Light City
Baltimore, 2013–2016
Photographs, videos, and artifacts from the festival that transformed a city and changed my life.
WHAT IT BECAME
America’s first large-scale light and innovation festival.
Light City opened in March 2016 and drew more than 400,000 people.
Of its $3.9 million inaugural budget, approximately $1.2 million went directly to artist fees and commissions, supporting 29 large-scale light installations and more than 100 performances. Light City U, a six-day series of ticketed innovation conferences featuring national thought leaders, sold out in its inaugural year.
The festival generated $33.8 million in economic impact in its first year. During its three years as a standalone festival, 2016–2018, Light City drew more than 1.3 million attendees and generated $111.6 million for Baltimore’s economy, while unlocking an estimated $3.5–$4 million directly to artists.
BEFORE IT WAS REAL
We made it real on paper first.
Before there were lights, stages, and hundreds of thousands of people, there was a concept book.
In 2013, we created this early vision to help others see what we saw, an innovation festival that could transform the city.
We curated images, drafted schedules, imagined performances, and built wish lists of musicians and speakers. Spread by spread, something that had existed only in our heads began to look like a real festival.
Until then, Light City had lived mostly in our conversations and imaginations. The concept book gave it form. It made it possible for someone else to believe without having to borrow our faith.
THE ORIGINAL LIGHT CITY CONCEPT BOOK, 2013
The artists and speakers shown were aspirational, used to illustrate the scale and possibilities of a festival that did not yet exist. But pieces of the imagined festival would later become real. Dan Deacon and Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation appeared in the inaugural lineup, while early conference themes around health, sustainability and social innovation became part of Light City U.
2013 PITCH VIDEO
It started with a flash of brilliance.
Or maybe delusion.
One of those ideas so improbable, you’re not sure whether to chase it or laugh it off.
We dreamed of something that fused all of it, the spectacle, the sweat, the thing that followed you home. We wanted to do that to a whole city.
THE ORIGINAL LIGHT CITY PITCH VIDEO, 2013
The two-minute film Justin and I made in our loft to help people see something that didn't exist yet.
THE SOUND OF LIGHT CITY
Hear the festival.
Local artists, Baltimore favorites and national acts who played the inaugural Light City Baltimore, March 28–April 3, 2016.
THE GENESIS
The road trip where Light City began.
August 2, 2013
It was our first time away from our son, and Justin and I were heading south to Florida for the wedding of my best friend from college.
The sun was dropping low as we chased the horizon. Florence + the Machine flooded the speakers. We rolled the windows down and let the Southern air pour in, hot against our faces.
Light flickered between the trees, strobing like a secret message. Like the sky was speaking in code.
Somewhere along the way, we both discovered Vivid Sydney from opposite directions.
“This,” I said, turning the screen toward Justin. “This is it.”
In the same breath, the name dropped into my mouth fully formed.
Light City.
FROM THE BOOK
We stood before the city’s power players and spoke the idea aloud.
We threw a launch event at the Four Seasons. Cocktails sparkled beneath crystal chandeliers. Jazz filled the air.
I talked about what was possible in Baltimore. A festival of light, art, music, and innovation. A global stage for our artists and our businesses.
Ignatius talked about what had already been done in Sydney.
For an hour it felt like the whole city had said yes.
THE LIGHT CITY TEAM, March 28, 2014, The Four Seasons Baltimore
Left to right: Lindsey Davis, Brooke Hall, Ignatius Jones, Justin Allen
2016 LIGHT CITY PROGRAM
For seven nights, Baltimore’s waterfront became a 1.5-mile corridor of light, music, performance and ideas. Here are the artists, musicians and performers who made the inaugural Light City.
LIGHT
LIGHT ART WALK
Take To Ro — Bridge of Lights
Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee + Jessica Searfino
Water Will Be Here
Eric Corriel
Digital Skin Live
Atelier Mateo M.
Lumen
Kristin McWharter + Steven Lyman
Community Beacons: Making Waves
Kinetic Frenetic: Jenn Figg, Matthew McCormack + David Fakunle
Glacier
Riki K
Pipelines
Luminous Intervention
UP
Pilobolus
The Beacon
The Barnycz Group
Diorama
Michael Owen + Tony Byrd + Jay Herzog
Blue Hour
New American Public Art
Human Effect
Yandell Walton
Under Sky/One Family
Mark di Suvero
Plaza
Scott Pennington
Laser Lotus
Nisha Ramnath + Brian Gonzalez
Into the Zone (Anthology of Accounts and Findings)
Rachel Guardiola
1,001 Lux
Symmes Gardner
Natural Lighting Emulator V
Lisa Dillin
Pixel Promenade
Radiance: Erin Barry Dutro + Kyle Steely
Gateway Baltimore: Tic, Pratt, Go
Quentin Moseley
Projected Aquaculture
Kelley Bell + Corrie Parks
Peacock
Tim Scofield + Kyle Miller
Lightwave: Baltimore’s Beacon
Design Collective, Inc.
Voyage
Aether & Hemera
Pyrrha
Robby Rackleff
Diamonds Light Baltimore
Cheon + Kroiz, Artist and Architect Collaborative
Dark Was the Night
Justin Randolph Thompson
Water Wall
Greg St. Pierre
Labyrinth
Ian Brill
The Pool
Jen Lewin
In Light of History
Paul Rucker + Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Waiting Time
Nick Metzler
The public program also included illuminated landmarks and experiences including The Big Wheel, Charm City Carousel, Easy Landing by Kenneth Snelson, the William Donald Schaefer Sculpture by Rodney Carroll, Sondheim Fountain, Stad Amsterdam and Lancaster Street.
MINI LIGHT CITY
PIERCE'S PARK
Young people's makers tent
Family entertainment
Homophone sound garden by David Hess
SeaMuse
BRIGHT LIGHTS YOUTH FESTIVAL
Robot building, Art + Neuroscience, New Lens, Dew More Baltimore, Battle rap, and Dance
IMET Columbus Center
The Ingenuity Project
Telling Your Truth
Anthony Newman
Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation
What Art Reveals About the Human Brain
Dr. Monica Lopez-Gonzalez
Blackonomics Episode 2: Economics
New Lens
Razor Bot Challenge
Sam Hanson
Baltimore Is Lit
Kenneth Morrison
Dew More Baltimore
Illumania!
Future Makers
Tourography
Mike Star
Battle Rap 101
Pit Fights MC Battle League
Zum-Hop-Swag
The B-Side Dance Studio
Split This Rock — Youth Program
Showcase Headliner
Lil Key
MUSIC
CLUB LIGHT CITY
MONDAY, MARCH 28
Brooks Long & Mad Dog No Good
DJ Chris Brooks
Thomas Dolby
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
DJ Kenny D
DJ Face
TT The Artist
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
DJ Dhundee
DJ/Band
Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation — DJ Set
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
DJ Tanz
DJ Quicksilva
DJ Jazzy Jeff
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
Subtle Hustle
DJ Janko
ELM
Robert DeLong
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
DJ Deltanine
DJ Who
Dan Deacon
SUNDAY, APRIL 3
DJ Lil Mic
9 Mile Roots
Spank Rock
HARBOR EAST STAGE
Local and regional hip-hop, jazz, pop, R&B, rock, ska, classical, contemporary choral, world and electronic music.
Clear for Takeoff
Dunson
Makina Project
Red Sammy
Symphony Number One
Telesma
The Bridge Ensemble
MC Booze Band
The Palovations
To The Moon
Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra
Wordsmith
Bosley
Jocelyn Faro & The Ragazzi
John Somers
Marc Miller
Moss of Aura
The Players
Tom Principato
Saving Apollo
Speakers of the House
NEIGHBORHOOD LIGHTS
Five artist residencies extended Light City beyond the Inner Harbor and into Baltimore neighborhoods.
COLDSTREAM HOMESTEAD MONTEBELLO
BACK IN OUR MINDS
Isaac Ewart
Hosted by Eze Jackson
Clifton Park Bandshell
Performances by:
Bond St. District
Joy Postell
Blaqstarr
Speak Life Tour
St. Veronica’s Steel Youth Orchestra
GREATER MONDAWMIN
OPEN BEATS
Llamadon Collective
Mondawmin Mall
Felipe Goncalves
Jose Rosero
Kariz Marcel
Members of Llamadon
Youth workshop participants
HAMPDEN
#HAMPDENLIGHTS
Diana Reichenbach
An immersive light installation created with members of the Hampden community.
LITTLE ITALY
IL TARTUFO LUCENTE
Joe Reinsel
Projection mapping created from the photographs, drawings and stories of Baltimore's Little Italy community.
