Thursday
Lecture: Holding Fast to Dreams
First Unitarian Church of Baltimore
7 p.m.
Freeman A. Hrabowski III will speak on empowering black and other youth and will share excerpts from his book. There will be a reception afterward. This event is open to the public.
Friday
WJHU Presents: Show Me The Body, Jaguar Pyramids, Gloss Gang, and Flat Stanley
The Crown, 9 p.m.
If you’ve always wanted to get off campus but are too nervous to do it by yourself, now’s your chance! WJHU is hosting a show at The Crown this Friday featuring three bands from New York and senior Geoffrey Gao as Flat Stanley. $5 cover.
Purple Rain on the Big Screen!
The Senator, 11 p.m.
The historic Senator Theatre is hosting screenings of Purple Rain as a tribute to Prince. This is the second of four screenings. The first one has already sold out! Tickets are $11.50.
Saturday
The 6th Annual Baltimore VegFest
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), 11 a.m.
This event will have speakers, lots of vendors, live music and non-profits as well as lots of vegan food to enjoy! It will go until 4 p.m., so if you’re not a morning person, no worries. The festival is free and open to the public, and will be located on UMBC’s Erickson Field.
The Vigil
Cohen Plaza, 6 p.m.
The Vigil is an all-night music festival that will showcase student sound artists as well as innovators from the wider Baltimore music community with a focus on experimentation, technology and ritual. Various types of visual art will also be featured. Free and open to the public.
Sunday
The Beaver Trilogy Film Screening
Psychic Readings, 8 p.m.
Secret Psychic Cinema presents a screening of the notoriously strange Beaver Trilogy, which combines three vignettes surrounding the character Groovin’ Gary in various manifestations. There is a cover of $5.
Please note All comments are eligible for publication in The News-Letter.