Community Calendar

Jewish Community Services offers "Care Partner Conversations: When Your Loved One Has Dementia," a supportive group meeting on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 10:00 – 11:30 am via Zoom. This group provides conversation, support, resources, and education for those caring for a loved one with dementia, facilitated by Jennifer Sapp, MSG, LCSW-C. The sessions are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Sapp at [email protected] or 410-843-7380. Co-sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association and the Edward A. Myerberg Center.

Tap into your natural creativity as a tool for wellness. With guided exercises in self-expression — using color, shape, and texture — this series offers a judgment-free space to explore your thoughts and emotions, reduce stress, and connect with others—with no artistic skill needed.

Sunday Merries is a free drop-in session designed for women with ADHD, but open to anyone with a busy brain!

Instead of dreading the week ahead alone, we gather together to laugh, move, and reset our nervous systems through playful improv and embodied mindfulness practices. Together, we'll experience a joyful release for all of our unwiggled wiggles, shake out stress, reconnect with our bodies and start the week on a lighter note.

Led by Emily Iannuzzelli, founder of Embodied Comedy, Sunday Merries blends her deep background in improv comedy, nervous system theory, somatic experiencing and non linear movement, plus her own lived experience of having ADHD! Emily has taught hundreds of students how to use play, creativity, and nervous-system-informed practices to build resilience, release anxiety, and rediscover joy.

Tap into your natural creativity as a tool for wellness. With guided exercises in self-expression — using color, shape, and texture — this series offers a judgment-free space to explore your thoughts and emotions, reduce stress, and connect with others—with no artistic skill needed.

This training will provide clinicians with an in-depth understanding of Teen Dating Violence (TDV) and its unique dynamics. Participants will explore how TDV differs from adult intimate partner violence, the impact of abuse on teens’ emotional well-being, and development, and the role of social media and technology in these relationships. The session will also focus on the challenges teens face in disclosing abuse and seeking help. Offers 2.0 Category I CEUs

Jewish Community Services offers "Care Partner Conversations: When Your Loved One Has Dementia," a supportive group meeting on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 10:00 – 11:30 am via Zoom. This group provides conversation, support, resources, and education for those caring for a loved one with dementia, facilitated by Jennifer Sapp, MSG, LCSW-C. The sessions are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Sapp at [email protected] or 410-843-7380. Co-sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association and the Edward A. Myerberg Center.

Tap into your natural creativity as a tool for wellness. With guided exercises in self-expression — using color, shape, and texture — this series offers a judgment-free space to explore your thoughts and emotions, reduce stress, and connect with others—with no artistic skill needed.

The Jewish Community Services Memory Cafe is the 3rd Tuesday of each month at The Edward A. Myerberg Center, 3101 Fallstaff Road, Baltimore 21209. The JCS Memory Café offers a supportive and welcoming space for individuals with memory changes and their care partners. This is an opportunity to participate together to build support networks and engage in personal enrichment. Please join us for refreshments, conversation and meaningful programs. Contact Amy Steinberg at 410-843-7457 / [email protected] for more information.

This workshop provides a framework for effectively and empathetically responding to individuals at risk for or experiencing a mental health crisis. It provides an overview of the crisis cycle and outlines evidence-based strategies for intervention at each stage, including de-escalation techniques, suicide risk assessment, and safety planning. The session also explores the role of implicit bias in crisis decision-making. Emphasis is on trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and respectful approaches that promote safety, dignity, and collaboration when interacting with individuals in distress. Offers 2.0 Category 1CEUs and meets Anti-Oppressive Practice.

How do large-scale public art initiatives actually happen? Join design professionals, artists, and community partners for an in-depth look at the expertise, partnerships, and processes behind Inviting Light—one of Baltimore’s most ambitious recent public art projects.

Produced by Central Baltimore Partnership in partnership with the Neighborhood Design Center and the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment, Inviting Light was a two-year initiative supported by a $1 million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge award. The project transformed the Station North Arts District with five large-scale, light-based artworks and sparked deep collaboration among residents, nonprofits, artists, and the City of Baltimore.

Now that the installations are complete, this half-day symposium unpacks what it really took to bring each artwork to life—from navigating permitting and technical challenges to fundraising, fabrication, and community engagement. The program includes indoor presentations and breakout discussions, followed by an outdoor twilight walk to “Hike the Sites,” visiting all five installations with on-site interpretation.