In honor of Pride Month and the 50th year Baltimore Shades of Pride celebration, Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church is hosting and supporting a range of free events, including a Queer and Christian book tour and a performance by a Christian drag queen.
One of the things I love about Bolton Hill is having the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in our midst. The energy and creativity of our student neighbors, as well as the many opportunities to participate in MICA programs and events, add to the vitality of our neighborhood.
On Wed., April 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., enjoy an evening with Scott Shane, recently a reporter for the New York Times. We’ll meet in the Community Room at Linden Park Apartments, 301 McMechen St. Shane will be discussing the life and times of Thomas Smallwood, a freed slave from Maryland and shoemaker who lived in DC.
A rite of spring in Bolton Hill, the Bolton Hill Garden Club’s spring plant sale will take place on Saturday, April 19. It will be in Fitzgerald Park (corner of Bolton and Wilson Streets), from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. It will feature for purchase annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and herbs – also available for pre-order on the BHGC website in the lead-up weeks.
BHCA and its Gray Panthers Task Force will host a reception on Friday, Feb. 28, from 3 to 5 p.m. to honor some three dozen Bolton Hill residents who have lived in the neighborhood for 50 years or more.
Is that you in the picture? Well, perhaps it could be. Bolton Hill resident Reed Perry teaches free tai chi classes each Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church – and neighbors are invited.
Each year, the Bolton Hill Garden Club (BHGC) holds a holiday greens sale to raise money to support BHGC’s educational, greening and social activities. This year, the sale will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Brown Presbyterian Memorial Church from 9 a.m. to 3:00 pm.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that this month’s Festival on the Hill — the 65th annual — was among the very best. Great volunteer participation, great weather and hundreds of neighbors turning out made the Oct. 5 event really special.
It’s nearly autumn and almost time for Bolton Hill’s Festival on the Hill. Volunteers and contributions are needed to assure the success of the annual neighborhood block party that dates back more than 65 years. It’s free and open to all, in the 1300 block of Bolton Street and nearby from 9 a.m. until day’s end.
If you live or work in Bolton Hill, you’re invited to MICA’s Weekend Kickoff reception to meet the school’s new president, Cecilia McCormick, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 at Lazarus Center,131 W North Avenue.
