By SUSAN MANNING [email protected]Public transit in Maryland is undergoing an overhaul, and one important part is the new BaltimoreLink system. On July 19, Tom Hewitt of the Maryland Transit Administration came to the Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital to explain the multi- phase plan — including changes to bus service in the neighborhood — to an audience of neighbors and state Del. Sandy Rosenberg. Mr. Hewitt, a bike rider and public transit user himself, laid out the goals of the new system: linking together different modes of transportation (bus, subway, light rail), providing access to new job centers, reducing the average transit time, shortening routes so that timing will be more reliable, and linking neighborhoods directly to other neighborhoods (so that passengers won't have to transfer at a downtown hub). According to Mr. Hewitt, the new system is expected to produce a 4 percent increase in the number of people within a quarter mile of public transit and a 15 percent S EPTEMBER /O CTOBER 2016 WWW . MWIA . ORG By JERE MORREL [email protected]The third annual Moonrise Festival lasted two days, had approximately 34,000 paid daily attendees, and showcased 60 performers. Many Mount Washington residents, both young and old, took advantage of complimentary tickets and had a great time at the concert, but there were also neighbors that did not enjoy it because of noise and other issues. To discuss how the event went this year, and how to make improvements for next year, a Moonrise-specific subcommittee has been formed — and has already attracted volunteers. The MWIA is already hard at work to collect feedback from Mount Washington residents and the neighboring communities to advocate adjustments for next year. Police reports and See Bus Route, page 10 See Moonrise, page 4 Moonrise Subcommittee to Advocate for Improved Event Experience in Community The new 94 bus route will incorporate the northern part of the 27 bus route and provide a direct mode of transporting Mount Washington residents downtown. Details Emerge in Reorganization of Local Bus Routes
Public transit in Maryland is undergoing anoverhaul, and one important part is the newBaltimoreLink system. On July 19, Tom Hewitt of theMaryland Transit Administration came to the Mt.Washington Pediatric Hospital to explain the multi-phase plan — including changes to bus service inthe neighborhood — to an audience of neighborsand state Del. Sandy Rosenberg.Mr. Hewitt, a bike rider and public transit user
himself, laid out the goals of the new system: linking togetherdifferent modes of transportation (bus, subway, light rail),providing access to new job centers, reducing the averagetransit time, shortening routes so that timing will be morereliable, and linking neighborhoods directly to otherneighborhoods (so that passengers won't have to transfer at adowntown hub). According to Mr. Hewitt, the new system isexpected to produce a 4 percent increase in the number ofpeople within a quarter mile of public transit and a 15 percent
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The third annual Moonrise Festival lasted two days, hadapproximately 34,000 paid daily attendees, and showcased 60performers. Many Mount Washington residents, both young andold, took advantage of complimentary tickets and had a greattime at the concert, but there were also neighbors that did not
enjoy it because of noise and other issues. To discuss how theevent went this year, and how to make improvements for nextyear, a Moonrise-specific subcommittee has been formed — andhas already attracted volunteers. The MWIA is already hard at work to collect feedback from
Mount Washington residents and the neighboring communitiesto advocate adjustments for next year. Police reports and
See Bus Route, page 10
See Moonrise, page 4
Moonrise Subcommittee to Advocate for ImprovedEvent Experience in Community
The new 94 bus route will incorporate the northern part of the 27 bus route andprovide a direct mode of transporting Mount Washington residents downtown.
