Events

Enter into a cabinet of curiosities, and explore an expansive collection of everyday objects and art pieces amassed during the host's 40-year career in Africa and Haiti. Artist Carla Stetson, presents mixed media works from her series, Ornithography, as well as other large-scale ink drawings and paintings. Sip on bissap—hibiscus juice from West Africa—and mulled wine and dine on Soup Joumou, Haiti's national dish, which represents freedom and independence from the enslavement of French colonizers.

Diane Stollenwerk and artist Mary Ann Mears (mother to Delegate Elizabeth Embry) host an evening of lively discussion at the intersection of art and politics in Mary Ann's breathtaking, art-filled home. Tour her studio, enjoy delicious food, and be part of the conversation with state-level political and business luminaries, including host and former Delegate Maggie McIntosh, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and Mark Anthony Thomas, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee, who recently named Culture and the Creative Arts as one of the top three growth areas for the Baltimore region. A real treat for politically-engaged people who care deeply about the future of the arts!

Jewelry designer Shana Kroiz and her husband, hair stylist Edward Seidel, host a lively dinner where guests are encouraged to play with their food! Gourmet cook Eddie prepares foods in interesting shapes, colors, textures, and patterns that guests can sculpt into visual presentations, inspired by the organic designs of Shana's jewelry. Shana discusses her inspiration and production and invites guests to visit her in-house studio and showroom.