Oh man! Warmer weather means more and more events. I’ll be at the Best of Baltimore 2018 party on Thursday. I’m going to see Soul: The Stax Musical at Center Stage on Friday. Good luck choosing what to do on Saturday, so many options! I’ll be volunteering at the Festival for the Animals March and Music Celebration all day so stop by and support are great cause! Sunday is the final show of 10x10x10 2018 at Fells Point Corner Theatre so I managed to fit that in to my schedule. I’m going to need a weekend to recover from my weekend.
THIS IS YOUR LAST WEEK TO DONATE! I’m to raising funds to support the Maryland SPCA. Please help support me in this important fundraiser by contributing generously. Whatever you can give will help – it all adds up! I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress. Donate Here! Also, please attend the Festival for the Animals on Saturday, May 5! It is the MDSPCA’s biggest fundraiser for the year!
Monday, April 30
POP UP: Phubs
April 30-May 5, 11:30AM – 9PM
R. House
301 W 29th St, Baltimore
For the first week of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re welcoming Phubs to the house! They specialize in Pho and Banh Mi Subs. For their Pho, the bone broth is simmered for over 24 hours -with 9 different spices to give the broth that Pho flavor and aroma. They also have a pure veggie broth that is simmered with 10 different vegetables and the 9 different spices. The veggie broth is 100% vegan. For the Banh Mi, they use farm raise ABF free meats and marinate with fresh ingredients for 24 hours. Check out their Organic salads with greens from a local hydroponic farm!
Thai Street Pop Up At Modern Cook Shop
5PM – Close
Modern Cook Shop
901 South Wolfe Street (at Thames Street), Baltimore
Close out April with us at Modern Cook Shop. Thai Street is back on the 30th to tingle your tastebuds with the fantastic flavors of Thailand! As always we will feature favorites and have some innovative new dishes for your enjoyment. This event fills up fast so make your reservations in advance.
Make Reservation Here
Thelma Golden & Amy Sherald in Conversation
6PM – 8PM
The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore
Join us for a riveting conversation with Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem and Amy Sherald, artist and BMA Trustee. Golden and Sherald will discuss Sherald’s artistic practice and this pivotal moment in her career following the unveiling of her portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama. This event will take place in the BMA’s Meyerhoff Auditorium from 6-7 p.m., followed by a private reception for Friends Group Members from 7-8 p.m. Seating for the conversation is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Not a BMA Friends Group Member? Visit artbma.org to join today.
Monday Django Jazz Jam
7PM – 11PM
De Kleine Duivel
3602 Hickory Ave, Baltimore
Join us on Monday for an acoustic jam session hosted by members of Hot Club of Baltimore. Horn players, string instruments, accordionists, violinists, guitarists, bassists, vocalists, dancers all welcome! Styles include early-era swing, Django Reinhardt repertoire, trad, be-bop, musette waltzes, New Orleans, gypsy waltzes, Balkan – Sinti – Manouche – European gypsy folk music, American Jazz standards, Blues songs, French songs, and once in awhile we’ll do an acoustic version of a contemporary song just for fun. Enjoy a wide variety of Belgian beers. Feel free to bring take-out food from restaurants in Hampden. Come play. Come listen. Come dance! Voted best Monday night in Baltimore by City Paper!
Teavolve’s Open Mic w Hari Vasan
7PM – 10PM
Teavolve Cafe & Lounge
1401 Aliceanna St, Baltimore
Signup from 6-7, performances from 7-10pm – “family friendly”, 2 pieces / 10 minutes whichever’s shorter, no amps, drumkits or pre-recorded material. Every week we’re joined by a special featured artist in the middle of the night – and though the admission’s free, we hope you’ll bring something for their tip jar! Tonight we’re joined by local artist Hari Vasan : Hari Vasan is a singer-songwriter from DC who mixes powerful vocals with intricate and complex guitar riffs, creating an ensemble of songs that range from hard rock to folk ballads. Tonight is hosted by rob Hinkal of ilyAIMY.
Beat the Brewers Trivia
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Brewer’s Cask
1236 Light St, Baltimore
Casual Monday Night Trivia with a Different Featured Brewery every week! $2 – Tacos till the kitchen closes & your chance to take home some prizes!
