This week is jam-packed with all things Christmas! I’ve recovered from my family visiting and I’m ready to do ALLOFTHETHINGS. Will I see you on Thursday at the Monument Lighting? I’ll be checking out the art at Under $500 and supporting some friends at Spin & Sell: Print Bazaar on Friday. I’m so excited to attend On the Rocks: A Drinks Party on Saturday and to check out the Fabergé egg collection! Those are just a few of the events I’ll be attending this week because I am still undecided about everything else. What are your plans?

Monday, December 4

B&O’s Magical Holiday Express
December 1 – December 31
Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm / Sunday, 11am-4pm
B&O Railroad Museum
901 W Pratt St, Baltimore
Trains are magical during the holidays! There is no better place to be a child than at the B&O Railroad Museum! All aboard the B&O’s Magical Holiday Express, a holiday spectacular celebration in the B&O Roundhouse devoted to trains of all sizes and shapes, holiday festivities, and a winter wonderland of family fun and activities. There is something to see and do every day at this annual holiday event! NEW this year – walk through a 30 foot Christmas tree in the center of the B&O’s historic roundhouse and enjoy all new holiday decorations! Purchase admission on-site!

Christmas Village in Baltimore
Sunday-Thursday 11AM – 7PM, Friday and Saturdays 11AM – 8PM
Christmas Village in Baltimore
501 Light St, Baltimore
Christmas Village is BACK again for our 5th anniversary! We are so excited to launch our new events while continuing our older traditions! You can look forward to our new Ho Ho Happy Hour, Business Lunches, and our crowd favorite wine tastings in cooperation with Boordy Vineyards! Did we mention that we will be the ONLY place at the Inner Harbor where you can visit Santa every day we’re open?! There’s so many exciting things happening at Christmas Village this year, you don’t want to miss out! All Weekdays incl. Holidays: FREE of admission. Baltimore’s Dollar or Less Days – Dec 9th and 10th, 2017: Holiday Passes for the whole 2017 Christmas Village season are $1 at this weekend!
Here are the prices for other weekend days! Adults (age 18+): 5$ / Kids (under 18): free

Wine Tastings by Boordy Vineyards at Christmas Village
4PM – 7PM
Christmas Village in Baltimore
501 Light St, Baltimore
Hey wine lovers! Christmas Village will be hosting Wine Tastings in cooperation with the well-known Maryland Winery, Boordy Vineyards every Monday and Wednesday from 4-7pm. You can look forward to live music and our friend, Garrett, from the Vineyard will be there to walk everyone through the pairing and the different wines they offer!
So if you’re an experienced wine taster or just starting out, this is an event you don’t want to miss! Come over for a classy evening with fine wines and cheese. Along with the wine tasting you’ll also receive a souvenir Boordy Vineyard wine glass, a ticket for a tour through the vineyard and a season pass for the Christmas Village 2017 to come back and stroll the market for free as often as you want too!
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Maryland Monday
4PM – 10PM
The Nickel Taphouse
1604 Kelly Avenue, Baltimore
Every Monday from 4pm to close, enjoy a crab cake sandwich and Evolution Draft Beer for $15

Ugly Sweater Holiday Happy Hour Fundraiser
4PM – 7PM
The HandleBar Cafe
511 S Caroline St, Baltimore
Come join ABS for our Ugly Sweater Happy Hour FUNDRAISER! Proceeds will go towards helping Commodore John Rogers School rebuild their playground after a fire destroyed it this summer. There will be representatives from the school present to discuss the project and how the funding will help! Food will be provided.

Magnificent Mondays
5PM – 11PM
Birroteca
1520 Clipper Road, Baltimore
Join us every Monday for Apertivo Hour all night at the bar only. $3.50 EVO Drafts, $5 Red and White Wine, $5 Wedding Bar Cocktails.

Homewood by Candlelight
5:30PM – 8:30PM
Homewood Museum
3400 N Charles St, Baltimore
Decorated for the holidays with garlands and boxwood, Homewood Museum exudes a festive spirit that is best witnessed at the museum’s annual Homewood by Candlelight open house. Glittering candlelight throughout the museum make Homewood appear as it might have in the early 19th century. The period rooms will be filled with the sounds of live music, the museum shop will offer a wide variety of holiday gift-giving ideas for people of all ages, and refreshments will be served in the wine cellar. Guests will be able to view the special exhibition “As Precious as Gold: A History of Tea Caddies from the Bramble Collection,” on view through December 15.
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PORT Tasting
6PM – 9PM
One World Cafe
100 West University Parkway, Baltimore
Let us change your mind about port wine. $20.00 and you will be tasting 4 ports plus pairing. A representative will be here to guide us and provide information and answer any question. Please consider joining us for a fantastic evening filled with surprises.

Naughty Bingo at The Point
6PM – 9PM
The Point in Fells
1738 Thames St., Baltimore
Are you tired of having the Monday blues? Come spice up the night & play some Naughty Bingo! Reservations are FREE! Doors open @ 6pm & Games start @ 7pm.
Happy Hour is over at 7pm. Come out early for the deals! If you made a reservation make sure you check in with the host by 6:30pm or your seat will be up for grabs. There is limited space so get here early you sexy beasts. Food and Drinks will be available for purchase. We ask that you come early to order food so that you have it by start time.
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Chef Egg Live & The Local Oyster: Baltimore’s Feast of 7 Fishes
6:30PM – 9:30PM
The Local Oyster
520 Park Ave, Baltimore
Join Baltimore’s own Chef Egg and Nick Schauman of The Local Oyster for the “Baltimore Feast of 7 Fishes.” This is a cooking class like no other…trust us! The chefs will show you how to prepare simple seafood recipes that will WOW your friends and family this holiday season! They will also teach you how to purchase, store your seafood while pairing flavors and ingredients like the pro’s.
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Monday Night Studio Sessions feat. Byron Stingily
7PM – 12AM
The Rockwell
702 S Broadway, Baltimore
Every 1st Monday at The Rockwell, TEDDY DOUGLAS, DJ TANZ, and PERCUSSIONIST DAVON MCCOY  blend talents with GUEST DJ’S, MUSICIANS, SINGERS, AND VARIOUS ARTISTS. It’s organic .. Art meets live music conducted by the Dj to give YOU The “MOST INCREDIBLE DANCE EXPERIENCE on a Monday! Including: Complimentary Buffet, Drink Specials, Visual Arts, and Wooden Dance Floor.
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Alexander’s Holiday Glass Painting Party
7PM – 9PM
Alexander’s Tavern
710 S Broadway, Baltimore
Join us for a festive night of holiday glass painting on December 4th. Each participant will get two glasses to paint, one wine glass, one beer glass. $20 includes 2 draft beers or glasses of wine, and a complimentary shooter. BEST GLASS GETS A $100 Gift Card good at Papi’s, Alexander’s, Huck’s, and Wicked Sisters. LIMITED SPACE- please email Stephmjohnson1@gmail.com to register.

Charm Kitty Movie Night: The Grinch Stole Christmas
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Charm Kitty Cafe
3300 Clipper Mill Rd, Baltimore
Come watch a movie with cats for two hours! Every month we will be showing a new movie. The space may be slightly more crowded than usual for this event.
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Metal Monday – Upstairs at Ottobar
9PM – ?
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
Every Monday night…’Metal Monday’ – DJ’s spin Thrash, Death, Stoner, Doom, Classic Metal, & More! Plus, special theme nights, movies, drink specials, ticket giveaways to area metal shows, etc!

Late Night Happy Hour With Ilegal Mezcal
10PM – 1AM
Verde
641 S Montford Ave, Baltimore
Join Verde and Ilegal Mezcal for an exclusive Mezcal cocktail tasting and educational seminar focusing on the nuances of their amazing products! We will be featuring a cocktail menu highlighting the versatility of mezcal in classic cocktails as well as some crafted just for this event! Free sample pours and cheap drinks! Ryan Sparks will be guest bartending! We will be offering ½ priced pizzas until 1am. $5 Mezcal Cocktails by Christian and Ryan. $5 Draft Beer. $5 Draft Wines

Tuesday, December 5

Date Night
5PM – 10PM
Butchers Hill Society
32 N. Chester Street, Baltimore
Our second monthly installment of Date Night! Dinner for two: Choose an appetizer & a dessert from the limited menu, share the featured entree, & each choose a wine by the glass, beer, or corktail at or below the $8 price point for $40 plus tax & gratuity!

Brewery Feature Tuesday: Victory Brewing
5PM – 8PM
Hamilton Tavern
5517 Harford Rd, Baltimore
Our last Brewery Feature Tuesday for 2017 is closing out with Victory Beer! Great beers, meet the representatives, and a food special from Chef Jeremy to pair with the beers. Come out and have a great Tuesday with us!

Taster Tuesdays
5PM – 10PM
Birroteca
1520 Clipper Road, Baltimore
6oz tasting glass pours of any draft beer for $2.

Baltimore Bourbon Club Tasting (Benefit Strong City Baltimore)
6PM – 8PM
Blue Pit BBQ & Whiskey Bar
1601 Union Ave, Baltimore
Tasting of William Larue Weller (limited quantity), Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, and Four Roses at Blue Pit BBQ & Whiskey Bar to benefit Strong City Baltimore
$25 ticket: (1oz. pours) Buffalo Trace (Exclusive Blue Pit Private Barrel), Woodford Reserve, Four Roses (Exclusive Blue Pit Private Barrel, OBSF) ($35 value)
$55 ticket: Includes and additional 1oz. pour of William Larue Weller from the legendary Buffalo Trace Antique Collection ($70 value)
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22nd Annual Festive Flavors of Federal Hill
6PM – 10PM
Federal Hill Main Street
42 E Cross St, Baltimore
Please join us for the 22nd Annual Festive Flavors of Federal Hill! Festive Flavors is a tasty food and drink tour of Federal Hill bars, restaurants and shops celebrating its 22nd year as a Federal Hill tradition. Attendees visit 7 different local businesses throughout the evening to enjoy food, drink and fun!
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Cigar Night With Arturo Fuente & Illegal Mezcal
6PM – 9PM
The QG
31 S Calvert St, Baltimore
Join us in the cigar lounge for an Arturo Fuente & Illegal Mezcal pairing. A ticket gets you a cigar, mezcal tasting, cheese and charcuterie, and a welcome cocktail.
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Talisman: Herbal Allies for Spiritual Wellness
6PM – 8PM
B.Willow
220 West 27th, Baltimore
Come explore the many ways of using plants for spiritual wellness! We will discuss herbal allies and practices that invite positivity, protection, love and luck into our life. We will discuss traditional uses, folklore, share recipes and create a personalized herbal talisman to take home. Liana is a folk herbalist, artist, empath and youth educator based in Baltimore, MD. Liana believes in the reclamation of Power through feeding, healing and educating. By re-experiencing our connection to the Earth and Nature’s cycles, we spark the journey of remembering our intuition as well as our collective power. By connecting to and understanding our roots, both ancestrally and historically, we are able to grow with humility, joy and grace.
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Backbar Movies- Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens
7PM – 10PM
Paulie Gee’s Hampden
3535 Chestnut Ave, Baltimore
Road to Star Wars VIII. We’ll be showing a Star Wars Movie every Tuesday until December 5th, in the Back Bar. $10 gets you a beer, shot and cheese pizza. Two for One Margaritas. Two for One Red Wine. Two Dollar Union Anthem Golden Ale.

Southwest Baltimore Ukulele Gathering
7PM – 8:30PM
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
4711 Edmondson Ave, Baltimore
Join other area ukulele players and singers for some music making fun and learning. Beginners welcome and encouraged! Other instruments and singers welcome too! We meet on the first Tuesday of every month in the Parish Hall at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. If you own a copy of The Daily Ukulele Book (yellow) bring it along, if not, no worries, we love to share. We have added the 40 Easy Songs For Ukulele pdf and also play from charts provided. $5 suggested donation. Door Prize (a new set of strings with a restringing lesson included, a free 30 minute lesson, gift certificate, etc.) drawn every month.

