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Kyshona
2025-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Ln, Columbia, MD 21044
The Merriweather Arts and Culture Center (MACC) is thrilled to welcome Kyshona back to Columbia for a special performance at Slayton House on Friday, February 28, 2025!
Songwriter Kyshona blends roots, rock, and R&B in a special show at Slayton House to celebrate a week-long residency in Howard County Public Schools, where she will work with students to explore songwriting and storytelling through music. Students from Wilde Lake and Long Reach high schools will join her on-stage for this family-friendly event, which begins at 7:00 PM; doors open at 6:15pm.
General admission tickets start at just $25 before online service charges. VIP admission is $50 and includes a pre-show reception at 6 pm and preferred seating. Tickets can be purchased on the Eventbrite page www.merriweatherarts.org or http://bit.ly/KyshonaMACC.

"Journal to the Self Series: Therapeutic Writing Theory and Intervention" Session 2
2025-02-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
The second in a series of six, explore the integration of journaling into clinical practice with sessions based on Kay Adams’ Journal Ladder.
Each workshop, presented by JCS Institute for Professional Development, equips social workers and mental health professionals with practical techniques and prompts to enhance client self-awareness, emotional regulation, and therapeutic growth.
Offers 2.0 Category I CEUs (per session).

UMBC Center for Ethics and Values to Hold Public Forum
2025-02-27 19:00 - 21:30
As part of its inaugural year, UMBC’s Center for Ethics and Values will host five public forums about a wide range of topics from a powerhouse lineup of guest speakers from various academic and professional backgrounds. Tonight, Feb. 27, the center will host the next of these public forums, “Neuroscience, Freewill, and Moral Responsibility,” at the Fine Arts Recital Hall, 1000 Hilltop Circle. There will be a special alumni reception prior to the forum.
Dr. Adina L. Roskies
Speakers will include Dr. Adina L. Roskies, professor of philosophy at the University of California Santa Barbara, and Dr. Aaron Schurger, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and the Brain Institute at Chapman University in Orange California. Moderated by Dr. Steven Yalowitz, associate professor of philosophy at UMBC
For information, visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsj-BNg4Q5XcDZVh6Z5Ph5LmytOAhamf0NYL7dvTdqFlQlTw/viewform?pli=1.

Ladies Night Out! Full of Heart: Building Better Habits Together
2025-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave. Owings Mills 21117
Join the JCC of Greater Baltimore for a fun evening to learn about cardiovascular health from LifeBridge Health experts and create a heart healthy make and take dish as we follow a live cooking demonstration.
Doors open 6:30 p.m., program begins at 7 p.m.
Admission $5 at the door (CASH ONLY). Registration required.

Sandra Seltzer Silberman HBI Conversations Series Featuring Tova Mirvis, author of "We Would Never"
2025-02-26 16:00 | Zoom
Inspired by a true story, We Would Never is a gripping mystery, an intimate family drama, and a provocative exploration of loyalty, betrayal, and the blurred line between protecting and forsaking the ones we love most.
“We Would Never is utterly spellbinding. Mirvis has written a knockout exploration of the ways people shape and misshape their lives through anger, and the lines people never believe they’ll cross until they do.”—Rachel Kadish, author of The Weight of Ink
Tova Mirvis, a former HBI Scholar in Residence, is the author of the memoir The Book of Separation as well as three novels, Visible City, The Outside World and The Ladies Auxiliary, which was a national bestseller.
We Would Never is available now for pre-order. For those attending at HBI, books will be available for purchase and signing at the event or pre-order now and bring it to the event for signing.
This event will be recorded and shared with registrants.

Virtual Panel Discussion to Examine Israel's Trauma Initiatives
2025-02-26 12:00 - 13:30
Join the Baltimore Jewish Council, The Associated’s Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership, the Maryland/Israel Development Center, the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) for “Healing a Nation: Israel Trauma Initiatives Post-October 7th.”
This virtual panel discussion addresses how Israeli organizations and nonprofits are responding to the mental health needs of their communities since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. (On Oct. 7, 2024, The Associated, in partnership with area synagogues, launched a campaign to support the Israel Trauma Resilience Center in Ashkelon, raising more than $850,000.)
Talia Levanon of the Israel Trauma Coalition
Among the panel speakers are Tamar Day, director of of small business support programs at JAFI; Dara Grossman, director of strategic partnerships for JDC’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiative in Israel; Talia Levanon, CEO of the Israel Trauma Coalition; and Avi Rosenzweig, a business development and strategic planning consultant who excels in taking early and late stage health care startups to the next level.
For information about this event, visit jcfb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DtbNoCQOTa6lAv05O93hjA#/registration or contact Kate McDonald

