UEmpower of Maryland’s “The Food Project” brings culinary skills, job opportunities, sustainable food sources, mentorship and hope to the youth of Southwest Baltimore. Michelle Suazo and Rikki Spector share the story of this unique program from its very beginning through overcoming adversity, drugs and poverty, to where it hopes to be in the future.
The delightful Colleen Webster will portray Pulitzer-prize-winning poet Mary Oliver. Oliver’s poetry is characterized by a sincere wonderment and connection with the environment, conveyed in unadorned language and simple yet striking imagery. The close association of women with nature is a popular theme. Colleen Webster is marvelous.
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Dr. Lynne Agress, who teaches in the Odyssey Program at Johns Hopkins University, gives us food for thought with astute observations regarding the relevance of William Shakespeare’s plays today. She offers numerous examples of timeless characters and situations: King Lear's selfish and duplicitous daughters, deceitful and racist Iago in Othello, antisemitism in Merchant of Venice,
We have just witnessed the most important and divisive election of our lifetimes. But what comes next? Barry Rascovar, former Baltimore Sun reporter, editor and political columnist, will lead the thought-provoking discussion on today’s political landscape.