Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Located at the University of Maryland, the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library is the Mid-Atlantic's largest library dedicated to music, theatre & dance.

[UMD Libraries @UMDLibraries]

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

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

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

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

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

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

Join us this Thursday! @UMD_TDPS @umd_arhu

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

Join us this Thursday! @UMD_TDPS @umd_arhu

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

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

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

One of our librarians wants to help you speak in public. Sign up for his workshop that happens tomorrow on Zoom.
@UMDLibraries @umdcommdept
https://t.co/YwacyCG8F0

[HowlRound Theatre Commons @HowlRound]

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 https://t.co/pr0WgdOD6M

[Drew Barker @drewNblue]

I'm excited to talk about #puppets tomorrow with Schroeder Cherry @MDHistory on Zoom at noon.

Register here: https://t.co/MQCW8PYjHD

@UMDLibraries @mspal_umd

[ransomcenter @ransomcenter]

Applications are now open for the Ransom Center's 2024 - 2025 fellowships. Deadline to apply is November 1 at noon:
https://t.co/KQcqWWsdEL

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

A very cool Jim Henson exhibit has opened in Baltimore @MDHistory & you can read more about it here by @heywritergracee:

https://t.co/u185imyi01

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

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
https://t.co/765yWkNavA

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

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 https://t.co/qPD7RuVVHC

[Smithsonian Education @SmithsonianEdu]

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: https://t.co/UZG5CbaXBv #SmithsonianEdu

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

If you want to find out more about Special Collections & Archives here @UMDLibraries check out this workshop on Nov. 22.

https://t.co/vIDXjLdcwh

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

An important story with an alumna designer, Marci Rodgers.
https://t.co/gMUaVTU3EI

[UMD Musicology and Ethnomusicology @UMDMusicStudies]

The new digital exhibit, "Persistent Vision: The DC Punk Collections at UMD," is featured in the @washingtonpost! https://t.co/KdLb7yTfKe Led by John Davis and Ben Jackson of SCPA at @mspal_umd, several division members played important roles: 1/

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

Iranian women — no Hijab — sing the Farsi version of Bella Ciao, the anti-fascist anthem of the Italian resistance during WW II https://t.co/FZXfszMRf1

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

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.🔊

[Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library @mspal_umd]

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: https://t.co/o4ZUHPqRSD

[Dr. Darryll J. Pines @President_Pines]

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