STATION NORTH
THE DARK LAB
LabBodies
Dark City
Ada Pinkston + Hoesy Corona
Uncool
Wickerham & Lomax
INNOVATION
LIGHT CITY U
SOCIAL INNOVATION
March 28 + 29, IMET Columbus Center
HEALTH INNOVATION
March 30 + 31, IMET Columbus Center
SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION
March 30 + 31, IMET Columbus Center
CREATIVE INNOVATION
April 1 + 2, City Garage
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Ray Lewis
Jad Abumrad
Vivienne Ming
Amita Shukla
Amy Webb
Shawn Dove
Freeman A. Hrabowski III
Dr. Leana Wen
Steve Case
Aaron Hurst
Robert Egger
Debbie Millman
Alex Laskey
Gaia
Wes Moore
D Watkins
…and dozens more.
PERFORMANCE
Fire · illuminated puppets · projections · stilt walkers · drumming · spoken word · DJs + more
Fluid Movement
Katherine Fahey & Annie Howe
Lynn Tomlinson + Colette Searls
Big Whimsy
Olu Butterfly + the Dew More Collective
Revolutionary Motion
Pyrophilia
Schroeder Cherry
Single Carrot Theatre
Creative Alliance
Thick Air Studios
LIGHT CITY LANTERN PARADE
Creative Alliance
Monday, March 28 — 7 PM
The opening celebration of the inaugural Light City.
DIORAMA
Michael Owen
Tony Byrd
Jay Herzog
A live 30-minute performance combining light, dance, sound and paint.
DIGITAL SKIN LIVE
Atelier Mateo M.
Interactive projected-light performances.
UP
Pilobolus
A choreographed performance involving 150 festival-goers carrying LED umbrellas.
CIRCUS OF WONDERS
Carnival · burlesque · aerial performance
CONVERGENCE MAXIMUS
Concert Artists of Baltimore
Baltimore Rock Opera Society — BROS
Beethoven · Tchaikovsky · Murdercastle · Valhella
SOUND OFF LIVE!
Hard Rock Cafe
LIGHT CITY TEEN SCHOLARS
A ten-month program for Baltimore City high-school students combining professional development, creative workshops, mentorship, a New Lens collaborative video project and a six-week paid summer internship. Each Teen Scholar received a $1,500 scholarship toward continued education.
Photography by Philip Laubner, Theresa Keil, Larry Cohen, Brooke Hall, Matt Kelley, CharmingChop, 1304Photos, Dan Bailey, Greg Letterman, & Isaiah Winters.
FROM THE BOOK
The stage we built.
The Creative Innovation Conference was the part of Light City we loved most.
Thinkers, artists, entrepreneurs and storytellers came to Baltimore from around the world. Every conference day sold out.
Justin and I emceed. I sat on panels, stood at podiums and told the story of how Light City came to be.
And somewhere on that stage, something opened in me.
My voice came through with a strength I had never felt before. It felt like stepping into a version of myself I hadn’t fully met yet.
THE LIGHT CITY U Conferences, 2016
Produced by What Works Studio, logistics by Intrinsic Events.
2016 LIGHT CITY U INNOVATION CONFERENCES PROGRAM
Six days of conferences exploring social, health, sustainability and creative innovation.
CREATIVE INNOVATION
CITY GARAGE
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
WELCOME TO CREATIVE INNOVATION
Hosts and Emcees:
Brooke Hall
Justin Allen
SCI-FI MEETS REALITY: THE FUTURE OF HOW WE’LL LIVE, WORK AND PLAY
Amy Webb
WE'RE WALL IN THIS TOGETHER: THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY VOICE IN PUBLIC ART
Gaia
BREATHING SPACE: ARTS, FESTIVALS & PUBLIC ART FOR POSITIVE CHANGE
Alex Rinsler
THE 3 C’S OF 3D: CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, CONNECTIVITY
Jan Baum
SHARING CREATIVE POWER: WHY WE MUST CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR INNOVATION IN YOUNG WOMEN
Richelle Parham
A COLLABORATIVE COMPETITION: ENCOURAGING WOMEN TO EMBOLDEN ONE ANOTHER, TAKE RISKS, CONQUER FEAR OF FAILURE, AND IGNITE CREATIVE CHANGE IN THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE
Reshma Saujani
THE INTERNET'S THIRD WAVE
Steve Case
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
WELCOME TO CREATIVE INNOVATION, DAY 2
Brooke Hall
Justin Allen
BRANDING AS CULTURAL DIALOGUE
Debbie Millman
CREATIVE ACTION CREATES PLACE: OR ART CHANGES EVERYTHING
Thomas Dolby
THE ARTS AS A CATALYST: WHEN IT WORKS AND WHEN IT DOESN'T
Fred Lazarus
DATA DEFEATS TRUMAN
Kyle Britt
ART AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
CJay Phillip, Moderator
Peter Bruun
Andre Robinson
Devin Allen
Mia Loving
INCUBATOR AS INFLUENCER: THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES OF INCUBATORS AS LEADERS IN THE CREATIVE SECTOR
Deric Emry, Moderator
Deb Tillet
Jen Meyer
Shervonne Cherry
YOUTH & DIVERSITY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Markus Proctor
Amita Shukla
Kelly Keenan Trumpbour
GUT CHURN
Jad Abumrad
CLOSING OF THE CREATIVE INNOVATION CONFERENCE
Brooke Hall
Justin Allen
STARTUP PITCH COMPETITION
Ten early-stage companies selected from 53 applicants competed across Health and Sustainability for the Light the Future Startup Pitch Competition. Each finalist had five minutes to pitch, followed by two minutes of Q&A. One winner in each category received a $5,000 grant from the Warnock Foundation.
