal dilemmas of living with perpetrators in the period after a genocide. Von Kellenbach explores how the practices of justice, forgiveness, and remembrance can lead beyond the devastation of the past into new relationships between perpetrators, victims and their communities. Katharina von Kellenbach is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Both her M.A. and Ph.D. Degrees are from Temple University. Her areas of specialization are Christian Theology and Jewish-Christian Relations, Holocaust Studies, Feminist Theology, and Women and Religion.

Location:
Fairhaven Retirement Community
7200 3rd Avenue
Sykesville, MD 21784
Contact Info:
Harvey Alperin
410-795-8801

April 18, 2012 @ 6:00pm

The Whippin Man: Salon Chat

During the production of The Whipping Man, written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Attend a Salon Chat, hosted by the Afro-American Newspaper of Baltimore. Guest moderators and topics TBA.

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052

April 19, 2012 @ 6:15pm

The Whipping Man: ForeWords & AfterThoughts discussions

During the production of 'The Whipping Man', written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Visitors can will also enjoy Acts of Inheritance, a docent-guided visual art exhibition, curated by production dramaturgy staff, with featured art from students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, inspired by 'The Whipping Man' and its themes.In partnership with MICA’s Graduate Dean Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond. Join CENTERSTAGE Dramaturgy and Artistic Staff for a pre-show discussion or post-show Q&A conversation following 'The Whipping Man.'

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052

April 21, 2012 @ 11:00am

Mt. Vernon Literary Walking Tour

Follow in the footsteps of Baltimore's literary luminaries and discover the elegant brownstone mansions and majestic cultural institutions built by Baltimore's successful 19th century merchants and industrialists.  Learn how a neighborhood of scholars, struggling artists and authors, newspaperman, philanthropists and social reformers offered rich opportunities to discuss and debate ideas and open new literary avenues. Tour takers will meet their guide in front of the Enoch Pratt Free Library at 400 Cathedral Street in Baltimore City and wear comfortable shoes made for walking! A minimum of 10 reservations are needed per tour, however walk-ins are welcome to join in. Tours will be cancelled if there is inclement weather. Tours take 90 mins-2 hours depending upon size and pacing of group.  For details, or to reserve a spot, visit www.MtVernonLitWalk.eventbrite.com or call (410) 685-4186.

Location:
Meet the guide outside of the Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact Info:
Michele Baylin
(410) 685-4186

April 22, 2012 @ 4:30pm

Film Screening: Through the Eye of the Needle: The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krintz

Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, a dress shop owner in Downtown Frederick, had a past unlike other shopkeepers. As a 15-year old girl in Nazi-occupied Poland, Esther fled with her younger sister, never to see her family again. Years later she completed a remarkable memoir in fabric: 36 panels of fabric collage and needlework depicting scenes both tender and traumatic from her youth. Since her death in 2001, her fabric arts has been exhibited nationwide through the efforts of Art and Remembrance, a nonprofit founded by her daughters. Attend the local premiere of this 30-minute documentary, followed by a panel discussion on healing and the transformative power of memory, story, and art.

Location:
The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center
40 South Carroll Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact Info:
(301) 698-0656

April 25, 2012 @ 6:00pm

The Whipping Man: Salon Chat

During the production of 'The Whipping Man', written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Visitors can will also enjoy Acts of Inheritance, a docent-guided visual art exhibition, curated by production dramaturgy staff, with featured art from students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, inspired by 'The Whipping Man' and its themes.In partnership with MICA’s Graduate Dean Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond. Enjoy a Salon Chat, hosted by the Urbanite Magazine of Baltimore. Guest moderators and topics TBD.

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052

April 25, 2012 @ 6:30pm

History in the Making: Community Conversations

Moderator: Alfonso Narvaez, Prince George’s County Historical & Cultural Trust Prince George’s County is a diverse community with a rich culture and history – how can we present it in a way that is meaningful for everyone?  This event will give a closer look at the intersection of political and environmental history in the north of the county with brief insights from two special guests. Then we invite you to join a lively conversation to explore how this relates to you and the significant events and places in your neighborhood. What’s important? What can we do to best make use of our heritage sites? Light refreshments provided.

Location:
Montpelier Mansion
9650 Muirkirk Road
Laurel, MD 20708
Contact Info:
(301) 887-0777 or email info@marylandmilestones.org.