Details Emerge inReorganization ofLocal Bus Routes
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A beer garden, a fashion show, one-of-a-kind finds, and performing bands allday long are among the new andreturning highlights of one of Baltimore’sfavorite events: the Annual Mt.Washington Fall Block Party, scheduledfor Sunday, October 16, from 12 to 6 p.m.(with a rain date of Sunday, October 23)and showcasing Mt. Washington Village’srestaurants, shops, and vendors.The festival, sponsored by the Mount
Washington Village Association (mount-washingtonvillage.com) and coordinatedby Betsy Gardner, will feature somethingfor everyone, including a family favorite— the children’s area, organized by theMt. Washington School PTO andcomplete with games, face-painting, andvendors. Pets and their owners are invitedto stop by The Village Vet for giveaways. The entire street of Sulgrave Avenue
will be turned into "Restaurant Row,"with Village restaurants offering uniquespecials. Ethel’s Creole Kitchen (innova-tive “Maryland Creole,”
ethelscreolekitchen.com) will featuresmoked chicken jambalaya and beef ribs,while Mt. Washington Tavern will serveoysters on the half-shell, barbeque brisketsliders, Bloody Marys, mulled cider, andvarious Oktoberfest-style beers to cele-brate the season. The Nickel Taphousewill be cooking up items on the grill, andChiyo Sushi (traditional Japanese,chiyosushi.com), Crepe Du Jour (French,crepedujour.com), and Desert Cafe(Mediterranean, thenewdesertcafe.com)will also participate.Further, five music acts, each offering a
distinctive genre, will perform livethroughout the day.A portion of the proceeds from the
day’s event will benefit The Mount Wash-ington School. The Painted Palette willalso sell handmade canvasses for $10each, with 50 percent of the proceedsbeing donated to support breast cancerresearch.For questions or information about
being a sponsor, contact Ms. Gardnerat 443-600-6803 or
Fall Block Party to Serveup Style, Shopping, Suds,and Sounds 12 p.m.
Welcome remarks by Greg Armstrong,president of the Mount WashingtonVillage Association
12:10-12:45 p.m.Isaac Parham, saxophonist
1-1:45 p.m.Sub Radio(pop/rock/acoustic/funk)
3-4 p.m.La Chic Boutique(lachicboutiquemd.com) fashion show,hosted by WBFF Fox45 chief meteorolo-gist Vytas Reid, with garments andaccessories shown available for purchase
CSST and YouIt seems every year or so we have another
real-estate issue that suddenly is, because ofsafety concerns, worth understanding andaddressing. Recently my home inspectors havebeen making note of corrugated stainless steeltubing, or “CSST,” that carries gas and propane
through the home. Even though CSST has been used for 20 years,newer findings about it have resulted in updated safety precautions,namely grounding or bonding it to an electric panel.
CSST is installed in more than 5 million homes in the UnitedStates. How do you know if you have it? The telltale sign is a neonyellow tube near your gas water heater or furnace.
Why is it being used? CSST has been tested for its flexibility,crush strength, torsion, leakage, flow capacity, and fire resistance. Itis an improvement from rigid black iron pipe, which is incompatiblewith quality control and can crack, is hard to locate around corners,and will deteriorate, potentially causing fatal gas leaks.
So why is CSST a problem? On average, lightning each yearstrikes 175,000 times and causes 4,300 fires in residences. Shouldyour home be hit with a lightning strike, the electricity will be lookingfor any and all avenues to reach the ground. The metal in the CSSTtubing can attract the energy, cause arcing or jumping, and developtiny pinholes that can lead to explosion and fire.
What can you do to fix the problem? All you need is a grounding,which is done with clamps and a copper wire to your electric panel,completed by a licensed electrician. Also beneficial is a dissipatingjacket, which will spread the energy across a wide area. Thepossibility that lightning could start a fire is bad enough, but, shouldyou find CSST in your home, the added risk of a gas explosion makesit worth calling in a licensed electrician.
Joan Goldman is a Realtor whose website is www.outsidethebox.com
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comments provided to the City andconcert promoter are also under review. In the coming weeks and months, the
new subcommittee, which is part of thelarger Pimlico committee, will holdmeetings with residents, neighboringcommittee presidents, councilpersons,the Moonrise promoters, and Pimlico.Some of the topics of concern that will beraised are the volume levels of the event,trash cleanup, public urination anddisorderly conduct after the event, and thereselling of complimentary tickets.Further, this fall, Beacon Economics,
an economic-research consulting firm,will be releasing an official economicimpact statement about the event. A fewfacts are already known: All 750complimentary tickets — worth $150,000total — were given out to residents in the
surrounding communities faster than inyears past; the event employed more than1,000 people; hotels collected hundredsof thousands of dollars from eventgoersfor rooms; close to a million dollars indirect tax revenue to the City wasgenerated through tickets, merchandise,and alcohol sales; the event raised morethan $70,000 for Baltimore nonprofitorganizations (including the Jones Fallscleanup project Blue Water Baltimore);and the City is receiving lots of positivefeedback nationally from the musicindustry. As with any negotiations involving
many parties, the process will take time.Fortunately, there are 10 months until thePreakness to work through these issues,there is reason to be confident thatimprovements to both the Preakness and
Moonrise will create better experiencesfor all residents.Those interested in participating in
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COURTESY OF BGE
September and October are primehurricane season in the mid-Atlantic.Take steps to prepare yourself and yourfamily before a storm arrives:• Listen to weather forecasts and planahead.
