HBO Documentary Films is currently in production with Sandbox Films and Spinning Nancy on a documentary about Flaco, a male Eurasian eagle-owl who gained worldwide attention after he was mysteriously set free in New York City. Penny Lane (“Music Box: Listening to Kenny G”) is directing the documentary with producer Gabriel Sedgwick.
On February 2, 2023, Flaco — a male Eurasian eagle-owl, the largest species of owl in the world — was discovered missing from his cage at the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan. The documentary follows the surprising story of what happened when Flaco, who had lived his entire life in captivity, was released in New York City to the delight, concern, and fascination of millions in the city and beyond.
The filmmakers are enlisting the public’s help in sharing photos, videos, and personal stories about Flaco.
Penny Lane, director, says, “I’ve been deeply invested in Flaco from the instant my friend ran into him on the sidewalk on Fifth Avenue. I lost many nights of sleep worrying about him and made deep connections with a group of dedicated birders who documented his extraordinary adventures. It is amongst the greatest honors of my life to work with Sandbox Films and HBO to share his remarkable story with the world.”
HBO has signed a two-year first-look television deal with BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated actor, writer, and producer Sharon Horgan (“Bad Sisters,” “Catastrophe”) and her multi award-winning production company Merman, which began this month. HBO has also given a straight-to-series order for a new original comedy series, the first project under this deal, from Horgan and produced by Merman, with Horgan serving as writer, star, and executive producer.
This comedy series from Sharon Horgan follows a 50-year-old divorcee’s search for sex and love whilst juggling caring for her ailing parents and parenting her should-be grown up son.
Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO & Max Comedy Programming says, “We’re thrilled to be reunited with Sharon. Her willingness to offer up her own experiences through the characters she creates makes us all feel a little less lonely, that is what sets her comedy apart so brilliantly. She also has such a sharp eye for material and a strong desire to shepherd other people’s stories, we’re looking forward to the new talent she will bring into the fold.”
Sharon Horgan, writer, star and executive producer, says “I’m so happy to once again be working with Casey, Amy, Francesca and the team at HBO, and really excited that Merman get to continue to tell stories for a company that’s been home to some of the most iconic television shows ever created.”
Horgan has created and starred in such series as “Pulling,” “Catastrophe,” “Motherland,” “Amandaland” and BAFTA and Peabody winning series “Bad Sisters,” which recently released its second season. She received Emmy® nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (“Catastrophe”), Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (“Bad Sisters”).
Merman is a globally renowned production and entertainment company working across the UK and US. Founded in 2014, it has a reputation for scripting and producing award winning TV and film and receiving a plethora of accolades, including numerous BAFTAs and multiple Emmy and RTS nominations. Recent TV projects include season two of the critically acclaimed, BAFTA winning series “Bad Sisters,” multi award winning “Motherland” and its highly anticipated spin-off “Amandaland,” which launched in early 2025 to widespread acclaim.
The untitled HBO Original comedy series is produced by Merman. Sharon Horgan will write, star in and executive produce the series.
he critically acclaimed HBO Original comedy series THE REHEARSAL, from Nathan Fielder, returns for its six-episode second season SUNDAY, APRIL 20 on HBO following and the airing of “The Righteous Gemstones.” Episodes will be available on Max Sundays beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Season 2 logline: THE REHEARSAL follows one man’s journey to reduce the uncertainties of everyday life. With a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources, Fielder helps ordinary people prepare for life’s biggest moments by “rehearsing” them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design.
In season two, the urgency of Fielder’s project grows as he decides to put his resources toward an issue that affects us all.
A hit with fans and critics alike, IndieWire praised season one of THE REHEARSAL as “a grand HBO experiment” that achieves “next-level entertainment,” and Vanity Fair called it “as enthralling and bizarre as life itself.”
Credits: Nathan Fielder is the star, writer, director and executive producer. Executive produced by Eric Notarnicola, Dave Paige, and Christie Smith & Dan McManus for Rise Management; co-executive produced by Kris Eber and Carrie Kemper; produced by Adam Locke-Norton. Additional writers include Eric Notarnicola, Carrie Kemper and Adam Locke-Norton.
