NeighborhoodMatters FALL 2005 HIGHLIGHTS NeighborhoodMatters New Life for a Venerable Building www.jhu.edu/~gcpa/matters nearly 100-year-old Charles Village offers classes on the Montgomery County September 10 of the closed-to-traffic JFX on foot, bike, or For more information, 410-516-0341 or landmark will soon become the Campus and at the Columbia Center. Volunteers from James W. Rouse skateboard; paddle a canoe in the river; www.jhu.edu/historichouses. Community Service Day, an outreach pro- cheer on the racing frogs. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 A home for the Baltimore-based pro- Edward Pajak, chair of Teacher October 8 gram of Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse and p.m. www.jonesfalls.com. grams of JHU’s School of Professional Development and Leadership, said that the The dynamic young contempo- the Enterprise Foundation, visit the Studies in Business and Education’s building will allow SPSBE to better serve October 1 and November 5 rary ensemble Eighth Blackbird JOHNS HOPKINS, THE COMMUNITY, AND YOU FALL 2005 Wyman Park Dell for cleanup and repair Graduate Division of Education. In January, the Greater Baltimore area.“We always had 1 and 3 p.m. In conjunction with kicks off Shriver at the BMA, a work. To join in, go to www.jwrday.com/ faculty and staff are scheduled to move into a strong urban mission, and what this facili- the museum’s current exhibitions new, free series of performances volunteer.htm. Outdoor Sculpture Seton Court, a 73,000-square-foot building ty will do is raise the visibility of the educa- (see Sept. 15), Homewood —courtesy of the Shriver Hall The Arts Take Center Stage on North Charles Street located between Worth a Stroll tion programs, both within the region and September 13 Upstairs and Downstairs offers Concert Series—that pairs inno- 28th and 29th streets. Extensive renovations on the Homewood campus,” Pajak said. “It’s The Friends of Wyman Park Dell and the tours to places not usually seen vative programming and artist 1. Johns Hopkins Monument. on the former Seton High School began in a building that will make our internal oper- Master Plan Steering Committee invite you by the public. Free with museum commentary. 3 p.m., BMA July. Currently, the division occupies space Sculpted in 1935 by Hans ations work more smoothly and allow us to to the first town hall meeting to discuss admission. 410-516-5589. Meyerhoff Auditorium. in two buildings on the Homewood campus Schuler, this memorial to the greatly enhance our service.” improving the Dell. Bring your ideas and in a townhouse on East 29th Street. October 2 October 20 benefactor of the university and Amy Wilson in Seton Court’s central stairwell. The building opened in 1908 as Seton regarding existing park problems, park Eighth Blackbird Ralph Fessler, dean of SPSBE, said that The Takacs Quartet with Garrick Baltimore writer Stephen Salny hospital that bear his name was High School. Closed in 1988, the property assets to preserve and enhance, and oppor- the new facility will help the division better tinuing development of teachers, adminis- Ohlsson, piano, opens the Shriver Hall lectures and signs copies of his book given by the Baltimore was later sold and converted into offices. tunities for future improvements. Dream meet the service needs of both the students trators, special educators, and counselors. It Concert Series at 7:30 p.m., JHU’s Shriver Frances Elkins: Interior Designer, a Municipal Art Society to the Johns Hopkins purchased the property in big! 7–9 p.m., BMA Auditorium. and the community. “This beautiful build- is organized into the departments of Teacher 2003 from Sheppard Pratt Investment. Hall. Season subscriptions are $169; indi- tribute to an arbiter of taste. 6 to 8 p.m., City of Baltimore. A bronze bust of Hopkins ing gives us a dedicated space to consolidate Development and Leadership, Teacher The university will preserve the histor- September 15 vidual tickets available. 410-516-7164 or Evergreen House. 410-516-0341 or sits atop a marble pylon; at its base are our Baltimore-based education programs,” Preparation, Special Education, and ical integrity of the building, which fea- From 5 to 7 p.m., a free reception kicks off www.shriverconcerts.org. www.jhu.edu/historichouses. figures representing knowledge and heal- two exhibitions (through Nov. 27) at ing. Charles and 33rd streets. Fessler said. “It will also allow us to prepare Counseling and Human Services. tures two wings, a three-story central grand October 2 through December 31 October 20 through November 17 JHU’s Homewood House. Portico, our students to use the latest technologies, The division currently engages in more stairwell, skylights, wide corridors, and Monet’s London: Artists’ Reflections on JHU’s noncredit Odyssey Program presents 2. Two Athletes. Passage, to Privy: HABS Records which we want our teachers to use in the than a dozen partnership programs in glass transoms. The deteriorating porches the