Patterson Park Podcast: Recent Episodes
US Event Photos
Join US Event Photos Host Mike Gatty as he explains the convoluted and complicated new baggage policies at Southwest Airlines. Have base fares gotten cheaper with the new policies? Well, no. Who still gets free baggage? Well, that answer might surprise you. My Office at 35,000 is a quick look at trends in the travel industry, for people who want to travel just a bit better.
Why are hotel prices so expensive and perks so few? Take an in-depth look at one generic Marriott Hotel stay with US Event Photos lead photographer (and travel host) Mike Gatty. Hotel rates are up 20%, services are down. Fees -- like parking -- are added on. Restaurants remain limited. In-room amenities are lacking. Why has travel become worse in 2024?
Podcast host Mike Gatty chats with Shelly and Norman O'foran about their groundbreaking BOBs. Bobs -- or Bay Observation Boxes -- were developed by Norman using "Makerspace" open technology, and are low cost, easily deployable water monitors. Shelly -- a retired English teacher -- works with her husband to integrate the BOBS into their local school system, and together they've launched a community project that is both groundbreaking and daring.
Join host Mike Gatty on a quick, 4 minute guide on how to pick the perfect flight for your next trip. Mike travels extensively throughout the year, and his travel tips have become go-to guides. A common sense and quick guide to travel, Mike will help you plan your next trip.
Join Mike Gatty as he explores how to prevent -- and what to do if -- the airline mishandles your luggage. Lost luggage is the bane of every traveler, but here are practical tips and tricks you can do to help yourself arrive with your bags. Mike is a travel expert, flying roughly 75 flights a year with 300lbs of equipment in 4 large cases, he knows a thing or two about baggage.
US Event Photos lead photographer Mike Gatty -- who flies about 75 flights a year -- gives his best tips for what to do if your flight is cancelled. This three minute short video is part of our series, "My Office at 35,000 Feet."
Join US Event Photos host and lead photographer Mike Gatty as he takes a quick peek at life on the road as an event professional. Mike travels about 80 flights a year, and stays in a hotel about 1/3 of his life. Join him as he shares his best tricks to save money, score better rooms, and travel well.
With OMICRON infection rates plummeting across the country, US Event Photos Lead Photographer Mike Gatty takes a look at the event industry and travel across the country. Live from Greenville, SC and Bassmasters 2022, Mike explores how COVID continues to impact events and travel as we move into a new phase of the pandemic.
According to the LA Times, it is possible to be infections with OMICRON before testing positive for the virus. Event planners should not rely solely on negative PCR or Lateral Flow testing to keep attendees safe. Mike also takes a look at isolation periods after testing positive.
Host Mike Gatty examines the OMICRON variant, and what less severe illness, lower death rates -- but a more transmissible virus -- might mean for event planning in early 2022.
As the Omicron variant sweeps the world, travel and events went into meltdown. Then, the data started coming in and cooler heads are prevailing.
This week, Mike examines what our vaccination rate should be to prevent infection surges and runaway infections.
While cases rose 10% in the United States over the past two weeks, hospitalizations remain steady. Mike examines if we're moving into a new phase of the pandemic, where higher case numbers reflect less severe illness and may result in fewer future disruptions to events and event planning.
Mike explores why event participation remains dramatically soft in the last months of 2021 -- and a disconnect between the health protocols event goers expect, and what event planners want to require.
Mike examines the recent rise in COVID cases in California and what that may mean for events; loosening of restrictions on international travel.
Live from Santa Clara, CA US Event Photos Lead Photographer Mike Gatty tackles event attendance and business travel as we return to life on the road. Mike's unique perspective brings facts into sharp focus for these short broadcasts, and supports Mike's own perspectives as he gives his take on what to expect in the event industry for Q4 of 2021 and heading into 2022.
