Community leaders looking to give their neighborhood events a bit of zing in 2010 will be able to attend the PNC Bank Creativity Event Workshop. The one day event features expert panelists who will teach nonprofit community-based organizations and neighborhood event coordinators how to include new ideas to develop more engaging and quality events for residents.
The workshop takes place Saturday, February 20 from 10am to 12 noon at the Southeast Anchor Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, located at 3601 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224. Participating panelists include William Backstrom, Community Development Banking Territory Manager for PNC Bank, one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations; Daryl Landy, executive director of Pigtown Main Street, a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization devoted to improving Pigtown's Washington Boulevard commercial corridor; Linda Richardson, executive director of Historical Pennsylvania Avenue Main Street, an organization that works to revitalize one of Baltimore's most historic neighborhoods; Molly Ross, director and principle artist of Nana Projects, a nonprofit corporation that blends innovative performance and visual arts into community-based work; Hope Williams, coordinator for the Initiative For A Cleaner Greener Baltimore, a program which increases public awareness on ways that individuals and organizations can sustain a cleaner environment; and Randi Vega, Cultural Affairs Director for the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts.
The workshop is free open to the public. Seating is limited and requires a reservation. To RSVP, call 410-752-8632. The PNC Bank Creativity Event Workshop, a part of the PNC Bank Neighborhood Grant Program, is presented by PNC Bank and produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts.
For more information on the PNC Bank Creativity Event Workshop, contact the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts at 410-752-8632 or visit www.promotionandarts.com
Source: Baltimore Cty Office of Promotions & The Arts
Writer: Walaika Haskins