Community Calendar

Susan Choi is the author of Flashlight, which has been nominated for the 2025 Booker Prize and National Book Award, and Trust Exercise, which received the National Book Award for fiction, as well as the novels The Foreign Student, American Woman, A Person of Interest, and My Education. She is a recipient of the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction, the PEN/W. G. Sebald Award, a Lambda Literary award, the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. She teaches in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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The Writing Seminars hosts a wide array of writers across literary disciplines, including poets, novelists, translators, and biographers. Our regular reading series connects acclaimed writers from around the world with Baltimore communities at Johns Hopkins and beyond.

Our events are always free and open to the public, and include lively Q&A, catered receptions, books signings, and sales in partnership with Greedy Reads. If you would like to receive email announcements about our events, please contact [email protected].

Ricano Vol. II – Pre-Release | BoriCorridor Tour
Jonathan Suazo — Rising Jazz Saxophonist & Composer

Jonathan Suazo is an award-winning saxophonist, composer, and cultural seeder who utilizes music to shine a light on elements of his Puerto Rican and Dominican roots. Jonathan was named one of the top ten emerging Jazz artists of 2023 by the GRAMMYS and his debut album “Ricano” (Ropeadope Records) was listed as one of the best Jazz albums of 2023 by The New York Times.

A Berklee Global Jazz Institute graduate (M.M), he’s received many honors including the 2024 Chamber Music America New Jazz Works Grant, The WBUR Makers Series Award for generating impact in the Boston's community, The Winter 2023 South Arts Jazz Road Tours Grant, and the Berklee Urban Service Award for using the arts to bring awareness about the needs of the Puerto Rican people during hurricane Maria and supporting humanitarianism. Jonathan has also served as a grant reviewer for organizations like New Music USA and Mid Atlantic.

Suazo is set to release Ricano Vol. II in May 2026. This new chapter continues his bold journey, weaving together Puerto Rican and Dominican roots into a rich contemporary sound that pushes the boundaries of jazz innovation.

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.

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.

"Passover is a time to celebrate freedom and remember our ancestors' journey from Egypt to a new life.
We invite teens and adults with disabilities and their families to join an interactive seder featuring songs, readings, and shared reflection centered on the story of liberation. Free. Space is limited. RSVP required."

Carrie Fucile, TU lecturer in Digital Art +Design and her collaborator, writer and historian Alicia Puglionesi, present a live performance that explores the story of descending into a cave with spoken word, live sound, and projected video as a live performance. They ask: Why do we put faith in false promises and what is it like to be a rock?

Collage Senior Seminar Final Concert

March 26 - 28

Collage — An evening of original dance works created and performed by the Dance Major Senior Seminar Class of 2026. From bold movement to heartfelt stories, each piece weaves together diverse styles and emotions into one unforgettable performance.

This student-choreographed and performed concert is part of the senior capstone class. Movement styles are diverse and creative with students applying the many techniques studied at TU.

There are two distinct programs.

March 26 at 7 p.m. - Program B
March 27 at 7 p.m. - Program A
March 28 at 2 pm - Program A
March 28 at 7 p.m. - Program B

Online live streaming tickets are available for both March 28th performances.

Professor Joseph Gotoff presents a program of works for cello and piano by Vitezslava Kapralovaa, Dora Pejacevic, Shinuh Lee, and other female composers. Dr. Gotoff will be joined by guest artist Dr. Wan-chi Su.