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:
Ongoing events
Baltimore Sister Cities food drive for Maryland Food Bank
Baltimore Sister Cities is proud to partner with the Maryland Food Bank to host a Virtual Food Drive this year to support our hungry neighbors. Every dollar you give will provide not only the gift of food, but the gift of hope for food-insecure children and families during this difficult and uncertain time. Visit mdfoodbank.fenly.org/drive/baltimoresistercities-fooddrive to make a donation to our food drive today!
More information about our drive
Baltimore Sister Cities featured at BWI Airport through February 2021
Look for our new poster at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in the International Terminal (Concourse E)!
More information
Asia North 2020
Asia North–a celebration of art, culture, and the Asian heritage of Greater Baltimore, especially the Korean history of the Charles North community (a.k.a. Station North). Asia North was inaugurated in 2019 and is co-presented by Towson University’s Asian Arts & Culture Center, Central Baltimore Partnership, Charm City Night Market, and multiple community partners. In 2020, there are periodic online events throughout the year.
- Asia North website
- Online introduction to Baltimore’s first Koreatown and the Korean community in Greater Baltimore
Online exhibition: Twenty-five Asian and Asian American artists from the Baltimore-Washington, DC region express, illustrate, and address the fusion of cultures, drawing from traditional art forms, memories of homeland, and more. Exhibition entry page
Promoted by Baltimore Sister Cities and its Asian sister city committees (Changwon, South Korea; Kawasaki, Japan; and Xiamen, China).
Phaan Howng: A Bag of Rocks for a Bag of Rice
Exhibition September 17 – December 12 at Towson University’s Asian Arts & Culture Center
Exquisitely disposed rocks and trees and vegetation. The promise of an inspired space of meditation and detachment. Such has been of the Westernized image of the Chinese and Japanese garden. Yet, such enchanted “natural” spaces camouflage the histories of empire, wealth, privilege, exploitation, ecological extraction, and displacement behind their creation. Phaan Howng’s site-specific installation engages East Asian gardens as a case study of the dynamics embedded within these private spaces.
To visit the exhibit:
- Virtual: www.towson.edu/campus/artsculture/centers/asianarts/events/
- In person: By appointment for Towson University students, faculty and staff.
Hosted by Towson University’s Asian Arts & Culture Center.
Promoted by Baltimore Sister Cities and its Asian sister city committees (Changwon, South Korea; Kawasaki, Japan; and Xiamen, China).
November 10–18, 2020
14th annual CHINA Town Hall
Join us for the 14th annual CHINA Town Hall, hosted nationwide by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR) and in Baltimore by the Baltimore – Xiamen Sister City Committee.
In light of the growing downturn in U.S.-China relations over the past year, CHINA Town Hall has expanded from a single night into a multi-night series of programming to address the range of issues confronting the relationship. The series will kick off at 7:00PM on Tuesday, November 10th, starting with a keynote event with renowned investor Ray Dalio, followed by events on three subsequent evenings, each focused on a specific issue area: economics and trade, climate and health, and society and culture. In addition, a fifth Mandarin-language event will be held for Chinese-speaking audiences in the United States, China, and around the world. Due to public health concerns, Baltimore’s 2020 edition of this event will be all-virtual. To allow a wider audience to participate, this year’s event is free to attend.
For more information and to register: Eventbrite page
Baltimore’s edition of this event organized by Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee.
November 18, 2020
Reimagining Global Workforce Development Post COVID-19
Time: 11am – 12pm ET
Format: Virtual
Admission: Free; advance registration required
More information and to register: Webinar series page on WTCI site
Learn what are today’s top critical skills employers are seeking out and cultivating in their people and how has this pandemic modified the way teams operate and will continue to operate in the future. Hosted by World Trade Center Institute (WTCI).
Baltimore Sister Cities is a member of WTCI.
November 19, 2020
Recruiting & Onboarding in Virtual Times
Time: 12 – 1pm ET; 18.00 CET
Format: Virtual
Admission: Free; advance registration required
More information and to register: Event page on NACCWM site
Netherlands America Chamber of Commerce Washington Metro (NACCWM) hosts a free webinar about virtual hiring trends accelerated by the pandemic. How do companies find the right employees? How do Dutch companies hire the right talent in the United States? What can recruiters and HR managers do beyond video interviewing; automation for communications, tracking, and interview scheduling; and social media ad campaigns? The panel of speakers will go into detail about the new developments in recruiting talent in the technology sector.
