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Sept 22 / Food Innovation – Baltimore & Beyond

Food Innovation - Baltimore and Beyond event

Find out about innovations happening around food in Baltimore and in the Netherlands that will make our world more sustainable, improve access to nutritious food, and provide individuals & startups the means to make a living through healthy food. This event will leave you feeling inspired about our future! Refreshments provided.

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 6-8 pm

Location: Impact Hub Baltimore, 10 E. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202

Program

6:00pm – Mingle and sample locally produced hors d’oeuvres and Dutch beer. Food catered by City Seeds, a local social enterprise dedicated to creating good jobs in the culinary industry.

6:30pm – Presentations (Baltimore Food Hub; Innovations from the Netherlands)

7:15-8:00pm – Networking

Admission: $10 (Please register in advance)

Event web page: 2016.baltimoreinnovationweek.com/events/food_innovation-local-global

Registration: www.naccwm.org/events/2016/9/22/food-innovation-baltimore-beyond

About the event

At this event we’ll showcase some local and global innovations to solve some critical issues around the production and distribution of food. Innovations that address challenges in food systems, improve food security and equitable access to nutritious food, and promote sustainability. Organizations that provide budding local food entrepreneurs with skills and resources like kitchen incubators and farmland, so that they can make a living in the food industry. You’ll hear about interesting ventures happening in Baltimore and in Netherlands.

Event is organized by Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee and Netherlands America Chamber of Commerce for the Washington Metro region (NACCWM). This event is being held during Baltimore Innovation Week (BIW) and Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore. BIW is a weeklong celebration of technology and innovation in Baltimore. The Expo is a yearly event that includes entrepreneurs launching innovative healthy, organic products.

Organizers & Partners:

Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee Zustersteden Comite

NACCWM logo

Impact Hub Baltimore logo

This event is part of  Baltimore Innovation Week 2016 presented by 14 West.

Logo for Baltimore Innovation Week 2016 Presented by 14 West

Twitter logo#BIW16

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Announces Enhancements to Baltimore Sister Cities Program

Press release

Announcement Date: December 7, 2015

Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced plans to restructure the Baltimore Sister Cities Program (BSCP), aiming to expand the program’s focus on developing significant opportunities for economic partnerships, more cultural and educational exchanges, and health and environmental initiatives.

The BSCP is currently a series of committees, reporting directly to the Office of the Mayor. The program will be restructured as an independent 501(c)(3) corporation to be named Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc. (‘BSC, Inc.’).This will provide greater stability and consistency during administration transitions.

View full press release


Working Group Report

Baltimore City Sister Cities Program Working Group Report (pdf)
Report Date: October 2015

Excerpt from the Executive Summary:

The City of Baltimore established its first Sister City when Mayor William Donald Schaefer founded the Baltimore Sister Cities Program (BSCP) in 1973. During its 42 years of existence BSCP volunteers have conducted activities and exchanges with Sister Cities focused on education, arts & culture, health and tourism, and more recently economic and business development. BSCP activities have in turn engaged Baltimore’s leaders, citizens and neighborhoods in the global community and continues to promote “Peace through People.”

With varying levels of activity amongst our Sister City relationships, there is a renewed goal to reestablish the Sister Cities Program as a strong and vital component of the City’s international identity and economic development agenda.

To explore how to make BSCP more effective, a working group was established by the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Neighborhood Development in April 2014. This working group was comprised of representatives from the Office of the Mayor, Maryland Sister States Program, Baltimore Development Corporation, Baltimore Sister City committees, the State of Maryland’s Office of the Secretary of the State, the local business community and Baltimore City Public Schools.

The working group met throughout the year in order to research and produce the next steps, and prioritize recommendations and actionable items.


Explore Baltimore’s sister cities at baltimoresistercities.org:

  • Alexandria, Egypt
  • Kawasaki, Japan
  • Luxor, Egypt
  • Piraeus, Greece
  • Rotterdam, the Netherlands
  • Xiamen, China

Baltimore-Rotterdam Happy Hour April 19, 2016

Going Dutch happy hour flyer April 19, 2016

Join the Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee for our spring “Going Dutch” happy hour!

When:

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
7:00 pm – 9:00pm

Where:

The Valley Inn
10501 Falls Road
Lutherville-Timonium, MD 20193
(Located on Falls Road just north of 695)

“Go Dutch” with us on April 19! Support Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee at the historic Valley Inn. Come and find out who we are and how your support helps what we do. Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc. has just become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and your donations are tax-deductible. Come celebrate the evolution of the sister cities program with us!

