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Nine people on stage. One man conducting the whole room.
Joe Keyes & The Late Bloomer Band hit Creative Alliance on Fri, Jun 5 at 7:00 PM, and the vibe is big. Keyes moves like a front man and a conductor at once, cueing horns, calling solos, and steering the dynamics from epic crescendos to soft, intimate melodies, with deep vocals and stories pulled from six decades of love, family, and hard-won survival.
Think Miles Davis swagger, Gil Scott-Heron truth-telling, Sun Ra cosmic energy, and early Parliament-style bandleading. A collage of influences, remixed with original music into something that feels alive, present, and built for the stage.
Bring your ears. Bring your whole self.
Baltimore’s got its own folk art, and you can learn it in an afternoon. 🪟🎨
Painted Screens: A Baltimore Folk Art
Sat, Jun 6 | 12:00–2:30 PM
📍Creativity Center, 3137 Eastern Ave
Painted screens are a one-of-a-kind Baltimore tradition, and this workshop is a fun, family-friendly way to jump in. We’ll start with a short film on the history of painted screens, watch a live demo of the technique, then you’ll paint your own small screen. Choose from multiple designs and make something truly special, a unique gift or a seasonal keepsake to hang with pride.
All supplies provided. Led by Baltimorean Michael Seipp, who fell in love with painted screens biking through East and Southeast Baltimore and has been helping fuel their resurgence ever since.
Bring the family. Leave with a little Baltimore in your hands.
05/31/2026
If you like a bandleader who feels like a front man, a poet, and a conductor all at once, make plans for this one.
Joe Keyes & The Late Bloomer Band
Fri, Jun 5 | 7:00 PM
Joe Keyes draws from the spirit of Miles Davis, Gil Scott-Heron, Sun Ra, and early Parliament-Funkadelic, the era when bands were guided by almost otherworldly leaders. As this nine-piece band moves across the spectrum, Keyes cues the horns, calls the solos, and shapes the dynamics from epic crescendos to soft, intimate melodies, all anchored by his deep, commanding vocals and lived stories of love, family, and addiction.
It’s a collage in motion, horn lines from one place, guitar from another, rhythm from somewhere else, honoring the heroes while making something unmistakably his. Come catch it live.
05/29/2026
Food holds memory. Routes hold us.
Routes and Roux: The Stories We Serve
Sun, May 31 | 1–4 PM
Patterson Park (Corner of Eastern Ave + S Ellwood Ave)
As a roux slowly turns and deepens, it becomes a foundation you can feel. This gathering, an activation of Hope & Faith McCorkle’s exhibition You Can Always Come Back Home, invites us to reflect on the wisdom, tastes, and memories stored in food, and how meals become intimate tellings of our journeys.
Led by Garden of Nicola, expect intentional conversation starters, a live food demo, and an exploration of Southern African diasporic culinary roots, with flavors that transcend time and distance. Bring an optional dish of significance if you’d like.
The event starts promptly at 1 PM. Come hungry for story.
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