The HBO Original six-part documentary series EYES ON THE PRIZE III: WE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM CANNOT REST 1977-2015, executive produced by Dawn Porter (“John Lewis: Good Trouble”), debuts TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25(9:00 p.m-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO with two episodes airing back-to-back. Episodes three and four will debut the following day on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 followed by episodes five and six on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 at the same time on HBO. All six episodes will be available to stream on Max beginning Tuesday, February 25.
Inspired by Henry Hampton’s legendary documentary series “Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement,” this new installment of the groundbreaking 1987 series illuminates the bold stories of people and communities who continue to work for equity and racial justice in the years since the birth of the American civil rights movement.This new chapter of the iconic series begins in the late 1970s and continues into 2015, with episodes examining the strategies of those who fought for racial equality across multiple decades. As in the original production, diverse teams of acclaimed filmmakers bring each story to life by showcasing the work of citizens in an ever-more multicultural society working to achieve true equity.
Presenting contemporary history in context with archival footage and intimate interviews with those who personally participated in collective movements, the series is a wide-ranging meditation about the ongoing struggle for freedom, racial justice, and equity in the years since the civil rights movement, reflecting untold stories of the people and communities fighting for a better future in a changing America.
Episodes: Episode 1: “America, Don’t Look Away 1977-1988” Debut date: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 (9:00 p.m-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Directed by Geeta Gandbhir, episode one chronicles community activists in New York’s South Bronx and Philadelphia fighting for fair housing and healthcare at the tail end of the Carter administration and through the rise of Reaganomics and the AIDS crisis.
Featured Participants: Community activists Robert Foster, Carol Waring, Leon Potts, Allen Pierce, and Harry DeRienzo; former Bronx borough president Fernando Ferrer; former commissioner of public health Estelle Richman; AIDS activist and Bebashi founder Rashidah Abdul-Khabeer; AIDS activists Tyrone Smith, David Fair, and Michael Hinson; former mayor of Philadelphia W. Wilson Goode.
Episode 2: “Trapped: 1989-1995” Debut date: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25(10:00 p.m-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Directed by Samantha Knowles, episode two documents the criminal justice system profiling public defenders in Washington D.C. and local organizers in South Central Los Angeles who sound the alarm about institutional structures and policies that disproportionately affect the Black community.
Featured Participants: Activists Aqeela Sherrills and Skipp Townsend; congresswoman Maxine Waters; public defenders Kim Taylor-Thompson, James Forman, Jr. and Robert Wilkins; Coalition Against Police Abuse (CAPA) member Mabie Settlage; deputy drug czar Reggie Walton; and assistant U.S. attorney D.C. L. Jackson Thomas.
Episode 3: “Million Man March 1995” Debut date: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 (10:00 p.m-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Directed by Muta’Ali, episode three chronicles the controversy and community inspired by the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C. that came to be a transformative experience for many of the men who traveled in from around the nation to participate.
Feature participants: Former executive director NAACP Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.; activist Reverend Al Sharpton; journalist Michael Cottman; U.C. Santa Cruz professor emerita Angela Davis; youth mentor Jimmy Cunningham; attorney Roderick Terry; march organizer E. Faye Williams; march attendees Bobby Sykes, Ron Thompson, John Davi Ervin, Jr., and Katina Parker; White House speechwriter J. Terry Edwards; congressman Kweisi Mfume; photographer Jason Miccolo Johnson; and public speaker Ayinde Jean-Baptiste.
Episode 4: “Spoil The Vine 1982-2011” Debut date: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26(10:00 p.m-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Directed by Rudy Valdez, episode four explores the growing environmental justice movement as local activists in West Virginia and Florida fight threats to their communities’ health and survival.
Featured participants: United Church of Christ commissioner for racial justice Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr.; activists Sue Ferguson Davis, Kathy Ferguson, and Pam Nixon; environmental justice activist Dr. Robert Bullard; director of environmental justice at United Church of Christ Charles Lee; Citzens Against Toxic Exposure (CATE) activists Francine Ishmael, Frances Dunham, and Eddie Ishmael; former vice president and environmental activist Al Gore.
