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Fall Arts 2020: For Baltimore Museum of Art, A Vision Deferred
Christopher Bedford, director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, was gearing up for “2020 Vision,” a yearlong celebration of female-identifying artists, when the coronavirus forced him to close the museum’s doors back in March. “We have an entire museum of new...
Fall Arts 2020: Events Guide, Virtual and Otherwise
Get your creative juices flowing this fall with these virtual arts and cultural events: VISUAL ARTS Virtual Happy Hour with Francisco Loza | September 16, 5:30 p.m.American Visionary Art Museumavam.org Discover the creative process of Mexican press yarn artist...
Glass Oasis: The Rawlings Conservatory
The Victorian-era glass palace immediately catches the eye when driving through midtown Baltimore, and its floral flourishes and offerings nourish the soul and fill one with a sense of wonder and awe. Some would even dare say it’s one of the city’s best-kept secrets,...
Jewish Museum to Exhibit Photos from the 2015 Baltimore Protests
Shattered windshields. Police officers in riot gear. A mother and her two daughters gazing nervously through a window during the 2015 Baltimore Protests. Those are just a few of the images taken by award-winning photographer J.M. Giordano that are now part of his...Hebrew Orphan Asylum Building Remains Critical Part of West Baltimore
With its red-brick façade, arched windows and projecting turrets, the castle-like Hebrew Orphan Asylum building is a striking image along the streets of West Baltimore’s Greater Rosemont community. The four-story, Victorian Romanesque structure, located at 2700 Rayner...
Remembering America’s Bloodiest Conflict
This week marks the 155th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by Bel Air native John Wilkes Booth. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick is closed. But...
Jewish Museum of Maryland to Host Baltimore’s First-Ever Jewish Folk Life Festival
Bagels and banjos. Hebrew and harmonicas. Isaac Bashevis Singer and Pete Seeger. You could say that Jewish culture and the American folk music tradition are a natural fit. Do banjos and Yiddishkeit mix? (File photo) The staff at the Jewish Museum of Maryland realized...
Jewish Museum of Maryland Exhibit Explores the History of the Scrap Industry
In the early years of the 20th century, Jewish immigrant Simon Pinckovitch delivered milk for a living on the hardscrabble streets of Southside Chicago. “On the way home from his deliveries, he would often pick up scrap metal and rags, and bring them to his backyard,”...
Fall Arts 2019: Events Guide
We get it. The end of summer can be bittersweet. The days get shorter, the temps are cooler, school’s back in session and the pace picks up immeasurably. But fall is also a season of great beginnings. The High Holidays mark the beginning of the Jewish new year,...Upcoming Events
Jan
17
Sun
all-day
JVC’s MLK Days of Service
@ Weinberg Park Heights JCC
JVC’s MLK Days of Service
@ Weinberg Park Heights JCC
Jan 17 – Jan 18 all-day
Join JVC as we move forward Dr. King’s vision of the Beloved Community. Volunteers can engage virtually in provocative learning experiences and a variety of service projects from home, as well as meaningful and physically[...]
Jan
19
Tue
12:00 pm
The Upside, presented by Jmore a...
The Upside, presented by Jmore a...
Jan 19 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Join Jmore and The Associated every Tuesday at noon as we bring together some of Maryland’s most respected experts in their fields to answer your questions about the things that matter most in your life.[...]
Jan
21
Thu
11:00 am
Creating Calm in a Storm
@ Online
Creating Calm in a Storm
@ Online
Jan 21 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
We’re all going through a challenging time these days. This FREE monthly drop-in group offers the opportunity to share your stressors and get tools and strategies to help manage them in healthier ways. Group meets[...]
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