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Read all the latest neighborly news. We update often so check back frequently (or at least every few months). Have something you think the community should know about? Visit the Contact page and let us know! Interested in what others are saying about Overlea?
Overlea ArtsFest Youth Art Show Returns in 2025!
Calling all parents, educators and caregivers , Overlea ArtsFest invites your young artists to contribute their artwork to our next exhibition! We are hosting a Youth Art Show for kids and teens at the start of the summer, generously sponsored by our friends at Rosedale Federal Savings & Loan. Details with Rec & Parks are still being worked out, but we hope to hold the Youth Art Show at the picturesque Holt Park & Center for the Arts on June 7th and 8th, for a whole weekend of family fun and community engagement.
Do You Receive The OCA Members Bulletin?
Want to stay up to date on all the happenings in our neighborhood? The OCA members bulletin is emailed monthly to all dues paying members! Stay informed on important issues and events in Overlea. If you have paid your dues but have not provided the OCA with your email address (or if you do not have one) please contact Debi Brocht.
Plans for New Local Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail
Dozens of residents joined DPWT staff last month at the Overlea-Fullerton Senior Center to learn more about the design plans for the proposed West- East Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail.
Please Save Our Beautiful Old Trees From Ivy
English Ivy will strangle and kill a healthy tree! Winter is a great time to remove it. Using a hand saw, carefully cut out a 6-12” band around the tree trunk, near the base, then pull up as much from the ground as possible. The ivy above the cut out section will die off and fall from the tree.
Holt Park and Center for the Arts
Leprechaun Quest - Sunday, Mar 16, 1-4pm Come hunt for the leprechaun’s treasure! For all ages. Cost: $6. per Treasure Hunter. Egg Roll and Egg-stravaganza! - Sunday, Apr 13, Noon-4pm Crafts, games, treats and family fun. Bring yor own eggs to decorate in the historic cabin. For all ages. FREE.
Winter 2024: OCA President’s Message
The fall/winter season is here and with it, lots of fun family friendly events. This is our ninth year of the Overlea Tree Lighting and we are excited to continue this awesome tradition. Anthony Medina has done a fantastic job this year organizing this event, and I for one am excited to attend. Save the date for Saturday, December 14th at 7 pm.
Eco-Friendly Lawn Care Tips
Direct downspouts and gutters to drain onto the lawn, planted beds or rain gardens where rain will soak into the soil rather than run off.
Haven Coworking is Coming to Overlea
The developers from Haven Coworking bought the old Overlea Event Center at 6809 Belair Road and renovations are underway now! If you grew up in this area, you either had your wedding reception at this building or knew someone who did!
Boy Scout Troop 16 Glassblowing Event
Troop 16 meets every Wednesday at Kenwood Presbyterian Church at the intersection of Fullerton and Kenwood Avenues.
These Folks Really Deliver!
A special thanks to the great volunteers who help to bring this newsletter to your door four times a year. Providing periodic neighborhood news in print and getting it to the front door of every house in Overlea is no small feat.
Help Support the Overlea ArtsFest!
Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy ArtsFest’s amazing lineup of music & dance performers, art vendors, activities and the juried art show at Holt Park & Center for the Arts this year! We hope you had a great time.
Cherry Heights Woodland Garden Clean-up
Have you visited our little park in historic Cherry Heights, located at the intersection of Beech Avenue and East Elm? Cherry Heights was established in 1910 as the first African-American suburb in Baltimore County.