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Feb 3
TO Apr 29Location: Homewood MuseumAdmission to the exhibition is included with the guided museum tour, or $3 for the exhibition only.
Charles Carroll Jr. took great pride and pleasure in creating a beautiful and productive setting for his Federal-era summer house, Homewood, with fields, gardens, and orchards set amidst 130 picturesque acres. Federal Foodies examines this intersection of house and landscape by taking a closer look at food, farming, and festivity in early Baltimore. From farming and gardening practices to how foods were preserved, prepared, and presented, the exhibition offers new insights into farm-to-table living, nineteenth century style. For more information, please click here.
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Feb 23
TO Feb 26Location: Maryland Antiques Show of Hunt Valley Price: $15 General AdmissionThe 2012 Show will be held at the Crowne Plaza Baltimore, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, MD 21093. For directions and tickets, click here or email info@mashv.org.
Organized for the Maryland Antiques Show of Hunt Valley, this exhibition celebrates the many fascinating layers of Evergreen Museum & Library—one of two historic house museums owned and operated by the Johns Hopkins University. Through photographs and objects representing the fine, decorative, and literary arts collections that comprise Evergreen, visitors will have the opportunity to explore this unique museum established by Baltimore's philanthropic Garrett family, and which serves as both a hands-on resource for students and scholars and an internationally recognized museum and library promoting historical as well as contemporary arts through regular tours, exhibitions, concerts, lecture series, and other unique programming.
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Feb 24
Price: $25 members and docents, $35 all othersTo register, complete the registration form and return with check made payable to Evergreen Museum & Library/JHU, or call Nancy Powers at 410.516.0341.
Depart promptly by carpool from Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles St., at 8:45am; return by 11am.
Join Evergreen director and curator James Abbott on a trip to the Baltimore Museum of Art for a curator-led tour of the exhibition Print by Print: Series from Durer to Lichtenstein with Rena Hoisington, curator and department head of the BMA’s Department of Prints, Drawings & Photographs.
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Feb 26
Location: Mattin Center 101, Johns Hopkins Homewood campus Price: Free admissionThe Mattin Center is located at 33rd and N. Charles Street, a short walk from Homewood Museum. Please see the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus map for more information, or call the museum at 410.516.5589.
A multi-disciplinary panel will discuss the intersection of urban farming and community organizing in Baltimore, in conjunction with Homewood Museum's winter focus exhibition, Federal Foodies: From Farm to Table in Early Baltimore. Participants are invited to visit Homewood prior to the panel discussion, from 12 to 2pm, to view the exhibition.
The program is presented by Homewood Museum and the Center for a Liveable Future at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The discussion will be moderated by Amanda Behrens, Eating for the Future Project Officer, Center for a Liveable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. There will be time after the discussion for networking.
Confirmed panelists include:
- Abby Cocke, Baltimore Office of Sustainability
- Katie Dix, Parks & People Foundation
- Denzel Mitchell, Five Seeds Farm
- Billy Thomas, Baltimore Free Farm
- Maya Kosok, Open Society Institute Fellow
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Mar 11
TO Sep 30Location: Evergreen Museum & LibraryAdmission to the exhibition is included with the guided museum tour, or $3 for the exhibition only.
This is the first museum exhibition devoted to the career of Alix Aymé (French, 1894–1989), an influential participant in the promotion of Paris-born modernism in the era between the world wars. The exhibition presents an unparalleled opportunity to study the artist’s development over nearly four decades, from her early works under the tutelage of French Nabi painter Maurice Denis, to her mature compositions of sensual portraits and haunting landscapes that fused traditional Asian styles with the spirit of Western modernism. Bringing together nearly forty works from public and private collections, the exhibition includes never-before-exhibited paintings, drawings, lacquer panels, and book illustrations chronicling a career that was much inspired by the artist’s over twenty years living in Indochina. For more information, please click here.
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Mar 11
TO May 27Location: Evergreen Museum & LibraryAdmission to the exhibition is included with the guided museum tour.
Tai Hwa Goh is a Korean-born printmaker and paper artist living in the New Jersey Palisades. As Evergreen’s tenth artist-in-residence, she will transform the grand main staircase, which once marked the transition from social to private space, into a three-dimensional sculpture using enlarged, cut, and reworked hand waxed prints inspired by the museum and library collections. The installation forges a physical relationship with the architectural space and surfaces, inviting viewers to engage with and consider the materiality of prints. Marked by the artist’s interest in contrasting the fragility of works on paper with concrete architectural elements, the work invites multiple interpretations and questions the concept of print reproduction. For more information, please visit: www.taihwagoh.com.For more information, please click here.