April 26, 2012 @ 11:00am

The Musical Stories of Journeys

Listen to the ballads and songs that tell the stories of American journeys throughout our nation. Sailors and commercial fishermen travel the rivers and lakes singing shanties and ballads of longing for home. Political candidates go town to town, accompanied by bands and choruses performing their theme songs. Woody Guthrie sets the complaints of migrant workers to old, familiar tunes. The Civil War displaces soldiers into regions never seen, and of course the journeys of those who come from foreign lands to the US as the land of opportunity bring their native tunes with them, then learn to sing here of their new experiences. Cowboy, Indian, colonist, slave, traveling salesman, homesteader, dust bowl escapee, vaudeville performer, gold-digger, Vietnam refugee – there are songs for all of them. Dr. Hildebrand (whose own family traditions keep alive a song about "Aunt Becky" falling out of her bunk on a houseboat trip in Florida, 40 years ago) offers a mixture of mostly live musical selections, plus some recorded, accompanied by appropriate images (if projector and screen available).  David Hildebrand teaches American music history at the Peabody Conservatory, and he is finishing a history of music in Maryland for The Johns Hopkins University Press. He and his wife Ginger Hildebrand have been performing professionally for museums, historical societies, schools, colleges, and universities throughout the country since 1980, focusing on American music. Dr. Hildebrand received his Ph.D. in Musicology from Catholic University of America, his M.A. in Musicology.

Location:
Indian Head Senior Center
100 Cornwallis Square
Indian Head, MD 20640
Contact Info:
Joan Boggs
(301) 743-2125

April 26, 2012

The Whipping Man: ForeWords & AfterThoughts discussions

During the production of 'The Whipping Man', written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Visitors can will also enjoy Acts of Inheritance, a docent-guided visual art exhibition, curated by production dramaturgy staff, with featured art from students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, inspired by 'The Whipping Man' and its themes.In partnership with MICA’s Graduate Dean Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Culture, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond. CENTERSTAGE Dramaturgy and Artistic Staff, joined by special guest Dr. Heather Nathans of the University of Maryland, lead pre-show and post-show discussions of 'The Whipping Man.'

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052

April 26, 2012 @ 2:30pm

Can Math Be Fun?

Why learn mathematics? Historically mathematics has become much more common as a pleasurable activity during the 20th century, explicitly promoting its connections with other aspects of culture: history, psychology, philosophy, and literature. To illustrate this development we will look at the games, puzzles, and books of some notable mathematical popularizers in the United States in the 1950s and 60s, and will ask questions: Did the popularizers increase the learning and appreciation of mathematics? Did they make math fun? Enjoy a talk by Dr. David L. Roberts, adjunct professor, Department of Mathematics. A reception in the Chesapeake Hall Atrium will follow the talk.

Location:
Washington Post Lecture Hall (Chesapeake Hall 109) Prince George's Community College
301 Largo Road
Largo, MD 20774-2199
Contact Info:
Dr. Christopher Hunt
(301) 322-0429

April 28, 2012 @ 9:00am

Maryland History Day - State Competition

Come and see some of Maryland's brightest student scholars as they vie to represent Maryland at to the National History Day competition in June. Students work throughout the school year on projects surrounding an annual theme. Projects include exhibits, documentaries, performances, process papers, or websites. The 2012 Theme is "Reaction, Revolution, Reform in History."

Location:
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Contact Info:
Judy Dobbs
410-685-4185

April 29, 2012 @ 4:00pm

The Whipping Man: Lea Gilmore

During the production of 'The Whipping Man', written by Matthew Lopez and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, CENTERSTAGE will be providing numerous opportunities for audiences to engage in dialogue inspired by the themes of the show. Guest artist Lea Gilmore performs Freedom Songs. Gilmore is a blues, gospel and jazz singing civic activist who has lent her voice, literally and figuratively, to advocacy for the underserved of the world. Appointed by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, she served for several years as a member of the Maryland Advisory Board to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Lea is currently the Program Director for the Maryland Black Family Alliance. Gilmore is a highly sought after lecturer who frequently speaks on the history of African American music; civil and human rights; and women’s rights, in addition to their historical and contemporary roles in blues and gospel music.

Location:
CENTERSTAGE
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Contact Info:
Jay Gilman
(410) 986-4052