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A fully original experimental and cross-genre program, co-composed by and performed with an all-star instrumental quartet, exploring breath as a foundational and essential instrument, and the source of our individual and collective expression, inspiration, and survival. Communicating musical ideas through personal story-telling, improvisation, live electronics and processing the ensemble goes to the edge of comfort, and back again, grappling with the power and vulnerability we derive from this increasingly endangered resource.

PROGRAM

CHARLOTTE GREVE
expression
accordion
release
WENDEL PATRICK
breath
like it was yesterday
KEN THOMSON
airtone
sputter
gone
JASON TREUTING
With every breath
counting chorale
I you we

Artists

LORELEI ENSEMBLE, Beth Willer, conductor
Charlotte Greve, alto saxophone & composer
Wendel Patrick, keyboards/electronics & composer
Ken Thomson, bass clarinet & composer
Jason Treuting, drum set and vibraphone & composer

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“At the Spring Faery Ball, there will be Dancing to Live Bands! There will be Fairy Courts , a coronation, and We will ask for a Costume Parade. The Power to Rule the Fae will be transferred to the new Seelie ruler of the Spring and Summer months. All night fantastic photographers will take your picture and Vendors of magical crafts will be present. 
At last the Seelie Monarchs will hold their Court and receive and bestow gifts .”

new short films by Baltimore artists

7:30 doors / 8 PM screening / ye$

Join the Baltimore Jewelry Center on February 8th for Ornamenta, the annual fundraising event which provides the BJC with the opportunity to raise much-needed funds while sharing our love of metalsmithing and art jewelry with the broader Baltimore and DMV communities.

Ornamenta is a night of celebration that includes dining, dancing, a silent auction, and a raffle. This year we’re excited to continue our fundraising in person while continuing to provide engagement opportunities for the broader jewelry community. This year, we are inspired by Diamonds for our theme!

Ornamenta helps the BJC support our mission of building a vibrant creative community for the study and practice of metalsmithing and art jewelry. By attending Ornamenta, bidding in our auction, buying raffle tickets, or by contributing to our fund-a-need, you are directly supporting a range of programs including our residency, workforce development, scholarships, and kids and teens programs.

Ticket sales will end at 1:00pm EST on February 8th. A very small selection of tickets will be available at the door.

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Come see the world premieres of 3 micro-operas (each 12-15 minutes in length) written by TellTale Opera’s first cohort of Storytellers in Residence.

Learn about the Maryland/Israel Development Center, its network of public & private entities, and how we can collectively get Isræli interests out of Maryland.

This event is free for all to attend however donations to help cover the cost of the space are greatly appreciated. Info on where to donate will be provided at the event. Please wear a mask.

Tickets available at alejandranunez.com

$15 at the door/No one turned away for lack of funds

Join us for an evening of music and video from four artists in different genres and career stages, all connected to Baltimore.

Aaron Oldenburg is Professor of Game Design at University of Baltimore, and his video art has been displayed in galleries in New York, Berlin, São Paulo and Los Angeles. He will have work displayed throughout the night, and also perform video live alongside Ian Power, fellow professor at UBalt and internationally performed composer, who will play a new piece for electric fretless guitar. Chloe Clarke Smith and Ida Dierker are both Baltimore natives currently pursuing music studies: Smith at Boston Conservatory and Dierker at UMBC. Smith and Dierker will each present a set of solo improvised music for piano and piano/electronics.

Doors @ 7:30, music at 8 PM

$10 at the door

Digitized 16mm film and super 8mm film by Ellery Bryan (Baltimore, USA) with live improvised accompaniment by David Diongue (Baltimore, Senegal) and Mark Navarro (Baltimore, Philippines).

Ambient Sound Healing is a collaborative project that explores lineages of grief, rupture, and colonization. The film knits together 7 years of performances and off‑cuts that use environment and ritual gestures to reckon with loss and transcend the contents of their frames. Multi‑instrumentalists and sound artists Navarro and Diongue use instruments linked to their respective heritages to create an experimental soundscape improvised during the film’s screening. This project is evolving and will exhibit repeatedly — new footage will be added in response to prior performances and to the musicians’ movements as they perform with their instruments.

Free! Come buy some delicious baked goods, or decorate your own lunar cookies while watching some classic Christmas movies on our big screen. Are you a baker who wants to donate a batch of your best treats? Email us 2640space@gmail.com!

$15/10 students tickets

a•pe•ri•od•ic

Chicago’s critically acclaimed experimental music ensemble, a•pe•ri•od•ic, makes its first appearance in Baltimore on an East coast tour featuring work written for the ensemble by Wandelweiser composers Jürg Frey and Michael Pisaro, along with works by Catherine Lamb, Morgan Evans Weiler, Pauline Oliveros, and Nomi Epstein.

Specializing in notated, acoustic, experimental music, a•pe•ri•od•ic‘s repertoire explores the indeterminacy of various musical elements including instrumentation, structure, pitch, and/or duration. Drawn to works of sparseness, contemplation, and quietude, this "daring group" (Chicago Reader) has a history of interpreting distinctive pieces using a collaborative rehearsal process, deriving meaning and intention from oblique prose scores with great sensitivity. 

Program

Jürg Frey: Fragile Balance (commissioned by a•pe•ri•od•ic, 2014)

Morgan Evans Weiler: "General Motions in Relation II" (2017)

Nomi Epstein: combine, juxtapose, delayed overlap (2013/2017)

Michael Pisaro: festhalten/loslassen (commissioned by a•pe•ri•od•ic, 2013)

Pauline Oliveros: XVI (1971)

Cat Lamb: line/shadow (2011)

This concert is partially supported by New Music Inc.

