Sept. 4: How to Protect the Patapsco, Artists Lecture on the Sublime

1. EVENT >> Come and enjoy free food and drink at a reception with two talented painters, Stephen Knudsen and Roger Mark Walton this Friday. Then listen to the artists give a lecture and Q&A at the Community College of Baltimore County.

2. AROUND TOWN >> Take note of a public meeting in Catonsville scheduled later this month to discuss how to protect, enhance and sustain the Patapsco River Valley.

3. ICYMI >> A Baltimore County police officer who was fatally shot last week in Catonsville was laid in his final resting place Saturday.

4. TRAFFIC >> Check this live traffic map to stay on top of commuter traffic during morning and evening rush hours.

5. PATCH TIP >> Do you know of a big event coming up in Catonsville? Add it to our community calendar: http://catonsville.patch.com/events