bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 1 HEY BALTiMORe!
Like many parents, you’re probably wondering how to keep your little ones busy during the warm-weather months. As a father of three, #BCRPAlerts I’m always on the lookout for affordable, family-friendly activities. Perhaps that’s why I’m so passionate about this guide. At Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, we specialize in creating meaningful recreation opportunities accessible for all. Our 2019 Spring/Summer Guide, is stuffed with over 101 experiences that are sure to keep your entire family engaged. Our city is truly an amazing place. For a bustling urban environment, there are countless ways to connect with nature. To the west, we have Gwynns Falls Leakin Park, the second largest urban forest in the United States. To the east, there’s Herring Run Park home to our $5 5k Series, guided-bike rides and camping. Yes, camping! And we can’t forget our 43 recreation centers. Each center offering unique programs, from youth mentoring to senior outings and events. No matter who you are, we have Things happen! At BCRP, we understand that our recreation centers, parks, special a space or a place for you. facilities and events are impacted by many factors. Our goal is to provide quality programming and experiences, so we Reginald Moore want to keep you updated when changes Director of Baltimore City Recreation & Parks occur. #BCRPAlerts is a hashtag used to share important updates about our services and facilities via social media. You can Baltimore City is on the rise and Recreation and Parks is no exception. find updates on Instagram, Twitter and Just this year, the agency made unprecedented strides kicking off two Facebook @recnparks. major capital development projects. Cahill Fitness and Wellness Center and Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center at Cherry Hill are a You can also access updates through true representation of progression. These state-of-the-art facilities will our information line at 410-396-7022. provide spaces for communities to come together, be active and learn Alerts can include but are not limited to weather updates, event cancellations, new skills. facility closures and emergencies. Rain and Aside from new facilities, our parks are an invaluable resource. lightning may delay or cancel some outdoor Connecting with nature has a measurable impact on children. activities. Whenever possible, these events Recognizing that impact, I’ve taken an active stance dedicating myself will be moved indoors and/or rescheduled. to the national initiative, Connecting Children to Nature campaign. This campaign is a pledge to find new and innovative ways to utilize our city’s natural resources as community assets. This guide encourages everyone to get up, get outside and explore Baltimore’s natural beauty. Inclusive Services
Baltimore City Recreation & Parks Mayor Catherine E. Pugh welcomes persons of all abilities to 50th Mayor of Baltimore City, MD participate in our programs. We make every effort to accommodate each family with inclusive programming. To ensure timely accommodation and to create an enjoyable environment for your child, please be sure to submit your request for special accommodations during the registration period.
Main Office bcrp.baltimorecity.gov Connect 3001 East Drive [email protected] Baltimore, MD 21217 baltimorecityrecandparks.org With Us! 410-396-7900 @RecNParks
2 @RecNParks 12 4 Make a BIG Rec on the Rise SPLASH 20 Aquatics 36 So Many Parks, See You at AFRAM So Little Time #AFRAMILY Outdoor Rec Carrie Murray Special Events 38 When Ball is Life
BNBL Turns 50 Youth and Adult 44 Sports Programs Recreation Without Limits
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CAMP BALTIMORE 2019 JUNE 24-AUGUST 16
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks’ CAMP BALTIMORE offers a variety of affordable and enriching summer camp options. Our Campers look forward to a summer filled with academic enrichment, field trips, nature outings, sports and swimming.
DATES TO REMEMBER • Camp is closed, Thursday, July 4
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION
Registration is available online and onsite at ALL recreation centers in the back directory on page 62. We accept credit cards or money orders only made payable to Director of Finance (no cash or personal checks). Register online at bit.ly/CampBmore2019.
HOURS • Monday-Friday, 7:30AM-5:30PM
CAMP BALTIMORE PRICING
• Baltimore City resident: $15 per child (non-refundable), payable by credit card, cashier’s check or money order
• Non-Baltimore City resident: $25 per child (non- refundable), payable by credit card, cashier’s check or money order
• Non-Resident Camp Fee (includes trips): $450, payable by credit card, cashier’s check or money order
PLEASE NOTE:
• Registration is contingent upon availability. Space is limited, campers may be waitlisted.
• Campers risk losing placement if they miss five consecutive days without prior authorization or 10 random absences.
• A camper on the waiting list will be added to the camp roster (if they have completed registration) when a space becomes available.
For more information on Camp Baltimore, please visit: bcrp.baltimorecity.gov
4 @RecNParks ONGOING KARAOKE Free
MUSIC Sing with a group, a friend or solo to instrumental versions of your favorite popular songs. Lyrics are MUSIC PRODUCTION displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing color, or music video images, to Free help the singer or group stay on beat and deliver This curriculum based music program explores superstar performances. the basics of DJ-ing and music production. Our COLLINGTON SQUARE students learn mixing, blending, creating tracks, Ages: 13-18 7PM-8:45PM Wednesday organizing moving parts on a recording project to create an amazing listener experience. Classes JAMES MCHENRY are instructed by some of Baltimore’s finest DJs. Ages: 16+ 8:30PM-11:30PM Saturday This program is available at the following rec centers. BEYOND THE NATURAL MUSIC CAHILL FOUNDATION Ages: 14-18 6PM-8PM Friday Free
HERRING RUN This course is designed to develop technical skill Ages: 14-18 6PM-8PM Friday and critical listening ability in combination with ROBERT C. MARSHALL the students’ exploration of the creative potential Ages: 14-18 6PM-8PM Friday of music technology. In the end, the hope is that you’ll feel confident of your ability to take an idea and develop it into a complete song. No previous OPEN MIC music training is required.
Free GREENMOUNT RECREATION CENTER Bring your instrument, voice or just come to listen. Ages: 14-17 5:30PM-7:30PM Fridays Professionals and amateurs are welcomed to perform no audition required. We welcome you on stage to share your talent; sing, rap, recite poetry, jokes or spoken word. Whatever gift, we want to DANCE hear from you!
MADISON RECREATION CENTER LINE DANCING Ages: 5+ 5:30PM-6:30PM Thursday Free
Dance with others and step into line! Learn the latest line dances and move to the rhythm during this fun fitness class.
BENTALOU Ages: 14+ 6PM-7PM Monday
GREENMOUNT Ages: 18+ 5:30PM-6:30PM Wednesday
MADISON SQUARE Ages: 5+ 5:30PM-6:30PM Friday
NORTHWOOD Ages: 18+ 6PM-8PM Friday
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 5 DANCE CLASS HIP-HOP DANCE CLASS
Free Free
Explore the art of movement, this course will Love hip-hop? This high-energy class provides cover a variety of dance styles from ballet, instruction on locking, house and freestyle modern and jazz. Contact the following centers as a basis of exploring hip-hop styles and for more information: choreography with a focus on rhythm and movement while promoting self-expression. C.C. JACKSON Ages: 13-17 8PM-10PM Saturday C.C. JACKSON Ages: 14+ 6PM-9PM Friday GARDENVILLE Ages: 8-18 6PM-8:45PM Monday & MADISON Wednesday Ages: 7-13 6:30PM-8:30PM Monday
NORTHWOOD FREESTYLE DANCE Ages: 13-18 6PM-8PM Monday
Free
Create and choreograph your own group dance MODELING moves during this class, this is your time to Free shine! Our class teaches rhythm, coordination, Hit the runway and learn how to walk and pose freedom of expression through musicality and with poise and etiquette. The business of fashion choreography. There is no suggested style of and current trends will be explored in preparation music, anything goes! for scheduled fashion shows. COLLINGTON SQUARE RECREATION CENTER CAHILL Ages: 13-18 6PM-7PM Wednesdays Ages: 14+ 6PM-7:45PM Monday Thursday DANCE CLUB MADISON SQUARE Free Ages: 7-13 6:30PM-8:30PM Thursday
Explore the art of movement, choreography NORTHWOOD and technique in this club. Students learn dance Ages: 16-21 6PM-8PM Thursday routines in three stages (beginners, intermediate PATTERSON PARK and advanced) while developing team building Ages: 5-13 6PM-8PM Thursday skills. Work together to create unforgettable dance routines! ROBERT C. MARSHALL Ages: 14+ 6PM-8PM Monday FARRING BAYBROOK Thursday Ages: 7-17 5:30PM-8:30PM Tuesday, Wednesday Friday
MORRELL PARK Ages: 11-15 6PM-7:30PM Thursday
6 @RecNParks FAMILY FUN MENTORING
FAMILY FUN NIGHT MENTORING 4 SUCCESS
All Ages Free Free Our experienced mentors are here to help guide Grab your family and friends and join in the and uplift Baltimore’s young people. Join in on the fun and quality time during a variety of family discussion while building self-esteem, self-care, competitions in sports and games, music, dance, goal setting, career development and how to fitness, movies, scheduled workshops and more. combat peer pressure and bullying. These are co- Kids ages 13 and younger must be accompanied ed programs unless specified. by parent or guardian. COLLINGTON SQUARE CAHILL Ages: 13-17 6PM-7PM Monday (girls) 6PM-8:30PM Wednesday WOODHOME MADISON SQUARE Ages: 16+ 6PM-7PM Thursday 6:30PM-8:30PM Friday MADISON SQUARE NORTHWOOD Ages: 13-18 6:30PM-7:30PM Monday 6PM-8PM Friday MADISON SQUARE ROBERT C. MARSHALl Ages: 13-17 5:30PM-6:30PM Tuesday 6PM-8PM Wednesday MT. ROYAL WOODHOME Ages: 13-16 5:30PM-6:30PM Monday 6PM-8PM Thursday MEDFIELD Ages: 13-17 6PM-8:30PM Tuesday FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
All Ages Free
Dim the lights and raise the volume. We’ve created CLUBS a theater for your next Movie Night, it is fun for the whole family! Chairs and refreshments are BAILEY’S BOYS CLUB provided. Kids ages 13 and younger must be accompanied by parent or guardian. Free
MT. ROYAL RECREATION CENTER Meet teens, play games, engage with your 5:30PM-8:30PM Fridays community and assist in local events to help foster a positive impact on your community. FAMILY FEUD ELLA BAILEY RECREATION CENTER Ages: 11-15 6PM-7:30PM Wednesdays All Ages Free CREATIVE GIRLS CLUB It's time to play Family Feud! You’ve seen it on television, now gather your family members for a Free team of five to compete for prizes. A club for girls to hang out, plan projects and use CRISPUS ATTUCKS RECREATION TEAM their creativity to enhance their recreation center 6PM-8PM Fridays and community. ELLA BAILEY RECREATION CENTER Ages: 11-15 6PM-7:30PM Wednesdays
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 7 BOOK CLUBS LGBTQ+ SUPPORT/AWARENESS GROUP Free Free Read and discuss! Join our book club to share your thoughts on the latests literary finds with This group is a place for kids and teens to come other book works. Small groups meet to share and together to discuss day to day issues and support discuss with other book worms! Book selections each other. The topics covered range from gender vary group to group. identity, sexuality, acceptance and much more.
FRED B. LEIDIG EDGEWOOD RECREATION CENTER Ages: 12+ 6:30PM-7:30PM Tuesday Ages: 12+ 6PM-7:30PM Fridays
ROOSEVELT Ages: 8-12 10AM-1PM Every 2nd and 3rd Saturday ENRICHMENT GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Free ROBOTICS
Building courage, confidence and character with Free the Girl Scouts of America. Join the group and Science Fiction comes to life as we learn basic unleash your girl power. skills in robotics to design, construct and operate CRISPUS ATTUCKS your own robot. Ages: 7-11 5:30PM-6:30PM Wednesday FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER OLIVER Ages: 13-17 6PM-7:30PM Mondays Ages: 5-8 5PM-6PM Monday
OLIVER ROCKETS-ROBOTS & GADGETS Ages: 9-13 5PM-6PM Wednesday Free
Build and launch your own rocket! This fun session DEBATE CLUB focuses on solving engineering challenges such Free as building a robotic arm out of everyday material and designing working circuits. Feel empowered with debate! Build skills in public speaking and effective communication while ROOSEVELT RECREATION CENTER discussing current events and defending your Ages: 14-17 6PM-8PM Thursday point of view.
GREENMOUNT RECREATION CENTER CAREER DEVELOPMENT Ages: 13-17 5:30PM-7:30PM Tuesdays & Free Thursdays Land that dream job! Learn all about building an impressive resume, the application process and CHESS CLUB how to dress to impress for interviews. Free GARDENVILLE RECREATION CENTER This competitive chess club will assist with Ages: 16+ 6PM-8:45PM Wednesdays improvement of your game skills, thinking and play & Fridays strategy.
J.D. GROSS RECREATION CENTER S.T.E.A.M. Ages: 5+ 6PM-8PM Tuesday & Free Friday Inquiring minds want to know, so learn and have fun using science, technology, engineering, art and math through multiple fun S.T.E.A.M. activities.
COLLINGTON SQUARE RECREATION CENTER Ages: 10-13 6PM-8:30PM Thursday
8 @RecNParks GREENMOUNT GRIOTS ACTIVE AGING PROGRAMS
Free Free
Historic storytelling join the Greenmount Griots. At BCRP we’re sure to provide recreational Share and discuss black history from past to opportunities for all! Stay active with our present told by knowledgeable people from programming for our residents of a certain age! across Baltimore. We offer a variety of services and initiatives to improve the lives of seniors in Baltimore as well as GREENMOUNT RECREATION CENTER specialized programs to learn, be social and have Ages: 18+ 6PM-7PM Mondays fun. Our experienced residents stay active with programs for fitness, nutrition and crafts classes FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASS to intergenerational programs and traveling opportunities! Free C.C. JACKSON Learn a new language at no to you! Select from Ages: 55+ 6PM-8PM Wednesday Spanish, French, German, Russian and over ten (Bingo w/ other languages. Assistance and instruction prizes) provided through the online and self-guided Babbel program, that combines effective EDGEWOOD education methods with technology. Ages: 55+ 10AM-1PM Thursday
CARROLL F. COOK RECREATION CENTER JAMES MCHENRY Ages: 12+ 7PM-8PM Tuesday Ages: 55+ 6PM-7PM Friday
RITA CHURCH COMPUTER 101 Ages: 55+ 9:30AM-2PM Friday (June- August) All Ages Free
Instructional computer literacy classes from basic keyboarding to understanding computer functions JUST FOR TEENS and exploring various programs led by recreation professionals. TWEEN NIGHT
CAHILL Free Ages: 14+ 6PM-7PM Monday Tweens are invited for socializing, dancing, playing CRISPUS ATTUCKS and learning. Youth from across the city are invited Ages: 12+ 5:30PM-6:30PM Tuesday & to gather to have fun and discuss new topics each Thursday week!
ELLA BAILEY ELLA BAILEY RECREATION CENTER Ages: 13+ 6PM-7:30PM Tuesday Ages: 11-12 6PM-7:30PM Fridays HERRING RUN Ages: 14+ 6PM-7PM Monday TEEN SOCIAL
MADISON SQUARE Free Ages: 14+ 7:30PM-8:30PM Friday Come in with your friends or meet new ones MEDFIELD during an evening of fun, food, music, dancing, Ages: 16+ 6PM-8:45PM Monday games and sports. Workshops, peer to peer NORTHWOOD mentoring also available. With new programs and Ages: 18+ 6PM-8PM Friday topics each week!
ROBERT C. MARSHALL COLLINGTON SQUARE RECREATION CENTER Ages: 14+ 6PM-7:30PM Monday Ages: 13-17 6PM-8PM Fridays
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 9 BINGO ULTIMATE GAMERS
Free Free
Come test your luck at B-I-N-G-O and win great Competition is high during this self-run club prizes! consisting of game tournaments, table games, video games, card and computer games. MORRELL PARK RECREATION CENTER Everyone is welcome from novice to experienced Ages: 12+ 11AM-1PM Saturday gamers.
VIDEO GAMING CAHILL RECREATION CENTER Ages: 16+ 6PM-7:30PM Thursday Free, but tournament style play may cost. Contact centers directly for more detail. CARD TOURNAMENT Do you want to take your video gaming skills Free to the next level? Bring your best gaming skills & compete in Madden, 2K, Fortnite and more! Competitive play in a variety of card games, Everyone is welcome from novice to experienced choose your favorite game and win! gamers. FARRING BAYBROOK CAHILL Ages: 13-17 6:30PM-8:30PM Thursday Ages: 14+ 5:30PM-7PM Friday FARRING BAYBROOK CARROLL F. COOK Ages: 18+ 6:30PM-8:30PM Friday Ages: 13+ 6PM-8PM Monday & Tuesday MARCHING BAND C.C. JACKSON Price: Varies by location. Contact the center of Ages: 13+ 6PM-11PM Friday choice with interest in joining. CRISPUS ATTUCKS Who’s got team spirit? We’ve got team spirit! Ages: 14-17 5:30PM-7PM Thursday Baltimore has some of the best talent in the FARRING BAYBROOK country. Join our bands of talented instrumental Ages: 13-17 6PM-8:30PM Thursday musicians and performers for entertainment or competition. GREENMOUNT Ages: 14-17 6PM-8PM Tuesday ROBERT C. MARSHALL Ages: 5+ 6PM-8PM Wednesday J.D. GROSS Ages: 13-17 6PM-8:30PM Tuesday & CECIL-KIRK Wednesday Ages: 5+ 6PM-8PM Monday & Thursday MADISON SQUARE Ages: 13+ 5:30PM-8:30PM Tuesday FRED B. LEIDIG Ages: 5+ 6PM-8:30PM Wednesday MEDFIELD Ages: 13-18 6PM-7:30PM Tuesday J.D. GROSS Ages: 5+ 6PM-8:30PM Monday & NORTHWOOD Thursday Ages: 13+ 7PM-8PM Tuesday OLIVER Ages: 5+ 6PM-8:30PM Tuesday & Thursday
PARKVIEW Ages: 7+ 6PM-8:30PM Tuesday & Thursday
10 @RecNParks Day of Play at Carroll Park SATURDAY, APRIL 13 (RAIN DATE APRIL 27) | 9AM-3PM
all ages free
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks (BCRP) is excited to launch a new tradition with its first-ever Day of Play at Carroll Park. With the support of partners including the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP) and Volo City Kids Foundation, guests will enjoy a jam-packed day of athletic activities, food, games, health resources, and music by a live DJ. Funding for this event is made possible in part by Horseshoe Baltimore Maryland Casino and other Maryland casinos. The event will kick off with a parade made up of community members and event participants. Once inside the park, guests will be welcomed with live music, a resource fair, flag football and baseball clinics, a kickball game, sessions of yoga and line dancing and a party game truck. The party continues into the afternoon with a Zumba demonstration, street hockey and soccer clinics, a baseball game and live stage performances. Guests are able to re-energize with food and beverages from local food vendors including Everything Turkey and Benbow Concession. The first-ever Day of Play is free and open for everyone to enjoy. Registration is required.