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Opal: Heal Series is a monthly gathering at 2640 Space where artist and sound healing practitioner, Alejandra Nuñez, will deliver a restorative experience to attendees, sometimes inviting guest facilitators.

This month, join her as she delivers a guided meditation and sound bath.

Bring your own

• Yoga mat, cushions, pillows

• A filled water bottle (tap water available)

• Journal or Sketchbook (optional)

• Blankets

Plenty of chairs are in the space. There are very limited yoga mats, props, blankets and pillows so it is recommended that you bring your own. Although most people prefer to rest in stillness during a sound bath, some may prefer to draw or write.

Interested in reserving 2640 Space for an event or just seeing our beautiful old sanctuary? Stop in for a chat and a snack in this informal setting! Free, no RSVP required.

A book launch event + queer holiday soiree

$10-15 suggested donation - proceeds to Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition

Calling all families and music lovers! Get ready for a day of non-stop fun, laughter, and excitement at our spectacular Black Friday Music & Arts Expo. This FREE event will have food, live performances, a food pantry and clothing/toys for needy families. We'll also have local businesses and vendors.

join us for a special pre-Thanksgiving screening of BEST IN SHOW on November 22 at 8PM!

Send your best dog pics to 2640space@gmail.com to see your pup on screen, and for a chance to win a door prize doggy bag full of treats and toys!

We’ll have popcorn and other concessions available, with proceeds benefitting the programming at 2640 Space. Thanks for your continued support in helping us make space for fun and community-oriented programming in Baltimore.

Opal: Heal Series is a monthly gathering at 2640 Space where sound healer Alejandra Nuñez, will invite guest facilitators to join her in delivering a restorative experience to attendees.

This month, join Alejandra Nuñez and Tong Liu as they guide you through an evening of sound, Reiki, and meditation. Come transform your mood, mind and energy.

Bring your own mat, cushions, water, and whatever else you may need to feel your most comfortable. There are chairs and limited props available in the space. Feel free to bring a journal or sketchbook for personal reflection.

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Interested in hosting your next event (or wedding?!) at 2640 Space? Stop by for a casual walkthrough where staff is on-hand to show you the space and answer your questions.

Light snacks and beverages provided!

The local filmmaker screening series returns!

Featuring films by:

Screwy Louie
Jason Sloan
Thom Stromer
Ella Loveland
Nick Geppert
Jo Joval
Maren Henson
Sihan Xu
Chase Johnson
Bao Nguyen
Mark Fjor
Don Vickle

a Halloween show featuring local pop darlings Gingerwitch and Moth Broth with a dance party DJ’d by Goblin Princete (Jabari Weathers).

$12 advance (Venmo: @gingerwitchband), $15 at door

Join us for a special Mid-Atlantic Wilderness presenting two duos of music + movement!

2640 Space
Sunday, October 27
Doors at 8, Music at 8:30 sharp
$5-10 at the door

David Dove's (Houston, TX) Subwoofer Trombone uses pitched-down trombone and subwoofers site-specifically, filling spaces with slow-moving sub-bass frequencies and doom-blues. Nicole Bindler (Philly, PA) makes improvised dances underpinned by her 25 years of practice in Body-Mind Centering® and other somatic methods; a fascination with everyday objects; and clowning. Together they create evening-length duo performances that are dark, drony, dreamy, and filled with surprises.

Jess Keyes and Matthew Williams of Baltimore have performed together only once before, at the Mid-Atlantic Wilderness/Sustain Us special show on December 18, 2022. They will improvise sound and movement together again for this special night of duos.

This event is made possible with the support of a Maryland State Arts Council Creative Grant and Deutsch Foundation Rubys Artist Award.

The Dan Meyer Choir - Baltimore's most original community chorus - returns to The 2640 Space with their annual October show featuring original songs about folks who have died in Baltimore over the centuries. Every year they present some new story/songs and revive some old ones. If you love Baltimore and you love Halloween, come celebrate in a uniquely Baltimorean way!

Help raise money for 2640 operations with a spooky musical screening! Collective members and performers will be improvising a live score to accompany Hellraiser II: Hellbound.

Doors at 7, movie/music at 7:30

Suggested donation of $15-25 includes concessions.

all proceeds go to help support 2640 Space!

Join Alejandra Nuñez and Stellar Space as they guide you through a restorative evening of gentle movement, meditation and sound.

Bring your own mat, cushions and whatever else you may need to feel comfortable.

$25 tickets pre-purchase, $28 at the door

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$10-15 suggested

Brooklyn’s Public Speaking is the soulful electronic music of singer-songwriter and producer Jason Anthony Harris. Live, he uses voice, found objects, radio, synth, and tape recorder, poring over pedals to loop, warp and augment these sources.

The Arm is Jason Charney (guitar/electronics), Sarah Manley (trombone/electronics), and Patrick McMinn (trumpet/electronics). Somewhere between a beautiful brass chorale and a broken distortion pedal.

Carillon is a solo project from Ken Quam, a musician and composer from Baltimore. Using synthesizers, vibraphone, and sampled sounds, he creates peaceful instrumental music with elements of ambient, drone, and noise. The melodies and motifs repeat, build, and deepen to create a dreamlike atmosphere.

with special guests PTSD (Baltimore)

Avantgarde punk & more

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Tickets $20

No one turned away for lack of funds!

The circus is coming! The circus is coming! The Bread & Puppet Theater will bring its iconic circus to cities and towns in the US Northeast and Midwest August 31-October 12, 2024. The company presents The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus, a brand new show in the tradition of the iconic Bread & Puppet Circuses that began at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont in 1970. As usual, the show will draw on traditional circus tropes and familiar Bread and Puppet iconography to draw attention to the urgent issues of the day. Stilt dancers, paper maché beasts of all sizes and a riotous brass band make a raucous, colorful spectacle of protest and celebration.