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SUMMARY:She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory
DESCRIPTION:The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum proudly announces its newest exhibition\, She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory–a visionary presentation that examines the 250-year history of the United States of America through a Black Feminist lens. This exhibition brings together a powerful constellation of contemporary Maryland-based and internationally recognized Black women artists whose deeply personal and politically charged works bear witness to the past\, illuminate its impact on the present\, and conjure Afrofuturist visions. \nThrough a diverse range of media—including collage\, painting\, print\, photography\, textile\, installation\, and time-based media—She Speaks acknowledges Black women as active participants in the making of this country rather than passive bystanders\, highlighting artists who operate as historians\, archivists\, and scholars to tell their stories. Presented alongside rarely seen archival materials and family heirlooms\, the exhibition highlights the pivotal role Black women have played in shaping and preserving this nation since the Revolutionary era\, while envisioning liberated futures through cosmic speculation. \nFeatured artists include Elizabeth Catlett\, Alanna Fields\, Dr. Joan M. E. Gaither\, Charlyn Griffith-Oro\, Khaleelah I. L. Harris\, Martha Jackson Jarvis\, Fabiola Jean-Louis\, Jeannine Kayembe-Oro\, Zsudayka Nzinga\, Ada Pinkston\, Beverly Price\, Faith Ringgold\, Noreen Smith\, Darlene R. Taylor\, Jessica Valoris\, Savannah G. M. Wood\, and Alisha B. Wormsley. \nAs the nation collectively commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through coordinated national\, Maryland 250\, and Annapolis 250 initiatives\, this exhibition enters the conversation by expanding how American history is remembered and told. By retracing and reinterpreting these histories through the voices of Black women\, the exhibition challenges audiences to consider whose stories have been preserved\, and whose have yet to be fully recognized. \nShe Speaks is curated by Martina Dodd\, BDTM Curator of Collections and Exhibitions\, with curatorial support from Leslie Rose\, Exhibit Manager. Lending institutions include Academy Art Museum\, Galerie Myrtis\, Howard University Gallery of Art\, Washington\, D.C.\, James E. Lewis Museum of Art\, and Reginald F. Lewis Museum. \nShe Speaks will open to the public with an Opening Reception and Black History Month celebration on Saturday\, February 7\, 2026. The exhibition will remain on view through January 16\, 2027\, with interpretive programming offered throughout the year to further engage with the exhibition’s themes of history\, memory\, resistance\, and Black women’s enduring contributions to the nation’s cultural and civic life.
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/she-speaks-black-women-artists-and-the-power-of-historical-memory/
LOCATION:Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum\, 84 Franklin Street\, Annapolis\, MD\, 21401
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201
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SUMMARY:Muddy Creek Artists Guild Exhibition at BWI
DESCRIPTION:On display at the BWI Airport\, Gateway Gallery… \nThis exhibit at BWI Marshall Airport provides an excellent opportunity for local Anne Arundel County artists to showcase their talents to thousands of travelers. Exhibits rotate every four months\, each with a new theme. Located between Concourse C&D in departures (pre-security).
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/muddy-creek-artists-guild-exhibition-at-bwi/
LOCATION:BWI Airport\, 1743 West Nursery Road\, Linthicum Heights\, Maryland\, 21090
CATEGORIES:ACAAC Exhibit,Exhibit
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ORGANIZER;CN="Muddy Creek Artist Guild":MAILTO:janwillemvandervossen@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T220000
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SUMMARY:Dance With Us This Fall!
DESCRIPTION:Susan Ina Academy of Performing Arts begins an exciting new season of new classes on Wednesday\, September 9\, 2026.  A range of classes for all ages 2-92 include styles like ballet\, tap\, jazz\, musical theater\, lyrical\, contemporary\, \, hip hop\, tumbling\, leaps and turns\, creative movement\, conditioning\, pilates and more!
