Community Calendar

At VLP, we honor lifelong learning and understand the importance of starting early and making it fun. We hope you join us for our return to in-person Tots Tuesday Storytime for toddlers & preschoolers!

On View: September 12 - December 6 (closed Oct. 17 & Nov. 25 - 29)
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

The work in this exhibition compresses and expands expectations of depth as moderated by a post-image visual culture. The artists adhere to neither medium nor dimensional restrictions, but manipulate the viewer’s relationship to the image as a temporal document, compressed and fractured, through the singular eye of the lens. This expectation, no longer warranted in the age of computer generated images, becomes a fallacy of both the eye and of the language used to comprehend it. The image is untethered from representation and logical spatial association. Spatial continuity and discontinuity run amok in playful fracture--the work pushes and prods the amorphous opening left in the wake of this rupture; what was flat is unmoored of grounding, what was solid is now compressed.

Reception September 11 following the 6:30 p.m. lecture.
For parking information visit towson.edu/parking/visitors

September 10 - December 6 (closed October 17 & November 26 -29)
Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Opening reception Wednesday, September 10, 7:30 p.m.

How have recent upheavals—from the pandemic to global conflicts, amplified by media—reshaped our private lives? How do personal memories become collective history? In a world forever changed, how do we find our way forward? Elaine Qiu’s awe-inspiring installation of painting, video, and sound invites visitors into a multi-sensory exploration of communal consciousness, connection, and healing in a fragmented, post-pandemic world.
For parking information visit towson.edu/parking/visitors

On View: October 24 - December 6 (closed November 25 - 29)
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Reception October 23 following 6:30 p.m. lecture.
Artist talk October 29 at 12 noon in the Holtzman MFA Gallery

Enjoy the works of Alexis Ibry and Zachary Diaz.
Alexis Irby collects physical evidence of places and moments, bringing them together into a constellation of disparate memories. Her sculptures encourage a sense of absurdity by documenting aspects of reality in ambiguous combinations. She highlights the interconnectedness of the physical world and the encompassing layers we cannot fully perceive in her exhibit Manifesting the Unheard Layers of Reality.
Zachary Diaz presents MOTUS an interplay of color, movement, and texture through large-scale oil paintings, drawings, and monotypes by blending intuition and intention. The artworks emerge as intuitive puzzles, balancing spontaneous marks with deliberate layering to evoke emotional responses. With a classical training foundation and heavy influence of abstract expressionist techniques, Diaz’s work uncovers hidden narratives with seemingly simple marks.

In need of help with your technology? If so, come in to the library for free tech help.

The VLP Librarian will assist patrons with the following skills:

– Email Help.
– Job application assistance.
– Learn basic word processing.
– Password reset help.
– Making appointments online.
– Help with online applications.
– Printing applications, forms, and other paperwork.
– Locating local services.
– Learn a new phone or personal device.
– Learn how to use search functionality.
– Help locating information online.

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3pm – 5pm

Appointments are recommended. Drop ins welcome, but may require a wait for patrons with scheduled appointments.

Baltimore has deep roots in that most uniquely American musical genre, jazz. Greats Billie Holiday, Chick Webb, Cab Calloway, Eubie Blake, Ruby Glover, and Ethel Ennis brought jazz to Charm City in 1917.

Beautiful Baltimore Tours and Keystone Korner, in collaboration with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, the Eubie Blake Center, Peabody Conservatory, and Intersection of Change, are proud to present this interactive tour experience that celebrates the pivotal role Charm City has played, and continues to play, in the remarkable story of American jazz music.

You'll enjoy a 2-hour coach tour with stops at significant sites where you'll learn the personal stories of legendary artists including a visit to the private collections area of the Lewis Museum to see Billie Holiday's piano!*

And of course, you'll experience the music too with an audio presentation by Keystone Korner Jazz Club's very own Cheryl Goodman.

End at Keystone Korner where your night can continue with dinner, drinks, and free admission to the Open Jam Session (yes, you can bring an instrument on the bus!) or purchase a discounted ticket for one of their world class jazz concerts. Keystone Korner is Baltimore's Premier Live Jazz and R&B Venue and Restaurant by NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan and Michelin-Star Chef Robert Wiedmaier. Celebrating their 53rd Anniversary, as well as their 7th year in the city, Keystone Korner hosts live music and fabulous food almost every night, Tuesday-Sunday, in scenic Harbor East/Fells Point.

Retail tours operate on select Tuesdays in October and November.

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Start: Keystone Korner

End: Keystone Korner

General Admission: $45.00 (includes discount to future Keystone Korner concerts)

Special Student/Artist Rate: $35.00

All tickets include free admission to Open Jam Session following tour

For large groups and/or private events please call 410-464-7994 or email [email protected].