A Very Special Show
7:30PM – 9PM
The BIG Theater
1727 N. Charles St., Baltimore
As December gets under way, come see Imaginary Friends put on a very special show. They have been working hard to bring something new to the BIG stage. If that’s not enough, fellow Conservatory troupe State Capitals will wow you with their civic knowledge and improv skills. Add in the shenanigans of Surprise Party and you know you will get more than your money’s worth!
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Misery Loves Company / The Second After / The Chief End & more!
7:30PM – 11:30PM
The Sidebar
218 E Lexington St, Baltimore
Misery Loves Company / The Second After Winter Tour 2017 with special guests: The Chief End and Go On Red.

Tuesday Trivia
8PM – 10PM
Frank & Nic’s West End Grille
Frank & Nic’s & Charm City Trivia night! Win prizes including gift cards, Frank & Nic’s Shwag, and more!! Taco Tuesday specials all day!

Gingerbread Palooza Part One
8PM – 10PM
Smaltimore- Burgers, Sushi and Craft Beer
2522 Fait Ave, Baltimore
It’s that time of the year and who doesn’t love winter spiced beers and gingerbread houses! This will be our first of three events at Smaltimore. $30 includes your gingerbread house kit and your first Christmas or winter beer. Please register in advance this event is limited to 50 people.
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Bingo Tuesday’s
8PM – 10PM
Delia Foley’s
1439 S Charles St, Baltimore
Fall is upon us and so is bingo! We are happy to announce that bingo will become a staple event at Delia Foley’s on Tueaday nights for the rest of 2017. Join us every week for some Tuesday night fun, great drink specials, and $3.00 off all egg roll starters and combos. Bingo will spread across six rounds over two hours with prizes for each round and a grand prize for the blackout round winner(s). Delia Foley’s will be providing gift cards, bar swag and cool prizes rotating each week. This is a free event to play and open to the public, so if you want to get your drink on every other week, play some bingo and win some swag and gift cards come on down. Just a reminder to come early on Tuesday’s, we fill up before bingo starts!

Winter Season Baltimore Cornhole
8PM – 10PM
Delia Foley’s
1439 S Charles St, Baltimore
Baltimore Cornhole is back at Delia Foley’s starting Tuesday 11.21! We will be running a seven week season including playoffs every Tuesday night (excluding the second of every month). First, second, and third place prizes for league champions. Each team consists of two or three person teams and will play three 21 point games per night.
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Fiesta Latina
8:30PM – 12AM
Sajoma Restaurant
1708 fleet st, Baltimore
It’s here! Fiesta Latina, every Tuesday night at Sajhoma, with our new format! Come party with us to the best Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Cumbia, Kizomba and more! Come and try our authentic Dominican Food!!! You won’t be disappointed!

Repeal Day at Rye with Baltamaro
9PM – 1:30AM
Rye Fells Point
1639 Thames St, Baltimore
There’s no better way to celebrate the release of Baltamaro, the first Amaro made in Baltimore, than a cocktail extravaganza on December 5th, the day Prohibition was repealed. Come sip cocktails inspired by the most creative cocktail period in American history. Kick back with an all vinyl DJ set by DJ Jack Denning of All Mighty Senators, just like the DJs in 1933 did it. Pair your cocktail with food from the newly opened kitchen at Rye. Dress up, dress down, drink up, get down. Kick it with the creators of Baltamaro, and have a toast to freedom.

Tongue in Cheek at the Corner in Hampden!
9:30PM – 11:30PM
Corner Restaurant and Charcuterie Bar
850 W 36th St, Baltimore
Tongue in Cheek will be at the Corner in Hampden with a night of hot jazz music, banjos, fiddles and brass. We hope to see ya! Corner Bar has amazing food and drinks and the atmosphere is most killing. We also have a bunch of new songs that Zach has been transcribing from old records. It is going to be fun!

Wednesday, December 6

BAMF STAR WARS Celebration
8AM – 6:30PM, Dec 6 – Dec 16
BAMF Café
1821 N Charles St, Baltimore
It’s that time of year again…STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI arrives Friday December 15th and in honor of a new chapter in the saga BAMF will be celebreating with another STAR WARS marathon celebrating all 8 of the previous films. Each film will be given a day where it is played on repeat, in the cafe on the TV above the bar, from open to close. Come enjoy some HOTH CHOCOLATE or an ALDERAAN latte and get excited for the next installment in the STAR WARS SAGA.

Through the Wardrobe: The Magical Gardens of Narnia – Poinsettia
Wednesday – Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm until Dec31
Rawlings Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
3100 Swann Dr, Baltimore
Holiday Display — Through the Wardrobe: The Magical Gardens of Narnia. This year’s show will feature many of your favorite poinsettias from years past, as well as some exciting new cultivars, in a setting that celebrates C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia. Santa Arrives on Sunday, December 3 at 1:30 pm. And, YES, we will have many colors and sizes of poinsettias available for sale! Come early and often for the best selections. Donations appreciated! $5 per person suggested.

Pop-up Mother Goose on the Loose
Wednesdays 10:30AM – 11:30AM,  Dec 6, 2017 – Mar 14, 2018
Single Carrot Theatre
2600 N Howard St, Baltimore
Join us each week for this exciting fun-filled story time that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. Our programs attract a large group of parents and caregivers and can be a great way to meet families in your neighborhood. This is a free program. We hope you join us each week.

Wine Tastings by Boordy Vineyards at Christmas Village
4PM – 7PM
Christmas Village in Baltimore
501 Light St, Baltimore
Hey wine lovers! Christmas Village will be hosting Wine Tastings in cooperation with the well-known Maryland Winery, Boordy Vineyards every Monday and Wednesday from 4-7pm. You can look forward to live music and our friend, Garrett, from the Vineyard will be there to walk everyone through the pairing and the different wines they offer!
So if you’re an experienced wine taster or just starting out, this is an event you don’t want to miss! Come over for a classy evening with fine wines and cheese. Along with the wine tasting you’ll also receive a souvenir Boordy Vineyard wine glass, a ticket for a tour through the vineyard and a season pass for the Christmas Village 2017 to come back and stroll the market for free as often as you want too!
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Wine Wednesday
5PM – 10PM
Birroteca
1520 Clipper Road, Baltimore
Join us on Wednesday Nights through April, for some great wine specials.
Featuring: 1/2 off all wine by the glass, Special Wine Parings, Select $20 Bottles.

Hear Our Stories
6PM – 8PM
The Motor House
120 W North Ave, Baltimore
Join us for FORCE’s annual open house! Hear Our Stories is a celebration of nearly eight years of resistance, change making and movement building. The evening will feature poetry, song, storytelling and quilt making. Help us honor our incredible community, and hear about ways you can strengthen FORCE’s movement as we approach 2018!

Come Celebrate with Baltimore Fishbowl
6PM – 9PM
Dylan’s Oyster Cellar
3601 Chestnut Ave, Baltimore
It’s the season to celebrate. Join us for a drink! We’re having a happy hour to celebrate the holidays, our new gift guide and more on Weds 12/6 at Dylan’s Oyster Cellar in Hampden! Enjoy $1.50 oysters and special cocktails.

Women’s Makers Market
6PM – 9PM
aMuse Toys
1623 Thames Street, Baltimore
Join us for some late night shopping while celebrating some of Baltimore’s amazing WOMAN Bosses.

Opening: Carole Pressnall and Richard Roth at Zella’s
6PM – 8PM
Zella’s Pizzeria
1145 Hollins St, Baltimore
Opening for the SoWeBo Arts December show – features the art and artists, free Zella’s refreshments, interesting people. Free admission to this family venue.
The show runs through December. Carole is showing works in various media. Richard is showing his painted constructions.

Whiskey Wednesday
6PM – 8PM
Bin 604
604 South Exeter Street, Baltimore
With so many new whiskies hitting the market, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to do the exhausting (and delicious) research necessary to bring you the best of what’s out there. Join us as we share the stuff we love when we’re not drinking wine!
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Block Printed Gift Paper with Jerry Gilmore
6PM – 9PM
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
Make your own custom gift wrapping paper with resident artist Jerry Allen Gilmore! Use a wide variety of printing blocks and colorful inks on paper we’ll provide for you – or bring your own paper to decorate. Relax with a drink in the Marquee Lounge and make a one-of-a-kind wrapping that will astound your loved ones!
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Trivia Extravaganza
6PM – 10:30PM
Southern Provisions
3000 O’Donnell St, Baltimore
We are going to be celebrating multiple things on this day the first being 1 year since we started doing our “Monthly Beer Sponsored Trivia” and the end of the year! We didn’t want to do one after Thanksgiving because we don’t expect you to get off the couch and we didn’t want anyone to miss the one after Christmas since you might not be in town! We settled on a compromise. 2 months worth of trivia in 1 night with 4 beer sponsors! We will have Manor Hill Amber, Oliver Brew Co. Creator/Destroyer, RAR Nanticoke Nectar IPA and Union Skipjack Pils on draft for the day and prizes from all 4 breweries! Top 3 teams will be winning soo much stuff you might even have some to spare for relatives on Crhistmas! 2 birds 1 trivia night!

Gallery Warming Happy Hour
6PM – 7:30PM
Tectonic Space
2000 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore
Please join us for an evening full of laughs and smiles to celebrate Central Baltimore’s newest arrival – Tectonic Space. Over music, vino, and tacos, this Gallery Warming Happy Hour is an opportunity to experience the new gallery space and their December exhibition titled “Shuffle,” a salon style group art show. Moreover, the Happy Hour will provide an opportunity to witness the economic resurgence of the Historic Barclay neighborhood. Meet the visionary owners behind this community-minded art gallery and the artists who are behind the creative elements showcased at the gallery while also bringing vitality to the Historic Barclay community – one of Central Baltimore’s undiscovered gems.

Kitchen Table Series – Cozy Winter Cocktails
6:30PM – 8:30PM
Wit & Wisdom
200 International Dr, Baltimore
Description – Wit & Wisdom is excited to announce the return of the Kitchen Table Series! Join us at our intimate counter-style table for an interactive experience that brings guests up close and personal to our talented culinary team. Warm up to winter with Lead Bartender Rob Garrison’s cold-weather cocktails. Guests can enjoy everything from hot toddies and boozy ciders to chilled drinks that are perfect for when the temperature drops. Tickets include tax and 18% gratuity.
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Wine Dinner – Six Courses & Fourteen Wines
6:30PM – 9:30PM
Bo Brooks Restaurant
2780 Lighthouse Pt E Ste A, Baltimore
We are teaming up with our big brother down on the water to put on an absolutely wonderful night of wine and food. Join Certified Sommeliers Eric Parzynski & Patrick Smith as they lead you on a guided educational tour of eight wines followed by a six course, six wine dinner pairing compliments of Executive Chef Kristofor Sandholm.
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Evolution Contemporary Music Series: Bryce Dessner
7PM – 10PM
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
7:00pm conversation with the composer, 8:00pm concert. Known to many as a guitarist in The National, composer Bryce Dessner “slips in and out of musical guises with disarming ease” in his “gorgeous and full-hearted music” (NPR). Bryce joins the Evolution Series for a concert of his recent solo and chamber works.
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Whose Hat Is This? (Members of Tedeschi Trucks Band) w/ RAM Band
7PM – 12AM
The 8×10
10 E Cross St, Baltimore
The 8×10 and UNION Craft Brewing Present: Whose Hat Is This? (members of Tedeschi Trucks Band) with special guests Rachel Ann Morgan Band!
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Johns Hopkins Improv Student Showcases
7PM – 8:30PM
Baltimore Improv Group
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Don’t let their majors fool you: Johns Hopkins students from programs as diverse as engineering, finance, science, and graduate studies have been working hard all semester to master the art of improvisation! After training in class for the past four months, they’re ready to perform for a live audience on the mainstage at the Baltimore Improv Group Theater! Come to see students from Tavish Forsyth and Michael Hartwell’s Improvisational Techniques for Communication and Improv for Science, Technology, and Industry classes put on a completely unscripted show! FREE, but donations for BIG will be gladly accepted!

Second Annual Truffle Feast
7PM – 10PM
Gnocco
3734 Fleet Street, Baltimore
Five savory courses featuring white and black winter truffles as well as dessert. Paired with all the delicious Italian wine you can drink. See the menu in event discussion… $179 per person includes menu, wine, tax, and gratuity.
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Modern Fuzz/The Happy Fits/The Mild Animals/Tild at The Depot
7PM – 11PM
TheDepot Baltimore
1728 N Charles St, Baltimore
Come out to TheDepot Baltimore for a night of local rock/metal and alcoholic spirits of your choosing! Featuring: Modern Fuzz, The Happy Fits, The Mild Animals, and Tild.

B’More Creatives End of an Era Masquerade Party
7PM – 10PM
The Elephant
924 N Charles St, Baltimore
At the end of this year B’More Creatives will be closing as a networking group for women in the creative profession in Baltimore. Join us for a private celebration on the 2nd floor of The Elephant in Mt Vernon as we celebrate the end of an era. True to form, we want you to get creative with us. Come wearing a masquerade-style mask of your choice. Of course feathers and glitter are always welcome.
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Adult Gingerbread House Making Contest
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Abbey Burger Bistro
811 South Broadway, Baltimore
It’s that time of the year and who doesn’t love adult beverages and gingerbread houses! $30 includes your gingerbread house kit and your first draft beer or glass of wine. Please register in advance this event is limited to 40 people. The contest will be judged after everyone is complete and the winner will receive Abbey Prize Pack!
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What can Museums learn from Immersive Theater?
7:30PM – 9PM
The Peale Center
225 N Holliday St, Baltimore
Participate in an in-depth discussion about what museums can learn from immersive theater with the producers and cast members of “H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum,” the immersive theater experience by Submersive Productions that is back for its second (& sadly, last) run at the Peale. Inspired by the history and architecture of the Peale, the first purpose-built museum in the US, the H.T. Darling show offers unique insights into how theater techniques can provide new ways to enliven permanent collections and attract repeat as well as new audiences. We’ll look at how the model of immersive theater can help us reimagine the museum experience and engage visitors as participants in creating it. With your ticket to this professional development session are included drinks, nibbles, and $5 off your purchase of one or more tickets to the H.T. Darling show (subject to availability).
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Salsa y Bachata Wednesdays
8PM – 12:30AM
Sangria Patio Bar
930 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Sangria Patio Bar – the best weeknight dancing in Charm City is at Sangria. Dance Lessons with Brandon $5 per class. 8:00 PM Bachata. 8:45 PM Salsa. Dance with DJ Raj starting 9:30.

Heavy Hors D’oeuvres 3: Interrobang’s Holiday Dinner
8PM – 9:30PM, Dec 6 – Dec 17
Strand Theater Company
5426 Harford Rd., Baltimore
Interrobang’s beloved Heavy Hors D’oeuvres returns for its third year this December, featuring short, new plays written around the theme of holiday dinner. This evening of intimate performances offers a taste of new, locally grown scripts that, despite their size, deliver a powerful punch of drama. It’s not light refreshments, it’s heavy hors d’oeuvres.
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Moran at the Ottobar
8:30PM – 11:30PM
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
Got nothing to do the 6th of Dec?? Come and see Mike Moran, along with a slew of local artist at the Ottobar.

Baltimore Boom Bap Society: Session 60
9:30PM – 12:30AM
The Windup Space
12 W North Ave, Baltimore
Live. Improvised. Hip Hop. Featuring special guests and your hosts Wendel Patrick & DJ Dubble8. OPEN CYPHER at the end of the night! $7 cover

Thursday, December 7

Art Market 2017
Thursday, Dec. 7 – Saturday, Dec. 9, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 10, 12 -7 p.m.
Maryland Institute College of Art – Brown Center
1301 W. Mount Royal Ave. Baltimore
Come join us at this year’s Art Market, where holiday shoppers and collectors can discover work by emerging and established artists and designers just in time for the gift-giving season. Fine art and handmade objects by approximately 275 MICA students, alumni, faculty and staff will be on sale. Original gifts include jewelry, illustrations, paintings, prints, posters, sculptures, mosaics, stationery, T-shirts, ceramics, book arts, toys and wrapping paper. Visitors can talk one-on-one with artists and designers about their work while enjoying the market’s lively atmosphere and supporting the local economy. The event is sponsored by the MICA Alumni Association. A portion of the proceeds goes towards scholarships for MICA students.

Mussel Mania
4PM – 10PM
The Nickel Taphouse
1604 Kelly Avenue, Baltimore
Enjoy unlimited mussels all night long, only $25 per person.

Cookie Walk to Benefit Refugee Youth Project
4:30PM – 9PM
First Unitarian Church of Baltimore
10 W Franklin St, Baltimore
Buy yummy home-baked cookies and support programs for refugee youth living in Baltimore at First Unitarian’s annual Cookie Walk the afternoon of the Mt. Vernon Washington Monument lighting. The Cookie Walk takes place in First Unitarian’s Enoch Pratt Parish Hall on N. Charles St., just north of Franklin St.
Proceeds from the Cookie Walk will be shared with the Baltimore City Community College Refugee Youth Project (RYP) which provides a safe place for refugee children to increase their literacy skills, enhance their knowledge of American culture, engage in enriching extracurricular activities, and grow to be confident, caring individuals by providing quality after-school, summer school, community arts, and mentoring programs for more than 300 students from over 17 different countries.

46th Annual Downtown Partnership Monument Lighting
5PM – 8PM
Washington Monument (Baltimore)
699 Washington Pl, Baltimore
Kick off the season at the region’s longest running holiday tradition with 15,000 of your friends and neighbors. The 46th annual Downtown Partnership Monument Lighting will take place Thursday, December 7, 2017 from 5-8pm. The Monument Lighting will feature a holiday village, live performances and a spectacular fireworks display. This year’s stage show will be emceed by Wendel Patrick and WYPR‘s Aaron Henkin.
Take the littles to the Whole Foods Market Family Area to play…Crafts with The Walters Art Museum, Photos with Santa, Costumed Characters, Strolling Performers
Enjoy a festive line-up of talent with stage performances by Baltimore Rock Opera Society, Morgan State University Choir, Kristen Toedtman & the Peabody Community Chorus,Harbor City Music Company Show Chorus, City College, BSO OrchKids, and strolling carolers.

Ho Ho Happy Hour at Christmas Village in Baltimore
5PM – 7PM
Christmas Village in Baltimore
501 Light St, Baltimore
Who doesn’t love Happy Hour after a long day at the office? You’re all in luck! Come take advantage every Thursday from 5-7pm for discounted drinks and food! There will be $4 draft beers, $5 mulled wine and a discounted dish that is different every week for the full German experience! There will also be live music and tons of photo opportunities! Grab your friends! Grab your co-workers and get into the German Christmas spirit with us!

Babies and Brews: Toy Benefit for Puerto Rico
5PM – 9PM
Monument City Brewing Company
1 North Haven Street, Baltimore
Please join the Greater Baltimore Regional Chapter of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Department of Housing and Community Development, Janet Arce Foundation, Plugin Group, and The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Black Hispanic Indian and Asian student group as we collaborate with Monument City Brewing Company this holiday season to spread some cheer for the children of Puerto Rico. Bring a toy to this kid friendly FREE event and enjoy live music, local food and delicious craft brews! Monument City Brewing will also be donating back $1 for each brew sold.

Holidays in Hampden w/ Dogfish Head
5PM – 8PM
Birroteca
1520 Clipper Mill Rd, Baltimore
We are joining forces with Dogfish Head Brewery & Toys for Tots for “Holidays in Hampden”. Stop in between 5 & 8pm and spin the Dogfish Head prize wheel. The sought after Midas Touch will be on tap along with a few other rarities from our friends at Dogfish Head. Check out the full list below. We are looking to spread some holiday cheer to some kids in need while enjoying some great beer as well. We will have great holiday specials from the Birroteca kitchen available as well.

Double Feature, BWC Amaro Tasting
5PM – 8PM
The Wine Source
3601 Elm Ave, Baltimore
Join us on Thursday Evening as we host the Baltimore Whiskey Company and taste you on their new Amaros – 3 unique versions of a delicious local spirit. (5pm-7pm)
We will also once again be hosting Jennifer Muffler of Just Write Studios – a talented artist who will be engraving bottles. Any bottle you purchase from the shop (not just the amaros!) can be engraved* with a message of your choosing, free of charge.

Monument Lighting Celebration
5PM – 7:30PM
The Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles St, Baltimore
Celebrate the holiday season and the annual lighting of the Washington Monument at the Walters Art Museum during this free, family-friendly event! Enjoy seasonal performances, music, refreshments, and winter-inspired art activities! Get your picture taken with Waltee, the museum’s mascot and remember the night forever! Later, watch as the Washington Monument is set aglow, followed by a spectacular fireworks display and laser show. Warm up at the Walters during Baltimore’s longest running holiday tradition and 10,000 jolly Baltimoreans! Free!

Pre-Monument Lighting Celebration
5:30PM – 7PM
Hotel Indigo Baltimore Downtown
24 West Franklin Street, Baltimore
Join us at the Hotel Indigo for holiday networking and cocktails just before the stellar monument lighting in Mt. Vernon. Two drink tickets and lite fare included with ticket purchase. And do a little holiday giving by purchasing a raffle ticket to support the kids! A $5.00 raffle ticket gives you a chance to win hotel stays, restaurant gift cards, wine and much more! 100% of the proceeds from the raffle will be going to support Youth Empowered Society (YES) drop-in center for the holidays.
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Monument Lighting + After Party at the Marketplace
6PM – 11PM
Mount Vernon Marketplace
520 Park Ave, Baltimore
It’s that time of year again #BALTIMORE! We are throwing down a major AFTER PARTY in honor of the lighting at the Monument. Join thousands of our friends and neighbors for a holiday kick off at the Marketplace before or after the lighting. Special guest DJ Gray is in the house 6-10. Vendor specials on food & drink all night!

