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Inspired! Jim Henson at Maryland
Thursday, August 8, 2019 - Tue , May 26, 2020 (all day)
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
https://www.lib.umd.edu/mspal/gallery
The exhibit provides a window into the profound impact Henson’s experiences on campus, both in the classroom and in his extra-curricular activities, had on his creative and professional development, laying the foundation for a remarkable career that included the creation of the Muppets and beyond. Featured are 25 pieces of original art created by Jim Henson (1936-1990), theatrical programs and ephemera, photographs, and an interactive digital archive of Henson’s sketchbooks, student projects, and press clippings from The Jim Henson Company Archives, Special Collections in Performing Arts, and UMD's University Archives. Video clips from the 1950s and 1960s demonstrate the breadth of Henson’s genius, already evident in his early work on local Washington television.

Lia Halloran: The Same Sky Overarches Us All 
UMD Art Gallery
September 5 to November 22
Monday to Friday, 11 am to 4 pm
Art/Sociology Building
The exhibition explores the lesser-known history of early women astronomers and the central role they played in modern astronomy, including the discovery and documentation of major celestial bodies. Using large-scale cyanotypes -- a photographic printing process developed in the mid-nineteenth century, primarily for scientific use -- Halloran examines how perception, time, and scale informs the human desire to understand the world and our emotional and psychological place within it. The exhibition also features her first immersive, three-channel video installation, Double Horizon (2019), an aerial exploration of the space above Los Angeles. 

Still Here: Art on HIV/AIDS
October 29th through December 7th

This fall the Stamp Gallery at the University of Maryland, College Park, presents Still Here: Art on HIV/AIDS, an exhibition of contemporary artwork on HIV/AIDS in dialogue with panels from The NAMES Project Foundation AIDS Memorial Quilt. The AIDS Memorial Quilt was last hosted in the STAMP Gallery 30 years ago. In the interceding years and despite many technological and medical advances, HIV/AIDS remains an epidemic that disproportionately impacts the dispossessed and marginalized: queer men, trans women, racial and ethnic minorities, intravenous drug users, and economically vulnerable sex workers. Political stagnation and apathy, failed policy, and insurmountable paywalls for preventative drugs remain major barriers to ending the epidemic. Much has changed since The Stamp Gallery last hosted The Quilt in the 1980s, but what political, social, and medical barriers to prevention and treatment remain?  

Dance

Friday, November 15 till Sunday, November 17 
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Regular: $25; Student/Youth: $10 or Free
https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2019/madden-dance-project
In reiterative solos and tender duets, untitled sad piece by elephant JANE dance examines small sadnesses, those moments when we allow ourselves to not be chipper. Burnish (Magenta #08) by BANDportier explores the magical phenomenon of the color magenta through wild movement, complex patterns and expressive rhythm to create something unnerving, boldly feminine and poetic.

Royal Scottish Country Dance
Wednesday, November 20
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Mathematics Building Rotunda
Cost: Free
We offer a Scottish country dancing class and practices. (An ancestor of square dancing and a cousin of the dancing you have seen in Jane Austen movies.) Taught by certificated Scottish Country Dance teacher Howard Lasnik (Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics). ANYONE can come! No experience required! No partner needed!
Contact: Howard Lasnik 301-405-4929 lasnik@umd.edu

Kreativity End of Semester Show
Wednesday, November 20 - Thursday, November 21
7:00 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Free, no tickets required
https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2019/kreativity-end-of-semester-show-fall-2019
Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for their end-of-semester performance.

Student Composers: New Music at Maryland
Wednesday, November 20
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Free, no tickets required
https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2019/new-music-at-maryland
This concert of new music cultivates the talent of modern classical composers and inspires musicians and audience members alike. Featuring original compositions by student composers, new music concerts range from solo to chamber works and even include electroacoustic performances.

Salsa & Bachata Dance Class
Thursday, November 21
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Activities Room
Cost: $30 for UMD Students
https://stampunion.umd.edu/StudioA/classes/Course.aspx?id=3395
A Salsa & Bachata class on Thursdays from 6 to 7 pm on Thursdays is offered Oct. 31 to Dec. 12. To register, visit: https://stampunion.umd.edu/StudioA/classes/Default.aspx or call: 301.314.2787. These classes are for all members of the public but there is a discount for those associated with the university!

Film
At the Hoff (https://www.facebook.com/events/2331059403823555/): 

• 3 Idiots, November 20 @ 8pm
• Interstellar, November 21 @ 8pm

Handel’s Ariodante is a story of royalty, love, intrigue and deceit set in the medieval Scottish highlands. Needing a male successor to the throne, the King of Scotland searches for a husband for his daughter princess Ginevra. After falling in love, Ginevra and the knight Ariodante are granted permission to wed but their plans are quickly disrupted by the devious plot of Polinesso, Duke of Albany, who also aspires to the throne.

Opportunities

Call for Student Artwork Submissions: Juried Winter Show at the Stamp Gallery

Deadline for Submissions: Friday, November 22, 2019
See: https://stamp.umd.edu/Stamp_Gallery

The Stamp Student Union Gallery announces a call for student artwork for a juried exhibition to be held during the Winter Session. Artwork in this exhibition will be displayed on the walls in front of the windows of our gallery during the winter session; all forms of media, including 2-D, 3-D and digital, are accepted. Proposals are open to all currently enrolled University of Maryland students. Any questions about the submission guidelines can be directed to stampgallery@umd.edu

Be a student curator at NextNOW 2020!
Deadline: November 24
Do you have a passion for bringing people together through art? Get involved in the performing arts at Maryland and join the NextNOW Fest team! The Clarice's Artist Partner Programs are looking for student curators that will collaborate with Clarice professional and student staff to design a student-focused festival experience and assist in the creation of a student-focused promotional strategy. Student curators must commit to the project from January 2020 through October 2020. Each curator will receive an honorarium of $1,000. The full job description and application can be found here: http://theclarice.umd.edu/nnf/student-curator-application 

Scholarship Opportunity
Deadline: December 31, 2019
The Phi Beta Kappy Society, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society, has launched a new undergraduate scholarship program to connect promising arts and sciences students with opportunities in public service. The Society invites online applications for the Key into Public Service Scholarship, which will award $5,000 undergraduate scholarships and a trip to DC for up to 20 rising sophomore, junior, and senior liberal arts and science students interested in public service careers. Characteristics of ideal recipients include intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary breadth and depth of arts and sciences coursework, leadership propensity, and service to others.
 Students can visit PBK.org/ServiceScholarsApp to learn more and apply. The application deadline is December 31, 2019.