Center for the Arts Gallery
Located on the third floor of the Center for the Arts, this gallery showcases some of the region’s finest artwork. Open to the public.
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Running June 13–29, 2025, the Center for the Arts’ doors will be open for a variety of free and ticketed arts and entertainment events.
1930s Hollywood: Money, Food, and Fashion in the Great Depression
“1930s Hollywood: Money, Food, and Fashion in the Great Depression" is a multimedia interdisciplinary exhibition exploring the relationship between an entertainment medium and media consumers. Visitors will hear 1930s popular music in the gallery as they see the ways in which the film industry influenced the creativity of women movie fans to adapt their daily practices to 'live' the movies at home during the tough economic times of the Great Depression, particularly in the aspire vs. survive modes of food and fashion. Highlights include life-sized models of movie-inspired elegant evening wear, simple daily attire, and a unique recreation of the famous “Letty Lynton” dress from the 1932 film by the same name, as well as cocktail, baked good, and casserole recipes promoted by Hollywood actresses.
Opening reception with artist talk from Joan Cox June 13, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
June 13 – July 12 | Asian Arts Gallery, CA 2037
Joan Cox: Side by Side
This exhibition presents recent works highlighting Joan Cox’s significant contributions to the genres of figurative painting and queer portraiture. Cox’s work captures the quiet, often fleeting moments of intimacy between women. A Baltimore native and an alumna of Towson University, where she received a BFA in Painting, Joan Cox was recently awarded the 2024 Alumni Dean’s Recognition Award for the College of Fine Arts and Communication at Towson. Cox is represented by the Bureau of Queer Art/Art Gallery Studios in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and Catalyst Contemporary in Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsored in part by the COFAC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
Opening reception with artist talk from Joan Cox June 13, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
June 13 – July 12 | Center for the Arts Gallery, CA 3040
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DANCE! Celebrate
Community Dance will be hosting a free day of dance and performances on Saturday, June 14th to the Baltimore community called DANCE! Celebrate. DANCE! Celebrate will offer a variety of sample classes for children, adults, and families to participate in throughout the day, and will be presenting a special dance performance of its spring production, Carnival of Animals.
Saturday, June 14 | Dance Department
Midnight Cowboy Radio
It's Labor Day in Kentucky! Time for your favorite late-night-radio-talk-show host to give you life advice on the air of Midnight Cowboy Radio, entertaining y’all for those long drives home! This show is written and performed by TU alum Ally Ibach and directed by Patricia Runcie-Rice. Most recently seen at Edinburgh Fringe (Highly Recommended by FringeReview, SleecReview, and BTS Creative Academy) and The Pen Theatre (London). Midnight Cowboy Radio has been performed off-Broadway at Theatre Row (NYC) and has been awarded as a finalist at The Secret Theatre's One-Act Festival (NYC).
Saturday, June 14, at 7 p.m. | Studio Theatre, CA 3060
That's Baloney!
Food nourishes our bodies, elevates our lives and in many ways encapsulates our individual cultures and embodied experiences. The food we eat is far removed from its original context, taken across vast distances by machinery and changed irrevocably. That’s Baloney! highlights local artists and contemplates consumption, interrogating our culture's relationship to food, overconsumption, excess waste, and the ensuing rot.
June 17 – July 25 | Holtzman MFA Gallery, CA 2040
The End of Summer, directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Laugh and cry with us while viewing this 1961 meditation on the passage of time through the lens of intergenerational family dynamics. A senior sake brewer and his adult daughters negotiate their desires and obligations in response to concerns over finances, health, and love. (color) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu. 103 minutes. FREE.