Episode 5: “We Don’t See Color 1996-2013” Debut date: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27(9:00 p.m-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Directed by Smriti Mundhra, episode five explores the complexities of affirmative action policies and how a changing demographic landscape affected school desegregation in new ways.
Featured participants: UCLA School of Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw; By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) chairperson Shanta Driver; University of Michigan Law School professor Ted Shaw; Advancement Project executive director Judith Browne Dianis; organizers Yevonne Brannon, Erika Wilson, Rasheda Kilpatrick, Amelia Lumpkin, Adrienne Lumpkin, Samantha Lumpkin, Rev. Nancy Petty, and Mary D. Williams; University of Michigan former president Lee Bollinger; senior research scholar Timothy Tyson; former Wake County superintendent Bill McNeal; former school board members Keith Sutton and John Tedesco; former president of North Carolina NAACP Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II.
Episode Six: “What Comes After Hope? 2008-2015” Debut date: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27(10:00 p.m-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Directed by Asako Gladsjo, episode six chronicles the years of America’s first Black president, when, despite hope for significant societal change, police brutality soared and a new movement under the banner #BlackLivesMatter emerged.
Featured participants: Organizers Jonathan Lykes, Nelini Stamp, Charlene A. Carruthers, Asha Ransby-Sporn, and Ahmad Abuznaid; Dream Defenders co-founders Phillip Agnew, Ciara Taylor, and Jonel Edwards; Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) co-founders Damon Williams, Breanna Champion, and Johnaé Strong; Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founders Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors; former Florida state senator Dwight Bullard; U.C. Santa Cruz professor emerita Angela Davis; BlackOUT Collective co-director Chinyere Tutashinda; Advancement Project executive director Judith Browne Dianis; activist Rev. Al Sharpton; University of Chicago professor Cathy Cohen, PHD.; and Advancement Project lawyer Alana Greer.
Mike Stringer, guitarist of two-time GRAMMY-nominated band Spiritbox, has officially launched his first-ever signature guitar line in partnership with Aristides. Introduced at NAMM 2025, The STX Collection is the culmination of nearly a decade of collaboration between Stringer and Aristides, offering a sleek, ergonomic offset design available in 6, 7, and 8-string configurations, with both standard and multiscale options. The launch comes at the heels of Spiritbox’s latest album, Tsunami Sea, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums chart.
To showcase The STX Collection in action, Stringer has released a playthrough video of “Perfect Soul,” one of the album’s standout tracks, currently at #15 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
“I first started playing Aristides guitars in 2015, and their instruments have shaped the overall sound of my band, our recordings, and my playing,” shares Stringer. “Today, after 10 years of playing their guitars, I am very proud and honoured to announce the launch of the first ever Aristides artist collaboration line: The STX series. An offset model available in 6, 7, and 8 string configurations, focused on ergonomics, quality and precision. My entire career, I’ve been trying to find the instrument that covers all the ground I need, and we’ve accomplished this with the STX. I cannot wait for guitarists to get their hands on one!”
Pascal Langelaar, CEO of Aristides Instruments adds, “Mike has been a key part of Aristides for over a decade. His ideas and feedback have shaped many of our innovations, and it’s a proud moment for us to launch our very first official artist collaboration line of guitars with someone who’s been such an important part of our journey.”
Designed for versatility, The STX Collection consists of five distinct Aristides models that merge Stringer’s technical demands with Aristides’ innovative craftsmanship. Each guitar is fully compatible with flagship Aristides features, including multiscale EverTune and tremolo bridge options, while introducing new, exclusive design elements unique to the STX line. Engineered for all playing styles, these guitars are built to inspire musicians across genres.
A defining feature of The STX Collection is its ergonomic offset body shape, created for comfort and extended fretboard access in both seated and standing positions. The collection also offers customizable options such as Spiritbox-themed inlays, a pickguard choice, a newly designed in-line headstock for straight scale models, and a custom neck profile on the STX6.
