Reginald F. Lewis Museum

The Lewis Annual Gala
2019-11-09 17:30 - 23:30 UTC
Every year hundreds gather at the Reginald F. Museum to party with a purpose to support the authentic voice of African American art, history and culture in Maryland.
EVENT SCHEDULE
5:30 pm
Cocktail Reception
6:30 pm
Multi-course Seated Dinner
8:30 pm-Midnight
Light Up the Night After PartyPurchase your tickets by clicking here.

Reginald F. Lewis Museum closed for Annual Lewis Museum Gala Preparation
2019-11-06 08:00 - 2019-11-13 17:00

STEAM Day @ The Lewis - African Americans in Space
2019-10-26 11:00 - 15:00
Explore being an astronaut for a day at the Lewis! Youth will participate in cool hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) activities relating to space exploration and learn about African Americans who contribute to the field. This program is in partnership with the Maryland STEM Festival (Oct 11- Nov 10th) which is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Free admission.
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STEAM Space Activities include:

Design and launch Rocket Straw Launchers
Design and test Lunar Landers for the Moon
Create grocery bag paper space helmets
Travel through the solar system playing Walk Through Space Video Game
Explore astronomy inside a STARLAB Portable Planetarium
Examine an astronaut’s health with Bio Science Anatomy Figurines
12:30 pm Presentation: Contributions of African Americans in Space by Dewayne Washington, NASA Goddard’s Public Affairs Officer

Participating Organizations :

University of Maryland Extension – Baltimore City (4-H)
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center
Intergalactic Education LLC
Baltimore SEMAA at Morgan State University
Kaiser Permanente

Malcolm X Talk: Marijuana Legalization and Reparations
2019-10-23 18:00
For decades, local government turned marijuana prohibition into massive over-policing of black and brown neighborhoods. Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle will discuss the cannabis entrepreneurship in Maryland and the advocacy to use its tax revenue to fund reparations for the War on Drugs. Free admission.
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Superhero Saturday! Create Your Own Superhero Mask
2019-10-19 11:00 - 14:00
Grab your cape and stop by the Lewis to create your own superhero mask with KidzArt! In conjunction with EMPOWERED!: Black Action Figures, Superheroes and Collectibles exhibition. Free with museum admission; free for Baltimore Comic Con cosplayers. Click HERE to RSVP!

Thoughts of a Colored Man: Cast Discussion
2019-10-16 15:00 - 17:00
The cast of the highly anticipated Thoughts of a Colored Man will come to the Lewis for a panel discussion on Wednesday, October 16 at 3pm. Learn more about talk about the play – now on stage at Baltimore Center Stage before heading to Broadway – and their method of dissecting the 21st century African-American male perspective.
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Baltimore International Black Film Festival: The Color of Medicine
2019-10-13 14:00
The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital chronicles the unique history of the medical training of African American doctors and nurses before and after desegregation from the hospital’s beginnings in 1937 to its closing in 1979. A post discussion will follow. Free with museum admission. Click HERE to RSVP.
This program is in partnership with the Baltimore International Black Film Festival (Oct 10- Oct 14) that promotes culturally significant films directed, produced, and starring African Americans and people of the African Diaspora.

Author Talk: The Struggle and the Urban South: Confronting Jim Crow in Baltimore by David Taft Terry, Morgan State University
2019-10-12 13:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
Through a Baltimore lens, Dr. David Taft Terry explores the historical importance of African American resistance to Jim Crow laws in the South’s largest cities, adding to our understanding of the under-explored historical period of the civil rights movement, prior to the 1960s. A book signing will follow. Members: $8; Non-Member: $10. Click HERE to reserve your space.