Saturday, June 21, at 1 p.m. | Art Lecture Hall, CA 2032
The Fantastical of Now, written and performed by Siobhán O’Loughlin
This experience features a lonely, video game playing, Dungeons & Dragons loving e-girl and TikTok star embarking on her true dream: becoming a fantasy novelist. The audience meets Bambi (played by TU alum Siobhán O’Loughlin) at her first official book talk: a pre-release party for her most invigorated fans. As Bambi stumbles through her talk, we start to see the cracks in her sparkly foundation, and wonder if she wrote a book at all, or if her imposter syndrome and people-pleasing tendencies have left her literally and figuratively wordless. With high levels of audience interaction, Bambi seeks validation and community from the audience in this heartfelt exploration of human vulnerability and the love of a novel.
Saturday, June 21, at 7 p.m. | Studio Theatre, CA 3060
Maryland Opera presents: Summer Serenade
Maryland Opera presents “Summer Serenade,” featuring hits from the operatic and Broadway stage performed by three acclaimed singers. Artistic Director James Harp, long known for excellence in operatic performance and musical outreach throughout the region, will be at the piano and will share his passion for this repertoire as he gives synopses for the selections from the stage. You’ll hear some of your old favorites and you’ll find some new favorites all sung by world-class artists.
Sunday, June 22, at 3 p.m. | Recital Hall, CA 3066
It’s The Comedy of Errors, Hon by Ian Gallanar, presented by Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s Shakespeare Beyond
Mistaken identities, outrageous antics, and double the hilarity — It’s The Comedy of Errors, Hon! is coming your way! Packed with iconic moments and characters that could only come from Charm City! Not one, but two sets of twins separated at birth find themselves in Baltimore at the same time, leaving a whirlwind of mix-ups, comic chases, and chaos in their wake. Bring a blanket or a chair and your favorite picnic snack, and prepare to laugh the evening away with a new adaptation of The Comedy of Errors with a distinctly local twist! All are welcome! FREE.
Thursday, June 26 Saturday, July 12, at 7 p.m. | BU Towsontown Field
Halloween in June
Summer not spooky enough for you? EMF is bringing you Halloween in June! At 5:15 p.m., join us for a panel discussion with industry professionals in the Chorus Room (CA 3069). RSVP to attend the free conversation. Then, at 7 p.m., we are serving up a curated selection of spooky short films, creepy comedies, and shocking sci-fi by EMF students and alumni in the Recital Hall (CA3066). EMF is proud to present the world premiere of Trick or Treat with Reed Richmond, the latest spin-off of the retro-VHS cult classic WNUF Halloween Special cinematic universe by EMF alum Chris LaMartina. Purchase tickets for the screening now.
Panel: Friday, June 27, at 5:15 p.m. | Chorus Room, CA 3069
Film Screening: Friday, June 27, at 7 p.m. | Recital Hall, CA 3066
Richard Rodgers & His Sounds of Music
Writer, director, and star of this musical extravaganza, Carolyn Black-Sotir and guest artists, tenor Min Jin, baritones Phillip Collister and Jason Widney, sopranos Lori Hultgren and Leah Inger, along with pianist Tim McReynolds, bassist Tom Baldwin, and drummer Frank Russo, pay tribute to the life and works of genius Broadway composer/producer Richard Rodgers. This extraordinary theatrical concert presents Rodgers’s musical classics as well as reimagined interpretations of his theatre songs. While celebrating the sheer beauty and genius of his music, this muti-media performance reveals the stories behind the music and delves into Rodgers’s collaborations with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein.
Saturday, June 28, at 7 p.m. | Recital Hall, CA 3066
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Small Acts of Pride
An evening of short plays and performances in celebration of Pride written by a diverse group of LGBTQ+ identified TU Theatre alums.
Sunday, June 29, at 3 p.m. | Studio Theatre, CA 3060
Upcoming Events
September
Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Exhibition: Etty Yaniv: Adrift in the Sargasso Sea | September 11 – October 11
Lecture: Artist Etty Yaniv | September 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Exhibition: Spatial Affinities | September 12 – December 6
Asian Arts & Culture Center
Opening Reception & Artist Talk - Elaine Qiu: Unwound | September 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Exhibition: Unwound | September 10 – December 6
Dance
Inertia | September 11 – 13
Exhibition: Etty Yaniv: Adrift in the Sargasso Sea | September 11 – October 11
Music
Faculty Recital | Música de cámara | September 21 at 3 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Bomba Workshop with Cultura Plenera: Rhythms of Puerto Rico | September 28 at 3 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Afro-Puerto Rican Sounds with Cultura Plenera | September 28 at 4:30 p.m.