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Mar 11
Location: Evergreen Museum & Library Price: Free admissionReservations requested: 410.516.0341 or evergreenmuseum@jhu.edu
Join Evergreen Museum & Library as it celebrates the opening of two new exhibitions: Alix Aymé: European Perception and Asian Poeticism and Tai Hwa Goh: Lullaby in Evergreen.
Guests will also be able to tour the Gilded Age mansion's period rooms and enjoy light refreshments.
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Mar 28
TO May 16Location: Evergreen Museum & Library (Bakst Theatre) Price: 3-Lecture Series: $48 public; $32 members and full-time students with valid ID. Individual talks: $20 public; $15 members and full-time students with valid ID. Purchase TicketsSeats are limited, and advance purchase is recommended: 410.516.0341.
Evergreen’s fifth annual The House Beautiful lecture series explores nationalism in design. The illustrated talks will take place in Evergreen’s Bakst Theatre, followed by receptions and book signings with the speakers. The program is made possible by the Evergreen House Foundation.
Mar. 28: Hermes Mallea, "Great Houses of Havana: A Century of Cuban Style"
Join architect and author Hermes Mallea for an exploration of the greatest residences of Havana, celebrating 100 years of creativity, design, and style that made the city “the Paris of the Caribbean.”
Apr. 25: John J. Tackett, "A Devotion to Classicism: The Enduring Popularity in Decorative Arts"
Presenting examples instilled by a tradition two thousand years old, architect and interior designer John J. Tackett will explore this passion for the antique and discuss why classicism endures as a major source of residential inspiration.
May 16: Donald Albrecht, "The American Style: Colonial Revival and the Modern Metropolis"
Join Donald Albrecht, Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of the City of New York, for an exploration of the Colonial Revival from a national perspective, and the movement’s impact on New York City—the ultimate modern metropolis.
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Mar 28
The House Beautiful lecture seriesHermes Mallea, architect and authorLocation: Evergreen Museum & Library (Bakst Theatre) Price: 3-Lecture Series: $48 public; $32 members and full-time students with valid ID. Individual talks: $20 public; $15 members and full-time students with valid ID. Purchase TicketsSeats are limited, and advance purchase is recommended: 410.516.0341
For over four hundred years, Havana was the center of Spanish trade in the western hemisphere. With the expansion of the sugar industry, independence from Spain, and North American investment, Havana became a city of great wealth, great style, and great houses. Join architect and author Hermes Mallea for an exploration of the greatest residences of Havana, celebrating 100 years of creativity, design, and style that made the city “the Paris of the Caribbean.” Mallea is an architect and a partner in M(Group), a design firm based in New York. A longtime collector of vintage Cuban photographs and a member of a Cuban-American family, he is the author of the newly published book, Great Houses of Havana: A Century of Cuban Style.
This is the first of three talks in The House Beautiful lecture series. Guests are invited to stay after for a reception and book signing with the speaker.
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Mar 31
TO Oct 27Location: Evergreen Museum & Library Price: 110 public; $90 members (nonrefundable, but transferable with advance notice).Classes will be held rain or shine. Registration includes museum admission on day of class. Class size limited to 20 and advance, pre-paid registration required: 410-516-0341.
Beginning this spring and continuing into October, Evergreen Museum & Library will host a five-part kitchen garden series presented by chef John Shields and his restaurant, Gertrude’s, highlighting three seasons of sustainably growing and preparing fresh organic produce. The series includes gardening workshops with Gertrude's master gardener Jon Carroll, cooking demonstrations with chef John Shields, an optional chef’s tour of Baltimore’s 32nd Street Farmers’ Market, and a fall harvest luncheon at Gertrude’s Restaurant. Participants will receive printed material on home kitchen garden planning and growing techniques, and recipes incorporating the featured crops.
SESSION 1: GARDEN PLANNING & SEED STARTING
Saturday, Mar. 31, 9:30–11:30 a.m., at EvergreenThe first class in the series will cover garden planning and design, and growing organic fruits and vegetables from seed.
SESSION 2: SITE PREPARATION & PLANTING
Saturday, May 12, 9:30–11:30 a.m., at EvergreenThe second session will include making raised beds, supporting plants, planting seedlings, and a cooking demo by Chef John Shields.
SESSION 3: MAINTAINING THE GARDEN
Saturday, Jun. 16, 9:30–11:30 a.m. at EvergreenThe third session will go over composting, harvesting, saving herbs, watering, weeding, pest control, and will include a cooking demo by Chef John Shields.
SESSION 4: GETTING READY FOR FALL
Saturday, Aug. 25, 9:30–11:30 a.m. at Evergreen, with an optional tour of the 32nd Street Farmers’ Market with Chef John Shields at 7:30 a.m.The fourth session will cover planning for fall crops, freezing vegetables, and turning the garden over for fall, and will include a cooking demo by Chef John Shields.