HEALTH FINALISTS
Sickweather — Graham Dodge
Itutela — Karen Alder
Vheda Health — Shamit Luhar
FitMango — Seal-Bin Han
Quantified Care — Mike Batista
SUSTAINABILITY FINALISTS
Zero Gravity — Aric Wanveer
Roadi — Opeyemi Thomas
Hungry Harvest — Eric Lutz
Urban Pastoral — JJ Reidy
CBJ Energy — Claire Johnson
JUDGES
Jeff Cherry — Conscious Venture Labs
Kelly Keenan Trumpbour — See Jane Invest
Justin Label — Inner Loop Capital
Paul Martino — Bullpen Ventures
Adair Bonsal — Greenspring Associates
WINNERS
HEALTH
iTutela — Karen Alder
$5,000 Warnock Foundation Grant
SUSTAINABILITY
Hungry Harvest — Evan Lutz
$5,000 Warnock Foundation Grant
HEALTH INNOVATION
PIER V HOTEL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
ENGINEERING SUPERPOWERS: TURNING COOL SCIENCE INTO PRODUCTS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD
Dr. Vivienne Ming
GIRLTREK: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ONE MILLION BLACK WOMEN CREATE A DAILY HABIT OF WALKING OUTSIDE IN THE HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS IN AMERICA? EVERYTHING.
Morgan Dixon
THE NEW WAY TO REDUCE VIOLENCE
Brent Decker
CHANGING THE HEALTH OF A MAJOR AMERICAN CITY
Dr. Leana Wen
LIGHTING FOR HEALTH, LIGHTING THE FUTURE
The Institute for Integrative Health
Glen Shrum
Bob Karlicek
Karen Murphy
Dr. George Brainard
THE COMPLEX ETHICS OF CUTTING EDGE MEDICINE
Jeff Kahn
BRIDGING THE GAP: HEALTH TECHNOLOGY → DATA VISUALIZATION
Todd Marks
Leah Vogely
MEDICAL DEVICES FOR EMERGING MARKETS
Katherine Kirsch
TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATIONS FOR HUMAN HEALTH
Amita Shukla
STARTUP SHOWCASE + DEMO DAY
A showcase of Baltimore-area startups ran alongside Light City U, giving early-stage founders a space to demonstrate their work and connect with attendees, investors, incubators and the region’s innovation community.
STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
Emerging Technology Centers
AccelerateBaltimore
Johns Hopkins University
University of Baltimore
Baltimore-area founders, investors + venture firms
SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION
THE COLUMBUS CENTER
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
HOW BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE CAN LOWER YOUR ENERGY BILL
Alex Laskey
POWERNOMICS: EMPOWERING LIVES, ONE KILOWATT AT A TIME
Robert Wallace
POWERING THE FUTURE
Calvin Butler, Moderator
Gene Rodrigues
Chris Gould
Val Jensen
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, JOB CREATION AND THE NEW ECONOMY
Liz Burdock
NEW GREEN TECHNOLOGIES
Mike Smith, Moderator
Jen Meyer
Josh Goldberg
LEVERAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP & TREES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Jared Carlson
TAKING INITIATIVE FOR OUR FUTURE
Adam Lindquist
John Kellett
48 DAYS OF BLUE: MESSAGING SUSTAINABILITY
Heather Doggett, Moderator
Bryan Barnes
Nabila Chami
NEXTGEN SUSTAINABILITY ENTREPRENEURS
Karina Funk, Moderator
Vinnie Bevivino
Evan Lutz
Aric Wanveer
Susan Aplin
MARYLAND GREEN PRISONS INITIATIVE
Chris Swan
PUTTING CONSUMERS IN CONTROL OF ENERGY CHOICES
Phil Croskey
The Columbus Center
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
BLUE ZONES: SECRETS OF A LONG LIFE
Nick Buettner
THREE LITTLE WORDS
Will Baker
OUR PLANET, OUR HEALTH & TAKING CARE OF TOMORROW: SUSTAINABLE FOOD
TJ Tate, Moderator
Mike McDevitt
Michael Stebner
Yoni Zohar
INVESTING IN THE NEXT WAVE OF HEALTH & SUSTAINABILITY
Greg Cangialosi, Moderator
Kelly Keenan Trumpbour
Rodney Foxworth
Justin Label
Ashton Newhall
LIVABLE CITIES
Lindsay Thompson
LIGHT THE FUTURE STARTUP PITCH COMPETITION
Five local healthcare companies
Five local sustainability companies
Venture capital judges from Baltimore and around the country
CLEAN ENERGY + CLEAN JOBS FOR LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
Dan Wallace
Ray Lewis
BALTIMORE RAVENS INNOVATION CHALLENGE
Six Baltimore startups competed for a one-year Baltimore Ravens marketing and sponsorship package valued at $210,000, including exposure at M&T Bank Stadium, Ravens digital and print channels, and fan events.
FINALISTS
Fixt — Luke Cooper
Loople Mobile
Treason Toting Co.
Waxing Kara
DinnerTime
Hungry Harvest — Evan Lutz
WINNER
Fixt — Luke Cooper
$210,000 Baltimore Ravens Marketing + Sponsorship Package
SOCIAL INNOVATION
The Columbus Center
MONDAY, MARCH 28
THE PURPOSE ECONOMY: CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT WORK, SUCCESS & EDUCATION
Aaron Hurst
NON-PROFITS & THE NEW AMERICAN ECONOMY: THE ROLE OF NON-PROFITS IN CREATING JOBS & HIRING THE UNEMPLOYED
Robert Egger
WE GOT NEXT!
Andre Robinson
Jeff Cherry
Dayvon Love
Kyle O'Conner
Shayla Adams
CONNECTING AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRLS AND THEIR PARENTS TO STEM
Talithia Williams
COLLABORATION + UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES
Michelle Geiss, Moderator
B. Cole
Rodney Foxworth
Laurin Hodge
BALANCING THE SCALES: SAFETY AND CIVILITY
Kevin Davis
Joe Jones
MILLENNIALS REMAKING THE URBAN LANDSCAPE
John Cammack, Moderator
Andrew Yang
Fagan Harris
EDTECH COMPANIES REDEFINING THE FUTURE OF LEARNING
Wes Moore
Burck Smith
Lida Zlatic
CENTER STAGE: DETROIT ’67
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Gavin Witt
Detroit ’67 cast members
BIG HOPE EVENT
American Visionary Art Museum
The Columbus Center
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
HOLDING FAST TO DREAMS: CREATING A CLIMATE OF SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski
WONDER WOMEN: CHANGE MAKERS + INNOVATORS
Jamie McDonald, Moderator
Sonja Sohn
Asha Curran
Vanessa Garrison
Brooke Hall
LEADERSHIP & PLACE
Chris Jeffery
Chris Wilson
Dr. Leana Wen
SHARING SKILLS TO ADVANCE COMMUNITIES
D. Watkins
Lance Lucas
THE PARADOX OF PERIL AND PROMISE IN BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT
Shawn Dove
FINDING THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE SEEMINGLY SIMPLE
Thato Kgatlhanva
MY MUSE: BUILDING SUPERPOWER TO MAXIMIZE HUMAN POTENTIAL
Dr. Vivienne Ming
ARTS & SOCIETY
Tom Hall, Moderator
Marin Alsop
Dr. Sammy Hoi
Kwame Kwei-Armah
HOW WILL WE ADAPT TO THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK?
Alec Ross
AROUND LIGHT CITY
For one week, the festival spilled beyond the official program. Parties, receptions, pop-ups and gatherings appeared around the city.
