ABOUT THE EVENT

Join Student Entertainment Events for their first lecture of the year!

You may know Elizabeth "Liz" Gillies as she launched her career on the successful Nickelodeon series, Victorious and was most recently the lead in the CW series Dynasty. She then captured audiences on the popular FX series Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll. Her other television roles include The Black Donnellys, White Collar, Friend Me, as well as voiceover work on Disney's Winx Club. On the musical side, Gillies made her Broadway debut in 13. She continues to bring her musical talents to the stage alongside Seth MacFarlane as they have collaborated on two albums together, Songs from Home as well the recent Christmas album We Wish You The Merriest. Both are available online.

Doors open at 7PM and close at 8:30PM. Tickets are not required, admission is free and first-come, first-served. Open to the UMD community and their guests.

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ABOUT NEXTNOW FEST

Started in 2014, Clarice Presents’ annual NextNOW Fest is an inspiring arts experience that celebrates imagination, creativity and community. In addition to the core festival nights at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, we’re thrilled to continue partnerships with student-led groups, academic departments and university-based arts venues to hold festival events throughout campus.

NextNOW Fest is a signature event in University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative, which leverages the combined power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time.

FUNDING

NextNOW Fest is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. Additional support is provided by Terps After Dark and the University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. NextNOW Fest's Silent Disc-Glo event is supported by UMD's Student Entertainment Events; and the Vital Signs Mini-Grants Showcase is supported by the Venable Foundation and Pepsi.