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EMORY GROVE
Association of Baltimore, Inc.
Monday Evening Speaker Series
All lectures will begin at 7pm and are free and open to the public and will take place in the Emory Grove Tabernacle.
Donations are encouraged.
June 15, 2026
Who is the Madonna of the Trail?
by Kathy Mellott,
DAR Chapter Regent
Dr. Kathy Mellott is active in the Daughters of the American Revolution, sponsors of the Madonnas of the Trail across the country. This is their story.
7:00 pm
July 13, 2026
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
by Jim Segrave-Daly,
The Local History Geek
Jim (thelocalhistorygeek.com) has presented nationally to libraries and civic organizations for over a decade. He has family ties to the American Revolution, Civil War & WWI. He is an active member of Radnor (PA) Historical Society, the American Revolution Roundtable of Philadelphia, America250PADelco,
Founding Forward, the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides and a volunteer history teacher.
7:00 pm
August 17, 2026
Ice Age Stone Tool Manufacture in Western Run Valley
by Dr. Zachary Singer
The Maryland Fluted Point Survey documents projectile points made by Ice Age Indigenous peoples who lived in Maryland between 13,000 and 10,000 years ago. Through the survey, researchers became interested in a distinctive stone called “weathering amber chalcedony,” which fluted point makers used in Maryland and surrounding Middle Atlantic states, but which rarely occurs on younger archaeological sites.
Located in the Western Run Valley, the Piney Grove site is a quarry-related workshop where Ice Age foragers found large chalcedony cobbles and then knapped them into stone tools. The chipping debris including overshot flakes, end thinning flakes, and channel flakes suggests 13,000-year-old Clovis fluted point production—or in other words, stone tools made by one of the earliest widespread cultural traditions in North America.
Maryland State Terrestrial Archaeologist Dr. Zachary Singer will present on archaeological investigations of the people who lived in the Mid-Atlantic during the Ice Age between 13,000 and 11,000 years ago. Dr. Singer will highlight the Maryland Fluted Point Survey and recent investigations of the Piney Grove site.
7:00 pm
Speakers
Thursday Evening Concert Series
All concerts will begin at 7pm and are free and open to the public and will take place in the Emory Grove Tabernacle.
Donations are encouraged.
June 25, 2026
Charm City Flutes
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Laurel Ewell
Andrew Tomlinson
Erin Villamizar
Charm City Flutes is a flute trio formed in 2023. The trio enjoys presenting programs of music from a range of genres and periods, including music of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic eras as well as contemporary music and arrangements of jazz standards and popular songs. They perform on an array of flutes including piccolo, flute and alto flute, and historical instruments.
7:00 pm
July 23, 2026
Songs my mother taught me...
Jonathan Walker-VanKuren, tenor
Tyler Canonico-Dilley, piano
A recital of spirituals in celebration of African American history, this performance honors a rich musical tradition rooted in resilience, faith, and storytelling. These songs are passed down through generations. carrying the voices, struggles, and hopes of a people, offering both reflection and renewal.
Featuring Jonathan Walker-VanKuren, and Tyler Canonico-Dilley, this program explores the enduring power of the spiritual as both personal expression and collective memory. Through this repertoire, the performers invite audiences into a space of reverence, connection, and shared history, celebrating the legacy and continued relevance of these profound works.
7:00 pm
August 20, 2026
The Maids
Bridget Cimino, Alexis Tantau,
Bonnie Lander, vocals
Jonathan Jensen, piano
The Maids are three of Baltimore's finest singers who have come together to recreate the swinging harmonies of the Boswell Sisters, Andrews Sisters, and similar groups from the 1930s and 40s. They are accompanied by pianist Jonathan Jensen, a retired BSO member, composer, accompanist and lifelong devotee of early jazz and the Great American Songbook.
7:00 pm
Concerts
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