The Margaret: The Story of an 18th Century Slave Ship's Journey from West Africa to Maryland
2019-10-05 14:00
Join Dr. Herbert Brewer of Morgan State University for a talk about his research on the slave ship, Margaret. Its journey from London, England to Sierra Leone, West Africa, to the Chesapeake and back to England illustrated the complex web of commercial, political and culture links that tied Europe, Africa and Maryland together in the early 18th century. In partnership with Maryland Four Centuries. Free admission.
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Doors Open Baltimore: Open House 2019
2019-10-05 11:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
Join us as we celebrate Doors Open Baltimore and the memory of lead architect of the Lewis Museum, Phil Freelon.
Participate in a guided architectural tour of the museum with Gary Bowden, who participated in the design of the building. The tour will start at 11am in the museum’s lobby. Museum guests can also enjoy drop-in family activities, including a hands-on building block activity and an architectural scavenger hunt of the building!
In partnership with AIA Baltimore and the National Organization of Minority Architects. Special thanks to Whiting-Turner for making this day possible.
Learn more about Doors Open Baltimore here.
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SATURDAY FUN: Royal Story & Art Hour with Culture Queen (Ages 4-8)
2019-09-28 11:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
SATURDAY FUN: Royal Story & Art Hour with Culture Queen (Ages 4-8)
Join Culture Queen for interactive storytelling, music and movement activities that build your prince or princesses’ self-esteem while introducing them to African American heritage and culture.
This month, Culture Queen will teach children to embrace their natural beauty with her new book, I Like the Me I See along with other stories about hair.

Short Kuts Live Storytelling Series: School Dazed
2019-09-13 18:30 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
Short Kuts Live Storytelling Series: School Dazed
This storytelling series returns for the fall season with collegiate stories of pep rallies, marching bands, football games, step shows and more as they explore fond memories of homecoming at HBCUs. A step show presentation from Greek organizations will take place.
Admission: $10 online tickets; $15 at the door
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Author Talk: Cherry Hill: Raising Successful Black Children in Jim Crow Baltimore by Linda G. Morris
2019-09-07 13:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
Author Talk: Cherry Hill: Raising Successful Black Children in Jim Crow Baltimore by Linda G. Morris
In post-WWII Baltimore City, thousands of black children experienced life in the planned suburban community of Cherry Hill. Author Linda G. Morris and 60 of her peers share what life was like during the Jim Crow era. A book signing will follow.

Film Screening: Lom Nava Love (60 minutes)
2019-08-18 14:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
Film Screening: Lom Nava Love (60 minutes)
Centered on the work of community organizer Shirley Foulks and directed by Youth Resiliency Institute founder Fanon Hill, Lom Nava Love documents Foulks’ engagement with families in public housing and how she uses art to communicate the abilities, strengths and power to effect change that black families innately possess. A post discussion with Mr. Hill and Ms. Foulks will follow the screening.

Youth Program: Black Girls Cook
2019-08-17 13:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
SOLD OUT!
To join the waitlist, please contact Terry Taylor at Terry.Taylor@LewisMuseum.org.
Some days are just too hot to even consider turning on the stove! In this class, students will learn how to beat the heat and chill out with a refreshing Mediterranean Rotisserie Chicken Salad Wrap perfect for a hot summer afternoon. This cooking class is presented by Chef Nichole A. Mooney of Black Girls Can Cook, a vocal advocate for teaching and inspiring adolescent girls of color to mature into young responsible women through the art of cooking and urban gardening.

Author Talk & Book Signing: Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi
2019-08-08 18:30
Author Talk & Book Signing: Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi
In celebration of Baltimore’s Restaurant Week (August 2nd-11th) join us for a culinary conversation. In his inspiring memoir about the intersection of race, fame, and food, Chef Kwame Onwuachi shares the remarkable story of his culinary coming-of-age. Onwuachi is the winner of the 2019 James Beard Foundation Award for Rising Star Chef of the Year, recognized as one of Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chefs. He was a contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef, Season 13.

Maryland’s Cinderella: Archaeology of the Belvoir Slave Quarter
2019-08-03 13:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
Maryland’s Cinderella: Archaeology of the Belvoir Slave Quarter
In 2014, archaeologists discovered the remains of a stone slave quarter outside of Annapolis revealing thousands of artifacts, objects and – perhaps most importantly – DNA. Presenter Dr. Julie Schablitsky, Chief Archaeologist of the Maryland Department of Transportation, will explain the discovery process using archaeological finds, a cemetery and genetics.
This program is in observation of the Jamestown 400th Anniversary.