Thames, 1859–1914 at the Baltimore Furniture in America 1740–1940 with Runner and Discus Thrower by boxer- Homewood displays the findings of a two- schools.” Baltimore City, including the Professional on the north facade will be rebuilt. Museum of Art brings together for the first Homewood House curator Catherine turned-architect Joe Brown were commis- year Historic American Buildings Survey. sioned by Johns Hopkins and dedicated in Task force member Eric Beatty in the black-box Swirnow Theater of the Mattin Center, which opened in 2001. The renovated four-story building will Development School program for teacher Amy Wilson, an instructor in the time in the U.S. works by Monet and other Rogers Arthur. Learn how to distinguish Homewood: Icon of the Colonial Revival 1965 at the completion of the Newton H. feature six “smart” classrooms; five semi- preparation at Dunbar High School and Teacher Preparation Department and a European and American artists fasci- period styles and regional accents and iden- examines the house’s influence on White Athletic Center, JHU. n recent years, the arts at the Home- the nearby neighborhoods as well as stu- nar/classrooms; two conference classrooms; a Maree Garnett Elementary School; the member of the Seton Court planning com- nated by London at the dawn of the tify materials and methods of construction. institutional and residential archi- wood campus have experienced some- dents—the available venues are heavily Technovations Lab, where students will be Baltimore City Teaching Residency mittee, said that having a dedicated space 20th century. 410-396-7100 or Thursday evenings, Oct. 20–Nov. 17, and 3. The Creator’s Game. tecture over the last century. 410- what of a renaissance and now stand booked. able to prepare digital lessons; a computer Program, which recruits outstanding indi- signifies a major step forward. www.artbma.org. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Homewood House, Honoring the Iroquois and the I 516-5589 or www.jhu.edu/ poised to be even more front and center. In terms of facilities, the report calls lab; a counseling suite; student and faculty viduals locally and nationally to teach in the “Our division has been reaching out to with visits to the BMA, Maryland origins of lacrosse, Jud historichouses. October 7 Hartmann’s 16-foot bronze Following 10 months of thoughtful exami- for extensive renovations to Shriver Hall lounges; and 36 offices. Other building ten- city’s public school system; and the Urban Baltimore City in the past five years, and Historical Society, Evergreen House, and a The Evergreen Concert Series pres- depicting two game-playing nation of its broad topic, the Homewood Auditorium, Homewood’s main perform- ants, set to move in over the winter, will be School Counseling Program, which trains moving here draws attention to all of the September 17 cabinetmaker’s workshop. $198. Details, ents the Chris Norman Ensemble. Native Americans is one of Arts Task Force has issued a report that ance venue; the conversion of the Arellano departments of both the JHU Press and the individuals at various city elementary and things we are doing in urban education,” Johns Hopkins invites communi- 410-516-8516 or odyssey.jhu.edu. One of today’s outstanding flute the artist’s best-known articulates a vision to raise the visibility for Theater in Levering Hall to a true perform- university’s Milton S. Eisenhower Library. secondary schools in the counseling of mul- she said. “We are continuing to grow and ty residents and JHU students players, Norman has played a key October 27 works. Lacrosse Museum the arts at Johns Hopkins and make them ing arts space; creation of more spaces for The Graduate Division of Education ticultural and at-risk populations. continuing to partner with city schools to living off campus to a free Meet role in reviving and redefining the Photographer James DuSel and author and National Hall of Fame, more central to the intellectual and social art exhibitions; and a study to determine offers programs for the preparation and con- In addition to Baltimore, the division improve learning outcomes for students.” Your Neighbors Get-together. flute in traditional Scottish, Irish, John Dorsey celebrate the release of Look University Parkway. life of the Homewood community and the need and feasibility of building a new Light refreshments, entertain- Furniture in America and Canadian maritime music, with Again in Baltimore with a book signing 4. Sidney Lanier Monument. beyond. dedicated performing arts facility. ment, information, kids’ activities, Arts Continued from cover emphasis on its 16th–19th-century roots. and lecture. This elegant volume salutes An accomplished musician and widely The 47-page document includes 10 The report also calls for the expansion and a chance to get to know folks sharing Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Recognizing JHU’s musical strengths, the libraries, chaired the group, which included $15.