TO REGISTER, VISIT: bit.ly/BCRPDayofPlay
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 11 MAKE A BIG
12 SPLASH @RecNParks 2019 SWIMMING POOL SCHEDULE
Nothing says summer like a dip in the pool. At Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, our citywide aquatic options are family friendly and affordable. Admission is just $2 per person and children under three are FREE! Love the pool? Cool off for the entire summer with a $30 all-access pass.
Dates to Remember • Memorial Day, May 27, 2019 Patterson Park and Riverside Park pools will open for weekend service • On June 22, 2019 all city pools and splash pads will open for full service • Neighborhood pools close on August 18, 2019 • All remaining pools close on Labor Day, September 2, 2019 • Code Red Days - When Baltimore City Health Department declares Code Red due to extreme heat, all pools will stay open an additional two hours or until dusk. • Holiday and Sunday Hours - Park Pools are open from 1PM to 6PM and Neighborhood Pools are open 1PM to 4PM
Pool listings can be found on the map on page 67 bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 13 SPRING BREAK MINI CAMP Park Pools MONDAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 15-18 & OVERNIGHT THURSDAY | 8AM-5PM Located within six city parks, the Park Pools are FRIDAY, APRIL 19 | 8AM-12PM just $2 to enter and are central to numerous ages 5-14 $100 communities. A week-long spring break camp that includes Neighborhood Swimming swim classes, field trips and an overnight on Pools & Splash Pads Thursday at Callowhill Aquatic Center. Tucked in 13 communities around the city, CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER Neighborhood Pools are FREE from admission 2821 OAKLEY AVE. 21215 fees and often within walking distance. Call us CONTACT 410-396-0677 at 410-396-3838 for more information about our neighborhood pools and splash pads. TWILIGHT SWIM FRIDAYS, JUNE-AUGUST | 8PM-11PM
ages 21+ $5 POOL PROGRAMS This summer, enjoy a unique swimming experience. Twilight Swim gives adults-only ONGOING access to Park pools during evenings. Unwind from the work week and enjoy relaxing music, food, friends or just chill out! Lounge chairs and BALTIMORE CITY SWIM CLUB tables are provided. Outside food is permitted (BCSC) however, glass containers and alcoholic ALL YEAR beverages are not.
ages 4-18 $300 JUNE JUNE 14, PATTERSON PARK BCSC is a competitive, year-round swim team JUNE 21, LAKE CLIFTON held at Callowhill Aquatics Center. Founded in JUNE 28, CHERRY HILL SPLASH 1986, the team is committed to using swimming J U LY as a catalyst to promote excellence in athletics, JULY 12, PATTERSON PARK academics and sportsmanship. Placement on the JULY 19, ROOSEVELT PARK team is determined by swimming ability. Call or JULY 26, RIVERSIDE PARK email BCSC directly to register. AUGUST AUGUST 2, CHERRY HILL SPLASH CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER AUGUST 9, PATTERSON PARK 2821 OAKLEY AVE. 21215 AUGUST 16, LAKE CLIFTON CONTACT 410-396-0677 or [email protected] CONTACT 410-396-3838
WATER AEROBICS SUMMER SWIM CAMP ONGOING, CALL FOR SCHEDULE MONDAY–FRIDAY, JUNE 24-AUGUST 16 ages 14+ $3 ages 5-14 $450 Water aerobics is a great low-impact way to From beginners to advanced swimmers, stay active. Classes start with a warm-up and Callowhill Aquatics Center has something for all progress through moderate to intense water children. Our campers spend the summer having exercises with the help of resistance equipment fun while learning basic swimming and water and using water resistance to build cardio safety. conditioning while working the entire body. Get our 10 class pass for only $20. Please contact the CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER center of your choice to learn more about each 2821 OAKLEY AVE. 21215 classes’ specific date and time. CONTACT 410-396-0677
CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER CONTACT 410-396-0677
CHICK WEBB AQUATIC CENTER 410-396-7595
MIDDLE BRANCH AQUATIC CENTER 410-396-1938
14 @RecNParks SPRING BREAK MINI CAMP CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER Monday-Thursday Friday 4/15-4/18 4/19 8am–5pm 8am–12pm Ages 5-14 • $100/child
Enjoy swimming, field trips, arts & crafts, biking and overnight camping. Supper provided. For more information: 410.396.0677
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 15 FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY BIG SPLASH VARIOUS DAYS | 1PM-3:30PM SATURDAY, JUNE 22 | 11AM-12PM
all ages $2 (children 3 and under free) all ages free Cool down on those steamy Baltimore days and Start your summer with a splash! Join Mayor relax by the pool! Enjoy an afternoon of fun and Pugh and Baltimore City Recreation and Parks’ events for the whole family! Aquatics as we kick off our summer season at J U LY the newly renovated Harford Lanvale Pool. This is SUNDAY, JULY 7 CHERRY HILL SPLASH a great family-friendly event so grab your towel SUNDAY, JULY 14 PATTERSON PARK and sunglasses and meet us at the pool! SATURDAY, JULY 20 ROOSEVELT PARK SUNDAY, JULY 28 RIVERSIDE PARK HARFORD LANVALE POOL 1641 N. SPRING ST. 21213 AUGUST SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 LAKE CLIFTON CONTACT 410-396-3838 CONTACT 410-396-3838
TEEN NIGHT SWIMMING FOR VARIOUS DAYS | 4PM-7PM EVERYONE! ages 13-17 $5 per person Our Learn-to-Swim courses are available for all ages and abilities. Baltimore City Recreation and Parks This summer BCRP pools will open their doors is proud to offer Learn to Swim Programs where for a special evening of swimming for teens ages students register for classes based on swimming ability and skill. 13-17. Make friends from around the city as we gather for an evening of swimming, splashing For those who are unsure of their swim level please feel free to contact our office at (410) 396-3838 for and socializing. We'll have music and food for sale guidance. from local vendors.
J U LY SATURDAY, JULY 13 RIVERSIDE PARK MONDAY, JULY 29 ROOSEVELT PARK PARENT AND CHILD LEARN-TO-SWIM all ages $75 for 8 classes AUGUST SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 LAKE CLIFTON Parent and Child Aquatics acclimates young children to the water and prepares them to learn CONTACT 410-396-3838 how to swim. The program provides parents with safety information and teaches techniques DIVE-IN MOVIES to help orient their children to the water. It also provides direction on how to supervise water VARIOUS DAYS | 8PM-10PM activities in a responsible manner. These courses are a bonding experience that will provide all ages $5 parents and children with lifelong memories. Turn a day at the pool into a night out at the Please note, the program is not designed to movies! Catch great movies while floating under teach children to become skilled swimmers or the stars, or simply lounge on a deck chair. to swim on their own. Classes are 30 minutes Dive-in Movies provide a special outdoor movie long, specific class times will be provided once viewing experience that is fun for the entire registration is complete. Callowhill does not family. The movie begins shortly after sundown. conduct Parent and Child in the Summer (June 22, August 11) AUGUST Roosevelt Park Pool - 4 classes/week for 2 SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 ROOSEVELT PARK weeks SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 RIVERSIDE PARK FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 PATTERSON PARK SESSION 1 CONTACT 410-396-3838 MONDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 8-18
SESSION 2 MONDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 22-AUGUST 1
SESSION 3 MONDAY-THURSDAY, AUGUST 5-AUGUST 15
SESSION 4 MONDAY-THURSDAY, AUGUST 19–AUGUST 29 CONTACT 410-396-6487
16 @RecNParks ALL AGES LEARN-TO-SWIM LIFEGUARD TRAINING all ages $75 for 8 classes Take the leap and dive into lifeguard training with Learn-to-swim teaches aquatic and personal BCRP! water safety skills. The course consists of six levels. Our aquatics team will assess the student’s LIFEGUARD COURSE current skill level and place them in the correct MARCH-MAY | 9AM - 5PM course based on the assessment. Throughout ages 15+ $75 the levels, participants build on their basic skills to refine their strokes, build confidence and The primary purpose of the American Red endurance. Each level includes a final assessment Cross Lifeguarding course is to provide entry- that combines many of the skills gained during level lifeguard participants with the knowledge the course. Classes are 45 minutes long, specific and skills to prevent, recognize and respond class times will be provided once registration is to aquatic emergencies and to provide complete. professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until ROOSEVELT PARK POOL emergency medical services (EMS) personnel Roosevelt Park Pool - 4 classes/week for 2 weeks take over. Retesting at the next available session is available. A minimum of 6 students are required SESSION 1 to conduct a class. MONDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 8-18 LIFEGUARD TRAINING COURSE PREREQUISITES: SESSION 2 MONDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 22-AUGUST 1 Participants must complete the following on the first day of class in order to continue:
SESSION 3 Must be at least 15 years old MONDAY-THURSDAY, AUGUST 5-AUGUST 15 Swim 300 yards continuously demonstrating breath SESSION 4 control and rhythmic breathing. Candidates may swim MONDAY-THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 – AUGUST 29 using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both but swimming on the back or side is not allowed. CONTACT 410 396 6487 Goggles may be used
Tread water for two minutes using only the legs
CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER Complete a timed event within 1 minute and 40 seconds Callowhill Aquatic Center - 8 classes/week for 8 weeks Starting in the water, participants must be able to swim 20 yards. The face may be in or out of the water. Swim SESSION 1 goggles are not allowed SATURDAY SESSION MARCH 16 – MAY 5 Surface dive, feet-first or head-first, to a depth of 7-10 feet to retrieve a 10lb brick SESSION 2 SUNDAY SESSION MARCH 17 – MAY 6 Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point with both hands holding the CONTACT 410-396-0677 object and keeping the face at or near the surface.
Exit the water without using a ladder or steps
In the event a participant fails the pre-test they will be given an opportunity to be retested the next available class session. If the participant is again unable to pass, there will be no refunds and the fees paid will be applied as processing and administration fees
MARCH SESSION SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 9-10 & 16-17 MIDDLE BRANCH AQUATIC CENTER
APRIL SESSION - WEEKENDS SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 13-14 & 20-21 CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER
APRIL SESSION - WEEKDAYS MONDAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 15-16 & 17-18 MIDDLE BRANCH AQUATIC CENTER
MAY SESSION SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 11-12 & 18-19 CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER CONTACT Nikki, Tiffany, or Charles, 410-396-3838
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 17 SHALLOW WATER LIFEGUARDING CERTIFIED POOL OPERATOR MARCH-MAY | 9AM-5PM COURSE 104-8 SATURDAYS, MARCH-MAY | 9AM-5PM ages 15+ $75 ages 17+ (with current certifications) $75 The purpose of the Shallow Water Lifeguarding course is to provide entry-level, shallow water, Take your training to the next level, earn your lifeguard participants with the knowledge and Chesapeake Aquatic Pool Operator Certification. skills needed to prevent, recognize and respond All Pool Operator students must have a current to aquatic emergencies in shallow water, up to Lifeguard/First Aid and CPR/AED for the five-feet deep and to provide care for breathing Professional Rescuer certification. A minimum of and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden one student is required to conduct a course. This illnesses until emergency medical service certification is good for three years. personnel take over. MARCH SESSION SHALLOW WATER TRAINING COURSE PREREQUISITES: SATURDAY, MARCH 23 & 30
Participants must complete the following on the first APRIL SESSION day of class in order to continue: SATURDAY, APRIL 13 & 20 Be 15 years old on or before the final scheduled session of the course MAY SESSION SATURDAY, MAY 11 & 18 Swim 100 yards continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing. You may swim using CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both, but swimming on the back or side is not allowed. Swim CONTACT Elaina or Sherwyn, 410-396-3838 goggles may be used
Tread water for 2 minutes, using only the legs. Candidates should place their hands under the armpits SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CPR/ AED 104-1 Complete a timed event within 50 seconds MARCH-MAY | 9AM- 5PM Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using the front crawl or breaststroke. Your face may be in or out of the ages 14+ $50 water. Swim goggles are not allowed Participants will learn how to care for conscious Submerge to a depth of 4 to 5 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object and unconscious choking victims, perform adult, child and infant CPR and use an AED. Students Return to the surface and walk or swim 20 yards to return to the starting point with both hands holding the will also learn to give First Aid and treat sudden object at the surface of the water illnesses. American Red Cross Certification is
Exit the water without using a ladder or steps good for two years. Minimum of 6 students are required to conduct a class. MARCH SESSION SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 9-10 & 16-17 MARCH SESSION MIDDLE BRANCH AQUATIC CENTER SATURDAY, MARCH 2
APRIL SESSION - WEEKDAYS APRIL SESSION MONDAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 15-18 SATURDAY, APRIL 6 MIDDLE BRANCH AQUATIC CENTER MAY SESSION APRIL SESSION - WEEKEND SATURDAY, MAY 4 SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 13-14 & 20-21 CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER RECREATION AND PARKS HEADQUARTERS 3001 EAST DRIVE MAY SESSION SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 11-12 & 18-19 CONTACT 410-396-3838 CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER CONTACT Tiffany, Charles, or Melissa, 410-396-3838
18 @RecNParks CERTIFIED POOL OPERATOR LIFEGUARD RE-CERTIFICATION RECERTIFICATION MARCH-MAY | 9AM-5PM Every pro needs to sharpen their skills! Our ages 17+ $50, $75 if new book is required lifeguard re-certification program is a great opportunity to review the life-saving skills you’ve Renew your Chesapeake Aquatic Pool Operator developed. We have a variety of training available Certification, this certification is good for three to ensure you are ready for another year of summer swimmers! We want to provide the best years. This course is open to anyone currently training at the best price. For more information certified or those who have successfully and to register for classes visit our website at completed a Pool Operator course within the bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/aquatics. last year. This course will also include written challenge tests. All Pool Operator recertification LIFEGUARD REVIEW students must have a current Lifeguard/First (CURRENT CERTIFICATION Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer REQUIRED) certification. A minimum of one student is required to conduct a course. MARCH-MAY | 9AM-5PM ages 15+ $50 MARCH SESSION SATURDAY, MARCH 30 A Lifeguard Review course is a test of the skills APRIL SESSION taught in the Lifeguard Training course. Students SATURDAY, APRIL 20 will demonstrate skills and take a written test to prove competency in the listed areas. Minor MAY SESSION SATURDAY, MAY 18 instructor assistance and materials will be provided with this course, students will need to CALLOWHILL AQUATIC CENTER bring materials and study in advance. This course CONTACT Elaina or Sherwyn, 410-396-3838 is open to anyone currently certified by the American Red Cross or by another accredited agency. Students will bring their own pocket mask to this course, or purchase one for $20. If the participant is unable to pass the course, there will be no refund; however, the fees paid can be applied as registration fees toward another lifeguard course.
MARCH SESSION SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 23-24
APRIL SESSION FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 19-20
MAY SESSION SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 4-5
MIDDLE BRANCH AQUATIC CENTER CONTACT Nikki or Melissa, 410-396-3838 INTERESTED?
These courses are offered by separate organizations and are listed here as a service provided by the American Red Cross and Baltimore City Recreation and Parks’ Aquatic Division. To enroll in the listed courses call 410-396-3838, and the organizations or individual offering the course will retrieve the information from BCRP. Courses will often require the instructor to purchase materials in advance so registration in advance is necessary. To purchase these materials yourself via phone or to get a store address, contact an American Red Cross representative at (877) 454-7229.
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 19 20 @RecNParks OUTDOOR GENTLE HIKES RECREATION THURSDAYS, MARCH-SEPTEMBER | 9AM–10AM all ages free ONGOING Join the Friends of Gwynns Falls Leakin Park in exploring the Gwynns Falls Trail and beautiful, wooded Leakin Park! What Better way to explore KIDS PLAY IN PARKS KICKOFF than with a longtime, dedicated Gwynns Falls ALL SUMMER! | AFTER SCHOOL AND WEEKENDS Volunteer?
all ages free GWYNNS FALLS/LEAKIN PARK 5200 N. FRANKLINTOWN RD 21207
Looking for new ways to explore Baltimore City’s CONTACT friendsofgwynnsfallsleakinpark.org parks? Our Outdoor Recreation team provides free resources and self-guided activities designed especially for kids. Take a walk, organize games, FOURTH SATURDAY TRAIL CLEAN plant flowers, plant trees and watch birds, deer UP and bugs! Need ideas? Email us for some outdoor 4TH SATURDAYS, MARCH-SEPTEMBER | inspiration. 10AM–12PM all ages free ALL BCRP PARKS
CONTACT [email protected] Meet your neighbors and help maintain our city's trail system! A monthly trail cleanup occurring on the fourth Saturday of the month takes place FRIENDS OF GWYNNS FALLS on the Gwynns Falls, Jones Falls and Herring Run LEAKIN PARK TUESDAY WORK Trails where volunteers clear the trail of trash, GROUP overgrowth and other debris as needed. This TUESDAYS, YEAR-ROUND | 9AM–10AM activity is weather dependent!
ages 17+ free MARCH GWYNNS FALLS TRAIL HEAD 3 AT WINDSOR MILL RD Help beautify Gwynns Falls/LeakinPark with the 4300 WINDSOR MILL RD, 21216 Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park! For the APRIL exact location, email the contact below. W BALTIMORE ST & GYWNNS FALLS TRAIL 2885 WEST BALTIMORE ST, 21223 GWYNNS FALLS/LEAKIN PARK 1901 EAGLE DRIVE, TRAIL HOUSE MAY CONTACT [email protected] GWYNNS FALLS TRAILHEAD 5 AT FREDERICK AVE 2700 N FRANKLINTOWN RD, 21229
JUNE PARK RUN! LEAKIN PARK TRAIL HEAD 2 AT WINANS MEADOW SATURDAYS, YEAR-ROUND | 9AM 4500 NORTH FRANKLINTOWN RD, 21216
J U LY all ages free GWYNNS FALLS TRAIL HEAD 4 AT LEON DAY PARK It’s a 5K run – and it’s you against the clock, 1200 NORTH FRANKLINTOWN RD, 21216 every Saturday at 9am! This free, rain or shine, AUGUST event takes place at Winans Meadow in beautiful GWYNNS FALLS TRAILHEAD 3 AT WINDSOR MILL RD Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park. Please register before 4300 WINDSOR MILL RD, 21216 your first run, you only need to register one time. CONTACT [email protected] No matter your pace, all are welcome!
GWYNNS FALLS/LEAKIN PARK 5200 FRANKLINTOWN ROAD
CONTACT www.parkrun.us/leakinpark/
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 21 CANOE N’ SCOOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON PADDLE SATURDAYS, APRIL-OCTOBER | 9AM–12PM TOURS SUNDAYS, APRIL-OCTOBER | 10AM–2PM all ages free all ages $20 for city residents, $30 for non-city Clean up rain leftovers from the shoreline of Middle Branch Park. This activity is great for residents groups up to 20. Gather your friends, students Bring a picnic and kayak or canoe along the or colleagues for this unique community service Patapsco River. Depending on your comfort level, experience. self-guided paddling and tips/group lessons are available alongside guided staff tours. This MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230 is a great activity for groups up to 20. 10 kayaks and 10 canoes available. Please arrive promptly. CONTACT 443-984-4058 or [email protected] Reservations required.
