July 4th Community Parade is Back!!! Saturday, July 2nd at 10AM!

Join neighbors and friends in the community for the return of our beloved Roland Park July 4th Parade!  Saturday, June 2nd. Meet in front of the Roland Park Library by 10AM for the festivities.

Check out the event flyer here

State’s Attorney Candidates Forum with Bates and Vignarajah will be held June 22nd at 7PM

Ivan Bates and Thiru Vignarajah, both candidates running for Baltimore City State’s Attorney, will join a forum on Wednesday, June 22nd at the Roland Park Presbyterian Church (4801 Roland Avenue). The event begins at 7pm and will be moderated by University of Baltimore law professor Zina Makar.  This forum is open to the public, either in person or via Zoom (link is below).

View the event flyer here

Zoom link:

Topic: RPCL State’s Attorney Candidates’ Forum
Time: Jun 22, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Monthly Civic League Board Meeting is Wednesday, June 1st at 7PM

Join us in person at the Presbyterian Church (4801 Roland Avenue) or via Zoom!

Meeting agenda here

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Topic: RPCL Monthly Meeting June 1
Time: Jun 1, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Roland Park Civic League Speaker Series: Upcoming Events

Great speaker lineup for the Roland Park Civic League Speaker Series.  All at the Enoch Pratt Free Library on Roland Avenue!

Details:

Thursday nights, 6:30pm start.

These will be in-person only events.  Seating is limited.  *Call to register for your spot: 410-396-6059

Upcoming Speakers:

March 3rd: Dana Moore, Esq./Chief Equity Officer and Director of Office of Equity and Civil Rights, City of Baltimore. More info on Dana here

April 7th: Ethan Abbott, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.  More info on Ethan here

May 5th: Tony Bridges, Executive Director, Blue Water Baltimore. More info on Tony here

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2022!

The next meeting of the Civic League will be February 2, 2022!  Stay tuned for details!

Santa Visit Postponed to Sunday, 12/12 starting at 11AM!

Rain is in the forecast for Saturday the 11th, therefore Santa will come riding through the neighborhood on Sunday the 12th instead, starting around 11AM!  Look for the red vintage firetruck!  Thank you, Waters family for making this Christmas magic happen again!

 

Here is the route map!

Announcements for December (one involves Santa) and January!

Wishing everyone in Roland Park a festive, happy and healthy holiday season!

  • SANTA IS COMING!!!! Saturday, December 11th!!  Just like last year, he will start his rounds in the neighborhood at 11a.m.  Look for him riding on the back of a red vintage firetruck!  With big thanks to the Waters family, who are generously sponsoring this big event for the second year in a row.  You can find Santa’s route here                                                                    Note: if it rains, Santa will come on Sunday the 12th.  Same time.  Check social media (NDRP, Facebook or Instagram @rolandparkcommunity for any updates!).
  • The Meals for Meals for the Firefighters program is full!  Many thanks to all those in the community that signed up to bring lunches and dinners to the firehouse.  Contact Steve Ralston, Civic League board member and coordinator of the program with any questions: sjralston@gmail.com
  • There will be no January 2022 Civic League Meeting.  The next meeting of the Civic League board will take place on February 6th at 7PM.  It will be an in-person meeting with a Zoom option.  All are welcome to attend!
  • Next in the Roland Park Civic League Speaker Series (at the Enoch Pratt Free Library on Roland Avenue) is January 6th, when we welcome Ethan Abbott , Project Manager, Baltimore Greenway Trails Network, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Details are here. Note you must call to reserve your space! Upcoming speakers include Dana Moore (on March 3rd) and Tony Bridges (on May 5th).
  • The Winter issue of the Roland Park News is out, and it’s spectacular!  It’s arriving in your mailboxes, or it can be accessed here on the website.

 

 

Holiday Meals for the Roland Park Firehouse! Sign Up is Open!

After a long hiatus due to Covid, the Civic League-sponsored Holiday Meals for Heroes program is back!

November 28- January 2 you can sign up to provide a lunch or dinner to the firefighters of our community firehouse.  This can be a fun and worthwhile activity to do with your family over the holidays!  Signing up is easy!  Just take a look at the link below to a flyer with all the details.  Thanks in advance for your generosity!

Read the flyer here

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0948aca629a0ff2-meals

 

 

October Civic League Meeting Wednesday, October 6th 7-9PM

The October Civic League Meeting is tomorrow!  Join us in person in the basement meeting room at the Presbyterian Church, or if you prefer, via Zoom!  There is a lot on the agenda to discuss!

We are fortunate to have Delegates Rosenberg and Bridges as well as Senator Carter joining us.

Meeting agenda is here

Here is the Zoom link (note the password needed!):
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New RP Civic League Speaker Series Kicks Off with Dr. Paige Glotzer at the Ivy Bookshop on October 13th at 7:00PM

Join the Civic League and Greater Roland Park community on the patio at the Ivy Bookshop (5928 Falls Road) to hear Dr. Paige Glotzer talk about her book “How the Suburbs were Segregated” and engage the audience in discussions to better understand the ways in which our past shapes the present with regard to economic and social inequities.  Wednesday, October 13th at 7:00PM.

The event with Dr. Glotzer kicks off the Civic League’s new Speaker Series.  On November 4th, Chris Shorter, Baltimore’s first City Administrator will speak at the Roland Park Library.  This event begins at 6:30PM.

Information on Dr. Glotzer and the event is here