MARI GETI, :3LON, Matt Ellin, Bobbi Rush Jimboy
7:30PM – 1AM
New America
429 N Eutaw St, Suite 1N, Baltimore
MARI GETI – youtu.be/5mIOclmHxFU
Bobbi Rush – bobbirush.bandcamp.com
Matt Ellin – mattellin.bandcamp.com
Jimboy – youtu.be/2-wQy4E3_iY
:3LON – youtu.be/pVwUzmfbGiU
BMore Knowledgeable – Trivia For A Cause
7:30PM – 10PM
Sammy’s Enoteca
623 S Broadway, Baltimore
Trivia is FREE to play, and Sammy has generously agreed to donate a percentage of the sales to the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. Following our first game, we will support a different charity, group, or organization every Monday. In addition we will have a raffle on the night, and accept in person donations, so come play some fun and challenging Trivia, try some great food, and support a wonderful non-profit organization! Fun but fair (no cheating)….. Maximum of 8 ppl per team.
Meet Your Maker w/ Baltimore Whiskey Co & Charm City Meadworks
8PM – 10PM
Golden West Cafe
1105 W 36th St, Baltimore
MEET YOUR MAKER is a new take on Industry Night. Bringing bartenders, managers and owners together with spirit makers to try new products, learn about their operations and have some fun with us. Join us for a night of sampling, libations, munchies & giveaways! This month we’re excited to feature 2 Makers Golden West Cafe already knows & loves; The Baltimore Whiskey Company & Charm City Meadworks.
Charm City Trivia
8PM – 10PM
Smaltimore- Burgers, Sushi and Craft Beer
2522 Fait Ave, Baltimore
Come out and join us every Monday night from 8-10 for trivia hosted by Charm City Trivia. We have great specials including all night happy hour and two for one select sushi rolls until 7. First, second, and third place gift cards for winning teams and on the first Monday of each month a representative from a local brewery will be in attendance.
Trivia Mondays
8PM – 10PM
Delia Foley’s
1439 S Charles St, Baltimore
Come out and join us every Monday night from 8-10 for trivia hosted by Charm City Trivia. We have great specials including $4 Deep Eddy drinks, $2 off Reuben’s and recently added features from New Belgium brewery! First, second, and third place gift cards for winning teams each night and shot giveaways to winning teams each round.
Monday Night Karaoke with Troy
9PM – 2AM
Grand Central Nightclub
1001 N Charles St, Baltimore
Come sing your heart out with Troy every Monday and enjoy a nice martini!
Tuesday, May 1
Opening Day 2018
3PM – 12AM
Tiki Barge Baltimore
500 Harborview Dr, Baltimore
You know Summer is coming when we open our doors! Opening Day 2018 & what better way than to celebrate with $5 crushes!? Doors open at 3pm. Don’t forget your ID!!
Mr. Trash Wheel’s Foam Banning Birthday Bash
4PM – 5PM
Mr. Trash Wheel
Baltimore
This year Councilman John Bullock, Mayor Catherine Pugh, and the Baltimore City Council gave me the best birthday present ever – a foam-free future! Join Baltimore Beyond Plastic, Trash Free Maryland, Blue Water Baltimore, Healthy Harbor and me to celebrate this momentous occasion and four years of trash wheelin’! We’ll hear from the amazing Baltimore City students who helped pass this legislation and sing the “Mr. Trash Wheel” song with Jonathan Jensen from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Patrón Cocktails + Arepas
5PM – 9PM
Alma Cocina Latina
2400 Boston St, Ste 108, Baltimore
Patrón Tequila Cocktail + Arepa for $20. We want to say THANK YOU for all the love and support we received during our Campaign for Patrón’s Margarita of the Year. Next Tuesday, Aaron Joseph & Argenis Calderon take over the bar! Join the team at Alma for some fun, Latin-inspired Patrón cocktails, including the Passion Fruit Margarita.
Baltimore Business Team Trivia
5:30PM – 8:30PM
Diamondback Beer
1215 E Fort Ave, Baltimore
Think you’ve got what it takes to beat the reigning champions atStraighterLine in trivia? Prove it! Join StraighterLine, Mindgrub, and Diamondback Beer for the 2nd Baltimore Business Team Trivia on May 1st beginning at 5:30 PM. The winning team walks with a giant trophy, bragging rights, and maybe some swag(ger). The first round of drinks and appetizers are provided and the game is free to play!