MIDDLE BRANCH PARK SUNSET PADDLE 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230 FRIDAYS, APRIL-MAY | 6PM-8PM CONTACT [email protected] AUGUST-SEPTEMBER | 6PM–8PM FRIDAYS, JUNE-JULY | 7PM–9PM HARBOR WATERFRONT KAYAK all ages TOURS $5 for city residents, $20 for non-city residents SUNDAYS, APRIL-OCTOBER | 9AM–12PM & Are you ready for a beautiful sunset out on the 1PM-4PM
water? Well, the fabulous Outdoor Recreation ages 13+, experienced paddlers $20 for city team is ready with canoes and kayaks. Don’t residents, $30 for non-city residents know how to paddle? No worries our staff can Join BCRP and the Healthy Harbor Initiative for a provide lessons, tips and guided tours. Self-guided Sunday of paddling. Departing from the Science paddling also available. Please arrive promptly. Center, we explore 4-6 miles of the Inner Harbor. Reservations are required. Slots are limited and some restrictions apply. MIDDLE BRANCH PARK Contact us for details and registration. 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230 INNER HARBOR CONTACT [email protected] PROMENADE NEAR MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER, 21230
CONTACT www.kayakbaltimore.com RIDES AROUND THE LAKE SATURDAYS, APRIL-OCTOBER | 9AM–12PM HERRING RUN MONTHLY BIRD WALK THURSDAYS, MAY & AUGUST| 5PM–8PM SATURDAYS, APRIL 6, MAY 4 | 8AM–10AM THURSDAYS, JUNE & JULY| 5PM–9PM SATURDAYS, JUNE 1 & JULY 6 | 8AM–10AM
all ages $5 suggested donation ages 10+ free Enjoy the beauty of Lake Montebello as you ride Join the Friends of Herring Run Park in the parking along the 1.3 mile paved track. Our talented lot of St. Francis Church for an early morning bird Outdoor Recreation team will be on hand to assist walk. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring with fitting a bike, helmet or if you need a lesson or your binoculars. Binoculars are available if you two. Bikes of all sizes are provided, Trailers and tag don't have your own. Please RSVP. a longs can be requested. A government issued ID is required. HERRING RUN PARK MEETING LOCATIONS:
LAKE MONTEBELLO APRIL- 3900 BELAIR RD. WHITEMAN DR., 21218 MAY- 4000 SHANNON DR. JUNE- 4500 PARKSIDE DR. CONTACT [email protected] JULY- 3900 BELAIR RD.
CONTACT [email protected] or call 410-426-3426
22 @RecNParks SECOND SUNDAYS FAMILY FUN DAY GUIDED RIDES AT DRUID HILL PARK SECOND SUNDAYS FROM APRIL-SEPTEMBER | WEDNESDAYS, MAY & AUGUST-SEPTEMBER | 11AM–3PM 5PM-8PM WEDNESDAYS, JUNE-JULY | 5PM-9PM all ages free all ages free Hosted by the Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park, this monthly, family-friendly event, includes Bikes are provided for a guided 3-mile, mostly flat, free rides on a miniature steam train, a guided bike ride through Druid Hill Park. Registration is hike featuring natural and historic points of recommended. June through September visit the interest, Nature in the Park (an art show featuring Druid Hill Farmers Market before or after your ride! sculpture made from natural materials), art DRUID HILL PARK- RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY making workshops, visits in the historic Orianda 3100 SWANN DRIVE, 21217 House and family chapel of the Winans family, CONTACT [email protected] walks along a traditional Hopi Labyrinth and maps available for exploration on many walking trails within the park. WATERFRONT ADVENTURE FRIDAYS JUNE 7, JULY 5, AUGUST 2 | 6PM-9PM GWYNNS FALLS/LEAKIN PARK- CRIMEA AREA 4921 WINDSOR MILL ROAD, 21207 all ages free CONTACT http://friendsofgwynnsfallsleakinpark.org Join BCRP in an evening of park activities, paddle into the sunset, roast a hotdog, join a tour of the GWYNNS FALLS TRAIL BIKE TOURS Gwynns Falls Trail, enjoy fishing and crabbing from MAY-OCTOBER | 10AM-2:30PM the piers, stretch out on a blanket and relax by the waterfront breeze. all ages MIDDLE BRANCH PARK $40 for city residents, $50 for non-city residents 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230 Departing from the Inner Harbor Visitor Center CONTACT [email protected] at 10AM, the Outdoor Recreation team will guide you along the Gwynns Falls Trail. Outdoor team will provide a bike, guide, a box lunch and SAG (a LEARN TO KAYAK truck and trailer to assist with anything along the SATURDAYS, JUNE-AUGUST | 1PM-3PM way). 15 slots available. This trip is recommended all ages $2 pool admission, kayaking is FREE for adventurous beginner riders to intermediate. Please arrive promptly and email us for any dietary Beginner kayakers are provided instruction restrictions you may have. Reservations are and skill building tips in a safe and controlled required. environment. Participants must be 50 pounds or more and children under the age of 18 must be INNER HARBOR VISITORS CENTER accompanied by a guardian. Reservations are 401 LIGHT ST recommended for groups of 10 or more. CONTACT [email protected] or call 443-984-4058 CHERRY HILL SPLASH PARK 101 REEDBIRD AVENUE, 21225 GUIDED RIDES AT HERRING RUN CONTACT [email protected] SATURDAYS MAY-OCTOBER | 1PM–3PM
all ages free, $5 suggested donation Bikes are provided for a guided three mile ride on a wooded trail. Don’t know how to ride? We will teach you! Perfect for groups of 20. This family- friendly event is open to all skill levels. Registration is recommended.
HERRING RUN PARK 3800 BELAIR ROAD, 21218
CONTACT [email protected]
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 23 MARCH TAKE-A–WALK-IN-A-PARK DAY, GWYNNS FALLS TRAIL SATURDAY, MARCH 30 | 9AM–11AM SPRING EQUINOX ADVENTURE
FRIDAY, MARCH 22 | 6:30PM-8:30PM all ages $5 suggested donation
all ages $5 suggested donation Join the Outdoor Recreation team for a fun guided walk along the Gwynns Fall Trail to Middle Branch Join BCRP staff and the Friends of Herring Run Park. This two-miles walk along natural surface for a fun evening in the park. Grab a friend and and paved trails, is fun for the entire family. Dogs a chair and enjoy a spring evening in the park. If on leashes are welcome! This walk is limited to 20 you have seeds or starters bring those as well and people, so early RSVPs are encouraged. we can do a seed swap! Hot dog & marshmallow roasting and park adventures. Dogs on leashes are CHERRY HILL SHOPPING CENTER welcome! 600 CHERRY HILL RD, 21230 CONTACT 443-984-4058 HERRING RUN PARK, HEINZ PARK or [email protected] 3900 ARGONNE DR. 21218
CONTACT 443-984-4058 or email molly.gallant@ baltimorecity.gov
MONTHLY VOLUNTEER DAY-TREE PLANTING AT HERRING RUN PARK SATURDAY, MARCH 23 | 10AM-12PM
all ages free Take part in Baltimore City’s growth. Literally! We will be tree planting and pulling of invasive vines. Parking, tools, and gloves are available onsite. Project Clean
HERRING RUN PARK 3200 PARKSIDE DR. 21214 Stream
CONTACT https://www.friendsofherringrun.org/events. html to RSVP Each Spring, thousands of volunteers come TAKE-A–WALK-IN-A-PARK DAY, together to pick up trash from local streams, HERRING RUN PARK creeks, rivers, parks and neighborhoods as part of the Chesapeake Bay Alliance’s Project SATURDAY, MARCH 30 | 1PM–3PM Clean Stream — the largest cleanup event in the all ages $5 suggested donation Chesapeake Bay region. Through the Project Join BCRP staff and the Friends of Herring Run Clean Stream cleanups, volunteers have the Park for a fun guided walk through the spring opportunity to pick up trash in their communities, trails. Enjoy 4-6 miles on natural surface and paved discover how their everyday decisions affect trails. Dogs on leashes are welcome! Meet at the overall health of their local waterways and Whitman Dr. and McCallum Dr. at Lake Montebello. ultimately foster a healthier and more sustainable This walk is limited to 20 people. Early RSVPs are relationship with the Chesapeake. Cleanup encouraged. supplies are provided. HERRING RUN PARK WHITMAN DR./MCCALLUM DR., 21218 For more info, visit: www.allianceforthebay.org
CONTACT [email protected]
24 @RecNParks APRIL ADOPT YOUR PARK GATHERING THURSDAY, APRIL 11 | 5:30PM–7PM
PROJECT CLEAN STREAM MIDDLE all ages free BRANCH PARK Come learn about how to “adopt” your local park! SATURDAY, APRIL 6 | 9AM–12PM Join us at the Lakeside Pavilion in Druid Hill Park to meet with friends who are working hard to all ages free improve the parks in Baltimore City. We have over Join BCRP’s Outdoor Recreation team and 200 parks to work in. We are here to help lend a volunteers as we work to improve water quality by hand and/or tools! cleaning up trash in and along the Patapsco River. DRUID HILL PARK This Canoe N Scoop event will use canoes to clean 900 DRUID PARK LAKE DR, 21217 the shoreline parks! 20 spaces are available, you CONTACT [email protected] must RSVP to participate.
MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230 TRAILS OPENING DAY
CONTACT [email protected] SATURDAY, APRIL 13 | 9AM–2PM
all ages free PROJECT CLEAN STREAM HERRING Join BCRP, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and the RUN PARK Friends of Druid Hill Park as we kick off the Trail SATURDAY, APRIL 6 | 9AM–12PM Season on the Jones Falls Trail! This 10-mile trail wanders through woodlands and along the stream all ages free valley from Druid Hill Park to the Inner Harbor. Community members are invited to volunteer Shuttles back to Cylburn are provided throughout with the Friends of Herring Run Park to improve the day. Volunteer Trail Ambassadors will line the water quality by cleaning up trash in and along the trail to answer questions, assist with repairs and Herring Run stream. Would you like to host a site give directions. The Friends of Druid Hill Park will along the park? Just contact the Friends group! be leading a hike starting at 9:30am. Our bike rides will be visiting TreeBaltimore’s Fruit Tree Fair in HERRING RUN PARK 3800 BELAIR RD, 21213 Druid Hill Park, so don’t forget to grab a FREE fruit tree! CONTACT [email protected] CYLBURN ARBORETUM 4915 GREENSPRING AVE, 21217
CONTACT [email protected] or [email protected]
B-Earth Day B-EARTH DAY CANOE N SCOOP Celebration, SATURDAY, APRIL 20 | 9AM-12PM all ages free Clean up rain leftovers from the shoreline of Middle Middle Branch Branch Park, a great activity for groups up to 20. Gather your friends, students or colleagues for this unique Park! community service experience. MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230
Middle Branch Park is 29 years young CONTACT: [email protected] this year! Dedicated on Earth Day 1990, Middle Branch waterfront will be the site of several fun earth-focused activities! Come experience this beautiful waterfront park, help the environment and have some fun!
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 25 B-EARTH DAY BIKE RIDE: GWYNNS MAY FALLS TRAIL/MIDDLE BRANCH PARK SATURDAY, APRIL 20 | 1PM–3PM NATIONAL HUG A TREE DAY THURSDAY, MAY 16 | ALL DAY all ages free, $5 suggested donation all ages free Join BCRP’s Outdoor Recreation Bike Program as we pedal through the Gwynns Falls Trail. We We challenge you to take a trash bag, fill it up provide the cruisers and helmets; you provide with trash and go hug a tree. The tree will thank the pedal power and appreciation for nature! This you and we thank you for your hard work and is a slow pace ride, so give it a try! All skill levels dedication. This all day-challenge is open to are welcome. Approximately 2 miles roundtrip. everyone! Tag @RecnParks (Twitter, Facebook, Bring water and a pack to carry it in. This event is Instagram) with the #TreeHugger on social media weather dependent. so we can share the tree love.
MIDDLE BRANCH PARK ALL BCRP PARKS 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230 CONTACT [email protected] CONTACT: [email protected] AUDUBON CANOE TOUR B-EARTH DAY-GLOW IN THE DARK SATURDAY, MAY 18 | 1PM–4PM SCAVENGER ADVENTURE ages 13+ $35 SATURDAYS, APRIL 20 | 7:30PM–10:30PM Audubon is partnering with Baltimore City ages 18+ Recreation and Parks to host this paddling $20 for city residents, $40 for non-city residents adventure on the Middle Branch of the Patapsco Please join us for a unique evening with friends, River. We'll explore the shoreline for shorebirds and as we host an 18+ glow in the dark scavenger herons, and keep our eyes on the skies for gulls, adventure! Enjoy a sunset at Middle Branch Park terns, Osprey and Bald Eagles. If conditions allow, with friends (groups of 4 are ideal) as you gear up we'll paddle to Ridgely's Cove at the outfall of the for a scavenger hunt. We will send you along the Gwynns Falls. There is a limited availability of solo Gwynns Falls Trail and into the Patapsco River to kayaks and 2-person canoes, so please select collect your glowing prizes! your choice when purchasing this trip. Registration required. MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230 MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230 CONTACT [email protected] CONTACT www.baltimorebirding.com DRUID HILL EASTER SUNRISE HIKE SUNDAY, APRIL 21 | 5AM–7:30AM FULL MOON PADDLE SATURDAY, MAY 18 | 9PM–11PM ages 18+ $10 ages 18+ $30 residents, $40 non-residents Join the Friends of Druid Hill Park as we host our first Sunrise Hike in Druid Hill Park. This is your Join us for a sunset to full-moon guided adventure! chance to see the amazing sunrise over the Druid Meet us at Middle Branch Park, just south of Hill Reservoir. This walk is roughly a 6-mile loop the Hanover Street Bridge. More romantic than on paved surfaces with several hills. Please come a candlelit dinner, the magic of the Patapsco dressed for the weather and bring water and a under the full moon will leave you in awe. Space is snack. We will meet in front of 3001 East Drive limited, so please RSVP early to reserve your spot located in Druid Hill Park by the pool area. This hike in a canoe or kayak. We will provide everything includes significant walking. needed for a great evening of paddling. Price includes a guided tour, paddle, life jacket, snacks BCRP ADMIN BUILDING and glow sticks. Remember to dress according to 3001 EAST DRIVE, 21217 temperature. This event is weather dependent. CONTACT www.druidhillpark.org MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 3301 WATERVIEW AVE, 21230
CONTACT [email protected]
26 @RecNParks HERB FEST AT GWYNNS FALLS BALTIMORE FLOATILLA LEAKIN PARK SATURDAY, JUNE 8 | 8AM-2PM SATURDAY, MAY 25 | 9:30AM–3:30PM ages 16+ Registration Fee all ages $7, children 12 and under free. BCRP is proud to partner with The Waterfront Enjoy over 50 herb & plant vendors and exhibitors, Partnership's Healthy Harbor Initiative, Blue Water lectures, food and music. Proceeds benefit Baltimore, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation the historic Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park chapel and many others, to host a paddling flotilla in renovation and maintenance. Parking is free. support of cleaning up the Baltimore Harbor and Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The GWYNNS FALLS/LEAKIN PARK 1920 EAGLE DRIVE, 21207 idea is to get as many paddlers as possible out on the water on a Saturday morning in June. Paddlers CONTACT www.baltimoreherbfestival.com/ meet at the Inner Harbor to celebrate and then head to Canton Waterfront Park for an after party. This is all to raise awareness for a swimmable and JUNE fishable harbor by 2020!
CANTON WATERFRONT PARK NATIONAL TRAILS DAY 3001 BOSTON ST, 21224 CONTACT www.baltimorefloatilla.com/#intro SATURDAY, JUNE 1 | 9AM–12PM
all ages free Join BCRP for a maintenance blitz on our beloved trails! We have one week to get ready to show off our trails for the big bike ride, TOUR DEM PARKS, Hon! Please choose one of our three trails Tour Dem Parks, (Gwynns Falls Trail, Jones Falls Trail or Herring Run Trail) and join us as we sweep sand, glass and Hon gravel, trim blind spots and overhanging branches and spruce up a sign bed or two. SUNDAY, JUNE 9 | 7:30AM-12PM VARIOUS LOCATIONS, GWYNNS FALLS, JONES FALLS
AND HERRING RUN TRAIL all ages Rolling registration Fee
CONTACT [email protected] This annual bike ride ran exclusively by volunteers, showcases as many BCRP parks as possible. This guided ride raises money every year to support LEARN TO ROW DAY our beloved Park Friends Groups and biking SATURDAY, JUNE 1 | 9AM-2PM organizations in Baltimore. If you have never participated in a bike tour, this is the one for you! all ages free Assistance with mechanical issues, flats, water and Please join the Baltimore Rowing Community snack stations are included! You are welcomed as we provide opportunities to tour the Middle back after the ride to a cook out and enjoy jazz in Branch boathouse with a crash course in indoor Druid Hill Park! This is the park event you don’t want rowing. That will include the basics of a rowing to miss. stroke and a brief overview of the equipment used and programs offered at Baltimore Community STARTING IN DRUID HILL PARK AND TOURING PARKS ACROSS BALTIMORE Rowing. The visit culminates in an on-the-water rowing activity with experienced rowers to guide FOR MORE INFO AND TO SEE AVAILABLE ROUTES VISIT: tourdemparks.org/ you (weather permitting).
MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 3301 WATERVIEW AVE
CONTACT [email protected]
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 27 SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION J U LY AND HIKE RECREATION AND PARKS FRIDAY, JUNE 21 | 6:30PM-11PM MONTH
all ages $5 suggested donation Explore the historic Druid Hill Park on the BCRP SPECIAL FIREWORK KAYAK TRIP and Friends of Druid Hill Parks’ Solstice Hike, a six- THURSDAY, JULY 4 | 7PM-11PM mile hike exploring the "back hills" of the park. The ages 18+ hike begins at the H. P. Rawlings Conservatory at 6:30PM and ends at the Solstice Celebration at the $30 if you provide own boat, $50 for city-provided Druid Statue. From 8PM to 11PM, end your evening kayak with the magical Summer Solstice Celebration Join us for a festive guided adventure, just south and Solstice Fire at the Conservatory. What better of the Hanover Street Bridge. The magic of the way to celebrate summer than an evening in the Patapsco under the explosions of downtown park with campfires, marshmallows, acoustic fireworks will leave you in awe. Space is limited, so music, games, hay rides and more! please RSVP early to reserve your spot in a canoe or kayak. We will provide everything needed for a DRUID HILL PARK 3100 SWANN DRIVE, 21217 great evening of paddling. Cost includes a guided tour, paddle, life jacket, snacks and glow stick. CONTACT www.druidhillpark.org to RSVP Please dress for the temperature. This event is weather dependent. GREAT AMERICAN BACKYARD CAMPOUT MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 3301 WATERVIEW AVE. 21230 SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 22-23 | 6:30PM-10AM CONTACT [email protected] for RSVP
all ages $5 suggested donation Join BCRP for the Great American Campout night CAMPSCAPE IN HERRING RUN PARK on at one of our two locations; Gwynns Falls/ SATURDAY, JULY 20-SUNDAY, JULY 21 | 5PM-10AM Leakin Park and Herring Run Park. Pack up your friends and family and your gear. BCRP and Park all ages $5 suggested donation Friends will host fires and marshmallows. Space is Camp out in Herring Run Park! We are looking limited RSVP is required. for the most creative campsite set ups. Prizes will be awarded. The Friends of Herring Run GWYNNS FALLS & HERRING RUN PARKS SPECIFIC CAMPING LOCATIONS GIVEN BEFORE EVENT. Park will serve as judges for most creative and best campsite. Pack up your friends and family CONTACT [email protected] for RSVP and your gear. BCRP will host a campfire and marshmallows. Space is limited. RSVP is required. Early registration is encouraged to reserve your campsite.
