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September 2007
Well, September has arrived way too fast for me. At least I do not need to prepare for school but I am sure that many of you do. This past Friday we held a reception at the fountain in Patterson Park for the teachers returning to Commodore John Rodgers School. The teachers are always so grateful for your support of their school and their students. August is always a slow month and the remainder of the year is filled with events that should keep us all busy. I want to thank Mayor Sheila Dixon and City Council president Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Jim Kraft for seeing the importance of listening to your concerns at our August meeting. I was disappointed that many of the other candidates who promised to attend did not, nor did they offer an excuse for their absence. Don’t forget to vote on September 11th. I hope that many of you get will get out and volunteer in and around our community now that we are all done with summer vacations. Getting and giving go hand in hand. At this month’s meeting Tekla Ayers, Center Director & Educator for the Patterson Park Audubon Center, will be our guest speaker. October is our artist meeting and that is always a great way to see new art from our community and surrounding Baltimore artists.
—Richard Hackett * FALL FLEA and HOMEMADE CRAFT MARKET * Bargains, Art, Music, Food! Put Saturday the 15th, 9 AM to 3 PM on your calendar for a fun day in the park. (Rain date: September 16th) Bargains, bargains, bargains: at the Butchers Hill booth and at the usual great vendors booths. Good food, plus music by the Paul Snyder Trio. Contact Bev at (410) 675-0148 to reserve a space. $20 now or $30 after September 8th. Detailed instructions are available on the Butchers Hill website under special events. www.butchershill.org Donations for the Butchers Hill booth can be brought to the booth, located by the fountain at the Lombard St/ Patterson Park Ave entrance, on Saturday September 15 between 6 AM and 9 AM. Tax receipts will be available. Volunteers are needed to staff the Butchers Hill booth, food stand, set up and tear down. Have 1 or 2 hours to share, please contact Tori Simms at 410.675.4948. HOMEBUYING FAIR & NEIGHBORHOOD TOURS
Saturday, September 15th 9 AM – 10 AM Homebuying Workshops
FREE ADMISSION Pre-register online for this free event: www.livebaltimore.com/bibeast SPREAD THE WORD: SANITATION ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE THIS MONTH! RATS are a major health problem in our cities. Sanitation Enforcement officers have been targeting the business and community "hot spots" in the city where trash seems to be dumped illegally, issuing citations if initial contact hasn’t improved the problem. This month they will continue to monitor these areas and begin to conduct evening-before-pickup enforcement. Any trash put out before the morning of pickup that is not in ratproof cans with tight-fitting lids may result in a citation being issued to an individual and/or property owner. Every household is responsible for trash on their own premises, which includes adjacent gutter and alley. If not in a rat-proof can with a tight-fitting lid, trash may only be placed on the sidewalk the MORNING OF PICKUP. Rats are nocturnal feeders and nest near where they feed. Please remind neighbors that fines begin at $50, and if unpaid, become a lien against the property. Want more information? Join us at any Streetscape Committee meeting.
BHA COMMITTEES AND MONTHLY MEETINGS
§ SEPTEMBER BUTCHERS HILL GENERAL MEETING, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH §
Megin sporting her designs and standing beside her display at the unveiling in August
PROFILE: Artist MEGIN DIAMOND On August 19, 2007 Megin Diamond unveiled a collection of multi-purpose art in Bridgehampton, New York. Her new collection is both jewelry that moves and a fragrance bottle that captures the imagination. Each piece in the series is able to be worn or used in multiple ways. Inventive silversmith, Megin Diamond, and Celebrity Hairdresser, Richard Stein, have collaborated and the results are dynamic. For Stein’s new Fleuremedy Fragrance No 1, Ms. Diamond perfected a bottle design in a striking hue of amethyst cut glass featuring a three-tiered floral arrangement in silver cascading from the neck of the bottle. “This bottle is a fine example of what I see as a trend on the rise, multi-purpose art. In this case, the handmade bottle ornament also functions as magnificent jewelry for the hair," says Diamond. Pioneering the multi-purpose art trend, the 10- piece ‘Fleurette Collection’ provides much more. A single ‘Designer Clip’ will shimmer in your hair, clip onto a necklace or accent your waist. This limited edition bottle design inspires images that continue to evolve. Here again, Diamond’s wearable art manifests itself in the form of a ‘tip of the hat’ to nature. The ‘Fleurette Collection’ is comprised of silver flowers. The sterling silver disks used in this series are a new formulary for sterling silver that is practically tarnish-proof. This is one of many interesting artists we have living and working in Butchers Hill. I’m sure we will be hearing many more great things about her! To see more of Megin’s art go her website at http://www.MeginDiamond.com To read up on other artists who live in our community go to the Butchers Hill website and click on the photos of the artists to open up additional pages dedicated to the individual artist. Remember that the focus on the October General Meeting will be artists. Don’t miss it! http://www.butchershill.org/about/artists.shtml
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church, corner of Chester and Lombard, will be having their ANNUAL CRAB FEAST on Sunday, September 23rd, starting at 11:30 am, with last seating at 1:00 pm. All-you-can-eat menu includes hot steamed crabs, Maryland crab soup, pit beef, pit ham, pulled pork, cole slaw, potato salad, pasta salad, baked beans, sodas, beer and coffee, with sheet cake and fresh fruit bowl for dessert. Tickets are $30 per person and will be sold through Friday, September 21st. No tickets will be sold at the door. For tickets call Fr. Ted at (410) 276-3422 or Kitty Perkowetz at (410) 529-0977. “All of our neighbors are welcome!” UKRAINIAN FESTIVAL Free! September 8 & 9, entrance at Linwood and Eastern Avenues in Patterson Park. A celebration featuring four dance groups, UkraInian Easter Egg demonstration, musicians, pierogi/pyrohy eating contest, traditional crafts, Ukrainian beer garden, and children’s activities. For information: (410) 687-3465 DANCING!
Join Charm City Swing for “Lindy in Patterson Park” BACK TO SCHOOL BLAST!!! To welcome students back into the new school year, Patterson Park Charter School is hosting a celebration of education and learning for students and families in the Patterson Park community!
We’ll have refreshments, children’s activities,
entertainment, raffles and a resource fair! SEEKING TREE SPONSORS The Streetscape Committee is working to improve our neighborhood by requesting the City plant trees where we have empty tree pits. In order for this to be accomplished we have to identify a sponsor for each tree. This is someone who lives near the tree pit who will get permission, if needed, and will agree to water the new tree for 2 years. We still have a number of potential tree sites that need sponsors by mid-September if the city is to plant this fall! Please contact Barry Glassman if you are interested in helping us add trees to Butchers Hill. DON’T MISS SEPT. 24TH BLUE BAG COLLECTION!! Last chance for a month! October 22nd will be the next blue bag collection date due to the Columbus Day holiday when city offices/services are closed. COMMUNITY DUMPSTER Tuesday, September 18th, 2200 block E. Lombard. For neighborhood residents only. No building materials, refrigerators, water heaters, washers, dryers, stoves, batteries, wet paint, automotive parts (including tires and rims), or hazardous materials. The dumpster generally arrives around 10 AM and leaves around 2 PM. Please fill from the back.
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