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Monday 03/27/2023 - Friday 06/30/2023
All Day
Gallery exhibit: Ola Belle Reed: I’ve Endured
UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Gallery, Baltimore MD

Celebrating old-time mountain music singers-songwriter Ola Belle Reed, this gallery exhibit features photos, videos and items from the Maryland Traditions Archive’s Ola Belle Reed collection.

Co-curated by the Library Gallery’s Curator of Exhibitions Emily Cullen and Media and Communications Studies Professor Bill Shewbridge with Tim Newby, author of Baltimore: The Hard Drivin’ Sound & its Legacy (McFarland and Company, Inc. 2015).

 
Saturday 04/08/2023
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Essential Mandolin Pro Tips for Back Porch Pickers, Advanced Improvisors & Everyone In Between

Tim Connell will present (live via Zoom) his original general mandolin skill-building seminar, complete with LIVE Q&A.

Tim is offering this workshop free of charge.

Here’s a taste of what he will cover in the webinar:

• The 3 Most Common Obstacles to Your Success
• How to Practice the Smart Way
• Developing Rhythmic Literacy
• Developing Harmonic Literacy
• Breaking Things into Individual Skills

The webinar is fun, engaging and full of real-world examples. You’ll leave armed with a full daily warm-up routine guaranteed to improve your musicianship within weeks!