Modern Wreath Making with Crimson & Clover
6PM – 8PM
Trohv
921 West 36th Street, Baltimore
Come learn how to make a modern variation on a traditional Winter wreath design. We are obsessed with this simple and stylish holiday wreath using a brass hoop as the base. Shop owner, Amy McManus from Crimson & Clover, will teach us how to create a custom wreath from your home or as a gift using fragrant bundles of foliages such as cedar, eucalyptus, rosemary, juniper, and acacia accented with berries and velvet ribbons. These beautiful designs are easy to make, and you will learn other fun tools of the trade that will give you an inside scoop to becoming your very own foraging florist!
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An Ever Green Evening
6PM – 8PM
Evergreen Museum & Library, Johns Hopkins University
4545 N Charles St, Baltimore
Join us at our annual holiday party, featuring creatively themed seasonal decorations, after-hours viewing of the period rooms, a silent auction of original portraits by local artists, and live music in the mansion! Festive fare will be served, a festooned period sleigh will serve as the perfect backdrop for your own photographic memories, and the museum shop will be filled with an array of highly curated gifts and fresh greens harvested from Evergreen’s gardens. Free admission for JHU Museums members and JHU students; $8 all others.
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Single Malt Scotch
6PM – 8PM
Bin 604
604 South Exeter Street, Baltimore
Join us for a night of high-octane fun as we traipse and taste through the crown jewel of malt whiskey. We will be showcasing a range of rare single malts from all over Scotland. Tickets are $35 with a $20 credit toward featured spirits.
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Local Beer & Wine Tasting
6PM – 9PM
Baltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key Hwy, Baltimore
Join Hugh Sisson & Al Spoler, co-hosts of Cellar Notes on WYPR, for an evening of local beer, wine, and fare pairings. Presented in partnership with Heavy Seas Beer. The event will be catered by The Rowhouse Grille. We hope you’ll join us for delicious local pairings! $35 members / $45 non-members
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Devils Backbone Beer Dinner at Rachel
6:30PM – 9:30PM
Rachel New American Cuisine
554 East Fort Avenue, Baltimore
We are excited to announce that we have teamed up with the guys from Devils Backbone Brewing Company to throw a beer dinner at Rachel! Price includes gratuity and taxes.
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Holiday Wreath Making Workshop
6:30PM – 9PM
Cylburn Arboretum Association
Greenhouse Classroom
4915 Greenspring Ave, Baltimore
To celebrate the holidays, make your own fresh boxwood wreath alongside our Head Gardener, Pat Sherman – a tradition at Cylburn! All supplies will be provided. Creativity is welcome; please feel free to bring your favorite wired ribbon and/or baubles!
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Aggio Wine Dinner
6:30PM – 9:30PM
AGGIO Baltimore
614 Water St, Baltimore
Come visit us for our second Italian wine dinner! Chef Bryan Voltaggio and Chef Dan Metz created a flavorful five-course menu with hand-selected Italian wines to accompany each course. Don’t miss out! GRATUITY IS NOT INCLUDED. All tips, cash or credit, can be given to any staff member the night of the event.
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Elizabeth & The Catapult w/ Airpark and Faceless Ones
7PM – ?
Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles St, Baltimore
Elizabeth and the Catapult with Airpark – band and Faceless Ones
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DEADcember featuring StewBone
8PM – 12AM
The 8×10
10 E Cross St, Baltimore
DEADcember every Thursday in December at The 8×10! Week 1 on December 7th will feature StewBone!
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Hashgrinder, No/Mas +more
8PM – 1AM
TheDepot Baltimore
1728 N Charles St, Baltimore
Hashgrinder (PA Stoned Death Metal) hashgrinder.bandcamp.com
No/Mas (DC Grind) nomasgrind.bandcamp.com
Uncle Buck(MD Weakviolence) unclebuckpowerviolence.bandcamp.com
Constituents (Bmore Grind) constituentsgrind.bandcamp.com
Ampallang Infection (Cybergrind) ampallanginfection666.bandcamp.com

Impropourri: Bring Your Own Troupe Show!
7:30PM – 8:30PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
FREE SHOW. Every Thursday Night, we throw our doors open for any troupe that wants to come and play. Bring a troupe, put your troupe’s name in the blue bucket, and you’re part of the show. Or, come by your self, and we’ll try to team you up with other players. See you here!

H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum Presents: The Treasures of New Galapagos, Astonishing Aquisitions from the Perisphere
Thursdays-Sundays Nov. 16-Dec 17, 8PM Thurs-Fri, 7PM Sat-Sun
The Peale Center
225 Holliday St., Baltimore
In this remount of the hit immersive theater experience by Submersive Productions, you are invited to the Grand Opening of H.T. Darling’s new exhibit of artifacts from the planet New Galapagos. By interacting with the curious inhabitants of the museum, the building, and the exhibition itself, each audience member must choose their own path through the evening’s strange events. Musaeum is recommended for ages 12 and above. Making the most of your experience will require you to ascend and descend at least two staircases (and more if you choose). Standing and light walking will also be necessary. Seating and gentle guidance will be available throughout the space for those who may require it. We expect the experience to last about two hours from the posted start time. Beverages and snacks will be available.
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Mr Cheeks (of the legendary Lost Boyz) at Ottobar
8PM – ?
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
“”Mr. Cheeks is one of the illest, most recognizable voices in the history of Hip Hop.” – Peter Rosenberg, Hot 97
MR CHEEKS https://www.mrcheeksworld.com/
BL’EVE BROWN http://www.blevebrown.com/
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Embalmer, Morta Skuld, Scorched + Et Mors
8PM – ?
The Sidebar
218 E Lexington St, Baltimore
Featuring: EMBALMER, MORTA SKULD, SCORCHED, and ET MORS.

BWC Presents Gin and Jokes xxiii: Holiday Jeers
8:30PM – 10:30PM
Joe Squared
33 W North Ave, Baltimore
Escape the holiday spirit and drink and laugh at Baltimore’s best comedy night! Gin and Jokes is back for December for all your good time needs! $5 for an all you can laugh holiday joke-fest of miraculous proportions! Doors at 8:30, show at 9! Get your tickets early because we sell out!
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Swing Underground
9PM – 12AM
Corner Restaurant and Charcuterie Bar
850 W 36th St, Baltimore
Swing Underground, a swing night with the legendary Baltimore Swing Drop.

Upstairs at Zissimos open Mic
9PM – 1AM
Zissimos Bar
1023 W 36th St, Baltimore
Annbidextrious open mic is back upstairs at Zissimos, anything goes, music, poetry, performance art, dancing, bring what ya got and generally just have a good time!! full bar and free admission.

Monument Lighting Afterparty!
9:30PM – ?
Steampunk Alley
227 W Chase St, Baltimore
After party for the Monument Lighting! Holiday cookies and hot chocolate provided! DJ Kai and special guests playing music all night!

Friday, December 8

Made in Baltimore Holiday Store
11AM – 7PM Daily, Until Dec 24
Made in Baltimore
1901 N Charles St, Baltimore
Join us for the Made in Baltimore Holiday Store featuring over 60 local businesses.

Purple Friday at PANDORA’s Ice Rink
12PM – 11PM
Pandora Ice Rink at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
201 E Pratt St, Baltimore
Wear your purple from head to toe and hit the ice to show your Baltimore Ravens pride! Snap a photo with the Pixilated Wall Pixi, upload it, and tag us! We will choose 5 winners to receive a gift card to Hard Rock Cafe!

11th Annual O’Donnell Square Lamp Post Lighting Ceremony
5PM – 9PM
O’Donnell Square Park
2917 Odonnell St, Baltimore
Bring the children and join the excitement of the 11th Annual Lamp Post Lighting Ceremony to kick off the 2017 O’Donnell Square Holiday Celebration. Stroll O’Donnell Square while taking in the Festive Sights and Sounds brought to you by the local businesses. Vote on your favorite best decorated Lamp Post and Store Fronts while sipping delicious FREE Hot Chocolate and Coffee! More cheer will be available through Champagne, Irish Coffee, Hot Cider, Special Egg Nog and much more! SANTA CLAUS will make his annual debut following the Lighting of the Lamps at 6:15 pm sharp followed by even more surprises for the children including a photo booth. Home brewers will battle it out for bragging rights by offering flights of homebrews for donations. Your $ is your vote! Proceeds to benefit the Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation.

Greg Allman’s Birthday Bash! Food by Cardinal Tavern!
5PM – 9PM
Monument City Brewing Company
1 North Haven Street, Baltimore
Second Hand Smoke is back with another Greg Allman tribute set to celebrate his birthday! Join us for this rockin’ night with food by Cardinal Tavern!

Holiday Happy Hour – December 8th Day of Action!
5:30PM – 7PM
Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC
401 E 30th St, Baltimore
oin Baltimore Women United in preparation for the 2018 legislative session for a holiday fellowship as we learn more about the efforts to pass the Rape Survivor Family Protection Act and advocacy to override Gov. Hogan’s veto of the Paid Leave bill and Ban the Box bill! Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Maryland Food Bank.

R. House Birthday Bash!
6PM – 12AM
R. House
301 W 29th St, Baltimore
3 cheers for 1 year! Come out on Friday, December 8th for a kickin evening of fun with balloons, magic, and more. Grab limited 1 year anniversary specials from the stalls while you’re here, and hang out for live music. Of course, it wouldn’t be a birthday without cake, and Charm City Cakes will be decorating ours LIVE with free slices for the first 100 lucky guests. Best of all, get down with $5 birthday cake shots at the bar!

Keepwell Vinegar Workshop
6:30PM – 8PM
B.Willow
220 West 27th, Baltimore
Come learn all about drinking vinegar with Sarah Conezio and Isaiah Billington of Keepwell Vinegar. Discuss the history and technique behind shrubs, switchel, and haymaker’s drink, then mix up your own bespoke cocktail to take home preserved in a jar, along with a bottle of Keepwell Vinegar. Bring all of your questions about fermenting and using vinegar, canning, and making vinegar pie! Complimentary drinks and snacks included. $45 ticket includes all supplies and take home treats. Participants also receive 15% off plants.
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Under $500
7PM – 11PM
Maryland Art Place
218 W Saratoga St, Baltimore
Maryland Art Place invites you to join us at our fifth annual “Under $500” affordable art sale this December! On Friday, December 8 at 7 o’clock join us for a first-come, first-served opportunity to purchase affordable and original works of art. The event will feature the work of Baltimore and surrounding area artists at a price point of $500 or less. Purchase work at any point throughout the evening and take home that night! The sale continues through Saturday, December 9. Guests can expect to mingle with other artists, collectors, patrons and general art enthusiasts at the event with an open wine and beer bar, along with light tastings with a holiday twist. Tickets for admission are $30 at the door, or $25 presale. Tickets to Under $500 gain you free admission to Spin & Sell: Print Bazaar in the MAP Underground the same night!
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Spin & Sell: Print Bazaar
7PM – 10PM
Maryland Art Place
218 W Saratoga St, Baltimore
Join us for our second Spin & Sell: Print Bazaar! Roam the MAP Underground for a two-day market featuring unique prints, posters, clothing, gifts and more. Spin & Sell: Print Bazaar is a great way to discover and support local artists and printmakers in Baltimore city. The event will take place in the MAP Underground during UNDER $500 on Friday, Dec 8, and will feature DJ AK and karaoke! On Saturday, Dec 9, this event will take place upstairs in the MAP Gallery.
Friday, December 8 from 7 – 10 pm. Tickets for admission are $5 at the door. Stick around after the sale for karaoke from 10 pm-midnight.
Saturday, December 9 between 12-4pm. Admission on this day is FREE.
Participating artists include: Armen Baboom, bowlingART, Caitlin Harris, Cameron Hanley, Kirsten Lapointe, Leyla Rzyeva, LaToya Peoples, Lyla Shlon, Nakia Heard, Sally Hopkins, Shannon Nicole Noah, and Wear Your Voice.

BILL NYE: Science Guy doc & talk with astrophysicist Adam Riess!
7PM – 9:30PM
The SNF Parkway / Maryland Film Festival
5 West North Avenue, Baltimore
Special screening and conversation with JHU astrophysicist Adam Riess! The new documentary BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY looks at the life and career of the man who sparked a love of science in generations of kids as he pivots as a science-statesman speaking out about the dangers of climate change.

Tunes For Toys: A holiday toy drive concert
7PM – 2AM
TheDepot Baltimore
1728 N Charles St, Baltimore
Our second annual holiday toy drive show will take place at TheDepot in baltimore on December 8th, 2017. Featuring: nckfrmptn, My Heart, My Anchor, Brian Kummerlowe, Lilrickcism, Eman the Heartbreak, Drewskii Doe, Nnadagi, Milli, Dub, and DJ set by Runnit.