Enjoy refreshments like crab balls, chicken tacos, roasted veggies, smoked salmon, brownies, fruit, cheese, and ice tea. Cash bar. $40/person donation is requested at the door (proceeds cover the event costs and benefit the committee’s activities) – please bring cash or check made out to BSC, Inc.

We’d like to thank The Valley Inn for letting us host our event in this picturesque location, a historic landmark north of Baltimore city dating from the 1850’s.

Please RVSP soon to  or on our Facebook Facebook event page, so that we can get a headcount and know how much food to plan for. RSVPs are requested but not required to attend.

We look forward to our evening with you. Tot ziens op 19 April!


Printable event flyer (in PDF format)

For more info about Baltimore-Rotterdam, visit baltimorerotterdam.org

Baltimore Clayworks exhibition; Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake at reception

道 MICHI

Distinctive Paths, Shared Affinity: An Exhibition of Japanese American Ceramic Artists

Curated by Yoshi Fujii and Juliane Shibata.

The Michi exhibit is supported by Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee (BKSCC), the Embassy of Japan in the United States of America, and the Perlman Teaching Museum at Carleton College.

Dates

Opening Reception: Friday, January 8, 2016 6-8pm
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks at the reception

On View: Saturday, January 9 – Saturday, March 5, 2016

Location

Baltimore Clayworks
5707 Smith Ave, Baltimore, MD 21209
410-578-1919
Visit baltimoreclayworks.org for gallery hours and other upcoming events.

Artists

Yoshi Fujii, Hiroe Hanazono, Ayumi Horie, Mika Negishi Laidlaw, Keisuke Mizuno, Megumi Naitoh, Nobuhito Nishigawara, Hiroshi Ogawa, Shoji Satake, Yoko Sekino-Bové, Juliane Shibata, Esther Shimazu, Ryan Takaba, Shoko Teruyama, Patti Warashina, & Shumpei Yamaki.

More information

michiexhibition.com
bkscc.wordpress.com/news/michi

May 11: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reception

Baltimore-Kawasaki Sister City Committee Baltimore City seal Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee

 

The Honorable Stephanie Rawlings-Blake invites you to attend:

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reception

Please come to enjoy Asian cultural performances, cuisine samples from local Asian restaurants and other activities.

When:

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
6:30p.m. – 8:00p.m.

Where:

City Hall Rotunda
100 North Holiday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Registration:

Go to www.bxscc.org and click on the Eventbrite button for this event
(Advance Registration and Photo ID are required)

Questions?

Contact Danny Evans
Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee
(404) 483-6848

Printable flyer (PDF)

Sponsored in part by:

Baltimore-Kawasaki Sister City Committee (Japan)

Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee (China)

 

Asian American Heritage Month 2016 Flyer Photos

Kawasaki Committee Features Sculpture at Light City Baltimore Festival

Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee Presents Take To-Ro: Bridge of Lights Sculpture at Light City Baltimore

The Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee presents “Take To-Ro: Bridge of Lights,” a multi-faceted community sculpture, utilizing bamboo and light emitting diodes (LED) based light sources for Light City Baltimore. The sculpture will be located near the Maryland Science Center during the festival, March 28-April 3, 2016.

It is stop #4 on the festival’s Art Walk, and it is free admission.

Designed by local talent Jessica Searfino, this community sculpture will dramatically transform the Japanese stone lantern that was donated from Kawasaki, Japan, in the 80s. Dr. Shuji Nakamura, a Japanese-born American physicist and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources” supports this project. Other collaborators for this project are Michael Hart, Owner of Arking Design; Shane Atienza, Engineer; Jessica Searfino, Designer; and the Jemicy School and National Electronic Museum. This project is also supported by the Embassy of Japan in the United States of America.

Dates

March 28 – April 3, 2016
Festival is open from 7pm-11pm March 28- March 31, 7pm-12am April 1-April 2, and 7pm-11pm on April 3.
Admission to the light installations is free.

