May 13
Porch Singing with Mary Ann Cherry and Gabrielle Zwi
Embrace both music and community at a free porch-singing meet-and-greet presented by The Ivy Bookshop. This event will feature music from a local musician, Gabrielle Zwi. Zwi is a Jewish Brazilian American based in Rockville. Mary Ann Cherry, author of the biography of Morris Knight, will be present to discuss telling the story of this complex figure and enjoy Zwi’s music. The event will take place from
1 to 3 p.m. at 5928 Falls Road in Baltimore.
Information: theivybookshop.com/upcomingevent/33966
May 15
Park & Roll with PJ Library
Connect with your community through PJ Library’s Park & Roll, a meet-up where parents and little ones go for a stroll around Meadowood Park. This event is open to all ages and all types of wheels, strollers, bicycles, scooters and wheelchairs. This free event will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. at 10650 Falls Road in Lutherville-Timonium. To attend, register online.
Register: associated.org/event/park-roll-with-pj-library
May 15
Fundamentals of Improv – Level 1
Learn about the fundamentals of improv in a safe, supportive environment through this multiweek class, starting May 15. Participants will play games, learn how to create characters, explore techniques, collaborate and create as a team and perform full improvised scenes together. The first class will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the JCC at 5700 Park Heights Ave. in Baltimore.
Price: $225
Register: eventbrite.com/e/fundamentals-of-improv-level-1-multiweek-class-tickets-619449940447
May 15-28
Baltimore Jewish Film Festival: Reckonings
Explore the untold true story surrounding the tense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders in the wake of the Holocaust. “Reckonings” is a documentary about the secret meetings negotiating compensation for the largest mass genocide in history. The film will be available to stream online as part of the Baltimore Jewish Film Festival from 9 a.m. on May 15 to 11 p.m. on May 28.
Price: $14
Register: bjff35.eventive.org/schedule/63d2b48ff07ef6003e3286ab
May 17
Immersive Sound: Music from the Mikvah
Join the Jewish Museum of Maryland for an evening of music in connection with the mikvah ritual bath space of the historic Lloyd Street Synagogue. This event will include a live performance and be hosted by musical artist, Morgan Spaner, who performs as “MEGAFAUNA.” Spaner is also a JMM young adult campus connector who organized video recordings of six local bands playing in the mikvah’s ritual space. This event is free to attend and will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at 15 Lloyd St. in Baltimore. Registration is encouraged but not required.
Register: jewishmuseummd.org/events/mikvah
May 21
Cell-A-Brate Baltimore Hadassah
Join Baltimore Hebrew Congregation in celebrating Hadassah’s advances in stem cell research, honoring Jill Sapperstein and celebrating Israel’s 75th anniversary. This event will include a cocktail hour, hors d’oeuvres, an auction and entertainment by
Jacki Tohn. Tohn is an actress, comic, singer and songwriter. This event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at 7401 Park Heights Ave. in Baltimore. To attend, purchase tickets online.
Price: $75
Register: hadassah.org
May 21
Pearlstone’s Israeli Shuk!
Experience an old-timey Israeli shuk in celebration of Israel’s 75th. All ages are welcome to participate as they make pottery, make pitas, do tie-dye, sheer sheep, process wool and more. The celebration will take place from noon to 3 p.m. at 5425 Mt. Gilead Road in Reisterstown. To attend this free event, register online.
Register: associated.org/event/pearlstones-israeli-shuk
May 23
The Rise of the Overlooked in Israeli Art
Join the Baltimore Zionist District and Sagi Refael, an Israeli American art historian, curator, writer and educator for a walk through the overlooked in Israeli art. This free lecture will present and discuss “The Other” in Israeli society and art, including Mizrachi/Sephardic, Arab/Palestinian, Olim from Ethiopia and the former USSR and LGBTQ communities. The lecture will take place online at 11 a.m.
Register: bzdisrael.org/the-rise-of-the-overlooked-in-israeli-art