Heart of Maryland Chorus + A Christmas Carol
7:30PM – 10:30PM
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore
Come see the Heart of Maryland Chorus open for Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s delightfully original adaptation of THE family-favorite, “A Christmas Carol!” For Opening night, the Maryland-based group will spread the cheer and set the stage with their unique renditions of classic and contemporary holiday tunes. You’ll love the barbershop quartet style, and the 4-part harmonies they’ve been perfecting for over 50 years.
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Federal Hill’s Moonlight Madness
7:30PM – 12AM
Federal Hill Main Street
42 E Cross St, Baltimore
Join us Friday, December 8th from 7:30 pm to midnight for FREE holiday festivities and great local shopping! We kick off at 7:30 pm with our tree lighting and visit from Santa. Afterwards, stroll the business district and cross some shopping off of your list! Participating shops and galleries stay open until midnight and offer progressive discounts throughout the evening. Watch for strolling carolers, too! And, stop by Federal Hill Main Street for FREE gift wrapping and light refreshments. It’s a Federal Hill tradition!

Sister Act – the Musical
Fri & Sat 7:30PM, Sun 5PM
The Motor House
120 W North Ave, Baltimore
Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet! Featuring original music by Tony- and eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors), this uplifting musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
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Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play
Fri-Sat 8PM – 10PM, Sun 4PM – 6PM, Nov 30 – Dec 17
923 S East Ave, Baltimore
Cohesion Theatre Company is proud to announce the second production of their 2017/18 theatrical season, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, an exploration of survival, memory, and storytelling set it a nuclear wasteland of the future. Lance Bankerd will direct this inventive and extraordinary piece. The New York Times said “Anne Washburn’s downright brilliant Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play has arrived to leave you dizzy with the scope and dazzle of its ideas…. It has depths of feeling to match its breadth of imagination.”
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Home for the Holidays – Spotlighters Cabaret
8PM – 11PM
Spotlighters Theatre
817 Saint Paul St, Baltimore
We all know that with the holiday season comes family, and all that entails. Join us for an in depth look at the ups and downs of relationships in an evening of song from Sondheim to Jason Robert Brown to Sara Bareilles. Come see the good, the bad, and the ugly sweater in Home for the Holidays.
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John Lamkin III Trio with special guest Regina Carter, Christie Dashiell
8PM – ?
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
Violinist Regina Carter’’s upcoming album, Ella: Accentuate the Positive, and touring program, Simply Ella, mark the 100th birthday of a musical legend. The program celebrates the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald – THE source of Regina’s musical inspiration.
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Jazz Is PHSH in Baltimore
8PM – 12AM
The 8×10
10 E Cross St, Baltimore
Looking forward to our return in Baltimore! This is a hometown show for The Chase Brothers.
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Women Supporting Women: A Charity Event
8PM – 12AM
Reverb
2112 N Charles St, Baltimore
We’re coming up on Christmas, and it’s about that time to start giving back. We will be having all female front bands and acts of all kinds to support. The entrance fee will be Tampons, Pad’s, or a $5 donation for My Sister’s Place, a Women’s shelter here in Baltimore city. Featuring: Cancelled Stamps, Amie Leigh, Siren and The Wolf Girl, Annbidextrious, Katie Anne Armero, Rew Starr, Alice, And More (Maybe)!

Desert Altar, Vulcanite, Cavern,and Mother Moon
8PM – 12AM
The Windup Space
12 W North Ave, Baltimore
Desert Altar(RVA) www.desertaltar.com
Vulcanite(RVA) www.vulcanite.bandcamp.com
Mother Moon(Baltimore) https://mothermoonmd.bandcamp.com/
Cavern(Oakland, MD) www.cavernmd.bandcamp.com 

Club Orbit
8PM – 10:30PM
Zissimos Bar
1023 W 36th St, Baltimore
Acts: Moonbot, Bad Karaoke Experience, Synched, Cosmo, Michael Furr. The countdown begins! Prepare from some out-of-this-world comedy every second Friday…hosted by house team Moonbot! First, we’ll blast off with standup from host Michael Furr, then break into the stratosphere with Bmore indie duos Cosmo and Synched. After the break, we’ll fly high with musical improv from Bad Karaoke Experience…then it’s time to ascend into the outer reaches of space with a Harold from house team Moonbot! $5 cash at the door, or online until 7:30 PM the day of the show. This show is presented by Charm City Comedy Project upstairs at Zissimos Bar.
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Thrushes w/ Rogue Conjurer and Thee Lexington Arrows
8PM – ?
Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles St, Baltimore
Featuring: Thrushes, Rogue Conjurer, and Thee Lexington Arrows.
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A Christmas Carol
Dec 8 – Dec 31
The Collaborative
251 S. Ann Street, Baltimore
Behold: the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future! The Collaborative Theatre Company is proud to present a world-premiere adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic. Reimagined by TCT co-founding member Anthony Lane Hinkle, six actors bring to life (and death) dozens of characters in a dazzling and dizzying vision of this beloved tale. Join The Collaborative Theatre Company for an entertaining and heart-warming holiday celebration.
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Salsa Bachata w/Joe Figueroa At Game, Lessons & Dancing
8PM – 1:30AM
Game
1400 Warner St, Baltimore
Guest master instructor and DJ, Joe Figueroa, of Living in Rhythm is in Baltimore! Workshops in Salsa and Bachata on Friday night. All social dance material. Lessons start at 8:30 pm for Salsa Basics with Niss Albaig. Joe Figueroa teaches at 8:30 pm a Salsa Partnering Intermediate level class and at 9:15 pm a Bachata Intermediate Pattern class. Dancing starts at 10 pm until closing. $10 Cover includes admission, lessons and dancing.

The Krypt
9PM – 2AM
Club Orpheus
1003 E Pratt St, Baltimore
Club Orpheus is proud to present The Krypt! Every 2nd Friday Resident DJs CARBONCYBER and Vexxsz redefine what goth music is – discovering new tracks and reliving those classics we can’t live without. Resident DJs CARBONCYBER and Vexxsz will be spinning a mix of Industrial, Goth, Synthpop, Darkwave, Death Rock and more. 18+ to enter 21+ to drink $5 cover at the door.

Two for the Road with Old City & Bears Only
9PM – 10PM
Baltimore Improv Group
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Two great troupes to bring your night of comedy to a close. Start off with Bears Only taking you through an improvisational whirlwind. Then the tourism board of Old City takes you to an event and location chosen by you as you explore a city with a Population of 601 and 602 Bars. So, raise a glass and enjoy Two for the Road.
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FlashbackFridays – 2007 vs 2017 Dance Party!
10PM – ?
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
Second Fridays of each month are #FlashbackFridays w/ DJ Mills! This month it’s 2007 vs 2017! DJ Mills spins classics jams from 2007 albums (Kanye, JayZ, Rihanna, LCD, etc) & future classics from 2017 (Kendrick, Cardi B, Drake, Migos & more!)
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Shigella Brown’s Bottom-more Review – Holiday Show
10PM – 12AM
Nest Nightclub
2022 North Charles Street, Baltimore
On Friday, Dec. 8, our drag cast is going to celebrate the ho ho holidays! Join Diamond Taylor, Misty Barfly, Whimsy Thrift, Washington Heights (Kyle Sharp), and Brie Dvine for another outrageous show! DISCOUNT TICKETS available online now for $10 OR $12.50 at the door!

Saturday, December 9

Breakfast with Royalty
8AM – 11AM
B&O Railroad Museum
901 W Pratt St, Baltimore
Enjoy a royal breakfast buffet while visiting with some of your favorite characters – Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf! Enjoy a magical display of toy and model trains at the B&O’s Magical Holiday Express event and take a ride on the Museum’s indoor carousel. After breakfast Olaf parades everyone to the train platform for a train ride fit for a king with Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff. Space is limited; advance prepaid reservations required by calling 410-752-2462 x 221.

Free Yoga
8:15AM – 9:30AM
Belvedere & Co.
1 E Chase St, Baltimore
Come experience the Conservancy’s sponsored free Yoga – in the Ballroom at the Belvedere at 1 East Chase St. Bring your own mat and water bottle. Appropriate for all levels.

Holiday Greens Sale
9AM – 1PM
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
1316 Park Ave, Baltimore
The Greens Sale will showcase a variety of greens available for the holiday season. Cedar laurel and pine roping will be available, along with a variety of wreaths and holiday crafts.

Baltimore Toy & Collectible Show
9AM – 3PM
Maryland State Fairgrounds
2200 York Rd, Baltimore
Featuring: Vintage To Contemporary Toys, Games, Lego, Dolls, Thomas & Friends, Sports Memorabilia, Vintage Comic Books, Vintage Advertising, Action Figures, Bobble Heads, Trolls & My Little Pony, Games & Magic Tricks, Beanies & Stuffed Animals, Non-Sports Cards, Pro Wrestling Memorabilia, Christmas Items, Dvds, Records, Jewelry, Coins, Paper Money, Wades, Ephemera, And Much Much More! 80+Dealers and Over 300 Tables (In Exhibition Hall Only) Admission $5

Tight Knit Dollar Days & Holiday Pop-Up Shop
9:30AM – 4PM
The Downtown Cultural Arts Center
401 N Howard St, Baltimore
Where are YOU spending your $$$ this holiday season? Tight Knit and Prayer Warriors’ Books & Gifts present the Tight Knit Dollar Days Holiday Pop-Up Shop at the Downtown Cultural Arts Center on the Basement Level. We are hosting Pop-Up Shops to show support for vendors who have great products and services. Now is the time to raise your level of consciousness and redirect your dollars into the community. Make these Pop-Up Shop events a big success by purchasing Tight Knit Dollars Coupons in dollar values of $1, $5 and $10.

Gingerbricks & Littles’ Day
10AM – 5PM
Port Discovery Children’s Museum
35 Market Pl, Baltimore
Celebrate the winter season with a fun event designed especially for children six and under! Help the creative chefs from McCormick design Gingerbricks with candies and icing – and put together a Gingerbread House that is larger than life! Join in the Kindersinger’s performance of Snowy Days are Coming. Take part in yoga for kids with Magical Mats, create art and science projects you can take home, and join in our early literacy program Mother Goose on the Loose®.

2nd Annual Holistic Holiday Pop Up Market
10AM – 3PM
Mount Vernon Marketplace
520 Park Ave, Baltimore
Join us for our 2nd annual Holistic Holiday Pop Up Market inside the Mount Vernon Marketplace! This event is free and open to the public. The permanent vendors of the Marketplace will be offering fun & healthy specials that day. Proceeds from the vendor fees & a raffle will benefit The Black Male Yoga Initiative. Holistic Holiday features local artists, craftspeople & food/beverage makers who offer sustainable and holistic products. You can find a gift for anyone at this holiday gift market, so make sure your list is made and checked twice!

Open Board Gaming
10AM – 6PM
Canton Games
2101 Essex St, Baltimore
Come play games with us! Every Saturday, Canton Games hosts free open board gaming. Just show up, play some games and have fun! We have a huge demo library available to play, but we also encourage people to bring in your own favorites!

Through the Wardrobe: The Magical Gardens of Narnia – Poinsettia
Wednesday – Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm until Dec31
Rawlings Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
3100 Swann Dr, Baltimore
Holiday Display — Through the Wardrobe: The Magical Gardens of Narnia. This year’s show will feature many of your favorite poinsettias from years past, as well as some exciting new cultivars, in a setting that celebrates C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia. Santa Arrives on Sunday, December 3 at 1:30 pm. And, YES, we will have many colors and sizes of poinsettias available for sale! Come early and often for the best selections. Donations appreciated! $5 per person suggested.

