Community Calendar

The TU Symphony Orchestra and esteemed guests, Towson University President Mark Ginsberg and Provost Melanie Perreault, proudly present an extraordinary interdisciplinary event celebrating the American experience through music, art, dance, theatre, film, and visual storytelling. Featuring two powerful compositions—Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America and Wordsmith’s Made in America—this performance brings together students and faculty from across the arts in a vibrant collaboration.

Ellis Island: The Dream of America blends orchestral music with first-person immigrant narratives, honoring the hopes and hardships of those who migrated in pursuit of a better life. Wordsmith’s Made in America, created by the artistic partner of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, explores contemporary themes of identity, resilience, and unity.

This unique CoLab event highlights talent and expertise across COFAC. Dean Regina Carlow, Associate Dean Greg Faller, as well as Profs. Tosin Adebayo and Lingling Zhang, join President Ginsberg and Provost Perreault as narrators for Ellis Island, lending their voices to the historical stories that shaped our nation. The momentous performance includes costume design by Dean Emeritus Susan Picinich, dance choreographed by Prof. Vincent Thomas, and Prof. Nancy Siegel’s curation of artwork by Jacob Lawrence. The TU Orchestra, conducted by Professor Joseph Gotoff, will be joined onstage by Wordsmith performing his own work.

Vagabond Players Brings ARSENIC AND OLD LACE to the Stage
February 20 – March 15, 2026

Murder, mayhem, and impeccable farce take center stage as Vagabond Players brings Joseph Kesselring’s classic ARSENIC AND OLD LACE to the stage Feb. 20 through March 15, 2026. Directed by Katie Sheldon in her Vagabond Players directorial debut, the production marks the third offering of the company’s milestone 110th season.

Meet Aunt Abby and Aunt Martha Brewster—two of the sweetest homicidal maniacs you’ll ever encounter. Only please don’t let them talk you into a glass of their homemade elderberry wine, because you probably won’t live to regret it! As the corpses begin to pile up, so does nephew Mortimer Brewster’s panic—not just in trying to fend off the police, but also his prodigal brother, Jonathan, a murderous gangster with a scary new face and a body count that rivals his aunts’.
It may not seem hilarious that a dozen men succumb to one of the most unlikely murder plots ever perpetrated in Brooklyn, N.Y., but ARSENIC AND OLD LACE remains one of American theatre’s most enduring comedies, which exposes the insanity and dark secrets that lie hidden beneath the veneer of an ordinary, folksy all-American family.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE runs Feb. 20 – March 15, 2026, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. And check out a special “Thursdays on Broadway” performance March 12 at 8 p.m. when all tickets are just $12.
For tickets, cast and show info visit www.vagabondplayers.org. Special discounts and group rates are available online.

Located in the heart of Baltimore’s historic Fells Point, Vagabond Players continues its tradition of bold, intimate theater that sparks conversation and celebrates artistic freedom. Now in its 110th season, the company remains a cornerstone of Baltimore’s performing arts scene.

Stonewall Sports Baltimore will host a spring bocce league on Saturday afternoons from April 11 – May 16. Games will be played in Patterson Park from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. each week and the season will end with a winner takes all tournament. Registration is from March 1 – March 20 and starts at $40 for the season. The league is geared towards beginners and is an opportunity to build community and lasting friendships.

Stonewall Sports Baltimore is a nonprofit, community-based sports organization for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies. We aim to create a low-cost, high-fun community where everyone can feel comfortable being themselves in organized sports.

Big Bang Baby transforms ancestral divinity, folklore, and science into a radiant universe of light, color, and controlled chaos. At its center are fantastical feminine figures creating universes and experiencing their own divinity. Inspired by Afro-Dominican spiritual traditions of “carrying a mystery,” as well as Native Taíno Zemi goddesses, LUSMERLIN celebrates the gift of spiritual presence and creation in women. Across pastel, acrylic and LED-lit sculptural forms, the exhibition asks: What does it mean to be stardust, to be a source of divinity?

Towson University Department of Art + Design, Art History, and Art Education Faculty present examples of their recent aesthetic concerns in a broad range of media.

Rob Cook - Take a Hike: Cook’s sculptures and drawings investigate recent scientific research indicating positive correlations between spending time in nature and well-being, primarily through a sustainable practice incorporating fallen trees, invasive species, and plant waste to express his ideas. Rob's mission is to inspire attendees to interact with nature and to take a hike.

Kari Miller - To Whom It May Concern: Miller explores the beauty, joy and complexities in parenting a child with a disability while working in collaboration with her daughter who has Down syndrome. To Whom It May Concern is an ongoing conversation surrounding the impact of the history of institutionalizing individuals with an intellectual and developmental disability. This immersive installation dives deeper into educational policy, practices and experiences with audio interviews from teachers, parents and former students that have a disability.

Electra Lowe - Made From Scratch: Lowe untangles the labor and rituals of home to reveal the hidden threads of gender, labor, and consumption. Using tactile materials, symbolic foods, and altered domestic objects, the installation critiques the patriarchal structures embedded in everyday rituals—specifically, who eats, who serves, and who is seen.

Teapots XI
January 10, 2026 @ 10:00 am – March 7, 2026 @ 5:00 pm

Juried by Pete Pinnell
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Baltimore Clayworks proudly presents our 11th biannual juried exhibition, Teapots XI. The juror, Pete Pinnell, selected the functional and sculptural teapots created by emerging and established artists.

For thousands of years, East Asia’s cultures have viewed human life as part of a much larger system that encompasses the natural world. Drawn from the BMA’s collection, this exhibition boasts more than 40 objects—from magnificent ink drawings to beautifully crafted stoneware and poignant contemporary photographs and prints. They bring into the galleries the mountains and seas, wild and supernatural animals, and plant life that are extensive across East Asian imagery and often carry symbolic meaning.

Works on view include robust 13th-century ceramic vessels, delicate porcelain, carved jade, intricately sewn textiles, and large-scale photography; collectively, these artworks represent the impulse to fully understand the natural world as foundational to our existence, as shaped by human life, and as an enduring metaphor of survival.

Exhibition
Transformations: Lain Singh Bangdel, Art, Nepal
February 4 – May 16 (closed March 15-22)
Monday – Saturday 11 am – 4 pm
Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson University
1 Fine Arts Drive, Towson, MD 21204

Explore the remarkable artistic journey and cultural legacy of Lain Singh Bangdel (1919–2002), widely regarded as the “Father of Modern Art” in Nepal. This collection of paintings—spanning the 1940s to the 1980s— reflects and reframes the cultural, political, and emotional realities of Bangdel’s time and traces his evolving vision as he navigated multiple worlds: colonial and postcolonial South Asia, cosmopolitan Europe, and an emerging modern Nepal.

On View February 4 - May 16 (closed March 15 - 22)

Explore the remarkable artistic journey and cultural legacy of Lain Singh Bangdel (1919–2002), widely regarded as the “Father of Modern Art” in Nepal. This collection of paintings—spanning the 1940s to the 1980s— reflects and reframes the cultural, political, and emotional realities of Bangdel’s time and traces his evolving vision as he navigated multiple worlds: colonial and postcolonial South Asia, cosmopolitan Europe, and an emerging modern Nepal.

Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.