Promoted by Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
WTCI’s Maryland State of the Ports
Time:
4pm ET / Breakout sessions: E-commerce & the Port Economy; The Future of Travel
5pm ET / State of the Ports Panel
Format: Virtual conference
Admission: Free; advance registration required
Register here: www.wtci.org/stateoftheports
Learn about the latest developments at Maryland’s Port of Baltimore and BWI airport directly from Maryland’s Secretary of Transportation at this annual event and hear from the leaders of Port of Baltimore, Ports America Chesapeake, and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Organized by World Trade Center Institute (WTCI).
Baltimore Sister Cities is a member of WTCI.
December 3–6, 2020
Baltimore Black International Film Festival
The annual Baltimore International Black Film Festival (BIBFF) provides a venue for independent films for, by and about African Americans, the African Diaspora, and members of the SGL-LGBT community locally, nationally and globally.
Baltimore Sister Cities encourages filmmakers from its sister cities to submit their films to the festival organizers for consideration to include in this festival.
More info: Call for submissions | About the festival
Promoted by Baltimore Sister Cities.
December 12, 2020
Cookies & Spice & Everything Nice!
Time: 11am – 12:30pm ET
Format: Virtual
Admission: Ticketed; advance registration required
More information and to register: Eventbrite page
An online culinary adventure featuring a talk on Egyptian cuisine, spices and cookies plus live baking, recipes and date cookies for everyone. Event features:
- Renowned Chef Amy Riolo, one of the world’s foremost authorities on culinary culture, will share the history of cookies, Egyptian cuisine and spices.
- Entrepreneur Chef Aida Mady will be baking live in her own kitchen while you watch – sharing her recipe and techniques for date cookies.
- Everyone will receive recipes and date cookies to savor.
Proceeds from this culinary adventure benefit Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister City Committee, dedicated to fostering international cooperation and exchanges between Baltimore and the Egyptian cities of Luxor and Alexandria.
April 2021
Hanami community picnic
Annual Japanese-style “flower viewing” spring celebration. Join us in celebrating the arrival of spring beneath a canopy of pink blossoms along on of Baltimore’s finest waterfronts in Middle Branch Park! Bring your blanket, a picnic, and your cultural curiosity.
Date to be announced later. Stay tuned for more information.
Organized by Baltimore-Kawasaki Sister City Committee (BKSCC).
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Imagination Celebration
Location: Enoch Pratt Central Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Admission: Free
Pratt Library hosts Imagination Celebration (formerly known as the Fairy Tale festival. This signature event celebrates creativity and honors diverse voices and experiences within children’s literature and our communities.
Baltimore Sister Cities will have a table at this event with fun activities for kids from some of the countries around the world where we have sister cities.
Supported by Baltimore-Changwon Sister City Committee (BCSCC), Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee (BRSCC), and Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee (BXSCC).
May 2021
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration
Annual celebration in Baltimore featuring music and dance performances, calligraphy, Asian food, and talks by leaders from the community.
Date and details to be announced later.
Organized by Baltimore Sister Cities’ Asian committees (Changwon, South Korea; Kawasaki, Japan; Xiamen, China).
Fall 2021
Seagull Mamma — A Performance Piece about Trash and Recycling
Rotterdam-based, American-born theatre artist and educator Kathie diStefano visits Baltimore each year to do workshops.
Ms. Kathie is part of the artist roster at Young Audiences Arts for Learning, Maryland and she performs “Seagull Mamma” at several schools in our region each semester. Public schools can sign up on the Young Audiences website to schedule the “Seagull Mamma” performance for this spring or in the future, for kids in kindergarten through grade 2. Young Audiences can provide subsidies to public schools to significantly reduce the cost of the performance by up to 80%; schools can inquire with Young Audiences for details.
This interactive show takes young audience members on a journey through the eyes of a seagull mamma who mistakes trash for fish while hunting for food for her young. The term ‘plastic soup’ is introduced; lakes, rivers, and seas that have so much plastic trash that no fish can live there.
Supported by Baltimore-Rotterdam Sister City Committee (BRSCC).
Note: due to the evolving worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we advise you to check each event’s page or event organizers for the latest updates about the event, before you go to attend an event.