HERRING RUN PARK 3900 ARGONNE DRIVE, 21218
CONTACT [email protected] to RSVP
28 @RecNParks TAKE A WALK ON THE
WILDA LOOK AT CARRIE MURRAYSIDE NATURE CENTER
Carrie Murray also offer Carrie Murray Nature summer camps, public Center is a hub for programs, special events, connecting to nature in and volunteer opportunities. the Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park and is located on 1216 We believe in the power acres of urban wilderness, of hands-on, experiential the largest park east of learning. the Mississippi River. BCRP established the nature center after receiving a generous donation from "The center was Orioles baseball hall-of-fame legend, Eddie Murray. The dedicated and center was dedicated and named after Carrie Murray, named after Eddie's mother, in 1985. Carrie Murray, Our programs serve an estimated 30,000 visitors Eddie's mother, annually, serving individuals and families as well as groups from schools, in 1985." churches, recreation centers and camps. During Our programs offer the school year, the nature opportunities to meet live center offers field trips animals, explore the park and outreach programs and develop a relationship for students of all ages, with the natural world - right as well as the Wild Haven here in Baltimore City. forest immersion program for preschool-age children.
Turn the page to learn more about Carrie Murray Nature Center!
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 29 Grow Wild with Us at Wild Haven Registration is now open for 2019-20! If you are seeking preschool or childcare for your little one, Wild Haven offers wonderful, early learning experiences in Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park September through June. Wild Haven provides active, hands-on learning outdoors with loving, experienced teachers. Open for ages 18 months to five years with half- and full-day options; pending Maryland State Department of Education licensing. This is a truly special BCRP program that helps young children connect with nature in safe, playful learning environments. Visit carriemurraynaturecenter.org/wild-haven to learn more.
FEEDING TIME WITH LIVE ANIMALS CARRIE MURRAY SATURDAYS, MARCH-AUGUST (EXCLUDING 5/11 NATURE CENTER AND 6/29) | 12:30PM-1:30PM all ages free ONGOING Help prepare and feed delicious salads to live turtles and lizards. Watch our animal friends MOTHER NATURE STORY TIME gobble up their tasty meals of blueberries, strawberries and other nutritious foods! Feel free FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH to drop-in. Registration is not required for this MARCH-AUGUST | 10AM-10:45AM event. ages 0 to 5 accompanied by a parent or guardian CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER free 1901 RIDGETOP RD 21207 Drop-in with your little one to hear stories about CONTACT 410-396-0808 nature. You can count on singing, interactive stories and meeting a live animal during your visit! Story hour takes place outside weather permitting; bring a blanket! No need to register, MARCH but large groups should call ahead. Parents must be present with their child during the entire COYOTE HOMESCHOOL NATURE program. SERIES
CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER THURSDAYS, MARCH 7-MAY 30 (OFF 4/18) | 1901 RIDGETOP RD 21207 1:30PM-4PM
CONTACT 410-396-0808 ages 5-8 $295 for 12-week series
Howl with us! Children love to explore the weird and wild aspects of nature and this is the perfect way to do it! Our weekly series develops a strong sense of place and class community as science, art, math and literacy opportunities unfold in the forest. We hike the trails in all weather and seasons getting to know nature in all of her many forms. We hone sensory naturalist skills, nurture vales of empathy and conservation and experience Baltimore's vast wilderness park at the Gwynns Falls trail. Nature journaling and photographs provide documentation of our learning for homeschool families.
30 @RecNParks The Coyotes have an indoor class space to use season after taking the training. Bring a friend and during inclement weather, but the class primarily join us! (Note: Please dress for the weather and meets outdoors. Please review the confirmation bring a water bottle; light refreshments provided.) materials carefully to be sure your child is CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER prepared to explore in all weather. We will gladly 1901 RIDGETOP RD 21207 provide gear for any children who need it, but CONTACT 410-396-0808 please let us know in advance. Children should also pack a healthy snack and a water bottle each week. URBAN GARDEN SERIES: FRUITS AND VEGGIES IN SMALL SPACES CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER 1901 RIDGETOP RD 21207 SATURDAY, MARCH 23 | 2PM-4PM
CONTACT 410-396-0808 all ages free Join us in the first of our three-part spring SOUNDS AND SONGS OF THE gardening series to learn about growing fruit and WETLANDS veggies in small spaces and containers. Bring your WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 | 1PM-4PM questions for this “how-to” series!
ages 5-10 $5/child CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER 1901 RIDGETOP RD 21207 Listen to the music of the forested wetlands in CONTACT 410-396-0808 Gywnns Falls/Leakin Park! We’ll search for the frogs and birds who call the park home. Most of our exploration will be outdoors, so please dress LITTLE WILD HEARTS: SPRING for muddy play (boots!) and bring a water bottle. FRIDAYS, MARCH 29, APRIL 5 & 12 (Note: BCPS has early dismissal this day.) (NO CLASS 4/19 OR 4/26) | 10:30AM-12PM
CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER FRIDAYS, MAY 3, 10, & 17 (NO CLASS 5/24 OR 1901 RIDGETOP RD 21207 5/31) | 10:30AM-12PM
CONTACT 410-396-0808 FRIDAYS, JUNE 7 & 14 | 10:30AM-12PM ages 18 months to 3 years, with caregiver
ART IN THE PARK $150 per 8-week series SUNDAY, MARCH 10 | 10:30AM-12PM Offered for children ages 18 months to three years with caregiver, this is a gentle, seasonal all ages free introduction to sharing nature. Songs, art Join Art in the Park co-founder, Heidi Grundman, experiences and nature play abound! One eight- for a morning of art in the park! Meet at Carrie week session is offered every season, year-round. Murray Nature Center and enjoy a trail walk filled Class meets outdoors, so dress for the weather with art using only natural materials sourced from and bring a water bottle. Meet parents while the grounds. introducing your tot to local plants and animals.
CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER Hands-on activities are always part of our learning! 1901 RIDGETOP RD 21207 CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER CONTACT 410-396-0808 1901 RIDGETOP RD 21207
CONTACT 410-396-0808 VOLUNTEER NATURALIST TRAINING: SPRING FIELD TRIPS PEEPERS ARE CALLING! TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, SATURDAY, MARCH 30 | 11AM-1PM MARCH 19, 21, 26, 28 | 9:30AM-12PM all ages free adults $25 deposit, returned after leading three field trips Explore the park in search for peepers and other signs of early spring life. Conditions are typically Do you love children and nature? Become a muddy, so wear your boots. Bring a lunch and volunteer naturalist at Carrie Murray Nature water to enjoy during the walk! Center! This training provides information about wildlife in the park and how to lead spring field CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER trips for Baltimore area school children. Volunteer 1901 RIDGETOP RD 21207 naturalists generally lead three field trips each CONTACT 410-396-0808
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 31 APRIL WILD EDIBLES SATURDAY, APRIL 27 | 10:30AM-12PM
SPRING EPHEMERALS HIKE all ages free SATURDAY, APRIL 6 | 1:30PM-3PM There is plenty to munch on if you know what’s underfoot. Join a naturalist to identify plants and all ages free plant parts that are delicious and plentiful. Get What’s blooming? Let’s go find out! Lovely spring your taste buds ready! ephemerals pepper the woodlands in the park. Feel free to bring your camera to photograph CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 what we discover. One of our naturalists will help with identification of early spring bloomers. CONTACT 410-396-0808
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FAMILY VOLUNTEER DAY SPRINGTIME IN THE PARK SATURDAY, APRIL 20 | 10AM-12PM WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 | 9AM-3PM
all ages free ages 5-10 $5/child Dedicate some family time to support Got spring fever? Savor a half-day of school by environmental education programs at Carrie playing outside at the park! Bring a friend for a fun Murray Nature Center. No experience is necessary, afternoon of games and exploration in the forest. but be ready to get your hands dirty! Please bring Dress for the weather and bring a water bottle. a water bottle; snacks provided. (Note: BCPS schools have early dismissal this day.)
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URBAN GARDEN SERIES: FAMILY OUTDOORS DAY COMPOSTING 101 SATURDAY, MAY 4 | 10AM–2PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 20 | 2PM-4PM ages 5+ $5/child or $10/family
all ages free Join us for a day of fundamental skills like fire building, cordage-making, campfire cooking and Join us for part two of this three-part gardening more. Separate activities will be offered for adults series to learn the basics of composting. We will and kids, but fun will be had by all! demonstrate various ways to compost and how to speed up the process. CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 CONTACT 410-396-0808
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32 @RecNParks LIGHTS OUT BALTIMORE: BIRDS URBAN GARDEN SERIES: AND BUILDING COLLISIONS CONTAINER GARDENING FRIDAY, MAY 10 | 7PM-8:30 PM SATURDAY, MAY 18 | 2PM-4PM
all ages free adult $5 As many as a billion birds are dying annually in The Herb Festival is just around the corner – better the United States from collisions. Light pollution get your containers ready for springtime planting! attracts birds into dangerous environments, but This is the last of our three-part gardening series. it’s the glass that kills. Lights Out Baltimore is a We’ll explore new and unique ways of planting bird conservation and wildlife rescue organization your herbs. who will join the Carrie Murray Nature Center for CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER a lecture specifically addressing this issue. During 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 migration, spring and fall, Lights Out Baltimore CONTACT 410-396-0808 monitors downtown Baltimore for window strikes. They collect data for various organizations and researchers and rescue injured birds. Lights Out Baltimore strives to make Baltimore safe for JUNE birds year-round by partnering with local wildlife rehabilitators and other conservation groups. PLAY IN THE PARK! CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER SATURDAY, JUNE 1 | 11AM-2PM 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 all ages free CONTACT 410-396-0808 Join volunteer play workers for a day of old- BIRD NESTING fashioned games, nature activities, and sports in the park! SATURDAY, MAY 11 | 12:30PM-1:30PM CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER all ages free 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207
Birds care for their young like no others! Join CONTACT 410-396-0808 us for a guided tour to find nesting birds, eggs, and hatchlings. (Note: This session replaces our WOODSMAN BREAKFAST & Feeding Time series.) CAMPFIRE (FATHER’S DAY EVENT) CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER SATURDAY, JUNE 15 | 10AM-11:30AM 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 all ages $5 CONTACT 410-396-0808 Celebrate your favorite dad with this breakfast around the campfire. Make friction fire together, FAMILY VOLUNTEER DAY then cook eggs and potatoes over the fire! Warm SATURDAY, MAY 18 | 10AM-12PM berry compote rounds out this Father’s Day meal. Bring your own mug for hot tea. all ages free Dedicate some family time to support CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER environmental education programs at Carrie 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 Murray Nature Center. No experience is necessary CONTACT 410-396-0808 but be ready to get your hands dirty! Please bring a water bottle; snacks provided. WELCOME CAMPERS CAMPFIRE! CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER FRIDAY, JUNE 21 | 6:30PM-8PM 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 all ages free for registered camp families CONTACT 410-396-0808 We can’t wait for summer camp! If you’ve already registered for Wild Adventures Nature Camp, join us for s’mores, meet your camp counselors, and play games with other campers.
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bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 33 LITTLE WILD HEARTS: SUMMER MUD DAY! FRIDAYS, JUNE 28 | 10:30AM-12PM SATURDAY, JUNE 29 | 10AM–1PM JULY 5, 12, 19 & 26 | 10:30AM-12PM AUGUST 9, 16 & 23 (NO 8/2) | 10:30AM-12PM ages 18 months to 12 years $5/child or $10/family ages 18 months-3 years, with a guardian
$150 per 8-week session Mud, mud and more mud! Celebrate International Mud Day as we paint, sculpt, dig and slosh in Offered for children ages 18 months to three glorious mud! Be prepared to get messy! Dig for years with a guardian, this is a gentle, seasonal dinosaur bones, get mud face paint or play in our introduction to sharing nature. Songs, art mud pits (one for big kids, another for little tots). experiences and nature play abound! One eight- Many muddy stations to enjoy; popsicles (and week session is offered every season, year-round. mud) provided. Class meets outdoors, so dress for the weather and bring a water bottle. You will also meet other CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER parents while introducing your tot to local plants 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 and animals. Hands-on activities are always part of CONTACT 410-396-0808 our learning!
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WILD ADVENTURES NATURE CAMP WEEK 1 - FOX CUB ADVENTURES: MONDAY- FRIDAY, JUNE 24-28 | 9AM-1PM WEEK 2 - WILDERNESS SURVIVAL: MONDAY- FRIDAY, JULY 8-12 | 9AM-3PM WEEKS 3-8 - WILD ADVENTURES: JULY 15-19, JULY 22-26, AUGUST 5-9, AUGUST 12-16, AUGUST 19-23 & AUGUST 26-30 | 9AM-3PM
ages 4-13
$125, $150 with extended care (Week 1) $195, $250 with extended care (Weeks 2-8)
Located in the largest urban wilderness east of the Mississippi, our nature camp provides fun outdoor learning experiences! Join us for active inquiry and hands-on play as we make new friends and explore the natural treasures of Gwynns Falls Park. Stream studies, insect investigation, creative arts and games are all part of the fun! See carriemurraynaturecenter.org for camp themes and details. NOTE: Campers must bring water bottles and lunch each day. Wear clothes that can get messy!
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CICADA CRAZE ART WITH WINGS SATURDAY, JULY 6 | 1-3 PM SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 | 10AM-11:30AM
all ages free ages 3 years+ with a guardian free What’s that chirping in the trees? Come out to discover Discover native butterflies, dragonflies and other these delightful (and some would say delectable) insects. We’ll hike the trails in search of cicadas and the flying beauties during a trail walk. We will also look predators who rely on them. closely at insect specimens up close and create a butterfly keepsake. CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER CONTACT 410-396-0808 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 CONTACT 410-396-0808 FIREFLY HIKE AND CAMPFIRE SATURDAY, JULY 13 | 8-10PM NATURE PLAY DATE SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 | 10AM-11:30AM all ages $5/person or $10/family ages 2-5 with parent free Hit the trails at dusk in search of fireflies and other night-time insects. Glowing firefly art is part of the Join us to meet other families who want to explore fun. As the sun goes down, we’ll circle back to a nature. We will use our senses to sniff, taste, listen, cozy campfire and make s’mores. touch and even splash along the way. Dress for the weather (and free to wear a swimsuit for CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER 1901 RIDGETOP RD. 21207 splashing) and bring a water bottle and snack.
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STREAM SEARCH AND PICNIC SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 | 10AM-1PM
all ages free Summer isn’t over yet! Enjoy a stroll through the woods in search of wildlife. Next we’ll trek down to the creek for a stream-searching adventure. (Yes – you’ll get wet!) We’ll picnic with a story or two before the hike is through! Pack your own picnic to bring along!
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bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 35 signature events
MEET ME AT FRAM
Last summer, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks hosted over 100,000 festival goers in Druid Hill park for the annual AFRAM festival. Known for music, art, culture and history, AFRAM pays homage to Baltimore’s rich African American heritage. This August 10 through 11, we welcome you back to the park for the ultimate #AFRAMILY reunion-a term coined last year to describe the unique, family-friendly vibe. Many come to AFRAM as strangers and leave as family.
This year, we’re taking the festivities to the next level. Expect bigger and better activations, tasty local eats and a wide variety of artistic exhibits. Stay connected to aframbaltimore.com for updates, creative content and national talent announcement. That’s right, we’re bringing two national acts to Baltimore, but you have to stay tuned to find out.
36 @RecNParks WE HEART MOMS 5K FALL INTO FITNESS 5K $5 5K Series SATURDAY, MAY 11 | 8AM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 | 8:30AM all ages $5 MIDDLE BRANCH PARK CYLBURN TO DRUID HILL 3301 WATERVIEW AVENUE 1 SAFARI PLACE
Runners and walkers alike will enjoy DAD'S DAY 5K ZOMBIE ZOOM 5K signature the fresh air, community engagement, SATURDAY, JUNE 29 | 8AM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 | 8:30AM fitness and fun. Grab your family, PATTERSON PARK GWYNNS FALLS/LEAKIN PARK friends, co-workers and fellow park 27 S PATTERSON PARK AVENUE 1920 EAGLE DR. enthusiasts to enjoy one of our nine run/walk events in 2019. REC & PARKS RUN 5K TROT THE TRAIL SUNDAY, JULY 21 | 8AM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 | 8:30AM CONTACT 410-926-2455 CARROLL PARK HERRING RUN PARK events bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/5KSeries MONROE ST. & WASHINGTON AVENUE HARFORD RD & WALTHER AVE
FOOLS FOR FITNESS 5K FAMILY FUN DAY 5K REINDEER RUN SUNDAY, MARCH 31 | 8AM SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 | 8AM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 | 8:30AM DRUID HILL PARK 3001 EAST DRIVE CANTON WATERFRONT PARK WEST SHORE PARK, INNER HARBOR 3001 BOSTON STREET 501 LIGHT ST.
Rhythms & Reels
all ages free
Rhythms and Reels inspires Baltimoreans to celebrate community, culture and diversity through free, family- friendly programming in city parks and spaces. Created in 2016, the Rhythms & Reels series began and continues to be a true collaborative community effort showcasing FREE movies & concerts in city parks and facilities. Starting with 60 events in 2016, this series has continued to grow in not only number of events but to new communities served. We are proud to fill your calendar with fun, family-friendly programming in your neighborhood from May through October, 2019!
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 37 WHEN BALL IS LIFE
MONDAY-THURSDAY, MAY 13–JUNE 20 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Baltimore Neighborhood Basketball League is a citywide program for youth ages 5 through 19. It gives inner-city youth the opportunity to compete in various basketball games against teams from other communities. The children will be taught value, respect and the fundamentals of basketball. This program will help build positive relationships and partnerships between Baltimore City Recreation and Parks and the community to help players develop healthy life alternatives and build basketball skills.
