Events
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August 9, 2010
FALL SCHEDULE IS HERE! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
- August 9th - Joel Markwitt, Founding Director of Folk Media talks about how to use social media without wasting time, feeling overwhelmed or getting confused.
- September 13th – Halle Van der Gaag, Director of the Jones Falls Watershed Association & Celeste Amato, Director of Baltimore City;s Cleaner Greener Initiative talk about the top ten ways to make our waterways healthy.
This event is presented in partnership by BGW and the Parks & People Foundation.
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August 16, 2010, 6 p.m.
Southeast Anchor Library
An early glimpse into the state of our seafood..
Join us for a screening of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival documentary, End of the Line.
This film explores the ecological impact of the increased worldwide demand on fish giving us a glimpse of the future without seafood and an impending global food crisis.Join us for a screening of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival documentary, End of the Line. This film explores the ecological impact of the increased worldwide demand on fish giving us a glimpse of the future without seafood and an impending global food crisis.
Thank you to the Enoch Pratt Free Library for partnering with BGW to host this screening.
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August 18, 2010
Thank you for sponsoring the Sustainable Speaker Series:
Annie E. Casey Foundation | Lorenz, Inc. | Living Classrooms Foundation
Paul Greenberg, Author Four Fish
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 | Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Southeast Anchor Branch | 6:30 p.m.
In his book, Four Fish, Paul Greenberg explores our relationship with the oceans, honing in on four varieties of fish staples – salmon, bass, cod, and tuna. Greenberg travels from wild salmon runs in Alaska to the massive fish farms in….
For more information, click here. This event is free and open to the public.
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October 10, 2010
Druid Hill Park
Projects in the Park celebrates 350.org Day!
In support of our local communities and Baltimore City’s Department of Recreation and Parks, Baltimore Green Works is proud to coordinate park service projects bringing together volunteers and community members to plant trees and remove trash, debris and invasive plants. Last year, we were able to remove 2 tons of trash and invasive plants from Fort Armistead Park! Join us in celebrating 350.org day as we work to stabilize climate change on a local level! This event has been sponsored by Lorenz, Inc., Tree Baltimore and CSX.
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October 12, 2010
Lucille Park, Park Heights, Baltimore, MD
Projects in the Park
In support of our local communities and Baltimore City’s Department of Recreation and Parks, Baltimore Green Works is proud to coordinate park service projects bringing together volunteers and community members to plant trees and remove trash, debris and invasive plants. Last year, we were able to remove 2 tons of trash and invasive plants from Fort Armistead Park! Join us in celebrating 350.org day as we work to stabilize climate change on a local level!
This event has been sponsored by Lorenz, Inc., Tree Baltimore, CSX and the Park Heights Community Health Alliance.
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October 23, 2010
10-2 p.m. (registration starts at 9 a.m.)
Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230
Sustainable Speaker Series: Connecting and Protecting Our Food and Water as Resources
Ed Kee, Delaware’s Secretary of Agriculture and lima bean expert, talks about the history of the canning industry along the shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay. Afterwards, break-off into smaller groups to discuss topics such as schoolyard gardening, sustainable fishing, and the living SOLEfully challenge with local leaders. This event is presented in partnership by Baltimore Green Works and the Baltimore Museum of Industry and sponsored by Lorenz, Inc., Living Classrooms Foundation and Urbanite Magazine.
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SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Baltimore Green Works will host their 1st Annual Art Auction Fundraiser.
Mark your calendars for a mid-week break of fun, food and fabulous art works by some of our favorite local artists. Everything from paintings and prints to sculpture, pottery, jewelry and clothes will be on display and available for bidding. Take this opportunity to treat yourself or start your holiday shopping early.
All proceeds will support Baltimore Green Works’ programming. Our environmental awareness and best sustainable practice workshops and lectures are free and open to the public.
If you are interested in donating work(s) to the auction whether it’s your own work or a piece that you have acquired, please fill out the artist application and send it to:
bgw@baltimoregreenworks.com or
2002 Clipper Park Rd, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21211
c/o Urbanite Magazine
This event will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the Church of the Redeemer, 5603 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21211.
GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
- $20/$25 at the door
- $15 for member and students with a valid ID
