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Bromo Arts District is one of four designated arts districts inBaltimore, MD and is centered around theEmerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower, which houses artists' studios. The district is roughly bounded by Park Avenue on the east, Lombard Street on the south, Paca Street on the west and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Read Street on the north and is adjacent to the neighborhoods ofMount Vernon anddowntown Baltimore. It is home to theUniversity of Maryland Medical Center,Lexington Market,Westminster Hall and Edgar Allan Poe's gravesite, the formerMartick's Restaurant Francais and many cultural institutions including theHippodrome Theatre, theEveryman Theatre, the Eubie Blake National Jazz and Cultural Center. It is also home to A.T. Jones and Sons, the oldest costume company in the United States.
The official name of the organization is The Bromo Tower Arts and Entertainment District. The offices are located in theMaryland Art Place building located at 218 W. Saratoga Street. The Executive Director is Stephen Yasko[1] who was previously the founding General Manager and Executive Director ofWTMD 89.7 FM. Yasko took over the leadership of the organization in October 2016. The board of directors is chaired by Vincent Lancisi of theEveryman Theatre.
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