Chrysalis Kids: Noa Baum

Schedule

Sun Oct 05 2025 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods | Columbia, MD

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Internationally acclaimed storyteller Noa Baum presents "Once Upon a Kindness: Stories that Bring us Together!"
About this Event

Join us for a delightful celebration of stories for the entire family with internationally acclaimed storyteller and author Noa Baum. With warmth, humor, and vivid characters, Noa shares captivating stories from diverse cultures that highlight our similarities and celebrate our differences.

Gates open at 10 a.m. Join us early to play in the park!

About Noa Baum

Storytelling is the intersection of her work as a performance artist, author, and educator. She focuses on the transformative power of storytelling both as performance art and an applicable tool to heal across differences and build bridges of understanding, compassion and peace. Her art form can be described as Performance Storytelling – borrowing from principles of traditional storytelling as well as using tools from theater through the mixing of narration and characterization to evoke a story in the audiences’ imagination.

About the Inner Arbor Trust

The Trust is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in Maryland. The mission of the Inner Arbor Trust is to promote and nurture a park in a unique natural setting for a variety of arts and culture experiences that enrich the entire community. The Trust works to develop Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods into a destination arts and culture park. In addition to operating the Chrysalis amphitheater, the Trust manages a substantial portion of the Park for recreational use.



What to Expect Onsite
Seating

All seating will be on the lawn. Lawn chairs are available for rent ($5 each), or you may bring a blanket or a small lawn chair with no canopy.


Concessions

Concessions including alcoholic beverages available onsite. You may bring food and non-alcoholic beverages (no glass).


ASL Interpretation

American Sign Language interpreters are present at all community concerts and events.


Accessibility Accommodations

Please email [email protected] with any accessibility needs.


Restrooms

Restrooms are available at the top of Chrysalis hill.


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Parking

Parking is in Lot 2 (flat) and the Chrysalis Lot. ADA / Priority Mobility Parking is available when you check out or email [email protected]. Parking map here.

DIRECTIONS TO LOT 2 (flat)

For GPS purposes, please use the address 11000 Broken Land Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044 (you are going to the flat surface parking lot, not the garage).

From points north: Take 29 South to 175 West (Columbia). Continue as 175 becomes Little Patuxent Parkway, for approximately 2.3 miles. Make a left onto Merriweather Drive and follow the signs to Lot 2, which is to the right.

From points south: Take 29 North to Broken Land Parkway towards Town Center / Merriweather Post Pavilion. Make a right onto Little Patuxent Parkway, continue for approximately 0.2 miles. Make a right onto Merriweather Drive and follow the signs to Lot 2, which is to the right.

DIRECTIONS TO THE CHRYSALIS LOT (limited general parking, location for ADA and priority mobility needs parking)

PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE GPS DIRECTIONS.

From points north: Take 29 South to 175 West (Columbia). Continue as 175 becomes Little Patuxent Parkway. Take Little Patuxent Parkway to Symphony Woods Road, make a left. Make the immediate sharp right up a steep driveway.

From points south: Take 29 North to Broken Land Parkway towards Town Center / Merriweather Post Pavilion. Make a right onto Little Patuxent Parkway. Take Little Patuxent Parkway to Symphony Woods Road, make a right. Make the immediate sharp right up a steep driveway.


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This celebration is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. To discover more about the Maryland State Arts Council and how they impact Maryland, visit msac.org.

* Image shows an abstract version of the Maryland flag, the logo of the Maryland State Arts Council, which is part of the Department of Commerce. This is followed by the logo of First National Bank as a Founding Partner and logos for Columbia Association and Howard County Recreation and Parks as Partner Organization

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Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, 10431 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, United States

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