Community Calendar

2025 Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards Call for Entries - Submit Your Poe Inspired Work!

Call for entries open from January 19 - May 30.
The Saturday “Visiter” Awards are named for the prize a young Edgar Allan Poe won while he lived in Baltimore which helped to launch the famed writer’s career. Medals are presented by Poe Baltimore in two categories: works that adapt Poe’s life or writing (including biography, or true adaptations of his poetry or prose), and original works that are inspired by Poe’s life or writing. For more information, visit https://poefestinternational.com/saturday-visiter-awards.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

LaToya Ruby Frazier’s award-winning installation is the first of a series of exhibitions presented as part of the BMA’s Turn Again to the Earth environmental initiative. The installation celebrates Baltimore’s community health workers during the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine through a series of portraits and related narratives mounted on 18 socially distanced, stainless-steel IV poles. This powerful and deeply evocative artwork offers an alternative approach to monument-making that challenges us to consider the nature of how and who we honor.

Come and visit The Art of the Brick in Washington DC, the most famous exhibition of LEGO® art! Find out how over a million LEGO® bricks have been transformed into more than 130 sculptures by artist Nathan Sawaya. Critically acclaimed, this collection includes not only original sculptures by the artist but also new versions of great masterpieces such as Michelangelo's David, Van Gogh's The Starry Night and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. In addition to this, the exhibition also features an innovative LEGO® multimedia collection produced together with award-winning photographer Dean West. Visited by over 10 million people around the world, The Art of The Brick promises to be an event not to be missed! Get your tickets now for The Art of The Brick in Washington DC!

Date: January 24th - March 14th 2025

Location: James E. Lewis Museum, The Carl Murphy Fine Arts Center, Morgan State University 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, MD 21251

Contact: Angela Franklin +1 (470) 342-4143 / [email protected]

On January 24th, James E. Lewis Museum of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland will open to the public Getting to Grown: A Diaspora Journey Exhibition featuring artists Angela Franklin and Chevelle Makeba Moore Jones. Curated by Schroeder Cherry, Getting to Grown features a mix of textile works, paintings, and collaged images depicting the ways one might navigate life to become “grown.” These works of art highlight moments like, raising families, living abroad, and transitioning loved ones to death. Inspired by the African diaspora, familial memories and lived experiences, the artists use depictions of nature and humanity to speak to the development of their inner worlds as it relates to the changes they’ve experienced in the outer world.

Getting to Grown opens Friday January 24th and will feature a reception and presentation from Morgan’s theater department on Sunday, March 2nd at 2pm. An artist talk is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 11 AM
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We invite novices, students, and practicing artists of all ages to come together and spend the evening drawing in our galleries. During Sketching Sessions, participants will receive light instruction on techniques to expand their sketching skills in a multisensory live music and art environment. At this session, enjoy music from Peabody Institute students, featuring classical guitar and violin. All you need to bring is an interest in drawing—we’ll provide the materials for you!

"Get together and hang out with peers each week. Talk, play games, watch movies, and eat snacks. This is your club, your way! Every week the group can work with staff to plan activities for the next week. Lite kosher fare will be served. Free and open to the public. Meets the 2nd & 4th Thursdays Each Month. RSVP required."

Ray Gelato has been taking his special brand of jazz, blues and R&B music all over the world for more than thirty years, earning the moniker “The Godfather of Swing” for his unique vocal flair and sax virtuosity. Back home in London, Ray has held a residency at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club for many years, performed with Robbie Williams at Royal Albert Hall in London, entertained at Paul McCartney’s wedding, and delivered a command performance for Queen Elizabeth at The Ritz Hotel.

When performing in the USA, Ray teams up with the acclaimed City Rhythm Orchestra, dubbed “Philly’s premier swing outfit” by Philadelphia Magazine. The band is led by Pete Spina and Nick Vallerio, and their high voltage style is a natural fit for Gelato’s show. The group has produced several CDs on Limehouse Records including “Goin’ to Town”, “City Rhythm Strikes Again” and “Swingin’ Blue”. They released “Vibrant Tones” with jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco, landing on the Top 20 Jazz Charts for 18 weeks.

Join Aaron Hill at An die Musik Live as he presents a solo piano program in tribute to music legend Stevie Wonder!

Aaron Hill is a multi-talented individual, proficient in music, audio engineering, philosophy, theology, psychology, psychotherapy, mindfulness, meditation, business, and entrepreneurship.

Educated at Berklee School of Music and Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts, he's a piano artist, composer, producer, audio engineer, talk show host, educator, and entrepreneur. Raised by a nurturing mother who prioritized education and self-expression, Hill showed early promise as a poet and hip hop artist, forming successful groups and releasing music in his teens. He later discovered his talent for composing original music and mastered piano with the guidance of mentor Dr. Maurice Johnson.

In 2007, he founded Fruition Music Inc., filling a void in the backing track industry, with global success that continues today.

Hill's influences span genres from hip hop to jazz, shaping his unique style, showcased in his touring act "Street Serenades," as well as his "Aaron Hill Trio."

In-person seats: $20 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will remain active through Feb. 6

Donations welcome!

A FREE concert with the United States Naval Academy Band’s Chamber Players.