Find your local league at bcrpsports.org 38 @RecNParks SKATING
YOUTH PERFORMANCE TROUPE Learn-To-Skate SUNDAYS, FEBRUARY 3-APRIL 21 | 4PM-6:10PM Program ages 8-16 $365/session The Youth Performance Troupe at Mt. Pleasant Ice Arena provides an opportunity to be experimental BCRP offers the citizens of Baltimore the and creative, exercise teamwork and civility, opportunity to receive a fun, safe, and rewarding improve skating performance and have FUN! instructional skating experience for the beginner Students will learn on ice skills and off ice skills and to the more advanced skater. We want to provide build a new and original skating piece. Spend the families with the chance to progress through first hour off the ice training and end with an hour a seven-week skill session. Each session is on the ice. designed to provide instruction to fit every skill level from beginner to freestyle. We offer class MT PLEASANT ICE ARENA three times during each session. Beginners are 6101 HILLEN ROAD, 21239 encouraged to sign up on Saturdays at 1:30PM or CONTACT 443-984-4075 Mondays at 5PM. Our Saturday session at 12PM is for advanced skaters that have completed all ADULT PERFORMANCE TROUPE basic levels in the Learn to Skate Program. SUNDAYS, FEBRUARY 3-APRIL 21 | 6:10PM-7:10PM
ages 16+ $245/session SERIES 2 The Adult Performance Troupe at Mt. Pleasant Ice Arena provides an opportunity to improve edge SATURDAYS, FEBRUARY 23-APRIL 6 | work and power and one's ability to skate with 12:30PM-1:15PM & 1:30PM-2:30PM others in formations and patterns. MONDAYS, FEBRUARY 25-APRIL 8 | 5PM-6PM MT PLEASANT ICE ARENA ages 5+ $98/seven-week session 6101 HILLEN ROAD, 21239
CONTACT 443-984-4075
SERIES 3
TENNIS SATURDAYS, APRIL 13- MAY 18 12:30PM-1:15PM & 1:30PM-2:30PM ALL-STAR TENNIS ACADEMY MONDAYS, APRIL 15- MAY 20 SUMMER CAMP 5PM-6PM MONDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 17–AUGUST 9 | 8:30AM– ages 5+ $84 /six-week session 5PM
ages 5-14 $80/week or $640 (discounts available) total for eight weeks (field trips not included) MT PLEASANT ICE ARENA Learn the fundamentals of tennis while increasing 6101 HILLEN ROAD, 21239 discipline and developing a love of the game. CONTACT 443-984-4075
PATTERSON PARK S LINWOOD AVE, 21224
CONTACT 410-396-7019 or visit www.bcrpsports.org
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 39 Track and Field
The Baltimore City Youth Track and Field Club is one of the oldest competitive youth track programs in the United States. The program is designed to cater to youth ages five through 18 who have an interest in running, jumping and throwing events. Participants in the program will develop skills transferable to a variety of other sports. Outside of developmental track meets hosted by BCRP, all participants are given the opportunity to compete in local, state, regional and national track and field venues. The coaching staff includes several USATF certified coaches and officials along with three certified personal trainers and group fitness instructors. One goal of the program is to give young athletes as many opportunities to compete as possible, granting each member of the program the option to compete in two national track associations, AAU and USATF.
Annual Cost: $75 City Resident, $85 non-city resident, AAU Travel Program $150
SPRING TRACK & FIELD SUMMER TRACK & FIELD
MONDAYS, TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, MONDAY, MAY 27–MONDAY, AUGUST 5 | 6PM-8PM MARCH 4–MARCH 25 | 6PM-7:30PM REGISTER FROM MAY 6–MAY 31 REGISTER FROM FEBRUARY 11 – MARCH 15 ages 5-18 (ages 6U does not participate in the AAU) ages 5-18 Optional Strength Training for ages 11+: Upton Boxing Optional Strength Training for ages 11+ Upton Boxing Center (Tuesday & Thursday) and Rita Church Center (Tuesday & Thursday) and Rita Church Recreation Center (Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday) Recreation Center (Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday) PRACTICE AT FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL (2301 GWYNN PRACTICE AT MERGENTHALER HIGH SCHOOL (EAST) AND FREDERICK FALLS PARKWAY, 21217) DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL (WEST) CONTACT 410-396-7019 or visit www.bcrpsports.org CONTACT 410-396-7019 or visit www.bcrpsports.org
AAU Travel Team- will require a 2019 AAU Membership. Registration fee for the travel program is $150 which includes uniform and AAU District and National qualifier meet fees. Parents will be responsible for the AAU National Fee ($48), meals and hotel fee for the Nationals. The 2019 AAU National will take place at North Carolina A&T University on July 25 through August 3, 2019. The estimated cost per child to attend is $255 (hotel at $170 per night for 6 nights/4 athletes per room)
ON ICE SOFTBALL
ADULT COED FLOOR HOCKEY ADULT SOFTBALL LEAGUE MONDAYS-FRIDAYS, APRIL 8–NOVEMBER 8 | MONDAY-THURSDAY, MAY 6-AUGUST 24 | 6:15PM-10:15PM 6:30PM-9:15PM SUNDAYS, APRIL 14–NOVEMBER 3 | 10AM-12PM & 3PM-9PM ages 18+ $300/team ages 18+ $450/team MT PLEASANT ICE ARENA Recreational slow-pitch softball leagues for men, 6101 HILLEN RD. 21239 women, and coed teams. CONTACT 410-245-0613 or visit www.bcrpsports.org DRUID HILL PARK, PATTERSON PARK, LATROBE PARK, CARROLL PARK
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40 @RecNParks WILLIAM J MYERS INDOOR SOCCER KICKBALL LEAGUES SUNDAYS, MARCH 24-JUNE 9 | 7PM-11PM
ADULT KICKBALL ages 25+, men $550/team MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3–JULY 31 REGISTRATION STARTS: APRIL 1-MAY 24 MONDAYS, APRIL 1-JUNE 3 | 7PM-11PM
ages 18+ $250/team ages 25+, coed $550/team Kickball leagues for men, women and coed teams. SUNDAYS, JUNE 23–AUGUST 18 | 7PM-11PM DRUID HILL PARK 3001 EAST DR. 21217 ages 25+, men $550/team CONTACT 410-396-7019 or visit www.bcrpsports.org
MONDAYS, JUNE 17–AUGUST 12 | 7PM-11PM
ages 25+, coed $550/team
FLAG FOOTBALL WILLIAM J MYERS PAVILION 4300 W BAY AVE. 21225
CONTACT 410-396-5782 or visit www.bcrpsports.org ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL TUESDAY-THURSDAY, JUNE 4–AUGUST 1 ADULT SPRING OUTDOOR SOCCER REGISTRATION STARTS: APRIL 1-MAY 24 TUESDAYS, MARCH 19- JUNE 11 | 6PM-10PM
ages 18+ $300/team WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 20- JUNE 5 (MEN’S TEAMS ONLY) | 6PM-10PM Adult flag football leagues for men. ages 25+ $550/team DRUID HILL PARK 3001 EAST DR. 21217 UTZ FIELD 200 S LINWOOD AVE. 21224 WILLIAM J MYERS PAVILION 4300 W BAY AVE. 21225 BANNER FIELD 1627 E FORT AVE. 21230 CONTACT 410-396-7019 or visit www.bcrpsports.org CONTACT 410-396-5782 or visit www.bcrpsports.org
ADULT SUMMER OUTDOOR SOCCER SOCCER TUESDAYS, JUNE 18-SEPTEMBER 17 | 6PM-10PM WEDNESDAYS, JUNE 19-SEPTEMBER 18 (MEN’S TEAMS ONLY) | 6PM-10PM
WILLIAM J MYERS DROP-IN ages 25+ $550/team SOCCER UTZ FIELD TUESDAYS-WEDNESDAYS | 3PM-5PM 200 S LINWOOD AVE. 21224
ages 14-18 $1 Drop In Fee BANNER FIELD 1627 E FORT AVE. 21230
THURSDAYS-FRIDAYS | 3PM-5PM CONTACT 410-396-5782 or visit www.bcrpsports.org
ages 18-25 $5 Drop In Fee
MONDAYS | 3PM-5PM
ages 25+ $5 Drop In Fee
WILLIAM J MYERS PAVILION 4300 W BAY AVE. 21225
CONTACT 410-396-5782 or visit www.bcrpsports.org
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 41 Football
BCFL- BALTIMORE CITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON STARTS: SEPTEMBER 7 REGISTRATION DATES: APRIL 1-JULY 27
ages 6u (5-6), 8u (7-8), 10u (9-10), 12u (11-12), 14u (13-14) $300/team The Baltimore City Football League provides a great opportunity for Baltimore City youth to participate in a city-wide tackle football program, coached by national governing body certified coaches. The game of football not only provides recreational activity but also provides a platform for mentorship and counseling for participating youth.
Fields throughout the city, locations will be announced prior to starting of the leagues
CONTACT 410-396-7019 or visit www.bcrpsports.org
Basketball
BALTIMORE NEIGHBORHOOD BASKETBALL LEAGUE (BNBL) MONDAY-THURSDAY, MAY 13–JUNE 20 | 6PM–9PM
ages 5-19 $300/team BNBL is a city-wide basketball league for youth ages 5 through 19. It gives inner city youth the opportunity to compete in various basketball games against teams from other communities. The children will be taught value, respect and the fundamentals of basketball. This program will help build positive relationships and partnerships between Baltimore City Recreation and Parks and the community to help participants develop healthy life alternatives and build basketball skills. Find your local league at bcrpsports.org
VARIOUS RECREATION CENTERS
CONTACT 410-396-7019 or visit www.bcrpsports.org
BASKETBALL BOXING
B’ MORE NIGHT HOOPS LEAGUE UPTON BOXING PROGRAM SUNDAYS, JULY 14–SEPTEMBER 1 | 3PM-10PM MONDAY-FRIDAY, ALL YEAR LONG | 5PM-9PM
ages 15-17 & 18+ $300/team ages 8+ $65 annual membership B’ More Night Hoops is a citywide basketball initiative The historic Upton Boxing facility is known to provide facilitated by Baltimore City Recreation & Parks and children with the ability to learn the basics of the sport supported by Mayor Catherine E. Pugh. This initiative boxing. Our amateur boxing program consists of promotes recreational activity and is designed experienced trainers, who are mentors to our youth and specifically for community engagement throughout specializes in health, fitness, and boxing/ self-defense. numerous neighborhoods. The goal is to build a healthy Our goals are to get individuals into shape, to feel more camaraderie within our city and provide continuous confident and to optimize their mental and physical recreational opportunities for young men and women. strengths. Everyone come in as amateur fighters with hopes to turn into pro-fighters. Open to boys and girls CLOVERDALE BASKETBALL COURT ages 8+. 2556 DRUID HILL AVE. 21217 UPTON BOXING CENTER MADISON SQUARE RECREATION CENTER “THE DOME” 1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. 21217 1400 EAST BIDDLE ST. 21213 CONTACT 443-984-3655 or www.bcrpsports.org RAIN LOCATIONS: C.C JACKSON RECREATION CENTER 4910 PARK HEIGHTS 21206 RITA CHURCH RECREATION CENTER 2101 ST. LO DRIVE 21213
CONTACT 410-396-7019 or www.bcrpsports.org
42 @RecNParks B’ MORE NIGHT HOOPS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP GAME & BLOCK PARTY WRESTLING PROGRAM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 | 6PM–9PM TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, MARCH 12–JUNE 3 | all ages free 5PM-8PM This event is a community block party to close out ages 7-17 $65 annual membership the 2018 B’ More Night Hoops season. Join us for The Upton Warriors is a community program that special guests, performances, giveaways and the focuses on Freestyle/Greco Roman wrestling. The championship games of the two age divisions. program provides local, regional and national exposure to urban youth in West Baltimore with an emphasis in MADISON RECREATION CENTER “THE DOME” the Sandtown-Winchester community. The program 1401 BIDDLE ST. 21213 provides accessibility to an untraditional sport (amateur wrestling) coupled with academic development and RAIN LOCATION evidence based mentoring. RITA R. CHURCH COMMUNITY CENTER 2101 ST. LO DR. 21213 UPTON BOXING CENTER CONTACT 410-396-7019 or www.bcrpsports.org 1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. 21217
CONTACT 443-984-3655 or visit www.bcrpsports.org Shake and Bake SPECIAL EVENTS Family Fun JAZZ & BOXING EVENT SATURDAY, MAY 11 (RAIN DATE: MAY 18) | 6PM- Center 9PM March 2018 we celebrated the return of Baltimore City’s favorite roller-skating rink during “The Bake is Back” all ages free –an unforgettable weekend of events that captured Guests from all walks of life are invited to gather our city’s love for one West Baltimore’s most iconic and enjoy a peaceful evening of supreme soul in a therapeutic entertainment. Upton Boxing trainees will hangouts The anticipation is high for phase two of get a chance to showcase their skills and compete the project, expected to be completed spring 2019. against other local boxers. The participants will The second phase includes a completely renovation demonstrate their skills that they have acquired through 22-lane bowling alley. Stop on by and bring a crowd, weeks of rigorous training. Live jazz music from local Shake and Bake has fun for the whole family! musicians will be played throughout the event.
PENNSYLVANIA TRIANGLE PARK Roller Rink 1526 N FREMONT AVE. 21217 • 3 hour session • $5 dollar entree CONTACT 443-984-3655 or visit www.bcrpsports.org • $3 dollar skate rental 4 hour session • $7 dollar entrée SHERRON BOGUES DAY • $3 dollar skate rental CELEBRATION AND TOURNAMENT Rink Rentals THURSDAY, JUNE 27 | 5PM-8PM • $200 hour
all ages free Rental Hall • $100/hour Mayor Pugh and BCRP presents the fourth annual • Birthday Parties and Special Events Sherron Bogues Day and Tournament! In celebration available for booking of the life and legacy of BCRP Employee, Sherron Bogues who facilitated numerous citywide football and basketball programs. Watch as youth basketball and flag HOURS OF OPERATION/ football teams from Baltimore and D.C. compete in the invitational tournament. Professional basketball player, SKATE SCHEDULE Mugsy Bogues will serve as guest speaker and present Wednesday: Dollar Night (6PM-9PM) the winning teams with their trophies. This celebration Thursday: Adult Skate (8PM-12AM) and tournament is fun for the whole family! Enjoy the Friday: Matinee Skate (7PM-10PM) action, music, entertainment, giveaways, activities for Saturday: Matinee Skate - (12:30PM-3:30PM) the kids and free food and drinks. Saturday: Matinee Skate - (4PM-7PM) BCRP ADMIN BUILDING Saturday: Family Skate - (7:30PM-10:30PM) 3001 EAST DR. 21217 Sunday: Matinee (12:30PM-3:30PM) CONTACT 410-396-7019 or visit www.bcrpsports.org Sunday: Matinee (4PM-7PM) Sunday: Adult Skate (8PM-12AM)
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 43 After 30 years of tireless and devoted service, JoAnn Cason, Chief of Special Populations, officially retired from Baltimore City Recreation and Parks in early 2019. During her time with BCRP, JoAnn and her team of dedicated and loyal staff have helped shape and manage both the Therapeutic Recreation and Senior Citizen Divisions. With over 40 years working with aging adults, JoAnn most enjoyed showing Baltimore’s golden-agers that fitness can be fun while convincing them shopping and line-dancing IS an aerobic activity and providing opportunities for each special population to stay active and independent.
Through her work with the Rec & Parks Senior Division, JoAnn brought quality, intergenerational programming to thousands of Baltimore youth and seniors. She fostered ways to connect youth from our recreation centers to her senior participants with dance programs and performances. Many of her programs and initiatives are hugely popular and bring in record crowds including the Senior Prom and the Pre-New Year’s Eve Gala, which has grown out of its original, recreation center space and moved into Martin’s West to accommodate the huge turnout.
Her contributions to ensure that the range of BCRP services remains fun and inclusive for all has cultivated programming aimed to guarantee that recreational opportunities are offered to individuals of all abilities. For example, participants of the therapeutic art program are able to make varied art types from paintings to sculptures, where they then present their work during an art exhibit hosted by the Make Studio in Hampden. The activity allows the opportunity for each artist to express themselves through their work and explore their creativity.
A highlight of Cason’s time with the department is when she served as the volunteer chair for the 2008 National Recreation and Park Association Conference. Of her time as volunteer chair, she said, “It was a tremendous amount of work, but amazing to meet Recreation and Parks professionals from across the country.” She recalls the experience as “professionally rewarding.”
Reflecting on her time spent with Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, JoAnn says, “It has been an incredible experience. We have a great team of people who are bright, devoted and passionate about their various areas of expertise. I encourage everyone to keep doing what they're doing and to continue heading in the right direction under Director Moore’s leadership.” RECREATION
44 WITHOUT @RecNParks LIMITS SENIORS MAY
ONGOING RED HAT TEA WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 | 10AM–4PM
KARAOKE AND CRAB FEAST AT ages 50+ $50 KURTZ’S BEACH Join us at Reynolds Tavern in Annapolis for a JULY 22-25, 29-31 & AUGUST 1 | 11AM–2:30PM colonial high tea. This luncheon you don’t want to miss. Wear your red hats. We will also visit the ages 50+ $50 Alex Haley statues in Annapolis on the way home. Everyone is welcome! Take to the bay for all-you-can-eat steamed crabs, music and dancing in an air-conditioned pavilion. REYNOLDS TAVERN 7 CHURCH CIRCLE, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401 You won’t want to miss the fun while taking in the iconic views of the Chesapeake Bay. Showcase CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920 your singing talent!
KURTZ’S BEACH DAY AT THE RACES 2070 KURTZ AVE. PASADENA, MD 21122 THURSDAY, MAY 9 | 11AM–4:30PM
CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920 ages 50+ $50
Pimlico Race track will be the location for this annual event. Enjoy a buffet luncheon in the Sports Palace, followed by an afternoon of APRIL cheering on your favorites at the track. Tickets include group transportation, buffet luncheon and racing program. FRIENDLY FARMS BINGO & LUNCHEON TRIP PIMLICO RACETRACK 5201 PARK HEIGHTS AVE. 21215 TUESDAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 2-4 | 11AM–2:30PM CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920 ages 50+ $47
Gather your friends and join us for a scenic ride to Friendly Farms in northern Baltimore County. Enjoy BULL ROAST “ALL WHITE PARTY” a delicious, family-style meal followed by bingo. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 | 11AM–3PM
FRIENDLY FARMS ages 50+ $70 17434 FORESTON RD, UPPERCO, MD Dance the afternoon away as we celebrate CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920 Memorial Day and summertime upon us. Come in your best white attire. If you love the pre-New Year’s party, you will love this one. This includes 4 BIRD IN HAND SMORGASBORD AND hours of food and fun. Don’t miss the best party of MAGIC SHOW the summer!
THURSDAY, APRIL 18 | 9AM–6PM MARTIN'S WEST 6817 DOGWOOD RD. 21244 ages 50+ $70 CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920 Magic and Wonder Show, is a 90 minute theatrical event. Dreams take flight as you witness magic up close. Come witness Brett Myers and his magical cast on a breathtaking journey that will create memories to treasure for a lifetime. JUNE
BIRD IN HAND FAMILY RESTAURANT & MAGIC SHOW 2760 OLD PHILADELPHIA PIKE, LANCASTER, PA 17505 MYSTERY TRIP CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 | 9AM–5PM
ages 50+ $65
You will enjoy the “Sandy” shores of somewhere. Bet your bottom dollar we will have fun. Bring your shopping bag for items you may need to buy for “tomorrow.” Luncheon meal included.