• If you lose power, use flashlights. Donot use candles or kerosene lamps —they can create a safety hazard.
• Develop a family emergency-plan thatincludes arrangements should theneed arise to leave your home. Makeprovisions for special-needs familymembers such as the elderly,disabled, medically affected, orinfants. If you are dependent on elec-tric-powered medical equipment,make arrangements in the event of apower outage.
• Keep the following items on hand:
- Fresh batteries- A portable radio- Flashlights- A manual can opener- Matches- A battery-operated or wind-up clock- Non-perishable (canned & dried) food - Fuses- Sterno
• Make a list of emergency phonenumbers (including 877.778.2222 toreport outages to BGE) and keep apersonal telephone book and a cellphone on hand.
• Keep a first-aid kit in your home andone in your car. Don't forget toinclude:
• Keep one gallon of bottled wateravailable for each person in thehousehold for each anticipated daywithout electric service.
• If your home is served by well water, filla bathtub with water for sanitation use.
• Keep cash on hand.
Protect Your Food• To protect your food during an outage,keep refrigerator and freezer doorsclosed as much as possible. Food canstay frozen for 36 hours or more in afreezer if you keep the door closed.Consider freezing containers of waterahead of time; the blocks of ice willhelp keep your food frozen longer.
Protect Your Appliances andElectronic EquipmentHere are some ways to protect your
home electronics from being damagedduring an outage:
• Purchase equipment with built-insurge protection or a battery-poweredbackup system.
• Use electrical-surge suppressors orarresters with electronic equipmenton properly grounded circuits.
• Plug your sensitive equipment intoseparate, grounded circuits to isolatethem from fluctuations caused bymajor appliance restarts.
• Consider having a lightning arresterinstalled at your main circuit panel.
• If you own a business or have a homeoffice, consider installing an uninter-ruptible power supply for temporarybackup power to your electronicequipment.
• During an outage, turn off all appli-ances, including your furnace, airconditioner, and water heater, toavoid overloading circuits. Leave onelamp on so you will know when yourservice is restored.
Tips for the Tempest
Hi, and PieSally Grant Staugaitis, the “Welcome Lady,”presents a home-baked blueberry pie andwelcome basket on July 31 to new MountWashington resident Steve Kolarz. Please callor text Sally at 443-452-7791 to inform her ofany upcoming new neighbors so they too can receive welcome baskets.
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In Maryland, one can drive from themountains to the sea in the space of a fewhours. Here in the “Gard department” (orregion) of Languedoc, France, one can do thesame.
About an hour to our north and east issome of the best skiing in France, and in about
the same time to the south are palm trees and the Mediterranean.Our last road trip took us through vineyards to wooded hillsides tomeadows to scorched pine barrens, and ended under some palms,all in the course of little more than an hour.
The soil here is thin and rocky, unlike the clay soil of theBaltimore area, and therefore the vegetation is more open, shorter,and sparser. Tall meadows are everywhere, with wildflowers I havenever seen before. There are figs, apricots, and other fruit treesscattered around the landscape. In the lower elevations,sycamores grow right next to the narrow roads on both sides,
which perhaps is one reason a small car makes sense here.
There are few fences to be seen along the roads or between thefields and meadows. Skies are generally clear during the day withthunderstorms rolling in before nightfall. Interestingly, becausethere are fewer and smaller trees, the power stays on despite somepowerful storms.
Home gardens are mostly utilitarian, growing vegetables andfruits in raised beds. The soil is difficult to work and the climatecan be very dry, so perhaps that discourages extensivelandscaping.
We continue to explore this wonderfully diverse, semi-rural,small-village area of France. I am curious what the fall season, myfavorite time in Baltimore, holds. We shall see!