SESSION 5: THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR
Saturday, Oct. 27, 10–11:30 a.m. at Gertrude’s, followed by lunch.The final session, held at Gertrude’s Restaurant, will cover the winter garden, and will include a vegetable/fruit canning demo by Chef John Shields. The series concludes with a fall harvest luncheon.
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Mar 31
Music at Evergreen 2011-2012Location: Evergreen Museum & Library (Bakst Theatre) Price: $15 members; $20 public; $10 students (full-time with ID). Series sunscription: $40 members; $55 public; $25 students. Purchase TicketsTicket includes admission to the guided museum tour (departs 12, 1, and 2 p.m.) and a post-concert tea reception with the musicians. Limited space; advance tickets are recommended. Purchase tickets online or by calling 410.516.0341.
Narek Arutynian, clarinet; Steven Beck, piano
Eighteen-year-old clarinetist Narek Arutyunian, who won First Prize in the 2010 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, makes his Baltimore recital debut accompanied by pianist Steven Beck. Born in Armenia, Arutyunian grew up in Moscow and is a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory. He has performed widely in Europe, and plays a clarinet personally given to him by the conductor and violinist Vladimir Spivakov. The program features music by Poulenc, Francaix, Weber, Horovitz, Denisov and Schoenfield. -
Apr 1
Location: Homewood Museum Price: Indoor activities are included with paid museum admission.Admission to outdoor petting farm is free.
Travel back in time to the early 19th century, with a half-day of activities themed around Homewood Museum’s current exhibition Federal Foodies: From Farm to Table in Early Baltimore.
- Outdoor petting farm of ducks, chickens, sheep, and rabbits
- Presentations by urban beekeepers
- Stories of early American food preservation techniques brought to life by actress and culinary historian Dory Gean Cunningham
- Winter seed starting workshops at 1 and 3pm
- Tour of Homewood's former farm grounds at 2pm
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Apr 10
Peabody at Homewood concert seriesLocation: Homewood Museum Price: Free ($10 suggested donation; $5 students)Space is extremely limited and advance reservations are highly recommended: call 410.516.5589 or by email.
Come hear exceptional jazz by gifted and accomplished young Peabody musicians performed amidst the splendid architecture and furnishings of Homewood. Concerts are held in the museum's intimate and atmospheric Reception Hall, and are followed by receptions with the musicians.
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Apr 14
Open to Supporter Members ($125+) and above. Call 410.516.6710 for more information or to upgrade your Membership.
Enjoy a delightful morning with Evergreen Director Jim Abbott featuring tours of the exhibitions, Alix Aymé: European Perception and Asian Poeticism and Tai Hwa Goh: Lullaby in Evergreen.
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Apr 17
Peabody at Homewood concert seriesLocation: Homewood Museum Price: Free ($10 suggested donation; $5 students)Seating is extremely limited and advanced reservations are strongly encouraged: 410.516.5589 or by email.
Come hear exceptional jazz by gifted and accomplished young Peabody musicians performed amidst the splendid architecture and furnishings of Homewood. Concerts are held in the museum's intimate and atmospheric Reception Hall, and are followed by receptions with the musicians.
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Apr 21
Music at Evergreen 2011-2012Location: Evergreen Museum & Library (Bakst Theatre) Price: $15 members; $20 public; $10 students (full-time with ID). Series sunscription: $40 members; $55 public; $25 students. Purchase TicketsTicket includes admission to the guided museum tour (departs 12, 1, and 2 p.m.) and a post-concert tea reception with the musicians. Limited space; advance tickets are recommended. Purchase tickets online or by calling 410.516.0341.
Amy Schroeder, violin; Keiko Tokunaga, violin; Luke Fleming, viola; Andrew Yee; cello
Formed in 2003 at the Juilliard School, the Attacca Quartet (Amy Schroeder and Keiko Tokunaga, violins; Gillian Gallagher, viola; Andrew Yee, cello) has already won multiple national and international awards in its short history, including most recently the 2011 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, and has collaborated with many internationally acclaimed artists. -
Apr 24
Peabody at Homewood concert seriesLocation: Homewood Museum Price: Free ($10 suggested donation; $5 students)Seating is extremely limited and advanced reservations are strongly encouraged: 410.516.5589 or by email.
