Kurt Schmoke to speak at Gray Panthers salon

Kurt Schmoke – Baltimore’s mayor from 1987 to 1999 and currently the president of the century-old University of Baltimore – will speak at a BHCA Salon hosted by the Gray Panthers on Monday, Nov. 10 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Linden Park Apartments Community Room.

Admission is free and all are invited. Schmoke was the city’s first African-American mayor and previously served on the city council. He served as dean of Howard University’s School of Law before assuming his duties at UB in 2014. He was invited to speak reflecting on his half century of experience in public life and what he sees ahead for Baltimore and the country.

Now 75, Schmoke may become the first non-resident member of Bolton Hill’s Gray Panthers, which exists to encourage neighborhood residents who wish to do so to age gracefully in place.

Linden Park Apartments are located at 302 McMechen Street, across from the Sav-a-Lot strip mall, where parking is plentiful. Light refreshments will be available