FRI. SEPT 6 I 5-9PM
Thanks to everyone for coming out the the Sept Art Walk.
To see photos from the event, CLICK HERE.
See you on Fri. Oct 4 for the next Art Walk!
Join us for the September Art Walk with over a dozen venues featuring live music, art demos, drink specials, tasty eats and more! Explore our unique array of shops, galleries, landmarks and murals on a self-guided walking tour.
Tonight’s theme is “State Fair” and we’ll be celebrating with a FREE block party on the 400 block of S. Clinton Street (near Snake Hill) with fun food, games, art and more!
STATE FAIR BLOCK PARTY
Outside Snake Hill 418 S. Clinton St
Gather for an evening of fun featuring food, games, and more!
Dunk Tank
Diablo Donut Tasting
Face Painting
Art Vendors
Hula Hooping
HIGHLANDTOWN VENUES:
Y:ART Gallery & Fine Gifts
3402 Gough St
Best Gallery 2019 || Best Gallery 2018 || Best East-Side Art Space 2017, Baltimore Magazine
In the Gallery: Terry Thompson Exhibition Preview
Fair Fun: Popcorn & Lemonade
Highlandtown Gallery
248 S. Conkling St, Gallery A
Opening night of “Baltimore Nocturne” A Plein Air Show. Celebrate the evening with live music and sangria.
Zwiebach Creations Gallery
248 S. Conkling St, Gallery B
Featuring the one of a kind work by artist Debbie Lynn Zwiebach.
Night Owl Gallery
248 S. Conkling St, Gallery C
Join us for light refreshments for the opening of CEREBRO: Brain-Eaters Art Club vs. Mowgli A pop-up shop featuring the art of Ronnie Larrimore and Steve Moffett.
This is a month-long event at Night Owl Gallery with extended hours and workshops while Beth-Ann is Artist-in-Residence at Indiana Dunes National Park.
The Laughing Pint
3531 Gough St
ON VIEW: Double Vision: A collection of small assemblage and found object art work by Donna DiSciullo and Jude Asher.
$5 greyhound drink special & kitchen is open until 10:30pm.
Flaneuse Couture & Millinery
This month find her at the BLOCK PARTY at 418 S. Clinton
Featuring Men & Womens Felt Hats
Shop with hat maker & Milliner Angela Vinson at the “State Fair” Block Party. Shop handcrafted: Men’s felt, Women’s felt, berets, hair clips, patches and more. Flaneuse Couture & Millinery started in New Orleans, LA. (Milliner was born in raised in New Orleans). The brand has shifted to the east coast to Baltimore. Every hat made is sustainable, made in America and never replicated.
Accessorize this fall with handmade, hand-sewn hats for men and women. Each hat or creation is made in the atelier which is located in Baltimore Highlandtown. Custom Orders are available if you have a specific style in mind. Email us: flaneusecouture@gmail.com
The Pop-Up Studio @ 3522
3522 Bank St 1st Floor (Bank & Conkling)
FEATURING TWO EVENTS IN SEPT!
1. The Photovoice Exhibition Opening Reception 5-8PM
This summer, in partnership with the the Pisces Foundation, Blue Water Baltimore hosted a three-part Photovoice workshop series in Highlandtown. The work created by four Highlandtown residents during the workshops will be on display Come to the art opening, view their work, and meet the artists!
Photovoice is an internationally used, grassroots research method that enables a community to identify, represent, and enhance their environment through an artistic process. It uses photography and storytelling to furnish evidence and promote an effective means of sharing resident expertise to influence public policy. Through photography, everyone has the opportunity to tell their own story.
More info about Photovoice can be found here: https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/blog/tag/photovoice/
2. Guerrilla Theatre Presents: The State Fair Puppet Petting Zoo
Featuring a puppet petting zoo featuring Jess Rassp & Paradiso Puppets and a a create your own puppets station.
Location: Art-O-Mat Pop-up@3522 Bank St
Entrance on Conkling Street.
Baltimore Science Fiction Society @ Double and Up
This month find BSFS at the STATE FAIR BLOCK PARTY at 418 S. Clinton
Learn more about Highlandtown’s very own science fiction society! Play “Lucky Ducks” to win prizes. Hats & Spats will also join BSFS with her Steampunk finery.
RoofTop Hot
339 S. Conkling St
It wouldn’t be a “State Fair” Art Walk without fresh produce! Stop by and pick up some fresh fruit and veggies before 7pm.
Featuring pottery and ceramics by local artists Monica Broere and Dennis Moore.
Rust-N-Shine [Special First Friday Opening]
410 S. Conkling St
Rust-N-Shine Presents A Very Smutty Birthday
We’re baaack and SMUTTIER. THAN. EVER!
Join us Friday, September 6th, as our randy lil’ reading series turns 1!
This month, we’ll be reading from Ian Morrison’s 1963 “The Sensation”- based on the real life loves, scandals, and performances of Adah Isaacs Menken.
Come early or stay late to play ring toss and enjoy popcorn, beer, and celebratory mini cupcakes!
Reading at 7 p.m. Vintage, retro, and handmade treasures on sale from 5-9 p.m.
(Only open from 5-9 p.m. during Highlandtown’s First Friday Art Walks!)
Filippo’s Restaurant & Lounge featuring *Live Street Art Demos in the adjacent alley
418 S. Conkling St (and through to 417 S. Highland Ave)
Live entertainment and art. Drink specials available inside Filippo’s Lounge.
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave
Catch the Creative Alliance at the STATE FAIR BLOCK PARTY outside Snake Hill at 418 S. Clinton St with a fun, free art activity!
(Rental Event at Creative Alliance: Dan Savage’s HUMP! Film Festival (Ages 18+))
Roll Ice Cream & Coffee
3222 Eastern Ave
Come experience the culinary art of rolled ice cream. All our ice cream is made to order right in front of you. We take it from liquid to solid in less than 3 minutes.
Off the Rox
3232-A Eastern Ave
Featuring artful tastings on the First Friday Art Walk.
Snake Hill Tavern
418 S. Clinton St
State Fair: A Group Show
Artists capture the spirit of the State Fair in this curated group show! Vote for your favorite piece. “People’s Choice” winner will be announced at the State Fair “Midway” event Sep 6!
Happy Hour until 7pm
Kitchen Open until 11pm
Springsteen Gallery
422 S. Highland Ave
Ideals of Highlandtown
3319 Eastern Ave
Stop in for a refreshment and the unique wood furniture pieces at this home goods shop.
Yellow Arrow Publishing Presents:
Highlandtown Art Walk Writer-in-Residence
The writer-in-residence for July, August & September 2019 is Jessica Gregg.
Jessica Gregg is the editor of Baltimore Style magazine and also oversees Baltimore’s Child and Washington Family magazines. She is a Baltimore booster, proud rowhouse dweller, the mother of two teenagers, and an avid poetry reader. Her poetry collection “News from this Lonesome City” will be published this year by Finishing Line Press.
CLOSED THIS MONTH
PEAK Performance
512 S. Conkling Street
Closed for renovations during the September Art Walk.
Presented by Highlandtown Arts & Entertainment District in partnership with Highlandtown Main Street.
Highlandtown is a designated Arts & Entertainment District. For more information visit Highlandtown Arts & Entertainment District
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