Memorial Day Events in Baltimore!

*Don't worry weekday workers, your long weekend if right around the corner! :)

If you celebrate Memorial Day and are looking for something to get into, here are a few events going on around or near Baltimore City this weekend (Thanks, Baltimore Sun):

Annapolis Memorial Day Parade
Annapolis, MD
May 31, 2010 @ 10 a.m.

The parade honors 300 years of veterans service to our country and community. Starts from Amos Garrett Boulevard and continues down West Street, around Church Circle, and up Main Street, ending at Susan C. Campell Park at City Dock.


Memorial Day Ceremony
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
Baltmiore, MD
May 31, 2010 @ 10 a.m.

This ceremony will honor Maryland soldiers and marines who were killed while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan since May 2009.

A day to remember the brave men and women who lie within the Circle of
Immortals and those who have defended our freedom. -Dulaney Valley Memorial
Website

Memorial Day Ceremony
Loudon Park National Cemetery
Baltimore, MD
May 31, 2010 @ 10:45 a.m.

Hosted by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, this event includes military salutes and decoration of graves.

National Memorial Day Parade
Washington D.C.
May 31, 2010 @ 2:00 p.m.

This parade kicks off at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, and proceeds west down Constitution, ending at 17th Street. If you aren't able to make it out to D.C., you can also catch this parade at 2 p.m. on the Military Cahnnel (call your local cable provider for listings).

Honoring Our Heroes From Across the Generations-National
Memorial Day Parade Website

Click the event names to go to their websites for more details! Happy Early Memorial Day!

Blogging for Spoken Word: iWrite

My good friend and colleague iWrite is a spoken word artist and blogger like myself. DC/Baltimore's spoken word and underground poetry scene is beginning to surface, and she's giving you the information you want to know about it.

Her blog diVERSEcity gives you the scoop on what's going on in mainstream poetry today, including clips from the new hot HBO series "Brave New Voices", interviews with up and coming artists such as Under_Score and the Twitter Poet, and she even includes some pieces of her own work.

Her second most recent post explores the misconception of the female image and glorifies the beauty in woman with a bigger waistline and more bodacious booty. If you love Georgia Me (Def Poetry Jam) like I do, you'll love you some iWrite.