Quilting Craft Community Day
2019-07-27 11:00 - 15:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
Quilting Craft Community Day
Experience quilting at its finest with intricate quilt displays, trunk shows, craft demonstrations and a community quilt-in for Baltimore Ceasefire. Renowned Baltimore textile artist, Joyce Scott, will lead an artist talk on her family’s legacy and the work of her mother, quilter Elizabeth Talford Scott.
Families can enjoy dance performances and storytelling inspired by the African American quilters of Gee’s Bend. The showcase is organized by the African American Quilters of Baltimore.
Special museum admission price: $5
Event Schedule:
11 am – 3 pm: Community Craft: Quilt Square for Baltimore Ceasefire Quilt
11 am Gee’s Bend Gallery Storytelling With Diane Macklin
Noon Quilting Artist Trunk Show Talks: African American Quilters of Baltimore
1 pm Dance Baltimore Repertory Ensemble with special guest “The Storydancer,” Maria Broom
2 pm Family Legacy Artist Talk: Joyce Scott

SOLD OUT // Film Screening: United SKATES (89 minutes)
2019-07-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
Film Screening: UNITED SKATES
As America’s roller rinks are threatened with closure, United SKATES spotlights communities who fight to save the underground African-American subculture of roller skating. Following the showing, participate in a conversation with the film’s cinematographer and see a roller skate performance from Baltimore Rec & Park’s Shake and Bake Family Fun Center.
Free admission.
Click here to watch the trailer
This event is at capacity. Registration is now closed.

Film: The Six Triple Eight (70 minutes)
2019-06-30 14:00
In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent 855 black women from the Women’s Army Corps (WACs) to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight, was the only all-black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII. By war’s end, the Six Triple Eight had cleared over 17 million pieces of backlogged mail ensuring the troops stayed in touch with their loved ones back home. A post discussion with the film producer and cast from the film will follow.
The Six Triple Eight Film Trailer
Included with Museum Admission.
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SOLD OUT // Behind the Lens: Dark City Beneath The Beat
2019-06-28 17:30 - 21:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
SOLD OUT
REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM PRESENTS
Behind The Lens: DARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT
“An audio visual Baltimore club music and dance experience” – TT The Artist, Director
Join us for an exclusive first look of Dark City Beneath The Beat, a musical documentary highlighting the rising Baltimore club music and dance culture. This film project is a work in progress.
Rhythmic and raw, Dark City Beneath the Beat directed by TT The Artist, is an audio visual experience re-imagining the narrative of Baltimore, a city rising above social and economic turmoil to develop a vibrant and close knit community for the arts through it’s homegrown sound Baltimore club music.
Inspired by an original Baltimore club music soundtrack, Dark City Beneath The Beat showcases local musicians, DJs, poets, dancers and producers who are pioneering Baltimore club music as a positive subculture in a city overshadowed by trauma, drugs and violence.
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE
Event Schedule Info:
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum: Behind The Lens
830 E Pratt St. Baltimore, MD | June 28, 2019
5:30pm: Opening Mixer Hosted by Bmore Than Dance music by DJ Ayymello
6:40pm: Film Presentation
7:50pm: Behind The Lens: Meet The Cast Panel
8:30pm – 9:30pm: Closing Reception
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Midday with Tom Hall on Juneteenth
2019-06-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
WYPR’s Tom Hall is coming to The Lewis for a special Juneteenth edition of Midday. For more than 150 years, our nation has grappled with the question of reparatory justice for African-American descendants of slaves. Scholars, legislators and several Democratic presidential candidates have been vocal about the need to confront slavery’s legacy of socio-economic inequality.
Tom Hall will moderate an expert panel discussion that explores who would qualify, what form they might take and who would decide. Join us at the museum to be a part of the listening audience on Wednesday, June 19 at 12 PM.
Free event, registration is required. Click here to get registered.

