Upcoming/Ongoing events in Baltimore (not all bike related)


Greater Lauraville Home and Garden Tour, June 13, 11am-3pm. There will be 5-7 houses on the tour, and Healthy Neighborhoods home renovations will be the highlight. For tickets call 410-444-9188. www.greaterlauraville.com

HonFest, June 13-14, 36th Street in Hampden, between Falls Rd. and Chestnut Ave. Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday noon-6pm. www.honfest.net

Homebuyer Education Housewarming Party, June 13, 9am-4pm, Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore(NHS) of Baltimore, 819 Park Ave., classes 9am-4pm; festivities noon-3pm; There is a fee for the workshop. 410-327-1200.

Tour Dem Parks, June 14, 7:30am-12noon. This year, the annual bike tour will have four routes. They all begin and end in Carroll Park. As always, there will be a rest stop in Patterson Park. For more information visit www.tourdemparks.org.

Baltimore Pride, June 19-21 Friday, parade and block party, Charles and Eager Streets. Saturday, festival, Druid Hill Park. Maryland's premier event celebrating the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Baltimore and throughout the mid-Atlantic. www.baltimorepride.org

Artists, craftsmen and food vendors are needed for Arts in the Park Festival hosted by the Garwyn Oaks Northwest Housing Resource Center, June 20, 12pm-5pm, Hanlon Park, Gwynns Falls Parkway and Longwood Street. RSVP by June 10. ArtsII@aol.com or 410.947.0084.

Grade A Student Night at The National Aquarium in Baltimore, June 25, 6:30pm-9pm, students with 3 A’s or more in any marking period for the 2008-2009 school period will receive free admission to the aquarium and an accompanying adult entering. Reduced rates for other relatives. Register at www.aqua.org/gradeastudent.html or 410-576-3833.

LatinoFest, June 27-28, Saturday noon-10pm and Sunday noon-9pm, Patterson Park at Linwood and Eastern avenues, 410-563-3160, www.latinofest.org.

Federal Hill Main Street’s Jazz & Blues Festival, June 28, 11am-7pm, S. Charles and Cross Streets. Summertime music, food drink, arts & crafts and fun for everyone. FREE admission. www.historicfederalhill.org

African American Heritage Festival, July 3-5, Friday 5-10pm, Saturday noon-10pm and Sunday noon-9pm, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, 410-235-2227 ext. 211, www.aahf.net.

Baltimore's Fourth Of July Celebration, July 4, 9:30PM, Inner Harbor.

Caribbean Carnival Festival, July 10-12, Friday 5pm-10pm, Saturday and Sunday noon-9pm, Druid Hill Park. 410-230-2969. www.bmorecarnival.com

Youth Talent Showcase (YTS) hosted by The Baltimore Education and Cultural Institute, July 12, 1pm, Reedbird Park in Cherry Hill, youths 5-18 participate in a non-competitive event to display their creative talents. www.whatfits.net/yts.htm or 240-475-6175.

Enoch Pratt’s Light Street Branch Goes Wireless and additional computers have been installed. Other Wi-Fi Pratt branches are Central, Northwood, Orleans, Roland Park, Southeast Anchor and Waverly.

Professional, business attire clothing donations are needed for The Bon Secours Outreach Center, which provides job readiness training. Clients need clothes and shoes for job interviews. tonia.mccoy@sba.gov 410-962-4392 ext. 316.

Get a free Orioles ticket for your birthday. Any fan can get a free ticket to a game during the month of his or her birthday--unless the Orioles are playing the Yankees or Red Sox. Register online at www.orioles.com/birthdays and receive a voucher for a free birthday ticket.

MD HOPE (Home Owners Preserving Equity) State Hotline 1-877-462-7555. For assessment and possible referral to a housing counseling agency or a volunteer attorney for assistance in your foreclosure matter. www.mdhope.org

Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore’s Foreclosure Prevention Program offers emergency bridge loans to victims of predatory or exotic lending, or homeowners hit with emergencies such as illness or unemployment. Eligible low- to moderate-income homeowners can receive up to $5,000 in deferred loans. 410-327-1200.

Community Greening Resource Network (CGRN), sponsored by Parks and People Foundation, is accepting new members. The CGRN is an annual membership program to support community gardens throughout Baltimore City. It provides community-based groups access to material resources (tool, seeds, plants, mulch, and compost) training opportunities (green space planning, organization, and fundraising), and networking opportunities for sharing skills and experience among community greeners. Sarah Krones 410-448-5663.

New Conversations/Conversaciones Nuevas, Enoch Pratt’s Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Ave., Tuesdays at 11am. Practice casual conversation for beginning English and Spanish speakers, 410-396-1580.

Conserve energy, save money and protect the environment with BGE’s PeakRewards program. If you have central air conditioning or an electric heat pump, you could save up to 15% year round in energy costs. www.bgesmartenergy.com/peakrewards


by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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