The Arts as a Tool to Engage Students in All Schoolwork

Kenneth Elpus

It’s every teacher’s goal – and every parent’s dream. Finding a way to get students more engaged in their schoolwork can be one of the most fundamental challenges of education, but recent studies are beginning to show the arts can be one of the most effective catalysts to achieve that end.

Jazz Pianist Brad Mehldau and Singer/Mandolinist Chris Thile Explore the Beauty of Form and Improvisation, April 12

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March 26, 2013 – College Park, MD – Acclaimed jazz pianist Brad Mehldau and singer/mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile perform as a duo in an evening of classical transcriptions, pop covers and original songs April 12 at 8pm at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Susie Farr Named Sue Hess Arts Advocate of the Year by Maryland Citizens for the Arts

Sue Hess, John Schratweiser and Susie Farr

Sue Hess, John Schratweiser and Susie Farr photo by Jonathan Hanson Photography
 

Susie Farr, our Executive Director, has been awarded the Sue Hess Arts Advocate of the Year Award by Maryland Citizens for the Arts (MCA). The award was presented in person by its namesake, Sue Hess, at Maryland Arts Day in Annapolis on Wednesday, February 20. 

Smoking Out the Beehive Celebrates Historic African American Poets

Scot Reese

To University of Maryland students, Scot Reese is known as an outgoing and well-loved professor from the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies. But to a national audience, he is better known as a prominent actor and director of Black Theatre, appearing in theatres from LA to New York, and locally at the Kennedy Center and Arena Stage.

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