TU's campus is bustling with activities and events for the entire community
12 events you don't want to miss as the end of the term approaches
By Phaedran Linger '22 on April 21, 2022
As Towson University enters the home stretch of the spring term, the campus is bustling with activities and events for the entire community. See what students have been working on all term at a theatre performance or art show, attend a lecture or enjoy a movie night.
TU Onstage: Performances
TU Music for the Stage: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
April 22–24 | Stephens Hall Theatre
The regional premiere of Michael Ching’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” a breath-based opera performed by TU students.
QuinTUs Faculty Concert: An Evening of Humor with PDQ Bach
Thursday, May 5 | 6 p.m. | Recital Hall, CA 3066
Come have a laugh with TU's faculty vocal quintet: Lori Hultgren, Leneida Crawford, Min Jin, Phillip Collister and Esther Lee with special guest Aaron Ziegel. The concert will be a fun evening of opera and choral works by PDQ Bach, a well-known musicologist and satirist.
TU Winds Ensemble in Concert
Thursday, May 5 | 8 p.m. | Harold J. Kaplan Concert Hall, CA 3042
Join the Towson University Wind Ensemble for an evening of classical and contemporary masterworks for winds and percussion.
“Paradise Lost”
May 4–7 | Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre
A classic epic poem, rewritten by Erin Shields with a feminist twist, is brought to TU’s stage by directors Stephen Nunns and Jared Hanson.
Embrace Dance Concert
May 11–14 | 7 p.m. | Stephens Hall Theatre
May 15 | 2 p.m. | Stephens Hall Theatre
TU’s Spring 2022 Dance Company performs a series of vibrant works. Featured choreographers include faculty members Tracie Burton-Hooper, Nicole A. Martinell and Caitlin McAfee as well as special guest choreographer Xiang Xu.
Student-focused activities
TigerFest
April 23–29
An entire week of fun dedicated to being a Towson Tiger. Unique events are spread throughout campus each day, including a concert featuring Rico Nasty and Flo Milli.
Tigers Lead: Leadership Development Program
Wednesday, April 27 | 2 p.m. | University Union, 321A
A program that guides students in discovering themselves as leaders and developing critical skills and strategies through hands-on activities and dialogue.
CABFLIX: Presenting “Twilight”
Friday, April 22 | 6:30 p.m. | University Union 324
Take a trip down memory lane while watching “Twilight.” Free entry and concessions provided as well as a chance to win “Twilight” merchandise.
Guest Speaker
An Evening with Etgar Keret: Baltimore Hebrew Institute
Sunday, April 24 | 5 p.m. | Gordon Center for Performing Arts
Honor community educators and communal professionals for their incredible work throughout the pandemic while spending a relaxing evening with internationally acclaimed Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret.
Arts and Culture
49th-Annual Pottery + Art Sale
Friday, May 13 | 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Center for the Arts, CA 3012
Saturday, May 14 |9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Center for the Arts, CA 3012
Art students, faculty and staff present their artwork for sale. Disciplines include ceramics, graphic design, illustration, interdisciplinary object design, metals and jewelry, photography, printmaking, sculpture and more. Purchase proceeds benefit the TU Foundation and the artists.
Asia North Exhibition
Open until May 28 | Stillpointe Theatre & Motor House
A series of exhibitions, performances, lectures and workshops proudly celebrating the cultural heritage of the Asian community.
Senior Show & Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
May 6–23 | Holtzman MFA Gallery
Gallery Hours: Tues./Wed./Fri./Sat. | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thurs. | 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
The annual undergraduate juried exhibition features student works that represent the tracks offered at TU, including painting, sculpture, graphic design, illustration, crafts, metalworking/jewelry, ceramics, digital art and design, photography and printmaking. This year’s juror is Schroder Cherry, artist and curator of the James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University.