UMB Council for the Arts & Culture
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Council for the Arts & Culture is a group of faculty, staff, students, and community members appointed by the UMB president whose mission is to promote the rich history of our institution and surrounding neighborhoods and to celebrate the creative talents of the University community, thereby raising awareness of the links between the arts and sciences. Learn more about the Council for the Arts & Culture on “The UMB Pulse” podcast.
Featured Programs and Events
Halloween at Westminster Hall and Burying Ground
Oct. 31, 2024
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Westminster Hall and Burying Ground
519 W. Fayette St., Baltimore
$5 for adults / children under 4 free
Featuring:
- Seasonal music on the 1882 Johnson Pipe Organ
- The movie “The Graves of Edgar Allan Poe and the Women Who Haunted Him” (parental discretion advised)
- Dramatic performances of “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
- Tours of the Edgar Allan Poe grave and Westminster Hall catacombs
- Scavenger hunt
Call 410-706-2072 for more information.
Poe, Revolution & The Marquis de Lafayette
Oct. 1-11, 2024
Westminster Hall
519 W. Fayette St., Baltimore
UMB faculty, staff, and students with university ID will receive FREE admission on weekdays and half-price admission on weekends to this exhibit.
Long before Edgar Allan Poe was born, the Poe family was noted in Baltimore for its service in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. A wheel maker and later assistant deputy quartermaster general who was known to George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, Edgar Allan Poe’s grandfather, David Poe Sr., gave much for the cause of liberty alongside his wife, Elizabeth Cairnes Poe. Visit the Poe Baltimore page for additional exhibit and programming information.
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Highwire Improv is a nonprofit whose mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater.
Highwire produces improv shows all over the greater Baltimore area and offers classes, workshops, and free community jams for improvisers to meet and learn from one another. It also has a robust applied improv program that helps organizations develop communication, creativity, and collaboration skills.
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