Join US Event Photos lead photographer Mike Gatty in a new series detailing what's happening in the live event industry. This first short episode examines events, COVID, DELTA and what to expect in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022. If you are an event planner or other event professional, these insights by an industry insider shouldn't be missed!
Live from Atlanta, Mike explores whether asking event participants for proof of vaccine violates HIPPA laws.
Join Baltimore music sensation Ben DeHan in a heartfelt interview about rediscovering music and discovering love during COVID. Ben left his traditional job to start his own music group, and during that journey met his finance. When her mom dropped her cello off at their apartment, Ben's music -- and his life -- would never be the same. She became the one who whispers in his ear to not embrace the fear, and together they blend punk and the strings of her cello into rhythm that lifts you up and makes you want to dance -- or at least jog -- down Boston Street, past Canton, through Fells Point, right to the Inner Harbor.
Yoga instructor Angela Schwartz sits with Mike in a far-reaching interview exploring yoga, stillness and breath. An old family friend, Angela began teaching yoga right before the pandemic, and when her yoga studio closed, she scrambled to find her community. She didn't just find a community, Angela built a community. She brought yoga enthusiasts together from across the world -- she brought yoga teachers together from all seven continents -- and launched the Day of International Yoga. Angela describes building her community, the advantages of finding stillness and breath during COVID, and her overreaching philosophy about Yoga, choice, and well being.
Join Patterson Park Podcast host Mike Gatty in this Tasty Tidbit livestream of a quick restaurant review! Now that COVID is letting us venture into restaurants, we'll bring you those Baltimore spots we like and those we love. Tasty Tidbits are short and sweet livestreams highlighting our ecclectic artists, activists, entrepreneurs and FOOD SPOTS around Baltimore.
Join host Mike Gatty with author Shelley Brown live in our studios. Shelley updates Mike on all her projects since her original podcast episode -- including her new book, due out on June 22.
Our first Extra Special Tasty Tidbit Livestream, join US Event Photos Owner and Podcast host Mike Gatty with Pariah Sinclair, Baltimore Drag Sensation. Streamed live on all our platforms, Pariah talks candidly about life as a drag queen, how Rupaul's Drag Race has impacted local performers, and "Barbie crotch". You just have to tune in to get details.
Pariah Sinclair, Baltimore's drag sensation sits down for a heart to heart to talk about performing during COVID, Baltimore's drag scene, growing up and becoming a drag performer and more. The artist tackles how his personality changes when he transforms into the character Pariah, how his family has supported his drag career, and touches on his own Baltimore drag family, the Haus of Death Glam.
Weekend Update is our new live stream bringing you a casual chat with the artists, activists and entrepreneurs featured on the Patterson Park Podcast. Weekend Update will stream live on our Patterson Park Podcast group Facebook page, and to the US Event Photos Facebook page. This week, Baltimore photographer Mollye Miller sits for a chat with Mike about her Front Porch Project, 1 for 1 Family Sessions, Baltimore photojournalism, and her overriding philosophy as an artist. Join Mike for a talk on photography live an unscripted, right from the US Event Photos studio in East Baltimore. Join the Patterson Park Podcast Facebook Page to be notified every time we stream live.
Baltimore singing sensation Candace Potts join Mike in a heartfelt discussion about music, song, dance, and being a plus sized model. She describes her visceral reaction to the events of June, 2020, and how she responded with her art. She talks about her family, growing up immersed in creativity, and her community, which has supported her journey into music and art. This in-depth look at a prominent Baltimore art personality is the latest chapter in Mike’s ongoing discussion about creativity, the pandemic and community.
The Food Nomad of Instagram (@FoodNomad), Leandro Lagera, joins host Mike Gatty in a sweeping discussion about the Baltimore AAPI community. From the recent Atlanta murders to the BLM protests to LGBTQ rights, Mike and Leandro delve into the struggle for equality and justice. Mike asks Leandro about similarities between the movements, life as an AAPI immigrant in Baltimore, and struggles unique to the AAPI community. This is one perspective of life today in the Baltimore AAPI community from one of Instagram's favorite -- and most outspoken-- local influencers. Part advocate and part foodie, part influencer and part protestor, Leandro's voice is passionate and resolute. Part 1 of 2.