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/dance-with-us-this-fall/
LOCATION:Susan Ina Academy of Performing Arts\, 801 Barkwood Ct. Unit A-C\, Linthicum Heights\, MD\, 21090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities,Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T170000
DTSTAMP:20260831T174543Z
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SUMMARY:Every Picture Tells a Story\, Don’t It? People\, Places\, and Passing Moments
DESCRIPTION:LONGTIME CAPITAL GAZETTE PHOTOGRAPHER PAUL W. GILLESPIE PRESENTS\nEvery Picture Tells a Story\, Don’t It? \nExhibition of street portraits\, cosmic images and photographs capturing people\, places and passing moments opens Sept. 10 at Chesapeake Arts Center \nPhotography doesn’t end when Paul W. Gillespie’s workday does.\nFor more than three decades\, Gillespie has worked as a newspaper photojournalist\, photographing\nassignments throughout Anne Arundel County and beyond. But photography has never been limited to his\nwork. For years\, he has continued to photograph simply because it is how he experiences the world—from\nthe moon overhead to the people and passing moments he encounters on the street.\nThat personal work is at the heart of his new solo exhibition\, Every Picture Tells a Story\, Don’t It? People\,\nPlaces\, and Passing Moments\, opening Sept. 10 at the Patricia Barland Gallery at Chesapeake Arts Center.\nThe exhibition runs Sept. 10 through Nov. 8\, 2026\, with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10.\nThe exhibition brings together Gillespie’s street portraits and work made primarily over the past several\nyears\, along with photographs of musicians\, places and fleeting moments that caught his attention. It also\nincludes photographs of the moon\, a subject dear to his heart. A selection of images from his Journalists\nMatter: Faces of the Capital Gazette project connects the exhibition to an important chapter of his life while\nkeeping the focus on the broader range of work he has made away from his newspaper assignments.\n“Photography doesn’t end when my workday does\,” Gillespie said. “I’ve been doing this for so long that it’s\nreally more a way of life than a job. I see someone or something that makes me stop. If it’s a person\, I want\nto meet them\, learn about them and\, hopefully\, capture something of their story in my photographs so I can\nshare it with others. My hope is that by sharing those stories\, we might become a little more understanding\nand empathetic toward one another.”\nGillespie’s approach remains rooted in the idea of photography as capturing a moment that existed in front\nof his camera. His photographs are\, above all\, records of moments he encountered and chose to preserve.\nAt the center of much of his work are the people he meets and the stories they carry\, with each photograph\nan attempt to convey something of who they are and what makes them worth seeing.\nThat approach is particularly evident in Gillespie’s street portraits\, many of which began with encounters\nthat developed into relationships over time. Rather than simply documenting a face\, he looks for a\nphotograph that can give viewers a glimpse of the person behind it.\nThe exhibition’s title reflects Gillespie’s belief that photographs can carry stories beyond the moment in\nwhich they were made. Sometimes the story is found in the circumstances surrounding the photograph.\nSometimes it is in the person looking back at the camera. And sometimes it is simply the moment itself.\nAfter three decades spent photographing assignments for newspapers\, Every Picture Tells a Story\, Don’t\nIt? offers Gillespie the opportunity to show viewers what he photographs when nobody is assigning the\nstory.\nGillespie is also available for an artist talk or panel discussion in connection with the exhibition. \nEXHIBITION INFORMATION\nEvery Picture Tells a Story\, Don’t It? People\, Places\, and Passing Moments\nPaul W. Gillespie\nPatricia Barland Gallery\nChesapeake Arts Center\nSept. 10–Nov. 8\, 2026\nOpening Reception:\nThursday\, Sept. 10\, 2026\n6–8 p.m.
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/every-picture-tells-a-story-dont-it-people-places-and-passing-moments/
LOCATION:Chesapeake Arts Center\, 194 Hammonds Lane\, Studio 194\, Brooklyn Park\, MD\, MD\, 21225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T213000
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SUMMARY:Adult Dance Classes - All Levels
DESCRIPTION:Susan Ina Academy of Performing Arts hosts a vibrant adult dance program with dancers beginner through advanced!  Take our weekly tap or jazz class or sample a new dance style each week with our Specialty class.  Dancers vote on what style they want to try next!
