2014 NextNOW Fest
Thursday, September 11 - Sunday, September 14, 2014
For the first time ever, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is kicking off our season with four days of fun and frolic with the NextNOW Fest! Discover the next big thing in small, intimate and surprising environments: sonic massages, subway buskers, Terptastic jazz, deep theatre for your short attention span, dance mysteries, late-night art explosions, food frolics, an arts tailgate, and toast… and then something curious… and then…
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is building the future of the arts now! We are breaking through traditional boundaries in art making and audience experience by being a hub of innovation and possibility. We are creating artistic opportunities that build connections, foster exploration and invigorate you to find your voice.
Most events are free. All events are freeing.
In case you missed it…
Didn't make it to the NextNOW Fest? Here's a video summary of what went down!
SCHEDULE
Thursday, September 11
4PM – 12:30AM
Time | Event | Location |
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4-10PM | Combat Paper NJ | Front Plaza |
4:30-10:30PM | Nichole Canuso Dance Company | Kay Theatre |
6-10PM | Costume Sale | Costume Shop |
6-10PM | MFA Design Expo | Grand Pavilion |
6-10PM | Performing Arts Library Sale | Performing Arts Library Piano Room |
7-7:30PM | Opening Fest Celebration - 7 – 7:10PM Too Many Zooz - 7:15 – 7:30PMA Curious Invasion |
Grand Pavilion |
7-8PM | MakerLAB | Scene Shop |
7-10PM | Johann Sebastian Joust | Front Plaza at TERPRIDE |
7-10PM | Terrapin Beats Society: NextNOW Lounge | Theatre Courtyard |
7:30-8:15PM | Wollesonic Laboratories | Cafritz Foundation Theatre |
7:30-8:30PM | Larissa Dedova and Mikhail Volchok, piano | Gildenhorn Recital Hall |
7:30-8:30PM | Maryland Community Band | Dekelboum Concert Hall |
7:30-8:30PM | The Neo-Futurists |
Dance Theatre |
8:30-9:30PM | The Jazz Professors | Kogod Cabaret |
9-10PM | District5 and Excelsa | Gildenhorn Recital Hall |
9-10PM | Gamer Symphony Orchestra | Dekelboum Concert Hall |
9-10PM | NextDANCE | Dance Theatre |
9-10:30PM | dog & pony dc | Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library |
9:30-10:15PM | Wollesonic Laboratories |
Cafritz Foundation Theatre |
10-11PM | Too Many Zooz | Kogod Cabaret |
10:30-11:30PM | Opera Jam Session | Gildenhorn Recital Hall |
11:30PM-12:30AM | BOOMScat | Kogod Cabaret |
Ongoing | The Unpoppables: Balloon Bass | Various Locations |
Ongoing | New Balloon Art Creations by Addi Somekh | Grand Pavilion |
Ongoing | Clarice YouBooth | Grand Pavilion |
Friday, September 12
4PM – 1AM
Time | Event | Location |
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4-7:30PM | Thinkathon | Schoenbaum Rehearsal Studio, Rm. 3732 |
4:30-10:30PM | Nichole Canuso Dance Company | Kay Theatre |
6-8PM | Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Grand Pavilion |
6-10PM | Costume Sale | Costume Shop |
6-10PM | MFA Design Expo | Grand Pavilion |
6-10PM | Performing Arts Library Sale | Performing Arts Library Piano Room |
7-7:30PM | Amkoullel | Kogod Cabaret |
7-8PM | MakerLAB | Scene Shop |
7-8PM | NextDANCE | Dance Theatre |
7-8:30PM | dog & pony dc | Performing Arts Library |
7-10PM | Johann Sebastian Joust | Front Plaza at TERPRIDE |
7-10:30PM | Late-Night Arts Explosion |
Rever Rehearsal Studio |
7:30-8:15PM | Wollesonic Laboratories | Cafritz Foundation Theatre |
7:30-10:30PM | Johann Sebastian Joust | Front Plaza at TERPRIDE |
7:45-8:30PM | Student Shorts | Kogod Cabaret |
8-9:30PM | Igudesman and Joo | Dekelboum Concert Hall |
9-10PM | Inscape Chamber Orchestra | Kogod Cabaret |
9-10PM | The Neo-Futurists | Dance Theatre |
9:30-10:15PM | Wollesonic Laboratories | Cafritz Foundation Theatre |
10:30PM-1AM | Terrapin Beats Society: Grand Pavilion Takeover | Grand Pavilion |
Ongoing | Clarice YouBooth | Grand Pavilion |
Saturday, September 13
9AM – Noon
Arts Tailgate
NextNOW Fest’s Arts Tailgate joins the ranks for friends, families, supporters and Terp lovers for a parking lot of creative fun and frolic.
Please note all NextNOW Arts Tailgate activities begin on The Clarice Lawn across from the Riggs Alumni Center.
Featured entertainment
- Arts On A Roll
- Bombshell Boom Boom (!)
- Combat Paper NJ
- Mighty Sound of Maryland: Interactive History
- The Fruits Daredevil Aerial Dance (Australia)
Sunday, September 14
11AM – 4:30PM
Time | Event | Location |
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11AM-2PM | NextNOW Fest Brunch | Grand Pavilion |
3-4PM | UMD Chamber Singers | Gildenhorn Recital Hall |
3-4:30PM | dog & pony dc | Performing Arts Library |
Fest Happenings
In addition to NextNOW performances, all kinds of interactive arts experiences, food frolics and fun will be happening throughout the Fest.
Food Frolic
Throughout the Fest; Various Locations
The NextNOW Fest is also an artful experience with food and drink:
- Experience wine and cider tastings from Great Shoals Winery (Thursday & Friday, 6-10PM)
- Discover surprising menus, including $5 tapas plates, $2 cheesecake lollipops and $2 frozen bars by Lady Epicure (Thursday & Friday, 6-10PM)
- Make your hours a little happier with the Clarice-A-Rita, our specialty cocktail margarita with Jose Cuervo Tequila;
- Grab a drink from the Encore bar and Kogod Cabaret bars;
- And have Sunday Brunch in the middle of an orchestra!
- Both credit and cash will be accepted at the Encore, Kogod Cabaret and NextNOW Lounge bars.
The Clarice YouBooth
Throughout the Fest; Grand Pavilion
The NextNOW Fest is about connection, exploration and finding your voice. The Clarice YouBooth is an opportunity to express yourself, share your story and see the NextNOW people in our community. Sing a song. Dance your dance. Be who you are meant to be.
New Balloon Art Installation
Throughout the Fest; Grand Pavilion
Balloon artistry of a scale and design that will make your eyes pop. A self-taught balloon twister, Addi Somekh will create a towering, one-of-a-kind architectural installation in The Clarice Grand Pavilion, and interact with guests to create balloon garb that reflects the wearer’s personality, using comic delivery and improvisational performance.