Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Join us tomorrow from 1:00 pm -  2:30 pm at Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library for Speaking of Art with Drew Barker! @mspal_umd @TheClariceUMD @drewNblue

Our new exhibit is open! These photos depict some of the greatest theatre & dance artists in NYC during the 1960s & 70s. Stunning & inspirational. Curated by our Performing Arts Librarian, Drew Barker. @UMDLibraries @umd_arhu @UMD_TDPS

Excited for this event today. Join us if you're available! @UMDLibraries

Join us this Thursday! @UMD_TDPS @umd_arhu

TODAY at 12: 30 in our Piano Room, come learn about Black theatre during the Civil Rights Era from Dr. Julius Fleming. @UMDLibraries @UMD_TDPS @UMDEnglish

One of our librarians wants to help you speak in public. Sign up for his workshop that happens tomorrow on Zoom. @UMDLibraries @umdcommdept umd.libcal.com/event/11183051

New Today from the Daughters of Lorraine Podcast: Hosts Leticia Ridley and Jordan Ealey delve into the Negro Ensemble Company’s founding and history, its track record of producing successful Black plays, and its legacy within Black theatre and performance howlround.com/influence-and-…

I'm excited to talk about #puppets tomorrow with Schroeder Cherry @MDHistory on Zoom at noon. Register here: mdhistory.org/calendar/partn… @UMDLibraries @mspal_umd

Applications are now open for the Ransom Center's 2024 - 2025 fellowships. Deadline to apply is November 1 at noon: hrc.utexas.edu/fellowships/

A very cool Jim Henson exhibit has opened in Baltimore @MDHistory & you can read more about it here by @heywritergracee: baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsen…

Are you interested in participating in poster sessions at conferences or other events but don’t know how to get started? Come learn how to design a poster with us! Thursday, May 11 at 12:00 umd.libcal.com/event/10702704

The Gamer Symphony Orchestra's Fall 2022 Concerts are happening on Sunday, December 11 at 2pm and 7pm in Dekelboum @TheClariceUMD If you can't make it in person but still want to watch, both concerts will be streamed on Twitch at twitch.tv/gamersymphonyu…

Know an undergraduate student interested in learning more about museum education with the @smithsonian this summer? Claudine K. Brown Internship in Education applications for a paid opportunity are now open until Feb 17. More information: internships.si.edu/opportunity/cl… #SmithsonianEdu

If you want to find out more about Special Collections & Archives here @UMDLibraries check out this workshop on Nov. 22. umd.libcal.com/event/9903828

An important story with an alumna designer, Marci Rodgers. today.umd.edu/creating-style…

The new digital exhibit, "Persistent Vision: The DC Punk Collections at UMD," is featured in the @washingtonpost! washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/… Led by John Davis and Ben Jackson of SCPA at @mspal_umd, several division members played important roles: 1/

Iranian women — no Hijab — sing the Farsi version of Bella Ciao, the anti-fascist anthem of the Italian resistance during WW II twitter.com/daniellebraunO…

A flute @lizzo played in the Main Reading Room Monday (with permission from some lucky researchers who were there!) looks similar to the crystal one she had at her concert, but is actually plexiglass. It is also very rare & was manufactured when the material was first invented.🔊

Are public speaking skills life skills? Find out this Thursday, Sept. 29 at 1:30pm EST, the @UMDLibraries is hosting a Common Quandaries workshop "Public Speaking Crash Course" led by one of our librarians Drew Barker @drewNblue More info here: umd.libcal.com/event/9478571

Happy birthday to a Terp who demonstrated some of the values we all wish to embody: creativity, compassion and fearlessness. #HappyHensonDay