Friday, September 26 • 5–8 p.m.
Experience the MSV after hours with live music, art, and twilight adventure. The Lua Project brings its signature Mexilachian sound—a fusion of Mexican and Appalachian music—to the gardens (sets at 5 & 6:30 p.m.). Watch fiber and leather artist Sarah Perks at work and browse a selection of her handcrafted pieces. Stroll the gardens in search of towering dinosaurs sculpted from scrap metal, explore the exhibition Promised Land/Tierra Prometida in the Glen Burnie House, and visit the galleries to see photographs of Frida Kahlo in a newly opened exhibition.
Artisanal pizza from 3FiresOven, BBQ from Apple House Fork’d, and beer/wine will be available for purchase. No outside food, drink or coolers. Bring a chair or blanket for the music. Rain/shine.
Admission is free to MSV members (members do not need tickets; present membership card at the gate). All others: pay at the gate or save 20% by purchasing discount tickets online in advance by clicking the “Get Discount Tickets” button on this page (discount admission tickets available online only).
Admission at the door: $15 adult, $10 youth(ages 13–18) & senior (60+), $4 for ages 5–12. Free to ages 4 and under. Admission includes the music and entrance to the galleries & gardens.
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The Lua Project presents Mexilachian y Appalachiano Music —A new style of traditional music inspired by the sounds of Mexico, Appalachia, and the Atlantic Basin.
The exhibition "Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray" presents an intimate look at Mexico's most prolific and well-known female artist through the photographic lens of her longtime lover, Nickolas Muray. Organized through the Nickolas Muray Archives and circulated by GuestCurator Traveling Exhibitions, the traveling exhibition presents about 50 photographs and is on view at the MSV from September 6, 2025, through January 4, 2026.
Hermanas Misioneras de la Eucaristia, standing in front of the border wall of the United States, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, 2022. This black-and-white gelatin silver print is part of Lisa Elmaleh's "Promised Land/Tierra Prometida" series. An exhibition of these works opens in the drawing room of the MSV Glen Burnie House on August 19, 2025.
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