Former Mount Washington residents Rick Kingsbury and Laurie McLain recently moved to Languedoc, France. Rick, a landscapearchitect and former Mount Washington Preservation Trust president, welcomes correspondence from his old neighbors.
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Luckman Park has a new amenity — aLittle Free Library, from which park visi-tors can leave or take books. TheBaltimore Campaign for Grade LevelReading awarded Mt. Washington GirlScouts Brownie troop #10448 the libraryand a one-year membership to the Mary-land Book Bank with the condition thatthe troop commit itself to installing thelibrary and keeping it stocked. Theproject supported the troop’s goal ofincreasing access to books for childrenthroughout the community. At the Luckman Park clean-up (held
the first Saturday of each month) inAugust, neighbors, Girl Scouts, andrepresentatives from the Campaign gath-ered to install and stock the library. TheScouts took the lead in selecting an ideallocation and prepping the ground for theinstallation. A spot close to theplayground and alongside the bencheswas chosen with the hopes that childrenwill see it, pick a book, and perhaps sit
and read for abit whileenjoying thepark. The library
was custompainted for thecommunityand features aPreaknesstheme. It joinsanother neigh-borhood LittleFree Librarythat can befound onSouth BendRoad.Special
thanks go to Brian Boldon, Ellen O'Brien,and Ian Rashkin for overseeing theinstallation. Please stop by to take books,leave books, or just check out the colorfulnew addition. For questions or ideas
about how to support the library, contactSharicca Boldon [email protected].
Little Free LibraryInstalled inLuckman Park
Mount Washington residents, Girl Scouts, and representatives from the BaltimoreCampaign for Grade Level Reading present a new Little Free Library that they in-stalled in Luckman Park.
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By JOSHUA WIES
For health and wellbeing, few thingscan beat exercise, and one of the bestways to stay or get in shape is walking orrunning. Very little is required in the wayof equipment or cost. No initial trainingis required, and you get outdoors and intouch with the natural elements.
Unfortunately, nothing is without risk,and many walkers or runners can developinjury. Luckily, there are a few things youcan do to maximize the benefits of theseactivities and reduce your risk of injury.As gleaned from my decades of practiceas a physical therapist as well as a surveyof the scientific literature, three causesunderlie the majority of injuries related towalking and running: building up too fast(overload), inadequate footwear (poorbiomechanics), and the wrong flexibilityor strength (muscle imbalance).
Overload
Overload in and of itself is not neces-sarily a bad thing. When trying to getstronger by building muscle, weightlifters
will overload the muscles by lifting heavyweights. This causes the body to react byputting more protein into the musclecells, making them bigger and able togenerate more force (stronger).
However, using more weight than theweightlifter’s muscles are strong enoughto lift will cause injury – potentiallymuscle tears – with accompanying pain,loss of ability to exercise, and, ironically,loss of strength. This is why weightliftersshould gradually build up the amount ofweight they lift. The same can be said ofany form of exercise, including walkingand running.
Whether you are a novice or an experi-enced athlete, your body will only toleratea certain level of activity before an injuryoccurs. Trying to walk or run a marathonif you’ve only been clocking up a fewmiles a week is a recipe for disaster. Anec-dotally, I’ve noticed that, for peopletraining to walk or run distances of sixmiles or more, under-training (buildingup too fast) often results in injury.
When you are exercising, try to beaware of how your body feels. If you areexperiencing anything more than mildpain, there is probably a problem, andyou should stop and address it. Thinkabout your level of exertion or how hardyou are working. If you’re experiencingmore than a moderate level of exertion forlong periods of time (whatever thatmeans to you) then that is likely toomuch.
Footwear
Your feet are the foundation of yourbody and the point of interaction with the
ground. The footwear you use should besuited to the activity, the shape of yourfeet, and the individual way that your feetmove. In theory, our bodies are designedto absorb shock experienced during footstrike.
We do this by adjusting the amount ofmuscle activity and the position of ourjoints. How we move on sand will be verydifferent from walking or running onconcrete. Unfortunately, as we age, ourbodies become less able to adaptadequately to the surface and the shock tothe body (ground reaction forces) willpotentially become damaging. Footwearcan mitigate the forces on the body eitherby absorbing shock or by altering themechanics of how the feet move.
