Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Traffic Advisory for July 30th on Harford Road

Traffic Advisory

Hamilton Street Festival and Classic Car Show

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists of the road closures in effect for the Hamilton Street Festival and Classic Car Show which will be held on Saturday, July 30, 2011.

In preparation for the event, the following streets will be closed on Saturday, July 30, 2011 from 2:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with detours and parking restrictions in effect:
  • Harford Road between White and Echodale Avenues
  • The 2900-3000 blocks of Hamilton Avenue
Motorists traveling in this vicinity should be on the watch for pedestrians and should consider using alternate routes.

Contact:
Adrienne Barnes
Kathy Chopper
(410) 361-9296

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Yummy News from the Red Canoe Bookstore Cafe (in the heart of Lauraville 21214)

Yummy News from Nicole, owner of the Red Canoe Bookstore Cafe:

Well hello everyone!


Cranberry chocolate chip with orange flavored icing? Peach cobbler? Apple and mango and toasted pecans? Sounds like muffins at Red Canoe. Yup. Fresh, wholesome, delicious. And if you missed today’s muffin moment try our hand rolled pizza for lunch. Traditional or not. With sausage and marinara or with figs, blue cheese and bacon. Or another delightful and surprising combination of flavor and texture.

The real key is serving food that is fresh and made to order – right here in the heart of Lauraville where you can always find good books and coffee and some great neighbors.

See you later,

Nicole and Peter
Red Canoe
4337 Harford Road
Baltimore MD 21214
410-444-4440

Tuesday Market Mural comes to life in Lauraville (Baltimore 21214)

Bmore Murals: Horizontal Street Painting from Whitney Frazier on Vimeo.

Donation and Assistance Request from Major Darryl De Sousa, Northeast District

Following is a request from Major DeSousa. If you are able to donate any of the items listed please contact him at:  Darryl.DeSousa@BaltimorePolice.org

Good Afternoon NED Family,

Unfortunately there was a fire yesterday at the residence of 3 BPD Officers located at Morningside Height Apartments (Owings Mills). It is a blessing that no lives were lost. 2 of the 3 officers are assigned to the Northeast District; Officer Sheena Cole and Officer Yoland Brown.

If any community leaders, members, or friends have any old or new items to donate it would be greatly appreciated. I have listed below just a few things that they may need a hand with. Thank you in advance.

Officer Sheena Cole's 2 yr old daughter
3T
Shoe size Children's 8

Officer Sheena Cole
Large Top
Pants 8,9,10

Officer Yolanda Brown's 16 yr old Son
33 waist/36 length
Shoe size 12.5

Officer Yolanda Brown
Medium Top
Pant size 12
Shoe Size 9

Toiletries, furniture, and household items will probably be needed.

Major Darryl De Sousa
Commander, Northeast District
Office - 410-396-2440
1900 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
Darryl.DeSousa@BaltimorePolice.org

Monday, July 11, 2011

Hamilton Street Festival Music Schedule: July 30th on Harford Road (Baltimore 21214)

18th Annual Hamilton Street Festival Music Schedule: July 30, 2011 on Harford Road (Baltimore 21214)

HAMILTON STAGE:
12-The Fifty Sevens
1-The Sketties
2-Pirates For Sail
3-My Useless Self
4-Monger
5-Puddle
6-Almighty Senators

GIBBONS STAGE:
11:15-The Pakiva Blues Band
12:15-Northernmost
1:15-Garnet Hearts
2:15-Breakfast Club
3:15-Nights Bridge
4:15-Sean K. Preston
5:15-Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band
6:15-The Pescatones

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Update on the Hamilton Elementary/Middle School Garden Partnership with Hamilton Crop Circle

Update on the Hamilton Elementary/Middle School Garden Partnership with Hamilton Crop Circle

With summer here and temperatures soaring, lawns across the city will soon be scorched and brown. However, Hamilton Elementary/Middle School will display a lush, green lawn and garden thanks to a new, state of the art rainwater capture system and rain garden.


Today, Hamilton is home to a beautiful community garden that was cultivated in partnership with the community-led Hamilton Crop Circle. Over 3,500 square feet, the garden produces tomatoes, corn, beets, carrots, cucumbers, onions, lettuce, and other fruits and vegetables. Three local restaurants, the Chameleon Café, Hamilton Tavern, and Clementine serve the food to their customers. In October 2010, the Parks and People Foundation nominated Hamilton for Outstanding Schoolyard Garden, for its commitment to environmental education.

This system will provide clean water to the entire school garden and campus green area. Featured is a three-ton boulder, which emits clean, drinkable water from underground water tanks.

The school uses the garden for many academic activities.


· A time-lapse photography system is installed in the garden so children can track the growth of the plants.


· Arthur Morgan, one of the founders of the Hamilton Crop Circle, teaches gardening two days a week to the students.


· Morgan teaches the students about plants, insects, the environment, composting, and sustainability.


· Morgan and the children tend to the garden by planting, seeding, weeding, mulching, and watering.

