This Week: Artist Julia Kim Smith’s Concrete Poetry 2 with author David Beaudouin at The Ivy, piñata making and Great Lantern Parade artist talk presented by MICA + Creative Alliance, Latinx Artist Happy Hour at The Empanada Lady, Sarah Lewis kicks off the Sam Gilliam Lecture Series at Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Toxic Overburden opening reception at The Peale, opening reception for John Ruppert at C. Grimaldis Gallery, The Donald Bentley Annual Memorial Lecture featuring Terry Thompson at the BMA, lecture and discussion with Ada Pinkston at UMBC, Station North Second Friday Art Walk, OOO + KIDOOO at MAP, MICA’s REFRACT fashion show, and the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA Thesis Exhibition opening reception at The Peale.
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Concrete Poetry 2 | David Beaudouin “Microverse 1”
ongoing through April 11
@ The Ivy Bookstore
Concrete Poetry 2: David Beaudouin, “Microverses”
The Ivy Bookshop gardens, Baltimore, MD
April 4-30, 2025
David Beaudouin reading at Concrete Poetry 2
April 18 6pm
The Ivy Bookshop gardens, Baltimore, MD
Rain location: The Ivy Bookshop back patio
The Ivy Bookshop and Julia Kim Smith are pleased to present “Microverses” by David Beaudouin throughout April at Concrete Poetry 2. In celebration of National Poetry Month, a series of four “Microverses” will be on display in the bookshop’s gardens, changing every Friday in April.
MICA & Creative Alliance present “Parade & Processions”: Piñata Making & Great Baltimore Lantern Parade Artist Talk
Tuesday, April 8 :: 4:30-7pm
@ Creative Alliance, Creativity Center
MICA & Creative Alliance present “Parade & Processions: Piñata Making & Great Baltimore Lantern Parade Artist Talk on Tuesday, April 8 from 4:30-8pm at the Creativity Center, 3137 Eastern Avenue. Come learn from culture-bearing artists of the Great Baltimore Lantern Parade. 4:30-6:30 Traditional Mexican piñata making Drop In with the Artesanas, a group of talented women living in Southeast Baltimore who are natives of Latin American countries, such as Mexico, El Salvador, and Ecuador, who honor their Latin American heritage by demonstrating, sharing, and teaching traditional crafts. FREE Artist Talk Participants in the Great Baltimore Lantern Parade will talk about their community’s relationship to processional arts and parade, the role of culture bearing artists in maintaining and evolving traditional practices and share examples of their work. Participants include: Parade Director Rachel Rush, Dennis Lee of the Marching Elite, a Baltimore-based marching band; Louis Campbell of the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina traditional dancers and Culture Director at the Baltimore American Indian Center, and Jovenes en Accion, this performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance. The artist talks will include a dance demonstration and conclude with a Q&A.
Latinx Artist Happy Hour
Tuesday, April 8 :: 6-8pm
@ The Empanada Lady
Oiga Mira Vea – Tuesday, April 8th is National Empanada Day, and we’re celebrating con una noche full of creativity, connection and flavor at The Empanada Lady!
We’ve got:
🥟 Bomb empanadas straight from the kitchen of The Empanada Lady
🍹 Cocktails inspired by your favorite Latinx artists (Frida’s Fizz? Bad Bunny Bramble? Come find out!)
🎶 Music, drinks, and all the creative inspo you need
💡 A space to connect, vibe, and collab with fellow Latinx artists
Pull up, grab a drink, and let’s celebrate our cultura one creative connection at a time.
Read more of this week’s picks at BmoreArt.
