Lola Hahn: Holocaust Stories of Survival

Lola Hahn, a native New Yorker currently living in Baltimore, discovered her own family’s connection to Oscar Schindler and the Holocaust when she recognized names in the 1982 book Schindler’s List. Lola’s mother and her mother’s siblings rarely spoke about their life before escaping to America, wanting nothing more than to start a new life

Friday Book Club

Becoming Madame Secretary by Stephanie Dray

Katie Pumprey: A History-Making Swim

In June 2024, ultra-marathon open-water swimmer and Baltimore resident, Katie Pumprey, made history by swimming 24 miles from Sandy Point State Park to Baltimore’s Harborplace. The event celebrated a decades-long effort to clean up the Baltimore harbor. Katie is a full-time visual artist who creates large-scale painting and sculptures inspired by her passion for the

April Smith: Pimlico, Real Baltimore and the Test of Time

First opened in 1870 (with a colt named Preakness winning an early race), Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course is one of the oldest racetracks in the country. Loved, taken for granted and ignored, it has withstood numerous threats to its existence. April Smith joins us to share her love for “Old Hilltop” (as Pimlico was nicknamed