BALTIMORE – Artist-run venue The Compound will host a musical and visual art fundraiser for the Baltimore Beat, a Black-led and controlled nonprofit print newspaper. Tickets are on sale here.
The event will feature performances by popular local musicians Outcalls; DJ Ducky Dynamo; Glorian; Daoure Diongue; Inc. Inc. Inc.; and visual art displayed by Micah E. Wood; James C. Waller; Kurt Astudillo; with more artists to be announced. The event is at 8pm with a suggested donation of $15; 100% of ticket sales, on-site donations, and the photographic print sales going to fund the important work of the Baltimore Beat.
Produced by students in the Arts Production & Management program at the University of Baltimore, the event brings together artists and musicians to support The Baltimore Beat in a multi-modal setting. The musical space will feature performances by groups from across the Baltimore music scene: operatic pop duo Outcalls, eclectro popera from Glorian, multi instrumentalist Daoure Diongue; improvisers Inc Inc Inc and ubiquitous Baltimore Club DJ Ducky Dynamo. The visual space will feature work by photographer Micah E. Wood; surrealist painter Kurt Astudillo; and maximalist marker artist James C. Waller.
It will be an energetic evening of art, drinks, and dancing, in service of an essential Baltimore news outlet. The Beat aims to serve all of Baltimore City, including those with limited internet access and those who are a part of underrepresented communities. The paper reflects the energy and excitement of the city, its legacy as a cultural hub of Black American life, and the joy of being a Baltimorean, and believes news should be free and accessible to all and that to achieve this, journalism cannot solely be digital and should not be paywalled.
For more information about this event, please reach out to University of Baltimore Arts Professor Ian Power at ipower@ubalt.edu.
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