Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center — Blog

Drag Queen Monét X Change talks sex, stereotypes and being gay in comedy show

Arts + EntertainmentNina WilsonNovember 4, 2024Drag, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, The ClariceComment

University Symphony Orchestra performs 'Afro-American' in season opener

Arts + EntertainmentLauren SmithOctober 23, 2024William Grant, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, The ClariceComment

Mavis Staples takes this university aboard the Love Train

Arts + EntertainmentRazak DialloSeptember 25, 2024Mavis Staples, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, The ClariceComment

Maryland Day introduces its audience to West African dance styles

Features, Arts + EntertainmentHannah MasseyMay 1, 2024West African, West African dance, Maryland Day, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Johns Hopkins Peabody Dance ConservatoryComment

The Clarice’s ‘A Bicycle Country’ is rich with humanity and culture

Arts + Entertainment, Local NewsTaylor EdwardsDecember 4, 2023immigration, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, play

Student Crochet Goods Knits Its Way to UMD

Black Explosion Reporter Ashley Ankapong does a business profile on a Black student owned crochet business.

Pulitzer-Award winning journalist, Nikole Hannah-Jones, speaks at Dean’s Lecture Series

Hundreds of guests gathered in the Kay Theatre of The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center to hear from Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer award-winning journalist and author. Hannah-Jones is most known for her work, “The 1619 Project,” which was published by The New York Times Magazine.

The UMD Clarice hosts ACTnow series: Family, music, activism

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center hosted the Gavilán brothers Monday as part of the Arts Citizenship Talks (ACTnow) series. ACTnow provides opportunities to hear about the issues reflected in artists' works.

The student-led music series ‘Voices Unheard’ aims to honor underrepresented contemporary composers

Jones curated “Voices Unheard: Celebrating Diverse Composers” in 2018 because her and fellow University of Maryland School of Music students felt a need to play more diverse music to accurately reflect the diverse student population.