Soul & Ink
Design and print your very own custom NextNOW Fest souvenir tote bag on Soul & Ink’s four-color screen print press.
Design and print your very own custom NextNOW Fest souvenir tote bag on Soul & Ink’s four-color screen print press.
With a genre-spanning sound mixing funk, reggae, samba and more, this music collaborative of D.C. music veterans combines melodic, soulful songwriting with unmatched skill and precision.
Find your next favorite local musician! Curated by Terrapin Record Label, this showcase features UMD-based singer-songwriters, duos and emcees. Artist schedule to be announced soon!
Named for the Latin word meaning whole, TOTUS is a credit-bearing experience that allows UMD students to explore marginalized identities and silenced voices in and through poetry to spark dialogue and action around identity, social justice and lived experience. Hear the voices of TOTUS alumni as they perform original spoken word pieces. Presented in partnership with the Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy. More information about TOTUS.
This interactive installation electronically morphs the music of UMD performers into an intriguing wash of electro-acoustic sound. The recordings are played through speakers and reflected off the sounding board of an on-site piano. Participants can play the piano to make their own original recordings that will be immediately featured in the installation. It’s a celebration of the unique and diverse music-making happening on campus!
Lifelong DC-area native Malik Stewart picked up his drum sticks at age five, and hasn’t put them down since. He honed his technique of precise, explosively energetic drumming through years in marching band, which evolved into a hip-hop-inflected brand of his own – D.O.P.E. (Definition of Percussion Entertainment). He’s performed throughout the country, and alongside artists like Usher Raymond, Wale, Mike Will Made It, Rae Sremmurd, BackYard Band and D.R.A.M. "Seriously sick drumming."– TIME
Lounge in The Clarice’s Kogod Cabaret, beverage in hand, while jazz professors serenade you with great jazz classics. Featuring Chris Vadala on saxophones and flute, Gerry Kunkel on guitar, Tom Baldwin on bass, Jon Ozment on piano and Chuck Redd on drums. Presented in partnership with the UMD School of Music.
It’s impossible not to become infatuated with disco-pop princess Gavin Turek. This L.A. Native is always clad in a hand-made 70s fringe dress armed with the best dance moves you’ve ever seen. A favorite of tastemakers like NPR, The Fader, KCRW and Beats 1, Gavin has brought her disco-tinged tunes to venues and festivals around the country.
Sharpen up your dance moves with free hip-hop, house and jazz classes. No experience necessary! Brought to you by the Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity, a group devoted to furthering academic excellence, serving the community and sharing the art of dance among fellow students.
Schedule
6-7PM: LaTefia Bradley teaching Contemporary
8-9PM: Ama Law teaching Femme Hop
9-10PM: Suzanne Creedon teaching Jazz
The Costume and Prop shops are emptying their storage closets of items from the useful to the wacky to the weird. This is your chance to own a unique piece of a Clarice production.