Blacktastic: Children's Festival of Maryland Black History & Culture
2025-02-26 09:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
This Black History Month, schools across Maryland will celebrate the joy of Maryland Black history and culture at Blacktastic: A Children’s Festival of Black History & Culture—an arts integrated, performance-packed virtual experience produced by Arts for Learning Maryland (A4L).
Now in its fifth year, Blacktastic features a collection of performances and segments by A4L teaching artists that bring students on a journey through time to learn about important historic Black Marylanders: minister Josiah Henson, abolitionist Harriet Tubman, unionist Isaac Myers, and film producer Sidney Clifton. Featuring animation, music, dance, theater and spoken word from artists including Jamal “Mr. Root” Collier, Drew Anderson, Deborah Mims, Baba Bomani, Dr. David Fakunle, Cullen Cook, Tyronda Boone, and Jessica “Culture Queen” Smith, the immersive experience engages students with creative activities, Black History Trivia, and student performances.

ART by Vagabond Players
2025-02-21 20:00 - 2025-03-16 20:00 | Vagabond Players, 806 S Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231
Vagabond Players continues its 109th season with one of the smartest and most delightful comedies to hit Paris, London and Broadway in recent memory — Yasmina Reza’s award winning ART!
Serge has bought a seemingly all white abstract painting for an outrageous sum. Marc sees the purchase as not only ludicrous, but as an insult to him and their longstanding friendship. Yvan, the most neurotic of yes-men, tries to serve as a mediator between the two men, but inadvertently adds fuel to the fire that is about to blow up in everyone’s face. In a hold-your-breath climax, their trust and faith in one another is put to the ultimate test. Whiplash fast as a racehorse, bubbly as champagne, with crackling intelligence and surprising depth, ART will have you thinking and talking about Serge, Marc and Yvan long after you’ve met them at Vagabond Players.
“[ART} moves like the wind and leaves you exhilarated. It’s theatre, pure and elegant.” – New York Times
“….a nonstop cross-fire of crackling language, serious issues of life and art expressed in outbursts that sound like Don Rickles with a degree from the Sorbonne…. Reza is a fiendishly clever writer…” – Newsweek
ART opens Friday, Feb. 21 and runs through Sunday, March 16, with weekly performances Fridays/ Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. And check out a special “Thursdays on Broadway” performance Mar. 13 at 8 p.m. when all tickets are just $10.
For tickets, cast and show info visit vagabondplayers.org. Special discounts and group rates are available online.
Located at 806 S. Broadway, Vagabond Players is easily accessible to patrons.

American Craft Made Baltimore 2025
2025-02-21 10:00 - 2025-02-23 17:00 | Baltimore Convention Center, 1 West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21201
The American Craft Council’s (ACC) flagship event, American Craft Made Baltimore, will return to the Baltimore Convention Center February 21–23, 2025. This annual, immersive event showcases nearly 400 accomplished artists and makers, attracting more than 10,000 dedicated craft appreciators, collectors, and members of the craft curious. Visitors can shop work by artists from around the country, participate in hands-on activities, view craft demonstrations, attend related events and parties, and much more.
American Craft Made Baltimore is one of the most highly respected and anticipated craft fairs in the United States. As the largest juried craft fair on the East Coast, the fair honors the art of the handmade, fostering connection between creators and appreciators and supporting the livelihoods of early career and established artists and makers.
2/21: 10 am – 5 pm; 2/2: 10 am – 6 pm; 2/23 11 am – 5 pm
New this year:
New Digital Experience
Browse exhibiting artists, explore event activities, purchase tickets, and more, on ACC’s new website at craftcouncil.org.
Exhibition Hall Update
This year’s event will be held in Swing Hall and Halls F–G of the Baltimore Convention Center, with entry through the Otterbein Lobby on Level 100.
Weekend Passes
Attendees can now purchase Weekend Passes that grant access to all three days of the marketplace, offering a chance to see and experience more of the fair than they can take in through just one day. Weekend Passes also provide access to the Artist Reception & Award Ceremony on Saturday night.
Highlights for 2025:
Hands-on craft experiences & demonstrations! Attendees of all ages can participate in fun and educational hands-on activities and demonstrations led by local arts organizations and community partners as part of Let’s Make!, an interactive exhibit showcases the processes and skills involved in making handcrafted goods.
Shop the work of emerging artists and students!
ACC offers real-world marketplace experience to students pursuing craft as a career through School-to-Market. This program provides the practical insight and exposure needed to launch successful practices after graduation, and gives show attendees an opportunity to purchase work by student and emerging artists. American Craft Made also features a special section of early career and emerging artists.

