Virtual Storytime: Sunday Shopping from Shadra Strickland
Illustrator Shadra Strickland reads Sunday Shopping for this week's storytime! Sunday nights are special for Evie and Grandma. That's when they go on their weekly shopping spree. Grandma flips open the newspaper to see what's advertised, and the imaginary tour of neighborhood stores begins. Overflowing with whimsy and a sweet grandmother-granddaughter relationship, this picture book […]
CANCELED // From the Front Lines: Five Years Later
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesIn partnership with Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, experience a day of reflection in examining the ways the Baltimore Uprising changed the City and the resources that are now available to effect sustainable change for the future. The program will include conversations with significant figures during the Baltimore Uprising, workshops on issues important to our community, […]
Virtual Storytime – Callaloo: The Trickster and the Magic Quilt
Calling all little ones! Listen to the story of Callaloo: The Trickster and the Magic Quilt from author Marjuan Canady. This story is for kids aged 3 to 7 or all kids at heart. In search of a long lost patch from her grandmother's quilt, Zoe and her friend Winston travel to the Gullah Sea […]
CANCELED // Floetic Friday: Conversations With The Mirror
Spoken word poets and hip-hop education scholars, Dr. Crystal Leigh Endsley and Dr. Tony Keith Jr., will share stories about their journey towards intellectual, emotional, and spiritual liberation through performances of original poetry. Collectively, their work seeks to inspire audiences to center love, and knowledge of self in their passionate pursuit of purpose and dreams. […]
CANCELED // Freedom Bound: Songs of Love, Hope, and Determination
Together with Baltimore Musicales, the Lewis Museum presents an afternoon of art, songs, arias, and spirituals by African American composers and poets. Works by Thomas Kerr, Moses Hogan, Margaret Bonds, Hall Johnson, William Grant Still, H. Leslie Adams, and Florence Price, along with the premiere of new music by Baltimore-raised composer Jasmine Barnes. A reception […]
Objects Revealed: Highlights of the Lewis Museum’s Collection
Learn the stories behind the remarkable items found in our permanent collection during Objects Revealed: Highlights From the Lewis Permanent Collection. ⠀ Join registrar and collections manager, Kaili Lockbeam, for this interactive lecture as she explains the history of the items found in our Stearns Family Collection of Slavery Documents. ⠀ ⠀ This virtual talk […]
VIRTUAL Family Story: Jumping Into the Records
Once you have learned all you can from your living relatives, researching vital records is the next step in writing your family story. Virtually join genealogy expert Lyndra Marshall for this exciting workshop. The program will be hosted through Google Meet. Once registered participants will receive the meeting link. This program is the second installment […]
Talks & Thoughts: COVID-19 in Black and White
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on the African American community in this country. African Americans are being infected and subsequently dying at higher rates. What puts the black community in this country at greater risk? Join us for a conversation with Kaiser Permanente’s Director of Community Health, Celeste James, Cheryl Dorsey, President […]
Objects Revealed: Jazz and the Blues
Maryland’s music industry enriched the world. Some of the bright stars of jazz and blues including Cab Calloway, Chick Webb, and Billie Holiday were Baltimore natives. Baltimore was also home to the Royal Theater, a stop on the famous Chitlin’ Circuit, which featured black musicians, comedians, and other entertainers. Join Jacqueline Copeland, Executive Director, and […]