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Leave No Trace Closing Celebration: Around the Campfire

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Join us as we celebrate the closing of Leave No Trace: John Work Garrett in the American Outdoors.

7pm-8pm: The evening will kick off with a performance by Teresa Ferrara interspersed with stories of the West.  Musical selections will include standards such as Edelweiss, Home Sweet Home and more. 

8pm-9pm: Stations will be set up exploring nocturnal natural history topics.  Visitors will also be able to toast marshmallows at our s'mores bar and take one final tour of the Leave No Trace exhibit.  

Learning stations will include:

What Flies in the Night: Exploring the World of Nocturnal Wildlife

  Join naturalist, Kerry Wixted, to learn about our wildlife that come alive after dark. During this time, we will:

  ✨ Learn intriguing facts about nocturnal wildlife at our information table.
🦇 Listen for bats in the area using special detectors and uncover amazing bat biology.
🦋 Watch moths, beetles, and other nighttime insects up close as we attract them with lights for identification  

 

Glow-In-The-Dark-Backyard

    Join wildlife biologists, Sarah Witcher and Katy Gorsuch, and explore the glowing world of bioluminescence and biofluorescence.  While we might think of these phenomena as          only occurring in exotic locations, they can be found in our own backyards!

 

The Wonderful World of Insects

  Come see Bob Gardner's extensive insect collection which he has been adding to for over 60 years!

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT Teresa Ferrara

Praised for her "jewel-clear" voice ("The Washington Post") and “vocal control and exquisite refinement” (DC Metro Arts), soprano Teresa Ferrara is dedicated to music’s power to transcend social divides and inspire people of all ages and backgrounds. She has performed as a soloist at the Kennedy Center and her chorus work has brought her to international venues in France and Cuba. She has earned many awards for her singing, including the George Woodhead Prize in Voice from the Peabody Conservatory, the Award for Excellence in the Arts from the National Society of Arts and Letters, and The Washington Post Music and Dance Scholarship Award. A graduate of the Master of Music program at the Peabody Conservatory, she plans to continue to pursue musical endeavors that stretch the norms of classical music and seek to educate and serve the community. 

ABOUT Sam Bessen '17
Eleanor and Lester Levy Family Curator of Sheet Music and Popular Culture, and Artistic Director of In the Stacks, Sheridan Libraries

Sam Bessen is the Eleanor and Lester Levy Family Curator of Sheet Music and Popular Culture at the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries, and artistic director of the In the Stacks Concert Series based at George Peabody Library. He is a key resource for those who study popular music history, the history of jazz and Broadway, and the history of racism in popular culture.

Sam holds a MM degree in Horn Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music.

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 Event Date
Friday, June 6, 2025
Start Time: 7:00pm EDT
End Time: 9:00pm EDT

 Location
Evergreen Museum & Library

4545 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21210

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 Contact
Sheridan Libraries and Museums
Programs Manager
4105160341
museums@jhu.edu

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