Category Archives: Variety

Vital Signs Spring 2021 Showcase at Clarice Smith, May 3, Online

Vital Signs Spring 2021 Showcase at Clarice Smith, May 3, Online

Vital Signs Spring 2021 Showcase
Monday, May 3, 2021 . 7PM EDT

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Online

In an effort to support student voice and action related to the Black Lives Matter movement, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, the UMD Office of Diversity and Inclusion and UMD Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy in partnership with Black Terps Matter announced Vital Signs: Creative Arts for Black Lives Mini-Grants. During the 20-21 academic year, grants have been awarded to artists in the UMD community who are creating projects that affirm Black life and vitality and interrogate white supremacy and anti-Blackness.

During this showcase, members of the Spring 2021 Vital Signs cohort will present excerpts of their projects in progress and discuss the intersection of their personal experiences with their art.

Anthony Aguilar ’21 • Art History and Archaeology: a digital reconstruction of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in downtown Washington, D.C.

David Alade ’21 • Information Science: a mini-magazine of film photography that focuses on displaying the intimacy and beauty of Black hair

Lauren Floyd ’24 • Music Performance–Percussion: Shadows of Lakeland, a vignette-style piece that musically delves into the rich history of Lakeland, the historic African American community of College Park, Maryland

Aliyah Jackson ’21 • Theatre and Psychology: a short film about a Black woman who refutes the concept of being “a slave.” This film is being made to celebrate the prideful history of the Black American by capturing the strength, beauty, and regality of individuals of African descent.

Chisom Ojukwu ’21 • Public Health Science: a summer-long virtual art tutoring session for BIPOC youth. Her goal is to connect one-on-one with young students and inspire them to explore the concept of identity through the endless possibilities of the visual arts.

Tickets: Free; Registration recommended. Click here.

Funny Fools of April at Prince George’s Community College, Apr 24, Online

Funny Fools of April at Prince George’s Community College, Apr 24, Online

Funny Fools of April
Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Location: Prince George’s Community College, Online.

This free virtual event is hosted by DC native and Def Comedy Jam alum, Royale Watkins and features comedians Ronnie Jordan, Mia Jackson, and Rob Stapleton. The show is appropriate for ages 17 and older. Grab your popcorn and get ready to laugh during this free virtual show!

FREE Virtual Event – Registration will close 2 hours prior to start time

This is a virtual event. You will be emailed a link to streamed event prior to start time or no later than 1 hour before the scheduled start time. No printed ticket required.

If registration is closed and you would like to attend or you haven’t received the link 30 minutes before showtime, email us at contact-cpa@pgcc.edu. Please also check your spam folder for link.

Free online performance, register here.

Maryland Day at Clarice Smith, Apr 24, Online

Maryland Day at Clarice Smith, Apr 24, Online

Maryland Day 2021
Saturday, April 24, 2021 . 10AM EDT

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Online

Maryland Day returns this April! All of us at the University of Maryland invite you for a day of learning, fun and discovery–online! Join us as Maryland Day streams from College Park to wherever you are.

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Maryland Day is an official event of the Inauguration of University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines.

Tickets: Free; No Tickets Required. Click here.

Musical Theatre Revue at Clarice Smith, Mar 5 & 6, Online

Musical Theatre Revue at Clarice Smith, Mar 5 & 6, Online

TDPS Musical Theatre Revue
March 5-6, 2021 . 7:30PM
Fri, Mar 5, 2021 . 07:30PM to 09:30PM
Sat, Mar 6, 2021 . 07:30PM to 09:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Online

UMD School of Theatre Dance and Performance Studies students present an evening of musical theatre performances, directed by Monique Midgette.

Note: All COVID-19 safety protocols are followed in this production. Rehearsals and performances take place completely virtually.

Tickets: Free; No Tickets Required. Click here.

No Ways Tired at Clarice Smith, Feb 28, Online

No Ways Tired at Clarice Smith, Feb 28, Online

No Ways Tired: A Celebration of Black History Month

Sunday, February 28, 2021 . 7PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Online

Faculty, students and guest choirs come together for a concert celebrating Black History Month curated by the School of Music’s IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access) Committee and in partnership with the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA). Hosted by CAAPA’s Executive Director Terri Allen with remarks by the College of Arts and Humanities’ Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill, this jubilant celebration will shine a light on history and amplify the call for racial justice in the present through spirituals, narration, poetry and other musical works by Black composers. Guest choirs include the CAAPA Chorale, the Carter Legacy Singers and the Heritage Signature Chorale. The program will also feature the UMD Symphony Orchestra’s virtual performance of George Walker’s Lyric for Strings and conclude with the Black National Anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing, originally presented over the summer by Nicole Heaston of the Purple Robe Song Series and performed by professional singers including voice and opera faculty Kevin Short.

This event was pre-recorded for the health and safety of the artists and staff. This virtual performance will be available for you to watch from home on Vimeo. Please do not come to the building.

Tickets: Free; Tickets Required. Click here.