Register Free Here
Devils Backbone Mario Kart Challenge
5:30PM – 8PM
BarLiquorice
801 E Fort Ave, Baltimore
Its that time of the month again. Join us for our monthly game night! Devils Backbone will be joining us with some great beers and prizes for the winner of our Nintendo 64 Mario Kart Tournament! Sign ups begin at 5:30, free entry with DB beer purchase.
The Songster Series – Jamal Moore
7PM – 8:30PM
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
Baltimore saxophone player and Coppin State professor, Jamal Moore’s bracing avant-garde music pushes emotional and technical boundaries. He’s propelled by his intense study of jazz history and in general African-American music created away from stifling commerciality. Grab a drink and sit down to an evening of music and conversation illuminating Moore’s musical story and vast range of influences. Hosted by Brooks Long. Free!
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.
Beer School
7PM – 9PM
World of Beer (Baltimore, MD)
1724 Whetstone Way, Baltimore
Come learn all about beer from Certified Cicerone Tim! Class is free with the option of purchasing a flight of beer to pair with the lecture.
Team Trivia
7:30PM – 10:30PM
The Brass Tap at The Fitzgerald
1205 West Mt. Royal Avenue, Baltimore
Team Trivia Baltimore provides a fun and entertaining night for all those who come to play and enjoy getting together for a great time. Best of all, Team Trivia is FREE TO PLAY!
Swing Underground w/ Tongue in Cheek at The Corner
8PM – 10:30PM
Corner Restaurant and Charcuterie Bar
850 W 36th St, Baltimore
It’s Swing Underground at Corner Bar this Tuesday with Tongue in Cheek Jazz Band. New tunes, loose lips, great drinks and of course banjos, fiddles and brass with the lovely Bridget Cimino crooning. Come hear the hot jazz!
Fiesta Latina
8PM – 12AM
Sajoma Restaurant
1708 fleet st, Baltimore
It’s here! Another great party, Fiesta Latina!! every Tuesday night at Sajoma Restaurant! 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!
Sync or Sing With Sherry Blossom!
9PM – 2AM
Grand Central Nightclub
1001 N Charles St, Baltimore
Come sing your heart out of Lip-Sync for your life with @Sherry Blossom!! Every Tuesday Night at Grand Central!
Wednesday, May 2
2018 Maryland Film Festival
May 2-6
The SNF Parkway / Maryland Film Festival
5 West North Avenue, Baltimore
The 20th Annual Maryland Film Festival is May 2nd – 6th in Baltimore’s Station North Arts and Entertainment District! With over 40 feature films and 10 shorts programs, spanning all genres and drawing works from all over the world – acclaimed festival favorites and new discoveries. Whether you’re a film buff or casual moviegoer, The Maryland Film Festival will leave you inspired by the world of cinema. The Festival hub will be the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway, the 1915 movie house that returned in 2017 as Baltimore’s centerpiece for film appreciation and education. As always, the Festival will feature a film selected and introduced by legendary Baltimore filmmaker, artist and visionary John Waters. This year: I, Olga Hepnarova. For the 16th year, the Alloy Orchestra comes to the Festival to perform a bold, live, original score to accompany a unique piece of film history. 2018’s selection: A Page of Madness. The Festival is packed with panel discussions and all screenings of North American films are hosted by the artists. During the Festival, available tickets will be for sale online and onsite at the Main Box Office (1901 N. Charles Street) and all screening venues. Please arrive early if purchasing tickets onsite during the Festival. Ticket and passholders will be granted priority entry up to 15 minutes before showtime. Standby lines will form at the screenings venues. All box office locations will open one hour prior to the first showtime and close fifteen minutes after the start of the last showtime.