Dollar or Less Days
Sat & Sun 10AM – 6PM
Baltimore area attractions will open their doors the weekend of December 9 & 10, 2017 and offer free or $1 admission.
The Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum SAT & SUN – $1
Christmas Village in Baltimore SAT & SUN – $1
Geppi’s Entertainment Museum SAT & SUN – $1
Historic Ships in Baltimore SAT & SUN – $1 per ship
Jewish Museum of Maryland SUN- $1
Lexington Market SAT – FREE: Live holiday music from 12-2pm
Maryland Science Center SAT & SUN – $1
National Aquarium SAT & SUN – $1
Port Discovery Children’s Museum SUN – $1
Reginald F. Lewis Museum SAT / SUN – $1
The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House SAT – $1
The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum SAT & SUN -$1
Top of the World Observation Level SUN – $1 

School 33 Holiday Art Market
10AM – 7PM
School 33 Art Center
1427 Light St, Baltimore
Join us on Saturday, December 9th from 10am-7pm for our 3rd Annual Holiday Art Market! Meet School 33’s resident artists, step inside their studios and view and purchase artworks priced between $10-$200—just in time for the holidays! Our studio residents and visiting artists will have painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography and more for sale! Support local artists and get your holiday shopping done at the same time. Participating artists: Tiffany Jones, Lauren Lyde, Mary Baum, Amber Eve Anderson, Lynn Cazabon, Sylvie van Helden, guest artists Megan Lewis, Webster Phillips, Plum Rabbit Print Shop, Jtbeezwax and more!

Sock Monkey Saturday
10AM – 2PM
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Hwy, Baltimore
Don’t let the holidays drive you BANANAS! Relax by making your very own Sock Monkey—a great last-minute gift, and just something fun to do with the family. AVAM’s huge sock monkey making extravaganza is FREE to attend, but you must bring your own socks: 2 pair, clean & colorful (1 for your monkey and 1 to donate), and scissors to participate. Instructions, stuffing, sewing needles, thread, visionary baubles and camaraderie will be provided. Location: 3rd floor of AVAM’s Jim Rouse Visionary Center. The entire museum is open 10am-6pm, regular admission applies.
For questions/more info, call: (410) 244-1900.

Holidays on Harford
10:30AM – 4PM
Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street
5500 Harford Rd, Ste 201, Baltimore
Come join us on Main Street for Holidays on Harford…
10:30am – 11:00am Santa will be at Silver Queen Cafe (reservations recommended). Santa will come in at 10:30am, mingle and greet, hand out treats, read The Night Before Christmas, then be on his way to the next business by 11:00am.
11:00am – 11:45am Santa will be at Emma’s Tea Spot for tea and cookies.
noon – 3:00pm Santa will be at Mutt Mart taking pictures with your four-legged family members (and your two-legged if you wish) to benefit MAS Rescue.
3:00pm – Santa will visit Red Canoe to take your Christmas lists and pose for pictures — come early for caroling!

Eritrean Coffee Ceremony at Greenmount Coffee Lab
11:00am, 11:45am, 12:15pm, 1:00pm, 1:45pm
Greenmount Coffee Lab
1400 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore
Our next event – a worker-owner collab with our friends at Thread Coffee andGreenmount Coffee Lab is LIVE! Come join us for an Eritrean Coffee Ceremony and handmade Syrian snacks on December 9th…everyone is welcome!
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For The Greater Goods Market
11AM – 4PM
R. House
301 W 29th St, Baltimore
A market to benefit a local cause and promote small businesses & artists. 55 local vendors, ranging from hand-made clothing & jewelry, to fine art and ceramics! Free for shoppers to attend. Grab some lunch at R. House and swing into the garage for a day of great local shopping. Each market features a rotating charitable cause. A portion of each booth fee is donated to them, and they receive a free booth at the market to chat with you about their work! December’s market will feature Art with a Heart: “a non-profit community organization that works to enhance the lives of people in need through visual art. Art with a Heart brings visual art classes to vulnerable youth and adults in schools, shelters, group homes, community centers, hospitals and senior facilities.”

Pet Photos with Santa!
11AM – 2PM
Maryland SPCA
3300 Falls Rd, Baltimore
Pet photos with Santa is back for 2017! Be sure to join us for a holiday gift drive for the pets at the Maryland SPCA and, for a community project called Kibble Connection. Bring an in-kind and/or $5 donation to have your pet’s photo taken with Santa! Plus, you can help fill our sleigh with presents with for shelter pets!
Photos with Santa will feature: music, a flea-less market of pet items, holiday treats, and TWO Santas for a shorter wait time. For more information please visit our website, www.mdspca.org

Ideal Arts Holiday Popup Markets
11AM – 5PM
The Ideal Arts Space
905 W 36th St, Baltimore
Each show will feature between 20 and 40 local artists, crafters, makers, vintage vendors and more! No cover!

Whipped – Volume II Tasting Room Release
12PM – 5PM
Oliver Brewing Company
4216 Shannon Dr, Baltimore
It’s almost here, the second in our series ‘Whipped’ with Stillwater Artisanal! This DIPA brewed with over 500lb of pureed mangos, flaked oats, lactose and vanilla beans. Then finished off by dry hopping it with over 130lbs of Citra and Simcoe hops! It’s gonna be one not to miss! Volume I sold out mid event, so be sure to get to the Tasting Room in time to take some home!

Spin & Sell: Print Bazaar
12PM – 4PM
Maryland Art Place
218 W Saratoga St, Baltimore
Join us for our second Spin & Sell: Print Bazaar! Roam the MAP Underground for a two-day market featuring unique prints, posters, clothing, gifts and more. Spin & Sell: Print Bazaar is a great way to discover and support local artists and printmakers in Baltimore city. The event will take place in the MAP Underground during UNDER $500 on Friday, Dec 8, and will feature DJ AK and karaoke! On Saturday, Dec 9, this event will take place upstairs in the MAP Gallery.
Friday, December 8 from 7 – 10 pm. Tickets for admission are $5 at the door. Stick around after the sale for karaoke from 10 pm-midnight.
Saturday, December 9 between 12-4pm. Admission on this day is FREE.
Participating artists include: Armen Baboom, bowlingART, Caitlin Harris, Cameron Hanley, Kirsten Lapointe, Leyla Rzyeva, LaToya Peoples, Lyla Shlon, Nakia Heard, Sally Hopkins, Shannon Nicole Noah, and Wear Your Voice.

Doll and Garden Tea Party
12PM – 2PM
Evergreen Museum & Library, Johns Hopkins University
4545 N Charles St, Baltimore
Evergreen’s Doll & Garden Tea Party celebrates the holiday season—and the special bond between child and favorite doll—with an afternoon tea of tasty scones, iced cakes, and other delectable treats in the museum’s elegant Far East Room. Following the festive fête, guests will proceed to the colorful Léon Bakst-designed private theatre to create floral bouquets that honor the famous house’s most secret and enchanting feature: the walled Friendship Garden of Alice Whitridge Garrett. Tours of some of the mansion’s grandest rooms will conclude this special afternoon.
Best for ages 6–10; must be accompanied by an adult. Because of very limited seating, each attendee (child and adult) must have a ticket. $25 per person. To register, please call 410.516.0341.

Hysteria Paints the Town – Tap Takeover
12PM – 4PM
Parts & Labor
2600 N Howard St, Ste 1100, Baltimore
Come paint the town at Parts & Labor for our tap takeover and launch. ArtistLainey Hutchison will be painting live on site throughout the day and when you buy a pint and get a print! We’ll be taking over and pouring a bunch of our core and seasonals.

Pig & Swig at Power Plant Live
12PM – 4PM
POWER PLANT LIVE!
34 Market Pl, Baltimore
Bourbon, Beer & BBQ Lovers! Pig and Swig Festival is BACK! BBQ and Bourbon lovers – this event is for you! Help yourself to unlimited craft beer and specialty bourbon samples while enjoying the best Pig Roast that Baltimore has to offer. Listen to live acoustic music by Relicoustic at Leinenkugel’s Beer Garden and get a front row seat for a one-of-a-kind craft bourbon cocktail contest on the Luckie’s Tavern stage. GA includes: Unlimited Beer and Premium bourbon samples, Pig Roast Food Voucher, access to live music, Craft cocktail competition, and festival vendors.
VIP includes: Everything from GA ticket, early access into event (11:00 AM), top shelf and rare bourbon tasting, and a private area.
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Crafty Can Saturday
12PM – 4PM
The Brewer’s Art
1106 N Charles St, Baltimore
Scissors and Beer what could possibly go wrong!? Join us for Crafty Can Saturday, December 9th at the down bar! The event is free! We just hope you’ll eat and drink a bit while you’re here. Cindy and Layne will be showing us how to make BA cans into holiday decorations! Please RSVP to the event so we make sure we have enough crafting supplies!

Baltimore SantaCon 2017
12PM – 10PM
Cross Street
Federal Hill, Baltimore
What is SantaCon you may ask? SantaCon is a pub crawl & mass gathering where people dress in Santa Claus costumes or as other Christmas / Holiday characters and parade throughout Baltimore and several cities around the world. Last year, over 10,000 Santa’s participated throughout the country, so dust off your Santa suit, gather your Elves & make sure the Reindeer are fed and ready! Santa is going to land his sled on Cross Street for some holiday Cheer! Santa’s elves have been working diligently to plan so each stop will be a great time!
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Winter Treats & Herbal Cookery
1PM – 4PM
Oherbals
1903 E Pratt St, Baltimore
Join the fun & fabulous Ayo Ngozi, (visiting) herbalist extraordinaire, for an afternoon of creative culinary crafting. Ayo will share some of her culinary/herbal secrets and inspire you to create using provided ingredients. This workshop will be mostly hands-on & playful, with instruction & handouts. In addition to making and taking home at least 4 items, you will go home feeling confident in how to create even more holiday party supplies and gifts. $50 fee includes workshop snacks, handouts, and materials for making at least 4 take-home items to be used as gifts or for yourself. To register, email Oherbals@gmail.com for paypal link.

Fells Point Art Loop
2PM – 5PM
Fells Point Art Loop
Thames to Eastern, Baltimore
Stroll through Fells Point Art Galleries and boutiques. Enjoy light fare, meet the artists and support local businesses.

HarpAdventures Holiday Concert
2PM – 3PM
Orleans Street Branch Enoch Pratt Free Library
1303 Orleans Street Baltimore, Baltimore
Please join us this coming Saturday for the HarpAdventures holiday concert! We’re delighted to be invited back to the Enoch Pratt Library for this annual event. The students of the Peabody HarpAdventures program have been working hard to share with you both solo and ensemble arrangements of some festive tunes, so please come out for an afternoon of holiday fun! Free and open the public.

Tectonic Space December Art Market
2PM – 6PM
Tectonic Space
2000 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore
Just in time for the holidays, Tectonic Space presents their Art Market! Join us on Saturday December 9 from 2pm-6pm to gather gifts from local artists!

Classical Guitarist Candice Mowbray w/ special guest Danny Webber
2PM – ?
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
Regarded for her sensitive music-making and cantabile style of playing, classical guitarist Candice Mowbray presents a beautiful program of contemporary and Classical era works for solo guitar by Ida Presti, Alexandre Lagoya, Erik Satie, Edith Piaf and more. For a few selections, she will be joined by jazz guitarist Danny Webber in the unique combination of electric and classical guitar duo, performing pieces by Ralph Towner and Maximo Diego Pujol.
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2017 Baltimore Krampuslauf
3PM – 11PM
De Kleine Duivel
3602 Hickory Ave, Baltimore
Join us for the 4th Annual Baltimore Krampuslauf, December 9. We will gather at De Kleine Duivel at 3 PM and begin the lauf around 4. We prowl the Avenue spreading mirth and mayhem on our way to the Miracle on 34th St. before circling back.

Troegs Mad Weaver Party!
5PM – 8PM
The Brass Tap at The Fitzgerald
1205 West Mt. Royal Avenue, Baltimore
Do you love Tröegs Independent Brewing Mad Elf? So do we – but we love it even more when combined with other great Troegs brews! Come try Mad Dreams (Mad Elf mixed with Dream Weaver) and Mad Chocolate (Mad Elf mixed with Chocolate Stout) – or just enjoy a great Mad Elf!