MYSTERY LOCATION
CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 45 KING OF PRUSSIA MALL TRIP THERAPEUTIC FRIDAY, JUNE 28 | 9AM-5PM ages 50+ $50 ONGOING Join us for a trip to the largest shopping mall on the east coast. The King of Prussia Mall in Philadelphia boasts over 390 stores for your ARTS & CRAFTS shopping pleasure. Please be prepared to do a lot MONDAY, APRIL 1-MAY 20 of walking. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3-MAY 22 160 N GULPH RD. 10AM-11AM & 11:15AM-12:15PM KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 adults with disabilities $8 total for weekly class CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920 Come enhance and explore your creative side under the guidance of our expert and caring instructors! Weekly art class provided by visiting AUGUST instructors. FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 OVERNIGHT AT DOVER DOWNS FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUGUST 9-10 | OVERNIGHT CONTACT (410) 396-1550
ages 50+ $240 (Double Rooms ONLY) BINGO Enjoy a fabulous night at Dover Downs Casino with a show Friday night by two R&B greats; FRIDAYS, APRIL 5, MAY 3 & JUNE 7 | 10AM-12PM Peabo Bryson and Regina Bell, $30 slot play, and adults with disabilities $2 complimentary breakfast on Saturday included in your package deal. All other meals are on your Come test your luck at B-I-N-G-O and see how own and you must have a valid ID. many prizes you can win! Beverages are included. DOVER DOWNS HOTEL & CASINO 1131 N. DUPONT HIGHWAY, DOVER, DE 19901 FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920 CONTACT (410) 396-1550 SENIOR SPLASH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 | 10AM–2PM CANOEING THURSDAY, MAY 30 ages 50+ $18 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 Take in some sun at the pool in scenic Patterson THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 Park. The festivities include a picnic lunch, water FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 games and aerobics, music and dancing. 10AM-11AM, 11AM-12PM & 12PM-1PM
PATTERSON PARK POOL adults with disabilities $2 200 S. LINWOOD AVE. 21224 Learn the basic skills required for canoeing CONTACT Kim Manning-Butler, 410 396-2920 and get out into the water! No experience required but you must not be afraid of the water. A separate waiver form is required for this program. Additional details will be provided after registration. Program is weather dependent.
MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 3301 WATERVIEW AVE. 21230
CONTACT (410) 396-1550
46 @RecNParks DISC/FRISBEE GOLF HIP HOP AEROBICS FRIDAY, APRIL 26 MONDAYS, APRIL 1–MAY 20 | 10AM-11AM & FRIDAY, MAY 31 11:15AM-12:15PM TUESDAY, JUNE 4 adults with disabilities $8 total for weekly class WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 10AM-11AM, 11AM-12PM & 12PM-1PM This program is inspired by hip hop’s hottest music. Get your heart pumping and your body working. adults with disabilities free Have a lot of fun and leave with a smile on your Join us for a round of disc golf at Druid Hill Park. face. Bring a bag lunch and enjoy the park afterwards. Please note: this program requires a good deal of FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 walking. CONTACT (410) 396-1550 DRUID HILL PARK CROW’S NEST ROAD 21217
CONTACT (410) 396-1550 SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOCCE BALL TUESDAY, APRIL 2-MAY 21 FISHING THURSDAY, APRIL 4-MAY 23 10:30AM-12PM FRIDAY, MAY 17 adults with disabilities free TUESDAY, MAY 28 MONDAY, JUNE 3 Partnership program with Special Olympics TUESDAY, JUNE 11 Maryland in which athletes learn bocce ball skills MONDAY, AUGUST 19 culminating in a championship on last day. 10AM-11AM, 11AM-12PM & 12PM-1PM FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER adults with disabilities free 4501 FARRING CT. 21225
Get outside and learn to fish. Fishing poles and CONTACT (410) 396-1550 bait will be provided. Bring a lunch and feel free to stay and enjoy Patterson Park after the conclusion of the session. Program is weather dependent. SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOCCE BALL (UNIFIED; COMMUNITY BASED; PATTERSON PARK BOAT LAKE STATE GAMES TRACK) 2601 EAST BALTIMORE ST. 21224 SATURDAY, APRIL 6-JUNE 1 | 10AM-12PM CONTACT (410) 396-1550 JUNE 7-9 FOR STATE GAMES
ages 8+ with and without disabilities free GOALBALL Partnership program with Special Olympics SATURDAYS, APRIL 6-MAY 25 | 9AM-11:30AM Maryland in which athletes learn bocce ball skills and gain eligibility for multi-county competitions adults with and without visual impairment free and summer games. Partnership program with MD Goalball in which participants train and practice Goalball for FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER competition in local and regional tournaments. 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 CONTACT (410) 396-1550 FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER 4501 FARRING CT. 21225
CONTACT (410) 396-1550
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 47 THERAPEUTIC GARDENING TR PROM PROGRAM FRIDAY, MAY 24 | 10:30AM-1:30PM THURSDAYS, APRIL 4-MAY 23 | 10:30AM-12PM adults with disabilities $10 adults with disabilities $5 total for weekly class Come socialize and dance the day away at a Learn how to plant and maintain a garden plot formal “Prom” themed dance! A catered lunch under the supervision of a Garden Representative, will be provided. Participants and accompanying City Farms Staff and TR Staff. Also includes staff members are encouraged to dress formally. Garden Workshops on various topics. Program is If participants are registered for this program and weather dependent. unable to attend, payment is still required unless notification is given at least 48 hours prior to CLIFTON PARK 2801 HARFORD ROAD 21218 program beginning.
CONTACT (410) 396-1550 VOLLMER CENTER 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209
THERAPEUTIC GARDENING CONTACT (410) 396-1550 PROGRAM – EXPERIENTIAL GARDENING WEDNESDAY SOCIAL CLUB APRIL 1-MAY 31 | TIMES VARY, COORDINATED WEDNESDAYS, APRIL 3-MAY 22 | 10AM-11AM & WITH TR STAFF 11:15AM-12:15PM
adults with disabilities $10/garden bed adults with disabilities $8 total for weekly class Come get your hands dirty in our raised garden Come join us each week for dancing, board beds! Those willing to commit to a full program games, and socializing. Hang out with your old cycle will be able to grow vegetables, herbs and pals and make new friends. flowers. Tools, soil and guidance will be provided FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER by the Therapeutic Recreation Division. Three 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 beds are available for rental. Groups/individuals are limited to one bed. Registered participants CONTACT (410) 396-1550 will coordinate a weekly time to conduct their work. Each bed requires approximately 2+ hours WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL OPEN of upkeep each week. Beginning growers as well GYM as seasoned gardeners are welcome. TUESDAYS, APRIL 2-MAY 28 | 6PM-8PM CLIFTON PARK adults with and without disabilities free 2801 HARFORD ROAD 21218 Try your hand at wheelchair basketball. No CONTACT (410) 396-1550 experience necessary. Sports wheelchairs available for use. TR DISCO FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER FRIDAY, APRIL 12 - MARDI GRAS THEME 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 FRIDAY, MAY 10 - WESTERN THEME 10:30AM-1:30PM CONTACT (410) 396-1550
adults with disabilities $8 YOGA Come socialize and dance the day away at a themed dance party! Pizza and beverages are MONDAYS, APRIL 1-MAY 20 | 10AM-11AM & included. If participants are registered for this 11:15AM-12:15PM
program and unable to attend, payment is still adults with disabilities $8 total for weekly class required unless notification is given at least 48 Chair-based (or standing program that can be hours prior to program beginning. adapted to chair-based) yoga program under the FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER guidance of our certified and caring instructors. 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER CONTACT (410) 396-1550 4501 FARRING CT. 21225
CONTACT (410) 396-1550
48 @RecNParks SPECIAL OLYMPICS UNIFIED THERAPEUTIC GARDENING BOCCE BALL LEAGUE PROGRAM – EXPERIENTIAL TUESDAYS, JUNE 25-AUGUST 13 | 6PM- GARDENING 7:45PM VARIOUS DAYS, JUNE 1 – AUGUST 31 | CALL TO SCHEDULE A TIME adults with and without disabilities free
The Bocce Ball League is a partnership program adults with disabilities $10 per garden bed with Special Olympics Maryland in which athletes Come get your hands dirty in our raised garden and partner athletes compete in recreational beds! This is an opportunity to grow vegetables, games. herbs and flowers. Tools, soil and guidance will
FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER be provided by BCRP’s Therapeutic Recreation 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 Division. Three beds are available for rental. Registered participants will coordinate a CONTACT (410) 396-1550 weekly time to conduct their work. Each bed requires approximately 2+ hours of upkeep each SPECIAL OLYMPICS UNIFIED week. Beginning growers, as well as seasoned VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE gardeners, are welcome. Groups and individuals are limited to one bed. WEDNESDAYS, JUNE 26-AUGUST 14 | 6 PM-7:45 PM FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER adults with and without disabilities free 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 A partnership program with Special Olympics CONTACT (410) 396-1550 Maryland in which athletes compete with partner athletes in a recreational volleyball league. The program will initially focus on learning basic TR DISCO volleyball skills. FRIDAY, JUNE 14 | 10:30 AM-1:30 PM FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 adults with disabilities $8
CONTACT (410) 396-1550 Come socialize and dance the day away at a themed dance party! Lunch (pizza) and beverages are included. The theme of the month: THERAPEUTIC GARDENING Hawaiian Luau. Refunds for cancellations are only PROGRAM provided with 48+ hour notice. THURSDAYS, JUNE 6-AUGUST 15 | 10:30 AM-12 PM FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER 4501 FARRING CT. 21225 adults with disabilities $5 total for weekly class CONTACT (410) 396-1550 Learn how to plant and maintain a garden plot under the supervision of BCRP’s Garden Experts, City Farm staff and Therapeutic Rec staff. The WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL CLINIC Therapeutic Gardening Program also includes MONDAYS, JUNE 3-AUGUST 5 | 5:30 PM-7:45 PM Garden Workshops that educated participants on various topics. Program is weather dependent. No adults with disabilities free session on July 4. University of Maryland Rehabilitation & CLIFTON PARK Orthopaedic Institute Certified Therapeutic 2801 HARFORD ROAD 21218 Recreation Specialists will lead the ten week,
CONTACT (410) 396-1550 instructional program where participants learn basic and intermediate level wheelchair basketball skills. Sports wheelchairs available for use.
FARRING BAYBROOK RECREATION CENTER 4501 FARRING CT. 21225
CONTACT (410) 396-1550
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MONDAY,EARTH APRIL DAY 22, 2019
VOLUNTEER@RecNParks 50 FORESTRY LEAKIN PARK BIOBLITZ SATURDAY, APRIL 27 | 10AM-3PM all ages free WEED WARRIORS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 | 6PM-8:30PM Get wild and explore Leakin Park as part of a WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 | 6PM-8:30PM worldwide community science event! Work with SATURDAY, MARCH 16 | 9:30AM-12:30PM biologists to observe, identify and learn about our native flora and fauna! ages 16+ free Help protect our parks, become a Certified LEAKIN PARK 1900 EAGLE DR. 21207 Weed Warrior! In this class series, learn about the [email protected] impacts of non-native invasive (NNI) plants in our CONTACT urban ecosystem, how to identify and remove those plants and long-term project management FRUIT TREE FAIR in natural areas. After training is complete, Weed SATURDAY APRIL 13 | 12PM-3PM Warriors are certified to work and lead NNI all ages free removal projects on all BCRP parkland. Sign up at treebaltimore.org/weedwarriors! Free fruit tree giveaway and resource fair for families, greening advocates and environmental HERRING RUN REC CENTER organizations. Enjoy the sounds of an open mic 5001 SINCLAIR LN. 21206 of spoken word poetry, solo or group musicals, CONTACT [email protected] readings, inspiring words and stories as we connect with nature and one another.
TREEKEEPERS RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY (DRUID HILL PARK) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 | 6PM-8:30PM 3100 SWANN DR. 21217
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 | 6PM-8:30PM CONTACT [email protected] SATURDAY, MARCH 30 | 9AM-12:30PM adult free TreeKeepers is BCRP’s city-wide stewardship program open to anyone interested in Baltimore’s trees. TreeKeepers promote healthy trees by educating residents and increasing their role in the care of the City’s trees. Learn how you can Community become a Treekeeper at one of our events! Gardening VIRGINIA BAKER RECREATION CENTER 2601 E BALTIMORE ST. 21224
CONTACT [email protected] Volunteer Day
THURSDAY, MAY 23 | 9AM–1PM CAMP SMALL WOOD CHIP ages 14+ free GIVEAWAY SATURDAY, APRIL 20 | 10AM-2PM Help plant the gardens around the Conservatory. We will be doing a large all ages free planting activity to get our beds ready Get ready for springtime mulching and for the season. A simple grilled lunch will landscaping projects. Our wood chips are all be provided. Register at: http://www. natural, no dye, single shred chips. We’ll load your rawlingsconservatory.org/community- pickup trucks with our front end loader. Bringing gardening-day buckets? Don’t forget a shovel! Get up to five yards of free wood chips. Can’t make it to the giveaway H.P. RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY & BOTANIC GARDENS 3100 SWANN DR. 21217 day? No problem. Our wood chips are always available at a low price. Find out information about CONTACT [email protected] other Camp Small products at www.treebaltimore. org/camp-small.
DRUID HILL PARK 3101 SHOP RD. 21217
CONTACT [email protected]
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 51 YOGA AT THE DRUID HILL FARMERS’ H.P. RAWLINGS MARKET CONSERVATORY WEDNESDAYS, JUNE – SEPTEMBER | 5:30PM– 6:30PM ONGOING all ages free Meet us at the scenic Rawlings Conservatory garden for free, all-levels yoga classes. Bring your PLANTS AND PEOPLE PROGRAM own mat or blanket. Sponsored by the Druid Hill SERIES Farmers Market. SUNDAYS | 1:30PM–3:30PM H.P. RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY & BOTANIC GARDENS 3100 SWANN DR. 21217 all ages $5 suggested donation CONTACT [email protected] or http://www. The programs are interactive, informal and druidhillpark.org/farmers-market experiential opportunities for visitors to learn about plants, Baltimore gardening and the conservatory environment. 1st Sunday: Ask a Master Gardener (Adults) A APRIL Master Gardener will answer your gardening questions. 2nd Sunday: Exploration Station (School aged SPRING FLOWER DISPLAY “THE children) Children and youth experience fun and GNOME AND GARDEN SHOW” educational hands-on gardening or plant project. SATURDAY, APRIL 6-SUNDAY, APRIL 21 | 10AM– 3rd Sunday: Sprouts (Pre-K) Introduce young 4PM, OPEN WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY
children to the world of plants with a craft activity. all ages $5 suggested donation Children must be with an adult. Baltimore’s favorite harbinger of spring is the 4th Sunday: Science Demonstration (High School Conservatory’s annual bulb show – a rainbow of and above) Join Dr. Stone for demonstrations spring colors and showcase of unique varieties of and items on display. Explore the interconnection tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and grape hyacinths. between plants, science, and even engineering. 5th Sunday: Free Guided Tours (All ages) H.P. RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY & BOTANIC GARDENS 3100 SWANN DRIVE 21217 H.P. RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY & BOTANIC GARDENS 3100 SWANN DR. 21217 CONTACT 410-396-0008
CONTACT rawlingsconservatory.org/plants-and-people
DRUID HILL FARMERS’ MARKET WEDNESDAYS, JUNE–SEPTEMBER | 3:30PM- 7:30PM
all ages free Join us for local produce, fresh baked goods, eggs, crafts, prepared foods and a full schedule of programming, including 1st Wednesday concerts.
H.P. RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY & BOTANIC GARDENS, SOUTH EAST LAWN 3100 SWANN DR. 21217
CONTACT [email protected] or http://www. druidhillpark.org/farmers-market
52 @RecNParks CYLBURN ARBORETUM, GREENHOUSE CLASSROOM CYLBURN 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 CONTACT Kathy Brown, [email protected] or ARBORETUM Erin Mellenthin, [email protected]
ONGOING, ALL YEAR ONGOING, MAY - SEPTEMBER FOOD SYSTEM LAB AT CYLBURN OPEN HOUSE YOGA AT CYLBURN WEDNESDAYS | 10AM–12PM SATURDAYS, STARTING MAY 25 THROUGH THE SUNDAYS | 1PM –3PM END OF SEPTEMBER
all ages free adults free Stop by to see what’s growing at the Food System Join us for Saturday yoga on the Arboretum lawn Lab. Learn about aquaponics and take a tour of with instructors from Coppermine Racquet and our small-scale urban farm. For more information, visit: http://cylburn.org/explore/food-system-lab/ Fitness Club! Bring your mat and get your Zen on. Meet on the lawn directly in front of the visitor CYLBURN ARBORETUM, FOOD SYSTEM LAB parking lot. This event is weather dependent. 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209
CONTACT [email protected] CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER CENTER LAWN 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209
CONTACT [email protected] or ONGOING, MARCH - APRIL http://cylburn.org/events-programs/
BALTIMORE BIRD CLUB LECTURE TUESDAYS, MARCH 5, APRIL 2 & MAY 7 | 7PM–9PM
ages 10+ free
You won’t want to miss this continuing series on bird identification, conservation and travel. Doors open at 7PM for socializing and snacks, lecture starts at 7:15PM. No registration required.
March topic: Madagascar April Topic: Sora Rails at Jug Bay May topic: Phoenix Wildlife Center
CYLBURN ARBORETUM, GREENHOUSE CLASSROOM 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209
CONTACT [email protected]
ONGOING, APRIL - AUGUST
BALTIMORE CITY MASTER GARDENERS’ SPEAKER SERIES TUESDAYS, APRIL 16, MAY 21, JUNE 18, JULY 16 & AUGUST 20 | 7-8:30 PM
adults free
The UME Baltimore City Master Gardeners host their annual Speaker Series covering a wide variety of Urban Gardening topics bringing in experts to talk about urban ecosystem studies, environmental issues, pest management, small lot gardening and beyond! These speakers help augment our gardening knowledge and keep us focused on Baltimore.