"Journal to the Self Series: Therapeutic Writing Theory and Intervention"
2025-02-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Explore the integration of journaling into clinical practice with sessions based on Kay Adams’ Journal Ladder.
Each workshop, presented by JCS Institute for Professional Development, equips social workers and mental health professionals with practical techniques and prompts to enhance client self-awareness, emotional regulation, and therapeutic growth.
Offers 2.0 Category I CEUs (per session).

Disabilities Resource Forum
2025-02-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Jewish Community Services, 5750 Park Heights Ave
Join the Disabilities Resource Forum on Thursday, February 20, from 12:00 – 1:30 pm at Jewish Community Services, 5750 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215, with an option to join via Zoom.
This forum is for individuals with disabilities, their loved ones, and care providers. Experts will provide insights on housing services, state and federal benefits, ABLE accounts, and more, followed by a Q&A session.
Registration required. Free and open to the community.

"Documenting Medical Necessity in Mental Health Therapy Notes"
2025-02-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Proper documentation is crucial for demonstrating medical necessity, ensuring compliance with insurance requirements, and maintaining ethical standards.
In this session presented by JCS Institute for Professional Development, mental health professionals will enhance their skills in writing clear and concise therapy notes.
Offers 1.5 Category I CEUs.

JCS Memory Café
2025-02-18 14:00 - 15:00 | The Edward A. Myerberg Center, 3101 Fallstaff Road Baltimore MD 21209
The Jewish Community Services Memory Cafe is the 3rd Tuesday of each month at The Edward A. Myerberg Center, 3101 Fallstaff Road, Baltimore 21209.
The JCS Memory Café offers a supportive and welcoming space for individuals with memory changes and their care partners. This is an opportunity to participate together to build support networks and engage in personal enrichment.
Please join for refreshments, conversation and meaningful programs.
Contact Amy Steinberg at 410-843-7457 / asteinberg@jcsbaltimore.org for more information.
Jan 21, 2025- June 17, 2025 3rd Tuesday Each Month 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Midday Movies: My Daughter, My Love
2025-02-18 11:00 - 14:00 | Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave. Owings Mills 21117
A beautifully heartfelt and quietly joyous film following a widower and his daughter on a journey of self-discovery in which they share both their dreams and desires that they had never expressed before.

Laurie Berkner Band
2025-02-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave. Owings Mills 21117
TWO SHOWS: 11:00am & 3:00pm
The “Queen of Kids’ Music” returns to the Gordon stage for an unforgettable experience that inspires a lifelong love of music and creates lasting memories with the whole family!
Tickets are $85 (for first 2 rows and includes Meet and Greet with Laurie). All other tickets are $45. Children 1 year old and under are free. There is a $7 per ticket fee. $2 discount for seniors and JCC members.

Charm City Jazz Presents: Isaac Parham
2025-02-15 19:00 - 22:00 | Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave. Owings Mills 21117
Charm City Jazz presents an incredible evening of Smooth Grooves and R&B featuring saxophonist Isaac Parham.
This will be an amazing night as Isaac Parham will be celebrating 30 years in the music business! The band will be awesome and Isaac has invited a few surprise guest artists to perform.
Tickets are $40. JCC Members and Seniors $38. There is a $3 per ticket fee.

Celebration: Uplifting & Honoring the Culture & History of Black Dance
2025-02-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave. Owings Mills 21117
A showcase featuring original dance performances by local artists, companies and dance studios, including various styles of dance from ballet to hop-hop to liturgical and more.
Eligible for complimentary ticket selection for Friends of the Gordon
Tickets are $25/orchestra and $20/mezzanine; JCC members and Seniors save $2 per ticket. There is a $3 per ticket fee.

Disney on Ice at CFG Bank Arena
2025-02-13 19:00 - 2025-02-17 11:00 | CFG Bank Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St
Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party is bringing the magic to guests through dynamic moments that take place on the ice and in the air.
This adventure delivers compelling storytelling through multi-leveled production numbers so be prepared to join this magical search and help unlock an epic journey when Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party delivers an unforgettable experience at the CFG Bank Arena from February 13-17, 2025.
Thursday, February 13: 7:00 PM
Friday, February 14: 7:00 PM
Saturday, February 15: 10:30 AM, 2:30 PM & 6:30 PM
Sunday, February 16: 12:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Monday, February 17: 11:00 AM

Mindful Art With A Purpose
2025-02-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom
Jewish Community Services (JCS) Mindful Art workshops provide a supportive environment for exploring your thoughts, emotions, and life experiences using different art mediums.
Connect with others, reduce stress, and nurture your mental well-being through creative self-expression. No artistic talent needed.
Wednesdays, February 12 – March 5 2:00-3:30 pm via Zoom
This series is held on the first Wednesday of each month. Please commit to attend all sessions.
Space is limited. Registration required.

Come to Theater Club
2025-02-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Manor Hill, 2029 Monkton Road in Monkton
A Very Special Play Club: Actor Slam!
Play: The Bear by Anton Chekhov
Please join Manor Mill for a different kind of Play Club this month and enjoy a full performance of Anton Chekhov’s one act farce The Bear presented as an”Actor Slam” by Manor Mill Our Town cast members Mike Byrne (Dr Gibbs), M. Eden Walker(Julia Gibbs) and Elizabeth Levy Malis (Mrs. Soames).
“Actor Slam” is a technique where the actors come to the performance fully blocked and memorized, but have never once performed the play together before doing it in front of a live audience. This method explores what the magic of the “first time” and the trust of their real bonds as artists can bring to a particularly risky and wild approach to live theatre. Come watch them sink and swim!
For more information contact: playclub@manor-mill.com
This event is free and open to the public. However there is limited seating so sign up now to reserve your spot!
About Play Club
Each month, we analyze and discuss one play, first as a literary piece and then as a production piece. If you love to go to the theater, enjoy reading plays, create theater on any level and/or love story-telling, come and join a lively conversation about what makes a great play.
Actors will read from pivotal scenes and prompt a group discussion about the play on the page. Then a theater artist (i.e. director, production designer, sound designer, costumer designer) will give a designer pitch for how to bring the play to the stage.
Come to the meeting, having read the play (as best you can). Meets the second Monday of every month,
Snacks will be provided and BYOB.

Author Pam Jenoff to Speak at Owings Mills Library
2025-02-09 14:00 - 15:30
Join New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff and Jessica Fink, executive director of the Jewish Library of Baltimore, for a “meet-the-author” talk about Jenoff’s latest historical novel, “Last Twilight in Paris” (Park Row), in the meeting room at the Owings Mills branch of the Baltimore County Public Library.
A Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace and a woman’s quest to unlock a decade-old mystery post-World War II are at the center of this novel of love and survival. “Jenoff offers a piercing depiction of Jewish life in Paris under German occupation and keeps the pages turning with an intriguing mystery. Fans of WWII fiction will be riveted,” wrote Publishers Weekly.
The Owings Mills library is located at 10302 Grand Central Avenue. Book sales and signings to follow the program. No registration required; seating is first come, first served. For information, visit events.bcpl.info/event/12493373.

Travel with Us, A Jewish Travel Series - Jewish Ireland
2025-02-09 13:00 | The Meeting House, 5885 Robert Oliver Pl
NO PASSPORT REQUIRED!
For Sunday programs, we will join as a community and stream the presentation together at The Meeting House. Refreshments will be served.
The Irish-Jewish community was a small but influential part of Irish society from the moment they first set foot in the medieval capital of Dublin in 1171 to the modern day. After over 800 years of permanent residence the Irish-Jews have left behind a rich history and culture that will be explored in this presentation centered on the story of the city’s former Jewish quarter known locally as “Little Jerusalem”
Join us to learn who were the first Jews known to have arrived in this corner of the British Isles and who are the ones who remain today. Discover the Jewish figures involved in Ireland’s independence and the Irish-Jewish connection to the founding of Israel. Hear the tragic story of Ettie Steinberg, the only Irish citizen victim of the Holocaust, and speculate about who was the inspiration for the Jew Leopold Bloom, the main character of James Joyce’s masterpiece, “Ulysses”.
Alexander Vard was born into a once prominent furrier family now more well known as artists and academics. After 5 years studying History in Trinity College Dublin and the University of Edinburgh and many years traversing the globe, he settled in his hometown of Dublin to found a walking tour company focusing on the history of Dublin’s once bustling Jewish quarter, known locally as “Little Jerusalem”.
Please register in advance.

Family Members of Israeli Hostages to Speak at Chizuk Amuno
2025-02-09 09:00 - 11:30
The Baltimore Zionist District will present “Voices of the Families: A Call for Action and Awareness,” on Sunday, Feb. 9, from 9:15-10:15 a.m. at Chizuk Amuno Congregation, 8100 Stevenson Road in Pikesville. This special program will feature Ilay David and Gal Gilboa-Dalal, whose brothers — Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal — were taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7th terrorist attacks.
Israeli Flag (Wikimedia Commons)
They will share their personal stories, the ongoing struggle for justice, and how we, as a community, can amplify our voices and advocate for the safe return of all hostages.
For information, visit bzdisrael.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/voices-of-the-families-a-call-for-action-and-awareness-sunday-february-9.

