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title: "In UMD Visit, Kermit Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps"
date: 2024-09-30T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# In UMD Visit, Kermit Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

*September 30, 2024* — by [Sala Levin ’10](/author/sala-levin-10)


> Famed Frog (and his Performer) Talk With ARHU Dean About Jim Henson ’60, Miss Piggy and Life Lessons From the Muppets

*Kermit Clarice Talk 09272024 SC 9910b 1920x1080 — Kermit the Frog led a sold-out crowd in a singalong of “Rainbow Connection” on Friday night, when the Muppet appeared at The Clarice as part of the College of Arts and Humanities’ Dean’s Lecture Series.*

It might not be easy being green, but for one lively evening at the University of Maryland, Kermit the Frog sure made it look fun.

On Friday, the loveable lead Muppet took the stage at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Dekelboum Concert Hall to sing, answer questions and, once or twice, throw his hands up and shriek when his emotions got the best of him. As part of the College of Arts and Humanities’ Dean’s Lecture Series, Kermit—along with his puppeteer, Matt Vogel, who spoke about his own journey with the Muppets—chatted (below) with Dean Stephanie Shonekan about the Muppets’ ethos of inclusivity and individuality, what he learned from Jim Henson ’60 and his fraught relationship with Miss Piggy.


*man and woman sit on a stage having a discussion*


*man plays banjo while kermit the frog sings*


*kermit sings in front of four female dancers — Kermit performs with School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies dance majors and the School of Music Graduate Jazz Quartet.*




**Topics:** [Arts & Culture](https://today.umd.edu/tags/arts-culture)


**Tags:** [Music](https://today.umd.edu/topic/music), [Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies](https://today.umd.edu/topic/theatre-dance-performance-studies), [Arts](https://today.umd.edu/topic/arts)


**Units:** [Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center](https://today.umd.edu/topic/clarice-smith-performing-arts-center), [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities)