A Waterfront Wellness participant performs a goblet squat with a dumbbell; Walters Art Museum director Julia Marciari-Alexander; A musician performs at a previous Baltimore by Baltimore festival.
A Waterfront Wellness participant performs a goblet squat with a dumbbell; Walters Art Museum director Julia Marciari-Alexander; A musician performs at a previous Baltimore by Baltimore festival.

Last week, we shared news about the return of free outdoor fitness classes along Baltimore’s waterfront, an announcement about the two interim co-directors who will lead the Walters Art Museum, and a talk about historic preservation to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP).

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Participants in a Waterfront Wellness class in 2023. Photo courtesy of Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.
Participants in a Waterfront Wellness class in 2023. Photo courtesy of Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.

“Waterfront Wellness free outdoor fitness series returns to Baltimore”: Waterfront Wellness, a free outdoor fitness series along Baltimore’s waterfront, will return May 14 and run through the end of October.

“Walters Art Museum names two interim co-directors to replace departing Director Julia Marciari-Alexander”: The Walters Art Museum will be led by two interim co-directors during the transitional period following the previously-announced departure of Julia Marciari-Alexander, the Andrea B. and John H. Laporte Director.

“CHAP to mark 60th anniversary with talk on state of historic preservation in Baltimore”: To mark the 60th anniversary of Baltimore’s historic preservation commission, executive director Eric Holcomb will present a talk about the history and role of local historic preservation in Baltimore.

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Strykers Posse will play the May 10 Rotunda Rocks concert. Photo from The Rotunda Facebook page.

“‘Rotunda Rocks’ returns with free Friday night concerts”: “Rotunda Rocks,” a summer-long free Friday-night concert series, has returned to the Rotunda Shopping Center.

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“‘Baltimore by Baltimore’ festival series announces dates and lineups for 2024”: Baltimore by Baltimore, the music and maker festival series, returns to the Inner Harbor Amphitheater on June 1 and will run through Oct. 5.

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Moderator Otis Rolley and panelists Amber Wendland, Erwin Andres, Stephen Walters, Peter May and Barbara Wilks at a forum about Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Photo by Ed Gunts.
Moderator Otis Rolley and panelists Amber Wendland, Erwin Andres, Stephen Walters, Peter May and Barbara Wilks at a forum about Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Photo by Ed Gunts.

“‘A lot of money’: Experts ponder how Baltimore should spend $400M in public subsidies to support privately-funded Harborplace redevelopment plans”: During a forum about the past and future of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, experts pondered whether and how $400 million in public subsidies should be spent to assist privately-funded redevelopment plans for Harborplace.

“Mayoral candidates on the issues: squeegee workers and youth recreation”: Port workers who have been impacted by port closures from the Key Bridge collapse may be eligible for direct cash assistance.

“Cash assistance for those impacted by Port closure and Key Bridge collapse”: Baltimore’s next mayor must grapple with how to keep young people engaged and safe. Candidates shared their plans for doing so.

“A Wedding Toast for Pood and Naynay”: In Austin, Texas, columnist Marion Winik celebrates the marriage of her younger son Vince and his wife Shannon — through song.

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Photo from Chesapeake Conservancy Facebook page.

“New interactive map highlights historical Black beaches and resorts”: A new map highlights 65 historically Black beaches and other places of Black historical significance in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

A design shows what a new Pikesville mural by Jaz and Doron Erenberg will look like once it is completed. The mural, titled "Echoes of Resilience," will be painted across the street from the Pikesville public library and the Maryland State Police headquarters. Image courtesy Jaz Erenberg.
A design shows what a new Pikesville mural by Jaz and Doron Erenberg will look like once it is completed. The mural, titled “Echoes of Resilience,” will be painted across the street from the Pikesville public library and the Maryland State Police headquarters. Image courtesy Jaz Erenberg.

“Muralist Jaz Erenberg is bringing a burst of color to Pikesville”: Artist Jaz Erenberg and her husband, Doron, started work this week on a new mural along Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.