The Friends are proud partners in the Southeast Youth Collaborative, which is supporting 140 local youth through the YouthWorks program.
Our Wine Tasting at Sunset fundraiser on May 25th was a big success, despite some stormy weather that had us move the event indoors this year. We say a huge thank you to the staff of Baltimore City Recreation and Parks and the Virginia Baker Recreation Center for letting us use their indoor space!
Thanks to our hosts Daniel and Michele Hartig Barnycz and Ron Howard for all their support, and to all the participants who brought such amazing wine, food, beer, mead, and cocktails! We heard rave reviews of so many items and we've got a list of places to visit very soon!
These sponsors included:
Su Casa (cool wine glass holding plates!), Key Brewing Co., Modern Cook Shop-Fells Point, Cask & Grain, Di Pasquale's Marketplace, Bistro Rx, Water for Chocolate, Charm City Meadworks Cafe Gia Ristorante, Remington Wine Company, Plates Poolside, Balti'Marons and Beth Merchant and B Scene Events & Promotions with a signature cocktail (and event management)!
Our silent auction raised more than $5000 thanks to the generosity of the donors and bidders, and the event overall brought in more than $26,000 to support park programming! Thanks so much to all who attended. Looking forward to next year!
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Photos by Ivana Lalicki
Our 2nd annual photo contest is in the books! Nearly 300 gorgeous photos of our beloved park were submitted by amateurs and pros alike. Our panel of Photo Contest judges brought their own insight as talented artists, scholars, community-builders and park-lovers, and we were fortunate to have such knowledge to guide us! Our judging panel featured:
- Kuo Pao Lian, architect and co-founder/principal of PI.KL Studio and Upper Fells Point resident
- Charles Mason III, local artist and photographer
- Martha Simons, artist and resident of Butchers Hill
- Gary Vikan, scholar and former director of the Walters Art Museum
- Mary Eve Von Berger, owner of The Cruise Lady in Canton and Highlandtown Exchange Club member
- Kim Wiggins, resident outreach manager for Live Baltimore and Patterson Park resident
The winning photos were printed and framed by The Frame Room and will be displayed at Bistro Rx until May 24th, when they will be removed to be auctioned at our Winetasting at Sunset Soiree.
Check out the winning photographs in the gallery below. Thanks to all who entered their work! And keep taking those photos...the contest will return next year!
Patterson Park celebrates its 190th Birthday! What an historic day for Patterson Park!
"Patterson Park has a gorgeous pagoda-like tower on the west side of the park"