More than just a signature model, The STX Collection is a true collaboration-each guitar is a blank canvas for players to make their own. With over 200 finish options, a wide range of pickup configurations, personalized setups, and Aristides’ premium custom bridges, The STX Collection ensures every guitarist can build their dream instrument.
Following the recent announcement of their debut collaborative record “Tall Tales” (out 9th May via Warp Records), pioneering electronic musician and producer Mark Pritchard and The Smile / Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke have shared details of a special global cinema event on 8th May, in which fans will be able to hear the album alongside its accompanying feature film a day ahead of release – dates may vary for certain locations. More info and tickets are available from Tall-Tales.info.
An effective third member of the group, visual artist Jonathan Zawada – whose multi-faceted approach to melding analogue and digital techniques have seen him work alongside the likes of Coachella, Flume, The Avalanches, Royksopp, and Dua Lipa – directed, animated, and edited the “Tall Tales” visual experience.
The groundbreaking production was developed over the past few years in tandem with the evolution of the music, juxtaposing it with uneasy landscapes of natural beauty and the brutal aesthetics of a dystopian world. Through Yorke’s lyrics, Pritchard’s atemporal compositions and Zawada’s visuals, “Tall Tales” questions where our insatiable appetite for ‘progress’ might have landed us. A prophetic cinematic experience, “Tall Tales” has been years in the making, but delivered right on time.
Some lucky fans that attend the screenings will also receive a zine compiled and designed by Zawada, which gives a unique insight into the concepts and inspirations running through the film and album. Alongside the announcement of the event, he has shared an enigmatic snippet of the zine examining the theft of the well-known sculpture, ‘The Thinker’.
UK prog rockers Solstice have shared a video for their track “Life.” The song comes from their forthcoming album, “Clann”, which will arrive on April 4th.
“As an album title, ‘Clann’ acknowledges the strong sense of family both within the band and among our supporters. As for the song ‘Life’, it’s the recognition of those bonds as they grow and make whatever time we have left together the greatest gift of all,” says Andy Glass.
Recorded both in a variety of recording studios and by individual band members at home, Clann includes a first in the band’s career with the track Plunk which features a brass section recorded at the beautiful Grand Chapel Studio in Toddington, Bedfordshire. Glass admits that “there might be a bit of a Big Big Train influence there somewhere!”
Clann manages to cover a great deal of musical ground in its nearly 40-minute running time. Firefly opens up proceedings and will be familiar to many already through its airing at numerous gigs and its inclusion on both the band’s Live At The Stables and Return To Cropredy releases. Its pulse-pumping energy, hard-edged yet infectious grooves, whirling bursts of synth and violin and its glorious guitar solo lift the spirit and sweep us into Solstice’s mesmerizing world. Elsewhere Life delivers smooth, soulful, modern pop with an elegant dance-friendly heart and Plunk is taut swaggering funk in 7/8 with brass stabs and a left-field, gritty guitar solo. Frippa is built on an urgent, bluesy Crimson-esque riff in 5 and spotlights organ, violin and even more incendiary guitar. Final track, the 14-minute Twin Peaks, in some ways harks back to what prog polymath and longtime Solstice fan Steven Wilson once described as the band’s “spacey and spacious” early material – it’s gentle, reflective and airy with pastoral, folky strains, yet builds into a soaring expression of rapturous celebration and spiritual freedom.
Lyrically, the album continues established Solstice themes of love, joy, peace, harmony and acceptance, yet Clann admits that not everything in the garden is always rosy. Although longing for some ultimate redemption, both Plunk and Frippa feature a level of reproach for unidentified liars and cheats with Plunk even exercising some wry schadenfreude at the downfall of the song’s antagonist.
Black Country, New Road share a new single titled “For the Cold Country”. The track comes ahead of their new album, “Forever Howlong”, which is due out April 4th on Ninja Tune.
