The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is locate at the corner of Stadium Drive and University Boulevard on the campus of the University of Maryland. The seven-year-old facility works to transcend the standard model of performing arts presentation by inextricably linking performances with learning opportunities, onstage and off. Many of the Center’s visiting artists are chosen not only for their ability to connect with audiences from the stage, but for their willingness and ability to interact with students, faculty and community members offstage. In the 2007-08 season, the Center sponsored extended residencies by Kronos Quartet, Marilyn Horne and Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR); these artists offered activities that included master classes, informal listening sessions, improv workshops and more. Information about current programs is available on the Center’s website, http://www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.