Overall the garden instilled a sense of pride in Hamilton students, parents and neighbors in regard to the school. It is often hard to infuse children with a love for learning, but the garden at Hamilton has done just that. Students are now eager and enthusiastic to learn more about their garden and all of its different facets, including the math and science they learn while gardening.

Dont' miss the 2011 Hamilton Street Festival and Classic Car Show on July 30th


Video from the 2009 Hamilton Street Festival

Zumba Classes at Faith Community on Harford Road in Hamilton (Baltimore 21214)

It's Fun ~ It's Fitness ~ It's ZUMBA
Tuesdays (Starting July 19th) from 6:00 to 7:00
$7 per class
Instructor: Amaadi Coleman
Contact: 240-706-5535 (instructor's mobile)
410-426-8177 (church office number)

Join Amaadi Coleman starting on Tuesday, July 19 from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. for a Latin music based dance and fitness class - at a pace that both the novice and most experienced dance enthusiasts can enjoy.

The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat.

Never danced? No rhythm? No worries!

Come for the fun – we’ll help you with the rest.

Drop-in for just $7!

Classes are held in  the Lower Social Hall.
Please use the single-door entrance opposite from Dunkin Donuts.

Faith Community Church
Lower Social Hall
5315 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Green Onion in Hamilton (Baltimore 21214)


If you have not already noticed the new business coming to the corner of Hamilton Avenue & Harford Road, here is a sneak peek. Construction is under way and moving right along. It shouldn't be long now!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

2011 "HamFest" Hamilton Street Festival and Classic Car Show July 30th

18th Annual Hamilton Street Festival and Classic Car Show
July 30, 2011
11 am to 7 pm
Food, Art, Crafts, Beer, and Live Music (3 stages, 14 bands)
Harford Road at Hamilton Avenue
Baltimore MD 21214


Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Maryland State Boychoir to Perform in Mayfield

MARYLAND STATE BOYCHOIR TO PERFORM
FREE CONCERT AT MSB CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN MAYFIELD

The Maryland State Boychoir under the direction of Stephen Holmes, will perform a Welcome Home Concert on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at the MSB Center for the Arts (3400 Norman Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21213). The concert will feature the Tour Choir (just returning from its twelve day concert tour to Canada and New England) in a energizing program featuring classical and contemporary choral masterworks, spirituals, hymns, folk songs, and popular music. Free and open to the public!

AND

THE MARYLAND STATE BOYCHOIR TO PERFORM
FREE CONCERT AT MSB CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN MAYFIELD

The Maryland State Boychoir under the direction of Stephen Holmes, having just returned from its week-long concert tour will perform a Welcome Home Concert on Friday, August 5, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at the MSB Center for the Arts (3400 Norman Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21213). The concert will feature the Concert Choir (just returning from its weeklong tour to the mid-West in a energizing program featuring classical and contemporary choral masterworks, spirituals, hymns, folk songs, and popular music. Free and open to the public.

Any questions, please contact

Kathy Hawker
Office Manager
Maryland State Boychoir
3400 Norman Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21213
phone: (410) 554-8644 fax: (410) 554-1033
http://www.marylandstateboychoir.org/

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Getting Ready for the 18th Annual Hamilton Street Festival and Classic Car Show

18th Annual Hamilton Street Festival & Classic Car Show

Saturday, July 30th
11:00am - 7:00pm
3 stages, 14 bands

live performances by Mid-Atlantic Center for Performing Arts, Cadet Martial Arts...and more
Classic Cars
Grand Prix representatives on site.
over 40 vendors
great food, beer, arts, crafts, music &
fun for the whole family.

pictures from 2010 festival.



Monday, June 27, 2011

Sewing Classes continue at the Hamilton Gallery

Sew Fabulous sewing classess continue at the Hamilton Gallery

The next session starts July 5th 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., for a  6-week session

For more information, contact:

Margaret Garland

Sewfabulous Sewing School
http://www.sewfabulousss.com/index.html

Last week to register for Summer Performance and Playwright Classes at the Performance Workshop Theatre

Last week to register for July Classes!


Performance Workshop Theatre
5426 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214

410.659.7830

performanceworkshoptheatre.org
info@performanceworkshoptheatre.org


IMAGINATIONS ALIVE
A Creative Drama Workshop for Preschool Children with Katherine Lyons
Tuesday and Thursday mornings: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
July 5 – July 28 (4 weeks)
Ages: 3 - 5
Special Introductory Tuition: $50
Integrating movement, storytelling, song, dance, and puppetry, this workshop will enhance young children’s confidence, concentration and excitement for learning. In each session, children will explore and re-enact stories using simple props, instruments, costumes, and puppets to create characters with their bodies, voices and imaginations.

MAKE A PLAY
A Creative Drama Workshop for Elementary Students with Katherine Lyons
Tuesday and Thursday mornings: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
July 5 – July 28 (4 weeks)
Grades: 2nd – 4th
Special Introductory Tuition: $125
A fun, interactive class using theatre games and improvisation to explore voice, movement, and imagination. Children will develop self-esteem, problem-solving and listening skills, learn to express themselves clearly and work together to create their own play based on a story.