Miracle at 34th Street
6PM – 10PM
34th Street, Hampden
Merry Happy! Kick off holiday light season with THE BEST light show in Baltimore – 34th Street in Hampden! Visit AARFies set up at 34th and Keswick to fill your bellies with hot chocolate and fresh baked goods while you bask in the twinkle of Baltimore’s best holiday spirit!

James Hennessey: Enduring Concerns Exhibition Opening
6PM – 8PM
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
When artist James Hennessey moved to Baltimore in 1965 to teach painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), he never anticipated the influence he would have on thousands of young painters who took his classes until 2002. Beyond his impressive career as a teacher, Hennessey’s success as a painter has seen his signature soft palate aesthetic and subtle depictions of mythological fables exhibited across the globe. Enduring Concerns focuses on Hennessey’s large paintings and celebrates more than 50 years of his work in Baltimore.

Bobaflex Jacob CadeFire in Elysium Novarium & More!
6PM – ?
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
Ohio / West Virginia rockers Bobaflex come to Ottobar!
Featuring: BOBAFLEX, FIRE IN ELYSIUM, NOVARIUM, Jacob Cade Rocks, Despyre, Kan Of Worms, and Black Rose.
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First Annual Mind on Fire Snowball
6:30PM – 11:45PM
EMP Collective
307 W Baltimore St, Baltimore
We’re throwing a ball! So put on your festive attire and join us! This December 9, we’re going to host a dinner, a raffle, a performance of open scores, and DJ sets from DJ Dan Deacon and DJ Dirty Face. At 6:30 you’re invited to join us for a meal catered by local Afghani restaurant, Maiwand Grill, with wine and live music provided by us. Then at 8pm we’ll be opening the doors and bringing out the whole Mind on Fire ensemble to play music by Allison Cameron, Dan Deacon, Philip Glass, Jason Charney, and more! If you have an instrument and want to join us, reach out! We’ll also be holding a raffle the entire night of Baltimore businesses and artists for you to win. Music. BSO Tickets. Theatre tickets. Records. Donuts. Wine. Coffee. More! Later that night we’ll move over the tables, put the orchestra away, and host DJ Dan Deacon and DJ Dirty Face for late night dancing! So put on your best party outfit and join us at the Snowball!
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On the Rocks: A Drinks Party
7PM – 10PM
The Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles St, Baltimore
Kick off the holiday season with a Russian twist on Rye Rocks, the Walters Art Museum’s evening named Baltimore Magazine’s 2016 “Best Party for a Cause.” Enjoy handcrafted cocktails mixed by Baltimore’s favorite bartenders along with hearty fare, beer, and wine. The galleries will be open to view and celebrate the fabulous new exhibition Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire’s Legacy.
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Everything Explodes on the Holidays
7PM – 8PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Love “Die Hard”? (And who doesn’t?) Catch the debut of an all-new improvised holiday action movie created live on-the-spot at The BIG Theater. Fade to Black, an improv comedy troupe, will debut “Everything Explodes, … on the Holidays,” a bloody holiday action film filled with chills, laughs, and blood — tons of blood. The entire movie will be improvised live on the spot based on a suggestion from the audience. Please note special effects such as blood and gore may be used during the production. You’ve been warned.
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Spirits of Christmas Past Holiday Haunted Pub Tour
7PM – 10:30PM
Baltimore Ghost Tours
Sidewalk Outside of Max’S Sidebar, 731 S Broadway, Baltimore
Join the Ghost of Christmas Present for a spirited holiday haunted pub crawl tour. Cliff Long, an anthropologist, historian, actor, musician and lover of good stories, portrays Charles Dickens’ timeless ghost on a haunting voyage through Fell’s Point. This tour will last 2.5 hours and visit 3-4 pubs. 21 and older only.
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Let Them Eat Yule Log – A Holiday Cirque Show
7PM – 10PM
Mobtown Ballroom
861 Washington Blvd, Baltimore
Welcome to Let Them Eat Yule Log presented by Baltimore’s own In the Dark Circus Arts! We are celebrating this holiday season with a traditional 18th century style holiday party – with a twist… we have brought the circus…. and yule log! In this show we will take you back to a time with powdered wigs, satin shoes, waltzing, caroling and a household staff that is completely dysfunctional. I mean it is the holidays…right? You will be dazzled by acts on aerial apparatuses, bouncing bungees, amazed by the spinning Cyr wheel and amused by our hand balancer. Lastly, for those with a sweet tooth, you will not be disappointed with our finale!
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Christmas With the Urban Choral Arts Society
7PM – ?
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
847 N Howard St, Baltimore
Celebrate the Christmas season with the Urban Choral Arts Society in concert! Under the direction of Maestro Ronald McFadden, this year’s concert will feature Spirituals, Carols, Gospel, and other popular selections for the holiday season. Parking is available on the street and in the University of Maryland Hospital-Midtown (formerly Maryland General Hospital) garage for free.
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The Second Saturday S#!t Show feat. Mickey Cucchiella
7:30PM – 9:15PM
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
Baltimore’s longest running monthly comedy show! This month’s headliner: Mickey Cucchiella! w/ Michael Moran, Kimberly Ambrose, Dominic Rivera, Samantha Kelly, & Nicki Fuchs. Hosted by Mike Quindlen. Sponsored by Blackwater Distilling. Featuring Sloop Betty Vodka, & Blackwater’s Finishing Barrel Series Sherry Whiskey!
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Desperate Measures at Trinacria
7:30PM – 10:30PM
Trinacria Ristorante & Bar
111 W Centre St, Baltimore
Hey friends! Desperate Measures needs YOUR help! We’re filming a promo video, and we want YOU to be in it! All you need to do is come out and have a great time! We need you to sing along, dance yo’ booties off and scream like you got no sense! We’re bringin’ OUR A-game, so make sure you bring yours! Our friends at Trinacria are gonna make it super easy for you! They’ve got great menu specials and a fully-stocked bar for all your adult beverage needs! We’ve got some new tunes and some old favorites, so tell your friends, and tell ’em to tell THEIR friends!

Mortified Baltimore
8PM – 10PM
The Ideal Arts Space
905 W 36th St, Baltimore
True Tales … Ripped from the Pages of Real Life! Mortified stars everyday adults sharing their most embarrassingly real teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, lyrics and locker notes … in front of total strangers. Hailed as a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek, Mortified is a comic excavation of the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids. Witness adults sharing their own adolescent journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories and more! And as always, enjoy adult beverages courtesy of The Wine Source.
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John Lamkin III Holiday Spirit Concert with Vocalist Christie Dashiell
8PM & 9:30PM
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Greenville, NC, contemporary jazz vocalist Christie N. Dashiell returned to hone her skills at Howard University and, later, The Manhattan School of Music. Dashiell’s history includes performances with Howard’s premiere vocal jazz ensemble, Afro-Blue. She has also performed at the Kennedy Center as a participant of the 2010 Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead residency program, Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C, and as a part of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz for Young People program.
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The Sherman Holmes Project Feat. Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
8PM – 11PM
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
Presented with Charm City Bluegrass. Rob & Trey open the night and will then join Sherman for a blistering set of country, blues, R &B, bluegrass and gospel.
Sherman Holmes is a legend. Born in Christchurch, Virginia in 1940, Sherman was surrounded by country blues, R &B, gospel, and country music. Along with his late brother Wendell, and their friend Popsy Dixon, they incorporated these influences into the infectious musical gumbo that was the sound of their band, The Holmes Brothers. Since the passing of Wendell and Popsy, Sherman has stepped out front, creating a new studio project, The Richmond Sessions, that puts his weathered and wonderful vocals front and center. It is a supremely powerful project, with killer musical cuts, demonstrating that Sherman is still an artist in his prime.
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Saturday Double Feature w/Training for Prom & Lekker
8PM – 9PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Get you and your main squeeze on down to the BIG Theater for the Saturday Night Double Feature. Two amazing troupes on one stage performing a new show every week. There will be thrills, chills, and spills, love, lust and laughter, action, mystery and suspense– all in living technicolor with full surround sound, 3D effects and (if you’re in the front row) smell-o-vision. Come on out to the moving pictures! Lekker and Training for Prom perform regularly on these nights.
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Sküsh, Quilt Monsters, and Morning Dew at the Depot!
8PM – 11PM
TheDepot Baltimore
1728 N Charles St, Baltimore
COME ON OUT AND SHOW YOUR BEST DANCE MOVES! Come eat pizza and flip off your friends and talk about leaving towns at this super sweet pop punk show.
Quilt Monsters ( Emo Punx on tour from WV )
Sküsh ( Impulsive Baltimore babes ) –
Clairvoyant ( Baltimore Emo Grunge!! )

Depth Perception: Levitation Jones, Born I Music, Anoxex + more!
8PM – 2AM
The 8×10
10 E Cross St, Baltimore
Depth Perception is an exploration into the depths of electronic music in celebration of our diversity and roots as well as our vast future ahead.
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Joe Keyes w/ The Phyrg & 4 Flights Orchastra
8PM – 12AM
Reverb
2112 N Charles St, Baltimore
Joe Keyes is equal parts front man, poet and band conductor. The Freehold, NJ, native found his orchestra in late 2009 in The Late Bloomer Band, a concoction of Baltimore-area musicians. The band takes audiences back to the days of Miles Davis,Sun Ra, James Brown and early P-Funk, when big bands were lead by strong forces of individuals. The band’s brand of live improvisation and musical sophistication presents a different experience at every show.

Monster Comedy & Banana Phone
8PM – 10:30PM
Zissimos Bar
1023 W 36th St, Baltimore
Acts: Siberia, Jackets, Rough Draft Host: Kiki Andersen
We’re planning one monster night at the Project! Join us for this epic monthly show with some of the fiercest acts we can find. First, we’ll have some standup from host Kiki Andersen, along with solo improv from VA’s Rough Draft (Jim Zarling). Then we’ll have a crushing set from Bmore indie troupe Jackets before we get carried away by house team Siberia! Then grab some drinks and stick around for an hour of house team Banana Phone at 9:30 PM! $5 cash only at the door, or online until 7:30 the night of the show. This show is presented by Charm City Comedy Project upstairs at Zissimos Bar in Hampden.
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2017 Party: A Celebration of Maryland Music
8PM – 12:30AM
Game
1400 Warner St, Baltimore
Maryland Music is awesome. It’s been a Special Year, let’s get together and celebrate. Come get a crash course in our corner of the scene.
Performances by: Yo No Say, We Love The Underground, The Henchmen, SMANTX, STONE HORSES, Others May Fall, RÊVE, Imbued, SGT GUSTO, One Life To Lead, Heart for Hire, Old Eastern, The Chief End, Thrillkiller, The Stifled, Ebb & Nova, & more!
Featuring: Video Game Stations, Photobooth, Complimentary Finger Food Buffet at 8pm, Free Champagne Toast, Pool Tables, Arcade, 2017 Slideshow, Free Parking.
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The Gilman Underground Presents: Is Everyone Here Make-Believe?
8:30PM – 9:30PM
Arellano Theater
3400 N Charles St, Baltimore
Join The Gilman Underground for a night of angst, obnoxious references to 80s teen movies, and melancholy reflection on love, life, and our favorite days of the week. We’ll get your teen hearts beating faster (faster!) with roaring hooks, drum rolls (minus the drums), and addictively catchy melodies, so make sure to set your clocks early and stay up all night rocking out with us. Featuring songs by Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Set It Off, and more! Admission is free!