Film Guide Here
Necessary Tomorrows | SEEN | A Mother’s Intention
5PM – 8PM
Ida B’s Table
235 Holliday Street, Baltimore
This May, we celebrate Mother’s Day with our 5th exhibition entitled SEEN | A Mother’s Intention. This very special installment showcases a collaboration between Tracey Beale (photographer/performer/jewelry designer) and our curator Sharayna Christmas (performer/writer) to visually capture mothers in their natural environments, adding their thoughts as they reflect on their personal journeys. Featured alongside is Schaun Champion (photographer/CEO of Fluffy Pop Postcards) who aims to capture the beauty of emotion through her images, noted for their rawness and reality. The opening reception will also feature a video directed by Tia M. Goodson: “A fly love song…dedicated to mothers,” and “Favorite Girl” performed by Aaron Abernathy. Join us on Wednesday, May 2nd as we present SEEN | A Mother’s Intention. Happy Hour 5-7pm with an opening reception from 7:15-8pm. The exhibition will be on view from May 2 – May 31.
RSVP Free Here
Peabody Heights Brewery/Goonda Triple Can Release
5PM – 9PM
Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC
401 E 30th St, Baltimore
Come join us for another triple can release:
POST: This is the third variant of an imperial stout collab of Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC and Goonda Beersmiths with 25lbs of locally roasted Sumatra coffee from Vent Coffee Roasters. This boozy brew clocks in at 10%.
Bash Bros: This is our third beer in the Mighty Ducks inspired line. It’s a double dry hopped double IPA brewed with Citra and Mosaic. This beer is clocked in at 8.4%
Double Mumble: Goonda Beersmiths took their original pale ale with mango and doubled down with 297lbs of mango puree, along with a Citra, Galaxy and Amarillo double dry hop. This time we’ve clocked Double Mumble in at 8.5%!
Spirits Tasting: Mezcal Vago
5PM – 7PM
The Wine Source
3601 Elm Ave, Baltimore
Join us for a mezcal tasting event with Mezcal Vago. National brand manager Francisco Terrazas will be here pouring some unique selections.
Español con Friends
5:30PM – 8:30PM
Mount Vernon Marketplace
520 Park Ave, Baltimore
Practice your Spanish skills in a no-cost, low-stress environment. Surround yourself with beginners just like you, fluent and native speakers alike. Hang out and meet cool people while improving your language skills. When you get to the Marketplace, look for the table with a sign that reads “Español con Friends”!
Adventures in the Meadhall
6PM – 10PM
Charm City Meadworks
400 East Biddle St., Baltimore
Adventures in the Meadhall is a repeating Dungeons & Dragons night at the new Meadworks taproom. All experience levels welcome; no characters, dice, or books required. There will be multiple games available even if you’re running late or leaving early. Drop-in drop-out whenever you’d like with no need to attend prior or future sessions. Games Start: 6:30p – 7:30p, Games End: 9:30p – 11:00p
Michael Harris Duo – Django Jazz
6PM – 9PM
Sotto Sopra Restaurant
405 N Charles St, Baltimore
Django, Gypsy Jazz duo of Michael Joseph Harris and Sami Arefin are entertaining diners from 6 to 9 pm with swinging grooves and upbeat guitar playing. Make your dinner reservations early.
Kokedama Building Workshop
6:30PM – 8PM
B.Willow
220 West 27th, Baltimore
Kokedamas, aka “moss balls” are a Japanese style of planting, using moss and specialized soil wrapped around the roots of a plant. These can be hung or set on a dish, creating a beautiful & natural looking way to grow your plants! Each participant will choose their own plant, and learn how to create a kokedama to hang or sit on a surface. $40 ticket includes all supplies. Attendees will also receive 15% off plants in the shop. For beverages during the workshop, feel free to BYOB!
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Wednesday Trivia – Old Major
7PM – 9PM
Old Major
900 S. Carey St, Baltimore
Pigtown Trivia and Old Major will host Wednesday night trivia from 7-9 p.m. Participants have the opportunity to win house cash. Food and drink specials will be available.
The 2018 Charm City Comedy Festival
May 2-12
Charm City Comedy Project
1023 W 36th St, Baltimore
Acts: 100+ Improv, Sketch, & Standup acts from across the US, including Austin’s McNichol & May (Erika May-McNichol/Bob McNichol), Tauri Laws-Phillips w/Austin’s Damn Gina, Katie Holcomb w/ Coalition Theater‘s RATGIRL, Philly’s Darryl Charles, PA’s Rubi Nicholas, LA’s Drew Landry, DC’s Blaire Postman, CCCP’s Michael Furr and DC’s Elahe Izadi! Plus workshops from some of these awesome headliners! This event is produced by Megan Wills and the Charm City Comedy Festivalin partnership with the Charm City Comedy Project and Zissimos Bar. For the full schedule and to buy tickets CLICK HERE
WYPR presents an evening with Mary Louise Kelly
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Baltimore Center Stage
700 North Calvert Street, Baltimore
WYPR is delighted to welcome Mary Louise Kelly, co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered, to Baltimore. Kelly took over for Robert Siegel and previously served as the national security correspondent for NPR News and a senior editor of All Things Considered. In addition to her work with NPR, Kelly has reported for the New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, Washingtonian, The Atlantic, and taught journalism at Georgetown University. Kelly’s topic will be on the challenge of covering the news in this wild political climate, insights from her recent reporting trip to Russia, and how NPR is covering—and weathering—the #MeToo moment. Approximate run time is 45 minutes with a Q&A after the lecture. There will be a private reception with Kelly from 6 PM – 7:15 PM with wine, beer, and hors d’ouervres. Those guests attending the private reception will have a special reserved seating section for the 7:30 PM main event.
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Salsa y Bachata Wednesdays
8PM – 12AM
Sangria Patio Bar
930 North Charles Street, Baltimore
From Baltimore’s premier annual social dance event – the Baltimore Congress, and Baltimore’s fabulous Latin Dance Company Sentimento, we bring you a weekly night of dance lessons, and social dancing. Situated right in the heart of Mr Vernon, right down the street from the Washington Monument is where it all goes down with tasty food, refreshing beverages. invigorating music, and alluring dances. Dance Lessons with Raj More $5 per class // 8:00 PM Bachata // 8:45 PM Salsa. Dance with DJ Raj starting 9:30.
Art of Comedy Open Mic Night
8PM – 10PM
The Motor House
120 W North Ave, Baltimore
Every Wednesday is Comedy Open Mic night at Motor House! Swing by the Showroom to get some time on the mic or support. Catch some of Baltimore’s best emerging and veteran comedic talent! No cover charge, but donations are accepted at the door. 18+ Sign-ups are from 8:00-8:30.
Darsombra, Asukubus, Hairface & Salt Circles
8PM – 11PM
Holy Underground
2021 Maryland Ave, Baltimore
Darsombra (Bmore), Asukubus (TX & NOLA), Hairface, and Salt Circles.
Deep Wednesday: Natural Velvet, Mayflower Madame, Pale Spring, Strawberry Sleepover
8PM – 1AM
The Motor House
120 W North Ave, Baltimore
NATURAL VELVET https://naturalvelvet.bandcamp.com/
Mayflower Madame https://mayflowermadame.bandcamp.com/
Pale Spring https://palespring.bandcamp.com/
Strawberry Sleepover https://strawberrysleepover.bandcamp.com/
featuring a lightshow from Linwood Light Collective
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Tweed w/ Minka + Muscle Tough at The 8×10
8PM – 11PM
The 8×10
10 E Cross St, Baltimore
Tweed May Residency at The 8×10 with MINKA + Muscle Tough!
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Thursday, May 3
2018 Maryland Film Festival
May 2-6
The SNF Parkway / Maryland Film Festival
5 West North Avenue, Baltimore
The 20th Annual Maryland Film Festival is May 2nd – 6th in Baltimore’s Station North Arts and Entertainment District! With over 40 feature films and 10 shorts programs, spanning all genres and drawing works from all over the world – acclaimed festival favorites and new discoveries. Whether you’re a film buff or casual moviegoer, The Maryland Film Festival will leave you inspired by the world of cinema. The Festival hub will be the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway, the 1915 movie house that returned in 2017 as Baltimore’s centerpiece for film appreciation and education. As always, the Festival will feature a film selected and introduced by legendary Baltimore filmmaker, artist and visionary John Waters. This year: I, Olga Hepnarova. For the 16th year, the Alloy Orchestra comes to the Festival to perform a bold, live, original score to accompany a unique piece of film history. 2018’s selection: A Page of Madness. The Festival is packed with panel discussions and all screenings of North American films are hosted by the artists. During the Festival, available tickets will be for sale online and onsite at the Main Box Office (1901 N. Charles Street) and all screening venues. Please arrive early if purchasing tickets onsite during the Festival. Ticket and passholders will be granted priority entry up to 15 minutes before showtime. Standby lines will form at the screenings venues. All box office locations will open one hour prior to the first showtime and close fifteen minutes after the start of the last showtime.