*Lewis Museum private collections visit on Oct. 7 only

Submersive Productions Celebrates 10 Years with Retrospective Exhibition at Creative Alliance
Free public exhibition runs November 7 – December 12, culminating in the ticketed Gala on November 30
Baltimore, MD — Submersive Productions is unlike anything else in Baltimore’s arts landscape. Submersive, a collaborative artworks collective, brings together diverse, predominantly women and marginalized gender teams to craft site-specific, sensory-rich theatrical experiences where the audience is not just present, but essential.
Celebrating ten years of groundbreaking, boundary-pushing work, Submersive has transformed iconic Baltimore spaces like The Enoch Pratt House, The Peale Center, The War Memorial, and The George Peabody Library into wildly creative experiences that challenge, enchant, and spark conversation. Since the development of their debut show, The Mesmeric Revelations! of Edgar Allan Poe, in 2015, Submersive has produced more than 20 original works, becoming an essential part of Baltimore’s vibrant arts scene. Their most recent endeavor — a takeover of the National Aquarium on July 17th — has them riding a wave of enthusiasm by fans new and old.
To mark this milestone, Submersive is staging a dynamic, interactive retrospective exhibition at Creative Alliance, Submersive Productions: A Decade of Mapping New Worlds, running from November 7 through December 12, with an opening event scheduled from 6-8pm on November 7. This immersive installation will showcase photographs, artifacts, costumes, puppets, video installations, live performances, interactive elements, and more, culminating in a celebratory gala, You are Here: Ten Years of Submersive Productions.
Every Saturday during the run, audiences can experience pop-up performances featuring returning characters from throughout Submersive’s production history. A full schedule of performances and accompanying community workshops will be announced on Submersive's website and through their newsletter in the coming weeks.
The You Are Here Gala on Saturday, November 30 is a ticketed fundraising event featuring an art market, artist interactions, a live auction, and special guest appearances. Gala tickets will be available for purchase online in the coming weeks.
“This exhibition is both a celebration and an invitation,” says Glenn Ricci, co-founder and co-artistic director of Submersive Productions. “We’re honoring where we’ve been, but also opening a conversation about what experiential art can be in the next decade. Our work has always depended on deep collaboration — with artists, with spaces, and most importantly, with audiences.”
No other company assembles such a wide-ranging constellation of creators — visual artists, puppeteers, performance artists, actors, musicians, designers, and more — into collaborative teams that blur the boundaries between disciplines. Together, these artists build wholly original, site-specific theatrical worlds where history, mythology, and imagination intertwine. Each production is a one-of-a-kind experience, crafted from the ground up to invite audiences not just to witness a story, but to step inside it and become essential to its unfolding.
Exhibition Details:
Submersive Productions: A Decade of Mapping New Worlds
November 7–December 12, 2025
The Amalie Rothschild Gallery at Creative Alliance
Free admission (Gala tickets sold separately)
For more information, to become a sponsor, or to purchase Gala tickets, visit submersive.org or follow @SubmersiveProductions on social media.

About Submersive Productions:
Submersive Productions is a Baltimore-based collaborative artworks company creating original, site-specific immersive works where artists and audiences engage together at the intersection of histories, mythologies, and immediate experience. Their interdisciplinary, predominantly female-led creative teams develop worlds that are deeply sensory, emotionally resonant, and radically participatory.

The Exchange is a performance series celebrating the best of Baltimore's jazz scene, hosted by Brent Birckhead. Each performance will be recorded and multitracked to capture the unique sounds and styles of the participating artists, and these recordings will then be curated into a compilation album, also titled “The Exchange," showcasing the vibrant and diverse talent within Baltimore's jazz community. This project aims to elevate and highlight local jazz artists from Baltimore, providing them with greater exposure and creating a lasting tribute to Baltimore's rich jazz heritage.

Saxophonist Brent Birckhead is an award-winning artist, whose aesthetic is an intersectional amalgam of traditional and popular styles. Unbound by genre, Birckhead’s approach to woodwind artistry is driven by his compulsion for creative risk and deep respect for legacy. Educated at Howard University (BME, MM), Birckhead was named best blues/pop/rock soloist and outstanding instrumental jazz soloist by Downbeat Magazine as part of the annual Student Music Awards. The Baltimore native's talent earned him the honor of performing and touring with legendary artists including Lauryn Hill, Nas, Wale, Eric Benet, Larry Graham, George Duke and many more.

Back for its second year, Abbott and the Big Ten Conference are hosting the We Give Blood Drive competition to entice students, alumni, fans, and community members to rally around their Big Ten school to donate blood, save lives, and address the country's ongoing critical blood shortage.

From August 27 to December 5, anyone eligible to donate blood can do so anywhere, anytime in the U.S. to count for their school. The school with the most donations at the end of the competition will receive $1 million to advance student or community health.

New this year, everyone who donates or attempts to donate blood throughout the competition will receive an exclusive, limited-edition, Homefield-designed T-shirt specific to their school. To receive the shirt:

1. Show up to donate
2. Submit your donation (or attempt to donate) at BigTen.Org/Abbott or by texting DONATE to 222688 (ABBOTT).
3. Click the link sent to your email
4. Use your redemption code
5. Your shirt will be shipped to the address of your choice. 

Last year, the University of Nebraska won, and is using the funds to advance student health on campus. The University of Maryland is competing this year and will host several blood drives on campus and in the surrounding area throughout the competition. To find a blood drive near you, please visit: https://bigten.org/abbott/maryland

This focus exhibition of 10 works explores the relationship between burning fossil fuels—namely, coal—and the emergence of European modernism. Drawing on research conducted by climate scientists and art historians, the exhibition presents a range of paintings and works on paper by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, James McNeill Whistler, and others to explore the ways that their artistic practices and style emerged, in part, in response to widespread pollution in London and Paris.
Presented as part of the Turn Again to the Earth environmental initiative.