October
Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Lecture: Artist Gina Osterloh | October 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Musicalligraphy Live performance | October 22 at 6 p.m.
Musicalligraphy : basics and fundamental configurations | October 23 at 6 p.m.
Exhibition ǀ MFA Candidate Alexis Irby: Manifesting the Unheard Layers of Reality | October 24 – December 6
Exhibition ǀ MFA Zachary Diaz: MOTUS | October 24 – December 6
Asian Arts & Culture Center
Musicalligraphy Live performance | October 22 at 6 p.m.
Dance
Senior Seminar: Dances in Progress | October 23 – 25
Music
Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros | October 8 at 8 p.m.
Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Mid-Semester Showcase | October 9 at 8 p.m.
Towson Clarinet Studio Recital: Music by Latin American Composers | October 15 at 8 p.m.
TU Symphony Orchestra Concert | October 16 at 8 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | The Making of “Canciones de amor y soledad:” An Open Rehearsal with Whistling Hens | October 18 at 3 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Whistling Hens, Jennifer Piazza-Pick (Soprano) & Natalie Groom (Clarinet) Present: Big Crass Monster | October 20 at 6 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Student Composer Works Workshop with Composer Sonia Morales-Matos and Whistling Hens Duo | October 21 at 6 p.m.
Guest Artist Masterclass with Sonia Morales-Matos | October 22 at 2 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | Pre-Concert Talk with Sonia Morales-Matos | October 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Latin American Arts Festival | TU Music Ensembles Celebrate Latin America | October 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Theatre Arts
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, Directed by Stephen Nunns | October 9 – 16
November
Asian Arts & Culture Center
Our APIMEDA Thanksgivings – Food, Stories, and Culture | November 20 at 6 p.m.
Communication Studies
Fall 2025 Public Speaking Competition | November 13 at 6 p.m.
Dance
Towson University Dance Company 2025 - Fall Concert | November 19 – 23
Music
TU Symphony Orchestra Concert | November 5 at 8 p.m.
Student Composers Concert | November 5 at 8 p.m.
Cinderella: Children's Opera Outreach Ensemble | November 7 – 8
TU Jazz Faculty Ensemble | November 9 at 3 p.m.
Peggy Friedmann Gordon Competition Winners Recital | November 11 at 11 a.m.
Brass Showcase | November 17 at 6 p.m.
Murray Jazz Residency Featuring Mike Holober | November 19 – 21
Music for the Stage: Opera & Musical Theatre Scenes | November 23 at 3 p.m.
Percussion Ensemble | November 24 at 6 p.m.
Jazz Showcase Concert | November 24 at 8 p.m.
Theatre Arts
I Wanna F** Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón | November 20 – 25
December
Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
52nd Annual Holiday Pottery and Art Sale | December 5 – 6
Music
Jazz Showcase Concert | December 1 at 8 p.m.
Concerto Competition | December 2 at 6 p.m.
World Music Ensembles | December 3 at 6 p.m.
Improvisation Ensembles | December 3 at 8 p.m.
Towson University Jazz Orchestra | December 4 at 8 p.m.
TU Choirs Winter Concert: Songs of Comfort and Joy | December 6 at 3 p.m.
Standing to the Storm through Song | December 6 at 7:30 p.m.
TU Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble | December 7 at 3 p.m.
TU Classical Guitar Soloists and Ensembles Concert | December 7 at 6 p.m.
Jazz Showcase Concert | December 8 at 8 p.m.
42nd Annual High School Honor Band | December 13 at 8 p.m.
Towson Alumni Wind Symphony in Concert | December 14 at 12 p.m.
Electronic Media & Film
End of Semester Screenings | December 11 – 13
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