Things To Do in Baltimore

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2009

COME AND CELEBRATE THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF

BROMO SELTZER ARTS TOWER DURING OPEN STUDIO DAY ON THURSDAY, JUNE 4

Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announce the one year anniversary of the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower as a studio space for visual and literary artists.  On Thursday, June 4 from 5-9pm, guest can visit the historic attraction and enjoy dynamic dance and theatrical performances and refreshments.  Visitors can interact with participating artists, visit their studios and purchase remarkable acrylic, oil and watercolor paintings and drawings, mixed media, photography and more.  Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, a facility managed by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, is located at 21 S. Eutaw Street.

During the celebration, there will be a beautiful and authentic Middle Eastern dance performance by Sultan Treasures and drama presentation by Unexpected Theater. Today, the 98-year-old tower houses fourteen talented local artists including: Najwa Al-amin (oil & acrylic), Milton Allette (acrylic), Barbara Bryan (playwright), Linda Day-Clark (digital photography), Lauren DeMarsh (oil & acrylic), Martha Dougherty (watercolor), John David Ehlers, Jr. (oil, acrylic, & charcoal), Brian Glazer Gerber (oil & acrylic), Keith Haller (oil, acrylic and watercolor), Kevin Haller (oil, acrylic & watercolor), Meaghan Harrison (mixed media), Cynthia S. Padgett (oils & pastels), Yvonne Thomas (photography) and Patricia Truitt (oil & acrylic).

UPCOMING OPEN STUDIO DAYS

• Thursday, July 2 from 5-9pm
• Thursday, August 6 from 5-9pm
• Thursday, September 3 from 5-9pm
• Saturday, November 7 from 1-5pm
• Saturday, December 5 from 1-5pm

This historic structure, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was modeled after the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.  The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower was completed in 1911 and was the tallest building in Baltimore at the time.  It has been a Baltimore landmark ever since.  The tower was built by Captain Isaac Emerson, the inventor of the headache remedy Bromo Seltzer. The most interesting feature is the still-functioning tower clock, the face of which displays the word Bromo Seltzer instead of numbers. Each of the clocks’ faces measure 24 feet in diameter, one foot larger than the clock faces on London’s Big Ben. The famous clock atop the tower holds its own separate historic registration.

For information on the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, call 410-752-8632 or visit www.bromoseltzerartstower.com.

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