Community Calendar

GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter DESTIN CONRAD recently released his alternative jazz album, wHIMSY, which debuted No. 3 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart and No. 1 on Apple Music’s Jazz chart. The project highlights DESTIN’s versatility, blending jazz textures with the effortless cool that defines his sound while officially introducing his masculine alter ego, MR. E, first hinted at on his debut album LOVE ON DIGITAL through the track and video “MR. E.” With collaborators including Terrace Martin, James Fauntleroy, Keyon Harrold, Vanisha Gould, Ambré, and more, wHIMSY fuses tradition with innovation, whimsical textures with a grounded precision, showcasing DESTIN as a multi-dimensional artist, moving seamlessly across genres and sonic landscapes.

DESTIN’s debut album, LOVE ON DIGITAL, released earlier last year, marked a defining moment for the rising R&B star while showcasing his instinct for innovation. Debuting at #3 on Apple Music’s R&B/Soul Albums chart and #7 on Spotify’s U.S. albums chart, the project has earned over 44 million streams to date. With features from Kehlani, Lil Nas X, Teezo Touchdown, and serpentwithfeet, the album blends humor, heartbreak, and vulnerability, and demonstrates DESTIN’s ability to expand R&B’s boundaries by weaving fresh sonic textures. DESTIN first gained attention on Vine before stepping into music, penning songs for Kehlani’s Billboard No. 2 album It Was Good Until It Wasn’t and releasing his first project, COLORWAY in 2021. With a growing body of work and an ever-expanding audience, DESTIN continues to push the boundaries of contemporary music.

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.

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.

Jewish Community Services offers a group for care partners to someone with Parkinson’s Disease on the 3rd Thursday of each month. This group is a safe, confidential space to have conversations, share experiences, receive support, and gather caregiving resources. For more information, visit https://jcsbalt.org/care-partner-parkinsons/ or contact Beth Hecht at [email protected] or 410- 843-7456.

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.

Mindfulness Meditation + Sports & Positive Psychology + Neuroscience + Group Coaching = mPEAK

mPEAK (Mindfulness, Performance Enhancement, Awareness & Knowledge) is a mindfulness training program for anyone seeking to achieve personal and professional goals, as well as attain new levels of performance and success. This cutting-edge training program is built around the latest brain research related to peak performance, resilience, focus, and “flow”.

The mPEAK program enhances the human capacity of mindfulness through established and empirically supported practices and exercises. Mindfulness is effective precisely because it is a way of being and relating to all aspects of life, rather than a specific technique or tool for a particular goal. As with physical training, this brain training program is based upon the understanding that optimal outcomes occur most often when participants continue to engage in the practices and exercises on a daily basis as a part of their training regimen.

This program was specially designed for athletes, first responders, leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, musicians, dancers, and busy professionals or parents who set big goals, face consistent challenges and stretch themselves towards excellence. mPEAK is appropriate for beginner and seasoned mindfulness practitioners alike. Previous meditation experience is not necessary to participate, but can facilitate a deeper learning experience.

“This young man is poised to make an impact with his emotion-evoking sound and style”
- All About Jazz

Langston Hughes II, saxophone
Robert Papachica, guitar
William Hill III, piano
Eytan Schillinger-Hyman, bass
Quincy Phillips, drums

Experience an unforgettable evening of modern jazz with saxophonist Langston Hughes II and his Quartet. Rooted in gospel and shaped by the rich traditions of jazz, Langston’s music is a soulful, high-energy journey through sound, storytelling, and spirit. With a style that is both deeply expressive and rhythmically driven, the quartet delivers performances filled with passion, beauty, and joy.

Langston Hughes II is an accomplished saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer, and educator, rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting young voices in jazz today. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Langston began his musical journey in the Prince George’s County public school system before studying at Howard University under the mentorship of Charlie Young III and Cyrus Chestnut. He recently earned his Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from The Juilliard School. Langston has toured with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, performs with Cyrus Chestnut, Rufus Reid, and is a member of Ulysses Owens Jr.’s Generation Y Band. Langston is also an in-demand woodwind performer on and off Broadway, with recent credits including A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical and Just in Time: The Bobby Darin Story. A former Strathmore Artist in Residence and a graduate of the Kennedy Center’s Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, he is also a dedicated educator, teaching privately and through FAME, committed to uplifting the next generation of artists.