“Forever Howlong” is the band’s first studio release since 2022’s UK #3 album “Ants From Up There”, which gave them their second Top 5 UK album in 12 months alongside their Mercury Prize shortlisted debut “For the first time”, and follows 2023’s “Live at Bush Hall”, an album The Guardian claimed was a “magical resurgence” in a triumphant five-star review. Now, on studio album three, the band are once again building from the ground up in yet another miraculous musical transformation.
The long-awaited new record was produced by James Ford (Fontaines D.C., Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Blur) and sees Black Country, New Road settled into a new shape in which vocal duties – and most of the song writing – is split between Tyler Hyde, Georgia Ellery, and May Kershaw. The album was announced alongside it’s expansive and joyous opener “Besties”, which was met by rapturous praise from both their incredibly dedicated fans and media alike. The track was recently followed up with “Happy Birthday”. Inspired by the former single, it is a perfect example of how songs on Forever Howlong are connected in spirit and tone but still feel like very standalone pieces of work.
“For the Cold Country” is the first of the singles to feature May Kershaw on lead vocal duties. Building from choral layered vocal melodies and pared back instrumentation, the track swells and transforms into an enlivening, rhythmic breakout that marks one of the records most epic moments. The song speaks once again to the band’s proficiency in dynamic control, and their efflorescent songwriting ability.
As with the songs from their “Live at Bush Hall” release, Black Country, New Road, who in 2024 sold out dates across the US earlier in the Spring and performed at Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera, Green Man, and Pitchfork London, have been road testing material from “Forever Howlong” on stage across the year. Through fan recordings and the band’s own constant reinvention, these songs have largely taken shape in plain sight and with the full support of their international fanbase. Despite moving swiftly on after each record, and never having conventionally toured in support of a studio album, the band’s fervent following has only grown and grown regardless.
The band will take to the road again in 2025 in support of the album. Dates will start with an intimate run of UK live shows to take place in April 2025 – in which they will perform the album in full to celebrate it’s release – ahead of the band’s US dates, as well as festival appearances at Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX, Primavera Sound, Paredes De Coura, Lowlands, and End Of The Road, plus a full UK / EU tour in September and October, ending on their biggest headliner yet at London’s O2 Brixton Academy.
Black Country, New Road live dates:
Mon 31 Mar – Pryzm (Banquet Outstore) – Kingston, UK
Tue 01 Apr – Rough Trade Liverpool (Instore) *SOLD OUT* – Liverpool, UK
Wed 02 Apr – Rough Trade Nottingham (Instore) *SOLD OUT* – Nottingham, UK
Sat 05 Apr – Rough Trade East (Instore) *SOLD OUT* – London, UK
Mon 07 Apr – Plaza – Stockport, UK
Tue 08 Apr – Queens Hall – Edinburgh, UK
Wed 09 Apr – Leeds Project House – Leeds, UK
Fri 11 Apr – Town Hall – Birmingham, UK
Sat 12 Apr – Engine Rooms – Southampton, UK
Sun 13 Apr – Epic Studios – Norwich, UK
Tue 15 Apr – Village Underground *SOLD OUT* – London, UK
Sat 03 May – Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX – Mexico City, MX
Fri 09 May – Bowery Ballroom *SOLD OUT* – New York City, NY, US ✹
Sat 10 May – Bowery Ballroom *SOLD OUT* – New York City, NY, US ✶
Tue 13 May – Salt Shed – Chicago, IL, US ☼ ☆
Wed 14 May – Slowdown – Omaha, NE, US ☼
Fri 16 May – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO, US ♢
Sat 17 May – Kilby Block Party – Salt Lake City, UT, US
Mon 19 May – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA, US ☆
Tue 20 May – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA, US ☆
Thu 22 May – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA, US ☆
Fri 23 May – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR, US ☆
Sat 24 May – Moore Theater – Seattle, WA, US ☆