More information

  • lightcity.org
  • bkscc.wordpress.com

About Light City Baltimore

Premiering in 2016, Light City Baltimore is the first large-scale, international light festival in the United States, homegrown right here in Baltimore. Light City will provide a backdrop for the celebration of ideas, ingenuity and creativity through art, music and innovation. Light City will shine a light on Baltimore’s abundance of creative, cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary talent, and we welcome participants from across the globe to join us. Light City’s innovation programming will generate an ecosystem of ideas and learning during the day – while lights, performances and live music reimagine the Inner Harbor at night.

The inaugural Light City Baltimore transforms the city into a beautiful, glowing beacon. The 1.5 mile BGE Light Art Walk features 50 attractions including illuminated visual artworks, street theater, musical performances and concerts. The Art Walk is free and accessible to everyone.

In addition to light displays and performances, the event features a series of ticketed innovation conferences, called Light City U. Light City U is bringing together innovators and thought leaders in four key industries (creative innovation, social innovation, health innovation, and sustainability innovation).

Baltimore Greek Week – March 28 – April 3, 2016

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Join us for the 6th annual Baltimore Greek Week! Celebrate Greek culture and enjoy dining at a discount at Baltimore’s many Greek restaurants and cafes throughout the week. The week ends with a parade on April 3 at 2pm in Baltimore’s Greektown.

Visit Greektown for some great food and fun!

The week’s events include:
• Participating Greek restaurants offer specials/discounts all week. See list of restaurants and menus at www.baltimoregreece.org
• Greek American movies shown for FREE at Hazelwood Inn all week, like Zorba the Greek, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and more.
• Kentrikon (historical landmark in Greektown) is selling Greek speciality items and artwork.
• Friday April 1, 6:30pm – “The Ikarian Diet” event at Ikaros Restaurant. Enjoy healthy Greek food, music, wine, and learn why people on the Greek island of Ikaria enjoy longevity and great health. Reservations: 410-633-3750
• Sunday April 3, 2pm – Annual Maryland Greek Independence Day Parade in Baltimore’s Greektown, featuring New York Hellenic Philharmonic Orchestra, The Maymidons, and Evzones.

For more information
www.baltimoregreece.org
or call 410-952-2251

Sponsored by Baltimore-Piraeus Sister City Committee & Maryland Greek Independence Day Parade Committee

Xiamen 30th Anniversary Trade & Investment Delegation to Baltimore

In October 2015, friends old and new joined Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee (BXSCC) in celebrating the 30th anniversary of Baltimore’s sister city relationship with Xiamen, China by welcoming 35 businesses and government officials from Xiamen.

The BXSCC hosted two opportunities to meet one-on-one with the delegation, led by Xiamen Vice Mayor Li Dongliang, consisting of 5 government officials, 6 economic development and education leaders, and 18 companies. Members from the delegation represented industries such as construction/building, energy, industrial manufacturing, logistics, health/medical, and food processing.

BXSCC also hosted the 9th Annual China Town Hall at Baltimore City hall in October. Topics:

  • “Chinese Investment in the United States” featuring Former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, Huntsville, AL Mayor Sheldon A. Day, & Rhodium Group Founding Partner Daniel H. Rosen
  • “A Greater Game: The United States, China, & Russia Redux?” featuring Kissinger Institute on China and the United States Director Robert Daly

More information: bxscc.org/newsandevents

Visit us at Artscape July 15-17!

Visit the Baltimore Sister Cities booth at Artscape, Baltimore’s annual free public arts festival — Friday July 15 through Sunday July 17, 2016

During Artscape, the Baltimore Sister Cities organization will have a booth with fun activities for kids related to wind energy, and information about our sister cities around the world.

As a special attraction on Sunday, July 17, Ms. Lifen Weng will demonstrate and exhibit traditional Chinese painting. Ms. Weng is an exchange teacher at Baltimore Design School from Xiamen, Baltimore’s sister city in China.

Sister Cities booth location:

Booth number E22, on the south side of Mount Royal Avenue, on the overpass over Howard Street, near the MICA main building. See map at the bottom of this page.

Festival website

artscape.org

About Artscape

Artscape is America’s largest free arts festival, attracting 350,000+ attendees over three days. Artscape features 150+ fine artists, fashion designers and craftspeople; visual art exhibits on and off-site, including exhibitions, outdoor sculpture, art cars, photography and the Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize; incredible live concerts on outdoor stages; a full schedule of performing arts including dance, opera, theater, film, experimental music and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; family events such as hands-on projects, demonstrations, competitions, children’s entertainers and street theater; and a delicious, international menu of food and beverages that is available throughout the festival site.

