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Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival

Experience the shores of the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River as the skies come alive with music, art and fireworks.

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The 2024 Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival will be a hybrid festival of in-person and online offerings. This year’s festival will afford attendees a multitude of viewing options and experiences leading up to and during the 2024 Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival.

Community members from Cherry Hill and throughout South Baltimore have come together to activate the shores of the Middle Branch, creating a memorable shared experience for Baltimore City, the state of Maryland and beyond. Join us in commemorating freedom, unity, and remembrance.

“Our arts matter. Black arts matter and I’m so happy to be a supporter of this amazing event.” Brooke Lierman Comptroller of Maryland

“The Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival is an anchor event for Baltimore City that uplifts the Black community and the Black cultural experience. Associated Black Charities believes that these types of activities and events serve to provide inspiration and hope to Black people, Black families and the Black community. We want everyone to know about the importance of this event and what it has contributed to the betterment of our communities." Chrissy M. Thornton President & CEO of Associated Black Charities

“I have resided in the Cherry Hill community for 46 years. The Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival creates relationships and resources. I really enjoy seeing the many diverse backgrounds come together at the festival.” Ms. Clark Cherry Hill Resident

“I am a 5-year resident of the Cherry Hill community. My favorite part about the Cherry Hill Arts & music Waterfront Festival is that everyone of all ages comes out and has a great time. It is a safe environment and very educational with a lot of art.” Ms. Bell Cherry Hill Resident

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Youth Resiliency Institute Collaborates with Platinum Producer Mighty Mark to Launch Soundtrack for Upcoming Film, "Cherry Hill Charm."

The Youth Resiliency Institute & Platinum Producer and DJ Mighty Mark have partnered to release the soundtrack for the upcoming film “Cherry Hill Charm.” The film tells the story of the Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront festival. The festival was co-founded by current Cherry Hill resident, great grandmother, and playwright Mama Shirley Foulks and Youth Resiliency Institute executive director and cultural arts organizer, Fanon Hill. The Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival celebrates the transformative power and healing potential of art and nature and the belief that every child, youth and family should have equitable access to high quality culturally responsive experiences and programming in the arts and ecology. Notably, in 2020, the Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival made history as Baltimore City’s first Arts & Music festival to transition to a virtual platform in response to the pandemic.

The “Cherry Hill Charm” original motion picture soundtrack showcases a blend of original musical compositions and historical audio excerpts. These excerpts include narratives from long-standing elder residents of the Cherry Hill community, offering a unique perspective focused on the heritage of one of America’s most significant Black communities.

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Cherry Hill Arts & Music Festival Academy

South Baltimore’s historic Cherry Hill community is home to countless art visionaries. Their work invigorates and inspires. The Cherry Hill Arts & Music Festival Academy routinely provides educational opportunities for artists in Cherry Hill so that they can become better at their own creative practice and experience a greater level of visibility and sustainability.

For more information about the Cherry Hill Arts & Music Academy please send an email to: info@youthresiliencyinstitute.org

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The Cherry Hill Heritage Project

The Cherry Hill Heritage Project celebrates the idea that no one is better qualified to chronicle the history of a community than the people who live there.

According to Barbara Samuels, formerly the Managing Attorney of the ACLU of Maryland's Housing program, the history of the development of South Baltimore’s Cherry Hill community is one of the most striking examples of deliberate residential racial segregation in any city.

The Cherry Hill Heritage Project uses a variety of media including film, art, oral history, photography, historical documents and more to document the personal histories of Cherry Hill residents through interviews conducted by youths between the ages of 13 and 18 living in Cherry Hill.

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South Baltimore Arts Collective

In South Baltimore, there are some things we just can’t take for granted: like the rhythm of the campana, beat of the nyabinghi drum or chords from the accordion. No matter where we come from, the essence of South Baltimore that breathes cultural knowledge and tradition needs all of us to survive.

Through educational trips and workshops, the South Baltimore Arts Collective fosters equitable access to creative arts-based experiences that connect South Baltimore residents with each other so that they can advocate for diverse programs and activities that are relevant to their communities.

For more information about the South Baltimore Arts Collective please send an email to: info@youthresiliencyinstitute.org

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2023
Cherry Hill Arts & Music Festival returns in time for the 4th of July
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/cherry-hill-arts-music-festival-returns-time-the-4th-of-july-baltimore/40527197

Hip Hop legend Monie Love headlines Cherry Hill Waterfront Festival
https://afro.com/hip-hop-legend-monie-love-headlines-cherry-hill-waterfront-festival/

7th annual Cherry Hill Arts Festival set to take over Middle Branch Park
https://www.wmar2news.com/aroundtown/7th-annual-cherry-hill-arts-festival-set-to-take-over-middle-branch-park

Youth Resiliency Institute honors MedStar Harbor staff after Brooklyn Homes mass shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/youth-resiliency-institute-honors-medstar-harbor-heroes-after-brooklyn-homes-mass-shooting/