Hot n’ Heavy w/GUS & a Special Guest
9PM – 10PM
Baltimore Improv Group
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
SATURDAYS at 9PM we go fast and funny with one of BIG’s original troupes, GUS! They are joined each week by a different guest BIG troupe or project.
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REHAB 2nd Saturday’s with SHE Productions
9PM – 2AM
Grand Central Nightclub
1001 N Charles St, Baltimore
Join us for REHAB 2nd Saturday’s with S.H.E. Productions, Baltimore’s largest GLBTQA monthly for the community and friends. Daniel Biltmore on the tables. $3 double power hour from 9-11 for domestics and rails and $5 bombs all night.

Version with Trillnatured | Feat. DK The Punisher
10PM – 2AM
The Crown
1910 N Charles St, Baltimore
It’s the continuation of VERSION, named Baltimore City Paper‘s “Best Dance Party”, brought to you by Trillnatured. Ultimate vibes from yours truly, with Kotic Couture rocking the mic all night. This month, DJ & Grammy nominated producer D.K. the Punisher is gonna come through for a guest set, following the release of his highly anticipated EP “Castle”, dropping December 1st! As always, Version is *FREE*

Sunday, December 10

Dollar or Less Days
Sat & Sun 10AM – 6PM
Baltimore area attractions will open their doors the weekend of December 9 & 10, 2017 and offer free or $1 admission.
The Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum SAT & SUN – $1
Christmas Village in Baltimore SAT & SUN – $1
Geppi’s Entertainment Museum SAT & SUN – $1
Historic Ships in Baltimore SAT & SUN – $1 per ship
Jewish Museum of Maryland SUN- $1
Lexington Market SAT – FREE: Live holiday music from 12-2pm
Maryland Science Center SAT & SUN – $1
National Aquarium SAT & SUN – $1
Port Discovery Children’s Museum SUN – $1
Reginald F. Lewis Museum SAT / SUN – $1
The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House SAT – $1
The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum SAT & SUN -$1
Top of the World Observation Level SUN – $1 

Family Day at H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum
10AM – 1PM
The Peale Center
225 N Holliday St, Baltimore
Children of all ages are invited! Explore an exhibit of objects and creatures from the planet New Galapagos featured in the award-winning immersive theater production, “H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum.” The day includes puppetry, puppet making and theater activities. Family Day is free, and open to the public

Pit Bulls on Parade – The Holiday Edition
11AM – 1PM
Rash Field
300 Key Ave, Baltimore
Join B-More Dog on Sunday, December 10th to kick off Baltimore’s holiday celebrations with our Holiday Parade! We will show the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland what a REAL pit bull looks and acts like- loyal friend, treasured companion, well-behaved family member. Plus it’s the perfect excuse to show off your dog’s favorite holiday or winter wear! PLEASE sign-up here by “joining” the event no later than Friday, December 8th. Email info@bmoredog.org if it’s your first time or with any questions. We’ll meet at Rash Field near the Rusty Scupper. All well-behaved dogs (and people) are welcome! You don’t have to have a pit bull, or even a dog to walk with us! ONE DOG per handler; NO retractable leashes; dogs over 8 months should be altered to attend. Your optional donation to B-More Dog helps support our Wellness Clinic and Humane Education programs.

Holiday Market
12PM – 4PM
Atwater’s Canton Crossing
3601 Boston St, Baltimore
Atwater’s Canton is hosting an Outdoor Holiday Market! Come by to visit our vendors for perfect holiday gifts, sweets and treats. Vendors include: Atwater’s, Counter Culture, Graft Cider, Black Ankle Vineyards, Franklin & Poe, Ingrained Accessories and Mouth Party Caramel!

MVM 1st Annual Chili Cook Off – sample & choose your fave
12PM – 3PM
Mount Vernon Marketplace
520 Park Ave, Baltimore
Come taste & vote for the Best Chili in the Mount Vernon Marketplace! Free samples of chili, plus food & drink specials all day.

Queens Who Brunch
12PM – 2PM
Nest Nightclub
2022 North Charles Street, Baltimore
These Queens know how to brunch! Starting Oct. 15, join Lizzie Beaumont and Betty Whitecastle every Sunday for Queens Who Brunch! Featuring Diamond Taylor and Brie Devine/Ryan Scott! $34 tickets get you an all-you-can-eat buffet and the show! Reservation of 4 will receive a complementary pitcher of mimosas! Featuring our build-your-own Bloody Mary Bar!
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Union Square 32nd Annual Christmas Cookie Tour
12PM – 4:30PM
Enoch Pratt Liabrary
1401 Hollins St, Baltimore
The annual Union Square Christmas Cookie Tour (house tour) is upon us again this year – a hallmark event that Union Square residents have participated in for 32 years. Volunteer organizers plan to recruit 20+ remarkable homes within the historic neighborhood to host the event with the best homemade cookies, brownies, candies and libations ever! To add to the holiday magic, they will have a commemorative ornament available for purchase at the door and local artists will be displaying and selling their handcrafted goods. This event attracts over 500 participants yearly! The famous Union Square Christmas Cookie Tour began in 1985.
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Liz Fixsen and the Now-and-Then Jazz Trio
12:30PM – 3PM
Corner Restaurant and Charcuterie Bar
850 W 36th St, Baltimore
Vocalist Liz Fixsen sings popular jazz standards, including swing, blues, and bossa novas, with bassist Ian Rashkin and guitarist Christie MacDonald. Come out for some Frizee Mizuna, which pairs well with “I Got Rhythm,” and Baked Ratatouille accompanied by a lively “Ain’t Misbehavin.”

Holiday Centerpieces & Natural Ornaments
1PM – 3PM
Lake Roland
1000 Lakeside Dr, Baltimore
Make a festive centerpiece from evergreens, a holiday container, and a candle. Listen to holiday tunes, enjoy cookies, and create natural ornaments for your home or to give as gifts. Ages 5 and up. $10 per person ($8 for members) To register please e-mail LakeRol-RP@BaltimoreCountyMD.gov

Royal Story Time & Train Ride with Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, & Olaf
1PM – 2:30PM
B&O Railroad Museum
901 W Pratt St, Baltimore
Children and families enjoy a favorite holiday story with a snack of cookies, milk and hot chocolate. After story time, Olaf will parade you to the train ride platform where you board the Mile One Express for a royal train ride with Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff. Space is limited; advance prepaid reservations required by calling 410-752-2462 x 221.

December Family Day: Happy Holidays!
1PM – 4PM
Maryland Historical Society
201 W Monument St, Baltimore
It’s a very festive December Family Day at the Maryland Historical Society! Join us for FREE museum admission, performance from the Wilkes School Chorus at Grace and St Peter’s, cider, cookies, art-making and the return of our BALTIMORE CHRISTMAS GARDENS! Explore how our early immigrants to Baltimore changed the way we celebrate Christmas in Maryland and how our celebrations and traditions reflect the diverse cultural influences from around the world. Enjoy holiday activities from Germany, Italy, Poland and Ireland-some of our largest historical immigrants that arrived to Baltimore’s Port of entry during the 1800s. Come and enjoy our collection of Baltimore Christmas Gardens on display starting on Family Day December 10th to January 2nd at the Maryland Historical Society. Enjoy the Christmas Gardens & FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION on FAMILY DAY!

Gingerbread Decorating Class
2PM – 4PM
Atwater’s
2905 Whittington Ave, Baltimore
Join us on December 10th for Atwater’s Fifth Annual Gingerbread Decorating Class and Story Time at Atwater’s Catonsville! Children ages two and up will decorate gingerbread cookies and craft a bird seed ornament while enjoying cookies and hot chocolate! Tickets are available at Atwater’s Catonsville for $15.

2nd Annual WBC Holiday Bazaar
2PM – 6PM
Waverly Brewing Company
1625 Union Ave, Baltimore
Join us for our 2nd Annual Holiday Bazaar! Where you can enjoy a WBC brew and do a lot of your holiday shopping. Buy local – Drink local.

Sparkling Swine Sunday
5PM – 10PM
Birroteca
1520 Clipper Mill Rd, Baltimore
$20 Sparkling Wine and Charcuterie flights.

Mounted Tropicals Workshop
5:30PM – 7PM
B.Willow
220 West 27th, Baltimore
Learn how to mount a tropical of your choice on repurposed treated wood from Oak Hill Sawmill. We’ll have staghorn ferns available, as a more traditional mounted plant, and a variety of low-light and bright-light tropicals to choose from. Whichever plant you choose will be suited to stay on the board for a few years before needing to be replanted. We will be using treated wood that is able to sustain continual watering. Each participant will recieve a board pre-drilled with screws that is ready for mounting your tropical plant. Sorry, no discount for bringing in your own wood board. Participants will also receive 15% off plants during the workshop.
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Opera Night – Live opera performances & 5 course Italian dinner
6PM – 9PM
Sotto Sopra Restaurant
405 N Charles St, Baltimore
Holiday season is upon us, festive moods prevail. Join us for an evening of tantalizing Sotto Sopra cuisine. Our performers will regale you with your favorite arias that tell the stories of lives and loves both won and lost. Hear their amazing voices as they envelop Sotto Sopra’s 19th century dining room. The acoustics are amazing, the singers engaging and the food—aah, the food reflects the deft hand that is Italian. Credit card guaranteed tickets are required, call 410 625 0534

Miracle on 34th Street
6PM – 9PM
W 34th St, Baltimore
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a trip down 34th Street and we’ll be there to warm your Soft Side with Hot Chocolate and Baked Goods.

Art For Animals
6:30PM – 10PM
The Ideal Arts Space
905 W 36th St, Baltimore
It’s that time of year again!! The Greater Baltimore Chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers will be hosting our annual art auction. This is a free event that will feature art created by the animals from the Maryland Zoo and National Aquarium. The event will include a silent and live auction, light refreshments, a cash bar, and animal ambassadors will be present!

December To Dismember: In Loving Memory, Set For Tomorrow & More!
7PM – 11PM
TheDepot Baltimore
1728 N Charles St, Baltimore
Bands playing: In Loving Memory, Set For Tomorrow, Flying Jacob, Design the Void, HourGlass, and watersdeep.
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Holiday Reunion Show with Gentlemen’s Hour and Surprise Party
7PM – 8:30PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Gentlemen’s Hour formed in 2013 and was BIG’s first main stage troupe to present both improv and sketch comedy, as well as routinely drink bourbon on stage. Tonight, they reunite for the first time in two years, performing classic sketches, improv games and several brand-new sketches. To Gentlemen!
Surprise Party is a team of improvisers who believe strongly in the comedic value deception. Just when you think a show is over .. they’ll perform another set! Just when you think a show won’t have props in it … they’ll bring props into the show! Just when you think you solved that pesky identify-theft issue… it’ll turn out that it was Surprise Party who actually stole your identity and they pinned it on the guy you had arrested as part of one of their crazy shows!
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TSOL, The Goons, Killer Of Sheep and Love The Bomb
8PM – 1AM
The Sidebar
218 E Lexington St, Baltimore
T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty) is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California. Although most commonly associated with hardcore punk, T.S.O.L.’s music has varied on each release, including such styles as deathrock, art punk, horror punk and other varieties of punk music.
THE GOONS: Return of DC’s best punk band for one night only!
Killer Of Sheep: Steel City Hardcore Punk
Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb: Baltimore/DC Garage Punk wastelanders!
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Matt Pond PA at Ottobar
9PM – ?
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
Matt Pond PA at Ottobar with guests Ricky Lewis and Tiny Timbers.
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Tarot & Cocktails Night
9PM – 2AM
Golden West Cafe
1105 W 36th St, Baltimore
A night of good drinks and fortune returns to Golden West Cafe! Featuring Tarot-inspired cocktails designed by Franziska and Jen. Tarot readings from Rahne Alexander (Xantippe Tarot), Mary Shock (Summer Tarot & the Tarot Electric podcast)and writer/teacher/speaker/magical thinker-Michael M. Hughes!! $10 for a 10-minute short reading, sign ups at the bar. Get here early – slots fill up super fast!

Enjoy!

– Lindsey