Upcoming Arts & Humanities Events

The Takoma Park Arts & Humanities Commission is busy, busy, busy scheduling numerous opportunities for you to enjoy the arts in Takoma Park!

This week:
Third Thursday Poetry Reading - February 18
Do you write poetry? Are you interested in sharing your work? Consider participating in the open poetry reading on Thursday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Gallery 3 on the third floor of the Takoma Park Community Center. The event is free and open to the public.

New exhibit!
"This is Our Body" - Opening Reception Friday, February 19
Please join us as we celebrate “This Is Our Body", an exhibition of thematically linked multi-media work which explores human (often fraught) relationships with the physical body. The exhibit is Takoma Park’s third collaboration between poets and visual artist. The exhibit opens with a public reception on Friday, February 19, at 6 PM, and will be on display in the Atrium Gallery through March 29. Featured artists and poets include Marilyn Banner and Tiziana Lohnes; John Borstel and Greta Ehrig; Bonnie Lee Holland and Dan Vera; Stephane Janin and Anne Dykers; James Landry and Anne Becker; Michael Gessner and Regie Cabico; Nicole Salimbene and Regina Coll; Ruth Stenstrom and Teri Ellen Cross. The exhibit, co-curated by Takoma Park Poet Laureate Anne Becker and David Fogel, co-founder of studio 88, is funded in part with a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.

All events are held at the Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue.