Join us for our annual gathering, Thursday, June 14, 2007 beginning at 3:30 PM, bringing together artisans, presenters, arts managers, cultural planners and friends who love the traditions that make our communities vital and strong.
- Network with colleagues and friends
- Learn from authentic tradition bearers from the entire state, often the last of their kind
- Meet the chefs and share a meal that celebrates the foodways and cultures of this year’s Maryland Traditions apprenticeship teams
- Inaugurate the annual ALTA award, honoring the People, Places, and Traditions that epitomize outstanding contributions to the traditional culture of our state
- Recognize grant recipients for Maryland Traditions Project and Apprenticeship Awards
- Witness the extraordinary talent of this year’s apprenticeship award winners in an evening performance
- Enjoy an exhibition of stunning photographs documenting Southwest Baltimore by Maryland Traditions Project Grant recipient Martha Cooper, renowned worldwide for her images of urban culture
3:30 - MEET MARYLAND’S LIVING LEGACIES
Watermen of the Eastern Shore. Tobacco farmer from Southern Maryland. Street peddling Arabber from Baltimore City. Coal miner from Western Maryland. Muskrat skinner from the Lower Shore. Their ways of life are disappearing rapidly and need to be recognized…You tell us who is missing and bring them along!
5:00 - TASTE OF TRADITION
Savor the dishes and stories of chefs representing the traditions of this year’s Masters and Apprentices: Nepal, West Africa, Piedmont Soul Food, Iran, South India
7:30 - MARYLAND MASTERS: FROM THE PIEDMONT TO THE HIMALAYAS
Showcase of 2007 Maryland Traditions Apprenticeship Award Master/Apprentice teams featuring the first annual ALTA award presentation
Where: Creative Alliance at the Patterson Theatre in Historic Highlandtown, 3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224. 410-276-1651. www.creativealliance.org for directions.
This exciting event is our gift for you. Admission is free, but, limited to the first seventy-five people who RSVP. Otherwise, evening showcase fee for the public is $5. To RSVP, call 410-767-6555 or msac@msac.org by June 4. Bring materials to share. For more information, contact Maryland Traditions Directors Elaine Eff eeff@mdp.state.md.us 410-514-7653 or Rory Turner rturner@msac.org 410-767- 6450 or see www.marylandtraditions.org.
Without YOU there would be no Maryland Traditions. Pass it on.
YOU ARE MARYLAND TRADITIONS - a cooperative program of the Maryland State Arts Council and the Maryland Historical Trust supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts