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Things To Do This Week In Baltimore

Check out these great events for the whole family sponsored by The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore or Associated agencies.

Sunday, March 9
Times vary
Good Deeds Day

Volunteer with Jewish Volunteer Connection on Good Deeds Day, the annual worldwide celebration of good deeds. As part of the day, families with school-aged children can stop by the Weinberg Park Heights JCC, 5700 Park Heights Avenue, and stuff Purim bags for patents at Sinai Hospital.

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Sunday, March 9
3:00 p.m.
ETHEL

Ideal for all ages, ETHEL offers fun, hip, engaging musical selections ranging from Brazilian Forró to South African Jazz. You'll hear contemporary compositions from composers influenced by popular and folk traditions from around the world like Hollis Taylor (USA/Eastern Europe), Timo Alakotila (Finland), John King (Mississippi Delta/USA), Rodney Yazzie (Navajo Nation) and more. This is unique concert experience where the audience is absorbed in a sense of community and warmth in an inspired - and inspiring - intimate musical setting. 

Performance held at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue in Owings Mills. Learn more and buy advanced tickets at jcc.org/gordon-center/family-entertainment/.

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Wednesday, March 12  
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
An Inside Look: Associated Women Campaign Series – What Keeps You Up At Night?

It’s 3:00 a.m. and you’re awake – again. From health to finances and children to aging parents, there’s plenty to worry about. Share strategies and hope during this insightful, practical Inside Look. Participate in breakout sessions based on your response to what keeps you up at night, led by Jewish Community Services professionals. Featured presentation will be by Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, author of Taking Care of Others While Taking Care of Ourselves. This free rogram will be held at the Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC, 3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue. Contact pmartin@associated.org for information and to register.

Wednesday, March 12
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
The Associated’s Real Estate Industry Group (REIG) Lunch & Learn

Get the inside scoop on Marketplace at Fells Point, 607 S. Broadway, a planned urban redevelopment that will transform this historic neighborhood in downtown Baltimore. A place where both locals and visitors can gather to eat, shop, relax and call home, this project will feature 159 luxury apartments, and 28,000 square feet of retail space. Lunch will be served. Cost: $20. Register at associated.org/reiglunchandlearn-register.

Wednesday, March 12
7:30 p.m.
A Story of Hope: An Israeli Bedouin Woman’s Determination for Peace and Coexistence

Join the Baltimore Israel Coalition to hear Amal Elsana Alh’jooj, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and one of the Bedouin community’s most knowledgeable and dedicated leaders. Amal will take us through her personal journey as a leader, and explain how challenges and opportunities have shaped her identity as an orator for women’s rights and Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. Program will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore North-Pikesville, 1726 Reisterstown Road. Free, but registration is required at jestes@baltjc.org.

Check out other events in the upcoming weeks at http://jewishbaltimore.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/things-to-do-this-week-in-baltimore/.

 

 

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