Author Talk: The 14 Virtues of the Good Father with Bruce D. Edwards
2019-06-08 13:00
Bruce D. Edwards, JD, LLM, has mentored hundreds of young children, and he’s witnessed what it means when they have a father figure in their lives. In his book, Edwards shares impactful qualities to becoming a better father and role model. A book signing will follow.
Included with Museum Admission.
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Community Performance: Everyman Theatre's Queens Girl in the World @ The Lewis
2019-06-06 17:30 - 21:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
$15 online ticketing | $20 @ the door | Museum galleries (1st and 2nd floor) will be open 5:30pm – 7pm | Performance begins at 7 pm.
In partnership with Everyman Theatre, The Lewis presents a special in community performance of excerpts from Queens Girl in the World by Caleen Sinette Jennings.
Act One. Meet Jacquelyn Marie Butler. A bright-eyed, brown-skinned young girl, whose sudden transfer from a protective, middle class late-1950s upbringing in Queens to a progressive, predominantly-Jewish private school in Greenwich Village, challenges her sense of self. Lively and poignant, Queens Girl in the World tags along for a young woman’s journey of self-discovery, at the onset of Civil Rights-era social change.
Following the first act performance, the museum will host Curated Thoughts. This essential conversation will feature the voices of the artists who created the work alongside real world perspectives that can speak to the realities of the play from Caleen Sinette Jennings (Professor of Theatre at American University), Treopia G. Washington (Director of Special Initiatives for College of Education, Bowie State University) and Nancy Barrick (retired Baltimore County Educator and helped lay the foundation for the Arena Players, the oldest African-American, continuously operating community theater group in the country).
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Roundtable Conversation: Black Men & Fashion
2019-06-01 13:00
In honor of Black Music Month, join Henry Edwards II, Creator & Founder of II Magazine, and noted fashion influencers in a provocative roundtable discussion about black men and their influence in pop culture. A fashion presentation will follow the discussion. Presenters include:

Celebrity Menswear Stylist Rachel Johnson responsible for the stylings of Cam Newton and Colin Kaepernick
Luxury Brand Strategist Elaine Mensah also a marketing professor at American University

Included with Museum Admission.
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Sunday @ 2 Films: Wrestle (86 minutes)
2019-05-19 14:00
This intimate documentary goes to the mat with four members of a high-school wrestling team at Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School, a longstanding entry on Alabama’s list of failing schools. Jailen, Jamario, Teague, and Jaquan face challenges far beyond a shot at the State Championship. Splintered family lives, drug use, teenage pregnancy, mental health struggles, and run-ins with the law threaten to derail their success on the mat. A post discussion and activities with Beat the Street Baltimore, an afterschool wrestling program for inner city youth will follow.
Wrestle – Official Film Trailer
Cost: Free
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Short Kuts Show: You Must Learn
2019-05-18 18:30
The Short Kuts Show live short storytelling series returns to the stage with educators and their work with inner city youth. These storytellers will share their personal experiences teaching today’s youth in the classroom and on the school yard. Presented by Dr. LaMarr Shields, the Cambio Group, Darius Wilmore and MC Brawl with DJ Excel of WEAA’s Strictly Hip Hop Show.
Cost: $10
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Museum Nights @ the Lewis
2019-05-16 18:00 - 21:00
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Third Thursday is now Museum Nights @ the Lewis!
We know you LOVED Third Thursdays, but it’s time to try something NEW. Third Thursday is getting REMIXED and we are bringing you diverse music options, a new food and drink menu, VIP areas, and access to the hottest exhibitions in the city all in one night. A great mix of art, history, culture and the coolest people on the planet.
In partnership with WEAA 88.9FM (Live Broadcast 7-9p)
Members $20 / Non-Members $25 / *** 21 and Older Event ***

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7th Annual African American Children's Book Fair
2019-05-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202, United States
7th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair Saturday, May 11th | 10 am to 4 pm | Free Event
Join us for a fun-filled day focused on kids’ literature about African Americans and people of other ethnicities. Enjoy author readings, illustration workshops, live performances, and art activities. Purchase hard-to-find titles in the Book Village. About the Book Fair
The Annual African American Children’s Book Fair, is held each year in May, and strives to connect families to high quality books about and for African American children as well as other multicultural populations. We aim to foster a love of reading for families by connecting them with renown and up and coming creators of children’s books.
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

ALL DAY EVENTS – 10 AM to 4 PM
Book Village | Make & Take Art and Book Projects | Enoch Pratt Book Mobile | Historical Objects on View

Kids’ Theater Live!
Storytime Corner
Hands-On Workshops
Historical Experiences

10 AM
Mary Had a Little Glam Vanessa Brantley Newton (Sing along)

10:30 AM

11 AM
Performance: “The Me I See” Culture Queen
Amari’s Great Adventures Deborah Harris
Juicing Workshop See a demo, sample a green drink and design a drink recipe. Signing with author Shawna Doyle follows.