Shriver Hall Concert Series: Wei Zhu, violin (Winner of the 2024 Yale Gordon Concerto Competition)
2025-02-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Dr., Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
Shriver Hall Concert Series invites you to enjoy an afternoon getting to know the artistry of one of Peabody Conservatory’s top talents. Violinist Wei Zhu, winner of the 2024 Yale Gordon Competition. Zhu has already performed at Beijing’s National Centre for Performing Arts, the Seoul Arts Center, and New York’s Carnegie Hall, as well as touring with the Sejong Soloists. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree with Vadim Gluzman. His recital will dazzle with artistry and virtuosity at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Wei Zhu, violin
Program to be announced.
Suggested donation $10

Cupid's Undie Run
2025-02-08 12:00 - 16:00 | The Admiral’s Cup, The Admiral’s Cup, 1647 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21231
Every February, thousands of undie runners in cities across the U.S. come together, whether it be in-person or virtually, to support those affected by NF, a group of genetic conditions that cause tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body.
Cupid’s Undie Run kicks off with drinking and dancing, then we jog it out with a mile(ish) run and end it all with an epic dance party!
WHEN: FEBRUARY 8, 2025
TIME: 12PM – 4PM
WHERE: The Admiral’s Cup
1647 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21231
WHAT: A PARTY & FUN RUN IN YOUR UNDIES, ALL FOR CHARITY!

Love in Bloom
2025-02-08 11:30 - 13:30 | The Shops at Kenilworth, 800 Kenilworth Dr Towson, MD 21204
Join The Shops at Kenilworth on Saturday, February 8 to find the perfect gift for your Valentine. The first 50 shoppers to make a $25+ retail purchase on February 8 from 11:30am-1:30pm will receive a FREE bouquet from Dandelions Flower Stand!
Plus, join for permanent jewelry sessions and enjoy live acoustic music while you shop with your favorite retailers & vendors! ✨
Saturday, February 8 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | 800 Kenilworth Dr, Towson, MD 21204
*While Supplies Last

SONiA to Perform at Benefit Concert for L.A. Fire Victims
2025-02-05 18:30 - 21:00
The Baltimore-based singer-songwriter and activist SONiA (disappear fear) Rutstein will perform at a local concert to benefit victims of the wildfires in Los Angeles. The solo acoustic concert will be a special event where community members can come together to reach out to family and friends they’ve never met in Los Angeles.
SONiA (Photo by Steven Tabor)
The concert will be held at the Corner Community Center, 5802 Roland Avenue. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., concert at 7, with a reception to follow.
Suggested donation — $40 (sliding scale is available). Tickets are $10 for people under the age of 18. For information, visit soniadisappearfear.com/

Israel's Soundtrack Through the Years
2025-02-03 19:00 - 21:00
Join the Baltimore Jewish Council and its community partners for an evening of Israeli music. Enjoy iconic songs that have become part of Israel’s collective memory as Baltimore’s Shinshinim (post-high school exchange program participants) perform and share stories and insights.
Location of the event will be shared after registration. To register visit baltjc.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/israel-soundtrack-with-the-baltimore-shinshinim.

When Your Loved One Has Dementia
2025-02-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Jewish Community Services offers “Care Partner Conversations: When Your Loved One Has Dementia,” a supportive group meeting on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 10:00 – 11:30 am via Zoom.
This group provides conversation, support, resources, and education for those caring for a loved one with dementia, facilitated by Jennifer Sapp, MSG, LCSW-C. The sessions are free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Jennifer Sapp at jsapp@jcsbaltimore.org or 410-843-7380.
Co-sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association and the Edward A. Myerberg Center.

Shriver Hall Concert Series: Dover Quartet and Michelle Cann, piano
2025-02-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Shriver Hall, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
Shriver Hall Concert Series presents the Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet in their return to Shriver Hall, and formidable pianist Michelle Cann, who brings her “enormous, rich sound” and “joyous, lit-from-within energy” (La Scena Musicale) to this intimate setting. Together they present one of the pinnacles of the chamber music repertoire: Dvo?ák’s colorful, folk-inflected quintet. Expansive sounds from American composers open the program.
Dover Quartet
Michelle Cann, piano
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Strum
PURA FÉ: Rattle Songs (Arr. Tate)
JEROD IMPICHCHAACHAAHA’ TATE: New Work
ANTONÍN DVO?ÁK: Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, Op. 81
$46 single tickets on sale in August; subscriptions available
Featuring a pre-concert talk at 4:30 PM
