A list of upcoming events organized or supported by Baltimore Sister Cities and our sister city committees (Changwon, South Korea; Gbarnga, Liberia; Kawasaki, Japan; Luxor & Alexandria, Egypt; Piraeus, Greece; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Xiamen, China) and our affiliates. Events include:
Summer 2019
Baltimore student trip to China
The Baltimore – Xiamen China committee brings a group of Baltimore/Maryland high school students and chaperones to China this summer. This experience will serve as a gateway for providing further opportunities for Baltimore/Maryland students to learn more about China and its language & culture through firsthand experiences outside of the classroom. To learn more, visit the Xiamen sister city committee’s website.
July 2 – August 23, 2019
“Flightless Cranes/Tobenai Tsuru” Art Exhibit
Location: Baltimore City Hall’s North Gallery, 100 N. Holliday St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Title: Flightless Cranes/Tobenai Tsuru (meaning: “a crane cannot fly”)
Curator: Kirk Butts
Artists: Aimi Chinen Bouillen, Ahraun Chambliss, Mary Champagne, Kei Ito, Sanzi Kermes, and Ayaka Takao.
Opening reception: Tuesday July 9, 6:30pm, Baltimore City Hall Rotunda.
Exhibition dates: July 2 – August 23
Admission: Free (bring your photo ID in order to enter the building)
The exhibit celebrates the 40th year anniversary of Baltimore and Kawasaki’s sister city relationship. This exhibit will open just before Baltimore’s ArtScape festival on July 2 and runs through August 23. It showcases 6 young artists, looking for commonalities in their immigrant identity and relocation themes that are part of their artistic heritage. The artists include several members of Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee and other artists both local and national. We welcome you to visit this exhibit during ArtScape and delve into themes that are part of our Sister City fabric in Baltimore.
Organized by Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee.
July 21 – August 4, 2019
Baltimore-Kawasaki Venture Scout delegation
Baltimore and Kawasaki have organized scout exchanges for decades. This summer, the exchange is late July to early August and includes a special harbor cruise and talk.
Organized by Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee.
August 25, 2019
Dutch Drinks “Borrel”
Time: 5-8pm
Location: Little Havana (in their private room), 1325 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230
Admission: Free. Cash bar.
More info and to RSVP: Event page
Join us — Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee, DC Dutch, the Netherlands Embassy, the Netherland-America Foundation, the Netherlands America Chamber of Commerce for the Washington Metro Area, BrettonWoodsNL, and Dutch District Drinks — for a special Baltimore edition of our regular happy hour!
Hosted by Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee and DC Dutch.
September 21, 2019
Charm City Night Market (2nd annual edition)
Time: 3-11pm
Location: Outdoors at 200 Park Ave & 100 N Charles St.
Admission: Free.
More info: Event site
Food stalls, live performances, artists, and makers — an Asian-style night market experience! One of Baltimore’s largest one-night celebrations. The Charm City Night Market is a tribute to what used to be Baltimore’s Chinatown and a promise of what it could be again.
Supported by Baltimore-Changwon, Baltimore-Kawasaki, and Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committees.
Howard County’s Korea Festival
Time: 10-7pm
Location: Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794
Admission: Free.
More info: Event page
October 10, 2019
From Exclusion to Inclusion:
Rethinking infrastructure to bridge Baltimore’s divides
Location: 1100 Wicomico Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
Symposium: October 10, 8:30am-5pm (by invitation)
Networking Reception: October 10, 5:30-7pm (by invitation)
Exhibits: October 8–15, 2019 | Open weekdays 7am-5pm (open to the public)
Sponsor this event! Sponsorship opportunities (PDF)
A one-day symposium in Pigtown, that traces the impact of policies and design practices that reinforced segregation and disparity in Baltimore — focusing on infrastructure like roads, streetscape, and transit — and envisions a better way forward for the MLK Boulevard corridor. The symposium is followed by an evening networking reception for a larger audience.
Several companion exhibits will be on display October 8-15 in the same building:
- Undesign the Redline by Designing the WE
- JUST Baltimore + JUST Rotterdam — Graduate student work from Spring 2019 studio by Rotterdam Academy of Architecture and Urban Design (RAvB) and Morgan State University School of Architecture + Planning (MSU SA+P), centered on the neighborhoods of Hillesluis in Rotterdam and Pigtown in Baltimore.
- International PARK(ing) Day 2019 — MSU SA+P student designs for an installation on MLK Boulevard
This event is part of AIA Baltimore’s Architecture Month.
Organized by Cristina Murphy, Assistant Professor, Morgan State University School of Architecture + Planning (MSU SA+P) & Co-founder XCOOP; with assistance from Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee (BRSCC).
Week of October 13, 2019
Kawasaki mayor to visit Baltimore
Kawasaki Mayor Fukuda to visit Baltimore with a delegation, in celebration of the 40th relationship of Baltimore-Kawasaki sister city relationship.
Organized by Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee.
