Celebrate #worldenvironmentday with us!
Discounts offered on Thursday, June 5, in exchange for cleaning up the environment
On Thursday, June 5, Everyman Theatre is joining forces with The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), B&O Railroad Museum, Maryland Zoo, and The Walters Art Museum, who are teaming up on a new initiative to encourage individuals to adopt sustainable practices on World Environment Day. Whether you recycle, take public transportation, participate in neighborhood clean-ups, or reduce energy consumption, every effort can help make a difference now and in the future!
Items being collected at Everyman:
Everyman Theatre – Stop by and drop off surplus craft supplies (crayons, markers, pencils, pipe cleaners, craft foam, etc.); fabric supplies (remnants, unused ribbon, Velcro, yarn, zippers, buttons, etc.); artist tools (brushes, glue guns, stencils, rulers, canvas, easels, etc.); costume jewelry; or beads in our theatre lobby to receive a $10 gift card.
All reusable items will be collected and donated to SCRAP BMore!
*Please do not donate wooden stamps, glass jars, magazines, and no kick knacks
Items being collected at partner arts organizations:
Baltimore Museum of Art — Bring three clean plastic bottles of any size and receive free admission to the Black Earth Rising exhibition on June 5.
B&O Railroad Museum — Participate in the trash clean up beginning at 10 a.m. and enjoy free admission on June 5.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore — Bring small, used electronic devices for recycling and receive $20 admission on June 5.
The Walters Art Museum — Show a recently used CharmPass to receive 10% off the Walters Cafe and 20% off a purchase of $50 or more in the Museum Store.
What is the Eco-Challenge?
This initiative began in summer 2024 when the BMA organized an Eco-Challenge coalition of civic and cultural organizations committed to improving their environmental impact. Each one committed to making at least one operational change to reduce their carbon footprint and offering one program to build awareness of climate change in 2025. The National Aquarium and Maryland Zoo shared their expertise with implementing sustainable practices and BGE and the City of Baltimore and BGE and the City of Baltimore provided information on their resources. Examples of the coalition’s actions range from reducing art shipments and reusing materials to installing LED lighting, saving water, and converting animal waste into renewable energy. Visit Baltimore named 2025 the Year of Sustainability.
Participants include the American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore Green Space, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore Museum of Industry, B&O Railroad Museum, BmoreArt, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, The Crow’s Nest, Everyman Theatre, Hippodrome Foundation, Justice Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, Living Classrooms Foundation, Maryland Center for History and Culture, Maryland Science Center, The Maryland Zoo, National Aquarium, Port Discovery Children’s Museum, Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture, Visit Baltimore, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, and The Walters Art Museum.
Led by the United Nations Environment Programme since 1973, World Environment Day has grown into the largest global platform for environmental awareness and action. It is held on June 5 every year. In 2025, the focus is on ending global plastic pollution.