Film Guide Here
Getting Grounded: Forest Bathing Walks
9AM – 9:45AM
Cylburn Arboretum Association
4915 Greenspring Ave, Baltimore
Join Getting Grounded: A Wellness Walk through Cylburn’s Trails on Thursday mornings beginning April 5 and continuing until April 26. Grounding—also called earthing—rests on the intuitive assumption that connecting to the energy of the planet is healthy for our souls and bodies. Being grounded is as much a scientific state as it is a mental & emotional experience. Embodiment expert Jolyn Hope Arisman will guide you through our trails weaving together information, techniques and wisdom that may improve more than your health, it just might satisfy your soul. This is a beautiful time to walk the trails observing birds, insects, wildflowers and flowering trees! Jolyn Hope Arisman is an embodiment expert trained in Body Mind Centering, she is a holistic health coach, and a nature lover. Meet at the Vollmer Visitor Center parking lot.
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Hops & History Happy Hour
5PM – 8PM
Monument City Brewing Company
1 North Haven Street, Baltimore
Mark your calendars – The Young Defender’s of the Maryland Historical Society is throwing a Hops & History happy hour at Monument City Brewery! Mix & mingle and cheers some Monument beers while we raise awareness for the Maryland Historical Society in Monument City’s historic taproom. Oh, and did we mention the tacos yet? Come hungry because The Taco Bar Food Truck will be dishing out some seriously tasty tacos AND 10% of the proceeds will go to preserving the collections at MdHS.
Spring Soirée
5:30PM – 8:30PM
Magdalena
205 E Biddle St, Baltimore
Join us to celebrate the launch of alfresco season on our NEW Courtyard and Patio. Featuring live music from Ebb & Nova. Scrumptious Bites & Specialty Cocktails available for purchase. Complimentary Valet. Space is limited.
WTMD’s First Thursday Festival – May 2018
5:30PM – 10PM
Canton Waterfront Park
3001 Boston St, Baltimore
Join WTMD in Canton Waterfront Park on Thursday, May 3rd for the kickoff of our 2018 First Thursday Festival season, presented by Brewers Hill. Featuring a special performance by alt-rock royalty, Belly. Also, the dirty, piano-driven rock and roll of Low Cut Connie, and the hypnotic indie-folk ofSubpop recording artists, Loma the band. Plus, a stage-full of blues with the legendary Nighthawks, Tom Principato Music, and the Ursula Ricks Project. The music starts at 5:30 in Canton Waterfront Park. 6 Bands. Two Stages. Still FREE! No coolers, outside alcohol or glass containers will be permitted.
Porch Pounders Wine Tasting
6PM – 8PM
Bin 604
604 South Exeter Street, Baltimore
Porch Pounder – A budget-friendly and versatile wine meant to be drunk outside on a beautiful day in the company of friends and family. Join us for a tasting of some of the most lip-smacking, gulpable wines we’ve met! Come, taste, and stock up on your new summer favorites! Tickets are $10 with a $5 credit towards featured wines.
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Storm Drain Art Workshop
6PM – 7:30PM
Blue Water Baltimore
2631 Sisson Street, Baltimore
Help transform your neighborhood’s storm drains and inform your community about the connection between our streets and streams through adopting and adorning a storm drain (or ten!). This donation-based workshop is held in Blue Water Baltimore’s Remington classroom. It will give a general overview of the program and prepare community leaders to facilitate their own storm drain art projects. After attending this workshop, attendees will be permitted to check out one of our Storm Drain Stencil Kits to use for their project. We request a $5+ donation to help sustain this unique program (cash, credit card, or check upon arrival is fine). To register or if you have any questions, please email stencilshare@bluewaterbaltimore.org. Please indicate in the subject line which workshop date you are interested in attending.
