Join us for The Art of Caring, where art and advocacy unite to create a brighter future for Baltimore's children. This signature event is more than an art auction—it's a powerful experience of connection, creativity, and community impact.  

On Sunday, April 26, at 3 PM, Area 405 (405 E. Oliver Street) will come alive with stunning one-of-a-kind art pieces available for silent auction, with all proceeds supporting victims of child abuse and neglect. Together, we’ll support CASA’s mission to protect Baltimore’s most vulnerable children while showcasing the incredible talent of our local artists.  

This event has something for everyone! Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, an open bar, face painting for the kids, and enchanting live instrumentals. Connect with artists, corporate and civic leaders, CASA board members, staff, and volunteers, all united in their commitment to the health and safety of our city’s youth.  

Special Highlights:
- Celebrate and honor outstanding volunteers and community champions.  
- Learn how you can make a difference in the lives of children through CASA.  
- Be inspired by the collective impact of a community working together for change.  

Tickets:
- Individual Tickets: $100  
- Group Tickets (10 guests): $750

Don't wait - secure your spot today for an evening that’s as meaningful as it is memorable!

Interested in Sponsoring?
We’d love to partner with your business! Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available and offer an incredible way to show your commitment to Baltimore’s children while gaining visibility within our community. 

Bring your friends, family, and colleagues for a celebration that’s fun for all ages and supports a cause that matters. We can’t wait to see you there!

Lineup:

Rope

Rope is a no-wave ensemble that merges noise, improvisation, and raw physical energy into a sonic experience that defies conventional form. Drawing from the abrasive edge of underground rock and the free-flowing intensity of experimental performance art, the band dismantles rhythmic and harmonic expectations to reveal a visceral, textural sound world

Iva Lin

Yichen Zoe Lyu x Lite Zhang

Yizhen (Zoe) Lyu is a composer, sound artist, and performer working across instrumental composition, electronic music, and sound art. Her practice investigates the interplay of sound, space, movement, and spirituality. Drawing from Eastern aesthetics and contemporary sonic practices, Lyu creates immersive works that balance structural precision with emotional resonance.

Lite Zhang (b. 1998) is an artist interested in space and audience interaction. He received an MFA in the Rinehart School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in spring 2024 and is an alumnus of the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture (Class of 2025). Zhang’s installations engage different senses, including auditory, tactile, and immersive components, while exploring the infinite possibilities of materials and found objects to reflect social phenomena.

Michael Harris and the hilarious actors from MidAtlantic Improv have brought improvised plays to venues from Baltimore to Fredrick to DC, including the sold out hit, BAH HUMBUG: A Christmas Carol (Mostly) Improvised.

Now they bring you Law & Order SIU: Special Improv Unit! You'll see every aspect of the Law & Order formula from the discovery of the victim (played by an audience member) to a tough but fair Lieutenant pushing for results to a final verdict decided by you!

This is Law & Order SIU -- And these are your stories.

Dre Bryton worked at System Source Computer Museum, handling modern-day computer hardware. The exhibition draws from the monumental scale and presence of computers from the 1970s and 1980s. Following their geometric shapes and color schemes, this body of work departs from the deconstructive approach Bryton has typically taken with found objects over the past few years of his practice.

This exhibition is made possible with generous support from a grant from the T. Rowe Price Foundation 

Performance @ 6:00 p.m.

Join the Station North 2nd-Friday Art Walk and enjoy a performance by Lyn Goeringer: “Somewhere between ritual and improvisation, Songs for Goat Skull invites us to revive those lost dreams, to make a world the place we want it to be.” Red Rae will be performing a variant of their opening performance with their artwork Flaming Portal (2026).

Learn more here.

This event is a program of AREA 405's first tenant exhibition 405 DAILY. 

Hosted by artist Thea Canlas and Mo Kessler, this event invite everyone to bring any materials they have collected for a someday project whose someday has yet to come, and exchange them for someone else’s random collections of things.

In the meantime, Merienda (snack) invites you to enjoy Filipino food as part of artist Thea Canlas's installation Pananabik (Longing) (2026). This food gathering activates Thea's work, which is part recreation of her grandmother's kitchen in the Philippines and part ode to Baltimore. Vegan and gluten-free options available.

This event is a program of AREA 405's first tenant exhibition 405 DAILY. 

Join Station North Tool Library and learn about seasonal maintenance for your home's systems to support a healthy living environment and extend the lifespan of your utilities.