So-called “low profile” shoes willoffer little shock absorption or motioncontrol, making your body do the work.This can be a good thing in controlleddoses, but can lead to injury if your bodyis not able to cope with the demand. Withvarious density foams at different pointsin the sole, and the heel of the shoewedged to change the angle of foot strike,motion control shoes will either slowdown or reduce the motion of the shoe.Insoles or orthotics can help as well byfurther correcting the position of the feetin the shoes.
Muscle Balance
Strengthening the muscles around thehips, in particular the “glutes” (musclesin the buttocks), is important. Many ofthe patients I treat who have lower-backpain also have very weak gluteal muscles.Further, because of our sedentary
Prevention and Treatment ofWalking and Running Injuries
To Your HealthIn “To Your Health,” Mount Washington’s healthcare and wellness professionals offer counselon caring for the body and mind.
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lifestyles, it’s very easy to lose flexibility inthe legs.
Sitting in a chair generally results inweakness in the back of the hips and lackof flexibility in the front of the hips wherethe muscles are in a shortened position.The most effective stretches are simpleand performed after walking or runningwhen the muscles are still warm.Strengthening and stretching, even forjust a few minutes three to four days per
week, will help with the glutes.
Walking or running is a great form ofexercise that can be enjoyed throughoutyour life. With a few simple precautions,you can avoid injury and stay healthy. Ifyou do encounter an injury, a brief periodof rest and use of ice to reduce inflamma-tion often takes care of the problem.
Pain that persists for more than a fewdays should be diagnosed by a physicianor physical therapist in case a more
serious injury is present. For findingspecific exercises you can try, there aremany resources on the internet or in thepublic library. Use a trusted source to getthe safest information.
Joshua Wies is a Mount Washington resident, aphysical therapist since 1993, and the current ownerand operator of Mount Washington PhysicalTherapy.
This is the summer I decided I wanted tolearn how to swim really good. Some peoplewould prefer that I swam very well, but just toupset the OCD-afflicted and grammar deputiesamong us (you know who you are!), I maintainthat I wanted to swim more gooder.
So, I went to the lending library at the Mount Washington SwimClub. No luck. Nothing but Laura Lippman mysteries and crock potcookbooks and a well-worn copy of the poems of Al Roker. Not asingle book on swimming the bestest.
So, I posted on the Mount Washington listserv that I was lookingfor a coach. The first reply was from a recent high-school graduatenamed Connor that I can remember running through the alley in adiaper what seems like about six weeks ago. No, that is not acomment about kids growing up so fast; that actually happened. So,he skateboarded over to the house because “my McLaren 650SSpider is being race-tuned before I bug out to my oceanfront crib inthe Hamptons.” Anyway, it turned out that our schedules didn’tmatch up because he wakes up at about 8 p.m. (“living la vida nocheloca, dude”) and that’s when I put on my Underdog footie pajamasand me and my stuffed Tigger go nighty night.
Next was Milly, a former high-school swim coach at St. Gilman’sRuxton Forest Latin Prep Academy for Boys, before amisunderstanding about wine coolers and minors and Snapchat and
angry girlfriends and uptight board members prompted her to pursuea freelance career. Anyway, she wasn’t able to help me out becauseshe got really busy with the Moonrise cleanup committee and thatwould be taking up all of her time until at least October.
Finally, there was Mack McNickNackie, or something like that,who claimed that he used to sit next to Michael Phelps at Pete’s Grilleand once beat Phelps in a pancake-eating contest. “You may havegold medals, but I have the Gold Medal Flour Power!” he shouted,even though Pete’s is well-known as a house of Bisquick. Anyway, weset up our first lesson and Mack McNickleback jumped into the pooland sank right to the bottom.
As far as I know, he is still there.
I was depressed. So I did what I often do: I picked up my buddySpitz the golden retriever and headed to the dog park at Lake NoConnection Ever Whatsoever To Anything Remotely To Do WithSecession Or Slave Ownership, and that’s where Spitz turned to meand said, “Ned, you know, I am the swimmerest dog in MountWashington, and I have no greater instinct than to please humans, solet’s get in that lake! Go ahead, throw the tennis ball!”
So I did. And as the sun set and the police cars arrived I swamgooder than ever and THAT my friends is how I won the 2016Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter doggie paddle.
