For the third year in a row, the nonprofit, hunger-relief farm Gaining Ground will mark the arrival of spring with a celebration of poetry, food, and farming. Gaining Ground collected poetry submissions during the spring from people of all ages on topics like food, nature, and farming, and has included the poems in an installation […]

The Umbrella Visual Arts program, in collaboration with A La Luz, presents the revolutionary, multimedia exhibition, Points of Return. Featuring the work of 27 international artists, Points of Return is the first physical exhibition of the acclaimed online exhibition of the same name. This environmental art exhibition sees The Umbrella divided into themed spaces. A […]

MAY 12 - JUNE 4 The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning classic novel, The Color Purple, and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg. The inspirational story set in the early 1900s follows a young woman, Celie, as she journeys through her childhood experiencing joy, despair, anguish, sisterhood and self-realization […]

In association with the international gallery exhibition, POINTS OF RETURN, on Saturday, June 10, 6:30-9pm, join us for "Into the Oceanic" -- a double screening event by artist-filmmakers Elizabeth Ogilvie and Robert Page, focusing on underwater habitats and the importance of educational entry points in environmental artwork. Documentary screening and pre-recorded talk by Dr Gary […]