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Maryland Opera Studio Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 2 & 3

Maryland Opera Studio Opera Scene Study at Clarice Smith, May 2 & 3

Maryland Opera Studio presents:
Opera Scene Study

May 2 & 3, 2024 • 7:30PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

First-year Maryland Opera Studio students demonstrate their talent in this showcase featuring scenes from a wide operatic repertory. To keep the focus on beautiful, pure sounds and vivid acting, the performance is accompanied only by piano and minimal props. Opera Scene Study Part 2 will take place on May 3 at 7:30 p.m.

The Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art form to sustain those audiences.

Free, no tickets required

The Improv Group Performance at Prince George’s Community College, Apr 30

The Improv Group Performance at Prince George’s Community College, Apr 30

The Improv Group Performance

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Location: Prince George’s Community College.

Center for Performing Arts, 301 Largo Road Largo, MD 20774

This awesome, fast-paced improv show features the PGCC Improv Group using your suggestions as fuel.

Our performers will invent custom-made scenes that will make you laugh, cry, or scratch your head in confusion. At the very least, we guarantee to be entertaining.

Free performance, reserve tickets here.

Maryland Day at Clarice Smith, Apr 27

Maryland Day at Clarice Smith, Apr 27

Maryland Day 2024
Saturday, April 27, 2024 • 10AM-4PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Explore the creativity of Terps and the local community on Maryland Day! This annual campus-wide open house features artistic and creative performances, experiences and activities at The Clarice, and across the University of Maryland campus. Bring your family and your friends for a day of fun and frolic! Our schedule will be announced in Spring 2024!

Free, no tickets required. Click here.

Ampl!fy Open Mic at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Apr 26

Ampl!fy Open Mic at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Oct 20-May 10

Joe’s Movement Emporium presents:
Ampl!fy Open Mic

Ampl!fy Schedule:
*October 20, 2023- The Culture Issue
November 24, 2023- The Resilience Issue
December 29, 2023- The Closure Issue
*January 12, 2024- The Evolution Issue
*February 9, 2024- The Black Love Issue
March 29, 2024- The Divine Feminine Issue
April 26, 2024- The Nature Issue
*May 10, 2024- Ampl!fy Showcase
Last Friday of the month, with exceptions marked with a *.

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium.

Ampl!fy is a curated open mic that mimics a professional showcase. Each month’s show has a theme inspired by social issues, pop culture, and more. Ampl!fy will take place every last Friday of the month from October 2023 to May 2024 (see exceptions* in the schedule below). Performances will take place in Joe’s theater. Ampl!fy will be promoted via Joe’s Instagram, Facebook, and weekly E-newsletter.

Pay what you wish: $5 – $15. Click here.

Prince George’s Community College Day of Play, Apr 20

Prince George’s Community College Day of Play, Apr 20

Prince George’s Community College Day of Play Workshops

Saturday, April 20, 2024 9AM to 9PM

Location: Prince George’s Community College.

Center for Performing Arts, 301 Largo Road Largo, MD 20774

The PGCC Day of Play will be a free all-day event full of fun music, theater, dance, and visual arts activities.

Students will select from four workshops hosted by our faculty in the Creative Arts, where they can create works of art (clay sculptures, drawings, fused bead creations, and cosplay design), engage in improv classes and dance classes, and learn songwriting techniques. There will also be a video game tournament throughout the day. The CPA lobby will be converted into an arcade, and students can play old retro video games throughout the event.

The PGCC jazz faculty ensemble will perform jazz covers of classic video game tunes throughout the event in the CPA lobby. Free lunch and dinner will also be provided for those who register. Students will have many opportunities to win prizes and to take home their creations. The event will conclude with a free concert by nerdcore hip-hop artist Mega Ran. (Separate registration is required to attend. Click here.)

Tickets free, register here.