After being canceled because of COVID in 2020, the Town Fair will return this Saturday June 26 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in front of Perry Hall High School, 4601 Ebenezer Road. There is no entrance fee for The Town Fair. No Pets allowed.
Parking is available on the lot and nearby on-street parking, but there is also a free shuttle from Faith Fellowship church at Perry Hall Square near the Y.
The Town Fair will have lots to offer everyone in the family! The Kids Adventure Zone is bigger than ever-great local vendors, fabulous food, and much more! Proceeds from The Town Fair directly benefits our community through donations to local projects.
DJ in the Beverage Garden. Limited seating based on Baltimore County Guidelines, but you can dance to the music ANYWHERE!
The Perry Hall/White Marsh Business Association and the PHWMBA Community Foundation presents The Town Fair each year to bring business & community together.
Congratulations to recent Patapsco High Center for the Arts graduate Joaquin Casanova who was named our East Balt Co News scholarship winner for the 2020-21 school year.
Casanova was selected by the school and was awarded the scholarship by EastBaltCo.com.
EastBaltco awards a scholarship to a student that has ambitions for a career in media. Casanova is the fourth winner for the Benstorming/East Balt Co News scholarship since 2017.
Casanova will be headed to the University of Cincinnati to study media production starting next year. He was also involved with the theatre department at the school and said his time at Patapsco was a valuable experience.
“Patapsco has prepared me for the future through the skills I learned in the theatre department but more importantly it has given me the confidence to succeed in new situations and interact with new people,” Casanova said.
According to Casanova, he was only at the school for two years, but said he was welcomed to the school with opening arms.
I’d say that my memories of Patapsco are of late nights working on theatre shows and studying with others before exams,” Casanova added. “Beyond that what really stuck with me was how quickly the students accepted me even though I only arrived in junior year.”
Do you want a bird’s eye view of your neighborhood? How about a 160 foot high pole view of your community?
James Lingg is a photographer that has taken 3D photos from a high point with a 160 foot pole.
Honeygo Village in Perry Hall.
“The equirectangular photos we feature on our website and Facebook page are shots using a combination of special optics, real world mechanics and some digital manipulation after the fact. Many devices can take 360 spherical panoramas like these, including cell phones, drones and specialized cameras with multiple lenses,” Lingg told East BaltCo News.
“Not many have witnessed our unorthodox method for taking our popular photos.., and we like it that way. Part of the joy of the 160 foot pole is the way it captures the imagination.”
According to Lingg, he is an independent producer/editor and has worked in the TV/film profession for over 25 years. He taught at the Sheffield Institute and worked in lasers at Image Engineering, Inc.
“Like many out-of-work production pros, I was looking for a way to fill my free time, stay safe and socially distant, but Still keep active, connected and sane until work picks up again,” Lingg said.
“So, I started taking photos of the neighborhood, discovered just the right height to get the most compelling views- and then I learned how to stitch them together. I started publishing the photos on [Facebook] in September.”
A view of Essex from Kenwood High School
Lingg has place his photos on local neighborhood Facebook pages. He has taking photos all over eastern Baltimore County and beyond.
He started off in hometown of Dundalk photographing multiple communities in that area. He has also went out to Middle River, Parkville, Towson, Perry Hall and the Inner Harbor to take aerial footage of those communities.
“The response to the Facebook page has been overwhelmingly positive. Folks enjoy seeing local sites from a new perspective. The photos are fun to interact with… panning around and zooming, but intentionally lacking any rich detail so as to respect privacy,” Lingg explained.
“The focus of the photography is to highlight and celebrate the beauty of the community. Some folks have made special requests that the 160 Foot Pole go up in their neighborhood next.”
Fullerton Field in Overlea
One secret that Lingg wants to keep is the identity of the pole. He respectively declined a request to share a photo of his camera.
He did share that his photographs are classified as “elevated photograph” and wants to see how long he can hide his 160 foot pole camera from the community.
“We have not yet decided to publish any photographs of our mechanism at work. Honestly, the mystery is more fun. One day, someone will photograph us and the world will know,” Linng said with a smile.
For more information on 160 Foot Pole and to see more photos in paramonic view go to, www.facebook.com/160footpole