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/adult-dance-classes-all-levels/
LOCATION:Susan Ina Academy of Performing Arts\, 801 Barkwood Ct. Unit A-C\, Linthicum Heights\, MD\, 21090\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261207
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SUMMARY:Miguel Braceli: UNBURIAL
DESCRIPTION:Unburial treats absence as a site for learning and reflection. The void left by the Liberty Tree becomes more than metaphor: an art intervention transforms it into a place to be repurposed and reclaimed through rituals and celebrations that probe what freedom means today. \nOn the front lawn\, where the Liberty Tree once stood\, the artist Miguel Braceli has installed a 40′-diameter circle of cemetery vases filled with common wildflowers. It calls attention to the tree’s absence and reclaims it as a tree for all people\, not just the privileged and elite (e.g.\, the Sons of Liberty and the four Annapolis signers of the Declaration of Independence). \nIn the museum\, Braceli\, with a team of fabricators\, created three enormous murals and two other works. The murals perform an autopsy of the tree. The largest multiplies the tulip poplar’s distinctive leaf shape across a 33′-long wall in a wind-swept swirl of energy (the leaves were made from stencils of the Liberty Tree scion’s actual leaves). A second mural abstracts the tree’s tangled root system into a water-bearing drawing (using PVC tubing) that sprouts purple carnations. The third mural’s subject is the tree’s massive trunk\, which was cut to pieces in 1999\, with much of the wood later finding commemorative as Liberty Tree guitars\, conference tables\, and bible boxes. Onto nine chalkboards\, Braceli has mounted nine pieces of raw wood\, each supporting live orchids. What can we learn anew from this tree?\, it seems to ask. \nThe two other works urge us to turn away from nation-state identities and to look and listen more closely to nature. A sculptural ear is mounted onto the red silhouette of a rose petal\, borrowed from the work of Columbia-born\, Venezuela-based artist Roberto Obregoń. Nearby\, a flag of yellow roses hangs from a flagpole that has been fabricated from a branch. \nAdmission & Hours \nFree & open to the public \nWednesday\, Thursday\, Saturday\, and Sunday\, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. \nOpen Fridays\, 12 to 7:30 p.m. \nParking & Accessibility \nFree parking is available on campus after 5 p.m. during the week and all day on weekends. Handicap parking spots are located in the Edensword Parking lot off of St. John’s Street between College Avenue and Calvert Street (at the yellow house). The museum is located on the ground floor of Mellon Hall. \nPresented in collaboration with Annapolis Pride\, Historic Annapolis\, and the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs. Major funding for this project was provided by Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area.
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/miguel-braceli-unburial/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Museum\, 60 College Avenue\, Annapolis\, Maryland\, 21401
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261207
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SUMMARY:Surveilled or Seen: Sinew of Trust in the Video of Marina Abramović and Lynda Benglis
DESCRIPTION:The idea of this exhibition is grounded in a question: what is the difference between being looked at versus being witnessed? Between being invasively surveilled versus deeply seen? \nMarina Abramović and Lynda Benglis — with Rest Energy (1980) and Lynda Benglis’ Monitor (1999)\, respectively — explore what it costs us to trust each other and how important it is that we do. As we watch these two videos unfold\, we are invited to sit with how much social cynicism deteriorates us\, if we allow it to take over and transform our will to trust into one to control. As an antidote to this\, each artist seems to posit that we must instead relinquish control if we hope to be loved. Love\, then\, becomes indistinguishable from the act of choosing not to monitor someone fearfully\, but to witness them vulnerably. \nIt is a terrifying and brave\, humbling and life-giving choice. We hope watching these works of art help it become easier to make. \nFunding for this project was provided by Laura Ricciardelli and David Watt\, and the Arts Council for Anne Arundel County.
