August 15, 2013 (BALTIMORE, MD) — Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Alfred H. Foxx announce the third annual Dam Jam, a celebration of the region’s shared drinking water on Saturday, September 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event takes place at the Willow Grove Nature Center at Cromwell Valley Park in Towson, 2175 Cromwell Bridge Road, and at the nearby Loch Raven Dam on Loch Raven Drive.
 
Dam Jam features visual artists and craft artisans, live music, historic re-enactors, native wildlife presentations and more. Also new this year is a theater performance by the Shakespeare Factory. Admission is FREE, and attendees are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets and picnic baskets and experience the entire day's events. Food vendors will also be on site.
 
“This is a free fun-filled day for families all over the region,” says Baltimore City DPW Director Alfred H. Foxx. “We also want the public to learn how we obtain and process our drinking water and the responsibilities we all share in protecting and preserving our water supply.”
 
Free shuttles buses will run between the two sites. Sponsors for Dam Jam include Gannett-Fleming, Inc., CBS Radio and WTMD Radio.
 
Participating organizations include:
Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability, Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks, Towson Arts Collective, MORE (The Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts), Inc., Prettyboy Watershed Alliance, Gunpowder Valley Conservatory, Carrie Murray Nature Center, Olton’s Company of Baltimore Rangers, Baltimore Police Explorers, Girl Scouts and the Cromwell Valley Park Council.
 
Schedule of Events
 
At Loch Raven Dam:
Olton’s Company of Baltimore Rangers (historic re-enactors)
 
Dam Open house and Tours
 
Hike along the Reservoir at 1 p.m.
 
At Cromwell Valley Park:
 
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Shakespeare Factory (Macbeth)
 
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
goatFISH - Mosno Al-Moseeki and Sahffi – East meets West – Sudanese-born Mosno harmonizes with Maryland native Sahffi.
 
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Mark Hopkins and the Hotel (Rock and Funk)
 
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The Jokers (Hard Rockabilly)
 
Carrie Murray Nature Center (wildlife)
 
Artists/Art Sales
 
Food Sales
 
Displays