Mount Vernon Virtuosi String Quartet Concert

Mount Vernon String Quartet will perform selected classical pieces and describe their mission to uplift Baltimore with music. Learn about their vision for Music House, a renovated, abandoned warehouse, which will not only house their musicians, but will also bring classical music to Baltimore. A memorable morning of music and message!

Susan Dowell: A Tale of Smith Island

The food and charming folkways of remote Smith Island, a four-century-old waterman's community in the Chesapeake Bay, is documented in Mrs. Kitching's Smith Island Cookbook. The book’s co-author, Club member Susan Stiles Dowell, was a reporter for MD Public Television when the frozen bay isolated Smith Island in the 1970s. The following spring, Susan produced

Sheila Helgerson: Empowering Change, Transforming Lives Through Cornerstone Community Housing

Join Sheila Helgerson, executive director at Cornerstone Community Housing, and hear about CCH’s twofold mission to help men experiencing homelessness and to change attitudes toward homelessness through outreach and education. Sheila will introduce us to Earl’s Place, a transitional housing program that helps 30 to 35 men annually rebuild their lives and return to society