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/surveilled-or-seen-sinew-of-trust-in-the-video-of-marina-abramovic-and-lynda-benglis/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Museum\, 60 College Avenue\, Annapolis\, Maryland\, 21401
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261115T120000
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SUMMARY:AUDITIONS "The Rockefeller Special" at Siren Theatre Collective
DESCRIPTION:AUDITION NOTICE\nThe Rockefeller Special\nWritten by Ryan Stevens | Directed by Robin Schwartz \nSiren Theatre Collective is seeking actors ages 18+ for its upcoming production of The Rockefeller Special\, written by Ryan Stevens and directed by Robin Schwartz. \nAuditions will be conducted through virtual submissions\, with in-person callbacks for selected actors. \nWe are committed to equity\, inclusion\, accessibility & belonging across all aspects of our work—onstage\, offstage\, and in the communities we serve. We strive to build spaces where people from a wide range of identities\, backgrounds\, and lived experiences are not only welcomed but centered and valued. \nPRODUCTION DETAILS\n  \nThe Rockefeller Special by Ryan Stevens is a dark comedy that explores wealth\, power\, and the stories we tell about the people who shape history. Blending sharp humor with provocative themes\, the play challenges audiences to reconsider the legacy of John D. Rockefeller and the systems that elevate some individuals while leaving others to reckon with the consequences.  \nPerformance Dates: January 21–23 and January 28–30\, 2027\nPerformance Schedule: Thursday and Friday evenings; Saturday matinees\nVenue: Parris Underground\nCompensation: All positions are volunteer and unpaid. \nROLES AVAILABLE\n\nHistorian\nJohn D. Rockefeller\n1st Player\n2nd Player\n3rd Player\n\nSUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS\nInterested actors should submit the following materials by Sunday\, November 15\, 2026\, at 12:00 p.m. (noon): \n\nCurrent acting résumé\nHeadshot\nConflict schedule for November 15 – January 30\nA one-minute contemporary comedic monologue\n\nPlease email all audition materials to sirentheatrecollective@gmail.com. A digital copy of the script is available on request for your perusal. \nActors selected for callbacks will be notified by the evening of November 15. \nIN-PERSON CALLBACKS\nDate: Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026\nTime: 7:00–9:00 p.m.\nLocation: Parris Underground \nREHEARSAL SCHEDULE\nRehearsals will generally take place on the following schedule: \n\nTuesdays: 7:00–10:00 p.m.\nThursdays: 7:00–10:00 p.m.\nSelect Saturdays: 1:00–5:00 p.m.\n\nActors should disclose any known scheduling conflicts at the time of submission. \nCONTENT ADVISORY\nThe script contains profanity\, mature themes\, and staged violence. Actors should consider these content elements when submitting for the production. \nABOUT SIREN THEATRE COLLECTIVE\nSiren Theatre Collective is committed to bold storytelling\, collective imagination\, and human connection. Through thought-provoking productions and collaborative artistic experiences\, Siren seeks to create theatre that challenges expectations and engages audiences in meaningful ways. \nAUDITION SUBMISSIONS AND INQUIRIES\nsirentheatrecollective@gmail.com \nWe look forward to reviewing your submissions. \n 
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/auditions-the-rockefeller-special-at-siren-theatre-collective/
LOCATION:Parris Underground\, 497 Ritchie Hwy Ste 1C\, Severna Park\, MD\, 21146\, United States
CATEGORIES:Historic,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T160000
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SUMMARY:Healing With Play
DESCRIPTION:Healing Through Play at Chesapeake Children’s Museum Throughout the majority of November\, from 10 AM–4 PM\, families are invited to visit us for a special opportunity to explore feelings\, memories\, and healing together in honor of Children’s Grief Awareness Month. FREE BOOKS – Enjoy books that help children understand grief\, loss\, and big feelings. CRAFT ACTIVITIES – Explore creative activities designed to help children express themselves and work through emotions. BOOK READS & RESOURCES – Discover books organized into different groups and topics related to grief and loss\, offering support for children and families.These activities are self-guided\, so families can explore at their own pace and spend as much time as they need.Feel free to enjoy the entire downstairs of the museum! Read together\, create\, explore the activities\, and connect.Sometimes stories\, creativity\, and play can help open the door to healing.  Chesapeake Children’s Museum – Annapolis\, MD Available throughout most of November\, 10 AM–4 PM.#HealingWithPlay #ChildrensGriefAwarenessMonth #ChesapeakeChildrensMuseum #AnnapolisMD #GriefSupport #HealingThroughPlay #FamilyActivities
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/healing-with-play/2026-11-08/
LOCATION:Chesapeake Children’s Museum\, 25 Silopanna Rd\, Annapolis\, Maryland\, 21403
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T153000
DTSTAMP:20260930T190615Z
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SUMMARY:DoArt Workshop - Weave a Wall Hanging
DESCRIPTION:Join artist Fran Thompson and Kendra Smith from the Muddy Creek Artists Guild on Sunday Nov 8\, 2026 from 1:00PM – 3:30PM at the Davidsonville Family Rec Center as they host an ever-popular DoArt Workshop. In this playful\, no-experience-needed class\, you’ll design and weave a small wall hanging to take home.  All instructions and materials provided to get you started. Have a special scrap\, a favorite ribbon\, or a keepsake bead? Bring it along and weave it into your piece! \nCost is $35 per person. Space is limited to 25 participants\, so sign up early to reserve your spot. Click on the link to learn more and register!