PERFORMANCE AND PLAYWRITING
A Two-Day Workshop with Ruth Willi-Guidon and Mark Scharf 
Saturday July 9th and Saturday July 16th
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Ages: 12 - 15
Special Introductory Tuition: $125.

Curious about this Theater Workshop? What’s it all about? Your curiosity will take you on an adventurous trip into unexplored territories. During the morning sessions with Ruth Willi-Guidon, you will play theatre games, create improvisations with a partner or in a group, and explore ordinary experiences, like walking, sitting, and dressing, by looking at them in an uncommon way. These activities will prepare you for the sessions in the afternoon where your discoveries will be developed into scenes on stage.

During the second part of your day, Playwright Mark Scharf will help you build on what you’ve created 
in the morning to create clear, effective, playable scenes that work on stage. In doing so, Mark will introduce you to the craft of Playwriting by exploring structure, character and dialogue and by using techniques employed in the writing of plays such as settings, images and objects, metaphors, characterizations, objectives and negotiations.

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Throughout the year, Performance Workshop Theatre provides a creative environment where student actors are developed by professional resident artists through training and performance opportunities in company classes and productions. Our Theatre offers a wide range of Classes and Workshops for beginners, Professional Master Classes, and Individual Training. Our Young Actors Studio offers Acting Classes for teens and youth. Enrollment per class is limited to 10 participants due to the emphasis on individual coaching. All classes are held at our Theatre in Baltimore.

For more information about the Teaching Artists, the classes, and registration, call  410.659.7830 and visit our website: http://www.performanceworkshoptheatre.org

Performance Workshop Theatre is located in Hamilton, in the Provident Bank
Building at 5426 Harford Road, Baltimore MD 21214.

Summer 2011 Class Schedule at Welcome Om Yoga (Baltimore 21214)

Welcome Om Hatha Yoga,
4711 Harford Road, 2nd floor, Baltimore, MD 21214
443.739.1415



Greetings!

And Happy Summer Solstice!

Our Spring session is in the final two weeks (ends 7/2) and we're eagerly anticipating our 11-week Summer Session, beginning Thursday, July 7th. Please open the enclosed attachment which contains our Summer2011 flyer detailing a full schedule of great classes!

The start of any session is a perfect opportunity for beginners. As usual, Level I Yoga classes, geared to rock-bottom beginners, will start from the beginning and gradually advance through the 11 weeks.

Were happy to announce the return of Family Yoga with Halene Lloyde, Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15pm. The ultimate family bonding experience!

AND there will now be 2 weekly Belly Dance classes with Rashelle Celestin: Sundays, 11am to Noon & Wednesdays, 6:30 to 7:30pm!

Please join Velvet for "Crack 'o Dawn Yoga", a much requested early morning practice Tuesday and Thursdays, 7-8:30am. Featuring free-form expression; level II work with minimal instruction. "Donation": pay what you can! (FYI: The 1st class is Tuesday,7/12. No class 7/7)

Also new: Restorative Yoga with Regina Tassone, Fridays, 5-6:30pm. Sometimes called "close to the Earth yoga", this class sequences seated and reclining poses and stretches which maximize deep relaxation. Also for "Donation"!

We are very fortunate to have Alan Reese continue to offer Tai Chi, 6:30-7:30pm Thursdays. All are welcome to attend this great class!

While many of your favorite classes remain unchanged, the Summer schedule features some minor time changes, so please take note: Velvet's Saturday Level II will be held from 8:30-10am (beginning 7/9). Level I on Saturdays will be held from 10:30am-Noon and will be taught by Dorothy Valakos.

Also, note that while the studio is officially closed for the 4th of July holiday (7/3-7/6) Chris WILL be holding class on Sunday 7/3, 9 to 10:30am.

Thanks to all for your continued support! We look forward to seeing you in class this Summer!

Velvet (Director, Welcome Om Yoga)

The Hamilton Gallery Guest Artist - July 1st

Hamilton Gallery: The Hamilton Gallery Guest Artist Series: "LOY ELLIOT - THE ORCHARDS OF ADAM'S COUNTY OPENING RECEPTION Friday, July 1st 2011 5:00PM - 9:00PM

Friday, June 24, 2011

Pictures from 2011 Downhill Derby in Hamilton (Baltimore 21214)

Pictures from the 2011 Downhill Derby in Hamilton on June 4th


And the winners are:

1st place Super Stock: Hamilton Vacuum - driver Aidan Ryan
2nd place Super Stock: Helping Boys Understand - driver Kaimin Madden
1st place Stock: Tattoo Museum - driver Bella Seergae
2nd place Stock: Clementine - driver Grey Rumain
1st place Fun Run: Hamilton Tire - driver Jay Kramm




  HBU Team










Family Respiratory Team



Murph's Garage Team



Hamilton Tire - Fun Run driver Jay Kramm

Saturday, July 2nd, Toddfather Art and Big Neighborhood BBQ at Charmed Life Gallery

Monday, June 20, 2011