Performing Arts and Humanities Building Grand Opening Celebration

Wednesday, September 19 | 2:00 – 9:00 p.m.

You are invited to join President Freeman Hrabowski, Governor Martin O’Malley and the UMBC community on Wednesday, September 19 as we celebrate the opening of the first phase of UMBC’s Performing Arts and Humanities Building.

2 p.m.
Phase One Ribbon Cutting and Phase Two Groundbreaking Ceremony with Governor Martin O’Malley
Performing Arts and Humanities Building Entrance

3–6:30 p.m.
Arts and Humanities Festival
Featuring food trucks, UMBC student groups and community performers, and a jazz concert with Lafayette Gilchrist ’92, Africana Studies.
Performing Arts and Humanities Building Grounds

3:30–5 p.m.
UMBC and the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance Present: New Space
Leaders breaking fresh ground in the region’s cultural land- scape reveal the physical, conceptual, and virtual spaces that motivate their work, answering the question: How do new spaces inspire us to think, create and engage in expected and unexpected ways?
Proscenium Theatre
A limited number of free tickets will be available at the door.

New Space Presenters:

• Wendy Salkind, UMBC Theatre & Jessica Berman, UMBC English
• Fred Lazarus, MICA & Tim Nohe, UMBC Visual Arts
• Vincent Lancisi, Everyman Theatre & David Mitchell, Arena Players
• Doreen Bolger, BMA & George Ciscle, founder, The Contemporary
• Liz Lerman, Choreographer & Sharayna Christmas Rose, Muse 360
• Kalima Young, The Baltimore Art + Justice Project & Nicole King, UMBC American Studies
• Marvin Pinkert, Jewish Museum of Maryland & Kevin Griffin Moreno ‘95, Full Circle Storytelling

Moderator: Tom Hall, Baltimore Choral Arts Society & WYPR Radio Host

4:30–6:30 p.m.
Tours of the building

7–8:30 p.m.
Inaugural Lecture: The Humanities Forum Presents “The Humanities, Without Apology,” featuring Pauline Yu, President of the American Council of Learned Societies
Proscenium Theatre, followed by dessert reception in PAHB Lobby

There is much lamentation today about the humanities, most of it unhelpful. Over the past century, the intellectually dynamic academic humanities have recorded enormous scholarly and educational achievements. The knowledge conveyed by the humanities today is ever more essential in a nation and world of increasing cultural complexity.

Students, faculty, and staff can pick up free tickets at The Commons information desk September 5-18. Ticktes will also be available at the door.

WYPR is an official media sponsor of this event.

The Performing Arts and Humanities Building (PAHB) provides new, state-of-the-art facilities for arts and humanities departments and programs. The PAHB will enhance UMBC's teaching, research and public outreach and will heighten the visibility of the arts and humanities as major components of campus and community life. The PAHB will be home to the Department of Ancient Studies, the Department of Dance, the Department of English, the Department of Music, the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Theatre, the James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities, the Humanities Scholars Program, and the Linehan Artist Scholars Program.

The PAHB is situated on 4.8 acres on the west side of Hilltop Road adjacent to the existing Fine Arts, Engineering and ITE Buildings. Designed to be constructed in two phases, the PAHB will be a natural extension of the campus to the north, creating a strong relationship with the current campus buildings and enhancing the circulation of the campus. The first construction phase, which opened in Fall 2012, provides space for the Department of English, the Department of Theatre, the James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities, the Humanities Scholars Program, the Linehan Artist Scholars Program, and arts management offices; the second phase, which will open in Fall 2014, will provide space for the Departments of Ancient Studies, Dance, Music and Philosophy..