December 12, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Heather Egan hegan@jhu.edu 410-516-0341 ext. 17

Evergreen House
For more information, the public is invited to call 410-516-0341 or visit www.jhu.edu/historichouses.

Through Sunday, Jan. 14
House Guests 2006: Views of the Mid-Atlantic and House Lights and Furniture Music
Free with museum admission
The works of Evergreen's 2005 and 2006 artists-in- residence, painter Amy Chan and installation artist Richard Torchia, are the subject House Guests 2006, the museum's annual artist-in-residence exhibition series. In Chan's Views of the Mid-Atlantic, the familiar surroundings of suburban America fracture into isolated islands separated by oceans of neutral space. Torchia's House Lights and Furniture Music: treatments for a suite of shaded rooms offers a series of site-specific "interventions" that invite visitors to engage in Evergreen's profusion of cultural and historical references. The House Guests exhibitions are on view during regularly scheduled museum tours.

Friday, March 9 - Sunday, June 3
Building a Legacy: Evergreen Scholars at MICA
Free with museum admission
For more than four decades, the Evergreen House Foundation has been supporting exceptionally talented undergraduate students at the Maryland Institute College of Art through the annual award of a scholarship. In 2007, to mark the 55th anniversary of the foundation, Evergreen House Museum presents Building a Legacy: Evergreen Scholars at MICA, an exhibition of current work by five of the many MICA graduates whose training as innovative, creative and successful visual artists benefited from the Evergreen scholarship program, including Richard Cleaver ('77), Rita Natarova ('02), Lauren Ross ('93), Colleen Ostrander ('95), and Nestor Topchy ('85). The exhibition is on view during regularly scheduled museum tours.

Friday, March 23, 8 p.m.
Evergreen Concert Series: Adaskin String Trio with Thomas Gallant, oboe
$15 members, $20 all others.
Canada's Adaskin String Trio specializes in the rare literature for string trio and string trio plus another instrument. It will be a highlight of the season to hear them with virtuoso oboist Thomas Gallant for a performance of quartets and trios. The performance is followed by a reception with the musicians. For tickets, visit www.missiontix.com or call 410-516-0341. (Bakst Theatre)

Friday, April 27, 8 p.m.
Evergreen Concert Series: Matt Haimovitz
$15 members, $20 all others
Classical and cool. Cellist prodigy Matt Haimovitz commands a repertoire ranging from J.S. Bach to Led Zeppelin. The program, including works by Bach, Ligeti and Rorem, will speak to music enthusiasts of every persuasion. Join Haimovitz at a post-concert reception. For tickets, visit www.missiontix.com or call 410-516-0341. (Carriage House)

Homewood House
For more information, call 410-516-5589 or visit www.jhu.edu/historichouses.

Thursday, Jan. 4 - Saturday, March 31
Feathers, Fins, and Fur: The Pet in Early Maryland
Free with museum admission
Opening reception: Thursday, Jan. 4, 5 - 7 p.m. Free.
The result of an undergraduate course at The Johns Hopkins University, Homewood House Museum's winter focus exhibition, Feathers, Fins, and Fur: The Pet in Early Maryland, opens with a free reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, and continues through Saturday, March 31. Drawing on correspondence, probate inventories, newspaper ads, journals, and a rich array of visual materials, the exhibition explores views of the pets and livestock that were part of early Maryland's scenery, and especially of Homewood, the 1801 country house of the Carroll family. The exhibition, presented in partnership with the Maryland SPCA, is on view during regularly scheduled museum tours. Free admission to the museum will be granted to visitors who bring in an item from the SPCA's Animal Wish List, available online at www.mdspca.org.

Saturdays, Jan. 6, 20, Feb. 3, 17, March 3, 17, 31, noon - 2 p.m.
Find A Friend for Life with the Maryland SPCA
Free with museum admission
Find a friend for life while touring Homewood's winter focus exhibition, Feathers, Fins, and Fur: The Pet in Early Maryland. On alternate Saturdays in January, February and March, adoptable pets from the Maryland SPCA's adoption center will be featured in Homewood's wine cellar. Already have a pet? Not looking for a furry family member? Make a pet's wish come true by donating much-needed supplies from the SPCA's Animal Wish List, available online at www.mdspca.org, and receive free admission to the museum.

Friday, March 2, 5:45 p.m.
Peabody at Homewood Concert: Lukasz Kuropaczewski, guitar and Anastasia Petanova, flute
$15 members, $20 all others.
3-concert series: $40 members, $55 all others
Guitarist Lukasz Kuropaczewski is an exceptional new talent in the guitar world. He has been described as "a master technician with artistic maturity well beyond his years." He joins virtuoso flutist Anastasia Petanova for an inspired — and inspiring — performance. A reception with Lukasz and Anastasia in the wine cellar follows the performance. Reservations required; call 410-516-5589.

Friday, April 6, 5:45 p.m.
Peabody at Homewood Concert: L'Armonia de Cieli
$15 members, $20 all others.
3-concert series: $40 members, $55 all others
Andrew Arceci, viola da gamba; John Armato, lute; Ed Greenhood, lute & Renaissance guitar; Bryce Peltier, recorders; and Julia Steinbok, soprano. A reception with the musicians in the wine cellar follows the performance. Reservations required; call 410-516-5589.

Friday, May 4, 5:45 p.m.
Peabody at Homewood Concert: Sonya Chung, violin
$15 members, $20 all others.
3-concert series: $40 members, $55 all others
Sonya Chung attends the Peabody Conservatory as a full scholarship student of Violaine Melançon. A native of Richmond, Va., she made her solo debut at 9 with the Greater Richmond Symphony and with the Richmond Symphony five years later. Chung has performed chamber music with members of the Mendelssohn and Takacs quartets and more recently as a guest artist with the Peabody Trio. A reception with Sonya in the wine cellar follows the performance. Reservations required; call 410-516-5589.

Visitor Information

Evergreen House
4545 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-516-0341

Homewood House 3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-516-5589

Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon- 4 p.m.

Tours: Tours of Evergreen are offered on the hour with the last tour beginning at 3 p.m.
Tours of Homewood are offered every half hour with the last tour beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Admission: $6/adults; $5/seniors, and $3/students and children over 6

Web address: www.jhu.edu/historichouses

HOMEWOOD MUSEUM | The Johns Hopkins University | 3400 North Charles Street | Baltimore, MD 21218 | Phone 410-516-5589 | Email homewoodmuseum@jhu.edu
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