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Graphic showing two hands working on a clay piece on a throwing wheel

Play in Clay Workshop

2026-08-08T13:00:00.000
2026-08-08T16:00:00.000

Come THROW the day away with Studio A during their free wheel-throwing workshop.

 Promotional graphic for a webinar series titled “The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI.” The design features a workspace background with a laptop keyboard, camera lenses, eyeglasses, a notebook, and a smartphone. Text reads: “Webinar Series: The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI. Learn how to reinvent the business of news and thrive in the age of AI. Monthly through December.” Logos for JPMorgan Chase, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, and LNN appear along the bottom.

The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI: Using AI in innovative ways to reach new audiences

2026-08-14T12:00:00.000
2026-08-14T13:00:00.000

Audience engagement through search engines is shrinking. Pros from Merrill College demonstrate new, AI-driven ways to boost engagement.

 A colorful flyer with pictures from Quelcome 2025 and info about how to register, which is also in the description.

Quelcome 2026: Fall Welcome Fest & Resource Fair

2026-09-02T14:00:00.000
2026-09-02T17:00:00.000

Quelcome is a LGBTQ+-focused welcome for all students, faculty, and staff. Join us to celebrate the start of the year, meet new people, and learn about LGBTQ+ programming, advocacy, resources, and education across and beyond campus!

 Red and yellow globe graphic reads: The World is Your Classroom Study Abroad Fair

Study Abroad Fair

2026-09-09T14:00:00.000
2026-09-09T17:00:00.000

Attend the Study Abroad Fair on September 9 to learn about international programs, scholarships and how to make study abroad part of your degree.

 Promotional graphic for a webinar series titled “The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI.” The design features a workspace background with a laptop keyboard, camera lenses, eyeglasses, a notebook, and a smartphone. Text reads: “Webinar Series: The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI. Learn how to reinvent the business of news and thrive in the age of AI. Monthly through December.” Logos for JPMorgan Chase, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, and LNN appear along the bottom.

The Business of Journalism in the Age of AI: The media startup landscape — Who’s paying for what?

2026-09-11T12:00:00.000
2026-09-11T13:00:00.000

Smith School experts, a financier who works with entrepreneurs and a local newsroom leader explore the journalism startup environment.

 Colorful artworks with figure standing in a dreamt garden like environment.

Jubilee: Celebrating 25 Years of The Driskell Center

2026-09-11T17:30:00.000
2026-09-11T19:30:00.000

New Exhibition Marks the Silver Anniversary of The Driskell Center

 Decorative graphic showing details of the event and the movie poster for Mortal Kombat II

Friday Flicks: Mortal Kombat II

2026-09-18T20:00:00.000
2026-09-18T22:00:00.000

Join Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade and other Earthrealm fighters to bring down the dark rule of Shao Kahn in 2026's Mortal Kombat II! This screening is FREE, and no tickets are required.

 Jim Henson protoyping his hand coordination to animate the movements of a green puppet, Kermit the Frog.

Henson Week 2026

2026-09-20T00:00:00.000
2026-09-26T00:00:00.000

A week of fun and interactive activities will take place across the campus and the broader community promoting the themes: Create. Make. Play.

 Jazz Jam at Busboys and Poets.

Jazz Jams at Busboys and Poets

2026-09-23T19:30:00.000
2026-09-23T21:30:00.000

A partnership between Clarice Presents and Busboys and Poets, Jazz Jams bring D.C.-based saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed to perform and lead a community-wide jam!

 Members of the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra perform in concert at The Clarice.

UMD Wind Orchestra Season Premiere

2026-10-02T20:00:00.000
2026-10-02T22:00:00.000

The UMD Wind Orchestra highlights works by American composers, including Robert Kurska’s Suite from The Good Soldier Schweik and Michael Daugherty’s Fifteen: Symphonic Fantasy on the Art of Andy Warhol.

 Members of the University Symphony Orchestra perform in concert at The Clarice.

Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica": UMD Symphony Orchestra

2026-10-03T20:00:00.000
2026-10-03T22:00:00.000

The UMD Symphony Orchestra opens its 2026–27 season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica,” a revolutionary masterwork that influenced symphonic form for centuries after its debut.

 A pianist plays while a tap dancer performs.

Counterpoint: Rhapsody in Blue ft. Conrad Tao & Caleb Teicher

2026-10-04T15:00:00.000
2026-10-04T17:00:00.000

A one-of-a-kind project—part dance, part piano recital, with a dose of theatrics!