Fri 23 May – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR, US
Sat 24 May – Moore Theater – Seattle, WA, US
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☼ support from Friko
☆ support from Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman
♢ supporting St. Vincent
Sat 07 Jun – Primavera Sound Festival – Barcelona, ES
Fri 04 Jul – Sexto Unplugged – Sesto Al Reghena, IT
Sat 05 Jul – Lars Rock Fest – Chiusi Scalo, IT
Wed 13 Aug – Praia fluvial do Taboão – Paredes De Coura, PT
Sun 17 Aug – Lowlands – Biddinghuizen, NL
Thu 28 Aug – End of the Road 2025 – Dorset, UK
Thu 11 Sep – Rock City – Nottingham, UK
Fri 12 Sep – Albert Hall *SOLD OUT* – Manchester, UK
Sat 13 Sep – Albert Hall – Manchester, UK
Mon 15 Sep – Olympia – Dublin, IE
Tue 16 Sep – Olympia – Dublin, IE
Thu 18 Sep – Barrowland – Glasgow, UK
Sat 20 Sep – The Glasshouse – Gateshead, UK
Mon 22 Sep – Beacon – Bristol, UK
Wed 24 Sep – Corn Exchange – Cambridge, UK
Thu 09 Oct – Casino de Paris – Paris, FR
Fri 10 Oct – Stereolux – Nantes, FR
Sun 12 Oct – Paradiso *SOLD OUT* – Amsterdam, NL
Mon 13 Oct – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
Tue 14 Oct – Gloria – Cologne, DE
Wed 15 Oct – Astra – Berlin, DE
Fri 17 Oct – Vega – Copenhagen, DK
Sat 18 Oct – Fallan – Stockholm, SE
Sun 19 Oct – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NO
Tue 21 Oct – Mojo Club – Hamburg, DE
Wed 22 Oct – Roxy – Prague, CZ
Thu 23 Oct – Les Docks – Lausanne, CH
Sat 25 Oct – Magazzini Generali – Milan, IT
Sun 26 Oct – L’Epicerie Moderne Feyzin – Lyon, FR
Tue 28 Oct – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, BE
Thu 30 Oct – Brighton Dome – Brighton, UK
Fri 31 Oct – O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK
The Damn Truth return to the UK for an 11-date November 2025 headline tour. The UK tour starts at Norwich Waterfront Studio (Wednesday November 12), takes in London Underworld (Friday November 21), and finishes at The Globe, Cardiff (Sunday November 23).
“We’re very excited to return to the UK for another tour,” says lead singer and guitarist, Lee-la Baum. “We always enjoy performing shows in England. The enthusiasm of UK audiences is incredible.”
In 2021, the band released their critically acclaimed breakout album Now or Nowhere. Produced by legendary Grammy Award winning Bob Rock (Motley Crue, The Offspring, Bon Jovi). On March 14, 2025, the band released their new self-titled album, The Damn Truth (also produced by Bob Rock) which features their brand-new single “All Night Long.”
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WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2025
The University of Maryland announced Wednesday that Kermit the Frog will deliver the university’s 2025 commencement address on May 21. The beloved Muppet will address Summer 2024, Winter 2024 and Spring 2025 graduates, family and friends during the ceremony at SECU Stadium.
After a sold-out visit to campus in Fall 2024 as part of the College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Lecture Series, Kermit will return to the university from the Muppets Studio, part of the Magic of Disney, to share an inspiring message with this year’s graduates.
Kermit the Frog’s appearance honors the long history between UMD and Muppets creator Jim Henson, who graduated from UMD in 1960. Henson, a home economics major, invented Kermit by building the original frog puppet out of one of his mother’s coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half.
“I am thrilled that our graduates and their families will experience the optimism and insight of the world-renowned Kermit the Frog at such a meaningful time in their lives,” said UMD President Darryll J. Pines. “Our pride in Jim Henson knows no bounds, and it is an honor to welcome Kermit the Frog to our campus, 65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland. I sincerely thank the Muppets Studio, Disney and their creative teams for making this possible.”
“Nothing could make these feet happier than to speak at the University of Maryland. I just know the class of 2025 is going to leap into the world and make it a better place, so if a few encouraging words from a frog can help, then I’ll be there!” said Kermit The Frog.
