The second of eight events of the "Beyond Beautiful: One Thousand Love letters" exhibition at Maryland Art Place and Area 405 January 17 to March 10 (www.onethousandloveletters.com), "Honeysuckle Words" is a free event exploring how we express the inexpressible through music, words and art—love in all its ineffable hues. The event features spoken word artist Kondwani Fidel, playwright Rich Espey, violist Maria Lambros, pianist Marian Hahn, artist Atsuko Chirikjian, and writers who have contributed their words to the project, including poet Clarinda Harriss, whose Baltimore-based small press BrickHouse Books is spotlighted for its loving devotion to local writers since 1970.

The 2:00-3:30pm reception period for this opening event is graced with composer/jazz pianist George Spicka, and light fare provided by The Classic Catering People.