7th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesJoin us for a fun-filled day focused on kids’ literature about African Americans and people of other ethnicities. Enjoy author readings, illustration workshops, live performances, and art activities. Purchase hard-to-find titles in the Book Village.
Museum Nights @ the Lewis
RSVP here! Third Thursday is now Museum Nights @ the Lewis! We know you LOVED Third Thursdays, but it’s time to try something NEW. Third Thursday is getting REMIXED and we are bringing you diverse music options, a new food and drink menu, VIP areas, and access to the hottest exhibitions in the city all […]
Short Kuts Show: You Must Learn
The Short Kuts Show live short storytelling series returns to the stage with educators and their work with inner city youth. These storytellers will share their personal experiences teaching today’s youth in the classroom and on the school yard. Presented by Dr. LaMarr Shields, the Cambio Group, Darius Wilmore and MC Brawl with DJ Excel […]
Sunday @ 2 Films: Wrestle (86 minutes)
This intimate documentary goes to the mat with four members of a high-school wrestling team at Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School, a longstanding entry on Alabama’s list of failing schools. Jailen, Jamario, Teague, and Jaquan face challenges far beyond a shot at the State Championship. Splintered family lives, drug use, teenage pregnancy, mental health struggles, […]
Roundtable Conversation: Black Men & Fashion
In honor of Black Music Month, join Henry Edwards II, Creator & Founder of II Magazine, and noted fashion influencers in a provocative roundtable discussion about black men and their influence in pop culture. A fashion presentation will follow the discussion. Presenters include: Celebrity Menswear Stylist Rachel Johnson responsible for the stylings of Cam Newton […]
Community Performance: Everyman Theatre’s Queens Girl in the World @ The Lewis
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United States$15 online ticketing | $20 @ the door | Museum galleries (1st and 2nd floor) will be open 5:30pm - 7pm | Performance begins at 7 pm. In partnership with Everyman Theatre, The Lewis presents a special in community performance of excerpts from Queens Girl in the World by Caleen Sinette Jennings. Act One. Meet Jacquelyn […]
Author Talk: The 14 Virtues of the Good Father with Bruce D. Edwards
Bruce D. Edwards, JD, LLM, has mentored hundreds of young children, and he’s witnessed what it means when they have a father figure in their lives. In his book, Edwards shares impactful qualities to becoming a better father and role model. A book signing will follow. Included with Museum Admission. Let us know you are […]
Midday with Tom Hall on Juneteenth
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesWYPR’s Tom Hall is coming to The Lewis for a special Juneteenth edition of Midday. For more than 150 years, our nation has grappled with the question of reparatory justice for African-American descendants of slaves. Scholars, legislators and several Democratic presidential candidates have been vocal about the need to confront slavery’s legacy of socio-economic inequality. […]
SOLD OUT // Behind the Lens: Dark City Beneath The Beat
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesJoin The Lewis for an exclusive first look preview of Dark City Beneath The Beat, a musical documentary highlighting the rising Baltimore club music and dance culture..
Film: The Six Triple Eight (70 minutes)
In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent 855 black women from the Women’s Army Corps (WACs) to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight, was the only all-black female battalion to serve in Europe during […]