Baltimore favorite bartender Anthony Nastasi kicked off his new business, Mr. Nice Guy Cocktails, just as the COVID-19 pandemic crippled Baltimore nightlife . When the governor announced new liquor rules, Anthony launched a unique business in the age of no-cotact, no eat-in dining, no drink-in bars. Despite the odds, he created one of the most successful businesses during the pandemic, his story is inspiration on adapting, moving forward, and breaking new ground when others are paralyzed with fear.
Join @Baltimorefoodscene Samantha Stern, locally famous on Instagram with 40,000+ followers, as she takes a foodie trip around the 'hood. Old fave restaurants and new additions top her list of best Baltimore spots -- from Italian bistros to food trucks, from bakeries to pizza joints. An upbeat and energized look at Baltimore foodies in the age of COVID, if you love to eat, this is an interview not to be missed. Stay tuned to the end -- we'll list all the places she recommends. Yup, it's AMAZING. (ah-MAY-zing!)
Restaurants recommended in this episode: (We receive no compensation from restaurants we recommend. * indicates they were also recommended by Chef Andrew Weinzirl in the previous episodes.)
Scittinos Italian Market
1701 Edmondson Ave.
Catonsville, MD 21228
410-788-2369
Amicci’s of Little Italy
231 S. High St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-528-1096
Thai Street*
Broadway Market (Fells Point)
667-212-5906
La Scala
1012 Eastern Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-783-9299
Tio Pepe
10 E. Franklin St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-539-4675
Matthew’s Pizza
3131 Eastern Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21224
410-276-8755
Underground Pizza Co.
30 Market Place
Baltimore, MD
443-347-6190
NiHao*
2322 Boston St.
Baltimore, MD 21224
443-835-2036
The Charleston*
1000 Lancaster St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-332-7373
Papi Cuisine
1928 Fleet Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-246-2166
Fuzzies Food Truck
443-708-2169
Gypsy’s Truckstaurant
3515 Clipper Mill Rd.
Baltimomre, MD 21211
443-869-5609
Duck Duck Goose
814 S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
443-869-2129
Thames Street Oyster House
1728 Thames Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
443-449-7726
Crust by Mack
3300 Clipper Mill Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21211
443-414-8048
Café Dear Leon*
2929 O’Donnell St.
Baltimore, MD 21224
667-312-2977
Ovenbird Bakery
300 S. Exeter St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
443-885-9998
Mr. Nice Guy’s Cocktails*
800 S. Kenwood Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21224
443-708-2169
(AUDIO FILE may need to "play in new window") Join Baltimore Chef Andrew Weinzirl and his partner Lina Bertinelli as they talk about the Baltimore food scene. Chef Andrew highlights some of the best independent restauranteurs in Baltimore, local spots where he eats, and discusses both his past and current culinary projects. Part 2 of 2.
Resources and restaurants highlighted in this podcast:
Ekiben: 1622 Eastern Ave. Asian Insoired plus small plates. Phone Unavailable.
Ni Hao: 2322 Boston St. Contemporary Chinese. 443-835-2036
Orto: Italian inspired. 1709 N. Charles St. 443-759-7200
Cafe Dear Leon: 2929 O'Donnell St. Breads, Pastries fresh baked. 667-312-2977
Revisions Books and Bar: Opening late March 2031 E. Fairmont St.