Freemark Abby Wine Dinner
6:30PM – 9:30PM
Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Baltimore – Pier 5
711 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
Sip your way through over 130 years of history with one of Napa’s oldest wineries, Freemark Abbey, over five incredible courses. And for the first time, we’re pairing our sizzling steak with not one, but two spectacular Cabernets: one from Rutherford AVA and one from Napa Valley. It’s a one-night-only, first-time-ever pairing you won’t want to miss. Our main course is accompanied by two distinct California Cabernets that blend nicely with the buttery flavors of the dish as a whole: the Napa and the Rutherford. The Napa is a juicier, rounder Cabernet that complements the sizzling filet without being overpowering. The Rutherford Cabernet, however, is known for its “dusty” quality, AVA produces Cabernets with dry, firm tannins that pair well with the charred flavors of the onion jam and cauliflower.
Call 410-230-0033 for Reservations
Best of Baltimore 2018
7PM – 10PM
The Assembly Room
316 Guilford Ave, Baltimore
Come and celebrate at The Baltimore Sun’s Best of Baltimore party. Enjoy Union Craft Beer and a fully stocked, open liquor bar while you experience delicious food from the area’s best restaurants. Enjoy live music from The Rockets while dance to your favorite cover songs. We will be celebrating the edit picks and readers’ poll winners across various categories from The Baltimore Sun’s Best of Baltimore special section that publishes on April 15, 2018. The Baltimore Sun’s Best of Baltimore Party is sponsored by Sassanova of Baltimore, UNION Craft Brewing, American Anthem Vodka, Don Julio,Tanqueray, Johnnie Walker, Bulleit, Bailey’s Irish Cream, & Zacapa Rum. Restaurants to be featured include The Elephant, Gordon Ramsay Steak at Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, GDL Italian , Nick’s Fish House, Ida B’s Table,DogWatch Tavern, THB Bagels & Deli, & more to come!
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Mondo Baltimore – Suburban Sasquatch
7PM – 10PM
Mondo Baltimore
12 W North Ave, Baltimore
With your hosts – Dr. Acula & Aurora Gorealis FREE w/Karaoke after the flicks!
7PM – GONE SQUATCHIN’ – A bigfoot clip show that will leave you with a hairball.
8PM – SUBURBAN SASQUATCH (2004, Dave Wascavage) When a giant blood-thirsty anthropoid goes on a killing in a sprawling suburban park area, it’s up to a couple of rangers, a reporter and a mystical Native-American Warrior to try and stop it.
Fattitude Screening in Baltimore Sponsored by The Body Image Therapy Center
7PM – 10PM
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
Fattitude examines how popular culture perpetuates the fat hatred and fat-shaming that results in a very real cultural bias and a civil rights issue for people who are living in fat bodies. Fattitude is the brain-child of filmmakers Lindsey Averill and Viridiana Lieberman. Informed by a social justice background, Fattitude is very conscious and attentive to the idea that fat hatred crosses the lines of race, class, sexuality and gender. The film features a diverse variety of voices such as academic scholars, activists, Hollywood types (directors, writers and actors) and psychologists. Ultimately, Fattitude’s goal is to change the national conversation about body image so that it focuses not only on issues of self-acceptance, but also on legitimate questions of systemic cultural prejudice.
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SHOW: Law & Order: B.I.G.
7:30PM – 8:30PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
It’s everything you’ve come to expect from one of TV’s longest running franchises: A cynical detective quipping over a corpse, people who don’t let police interviews stop their repetitive activities, witnesses with staggeringly detailed memories; and it is all improvised. We take you from the discovery of the body through the investigation, trial, and all the way to wrapping things up with a few jaded comments from the D.A. over a shared Scotch. All BIG Shows are FREE in MAY! But please reserve so we know you’re coming!
Moving Walls
Thursday May 3, 8pm, Saturday May 5, 8pm
The Peale Center
225 N Holliday St, Baltimore
Moving Walls is an experimental dance piece that examines human experience in relation to architecture. Combining movement with sculpture, animation, and sound, the piece is a collaborative project that questions our concepts of stability. With wheels, ropes, pulleys, hooks, and hinges, three performers construct and deconstruct the space around them. In turn, they are influenced by their shifting surroundings. Audience members are invited to explore their own unique perspectives of Moving Walls by passing freely throughout different rooms of The Peale Center. The Peale’s rich and complex history of preservation, including former exhibitions on taxidermy and the building’s own physical restoration, provides a visual and conceptual framework for the performance.
