Voices in Solidarity Festival

• 11:30-2:30pm - Pop-up Performances, Vendors, and Walking Tour from the courtyard of the Star Spangled Banner Flag House and Museum(844 E Pratt Street)

  • 12:00pm: Walking Tour 1 leaves

  • 12:30pm: Pop-up performance 1

    • Lori Sen and Zoe Stewart: Sephardic song

  • 1pm: Walking Tour 2 leaves 

  • 1:30pm: Pop-up performance 2

    • IAHIAL: “sonic alchemist” 

• 2:00-2:45pm - Reception at the Lewis Museum (830 E Pratt Street, 2nd Floor Lobby)

  • Artifacts display from both the Lewis and Jewish Museums

• 3:00-5:00pm - Concert at the Lewis Museum (830 E Pratt Street, 2nd Floor Theater)

  • 3:00pm: Concert featuring Daniel Rich, Sara Duchovnay, and Eileen Cornett

    4:45pm: Concert ends, artifacts remain up for perusal until 5pm

Tickets:

• Daytime Festival: FREE

• Reception and Concert at the Lewis: $18

Celebrate the close of summer with Opera Baltimore on Sunday, August 30, for a Jonestown community festival in partnership with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, the Jewish Museum of Maryland, and the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House & Museum.

Through music, history, and conversation, this festival celebrates the rich diversity, traditions, and stories embedded within and between Baltimore’s Black and Jewish communities.

Daytime Festival (Free Admission)
Enjoy free pop-up performances, connect with Black- and Jewish-owned businesses and community leaders from across Baltimore, and take a walking tour of Jonestown. This portion of the festival will be hosted by the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House & Museum at 844 E Pratt Street, with walking tours connecting key historic sites between the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and the Jewish Museum of Maryland.

Evening Reception & Concert
The celebration continues into the late afternoon and early evening at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum with a special reception and concert featuring baritone Daniel Rich, soprano Sara Duchovnay, and pianist Eileen Cornett. The program will also include a display of artifacts from the collections of both the Lewis Museum and the Jewish Museum, highlighting the cultural intersections of Baltimore’s Black and Jewish communities.

This event is part of Voices in Solidarity: Baltimore’s Black and Jewish Operatic History, a place-based initiative exploring the deeply intertwined histories of Baltimore’s Black and Jewish communities through music, conversation, and education. Voices in Solidarity is conducted by Opera Baltimore in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Maryland and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, and is generously supported by the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation, the David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation, and State funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.