Theater experiences can be life-changing. Through free outreach and education programs, the Hippodrome Foundation works to introduce Maryland students and community members to the arts and all of the assets of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center. By exposing young people to new possibilities, we are raising the curtain on opportunity.
The museum is a catalyst for community building by allowing opportunities for community-driven creative engagement in a range of cultural arts. We provide the environment and inspiration for artists and community members to create and host events, performances, activities, and exhibits that engage, stimulate, and bring people together.
New Spire Arts is a performing arts nonprofit located in Downtown Frederick founded in 2016. Our performing arts center, New Spire Stages, is located at 15 W Patrick Street and was opened in early 2019.
We’ve partnered with many organizations including the YMCA, SHIP (Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership), the Frederick Arts Council, Maryland School for the Deaf, the Downtown Frederick Partnership, the Delaplaine, Heartly House, and more.
Brown Box is a theatre and education collaborative founded on the belief that theatre is for all people and that all communities have the right to easy access to the arts. Brown Box has distinguished itself as a professional, touring theatre company dedicated to producing a diverse array of theatre year-round in order to eliminate the barriers of geography, cost, and racial inequity for the traditional and new theatre patron.
In addition to its work restoring and maintaining the landscape and architecture of Mount Vernon Place, the Conservancy presents public programming to attract visitors to this historic location in the heart of one Baltimore's cultural centers. Our Summer in the Squares concert and film series features free weekly events throughout summer. The Conservancy also presents Baltimore's Annual Flower Mart, a 2-day festival dating back to 1911, celebrating spring and promoting urban gardening and green spaces.
Founded in 1984, Chesapeake Music is a Non-Profit 501 (c)3 organization who provides Chamber Music and Jazz programs throughout the year. Its Chamber Music Festival has received national accolades and its international Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition has brought finalists from all over the world to Easton to perform in a live competition. Our YouthReach program works in the public and private school sectors for a hands-on learning experience. Our performance programs work with the highest caliber musicians and bring outstanding music to every concert.
Since its founding in 1988, Bach in Baltimore has been committed to serving the Greater Baltimore Community with its growing variety of series, programs, and impact. Beginning as an small, intermittent series of Baroque concerts, Bach in Baltimore has now grown into a thriving organization with an array of significant programs, a wide network of musicians - from Baltimore, D.C., New York, and beyond - and a growing number of loyal and new patrons each season.
Between 1986 to 1994, MEAC toured worldwide as an Arts Ambassador on behalf of the British Council. Its ground-breaking performances were acclaimed as the first Art form that could truly allow the severely disabled child an opportunity to become part of the theater community. In 1994 the troupe re-located to the United States of America. Beginning in 1994 MEAC conducted a school residency at The Maryland School for the Blind, which continued for 21 years.
The LSO provides high-quality, affordable classical and light classical concerts for the enrichment and enjoyment of Central Maryland residents, and provides an opportunity for student and amateur musicians to learn and grow under professional leadership.
At Iron Crow Theatre we define queer broadly as the celebration of the renegade and the unorthodox in all of us. We don’t seek to define queer for others, but rather hold space for those artists, patrons, playwrights, and designers who identify themselves or their work as being queer or in support of the queer experience. For us, queer can manifest itself through aesthetic, thematic elements, gender identity, sexual orientation, and/or theatrical approach or convention.