NextNOW Fest: Blacklight Painting Workshop
Create art that beautifies dark spaces with this blacklight painting workshop! All supplies are included. Registration will open Monday, August 29, 2022. Limited space available.
NextNOW Fest: Music For All Terps ft. Terrapin Brass Quintet
The UMD School of Music's Terrapin Brass performs a pop-up concert on the McKeldin Mall Steps as part of NextNOW Fest 2022!
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NextNOW Fest: Silent Disc-Glo
An ongoing partnership with Student Entertainment Events (SEE), the Silent Disc-Glo is a dance party, but with a twist! Through a set of wireless headphones, listen to one of three live DJs, all playing totally different musical styles. This silent dance party is surreal, bizarre and outrageously fun.
New this year! It’s the silent dance party you know and love, with even more added to your experience:
NextNOW Fest: ziwe
A comedian known for satirical commentary on politics and race relations, ziwe has a knack for making people squirm asking point-blank questions about difficult topics. This event features a hotseat-type conversation with a UMD student and a moderated conversation with journalist Tim Perry.
NextNOW Fest: TEMPO's 72-Hour Composition Project
The 72-hour Composition Challenge is a student initiated event (TEMPO) that is part of the NextNow Fest presented by The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the beginning of each academic year. Composers who wish to participate have 36 hours to write a piece and another 36 hours to rehearse the music with the performers before it is premiered in concert as part of the NextNow Fest. Committing to participate means that you have a performer or a group of performers who have agreed to perform your piece under the conditions noted above (36 hours to prepare).
NextNOW Fest: Terrapin Record Label Stage
Artists on the rise from UMD’s Terrapin Record Label perform music spanning from Hip-Hop to rock to indie! Stay tuned for our 2022 artists!
NextNOW Fest: Indigo De Souza
Growing up in a conservative small town in the mountains of North Carolina, Indigo started playing guitar when she was nine years old. "Music was a natural occurrence in my life.
NextNOW Fest: Marcel The Shell With Shoes On • Film Screening
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.
NextNOW Fest: YungManny
Hailing from our own Prince George's County, YungManny (Emmanuel Okanlawon) brings down the house with some life-changing rap!
NextNOW Fest: Swing Dance Club Workshop
Swing by this swing workshop that will teach you some enviable moves!
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