Kevin Sherry and Jean Baptiste Regnard are the founders of the Baltimore silkscreen apparel company Squidfire. They’re hosting the Spring Art Mart, a gathering of national independent craft vendors in town on May 12th at Mount Vernon Square. Details are here.

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• A conversation with singer-songwriter Ned Oldham and drummer Jack Carneal, of the veteran Baltimore band The Anomoanon, about what goes into the creation of their uniquely ‘American’ music,’ a timeless blend of Appalachian folk and classic rock
• A visit to a graduation ceremony for formerly homeless mothers who’ve been given the tools and the confidence to start their lives over again, thanks to a Baltimore County program called INNTerim Housing
• A trip to the headquarters of Squidfire, a Baltimore-based silkscreen apparel company, for a conversation with creative entrepreneurs Jean Baptise Regnard and Kevin Sherry about what it takes to turn an artistic dream into a business reality
• Fiction writer Eric Goodman shares a reading from his novel-in-stories, Tracks, a story about marriage, growing old, and some lessons to be learned on the subject of give-and-take

Squidfire artist Kevin Sherry can make 200 shirts a day using this 6-color 4-shirt press…