Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center — Blog

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.

Arts + Entertainment, Lifestyle, StoriesAshley AnkapongSeptember 25, 2023College Park, UMD, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Black Terps, Arts and crafts, Black owned 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.

Local News, NewsMarkayla BrooksMay 7, 2022Nikole Hannah-Jones, UNC, New York Times, 1619 Project, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

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.

Arts + Entertainment, NewsDeAnna GilesOctober 28, 2021actnow, umd, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gavilán brothers, music, harlem quartet

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.

Arts + Entertainment, Local News, NewsSydney ClarkNovember 18, 2019Voices Unheard, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Summer Showers, An Elegy, classical musicComment