Colin Sorgi, violin; Michelle Skinner, violin; Jaclyn Dorr, viola; Mia Barcia-Colombo; cello
The János Quartet has quickly established itself as a young up-and-coming ensemble. Comprised of four musicians from across the United States, they formed at the prestigious Peabody Institute under the guidance of esteemed cellist and chamber musician Michael Kannen. Soon after their formation they were named the conservatory’s graduate honors string quartet. -
Apr 25
The House Beautiful lecture seriesJohn J. Tackett, architect and interior designerLocation: Evergreen Museum & Library (Bakst Theatre) Price: 3-Lecture Series: $48 public; $32 members and full-time students with valid ID. Individual talks: $20 public; $15 members and full-time students with valid ID. Purchase TicketsSeats are limited, and advance purchase is recommended: 410.516.0341
The classical theme in design has continued in not only architecture, but gardens, furniture, ceramics, textiles, and many more elements of the House Beautiful. Presenting examples instilled by a tradition two thousand years old, architect and interior designer John J. Tackett will explore this passion for the antique and discuss why classicism endures as a major source of residential inspiration. Tackett worked for the legendary firm Parish-Hadley before forming John Tackett Design in 1987. His work has been published in Architectural Digest, Southern Accents, House & Garden, and House Beautiful, in addition to more than a dozen books on architecture and design. He is author of the award-winning blog, The Devoted Classicist.
This is the second of three talks in The House Beautiful lecture series. Guests are invited to stay after for a reception with the speaker.
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May 2
TO May 9Join members of Homewood Museum on the study tour, Dutch Houses, Gardens and Art, including a visit to the world famous Keukenhof gardens in full bloom. Please call Judith Proffitt to register or for more information: 410.516.8645.
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May 4
TO May 6Location: Homewood MuseumRegular museum admission rates apply. Johns Hopkins alumni and their families will receive free admission with Alumni Weekend badge.
In celebration of Alumni Reunion Weekend, Homewood Museum will offer its "Hopkins History at Homewood" guided tour of the historic house. Homewood House is one of the most prominent buildings on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus and probably the least understood. Standing at the top of the hill beyond the beach and facing south to Charles Street, the 210 year old National Historic Landmark has a long and fascinating history, including its varied use since 1902 by Johns Hopkins University. This special tour explores the mansion and its connections to Johns Hopkins and the university he created.
Tours will be offered every half-hour, and last approximately one hour:
Friday, May 4, 11am–3pm
Saturday, May 5, 12–3pm
Sunday, May 6, 12–3pm
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May 8
Peabody at Homewood concert seriesLocation: Homewood Museum Price: Free ($10 suggested donation; $5 students)Seating is extremely limited and advanced reservations are strongly encouraged: 410.516.5589 or by email.
Orin Laursen, violin; Songeun Jeong, violin; Dian Zhang, viola; Javier Martin Iglesias; cello
Formed in 2011, the Kubrick Quartet presents the string quartet repertoire in dazzling color, virtuosity, and authenticity. In the short time that they have been together, they have already displayed a high level of performance, both musically and technically, earning themselves a 2011-2012 Peabody Conservatory Honors Ensemble award. They currently study under the instruction of esteemed performer and Director of Chamber Music at Peabody, Michael Kannen.
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May 10
Location: Evergreen Museum & Library Purchase TicketsDon't be late for a very important date! Evergreen Museum & Library hosts its second annual Alice’s Wonderland Garden Party, a festive fundraiser for the historic museum’s on-going restoration projects. Guests will enjoy fabulous hors d’oeuvres and drinks in the Upper Garden, a silent auction, and a Mad Hatter hat contest!
Click here to see photos from last year's event!Ticket Prices
• King of Queen of Hearts Benefactor: $1000 (2 tickets)
• Glad Hatter Patron: $500 (2 tickets)
• Cheshire Cat Contributor: $250 (1 ticket)
• Friend: $100 (1 ticket / $125 at the door)Benefactors, Patrons, and Contributors join the Garden Party Committee and have their names listed on the official event invitation and program.
For tickets and information, call 410.516.0341. Tickets are tax-deductible after $45.
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May 16
The House Beautiful lecture seriesDonald Albrecht, Curator of Architecture and Design, Museum of the City of New YorkLocation: Evergreen Museum & Library (Bakst Theatre) Price: 3-Lecture Series: $48 public; $32 members and full-time students with valid ID. Individual talks: $20 public; $15 members and full-time students with valid ID. Purchase TicketsSeats are limited, and advance purchase is recommended: 410.516.0341
Throughout American history, no style has proven more enduring than the Colonial Revival, which emerged in the late nineteenth century. Powerfully connecting the present to the past, the Colonial Revival remains popular today, retaining its status as the American style. Join Donald Albrecht, Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of the City of New York, for an exploration of the Colonial Revival from a national perspective, and the movement’s impact on New York City—the ultimate modern metropolis. Albrecht has curated exhibitions that have ranged from overviews of cultural trends to profiles of individual design firms and artists, including last year’s critically acclaimed The American Style: Colonial Revival and the Modern Metropolis.
This is the third and final talk in The House Beautiful lecture series. Guests are invited to stay after for a reception and book-signing with the speaker.
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