Roses Bakery: In Northeast Market, 2101 E. Monument St. We had their cookies, but they are known for cakes. 410-675-8411
The Brewer's Art: 1106 N. Charles St. Homemade brews and new American 410-254-2376
Maggie's Farm: 4341 Harford Rd., Farm to table. 410-254-2376
Woodberry Kitchen: 2010 Clipper Park Rd., Different pop-up menus weekly. 410-464-8000
Charleston: 1000 Lancaster St., New American 410-332-7373
@FoodNomad (instagram): Baltimore foodie and social commentary
Meet the new owners of Revisions Books and Bar, a restaurant to open just off Patterson Park in March 2021. Chef Andrew Weinzirl and his partner Lina Bertinelli join host Mike Gatty in a frank discussion about the local restaurant industry during COVID 19. They discuss their plans for their new restaurant, how they are planning both the menu and their inventory, and even the lure of comfort food. Part 1 of 2. (In some cases, you may need to select "play in new window."
Join Podcast host Mike Gatty for a behind-the-scenes look at the independent music industry in 2021. Baltimore Musician and collaborator Wes Anderson joins Mike for an in-depth talk about Music, working collaboratively with other artists, marketing music for the independent artist, and coping with COVID-19. (Click "play in new window".)
(Audio Podcast) Join US Event Photos owner and podcast host Mike Gatty as he talks Baltimore photography with local favorite Mollye Miller. We talk about her Front Porch Project, photographing Black Lives Matter protests, and telling stories through imaging by capturing emotion. It’s a heart felt discussion of art and creativity and continues our series of how creative people have adapted to the pandemic.
Join US Event Photos owner Mike Gatty as he talks to mom and son art team, Aaron Hill and Cheryl Lawson. Cheryl discovered her love of art and creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic as she drew in the middle of Baltimore's Patterson Park. Aaron is a social media personality who decided to bring his piano right out into our community, playing pop up concerts on the street corners, in the parks, in surrounding towns, and even in driveways. We discuss everything from how art has been impacted by Black Lives Matter to teaching for 36 years in Baltimore City Schools. Take a listen.
I continue our discussion about art and creativity with one of my favorite people: my Aunt, Jean LaVelle. A Baltimore folk artist, Aunt Jean sees the world differently, and through her art, brings her joyous visions to life. During a time when COVID is rampaging, and many face the holidays in isolation -- Aunt Jean's upbeat world view is a shot of Vitamin D.
Join US Event Photos owner Mike Gatty as he talks the business of art with jewelry designer Allison Fomich. They discuss how COVID has impacted the Baltimore art community, dive into her jewelry design and creation business, and how everything ties together in this heart felt interview with the owner of Tiger Lilly. If you're an artist trying to stay in business during COVID-19, you don't want to miss this talk.
Join Podcast host Mike Gatty in an in-depth discussion with artist, wellness coach, and author Shelley Brown! Shelley's overriding life rule is to allow your weirdness, and explains: "Life is a freight town, on a roller coaster, straight down a rabbit hole. The only trick is when to get off." Shelley talks about how feminism influences her work, her upcoming book and her work as a mindfulness coach.
Audio Only Verson. Host Mike Gatty interviews community organizer and artist Martha (Stella) Simons about her Butchers Hill and Patterson Park outdoor art projects. From Chalk Night to Solstice Windows, Mandala Friday to Chester Street Critters, Martha contributes generously to the heart and soul of our Baltimore community.
For the walking tour of Chester Street Critters: (Map)
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?fbclid=IwAR2OV_uoeMeRlixVDDiYo_6mTVe5o6q6if1PpyMwb2H5VvEx2EQ7lN3ZILQ&fbclid=IwAR0X0X6U_iQnpy-3s1VkdOwOshwIpFOphMLmHrIyGOLpeN37dmoPijvQ0tM&fbclid=IwAR2HuIQO_kWFo_m2hV9_9_55E7pChh2IR7UyBGivejrfIxfs9gU3CjmkqBM&ll=39.29147869400608%2C-76.58745934999999&z=17&mid=1cdCR0DIyeAblUCN_YRsCToKLsYcFRCDB
For more information on Mandala Friday:
https://www.facebook.com/events/381651019845275/