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Arts and Museums
The Walters Art Museum — 600 N. Charles St. 410-547-9000, http://www.thewalters.org.
• Drop-In Art Activities: Nature Escape, every Saturday and Sunday in June, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.. Experiment with natural materials to create beautiful artwork with an emphasis on a healthy planet, including painted panoramas, tree sculptures, collages and nature rubbings. June 18–19 is Close Up Collage and June 25-26 is Leaves and Bark. Free.
• Rescuing Egypt's Heritage and Behind the Mask of Tutankhamun, Graham Auditorium, June 19, 1-3:30 p.m. Free.
• The Art of the Writing Instrument from Paris to Persia, July 2-Sept. 25.
Baltimore Clayworks — 5707 Smith Ave. presents Setting Sail: Drawings of the Sea from the Walters' Collection, June 18–Sept. 11 featuring drawings, paintings, and prints of ships, sailors and the sea from the permanent collection of the Walters. Free. 410-578-1919. http://www.baltimoreclayworks.org.
The Baltimore Museum of Art — 10 Art Museum Drive hosts Drop-In Art Activities, Family Art Center, every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 443-573-1870 or artbma.org. General admission is free.
School 33 Art Center — 1427 Light St. hosts an exhibition, "I Know You're Looking, But What Do You See?" through Fri., June 17. Final week times, Wednesday through Friday, noon-6 p.m. Free. 443-263-4350 or http://www.school33.org.
Antreasian Gallery — 1111 W 36th St. presents James J. Hennessey, former faculty member from 1965 to 2002. Runs through June 30. 410-235-4420.
Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower — 21 S. Eutaw St., showcases an open studio day, July 2, 1-5 p.m., for original artwork, performances and tours. Meet the artists, see their studios, and buy artwork directly from artists. At 2 p.m., Unexpected Theater presents short plays and monologues in the Studio 11 Theater. 410-752-8632 or http://www.bromoseltzerartstower.com.
Benefits
The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge — 5K/1 Mile Fun Walk to benefit Zero (The Project to End Prostate Cancer), Sept. 25, 8:30 a.m., Towson University, Johnny Unitas Stadium. $30 in advance, $35 race day. http://www.gpccbaltimore.com.
Community
Second Saturdays in Station North — Eleven venues, all within four blocks of Charles Street and North Avenue will feature free events throughout the day including art exhibitions, live music performances, theatrical performance, theater class, improve performance, open mike and more. 410-962-7075, info@stationnorth.org or http://www.stationnorth.org.
Farmers' Market — Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway, Saturdays, through Oct. 8, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 410-727-4808 or: http://www.thebmi.org.
Antique Car Show — sponsored by the Chesapeake Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America, held at B&O Railroad Museum, 901 W. Pratt St., parking lot, June 26, noon-4 p.m. Free. http://www.aaca.org/chesapeake and http://www.borail.org.
LatinoFest — Patterson Park, Linwood and Eastern avenues, June 25, noon-10 p.m. and June 26, noon-9 p.m. Live music, traditional foods, crafts, dance performances, educational exhibits and family activities. Admission $5. http://www.latinofest.org, http://www.promotionandarts.com or 410-563-3160.
Hooked on Fishing — sponsored by Maryland Department of Natural Resource's, held at Stansbury Park, 7880 Stansbury Road, Dundalk, an introductory fishing clinic for kids, weekly, July 5-Aug. 5, 8-11 a.m. and noon-3 p.m. Martha Shaum, 410-260-8721 or http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/hofnod.html.
Free State Daylily Society Exhibit — Cylburn Arboretum's Vollmer Auditorium, 4915 Greenspring Ave., July 10, noon-4 p.m. See hundreds of daylily blooms exhibited by FSDS members. Stan Kennedy, 410-666-2791 or http://www.fsds.info.
Community Law Center — 3355 Keswick Road., Suite 200, Hampden is offering the following workshops. Registration required. 410-366-0922 http://www.communitylaw.org
• How to Start and Maintain a Nonprofit Organization, July 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $40.
Concerts and Theater
Minas — 815 W. 36th St., Hampden. 410-732-4258 or http://www.minasgalleryandboutique.com.
• Minas Konsolas Interactions through Aug. 28.
• Belly Dancing, June 26, 5 p.m. Meridian Belly Dance holds a hafleh. $5. http://www.meridiandance.com..
•Yoga for Expansion: How Boundaries Give Us Freedom, Wednesdays through June 22, 6-7:30 p.m. $12 drop-in. Becca Klein, 484-680-8080, yogawithbecca@gmail.com or Stephanie Snyder-Cornwall, 973-580-2670, loveyourlivesout@gmail.com or http://www.shriyogi.com.