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/doart-workshop-weave-a-wall-hanging/
LOCATION:Davidsonville Family Recreation Center\, 3789 Queen Anne Bridge Road\, Davidsonville\, MD\, 21035
CATEGORIES:Classes
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ORGANIZER;CN="Muddy Creek Artist Guild":MAILTO:janwillemvandervossen@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T153000
DTSTAMP:20260811T152410Z
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SUMMARY:Hootenanny - An American Folk Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 8\, 2026\, 2:00-3:30pm\, Room 308 Price: $10 (TFA26NM03) \nJoin us in exploring our great American folk musical legacy as we sing the songs of sailors\, fieldhands\, Union organizers\, fighters for civil rights \, anti war protesters\, and timeless ballads of love and loss. “Shower singers” and listeners all welcome\, absolutely no training necessary! \nOur program is presented by live local musicians accompanying the instructor ( not recordings!) and will include classics from Pete Seeger\, Woody Guthrie\, Harry Belafonte\, Peter Paul & Mary\, Bob Dylan\, Simon & Garfunkel\, Joni Mitchell\, and so many more. \nWe will provide songbooks to follow along. Ages 18+ \nAdditional session available for registration:\n9/27/26 (TFA26NM01)\n10/11/26 (TFA26NM02) \nTeaching Artist: Nancy Pressman\nFor questions regarding class content\, email nancypm54@gmail.com
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/hootenanny-an-american-folk-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Maryland Hall\, 801 Chase St.\, Annapolis\, MD\, 21401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T160000
DTSTAMP:20261029T145141Z
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SUMMARY:Native American Folk Tales and Crafts
DESCRIPTION:Explore traditional Native American folk tales and enjoy hands-on crafts inspired by storytelling\, culture\, and creativity! Stay tuned for details.
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/native-american-folk-tales-and-crafts/
LOCATION:Chesapeake Children’s Museum\, 25 Silopanna Rd\, Annapolis\, Maryland\, 21403
CATEGORIES:Children's Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T160000
DTSTAMP:20261012T142718Z
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SUMMARY:Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival - David & Ginger Hildebrand Music for Lafayette 1770s -1820s​
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday afternoon\, David & Ginger Hildebrand will deliver a fascinating program performing music written for and about Lafayette. Composed from the 1770s – 1820s\, the tunes illustrate his enormous popularity in the New World. When Lafayette came from France to America during the Revolutionary war\, his given title was Marquis. Once made a general in the Continental army\, he renounced his noble title\, took on the title General Lafayette and became a beloved figure in American history. \nCopious evidence of his 1824-25 tour survives in prints and paintings\, commemorative items\, poetry and pamphlets as well as published descriptions of speeches\, toasts\, parades\, fireworks and triumphal arches. Yet the performing arts\, most notably music and dance\, survive to rekindle the past excitement and mood of that day – that America is great because of its awesome democratic institutions and larger-than-life heroes: Lafayette and Washington. Period songs\, dance tunes and marches resonate with such affirmation down the centuries. \nArranged from period sources\, some songs involve newly composed music and lyrics; others are parodies – new lyrics set to old familiar tunes. “Yankee Doodle” and “Auld Lang Syne” were common melodic choices. You’ll hear how the latter tune was used to honor Lafayette’s presence during the Revolutionary battle at Brandywine\, Pennsylvania. As the artists sample later decades of music\, listeners will come to appreciate how American music of the 1820s served to express many of the thoughts and hopes of Americans long ago. The stimulating program will be a treat to the eyes as well as the ears. It is rendered on a delightful array of period instruments such as harpsichord\, Baroque and English guitars\, English flute\, violin and hammered dulcimer. Sit back\, listen\, learn and enjoy!
