Little Italy Madonnari Arts Festival, Inc. (“Madonnari”), Little Italy Neighborhood Association, Inc. (“LINA”) and Baltimore Jazz Alliance (“BJA”) are the presenters of Little Italy Madonnari Arts Festival 2022.
Madonnari celebrates the creative spirit, intellectual prowess and diverse perspectives of visual, performing and culinary artists. Each year we host an international gathering of artists who share their different approaches to defining and exploring the concept of respect: respect for tradition, respect for new ideas, respect for the environment, self-respect, respect for each other.
Board Members:
Germano Fabiani, President
Jonathan Willen, VP, Secretary
Bryan Chiapparelli, Treasurer
LINA is dedicated to the preservation, protection, growth and general well-being of the Little Italy community by collaborating with community members and others who share our objectives to celebrate urban living through communal, cultural, educational, literary and charitable endeavors and to effectively address and solve area problems.
Board of Directors:
Bryan Chiapparelli, President
Dan Weiser-Sutherland, Vice President
Nancy Hayden, Treasurer
Matt Daddio, Communications Director
P.J. O’Neill, Parliamentarian
BJA’s mission is to better serve artists and audiences by elevating the role of jazz in the Baltimore region. BJA’s priorities are:
- To develop new audiences for jazz
- To strengthen communication within the jazz community
- To improve media relations on behalf of the jazz community
- To bring greater visibility to the entire array of jazz offerings in the Baltimore region
- To provide greater access to performance opportunities for Baltimore-area jazz musicians
Board of Directors
Tyrone Crawley
Alice Downs
Liz Fixsen, Secretary
Jean Farnsworth
Vernard Gray
Robin Houston, Treasurer
Ian Rashkin, President
Theresa Sise
Rená Sweetwine, Vice President
Barry Glassman, Founder and Emeritus
Camay Calloway Murphy, Emerita
Mark Osteen, President Emeritus