A list of upcoming events organized or sponsored 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:
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Kawasaki Lantern Commemoration
Time: 11am
Location: Baltimore Inner Harbor promenade, Rash Field, near the Maryland Science Center
Commemoration Ceremony to mark 35 years of the stone lantern located by the Maryland Science Center at the Inner Harbor, donated to Baltimore by its sister city of Kawasaki, Japan. Ceremony will include speeches, procession, lantern lighting, and Japanese drumming and dance performances.
Organized by Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee.
July 17–19, 2019
Sister Cities International Annual Conference
Location: Marriott Marquis Houston, 1777 Walker St, Houston, TX 77010
More info & registration: sistercities.org/annual-conference-2019
Summer 2019
Baltimore student trip to China
The Baltimore – Xiamen China committee aims to bring 15 to 20 Baltimore/Maryland high school students and three 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 Gallery
Title: Flightless Cranes/Tobenai Tsuru (meaning: “a crane cannot fly”)
Curator: Kirk Butts
Artists: Aimi Chinen Bouillen, Mary Champagne, Kei Ito, Sanzi Kermes, Ayaka Takao, Ahraun
This exhibit will open just before Baltimore’s ArtScape festival on July 2nd and run through August 2. 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.
Sponsored by Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
The Ancient Alexandria Library – Anew for the 21st Century
A Sister City Presentation
Organized by Baltimore-Luxor-Alexandria Sister Cities Committee in conjunction with Enoch Pratt Free Library and the Walters Art Museum.
Two activities:
6:30-7:30pm – Presentation at Enoch Pratt Library
Location: Central Library (in the African American Department), 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Admission: Free
More info: Event page
Alexandria, Egypt, was a world center of knowledge and learning in the third century BCE, when its ancient library gathered scrolls and scholars from around the world. Learn how the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) in the 21st century is dedicated to recapturing the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original library.
Speaker: Heba El-Rafey, Director of Public Relations and International Communications at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA). She oversees the BA Youth Activities Program, engaging young Egyptians and connecting with the International Friends of the BA Network.
7:45-8:30pm – Highlights of the Egyptian Collection at the Walters Art Museum
After the Enoch Pratt presentation, join us on a tour of the Egyptian Collection at the Walters, together with Heba El-Rafey from Bibliotheca Alexandrina and members of Baltimore-Luxor-Alexandria Sister Cities Committee.
Location: The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201
Admission: Free
More info: Event page
Saturday, July 27, 2019
“Mary and the Witch’s Flower” outdoor film screening
Time: TBA
Location: Herring Run Park
Admission: Free.
Outdoor screening of “Mary and the Witch’s Flower,” 2017 film by Japanese director Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Studio Ponoc). Part of the Baltimore Department of Recreation & Parks’ “Rhythm and Reels” Program.
Organized by Baltimore Kawasaki Sister City Committee and Flowering Tree Trails of Baltimore.
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.
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.
