CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / REGIONAL ART VENUES

Chesapeake Arts Center
194 Hammonds Lane
Brooklyn Park 410-636-6597
www.chesapeakearts.org
Audiences enjoy culturally diverse and highly entertaining experiences in the literary, visual and performing arts in this complex with a 904-seat theater.

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
University of Maryland
University Boulevard & Stadium Drive
College Park 301-405-ARTS
http://theclarice.umd.edu
An entire village of venues are encompassed within this premier complex including six outstanding performance halls with a dance theatre and black-box theatre.

France-Merrick
Performing Arts Center
12 North Eutaw Street
Baltimore 410-837-7400
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com
The beautifully renovated Hippodrome Theatre, offering great entertainment since 1914, now serves as the home of Toyota Broadway in Baltimore and hosts music, dance, and family programs.

The Gordon Center
for the Performing Arts
3506 Gwynbrook Avenue
Owings Mills 410-356-SHOW
www.jcc.org/gordon-center
Enjoy some of the most varied programming in the Baltimore region at this expansive center. Professional performances fill the calendar with memorable dates for theatre,  musical concerts, family performances, dance, lectures, and film.

Greenbelt Arts Center
123 Centerway
Greenbelt 301-441-8770
www.greenbeltartscenter.org
Enjoy plays, concerts, and special events in an intimate community atmosphere in suburban Maryland.

The Harmony Hall Regional Center
10701 Livingston Road
Ft. Washington 301-203-6040
http://www.mncppc.org/1979/Harmony-Hall-Regional-Center
One of many resources at the center, the John Addison Concert Hall and galleries offer music, dance, and dramatic programs as well as exhibitions.

Howard County
Center for the Arts
Highridge Road
Ellicott City 410-313-2787
www.hocoarts.org
This intimate 200-seat theatre is known for the quality of its year-round dramas, dance, and musical presentations.

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
1212 Cathedral Street
Baltimore 410-783-8000
www.bsomusic.org
The permanent home of the Grammy Award winning Baltimore Symphony, this 2,470-seat venue also hosts a kaleidoscope of top-name performers and companies. Uniquely designed with a series of convex curves instead of flat walls or 90-degree angles, the hall provides superb acoustics. The glass, brick, and wood styling creates an elegant yet modern concert hall. Flanked by fine restaurants, the University of Baltimore, and the Lyric Theater, the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall fittingly occupies a commanding spot in Baltimore’s cultural district.

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
801 Chase Street
Annapolis 410-263-5544
Baltimore 410-269-1087
www.marylandhall.org
Audiences enjoy choral groups, ballet, symphonies, children’s concerts, jazz, folk music, and dance groups.

MECU Pavilion
731 Eastern Ave
Baltimore 410-547-7200
https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAa1enA/mecu-pavilion-events#venue-info
This open-air pavilion seats 3,100 for major annual festivals as well as pop, rock, country western, and comedy shows.

Merriweather Post Pavilion
10475 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia 301-596-0660
www.merriweathermusic.com
Designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, this expansive 14,000-seat outdoor amphitheater is idea for celebrity entertainment from rock and symphonies to Broadway shows.

Modell Lyric Performing Arts Center
140 West Mt. Royal Avenue
Baltimore 410-685-5086
http://modell-lyric.com
Seating nearly 2,600 guests, the theatre hosts Broadway musicals, popular music and dance concerts. It also serves as the home of the Baltimore Opera.

Montpelier Cultural Arts Center
12826 Laurel-Bowie Road
Laurel 301-953-1993
www.pgparks.com
Celebrated as a multi-faceted venue for the region, the center occupies a renovated barn and offers three galleries.

Pascal Center for the Performing Arts & Amphitheater
Anne Arundel Community College
101 College Parkway
Arnold 410-777-2614
www.aacc.edu
The 400-seat theater accommodates college and community programs. Up to 500 guests can enjoy performances at the amphitheater located near the John A. Cade Center for Fine Arts.

Peabody Conservatory of Music
One East Mount Vernon Place
Baltimore 410-659-8100
www.peabody.jhu.edu
America’s oldest music school at Johns Hopkins University offers a full season of concerts, opera, symphonies, recitals, and dance performances.

Royal Farms Arena
201 W. Washington Street
Baltimore, MD 410-347-2020
www.royalfarmsarena.com
Baltimore’s largest indoor entertainment and sports facility welcomes enthusiastic crowds to exciting special events and world-class concerts.

Smith Theatre
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia 410-772-4900
www.howardcc.edu
This 420-seat theatre on the campus of Howard Community College presents a subscription series and hosts a variety of national traveling performers and groups as well as student productions.

Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore 410-752-8558
www.theatreproject.org
Hailed as the best live theater and the city’s leading theatrical adventure, this 150-seat venue showcases experimental and original works by theater, dance, and musical groups from around the world.

Um Enriches The Region
Residents of the communities that surround the University of Maryland campus in Baltimore County are able to enjoy exceptional performance and learning experiences at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. This expansive “village for the art” brings together six intimate performance spaces, three performing arts academic departments, a performing arts library, and rehearsal and classroom space under a single roof of unique architectural design Outstanding performance halls include the Elsie and Marvin Dekelboum Concert Hall, the Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Recital Hall, the Ina and Jack Kay Theatre, the Robert and Arlene Kogod Theatre, the Dance Theatre, and the Laboratory Theatre. All are acoustically separated to maximize audience enjoyment for truly crowd-pleasing productions.

Crowning these venues, the Maryland Presents series fills the calendar with performances by world-renowned and emerging artists in chamber and early music, world music jazz, dance, and theatre. Concerts, plays, classes, and recitals harmonize traditional classics with contemporary creativity. School-age children are able to attend special events, while art students benefit from famous mentors. Dynamic and high spirited the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center actively engages the entire community in arts discovery and exploration. For a schedule of events or more information on this exciting and valuable cultural resource, contact:

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland
University Boulevard & Stadium Drive
College Park 301-405-ARTS
https://theclarice.umd.edu

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