For General Audiences
Story Reading and Puppet Show: Callaloo: The Trickster and the Magic Quilt
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesStory Reading and Puppet Show: “Callaloo: The Trickster and the Magic Quilt” Join Callaloo Kids in a live story reading and an award-winning puppetry performance on their new book release written by Marjuan Canady and illustrated by Nabeeh Bilal. In search of a long lost patch from her grandmother's quilt, Zoe and her friend Winston […]
There is Something About Edgefield
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesIn conjunction with Remnants of Hatred: Slavery Artifacts of Today Exhibition, we present another Genealogy Program, entitled "There is Something About Edgefield Shining a Light on the Black Community through History Genealogy & Genetic DNA" by Edna Gail Bush and Natonne Elaine Kemp Through their ancestors stories, family historians Bush and Kemp take us on […]
Reflections of Baltimore Community Day
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesExperience perspectives of Baltimore through the lens of contemporary artists, their art work and performances. Activities will include artist talks, spoken word, line dancing, and a mural art project for all ages. Featured artists include street photographers Kyle Pompey and Shannon Wallace, Baltimore Artist Collaborative Wickerham & Lomax, muralist Megan Lewis and DewMore Baltimore Youth […]
Peabody Composition and Improvisation Summer Camp Concert
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesMusical Program: Peabody Composition and Improvisation Summer Camp Concert Friday, August 17, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Enjoy a summer concert rocking to the creative musical tones of Baltimore City Youth from the Peabody Preparatory Improvisation and Creative Composition Ensemble. Their repertoire will include new improvisational works created during a one-week summer intensive workshop with […]
Short Cutz Show: A Live Storytelling Jam and Slam – Sister’s Edition
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesShort Cutz Show: A Live Storytelling Jam and Slam- Sister’s Edition Vibe to a live, short oral-storytelling jam with Charm City’s black sisters. Hear 10 stories from 10 black women on 1 specific theme with 1 DJ and host cuttin up live in front of an audience. This month’s story theme song is “I’m Every […]
Baltimore’s Strange Fruit, A Story of Food Apartheid & the Struggle for Sovereignty
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesSunday @ 2 Films: Baltimore’s Strange Fruit, A Story of Food Apartheid & the Struggle for Sovereignty (69 minutes) Produced by Black Yield Institute, this film explores the intersections of food, land, race and class politics through personal narrative and social commentary. The film follows the historical woes and triumphs of people of African Descent […]
Author Talk: If I Survive The Frederick Douglass Family’s Struggle for Liberty
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesAuthor Talk: If I Survive The Frederick Douglass Family’s "Struggle for Liberty" by Celeste-Marie Bernier While there have been many public Frederick Douglass – the abolitionist, the statesman, the orator, the editor, the politician – it is now time to trace the many private lives of Douglass as a family man. Sharing untold stories, this […]
Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesBlack Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues Join the Museum in a conversation examining how Black women are represented and perceived in today’s popular culture. Writer and researcher Natasha R. Howard will examine the role of Black women in reality television, film, hip hop, advertising and social/digital media from her essay book collection: Black […]
Lewis Museum Annual Gala 2018
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesLewis Museum Annual Gala 2018 Cocktail Reception - 5:30 pm Gala Dinner - 6:30 pm Gala Party - 8:30 pm Lewis Museum Annual Gala 2018 Honorees We are excited to announce that artist Amy Sherald is one of our Honorees for the Lewis Museum Annual Gala on Saturday, November 10th. Amy makes Maryland proud with her MICA […]
Saturday Fun Romare Bearden Family Workshop
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesSaturday Fun: Romare Bearden Family Workshop Saturday, November 17, 11am to 1pm Explore the Romare Bearden: Visionary Artist exhibition with a story on Bearden and then discover how Bearden’s art was influenced by literature, music and the places he called home. Families will create their own colorful family collage. Included with Museum admission.