Film Screening: UNITED SKATES As America's roller rinks are threatened with closure, United SKATES spotlights communities who fight to save the underground African-American subculture of roller skating. Following the showing, participate in a conversation with the film’s cinematographer and see a roller skate performance from Baltimore Rec & Park's Shake and Bake Family Fun Center. […]
Quilting Craft Community Day Experience quilting at its finest with intricate quilt displays, trunk shows, craft demonstrations and a community quilt-in for Baltimore Ceasefire. Renowned Baltimore textile artist, Joyce Scott, will lead an artist talk on her family's legacy and the work of her mother, quilter Elizabeth Talford Scott. Families can enjoy dance performances and […]
Maryland’s Cinderella: Archaeology of the Belvoir Slave Quarter In 2014, archaeologists discovered the remains of a stone slave quarter outside of Annapolis revealing thousands of artifacts, objects and - perhaps most importantly - DNA. Presenter Dr. Julie Schablitsky, Chief Archaeologist of the Maryland Department of Transportation, will explain the discovery process using archaeological finds, a […]