Ned
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increase in the number of people withaccess to frequent transit routes. The MTA is planning to build 200 new
shelters by transit stops and predicts a 20percent increase in jobs within 30minutes of public transit. The transitadministration will also focus on parkingenforcement to ensure that bus stops areeasily accessible by the buses. In addition, the MTA is working on
transit signal changes to automaticallydetect the presence of a bus and alter lighttimings to give buses priority. The MTAwill also be marking dedicated bus lanesalong certain routes and providingtransfer facilities for riders. Some Mount Washington neighbors
have been worried about the eliminationof local routes, but, according to thelatest plans, those routes are being
reorganized and renumbered but not —with the exception of the 27 route —reduced. The “school tripper” route thattransports students from MountWashington to Roland Park and back willcontinue with no schools losing service. The 27 bus route is not being
eliminated, but, rather, revised andrenumbered. The northern part of theroute will be covered by a new 94 routeand the 31 and 82 routes. The 44 bus willsimilarly be renumbered and revised andcovered by the 30 and 31 routes. The 60bus will be covered by the new 35 and 91.As observed by Mount Washington
resident Jacq Ziegler, “there will be twomain ways downtown — the 94 bus andthe light rail. The light rail will havesignificantly more frequency.”Public comments on the changes are
being taken until September 30 throughwww.baltimorelink.com, where riderscan also access a trip planner. The exactlocations of new bus stops should befinalized by October, and with final routeplans presented to the public byDecember.
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Thursday, September 1Bell’s Brewery Tap Takeover4-9 p.m., The Nickel Taphouse, 1604 Kelly AvenueKalamazoo’s finest comes to The Nickel Taphouse with great beer,merchandise, and the promise of a good time.
Saturday, September 17Starts Here! Reading Series7-8:30 p.m., The Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls RoadFeaturing authors Michelle Brafman, Dana Cann, Curt Smith, and Ron Tanner.
Tuesday, September 20Robert Kanigel Book Launch: Eyes On The Street7-8:30 p.m., The Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls RoadAward-winning author Robert Kanigel discusses Eyes On The Street, arevelation of Jane Jacobs, the phenomenal woman who raised three children,wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stoppedexpressways, was arrested twice, and engaged at home and on the streets inthousands of debates — all of which she won.
Thursday, September 22Writers On Writing: Jill McCroskey Croupe and John Dufresne7-8:30 p.m., The Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls RoadIn Jill McCroskey Coupe’s True Stories at Smoky View, Vrai, a 40-somethingart history librarian with sons of her own, rescues 10-year-old Jonathan, whohas been abandoned with no shoes in a funeral home parking lot. In I Don’tLike Where This Is Going, John Dufresne continues the misadventures oftherapist-on-the-run Wylie "Coyote" Melville.
Friday, September 23Judd Winick: Hilo Book 24-5:30 p.m., The Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls RoadScreenwriter and cartoonist Judd Winick presents his new story of Hilo, whois just settling into life on Earth when strange portals begin opening up allover town.
Saturday, October 1-Sunday, October 2Celebration of ArtCylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring AvenuePreview Brunch, Lecture, and Sale, October 1, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., $125Open your mind to the mystical realm of fairies and mermaids as author andprofessor Carolyn Turgeon discusses what makes a garden “enchanted” andexplores ways that humans express enchantment both in their art andenvironment. A champagne brunch prepared by Rouge Catering will follow thediscussion. Afterwards, preview work from a juried selection of Marylandartists that will be featured for sale.
Gallery Reception and Sale, October 1, 5:30-8 p.m., $100Admire works for sale by regional artists while listening to smooth jazz, eatingdelicious hors d’oeuvres created by Rouge Catering, and sip wine orhandcrafted beers by Union Craft Brewing.Public Show and Sale, October 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.See the art inside the Vollmer Center.Bonsai Lecture, 2-3 p.m.RSVP online.
Thursday, October 6John B. Judis: The Populist Explosion7-8:30 p.m., The Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls RoadJohn B. Judis, a former editor of The New Republic, explains why populism ison its biggest run since the Second World War.