The Body is a Sacred Garment features a duet performance of the iterative installation of Kristin Putchinski's piano-based sculptural works, “Hex 1 & Hex 2" and features fellow Area 405 tenant artist, Anna Kroll. After a brief intermission, Putchinski will perform a 20 minute long solo performance of the installation of another sculpture, “Garment/Gauge.”

In celebration of AREA 405's first tenant exhibition 405 DAILY, artist and Sifu Terence Nicholson, a 19th Generation Disciple of the Wudang Longmen (Dragon's Gate) Kung Fu lineage, will teach Qigong breathing techniques from the Wudang System and the fundamentals of Yang Style Tai Chi

Celebrating the legacy of Dr. Leslie King-Hammond and her dedicated work at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Central Baltimore Partnership will name AREA 405’s first-floor gallery Dr. Leslie King Hammond Gallery.

This event is a program of 405 DAILY, the first tenant exhibition of AREA 405 and part of MICA's Bicentennial celebration.

This event is a program of AREA 405’s first tenant exhibition, 405 DAILY.

On Valentine's Day, model love for yourself and others by making small 3D scultpures with artists MJ Neuberger. She draws on the speculative histories and love stories carved into beech trees in her artwork, offers an opportunity to imprint your passion and compassion for the world in your own unique way. Using carving tools and stamping, you’ll make a bas-relief of your love and have an object of your affection to share.

Join the Station North 2nd Friday Art Walk and enjoy an opening performance by artist Red Rae at 6:00 p.m. Learn more about the exhibition here.

Michael Harris and the hilarious actors from MidAtlantic Improv have brought improvised plays to venues from Baltimore to Fredrick to DC, including the sold out hit, BAH HUMBUG: A Christmas Carol (Mostly) Improvised.

Now they bring you Law & Order SIU: Special Improv Unit! You'll see every aspect of the Law & Order formula from the discovery of the victim (played by an audience member) to a tough but fair Lieutenant pushing for results to a final verdict decided by you!

This is Law & Order SIU — And these are your stories.

MADHOUSE is a DMV-based collective dedicated to fostering community through art and collaboration. We provide a platform for our collective of artist as well the entirety of the underground artist scene.

MADHOUSE aims to host an artist showcase in Baltimore that brings out and highlights the artist community in Baltimore across mediums of artistry.

Brough to you by Solomon Selassie, Ancient Future is a part of The Masters Ceremony, a three-day music and fashion celebration. Day 2 and 3 of the celebration will take place at AREA 405:

Day Two: 11/22

2pm: “Bazaar” featuring vendors from the Baltimore and greater DMV area selling everything from food to fashion, books and more.

6pm Doors Open | 7pm Show

"The Ancient Future Fashion & Music Experince"

The first fashion show of its kind, an introduction into ancestral aesthetics in our modern context. Including musical performances and designs by local artists and designers. Followed by a designers market.

Day Three: 11/23 Wellness Day Extravaganza

Revolution and liberation through wellness and creativity is the theme of the day.

11am: Yoga, meditation, and sound bath

1pm: Chair massage, Health Scans, Health food and drink, Vendors, and more

2pm: Creative/wellness workshops such as guided painting, sustainable fashion design, and more

The event is presented by the Sol Arts Foundation.

Brough to you by Solomon Selassie, Ancient Future Fashion & Music Experience is a part of The Masters Ceremony, a three-day music and fashion celebration. Day 2 and 3 of the celebration will take place at AREA 405:

Day Two: 11/22

2pm: “Bazaar” featuring vendors from the Baltimore and greater DMV area selling everything from food to fashion, books and more.

6pm Doors Open | 7pm Show

"The Ancient Future Fashion & Music Experince"

The first fashion show of its kind, an introduction into ancestral aesthetics in our modern context. Including musical performances and designs by local artists and designers. Followed by a designers market.

Day Three: 11/23 Wellness Day Extravaganza

Revolution and liberation through wellness and creativity is the theme of the day.

11am: Yoga, meditation, and sound bath

1pm: Chair massage, Health Scans, Health food and drink, Vendors, and more

2pm: Creative/wellness workshops such as guided painting, sustainable fashion design, and more

The event is presented by the Sol Arts Foundation.

Host your event at AREA 405! Learn more about event rental here.

For more information please visit greenmountwest.org.

Michael Harris and the hilarious actors from MidAtlantic Improv have brought improvised plays to venues from Baltimore to Fredrick to DC, including the sold out hit, BAH HUMBUG: A Christmas Carol (Mostly) Improvised.

Now they bring you Law & Order SIU: Special Improv Unit! You'll see every aspect of the Law & Order formula from the discovery of the victim (played by an audience member) to a tough but fair Lieutenant pushing for results to a final verdict decided by you!

