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Ward 81: Mary Ellen Mark's Radical Compassion - BmoreArt In the iconic photograph, a young woman lies in a deep white ceramic bathtub, only her face visible above the soapy water. She is framed like a saint. Wet, dark hair fans out behind her, flowing over ...

Thanks, BmoreArt and Jack Livingston, for the fantastic review of Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81, an exhibition on display at UMBC's Library Gallery through May 22 — bmoreart.com/2026/03/ward... @umbc.edu @bmoreart.bsky.social

Calvin Tomkins, Who Profiled Giants of Modern Art, Dies at 100

The superbly eloquent and perceptive Calvin Tomkins has passed —

Ruckus - UMBC The Department of Music presents RUCKUS, the faculty new music ensemble at UMBC, in a concert that highlights the work of pivotal American composer George Lewis.

Explore the music of George Lewis, Viet Cuong and David Lang performed by the RUCKUS ensemble! Wednesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. in UMBC's Linehan Concert Hall — umbc.edu/event/ruckus... @umbc.edu

Susie Ibarra: Rhythm In Nature - UMBC The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents Filipinx-American composer, percussionist, and sound artist Susie Ibarra,...

Join us on Saturday, March 7 for composer Susie Ibarra! She'll present a 6:30 pm spatial audio installation and a 7:30 pm concert of her works in Linehan Concert Hall, both free! umbc.edu/event/susie-... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social

Jackson Mac Low. Composition cards for Stanzas for Iris Lezak, 1960

Dial-A-Poem is back, with the revolutionary poetry we all need right now Poet John Giorno's Dial-A-Poem is back, featuring revolutionary poetry to soothe our collective wounds and voice our collective outrage.

I was thinking about Dial-A-Poem just the other day!

Thomas Moore Performance: White Paintings and Silent Music, John Cage and Robert Rauschenberg in the 1950s - Academy Art Museum The early 1950s witnessed a sudden and powerful change of aesthetics in American art, as trailblazers in music, dance, and the literary and visual arts, fueled by the collaborative spirit of Black Mou...

Tomorrow's performance of works by John Cage at the Academy Art Museum is sold out! I'm looking forward to presenting Winter Music, Water Music, 4'33", Waiting, TV Köln, and other works! academyartmuseum.org/thomas-moore...

Rauschenberg at 100: An Eastern Shore Connection By Val Cavalheri - Talbot Spy https://vimeo.com/1126343772

On Friday, January 16, I'll perform a concert of works by John Cage in conjunction with this exhibition of Bob Rauschenberg's work, and Chris Rauschenberg will give a talk on February 21 — more info on the way!

David Tudor. Electronic processing diagram for Toshi Ichiyanagi’s Activities for Orchestra, 1967

A group of musicians performs on stage.

"A note-perfect ensemble" featuring "top flight solos" says Washington Classical Review of UMBC's new music ensemble, Ruckus, after a brilliant performance on Oct 16 at the Livewire festival! washingtonclassicalreview.com/2025/10/17/u... @umbc.edu

Baye & Asa - UMBC Join us for two evenings of cutting edge modern dance as the Department of Dance presents Baye & Asa, who have presented their work at The Joyce Theater,...

This week! Join us for the edgy dance duo Baye & Asa — two performances only, Thu & Fri, Oct 16 & 17, 7:30 pm in UMBC's Dance Cube! Named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2022 — umbc.edu/event/baye-a... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social

An image of many colorful mushrooms around a block of text that says Mushroom Fair.

Rain or shine! Join us tomorrow, October 12, for the annual Mushroom Fair at the Brookside Gardens Visitors Center! We'll be there from noon to 5 for fun, fungi and more! Free and open to the public — mawdc.org/event-5809021

A design says Mushroom Fair with a creepy Halloween-like image of mushrooms in the center.

This Sunday, join us for the annual Mushroom Fair! We'll be at Brookside Gardens Visitor Center on Sun Oct 12 from noon to 5 — fun, forays, and more! This is a free event open to the public. More at mawdc.org

I had the same reaction. Also, WA used to sound like four remarkable individual musicians. Now, they sound like Ellie Rowsell and Her Backup Band.

MAW Aug 2025 Meeting - Tricks to Prevent Yourself From Getting Tick Bites YouTube video by Mycological Association of Washington DC

The third segment of our August meeting, while not specifically about fungi, was on a subject that concerns anyone out in the woods: ticks. Enjoy a fabulous presentation by Emily Struckhoff, a program specialist at Penn State Extension — youtu.be/faLVe8zlfsI?... #ticks #mushrooms #fungi

A group of people in a room look at fungi on tables.

A group of several dozen people pose for a photograph in a field.

A brown-capped mushroom being tested with a chemical.

Mushrooms against a field of moss.

It's time for Sequanota, our multi-day mycological extravaganza filled with forays, talks by Cathie Aime and Bill Yule, a night walk, cooking, and more! Lodging and meal options are available. Join us August 28 through September 1 — mawdc.org/event-5924453 #mycology #mushrooms #fungi

The word August is superimposed on colorful photographs of mushrooms.

Join us for our August meeting (open to all, online!) Tues 8/5, 7 pm — our featured speaker, Conrad Schoch of the National Center for Biotechnology Information will talk on Demystifying DNA Sequences: A guide to the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) system! mawdc.org/event-6273495

Morton Feldman. Intersection +, 1953

Join us this Tuesday for our monthly meeting, with a talk by noted mycologist Bill Yule on "Saprobe Superpowers"! We'll also have a virtual ID table and more — July 1, 7 pm, online via Zoom — everyone is welcome! www.mawdc.org/event-6238165 #mycology #mushrooms #fungi