Audra Mullen: Baltimore Small Theatres, Past, Present and Future

Founded in the early 1900s as part of the vanguard of America’s “little theatre” movement, the Vagabond Players are one of the country’s oldest continuously operating theatres. Marketing Director Audra Mullen will give us an overview of small theatre in Baltimore, with a deep dive into the Vagabond Players. As a volunteer-based nonprofit, the Vagabond

Marty Schwartz: Vehicles for Change

Vehicles for Change founder and president, Marty Schwartz, will provide an overview of his nonprofit, which collects donated vehicles and gives them to local families struggling to afford transportation. In 2023 VFC launched a unique virtual reality training program for mechanics in schools and prisons. The reentry training program has less than a 2% recidivism

Yoga and Functional Movement

Improve your health, balance, and mobility by re-educating your body to be mindful of how you move. This is an important series for women in all stages of life. Led by local yoga instructor Sarah Ittmann Leite. Space is limited to 12. Registration in advance is required. Email Mary Kay Battafarano: marykayb@icloud.com to register and to

Mark Foster: Second Chance

Mark and Mary Blake Foster, residents of Roland Park, had a difficult time finding salvaged usable materials in their home that they were renovating.   In 2001, they created Second Chance, a non-profit with a  mission to reuse materials and keep them out of landfills.   Second Chance is also a job center, training employees

Dr. Art Whipple: NASA Space Telescopes–Past, Present and Future

When the James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021, it joined a long line of U.S. space telescopes that explore the Universe from above the Earth's obscuring atmosphere. Each of these phenomenal satellites has unique capabilities. Aerospace Engineer Dr. Arthur Whipple compares the Webb, the iconic Hubble Space Telescope and Roman Space Telescope (to be