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 53 MARCH BOOK LAUNCH AND SIGNING: BIRDS OF MARYLAND, DELAWARE & DC SUNDAY, MARCH 24 | 2PM-4PM EAT, SLEEP, GARDEN COURSE: PRUNING DEMYSTIFIED all ages free WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 (LECTURE) | 6PM–8PM Join the Baltimore Bird Club and author Bruce SATURDAY MARCH 9 (PRACTICUM) | 10AM–12PM Beehler for a presentation about his new book, “Birds of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of adults $30 Columbia.” Copies will be for sale on site and the Pruning can become an art form and raises all author will be available to sign copies. sorts of questions: what to cut, when to cut and how much? Join us for the next in our gardening CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER series to learn about the garden activity that many 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 find the most challenging. Learn pruning basics CONTACT https://baltimorebirdclub.org/ from Amanda Cunningham, certified arborist, Master Gardener, and Baltimore City Forestry board member. Hands on happens Saturday with a APRIL walk about to put the lecture into practice. Cylburn Arboretum Association members get 10% off. LECTURE: “THE NATURAL HISTORY CYLBURN ARBORETUM, MEET OUTSIDE GREENHOUSE OF SPRING WILDFLOWERS” WITH CLASSROOM CAROL GRACIE 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 TUESDAY, APRIL 9 | 7:30PM-9PM CONTACT [email protected] or http://cylburn.org/events-programs/ all ages $10, free for Horticultural Society of Maryland (HSM) members LECTURE: “REDISCOVERING Presented by the Horticultural Society of FORGOTTEN AND HEIRLOOM Maryland (HSM). Besides adding beauty to our BULBS” WITH MATT MATTUS woodlands and gardens, native spring wildflowers play an important role in the ecology of our TUESDAY, MARCH 12 | 7:30PM–9PM eastern forests. Carol Gracie, author of “Spring all ages $10; free with HSM membership Wildflowers of the Northeast: A Natural History,” Presented by the Horticultural Society of Maryland will show how these plants have adapted to their (HSM). Join plantsman Matt Mattus, author of shaded environment and discuss their methods the popular blog GrowingwithPlants.com, as of propagation and dispersal and their uses as he shares one of his greatest passions: rare and medicines, foods and dyes. A book signing will unusual bulbs. Mattus, known for his visually follow.
stunning and entertaining talks, promises to CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER change how we think about the often neglected 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209
summer bulbs and excite us about some forgotten CONTACT [email protected] heirlooms as well. Learn about secret sources for everything from Achimenes (Hot Water Plant) to Zephyranthes (Rain Lilies) and a few other bulbs you may have never thought about either growing in pots or in the garden. Book sale and signing for Matt’s recently published “Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening” to follow.
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CONTACT [email protected]
54 @RecNParks SPRING FAIRIES AND GNOMES WALK YOGAHIKES BALTIMORE AND CRAFT SATURDAY, APRIL 27 | 9PM–10:30AM SATURDAY, APRIL 13 | 2PM-4PM adults $20 ages 5-10, children must be accompanied by an adult YOGAhikes is mindfully soaking in the forest's $7/child aromas of damp wood and crunchy leaves. Attune Join us for a whimsical afternoon at Cylburn yourself to the sound of joyful birds and wind in Arboretum. Walk through lush gardens and an the tree canopy. YOGAhikes is the combination enchanted forest to find our hidden fairy and of a vigorous hike and off-the-mat yoga. Let gnome friends. Find and keep any treasures that nature be the therapist that guides you toward you find along the trails. We will enjoy story time, joy, connection and resilience. No prior yoga hands on activities and crafts making Spring experience required, but a desire to keep a steady Flower Fairies. We encourage everyone to dress in pace up and down hills a plus. their best magical garb! CYLBURN ARBORETUM, MEET NEXT TO THE VOLLMER CENTER CYLBURN ARBORETUM, GREENHOUSE CLASSROOM 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 CONTACT [email protected] or CONTACT [email protected] or http://cylburn.org/events-programs/ http://cylburn.org/events-programs/
BOTANICAL ART CLASSES EARTH DAY SERVICE HIKE SATURDAY, APRIL 27 | 2:30PM–4:30PM SATURDAYS, APRIL 13-MAY 4 | 10AM–2PM all ages free ages 14+ $150/all classes, pre-registration required Celebrate Earth Day and give back! Hike the Learn traditional watercolor techniques, color wooded trails and streams surrounding Cylburn, theory, composition and flower anatomy as you picking up trash, pinpointing sources of erosion render a flowering plant with scientific accuracy. and learning about the history of the Jones Falls A course of 4 classes lead by BCRP naturalist and watershed. botanical artist, Molly O. Hoopes. Pre-registration is required. Recommended supply list provided. CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER Contact Molly to reserve a spot and for payment 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 instructions. CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or [email protected] CYLBURN ARBORETUM, MANSION 1ST FLOOR 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209
CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or [email protected]
MARYLAND DAFFODIL SHOW WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 | 2PM–8PM THURSDAY, APRIL 25 | 10AM–3PM
all ages free Nothing says spring more than the cheerful daffodil! A sign of hope and new beginnings, fall in love with this flower which boasts a large color range and a myriad of shapes. Come see the mid- Atlantic’s largest daffodil show (typically 1,000+ blooms). Along with the flower specimens, visitors can enjoy a floral design show.
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CONTACT Meredith McDonagh, [email protected] or http://www.marylanddaffodil.org
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 55 FAMILY FUN DAY AT CYLBURN: TREES, PLEASE! Market Day SUNDAY, MAY 5 | 10AM–2PM
SATURDAY, MAY 11 | 8AM–2PM all ages free
all ages free, $10 to park on-site Participate in hands-on discovery lessons, sensory stimuli, touch tables and art activities as you learn A BCRP tradition, Market Day attracts the importance of trees, the threats facing trees, vendors selling great plants, garden and what you can do to help. accessories, and nature-themed gifts. It is Mother’s Day Weekend, bring your mom CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 to buy plants for spring or pick up a gift for her (or yourself) while supporting Cylburn! CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or [email protected] Find gorgeous hanging baskets, herbs, trees, shrubs, and other rare and native plants for sale. Get advice from our garden PARTY ON THE PORCH: A MARKET professionals on what will work in your DAY PREVIEW own space and how to keep your new and FRIDAY, MAY 10 | 5PM–8PM current plants healthy and beautiful. Join us rain or shine! all ages $50
CYLBURN ARBORETUM A Market Day preview and evening of exclusive 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 shopping. Get first pick on plants and crafts and a chance to party with friends. Enjoy a CONTACT [email protected] or http://cylburn.org/support/market-day/ complimentary wine tasting and Union Craft Beer tasting. Food trucks, a raffle, and lively music create a fun evening in the gardens. Beer and wine tasting for 21+, bring your ID.
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CONTACT [email protected] or FAMILY HIKE: WILDFLOWERS AND http://cylburn.org/support/market-day/ OTHER DISCOVERIES! SATURDAY, MAY 4 | 2:30PM–4:30PM BOTANICAL ART CLASSES all ages free, suggested donation of $5/person SATURDAY, MAY 25, JUNE 1 & 8 | 10AM–2PM Experience the rewards of hiking as a family, with guided learning from our naturalist on how to ages 14+ $90/class; pre-registration required involve children in discoveries and explorations Learn traditional watercolor techniques, color along the trail. theory, composition and flower anatomy as you
CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER render a flowering plant with scientific accuracy. 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 A course of 3 classes, pre-registration required.
CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or Recommended supply list provided. Contact [email protected] Molly Hoopes to reserve a spot and for payment instructions.
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CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or [email protected]
56 @RecNParks FAMILY FUN DAY AT CYLBURN: JUNE FLOWER POWER! SUNDAY, MAY 26 | 10AM–2PM GUIDED HISTORICAL HIKE:
all ages free THE CYLBURN ESTATE SATURDAY, JUNE 1 | 2:30PM–4:30PM Participate in hands-on discovery lessons, sensory stimuli, touch tables and art activities as you learn all ages free, $5 suggested donation about flowers and pollination. Walk alongside history as you learn about the CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER Cylburn estate. Walk the old carriage road to the 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 site of Jesse Tyson's personal railroad station, CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or discover the ruins of the historic structures, and [email protected] hike to the Ruscombe mansion. This guided hike includes uneven trails and inclines; bring a water FOREST THERAPY WALK AND TALK bottle.
FRIDAY, MAY 31 | 6PM-8PM CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 adults free, $10 suggested donation CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or Join us for an opportunity to hear renowned [email protected] psychologist Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan discuss the connection between nature and our well-being. GUIDED WATERSHED HIKE: WORLD CYLBURN ARBORETUM, MEET AT GREENHOUSE OCEANS DAY CLASSROOM SATURDAY, JUNE 8 | 8:15AM–9:45AM 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209
CONTACT [email protected] or all ages free, suggested donation of $5/person http://cylburn.org/events-programs/ Learn about stream ecology, erosion, watersheds and climate change as you hike the Ravine and MARYLAND ROSE SHOW Vista Trails. This guided hike does include uneven FRIDAY, MAY 31 | 1PM-4PM trails and inclines; child supervision is encouraged.
CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER all ages free 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 Roses from amateur growers’ gardens will be on CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or molly.hoopes@ display and judged by Certified American Rose baltimorecity.gov Society Judges. Sponsored by the Maryland Rose Society. FAMILY FUN DAY AT CYLBURN CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER CENTER WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE! 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 SUNDAY, JUNE 9 | 10AM–2PM CONTACT David Walsh, [email protected]
all ages free Participate in hands-on discovery lessons, sensory stimuli, touch tables and art activities as you learn about watersheds, current factors affecting our oceans detrimentally and what you can do to help.
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CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or [email protected]
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 57 FAMILY HIKE: SCHOOL'S OUT FIREFLY WALKS TIME TO PLAY OUTDOORS! FRIDAYS, JUNE 28 & JULY 12 | 7-9PM SATURDAY, JUNE 22 | 8:30AM–10AM ages 8+ free, suggested donation of $10 all ages free, suggested donation of $5 Join in with Dr. Abner Lall for an educational talk Experience the rewards of hiking as a family. Learn and walk through Cylburn’s grounds to explore the from an expert naturalist how to involve children in magic of fireflies. For the last five years Dr. Lall has discoveries and explorations along the trail. been leading firefly walks at Cylburn. Participants will learn how fireflies use their bioluminescence CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 to communicate with each other and observe them at twilight in Cylburn's gardens. Dr. Lall CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or [email protected] will discuss how disturbances like light pollution threaten the existence of fireflies and will suggest ways for us to help save them. FAMILY FUN DAY AT CYLBURN: SOL-SEARCHING CYLBURN ARBORETUM, MANSION 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 SUNDAY, JUNE 23 | 10AM–2PM CONTACT [email protected] or http://cylburn.org/events-programs/ all ages free Participate in hands-on discovery lessons, sensory stimuli, touch tables and art activities as you learn J U LY about our solar system, factors influencing how the sun affects our planet and health. FREE STATE DAYLILY SOCIETY CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER ANNUAL BLOOM SHOW 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 SUNDAY, JULY 21 | 12PM–4PM CONTACT (410) 396-7839 or [email protected] all ages free Members of the Free State Daylily Society pick CYLBURN NATURE CAMP and display blooms from their gardens. This is MONDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 24 – 28 | 9AM-3PM an opportunity to view a marvelous variety of MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 8-12 | 9AM-3PM daylily cultivars, as presented by local Maryland MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 15-19 | 9AM–3PM collectors. Over one-hundred blooms will be MONDAY–FRIDAY, JULY 22-26 | 9AM-3PM displayed. ages 5-10 $325 per child, per one-week session CYLBURN ARBORETUM, VOLLMER VISITOR CENTER Foster your child’s love of nature at Cylburn Nature 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209 Camp. This camp focuses on the environment CONTACT [email protected] and teaches children knowledge of and respect for nature and their surroundings. Our campers explore our 200-acre park with counselors who will teach them about the plants and animals they encounter, fungi, weather, watershed issues, ecosystem balances, and more!
CYLBURN ARBORETUM, MANSION 4915 GREENSPRING AVE. 21209
CONTACT [email protected] or http://cylburn.org/nature-camp/
58 @RecNParks A JOB FAIR HOSTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS & THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES SATURDAY, MARCH 30 9AM-4PM RITA R. CHURCH COMMUNITY CENTER 2101 SAINT LO DR. 21213 RECREATION & PARKS GENERAL SERVICES Summer Recreation Leader Auto Maintenance Worker Seasonal Naturalist/Camp Counselor Auto Mechanic Recreation Activity Assistant for Shake Building Repairer & Bake Family Fun Center Public Building Maintenance Coordinator Inclusion Assistant HVAC Tech II Painter III Electrical Mechanic II Pipefitter I OVER 300 POSITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS EVENT PLEASE APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.BALTIMORECITY.GOV TO BE INTERVIEWED
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 59 PROGRESS AHEAD
The Middle Branch Fitness + Wellness Center at Cherry Hill and surrounding site improvements to Reedbird Park were conceived with the idea of connectivity. The new regional facility and park amenities will serve to connect with the adjacent community and surrounding neighborhoods. It will provide a hub for indoor and outdoor recreation, fitness and wellness. The new plan will tie existing trail networks and extensions to new places. This project will establish a gateway into Cherry Hill while encouraging exchange, interaction and collaboration with all South Baltimore residents. The 42,000-square-foot building will serve as a beacon for recreation in South Baltimore. The building includes a natatorium, gymnasium, fitness studios, walking track, community room, maker space and a prep kitchen all stitched together by an airy central spine of open fitness. It has been designed with amenities and program opportunities that will serve a variety of users young and young at heart. Especially unique to the structure is a tenth of a mile second-floor walking track that engages users with views of multiple interior spaces and the expansive park outside.
60 @RecNParks The Park: Reedbird Park Improvements Reedbird Park has both natural beauty and rare direct access to the Patapsco River. Through extensive environmental testing and coordination with the Maryland Department of the Environment, BCRP has formulated a plan to make improvements to the site while ensuring public health and safety. Upon completion, this site will include lighted and irrigated multipurpose fields, lighted synthetic turf field, playground, walking trails, fishing pier, dog park, basketball courts and pavilions. Connection to the existing Middle Branch Trail will be enhanced while provisions for a future connection to the Patapsco Heritage Greenway Trail are made.
Skatepark of Baltimore at Roosevelt Park Maryland boasts a rich skateboard history and with a thriving and engaged skateboarder community. Some of the oldest skateboard parks exist in MD including those in neighboring counties like Baltimore County and Ocean City.
The Skatepark of Baltimore at Roosevelt Park is located at 1201 W. 36th St. Baltimore, MD 21211.
Our other skateparks are located in Carroll Park and Curtis Bay operate from sun up until 10PM. Each are public, concrete skateparks and absolutely free.
Protective gear is encouraged.
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 61 Facilities with numbers can be found on the map on page 69 directory
DEWEES 11 LOCUST POINT 23 recreation 5501 Ivanhoe Ave. 21212 1627 E. Fort Ave. 21230 410-396-2244 410-837-4423
centers EDGEWOOD/LYNDHURST 12 MADISON SQUARE 24 835 Allendale St. 21229 1400 E. Biddle St. 21213 443-984-3105 410-396-9284 BENTALOU 1 222 N. Bentalou St. 21223 ELLA BAILEY 13 MARY E. RODMAN AT 410-396-0105 100 E. Heath St. 21230 JOSEPH LEE 25 410-396-4634 5900 E. Pratt St. 21224 CAHILL AT 410-396-9222 EDGEWOOD EMS 2 FARRING BAYBROOK 14 1900 Edgewood St. 21216 4501 Farring Court. 21225 MEDFIELD 26 410-396-0259 410-396-2595 1501 Woodheights Ave. 21211 410-396-1236 CARROLL F. COOK 3 FRED B. LEIDIG 15 5061 E. Eager St. 21205 4521 Frederick Ave, 21229 MORA CROSSMAN 27 410-396-9089 410-396-0073 701 S. Rappolla St. 21224 410-396-9222 C. C. JACKSON 4 GARDENVILLE 16 4910 Park Heights Ave. 21215 4517 Hazelwood Ave. 21206 MORRELL PARK 28 410-396-0949 410-545-3444 2651 Tolley St. 21230 410-396-7221 CECIL KIRK 5 GREENMOUNT 17 909 E. 22nd St., 2nd Fl. 21218 2304 Greenmount Ave. 21218 MOUNT ROYAL 29 410-396-6750 410-396-6708 120 W. Mosher St., 21217 410-396-0374 CHICK WEBB 6 HERRING RUN 18 623 Eden St. 21205 5001 Sinclair Lane 21206 NORTHWOOD 30 410-396-7593 410-396-3060 1517 Winford Rd. 21239 410-396-6696 COLDSTREAM 7 JAMES D. GROSS 19 1401 Fillmore St. 21218 4600 Lanier Ave. 21215 OLIVER 31 410-396-6746 410-396-0755 1600 N. Spring St. 21213 410-396-4243 COLLINGTON SQUARE 8 JAMES McHENRY 20 1409 Collington Ave. 21213 9100 Hollins St. 21223 PARKVIEW 32 410-396-9201 410-396-5016 2601 Francis St. 21217 443-984-2627 CRISPUS ATTUCKS 9 LAKELAND 21 1601 Madison Ave. 21217 2921 Stranden Road 21230 PATTERSON PARK 33 410-728-4650 410-396-0091 2601 E. Baltimore St. 21224 410-396-9156 CURTIS BAY 10 LILLIAN JONES 22 1630 Filbert St. 21226 1310 N. Stricker St. 21217 410-396-1811 410-728-5255
62 @RecNParks RITA CHURCH 34 ATLANTIC AVE. PARK 2101 St. Lo Dr. 21213 parks 2304 Atlantic Ave. 410-396-8958 B & O MUSEUM PARK ROBERT C. MARSHALL 35 32ND STREET PARK 906 W Pratt St. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. 21202 301 E 32nd St. 410-396-8490 B & O SLOPE PARK ADAMS PARK 1400 Cathedral St. ROOSEVELT 36 1530 Montpelier St. 1221 W. 36th St. 21211 BARBARA & PARKWOOD PARK 410-396-6050 ALEXANDER ODUM PARK 5101 Mayview Ave. 3111 Presstman St. SAMUEL F.B. MORSE 37 BARCLAY PARK 424 S. Pulaski St., 21223 ALHAMBRA PARK 2201 N Calvert St. 410-396-3717 5200 Alhambra Ave. BELNOR SQUARES PARK SOLO GIBBS 38 AMBROSE KENNEDY PARK 2800 Pulaski Hwy. 1044 Leadenhall St. 21230 1002 Harford Rd. 410-837-8172 BETTY HYATT PARK ANCHORAGE 1710 E Baltimore St. WALTER P. CARTER AT PROMENADE PARK GUILFORD EMS 39 2339 Boston St. (rear) BISHOP SQUARE PARK 820 E. 43rd St. 21218 W University Ave & N Charles St. 410-396-6217 ANDOVER & NORTH HILL PARK 1116 Andover Rd. (rear) BOCEK PARK 2 WOODHOME 40 3000 E Madison St. 7310 Moyer Ave. 21234 ARNOLD SUMPTER PARK 1 410-396-6703 240 Laurens St. BONVIEW PARK 3800 Sinclair La. (rear)
BOSTON STREET PIER PARK 2601 Boston St.
BUCKNELL & MOORES PARK 5400 Bucknell Rd.
BUENA VISTA PARK 4001 Buena Vista Ave.