Sunday, October 9Canter For The Cause10 a.m.-3 p.m., Pimlico Race Course, 5201 Park Heights AvenueWatch riders walk, trot, or canter on the same track that once hosted TripleCrown winners American Pharoah and Secretariat. All money raised by riderswill be donated to Susan G. Komen Maryland and the Thoroughbred AftercareAlliance.
Saturday, October 154th Annual Student Sale1-6 p.m., Baltimore Clayworks, 5707 Smith Avenue.Clayworks’ student artists sell wares they made in the classroom.
Autumn Blaze Fire Festival5-9 p.m., $25-$30 ($40 at door), includes food and drink, Baltimore Clayworks, 5707 Smith AvenueThe fifth annual festival around the wood kiln will feature a Clay Olympics, a“Cup-a-Thon,” live music, craft beer from Monument City Brewing, and food.
Sunday, October 16Annual Mt. Washington Fall Block Party12-6 p.m., Mount Washington VillageA beer garden, food, a fashion show, and live music are among the highlightsof one of Mount Washington’s favorite events. A portion of the proceeds willbenefit The Mount Washington School. And be sure to stop by the children’sarea for games, face-painting, and vendors! To participate, contact BetsyGardner at [email protected].
Recurring Events
Mount Washington Community Yoga ClassFridays, 8:45-10 a.m.St. Andrew’s Elderslie Church, 5601 Pimlico RoadAppropriate for most levels (not a gentle, seniors, or therapeutic class). Bringa yoga mat if you have one (some are available to borrow) and a water bottle.Cost is $8 (cash or check). For more information, contact Mira at 410-370-6764 or [email protected].
Yoga at CylburnSaturdays (through September 24), 8:15-9:30 a.m., Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue Yoga on the lawn with instructors from Bare Hill Racquet and Fitness Club.
Nature Wonder SeriesSaturdays & Sundays, 12-3 p.m., Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue Themed activities for children of all ages at the Nature Museum, located in thehistoric Carriage House. Scheduled topics are “Corn Craze” (September 3 and4), “Fall Equinox” (September 10 and 11), “Trees of Cylburn” (September 17and 18), and “Leaves and Falling” (September 24 and 25).
Luckman Park CleanupSeptember 3, September 18, October 1, and October 16, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.Join the Friends of Luckman Park on the first Saturday and third Sunday ofevery month – weather permitting – for trash pickup, leaf raking, gardening,and other general park cleaning. Come for all or part; RSVP ([email protected]) helpful but not necessary.
Community Calendar
Lazy weekend days at the pool, theFourth of July parade, no school bus tocatch: During summertime in the Mount,living was easy — that is, as long we werenot under the oppressive heat dome!Despite the hiatus from formal MWIAmeetings, however, the Board was hard atwork.
Emily Shaw, Bryce Butler, and I had avery productive meeting with the Baltimore
City Parks Department early in the summer. As I posted on thelistserv, the Jones Falls Trail expansion has finally been sent out tobid. The Kelly Avenue repaving will happen in conjunction with theexpansion. Many thanks to the volunteers who worked tirelessly tomake the Trail a reality, especially Mac Nachlas, Ira Kohlman, Bryce,and David Conn.
After a follow-up meeting with Parks at Northwest Park,potential uses for the white building will be evaluated. There hasbeen a lot of chatter about turning that building into a community orrecreation center, which dovetails nicely with our unique entitlementto slots impact funds as one of the communities within one mile ofPimlico. (I represent Mount Washington when presidents of these
communities meet to discuss the slots funding that is received.)These ideas are in their infancy now, but we welcome anyvolunteers who are interested in working on this project to contactEmily at [email protected].
I had the privilege last month of having drinks at the Tavern withour councilman-elect, Issac “Yitzy” Schleifer. We had an excellentconversation about issues affecting Mount Washington and thegreater community. I look forward to a productive workingrelationship with him.
Finally, no other issue has dominated the neighborhood listservnews cycle like the Moonrise Festival. From folks who love theconcert, those who had the unfortunate experience of concertgoerspublicly urinating on their yards, those who missed out on freetickets, and those who scalped theirs — the MWIA has heard yourcomments and concerns. Jere Morell worked tirelessly behind thescenes with Pimlico and the promoters on securing tickets. He is inthe process of organizing a public meeting to discuss how we canimprove the event going forward.
