Community Calendar

Join Grassroots for our second annual Trivia Night, a fundraising event full of questions and prizes! Bring your friends and your brain power for an unforgettable night of trivia on Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. the Meeting House in Columbia. Have some fun and show off your smarts while supporting Grassroots!

Trivia is presented by Charm City Entertainment. Delicious food and drink from Tino’s will be available for purchase.

Teams of up to 8 can participate. Please sign up for a team at registration to ensure you can get seating together! Register here before tickets sell out: https://bit.ly/GRTrivia2026

All proceeds will directly benefits Grassroots’ programs to provide free, 24-hour crisis, mental health, substance use, homelessness, suicide prevention and related support to those who are most in need in our community.

Please also consider making our event a success by joining as a sponsor – various packages are available at https://bit.ly/GRTriviaSponsor. In-kind sponsors can also provide raffle prizes. Please contact Laura Crovo at 443-367-4778 or [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you!

Based on the beloved Newbery Medal- and National Book Award-winning novel—and the hit 2003 film starring Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, and Jon Voight—this theatrical adaptation is a thrilling ride for audiences of all ages. When teenager Stanley Yelnats is hit by a pair of falling sneakers, his unlucky family curse strikes again. Wrongly convicted of stealing the sneakers and sent to the mysterious Camp Green Lake, Stanley joins a ragtag group of boys digging endless holes under the blistering sun—all in the name of building character. But as the layers of dirt pile up, so do the secrets buried beneath them. Part mystery, part adventure, and packed with heart, Holes is a wildly imaginative tale about friendship, fate, and the courage it takes to rewrite your story. Holes is “a fast-paced and inventive family show that works on every level” (The Stage).

1999 Newbery Medal
1998 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
1999 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction

by a.k. payne, directed by Nicole Brewer

When Amani's mother dies, the world shakes. Her father vows to make it to outer space, where there are no gangs to take his love's life, no prisons to take Black boys' best years. Amani grows up building a rocket ship with her father. As she moves into adulthood, Amani seeks her voice and her own dreams. Will Amani make it to the 'moon'?

Proceeds benefit the TU Foundation.

"Amani" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Performances run from May 1st-2nd at 7:30PM, May 3rd at 2:00PM, & May 7th-9th at 7:30PM.

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.

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.

A former painting and art educator, Baltimore based Fiber artist Jennifer McBrien, TU '85, now draws with her sewing machine. Her passion for birds and the environment comes through in the rich narratives she tells through thread and fabric. McBrien intertwines freehand machine and hand stitching to create evocative portrayals of women, birds, and hybrid figures, often featuring female bodies with bird heads. Her compositions transcend traditional representations and delve into complex themes of femininity, liberation, and connection with nature. McBrien has shown her work extensively in galleries and at craft shows, and is the owner of jennyjen42. She received her BA in Fine Arts in 1985 and MD State Teaching certificate in Art Education at Towson in 1987.

Based on the beloved Newbery Medal- and National Book Award-winning novel—and the hit 2003 film starring Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, and Jon Voight—this theatrical adaptation is a thrilling ride for audiences of all ages. When teenager Stanley Yelnats is hit by a pair of falling sneakers, his unlucky family curse strikes again. Wrongly convicted of stealing the sneakers and sent to the mysterious Camp Green Lake, Stanley joins a ragtag group of boys digging endless holes under the blistering sun—all in the name of building character. But as the layers of dirt pile up, so do the secrets buried beneath them. Part mystery, part adventure, and packed with heart, Holes is a wildly imaginative tale about friendship, fate, and the courage it takes to rewrite your story. Holes is “a fast-paced and inventive family show that works on every level” (The Stage).

1999 Newbery Medal
1998 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
1999 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction

by a.k. payne, directed by Nicole Brewer

When Amani's mother dies, the world shakes. Her father vows to make it to outer space, where there are no gangs to take his love's life, no prisons to take Black boys' best years. Amani grows up building a rocket ship with her father. As she moves into adulthood, Amani seeks her voice and her own dreams. Will Amani make it to the 'moon'?

Proceeds benefit the TU Foundation.

"Amani" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Performances run from May 1st-2nd at 7:30PM, May 3rd at 2:00PM, & May 7th-9th at 7:30PM.