This is Law & Order SIU -- And these are your stories.

Workshop
GRIOT GENDER by Oreoluwa Akinyode

Saturday, 10.25.2025
12:00 – 3:00 pm

GRIOT GENDER is a workshop that invites individuals to pass a story to one another within a communal learning and sharing space. Participants are invited to come to this workshop with a short story about themselves, their life, their community, where they come from, and truly any niche story one wants to live through the passing of stories. Oreoluwa will invite participants to demystify archival methods and exalt the history of traditional oral storytelling with them. In this writing and performance based workshop Oreoluwa will also be sharing writing, short film, musical and sonic examples of the storytellers who paved the way for them to think of the ways a story can take shape and morph into something new everyday.

Join us for AREA 405 Open House on a city-wide Open Door Day!

Launched in 2014, Doors Open Baltimore, hosted by Baltimore Architecture Foundation, is an annual city-wide festival honoring Baltimore’s diverse cultural tapestry by highlighting its vibrant neighborhoods, captivating architecture, and distinctive spaces that contribute to the city’s exceptional charm.

Come Join us to make a colorful, fun lantern to celebrate Halloween, hang on your porch, bring to the parade, and light up the night!

Join light extraordinaire 💡 artist Laure Drogoul and the Inviting Light team for a fun & festive lantern-making workshop at Area 405 in Greenmount West!

🎨 Kids, adults & families can craft funky, glowing lanterns to carry in the Great Halloween Lantern Parade that night in Patterson Park! (see poster below 👇).

🕚 Doors at 9:30am. Workshop runs 10 am–12 pm with snacks included. Come create, celebrate & light up the night with your own glowing masterpiece! 🌟

🎃 This is the LAST lantern workshop before the big parade—don’t miss your chance! Even if you can’t make it to the parade, you’re welcome to join and take home a lantern for your porch or window.

✨ Take a little light with you—to the parade, your home, and the next Inviting Light installation on Nov. 12!

WHAT TO BRING:

• recycled, cleaned plastic jugs of all sizes (but we’ll have some you can use too)

• a fun creature in mind to help guide your design!

• comfortable clothes that can get a little glue on them!

REGISTER TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

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About Inviting Light:

Informed by the Station North Public Space Plan and Signal Station North, a two-year community engagement, planning, and prototyping process that sought to understand light’s impact on the nighttime environment and our sense of comfort and place, illuminate the city’s lighting history and infrastructure, and bring transparency and access to everyday citizens, Inviting Light’s five distinct artistic light installations will promote safety and further revitalization efforts in a historically disinvested area.

Inviting Light is sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies and facilitated by Central Baltimore Partnership in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and Senior Advisor for Arts & Culture, and the Neighborhood Design Center. Read more about the award here.

For any questions, please email Catherine Borg at cborg@centralbaltimore.com

Get updates at invitinglight.org and Instagram @invitinglightbaltimore

Photography used courtesy of Laure Drogoul.

A Night in 4 Parts: GROUP SINGING, ACTION, PERFORMANCE, OPEN MIC

Gathering Act is an intentional community building space to uplift social change and support a strong experimental performance community in Baltimore. This show is part of a bi-monthly series. We are coming together around the shared values of advocating for social and environmental change and the power of art to connect people.

Doors at 6:30

Meal 6:30 -7 pm

Gathering Act- 7- 10 pm

A Night in 4 Parts:

1.GROUP SINGING

lead by Megan Livingston

2.ACTION

Renuka Purimetla (from story to

song- commuity activity)

3.PERFORMANCE

Talbolt Johnson (dance)

Momo Mullings (poems)

Renuka (stories)

4.OPEN MIC

Open to all!

Young people will be in the audience so please plan content for all ages.

We welcome performers regardless of gender expression or identity, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, race, age, religious identity, political affiliation, ability, class, or immigration status. We do not tolerate racism, transphobia/homophobia, sexism, ableism, ageism, classism or Zionism in this space.

World-Building Workshop
Imagining Otherwise: from Mantis Harper-Blanco and Alberto Garaulet

Saturday, 10.11.2025
12:00 – 1:30 pm

Imagining Otherwise is a playful and collaborative workshop exploring how worlds—real or imagined—are made and remade. Drawing from Odyssey Works’ four foundational elements of worldbuilding, we will join in groups to discuss and respond to an imagined scenario. Together, we’ll shed light on the power of collective imagination, and rekindle the agency we all have as active contributors of larger narratives.