This year, Artscape’s theme is “outer space” and features many kid’s activities related to science, technology engineering, and math, in combination with art (STEAM).

Map showing the location of Sister Cities booth

Map - BSC booth at Artscape 2016

BSC-Booth-Artscape-2016Kids making wind machines at the Baltimore Sister Cities booth at Artscape 2016

Anniversary celebration at Creative Alliance

September 26, 2015: Continental Bridge - 30th anniversary celebration of the Baltimore-Rotterdam and Baltimore-Xiamen sister city relationships

EXHIBIT: Sept 18 – Oct 4, 2015

Art exhibit runs Sept 18-Oct 4 in the Amalie Rothschild Gallery of the Creative Alliance.

PARTY: Saturday, September 26, 2015

Performances/workshops: 12-5 pm $5
Presentations preceding the reception: 5-6 pm FREE
Art opening reception: 6-8 pm FREE

LOCATION: Creative Alliance

Creative Alliance at the Patterson
3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore MD 21224
creativealliance.org

Baltimore Innovation Week
This event is part of Baltimore Innovation Week 2015.

 

About this event

In 2015, BALTIMORE marks the 30 year anniversary of its sister city relationships with ROTTERDAM in the Netherlands and with XIAMEN in China. On Sept 26, there is a daytime celebration with workshops and performances for the whole family with Dutch and Chinese themes, followed by an evening art opening reception / networking event. The art exhibit is on view Sept 18 – Oct 4.

Art exhibition

Rotterdam portion of the exhibit — Works from the Unravel the Code course, a multi-disciplinary and multi institution exploration of contemporary digital fabrication processes rooted in a study of traditional craft practices. This class is a recurring collaboration with students from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore and Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) in Rotterdam. By sharing knowledge, research, resources, workshops online and face-to-face meetings, this class infuses new engagements and opportunities for the students on both sides of the ocean. To create a think tank/making lab space, the course is augmented with a NASA research scientist in residence and a local electronic hacker.

Curated by Annet Couwenberg.

Xiamen portion of the exhibit — Several Chinese artists living and working in Xiamen, China, will exhibit selected artworks. The quickly evolving cultural landscape they reflect in their work includes documentation of performance art, installation and photography. Each Xiamen artist in this exhibition presents creative gestures and oblique commentary regarding their rapidly evolving and transforming culture.

This past summer, Baltimore-Xiamen committee member Professor Stephen Bradley mounted an exhibition of his art at Sandao Gallery, Xiamen University. Now, Professor Lin Lin from Xiamen University and Bradley have brought Xiamen artists’ work to Baltimore. In addition,Professor Lin Lin will be an artist/scholar-in-residence at UMBC for two semesters.

Curated by Stephen Bradley.

Sept 26 Daytime performances/workshops include

  • Kung Fu demo & Lion Dance
  • Chinese music, song, and dance
  • Dutch tile art workshop for kids
  • Chinese calligraphy
  • Trash talk: learn about trash & recycling habits in Rotterdam and how it’s different than USA
  • A talk about immigrant experiences in Rotterdam and Baltimore
  • A presentation of the Believe in Music program from Living Classrooms
  • Sister City “ship shape” game
  • Dutch poffertjes
  • Tai chi workshop
  • And more! See schedule on Creative Alliance site
Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee (BRSCC)
baltimorerotterdam.org
Promotes cooperation, mutual understanding, and friendship between the residents of Baltimore in Maryland, USA and Rotterdam in the Netherlands and supports activities in Baltimore city related to the Netherlands.
Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee Zustersteden Comite
Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee (BXSCC)
bxscc.org
Promotes business, cultural, educational, health/environmental and other cooperation and exchanges between the cities of Baltimore, Maryland, USA and Xiamen, Fujian, People’s Republic of China and supports activities in Baltimore city related to China and the local Chinese community.
Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee
More information about this event:
Facebook
Press release (PDF)
Press release for the art exhibit (PDF)
Postcard (PDF)
Baltimore’s sister city committees are affiliated with:
The City of Baltimore, Office of the Mayor
Sister Cities International
Visit us at baltimoresistercities.org

Rotterdam photo: Claire Droppert / Rotterdam Image Bank • Xiamen and Baltimore photos: istockphoto • Postcard design: mdesignbaltimore.com

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Recipient of 2016 Innovation Award from Sister Cities International.