Events

Johns Hopkins Alumni are invited on a docent-led tour of Evergreen Museum and Library, housed in a Gilded Age mansion surrounded by 26 acres of gardens and woods. The museum is home to a renowned collection of fine and decorative arts, rare books, and manuscripts assembled by two generations of Baltimore’s civic-minded Garrett family (1878-1952). Though originally constructed in 1858, Evergreen was drastically expanded and altered by the Garretts to accommodate their eclectic collections, and today is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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• Please note that due to the historical nature of the building, Evergreen is not wheelchair accessible and all tours require going up several flights of stairs. 

For more information and the complete schedule of events visit the Johns Hopkins Reunion website.

Johns Hopkins Alumni are invited to learn about the history of early 19th-century Baltimore and the free and enslaved people who resided at Homewood during that time on a docent-led tour of the 1901 historic house. 

A National Historic Landmark, Homewood is one of the best-surviving examples of Federal-period Palladian architecture in the nation. Built circa 1801 for members of Maryland’s prominent Carroll family, the house also was home to at least 25 enslaved individuals, including William and Rebecca Ross and their two children and Izadod and Cis Conner and six of their 13 children. Homewood is best experienced via our award-winning guided tour, which winds through the house’s 11 elaborately furnished rooms and tells the intertwined narratives of the Carroll, Conner, and Ross families.

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• Please note: The tour discusses mature themes such as slavery, violence, domestic abuse, and sexual assault, and may not be appropriate for younger visitors.

For more information and the complete schedule of events visit the Johns Hopkins Reunion website.

Johns Hopkins Alumni are invited on a docent-led tour of Evergreen Museum and Library, housed in a Gilded Age mansion surrounded by 26 acres of gardens and woods. The museum is home to a renowned collection of fine and decorative arts, rare books, and manuscripts assembled by two generations of Baltimore’s civic-minded Garrett family (1878-1952). Though originally constructed in 1858, Evergreen was drastically expanded and altered by the Garretts to accommodate their eclectic collections, and today is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Register Now

• Please note that due to the historical nature of the building, Evergreen is not wheelchair accessible and all tours require going up several flights of stairs. 

For more information and the complete schedule of events visit the Johns Hopkins Reunion website.

Johns Hopkins Alumni are invited to learn about the history of early 19th-century Baltimore and the free and enslaved people who resided at Homewood during that time on a docent-led tour of the 1901 historic house. 

A National Historic Landmark, Homewood is one of the best-surviving examples of Federal-period Palladian architecture in the nation. Built circa 1801 for members of Maryland’s prominent Carroll family, the house also was home to at least 25 enslaved individuals, including William and Rebecca Ross and their two children and Izadod and Cis Conner and six of their 13 children. Homewood is best experienced via our award-winning guided tour, which winds through the house’s 11 elaborately furnished rooms and tells the intertwined narratives of the Carroll, Conner, and Ross families.

Register Now

• Please note: The tour discusses mature themes such as slavery, violence, domestic abuse, and sexual assault, and may not be appropriate for younger visitors.

For more information and the complete schedule of events visit the Johns Hopkins Reunion website.

Writing Seminars Professor Dora Malech will help participants jumpstart their creative process with ekphrastic techniques at this poetry workshop inspired by material culture and the objects, art, and history of Homewood Museum. This workshop is offered in conjunction with History Through Poetry, an exhibit of student work created in Malech's fall 2024 First-Year Seminar: Bringing the Past to Life with Poetry.

Tickets: $5-$7. Seating is limited. Advance online registration strongly encouraged.

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Evergreen Museum & Library hosts an evening of dinosaur discussion and delicious drinks from Dutch Courage!

The evening will open with a talk by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine associate professors Amy Balanoff and Gabriel S. Bever titled "Origins of the Bird Brain: How Fossils Inform the History of Evolutionary Transformations," followed by craft cocktails and mocktails from the master mixologists at Dutch Courage and after-hours viewing of Leave No Trace: John Work Garrett in the American Outdoors.

Program

• 6 pm Talk
• 7 pm Reception and exhibition viewing

Tickets (Space is limited; Advance online purchase strongly encouraged)

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Artist and printmaker Nikita Yogaraj teaches the basic techniques of linocut block printing in this hands-on workshop at Homewood Museum. Linocut block printing is a relief print process that begins by carving designs into a piece of linoleum. This technique is useful for creating art prints, holiday cards, patterns on fabric, or zine making.

In this 2.5 hour workshop, Baltimore artist Nikita Yogaraj will guide participants through the process of designing, carving, inking and hand-printing their own block print. All skill levels welcome and no previous experience is needed. All supplies included, including tools for workshop use, and participants will take away their carved block design and up to 4 prints. Please note: This program will take place in Homewood's Wine Cellar, which is only accessible by stairs.

Tickets: $55-60. Space is limited. Advance online registration required.

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Inspired by works from the museum's collection, Evergreen Museum & Library presents An Evening of Flamenco. The evening will include musical performances by The Flamenco Workshop with percussionist Bruno Lucini and flamenco masters Estela De Velez de Paredez and Daniel Paredez of Furia Flamenca. There will also be a pop-up exhibit featuring selections from the Evergreen Museum & Library's collection. The performance will be followed by a small reception. Please note: The performance will be held in Evergreen's Carriage House.

Tickets: $20-25. Space is limited. Advance online purchase strongly encouraged.

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Kara Mae Harris, the author of the popular Maryland-centric food blog Old Line Plate, will discuss the long history of Baltimore's food culture, its decades of changing culinary trends, and the traditional foods that have become staples of the Baltimore experie

Tickets: $5-7. Space is limited. Advance online registration strongly encouraged.

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Evergreen will celebrate the closing of Leave No Trace: John Work Garrett in the American Outdoors with an evening of music by soprano Teresa Ferrara, storytelling, natural history, and campfire camaraderie.

Program

• 7 pm Performance interspersed with stories of the American West
• 8 pm Learning stations exploring the secret lives of nighttime wildlife, like bats, moths, insects, bioluminescence, marshmallow toasting at a make-your-own s'mores bar, and exhibition viewing

Tickets: $7-10. Advance registration strongly encouraged.

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