11:30 AM
Going Down Home with Daddy Kelly Starling Lyons
Harper Counts Her Blessings Kristi Guillory Reid

Living History feat. Benjamin Banneker

12 PM
Animated Kids Presentation: Fennell Family Adventures
Nerdi Bunny A. Nicole Anderson Toombs

Illustrator’s Workshop
Sketch with Floyd Cooper

Living History feat. Benjamin Banneker

12:30 PM
The Adventures of Zoe Greene with Celebrity Reader Cee Cee Michaela
The Vienna Cake Mystery Charlene A. Joseph

Living History feat. Benjamin Banneker

1 PM
Love Double Dutch! Disney Producer Doreen Spicer-Danelly
African Safari Counting Book Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor

1:30 PM
Just Us Books: How to Select Children’s Books with Cheryl and Wade Hudson
Meditation Activity: The Adventures of Frankie Fitness Jason Williams

Comic Book Workshop Making a superhero family team with the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention.

Living History feat. Harriet Tubman

2 PM
Performance: Uncle Devin Drum Tales
I Know I Can Veronica Chapman

Living History feat. Harriet Tubman

2:30 PM
Grandpa Cacao Elizabeth Zunon (Chocolate Tasting)
Black Girls Shine Shavondra Walker

Comic Book Workshop

Living History feat. Harriet Tubman

3 PM
The Roots of Rap Frank Morrison
Gary and the Great Inventors Akura Marshall

3:30 PM

4 PM

Guest Authors and Illustrators

Celebrity Reader: Actress Cee Cee Michaela of Girlfriends & Author of The Adventures of Zoe Greene
Disney Channel Producer/Director Doreen Spicer-Danelly & Author of Love Double Dutch!
Author/Illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Author Tami Charles
Illustrator Floyd Cooper
Just Us Books Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis-Hudson
Illustrator Frank Morrison
Author Kelly Starling Lyons
Author/Illustrator Elizabeth Zunon

Participating Book Vendors

Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor- Our Legaci Press
A. Nicole Anderson Tombs – Nerdi Bunny
Dr. Melissa Munro Boyd- B is for Breathe
Dr. Kelsi Bracmort – Simone Visits the Museum
Veronica Chapman – I Know I Can
Franz Derroncourt – Throrobred Books
Kimberly Deneen- It’s Only a Flower, I Rather Play Video Games
Katrina Denise- The Message in The Mirror
Tonya Duncan Ellis – The Sophie Washington Series
East Coast Black Age of Comic Book Convention
The Fennell Kids- Fennell Adventures
Kristi Guillory Reid – Harper Counts Her Blessings
Deborah Harris – Amari’s Great Adventures
Kenji Jackson- Father to Son Books
Charlene A. Joseph – The Vienna Cake Mystery
Kugichagulia Book Press
Sandra Evers-Manly- Raised Up by Mrs. Manly & Her L’s
Stephen McGill – Mr. Powers
Glen Mourning- The Crunchy Book Series
Akura Marshall – Gary and the Great Inventors
Aisha Smith – Optimistic Olly
James Tate – Kool Kids and the Land of the Giants
Shavondra Walker – Black Girl Shine
Jason Williams – The Adventures of Frankie Fitness

Participating Book Fair Presenters and Partners

Baltimore Office Promotion of the Arts
Culture Queen
East Coast Black Age of Comic Book Conventions
Enoch Pratt Free Library Book Mobile
Author and Fitness Consultant Shawna Doyle
Uncle Devin Drum Tales
Walters Art Museum
Printmaking Artist Liz Wolfe
Storyteller- Bob the Griot
Living History Performer- Denise Higgs

Artist Roundtable: Quilting in B'More
2019-05-04 13:00
Enjoy quilting at its best with an artist talk with renown quilting artists from the B’more region. Visitors will view various quilting images and see several quilts during this discussion with fiber artist Stephen Towns, quilting artist Dr. Joan Gaither and quilter Sandra Smith from the African American Quilters of Baltimore.
In conjunction with Linda Day Clark: The Gee’s Bend Photographs
Included with Museum Admission.
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