BURDICK PARK 3 6300 Walther Ave.
CALVERT & FEDERAL PARK 1601 N Calvert St.
CALVERT & MADISON PARK 801 N Calvert St.
CANTON WATERFRONT PARK 4 3001 Boston St.
CAROLINE & HOFFMAN PARK 1351 N Eden St.
CARROLL & ARCHER PARK 838 Carroll St.
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 63 CARROLL PARK 5 CUMBERLAND & CAREY PARK ELLWOOD AVE PARK 14 1500 Washington Blvd. 1641 N Carey St. 420 N Ellwood Ave.
CASTLE ST PARK CURTIS BAY PARK ELM PARK 2025 E Fairmount Ave. 4416 Curtis Ave. 3416 Elm Ave.
CATHERINE STREET PARK DAISY FIELD 9 ELMLEY AVENUE PARK 2311 Ashton St. 301 N Hilton St. 3347 Cliftmont Ave. (rear)
CHINQUAPIN RUN PARK 6 DESOTO PARK 10 EUTAW PLACE MEDIAN PARK 6000 Chinquapin Pkwy. 1600 Desoto Rd. 1200-2000 Eutaw Pl.
CITY SPRINGS PARK DEWEES PARK 11 EVESHAM AVENUE PARK 15 1600 E Baltimore St. 5501 Ivanhoe Ave. Northern Pkwy & Clearspring Rd.
CLASSEN & PARK DRUID HILL PARK 12 F. SCOTT FITZGERALD PARK HEIGHTS PARK 2700 Madison Ave. 1627 Bolton St. 4307 Reisterstown Rd. DYPSKI PARK FARRING BAYBROOK PARK 16 CLIFTON PARK 7 1225 S Ellwood Ave. 4501 Fairing Ct. 2801 Harford Rd. EASTERWOOD PARK FAWCETT & HAMPDEN PARK COLDSTREAM PARK 1522 N Bentalou St. 401 Fawcett St. 1401 Filmore St. EDEN & EAGER PARK FEDERAL HILL PARK 17 COLLINGTON SQ. PARK 8 911 N Eden St. 300 Warren Ave. 2131 E Hoffman St. EDGECOMBE PARK 13 FLORENCE CUMMINGS PARK 18 CONWAY STREET PARK 2601 Edgecombe Cir. N 2501 Maisel St. 601 W Conway St. EDGEWOOD / FLOWERTON ROAD PARK COTTAGE AVE PARK LYNDHURST PARK 4249 Flowerton Rd. (rear) 3700 Cottage Ave. (rear) 835 Allendale St.
WHEN SHOULD I APPLY FOR MY PERMIT? Get a Permit! Permits are issued on a first come, first served basis throughout each calendar year. Book early in January as many pavilions and picnic areas are booked for summer CONTACT: OFFICE HOURS: months by February. Special Event permits can be 3201 Boston Street Monday–Wednesday and submitted one year out from the calendar date. Baltimore, MD 21224 Friday from 9AM to 4PM. 410-396-7070 (Closed on Thursdays WHEN DO I NEED INSURANCE? email: parkpermits@ to public to process Insurance is required for any private event that will have baltimorecity.gov applications.) amusement rides (kiddie rides, moonbounces, etc.), events such as walk-a-thons, bike rides or foot races, WHY DO I NEED A PERMIT? athletic use permits and for all events open to the public. Baltimore City Parks are open and available to the public This is to assure that both the organization sponsoring the for general use. If you wish to use a specific area of a event and Baltimore City is not held liable for any injuries park for an event (such as a field, picnic area or pavilion, incurred by an event-goer. You can purchase single day special event, etc.) it is necessary to obtain a park use insurance policies for your event. permit to guarantee that the location is available. WHAT TYPE OF PERMIT DO I NEED? WHAT ARE THE FEES FOR? Each of the park permit applications contains information Fees support both general maintenance of the park and that will help you plan your event. By familiarizing yourself maintenance after your event takes place. with these permits, it will help you to run a smooth event.
64 @RecNParks FORREST STREET PARK HOLLINS FERRY AND LAKELAND PARK 33 1100 Forrest St. Park B&O PARK 2761 Wegworth La. 2300 Hollins Ferry Rd. FORT ARMISTEAD PARK 19 LATROBE PARK 34 4000 Hawkins Point Rd. HOOPER & ROCKROSE PARK 1529 Fort Ave. 2020 Rockrose Ave. FORT HOLABIRD PARK LEHIGH & GOUGH PARK 6401 Beckley St. HYDE PARK 4500 Gough St. 3214 Wylie Ave. FRANKLIN SQUARE PARK 20 LITTLE LITHUANIA PARK 1301 W Lexington St. INDIANA AVE PARK 836 Hollins St. 2810 Indiana Ave. GARRETT PARK LOWER GWYNNS 3560 3rd St. INNER HARBOR FALLS PARK 35 501 E Pratt St. 525 Hurley Ave. GARRISON & DENMORE PARK 3311 W Garrison Ave. (rear) IRVIN LUCKMAN PARK 26 LUZERNE AVE PARK 2809 Glen Ave. 2601 E Biddle St. (rear) GATEWAY PARK 101 Key Hwy. IRVINGTON PARK 27 MADISON SQUARE PARK 36 342 Matingale Ave. 1050 N Caroline St. GREENSPRING AVE. PARK 2336 Druid Park Dr. JACK PAULSEN PARK 28 MAISEL ST. PARK 4700 Reisterstown Rd. 1900 Maisel St. GWYNNS FALLS / LEAKIN PARK 21 JANNEY ST. PARK MAPLE LEAF PARK 4921 Windsor Mill Rd. 140 N Janney St. 709 W North Ave.
HANLON PARK 22 JOHNSTON SQUARE PARK 29 McKIM PARK 2731 N Longwood St. 800 E Biddle St. 1200 E Baltimore St.
HARLEM & DENNISON PARK JOSEPH E. LEE PARK 30 MCMECHEN & ETTING PARK 3421 Harlem Ave. 6200 E Pratt St. 520 McMechen St.
HARLEM SQUARE PARK 23 KEVIN & WOODRIDGE PARK MIDDLE BRANCH PARK 37 1500 Edmondson Ave. 4210 Woodridge Rd. 3301 Waterview Ave.
HARWOOD AVENUE PARK KEYES PARK 31 MONTEBELLO PARK 420 E 27th St. 3401 Taylor Ave, 2920 Harford Rd.
HELEN MACKALL PARK KEYWORTH AVE PARK MORRELL PARK 38 600 Braddish Ave. 2610 Keyworth Ave. (rear) 2415 Tolley St.
HENRY H. GARNET PARK KIMBERLELIGH ROAD PARK MOUNT OLIVET & 415 W Lafayette Ave. 4714 Kimberleigh Rd. PHELPS LANE 2905 W Baltimore St. HERRING RUN PARK 24 KING & KENNEDY PARK Harford Rd & Argonne Dr. 2209 Hunter St. MOUNT PLEASANT PARK 39 Perring Pkwy & Echodale Ave. HILLEN TRIANGLE LAFAYETTE & AIKEN PARK 3201 Hillen Rd. 1800 Aiken St. MULLAN PARK 4000 Old York Rd. HILTON PARK 25 LAFAYETTE & PAYSON PARK 3100 Phelps La. 2001 W Lafayette Ave. MUND PARK 2323 Greenmount Ave. HOES HEIGHTS PARK LAFAYETTE SQUARE PARK 32 1024 W 43rd St. 816 N Arlington Ave. NORTH HARFORD PARK 40 6800 Hamlet Ave.
Facilities with numbers can be found on the map on page 69 bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 65 NORTHWEST PARK 41 REVEREND QUILLE PARK TOWANDA PARK 2101 W Rogers Ave. 502 Presstman St. 4126 Towanda Ave.
O'DONNELL SQUARE PARK RIVERSIDE PARK 46 UNION SQUARE PARK 50 1021 S Linwood Ave. 301 E Randall St. 31 S Gilmor St.
OLIVER PARK ROBERT C. MARSHALL PARK VINCENT ST. PARK 1301 E Lanvale St. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. 122 N Vincent St.
ORANGEVILLE PARK ROOSEVELT PARK VIOLETVILLE PARK 51 1000 N Janney St. 1201 W 36th St. 1095 Joh Ave.
PACA ST. PARK ROSEMONT PARK WAR MEMORIAL PLAZA 2640 S Paca St. 840 N Franklintown Rd. 101 Holliday St.
PARK AVENUE MEDIAN PARK RUTTER'S MILL PARK WARWICK AVENUE PARK 1600–2200 Park Ave. 1402 Rutter St. 2 N Warwick Ave.
PATTERSON PARK 42 SAINT CASMIR'S PARK WAVERLY MINI PARK 200 S Linwood Ave. 2719 O'Donnell St. 2932 Indepence St.
PAULINE FAUNTEROY SAINT CHARLES PARK WESTERN RUN PARK 52 1335 N Stricker St. 4754 Melbourne Rd. (rear) 5800–6700 Cross Country Blvd.
PEARLSTONE PARK SAINT HELENA PARK WILBUR H. WATERS PARK 1001 N Howard St. 6521 Parnell Ave. 1600 N Dukeland St.
PENHURST PARK SAINT JOSEPH'S PARK 47 WILLIAM McABEE PARK 4004 Penhurst Ave. 230 Mccurley St. 1600 Laurens St.
PENN & MELVIN STREET PARK SAINT LEO'S BOCCE PARK WILLOW AVENUE PARK 655 Melvin Dr. 902 Stiles St. 603 Willow Ave.
PERRING PARKWAY / SAINT MARY'S PARK 48 WILSON & ETTING PARK PIONEER DRIVE 606 N Paca St. 520 Islamic Way. 6301 Perring Pkwy. SHIPLEY HILL 1 WINDSOR HILLS PARK POPLAR TERRACE PARK 2500 Booth St. 2905 Lawina Rd. 3001 Poplar Ter. SHIPLEY HILL 2 WINNER AVENUE PARK POWDER MILL PARK 43 2502 Boyd St. 5400 Winner Ave. 5700 Liberty Heights & Perring Pkwy. SOLO GIBBS PARK WOODBERRY PARK QUEENSBURY PARK 1044 Leadenhall St. 2200 Druid Park Dr. 3009 Spaulding Ave. (rear) STONEY RUN PARK WOODBOURNE AVENUE PARK QUINTON ST PARK 101 W Cold Spring La. 1633 Woodbourne Ave. 400 Quinton St. STRICKER & RAMSEY PARK WYMAN PARK 53 RADECKE PARK 44 401 S Stricker St. 33rd St. & Keswick Rd. 5602 Radecke Ave. SWANN PARK 48 WYMAN PARK DELL 54 REEDBIRD PARK 45 201 W Mccomas St. 29th St. & Charles St. 201 Reedbird Ave. THAMES STREET PARK YALE HEIGHTS PARK RESERVOIR HILL PARK 1832 Thames St. 603 Bethnal Rd. 751 Reservoir St.
66 @RecNParks Facilities with numbers can be found on the map on page 69 LIBERTY 11 park pools neighboorhood 3901 Maine Ave. 21207 Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 pools Free admission CHERRY HILL SPLASH 4 O'DONNELL HEIGHTS 12 101 Reedbird Ave. 21225 AMBROSE KENNEDY 1 1200 Gusryan St. 21224 443-984-7308 Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 1000 Ensor St. 21202 Hours: Mon-Fri 12:30-7, Sat 12-7, Sun 1-6 Free admission Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 Admission $2, children 0-3 free Free admission TOWANDA 16 CLIFTON 6 C.C. JACKSON 2 4100 Towanda Ave. 21215 2013 Sinclair Lane 21213 Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 4910 Park Heights Ave 410-396-9330 Free admission Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 Hours: Mon-Fri 12:30-7, Sat 12-7, Sun 1-6 Free admission Admission $2, children 0-3 free WALTER P. CARTER 17 CENTRAL ROSEMONT 3 820 E. 43rd St. 21212 DRUID HILL PARK POOL 8 Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 1400 Filmore St. 21218 800 Wyman Park Dr. 21217 Free admission Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 410-396-6477 Free admission Hours: Mon-Fri 12:30-7, Sat 12-7, Sun 1-6 WILLIAM MCABEE Admission $2, children 0-3 free CITY SPRINGS 5 1323 N. Gilmore St. 21217 Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 1500 E. Baltimore St., 21231 PATTERSON PARK POOL 13 Free admission Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 148 S. Linwood Ave. 21224 Free admission 410-396-8975 NORTH HARFORD Hours: Mon-Fri 12:30-7, Sat 12-7, Sun 1-6 COLDSTREAM 7 6800 Hamlet Ave. 21234 Admission $2, children 0-3 free Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 1400 Filmore St. 21218 Free admission Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 RIVERSIDE PARK POOL 14 Free admission 1800 Covington St. 21230 SOLO GIBBS 410-396-8059 FARRING BAYBROOK 9 1044 Leadenhall St. 21230 Hours: Mon-Fri 12:30-7, Sat 12-7, Sun 1-6 Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 4501 Farring Ct. 21225 Admission $2, children 0-3 free Free admission Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 Free admission ROOSEVELT PARK POOL 15 3500 Poole St. 21211 GREATER MODEL 10 410-396-6487 1055 W. Saratoga St. 21223 Hours: Mon-Fri 12:30-7, Sat 12-7, Sun 1-6 Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 Admission $2, children 0-3 free Free admission
HARFORD/LANVALE ?? 3101 E. Lanvale St. 21213 Hours: Mon-Sat 12-5 Free admission
All ages. Children 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 67 MT. PLEASANT ICE RINK 6 UPTON BOXING / 101 6101 Hillen Rd. WRESTLING CENTER 9 Baltimore, MD 21239 1901 Pennsylvania Ave. 443-984-4075 Baltimore, MD 21217 443-984-2588 PATTERSON PARK BOAT LAKE 7 WILLIAM J. MYERS Eastern Ave. and Milton Ave. SOCCER PAVILION 10 Baltimore, MD 21224 4300 West Bay Ave. 410-396-9392 Baltimore, MD 21225 410-396-5782 SHAKE & BAKE FAMILY FUN CENTER 8 1601 Pennsylvania Ave. Baltimore, MD 21217 Facilities with numbers 804-854-6701 can be found on the map on page 69
3 venues
BALTIMORE ROWING & RESOURCE CENTER 1 3301 Waterview Ave. Baltimore, MD 21230 410-396-3840
CARRIE MURRAY NATURE CENTER 2 1901 Ridgetop Rd. Baltimore, MD 21207 410-396-0808
CYLBURN ARBORETUM 3 4915 Greenspring Ave. Baltimore, MD 21209 410-396-0180
HOWARD PETERS RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY 4 3100 Swann Dr. in Druid Hill Park Baltimore, MD 21217 410-396-0008
MIMI DIPIETRO ICE RINK 5 200 South Linwood Ave. Baltimore, MD 21224 410-396-9392
68 @RecNParks 40 31 52 6 40 15 E. Northern Pkwy. 6
York Rd.
Roland Ave. N Charles St. Reisterstown Rd. 26
Falls Rd. 11 41 11 3 3 30 39
W. Northern Pkwy.
E Cold Spring La. 4 1 19 39 13 43 26 28 Jones Falls Expy. Park Heights Ave. 16
W Cold Spring La. 53 44 36 Ave. Greenmount 24 Moravia Rd. Liberty Heights Ave.
54 Belair Rd.
N Howard St. 7 12 18 W Forest Park Ave. 7 22 4 Sinclair Ln. Pennsylvania Ave. 17 5 34 2 32 W. North Ave. E. North Ave. Erdman Ave. 1 29 31
N Monroe St. 2 8 9 9 8
22 Saint Paul St. 24 3 21 8 29 Pulasky Hwy. 36 2 Hwy. Edison 35 E Madison St. 32 12 MLK Jr. Blvd. 6 2 14 48 Orleans St. E Lombard St. 23 I-895 W Franklin St. W Mulberry St. E Baltimore St. 25 9 1 33 30 20 I-95 25 42 20 W Lombard St. 5 W Baltimore St. 50 7 Eastern Ave. 47 27 37
15 17 Key Hwy. 5 27 35 38 4 Boston St. Wilkens Ave. S Caton Ave. 46 Russell St. 13 I-95 51 34 23 10 49 18 28
Washington38 Blvd.
33 1 21 37
3 W Patapsco Ave. 45
I-895
21 E Patapsco Ave.
FACILITIES 16
Pennington Ave. 10 Recreation Centers (see pages 62–63) 14 10 Parks (see pages 63-66)
Pools (see page 67)
Venues (see page 68)
19 I-695
0.5 1 2 3 miles
bcrp.baltimorecity.gov 69 E program for all ages
Y youth program A adult program
free caleNdAR accessible
ONGOING 13 Day of Play at Carroll Park (p. 11) E
Music Production (p. 5) Y 13 Trails Opening Day (p. 25) E
Y E Beyond the Natural Music Foundation (p.5) 13 Fruit Tree Fair (p. 51)
Family Fun Night (p.7) E 20 Urban Gardening Series (p. 32) E
Robotics (p. 8) Y 20 Camp Small Wood Chip Giveaway (p. 51) E
Greenmonut Griots (p. 9) Y MAY A Active Aging Programs (p. 9) 11 Boxing & Jazz (p. 43) E Ultimate Gamers (p. 10) Y 11 $5 5K Series: We Heart Moms (p. 37) E Y Baltimore City Swim Club (BCSC) (p. 14) 18 Family Volunteer Day (p. 33) E Upton Boxing Program (p. 42) E 24 TR Prom (p. 48) A Mar-Jun Wrestling Program (p.43) Y
Apr-Sept Second Sundays Family Fun Day (p. 23) E JUNE
Jun-Sept Druid Hill Farmers' Market (p. 52) E A 8 Baltimore Floatilla (p. 27) Jul-Sept B'More Night Hoops (p. 42) Y E 25 Big Splash (p. 16)
Sherron Bogues Day (p. 43) E MARCH 27 E 29 Mud Day! (p. 34) 10 Art in the Park (p. 31) E 29 $5 5K Series: Dad's Day (p. 37) E 23 Urban Garden Series (p. 31) E
30 Ready, Set, Hire! (p. 59) A J U LY
E 31 $5 5K Series: Fools for Fitness (p. 37) 31 $5 5K Series: Rec & Parks Run (p. 37) E
APRIL AUGUST
E 6 Project Clean Stream (p. 25) 17 Nature Play Date (p. 35) Y
E 6 Spring Flower Show (p. 52) 31 $5 5K Series: Family Fun Day (p. 37) E
70 @RecNParks PARKNPLAY grants support Friends* groups working to care for public parks, community gardens and natural areas within Baltimore City Recreation and Parks. PARKNPLAY grants will also fund programs and experiences designed to promote athleticism and outdoor play in these areas. Grant awards $500 to $5000 dollars. Apply today!
* Friends of the Park group must be registered with BCRP for a minimum of one year to be eligible.
For more information, email: [email protected] or call (410) 396-7900
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