NextNOW Fest: 2022 Marketplace
Support businesses run by students, alumni and members of our community!
The marketplace will be open Friday, September 9, 5-9PM and Saturday, September 10, 6-8PM.
This year’s vendors include:
NextNOW Fest: Driskell Center's Telling Our Story: Community Conversations with Our Artists • Opening Reception
The David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of Maryland, College Park, is proud to present its Fall 2022 exhibition, Telling Our Story: Community Conversation with Our Artists. The exhibition is the second in a series focused on telling the story of the David C. Driskell Center.
NextNOW Fest: Art Night at Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building
Explore arts venues and spaces at the Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building, including the UMD Art Gallery, the Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture and much, much more! The evening will also feature music and comedy artists. Stay tuned for more information!
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NextNOW Fest: Hae Won Sohn's Unspoken Volumes • Stamp Gallery Opening Reception
Visit Stamp Gallery at Stamp Student Union for the opening reception of Unspoken Volumes, a solo exhibition by New York-based artist Hae Won Sohn.
NextNOW Fest: UMD BookLab at Farmers' Market
Stop by UMD’s Farmers’ Market at Tawes Plaza and print a postcard with a socially relevant message on a traditional wooden printing press with hand set metal type—courtesy of the Department of English’s BookLab.
NextNOW Fest: Opening Night Party!
NextNOW Fest 2022 kicks off the festival week with an opening party at The Hall CP, a restaurant and event venue located off-campus in the University of Maryland’s Discovery District. The party will feature a stage of student musicians and bands from Terrapin Record Label, along with local and alumni vendors, a suminagashi-style paper marbling activity by Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and Illegal Art’s interactive Connect the Dots installation.
Puccini Meets Totoro - An Introduction to Orchestra: University Orchestra
Join us in person at The Clarice or watch the livestream from the comfort of your home.
The University of Maryland University Orchestra takes the stage for its final performance of the year, bringing audiences a taste of orchestral masterworks, opera and movie scoring. From Puccini's classic La bohéme to the score of the beloved Hayao Miyazaki film, My Neighbor Totoro, this performance has something for everyone!
Program
Spring Brass Concert: UMD Brass Ensemble
Join us in person at The Clarice or watch the livestream from the comfort of your home.
The UMD Brass Ensemble performs its semesterly brass concert. Repertoire will be announced closer to the concert.
Gamelan Concert: UMD Balinese Gamelan Saraswati
Join us in person at The Clarice or watch the livestream from the comfort of your home.
University Band and Maryland Community Band May Concert
Join us in person at The Clarice or watch the livestream from the comfort of your home.
Representing a variety of majors across campus, the University Band is joined by the Maryland Community Band for a concert of traditional and contemporary wind band music in a performance perfect for all ages. Repertoire will be announced closer to the concert.
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