Our Third Annual Bolton Hill Community Potluck will be held on Saturday, June 27, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Sumpter Park. The bounce house will be back for the kids, along with lots of bubbles, and we can’t forget about the pony rides!
Want a peek behind the garden gates in Bolton Hill? On June 27 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Bolton Hill Garden Club is sponsoring a free garden walk featuring eleven gardens in the northern part of the neighborhood. Tickets and maps will be available on June 27th at Maple Leaf Park, accessible from the end of Bolton Street.
BHCA in partnership with MICA, will host a special art exhibition that will showcase the diverse creative talent in the greater MICA neighborhood. It opens with a reception on Thursday, June 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at MICA’s Meyerhoff Gallery, Fox Building, 1305 W Mt Royal Ave.
Peter Beinert, an opinion journalist and authority on American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people, will speak at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church on Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m., as part of the church’s Tiffany Events speaker program. It is open to all.
BHCA is partnering with the Maryland Institute College of Art in an open call for artists for an upcoming exhibition at the Meyerhoff Gallery. This community-focused exhibition, to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of MICA, will showcase the creative talent in the neighborhood. The exhibition will run from June 19 – July 19, with an opening reception on June 18, from 6-8 p.m
Two Bolton Hill music maestros will perform classical and opera compositions on Wednesday, March 18, at the second free winter public concert at Corpus Christi church, beginning at 6 p.m. The concert is hosted by BHCA and the Basilica Oratory at Corpus Christi.
BHCA and the Archdiocese of Baltimore will cohost three winter concerts at the former Corpus Christi Catholic Church, now known as The Basilica Oratory at Corpus Christi. The first features a local band that plays old time and bluegrass music, the Pinkie Pickers, led by Bolton Hill resident Gabriel Fricks.
MICA is kicking off its 200th anniversary yearlong celebration this month. This comes from MICA President Cecilia M. McCormick: “Since 1826, the Maryland Institute College of Art has been a place where creative courage, rigorous inquiry, and a commitment to social impact have shaped artists, designers, and educators who change the world. Today’s official launch of the bicentennial is rooted in our history – Charter Day – the milestone moment when the State of Maryland granted MICA its charter 200 years ago.”
Great weather, great food and drink, and hundreds of friendly neighbors showed up! Has there ever been a more successful Festival on the Hill? Not only was the 70th annual neighborhood extravaganza on Oct. 2 well attended, but preliminary accounting shows it to have been a financial success, as well. Income for the Bolton Hill Community Association for the day neared $24,000 – not counting the revenue received by other organizations with their individual booths.
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.