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/annapolis-jazz-roots-festival-david-ginger-hildebrand-music-for-lafayette-1770s-1820s/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis\, 333 Dubois Rd\, Annapolis\, MD\, 21401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Historic,Lecture/Discussion,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Annapolis Jazz &amp%3B Roots":MAILTO:annapolisjazzandroots.ts@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Shared Beauty: EAST in Chinese Painting and WEST in Oil Painting
DESCRIPTION:LIVE. LECTURE and DEMONSTRATION :\n\nDATE: NOVEMBER 8\, 2026.   3 PM EST. In-person\n\nPLACE:  Michael Bush Library. 3000 West Street.  Annapolis MD\n\nAs the two dominant mainstream artistic systems of the East and the West\, Chinese painting and oil painting each possess distinct characteristics\, profound artistic heights\, and complementary qualities that together exemplify the principle of shared beauty. Grounded in the perspective of mutual learning between Eastern and Western artistic civilizations\, this lecture compares the core differences and unique artistic strengths of Chinese painting and Western oil painting across aesthetic philosophies\, creative mindsets\, brushwork and color\, perspective and composition\, material techniques\, and artistic mood expression. The highlights of East and Western Art Forms will be explained.\n\nThe lecture and demonstration show that these two art forms are not opposing forces\, but avenues for mutual learning\, integration\, and coexistence.\n\nThe program presented by World Artists Experiences in cooperation with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China is free of charge. Donations are welcome. For Further information\, email wae@comcast.net
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/shared-beauty-east-in-chinese-painting-and-west-in-oil-painting/
LOCATION:Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library\, 1410 West St.\, Annapolis\, Maryland
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Discussion,Visual
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ORGANIZER;CN="World Artists Experiences (WAE)":MAILTO:wae@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T200000
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SUMMARY:Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival - Maryland Hall Presents- Makaya McCraven
DESCRIPTION:Drummer\, composer and producer\, “beat scientist” Makaya McCraven reshapes jazz by bringing improvisation together with hip-hop production and musical traditions from around the world.\n“Makaya McCraven is a prolific drummer\, composer and producer. An artist who has been aptly called a “cultural synthesizer\,” McCraven has a unique gift for collapsing space\, destroying borders and blending past\, present\, and future into poly-textural arrangements of post-genre\, jazz-rooted 21st century folk music. Profiled in Vice\, Rolling Stone\, The Guardian\, and NPR\, among other publications\, he and the music he makes today are at the very vanguard of progressive music. According to the New York Times\, “McCraven has quietly become one of the best arguments for jazz’s vitality.”\nBorn in Paris in the Autumn of 1983 to Hungarian singer and flutist Ágnes Zsigmondi and African- American expat jazz drummer Stephen McCraven\, Makaya was raised in a vibrant\, creative community in the Northampton\, Massachusetts area\, where his father often played with artists like saxophonist and ethnomusicologist Marion Brown\, multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef\, and saxophonist Archie Shepp. That scene\, with its enticing blend of cultures\, helped establish his philosophy around jazz as folk music. Meanwhile\, his mother’s music blended Eastern European folk traditions\, concurrently shaping his conceptions about the role of music in building and reflecting communities”[excerpted from https://www.intlanthem.com/artists/makaya-mccraven]\nExperience one of contemporary music’s most inventive artists live on Maryland Hall’s Main Stage.
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/annapolis-jazz-roots-festival-maryland-hall-presents-makaya-mccraven/
LOCATION:Maryland Hall\, 801 Chase St.\, Annapolis\, MD\, 21401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Annapolis Jazz &amp%3B Roots":MAILTO:annapolisjazzandroots.ts@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T213000
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SUMMARY:CP presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
DESCRIPTION:Written by John Heimbuch and Jon Ferguson\nDirected by Alex Brady \nSome stories are told.\nSome stories are witnessed.\nWashington Irving’s classic ghost story gallops to life in this inventive adaptation full of humor\, suspense\, and autumnal magic. Follow Ichabod Crane into the misty woods of Sleepy Hollow\, where every creak\, shadow\, and hoofbeat may signal the arrival of the infamous Headless Horseman. Perfect for spooky season audiences who love ghost stories with heart. \nPlease note: Features spooky themes\, comedic scares\, stylized violence\, suspenseful moments\, and mild language. \nShowtimes: Thurs-Sat @ 8pm\, Sun @ 2pm
URL:https://www.acaac.org/event/cp-presents-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow/2026-11-08/
LOCATION:The Colonial Players of Annapolis\, 108 East Street\, Annapolis\, Maryland\, 21401
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Colonial Players of Annapolis":MAILTO:boxoffice@thecolonialplayers.org
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