Listening Room Presents Proverbs Reggae Band
A D.C.-based reggae group that maintains the authentic sound of Rasta Roots Reggae while spreading messages of social consciousness and spiritual wisdom.
Ticket Price: $20
Activities & Events Calendar
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Events
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Black History Arts & Crafts
Express your inner artist while celebrating Black history and culture! Kids and their parents/guardians are encouraged to join us.
Ticket Price: Free
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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is an artful and intimate meditation on the legendary Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author that examines her life, her works, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. The documentary collects written and...
Ticket Price: $5
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Intermediate Acting 6-week Class
This multi-week class builds upon foundational acting skills, focusing on in-depth exploration of techniques, character development, and performance styles; often including scene work, improvisation, and analysis of dramatic texts. Participants should have a basic understanding of acting techniques and principles that the class will focus on refining...
Ticket Price: $60 Residents / $78 Non-residents
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Veterans Book Group
Active service members and veterans of all eras are invited to join this free, monthly small group reading and discussion dinner series centered around books which relate to military experiences or offer a veteran’s perspective. Veterans Book Group is coordinated statewide by Maryland Humanities and presented locally in partnership with Montpelier Arts Center. Discussions are led by Dr. Karen Arnold, former poet-in-residence at the Arts Center and discussion moderator for multiple literature groups in Baltimore. Dinner and reading materials are provided. Call 301-377-7800 for more information and to register. Spaces are limited; registration is...
Ticket Price: Free; registration required
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Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect
Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect traces Thurgood Marshall’s life and career from his birth in Baltimore in 1908, through his years at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Lincoln University and Howard University School of Law, and on to his groundbreaking career...
Ticket Price: free
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Artist Reception: Luther Wright: American Dreaming
American Dreaming is a poignant exploration of the complex interplay between pursuing financial freedom and the Black experience in America. This series delves into the nuanced relationship between aspiration and the systemic barriers that persist within our society, particularly emphasizing the American...
Ticket Price: free
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Sisters With Transistors
This documentary celebrates the trailblazing women who revolutionized electronic music. Featuring legends like Wendy Carlos and Suzanne Ciani, Sisters With Transistors showcases how these women shaped the soundscape of the 20th century using modular synthesizers.
Ticket Price: free
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Sonic Frontiers Jam Session - Feb.
Brentwood Arts Exchange is excited to host ongoing jam sessions featuring a unique, original synth and modular music style. Drop-in musicians of every genre are invited to join and contribute. Bring your instrument, plug in, and be part of the sound!
Ticket Price: $20 / Drop-in performers are free
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Nature Makers Space: Basquiat Inspirations
Join us for a variety of projects and activities utilizing materials from the natural world. We will embark on a new creative endeavor to make anything from color-changing lemonade to baskets woven out of invasive species.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-Resident
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Annual Black History Month Exhibition - Public Reception
Celebrate Black History Month with Montpelier Arts Center! This annual exhibition shows the diverse talents of regional artists. Featured artwork will highlight African Americans’ lives, stories, and experiences through painting, drawing, photography, and more.
Ticket Price: free
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Emily Springer: The Holds of Legacy - Public Reception
Emily Springer’s sewn tapestries create a space for reflection and conversation about cultural identity, resilience, and the power of storytelling through art. The pieces depict compositions highlighting the generational bonds between Black women. Through their intricate craftsmanship,...
Ticket Price: free
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Patricia Phillips Bowden: Travel Collaged and Painted - Public Reception
Primarily an oil painter, Patricia Phillips Bowden discovered a renewed interest in exploring paper, collage, and mixed media during the pandemic. She finds beauty in the old, the worn, and the rusty, and hopes to capture that...
Ticket Price: free
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Black History Arts & Crafts
Express your inner artist while celebrating Black history and culture! Kids and their parents/guardians are encouraged to join us.
Ticket Price: Free
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Reimagining Shelter: Exploring Identity and Community through Art and Storytelling
Through art making and storytelling, this workshop aims to redefine shelter as a space of security, warmth, safe space, and family, fostering empathy and understanding. Resident artist Nikki Brooks will lead participants in guided meditation, an art...
Ticket Price: $5
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Celebrating Black Culture: Art, Music & Community
Experience Black culture through powerful art exhibits, a creative Sip & Paint session, and a special visit from the Mobile Go-Go Museum. This immersive, museum-style event invites the community to explore the rich history, creativity, and cultural...
Ticket Price: Free
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Genuine - Artist & Curator Talk
Curated by Asha Elana Casey in honor of Black History Month, Genuine celebrates the depth, resilience, and authenticity of Black artistic expression. Featuring works by Lionel Frazier White III, Khaleelah Harris, Jessica Valoris, and Desmond Beach, this exhibition explores themes of identity, heritage, and...
Ticket Price: free
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Mame Ndiaye: Glimpses of Heaven - Artist & Curator Talk
In Glimpses of Heaven, Mame Ndiaye invites viewers into a dazzling world of mixed media works that sparkle with vibrancy and imagination. Using glitter as a central medium, Ndiaye creates otherworldly pieces that evoke a sense of...
Ticket Price: free
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Runway Rhythms featuring Riverdale Chamber Music: Music and Film with the Salon Trio
Step into the golden age of flight with the Salon Trio in this one-of-a-kind concert blending historic aviation film footage and live classical music.
Ticket Price: FREE, no admission required
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Voices From the Past: Black Music of the Colonial Period and Forgotten Patriots
This riveting, narrated recital takes audience members back to America’s colonial period to explore the music, instruments, voices, and lives of enslaved Africans and forgotten patriots. The music will include period instruments, traditional folk songs, patriotic selections,...
Ticket Price: free
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Going the Distance with Smithsonian’s Discovery Theater
This performance is part of our Education on Stage Series and is recommended for Grades 1-6. Race to the finish line with two black Olympians who changed history in this original musical play from Discovery Theater! Soaring...
Ticket Price: $8 Adult / $6 Child
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Farm Story & Craft
Go green with your creativity! Nature provides an abundance of materials and inspiration for making art. Participants will enjoy hands-on nature craft activities.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-Resident
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Going the Distance with Smithsonian’s Discovery Theater
This performance is part of our Education on Stage Series and is recommended for Grades 1-6. Race to the finish line with two black Olympians who changed history in this original musical play from Discovery Theater! Soaring...
Ticket Price: $8 Adult / $6 Child
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Craft Tuesdays: Black Heroines
Go green with your creativity! Nature provides an abundance of materials and inspiration for making art. Our artistic naturalists will assist you in transforming your ideas and creativity into an art piece.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, %6 Non-Resident
