Category Archives: Variety

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.

NextNOW Winterfest at Clarice Smith, Feb 15-18, Online

NextNOW Winterfest at Clarice Smith, Feb 15-18, Online

NextNOW WinterFest

Monday, February 15, 2021 – Thursday, February 18, 2021
Mon, Feb 15, 2021 . 07:00PM to 08:30PM
Tue, Feb 16, 2021 . 07:00PM to 08:30PM
Wed, Feb 17, 2021 . 07:00PM to 08:30PM
Thu, Feb 18, 2021 . 07:00PM to 08:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Online

NextNOW WinterFest is a midwinter interlude of events, showcases and activities that feature UMD student artists. Presented by NextNOW Fest at The Clarice, NextNOW WinterFest continues to celebrate imagination, creativity and community in a virtual setting. Stay warm, stay cozy and stay creative!

Tickets: Free; No Tickets Required. Click here.

Black History Month Puppet Show at the Greenbelt Community Center, Feb 7, Online

Black History Month Puppet Show at the Greenbelt Community Center, Feb 7, Online

The Artful Afternoon presents:

Online Puppet Show and Craft-At-Home Activity

Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 2pm

Location: Greenbelt Community Center Gymnasium 15 Crescent Rd. Online.

Join us for special activities celebrating Black History Month! All ages welcome.

Puppet movies at 3pm! Sign up here to receive the link to the 3pm YouTube premiere plus a live post-show event on Zoom with the puppets and puppeteers. No passcode is needed, but we will be using the Zoom waiting room feature; please check to make sure that your screen name on Zoom matches what is listed in this sign up so that we can admit you!

Crafts to go! You can also sign up here to receive instructions and materials for an at-home paper quilt activity inspired by the celebrated African American quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Free kits will be available for pick-up at the Greenbelt Community Center starting on Friday, February 5; supplies are limited, and pre-registration through this sign-up is required. One kit per sign-up. Enjoy on your own, or meet up with fellow participants and lead artist Barbara Joann Combs at 2pm on 2/7 to craft together on Zoom!

Free workshop and performance