Prelude to Pride - The Spire Series

Schedule

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

210 W Madison St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21201 | Baltimore, MD

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The Spire Series presents Prelude to Pride
at First & Franklin Church to benefit AIDS Action Baltimore
210 W Madison Street at Park Avenue, Mt. Vernon
- free admission -
art preview & early bidding - 2:00p
Bach, Broadway & Beyond Concert - 3:00p
wine reception + lite fare + art auction - 4:30p
CONCERT
DOUGLAS BOWLES, tenor & ALEX HASSAN, piano
Broadway’s golden age including
Cole Porter, Ivor Novello and Lorenz Hart
MATTHEW PALUMBO, piano
works by J.S. Bach and Alexander Scriabin

TONNI RED, soprano & SAEGIN, piano
hymns & popular songs, including Patsy Cline, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, and Stevie Wonder

Work of 43 Maryland artists representing a range of styles will be auctioned during the post-concert reception, including painter Joan Cox, acclaimed photojournalist Joe Giordano, and a "Polyester" movie poster autographed by John Waters.
Doors open at 2:00p for early bidding. The concert begins at 3:00p, followed by the live art auction and reception from 4:30p to 5:30p. Online bidding opens Sunday, May 31.
firstfranklin.org
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210 W Madison St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21201

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