Words of protest and reflection from Baltimore poets & musicians, a preview of the music and art at the Be More Benefit, and a grown man gets a sewing lesson from his mother
As Baltimore looks forward, we take a break from the talking heads and pass the mic to the city’s poets and musicians: Skarr-Akbar, J Pope, Eze Jackson, Jamaal Black Root Collier, Ashley Epiphany Hodges, Stephanie ‘Just A Vessel’ James, Saleem, and Jahiti.
Bob Elder and Josephine Olivia join us with a preview of the Be More Benefit, a special event that’s going to bring together a diverse group of artists and musicians from Baltimore’s cultural community.
When Ben Pagac was a kid, he used to sneak into his mom’s room and open up the case of her sewing machine. He was fascinated by the silver spools, all the little tools, and the old machinery smells of oil and rubber and steel. Ben’s mom, Sonja Pagac, is 89 now, and she still uses that same sewing machine. It’s set up in the kitchen of her retirement home in Silver Spring, Maryland. One day recently, when Ben was visiting, conversation rolled around to the old sewing machine. So his mom fired it up and gave him a lesson.