OPENING NIGHT
Stad Amsterdam Light City Reception
Stad Amsterdam · March 28, 2016
An opening-night gathering aboard the Dutch tall ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
Light City Opening Night Reception
Baltimore Visitor Center
Lantern Parade + Opening Night Gatherings
A glowing procession of hundreds of participants carrying handmade lanterns opened the inaugural festival along Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
LIGHT CITY U SOCIALS + RECEPTIONS
Startup Soirée
The Columbus Center
Loyola University Cocktail Reception + Social
The Columbus Center
Health + Sustainability Innovation Reception
The Columbus Center
Creative Innovation Cocktail Reception
City Garage
Amita Shukla Book Signing
Steve Case Book Signing
Jad Abumrad Private Reception
AFTER-PARTIES
Illuminate Light City
The Crown · April 1, 2016
Presented by What Weekly + The Lineup Room
90s Hip Hop Dance Party · Light Painting by Mateo
What Weekly Light City Closing Night Party
Mosaic Nightclub + Lounge · April 3, 2016
Presented by What Weekly + Hide N Seek
James Nasty · Janko · Retro Future
Baltimore Bike Party: Moonlit Madness After-Party
March 25 · Unofficial Light City kickoff
Blacklights & Brews
M.Power Yoga + Of Love and Regret · April 2
Blacklight yoga + dance party · DJ Bobby Byrd
POP-UPS + SPECIAL EVENTS
Baltimore Bike Party: Moonlit Madness
March 25 · An unofficial Light City kickoff
Nearly 400 cyclists took to the streets in neon, glow sticks and flashing lights ahead of the festival.
Girltrek Community Walk
Inner Harbor · March 29, 2016
A community walk led by GirlTrek, the national health movement mobilizing Black women through walking, held in conjunction with Light City.
IALD Light City Baltimore Event
April 2, 2016
A gathering of the lighting-design community featuring presentations by three artists participating in Light City.
Glow Ride
REV Cycle Studio · March 28
Black lights · Glow sticks · DJ James Nasty
Illuminated Yoga
Inner Harbor · March 30
UMBC Black + Gold Lounge
The Columbus Center · March 28–April 2
UMBC Visual + Performing Arts Alumni Reception
The Columbus Center · March 28
UMBC IT + Engineering Alumni Happy Hour
Betamore · March 30
UMBC Honors College Alumni Reception
The Columbus Center · March 31
Light City-Inspired Food + Drink
Restaurants and bars around Baltimore created special cocktails, dishes and menus inspired by the festival.
FOOD + DRINK
Wit & Wisdom · Official Bar of Light City
Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore
A special menu of cocktails and bites inspired by Light City's nearby installations.
Light City-Inspired Food + Drink
Restaurants and bars across Baltimore created special cocktails, dishes and menus for festival week.
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BEYOND THE STAGE
Beyond the main conference stages, Light City U included smaller gatherings, showcases, workshops, demonstrations and opportunities for Baltimore’s entrepreneurial and creative communities to connect.
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LIGHT CITY WORKING SESSIONS
Smaller collaborative sessions and community discussions created space for hands-on problem solving, conversation and experimentation around the ideas being explored at Light City U.
OFFSITE EXPERIENCES
Tours and experiences extended conference programming beyond the main stages and into Baltimore organizations and spaces.
TECH PLAYGROUNDS + DEMONSTRATIONS
Interactive technology and demonstrations ran alongside portions of the conference program.
THE FOUNDERY TOURS
Tours of The Foundery ran throughout both days of Creative Innovation at City Garage.
SMART IDEAS LOUNGE
An ongoing component of Sustainability Innovation programming.
HEALTH MARKET
An ongoing activation during Health and combined Health + Sustainability programming.
SOCIALS + RECEPTIONS
Light City U also included gatherings around the conferences, including the Startup Soiree, Health + Sustainability social, Creative Innovation reception, book signings and other opportunities for speakers and attendees to connect.
Photography by Philip Laubner, Theresa Keil, Larry Cohen, Brooke Hall, Matt Kelley, CharmingChop, 1304Photos, Dan Bailey, Greg Letterman, & Isaiah Winters.
What Weekly
Baltimore, 2010–2016
An experiment in documenting the people making Baltimore interesting.
The Parties
Baltimore, 2009–2016
These are the parties that appear in The Pronoia Effect, and a few of the nights that made us fall in love with Baltimore.