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PETER PAN
April 27 – May 20, Thurs – Sat 8PM, Sun 3PM
Single Carrot Theatre
2600 North Howard Street Suite 1200, Baltimore
Neverland is back like you’ve never seen it before in this modern take on a classic childhood story. From playwright Joshua Conkel (MilkMilkLemonade, Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) comes a brand new version of Peter Pan, adapted in collaboration with Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ residents and service organizations. Peter and Wendy must face down murderous pirates and the island’s perils while grappling with questions of gender, sexuality, and performative identity. Familiar fantasy and true stories from Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ community blend as those who have been rejected and devalued build a home for themselves and each other: a stronghold against normalcy where Peter, the Darlings, and all the Lost Boys can be themselves. World premiere!
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DBH Presents: MilkMilkLemonade
May 3-5, 8PM
Swirnow Theatre
E 33rd St & N Charles St, Baltimore
DBH is proud to present their spring mainstage: “MilkMilkLemonade” by Joshua Conkel. Tickets are $3 with a J-Card and $5 for non-affiliates!
Workin’ It: Stories about Making a Living in Baltimore
8PM – 10PM
Baltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key Hwy, Baltimore
The Stoop Storytelling Series and the Baltimore Museum of Industry present “WORKIN’ IT: Stories about Making a Living in Baltimore!” Adults 21+. 7pm: live music by Letitia VanSant (leh-tih-sha) 8pm storytelling begins! Join us for an evening of true, personal tales about what we do to “get paid”—everything from crazy careers to dirty jobs to passion projects.
Storytellers: Jason Newton WBAL, WYPR‘s Tom Hall, Stephanie Murdock, Adell Cothorne, David Alima, Yitzy Halon, & Towanda Carter.
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Sick Breakdown at The Corner
8PM – 11PM
Corner Restaurant and Charcuterie Bar
850 W 36th St, Baltimore
Deep acoustic swing vibes by the Baltimore Swing Drop. No Cover.
Tomas Drgon – rhythm guitar
Daniel Wallace – sax
Christie Macdonald – solo guitar
Derek Wiegmann – bass
Hayley Jane and the Primates in Baltimore
8PM – 1AM
The 8×10
10 E Cross St, Baltimore
Hayley Jane & The Primates combine Americana, soul and rock & roll with rich lyrical imagery that electrifies the heart. At the helm is rising star, Hayley Jane. She leads the band through an infectious live experience filled with powerful vocal range, vibrant dance choreography and dramatic performance that captivates her devoted fanbase. Hailing from Boston MA, the band was the winner of the 2014 New England Music Awards’ Roots/Americana Act Of The Year and has been performing at premiere venues and festivals across the country. Hayley Jane has also established herself as a strong female presence in the national music scene and was recently featured in the RELIX “Women Who Rock” Issue.
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Leni Stern Trio
8PM & 9:30PM
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
Leni Stern has fearlessly led bands with guitar in hand for over 25 years. She has won numerous guitar, songwriting and composition awards, and just recently she was named one of the 50 Most Sensational Female Guitarists of All Time by Guitar Player Magazine. Her trio features Senegalese master musicians Mamadou Ba (bass) and Alioune Faye (percussion/vocals) performing originals featuring Leni’s unique style which seamlessly melds American Jazz, Blues and Rock with West African tonalities and rhythms.
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Muntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls
May 3-6, TR, FR, Sat 8PM – 9:30PM, Sat & Sun 3PM – 4:30PM
Baltimore Theatre Project
45 W Preston St, Baltimore
Brooklyn-based theater company Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th-century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler’s satirical puppet scripts and original graphics, together with Great Small Works’ own puppets and projections, as well as The Dybbuk and Mae West, Muntergang is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships. Great Small Works has a 20-year history of engagement in all aspects of puppet theatre. With roots in Bread and Puppet Theater, company members have created large-scale processions and spectacles involving hundreds of participants, written books and articles about puppet theatre, and taught workshops and classes in settings ranging from prisons and universities to opera houses and community centers.
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Cocordion, Alex Silva, The Slim Jimmies, & Trunkweed
8PM – 11PM
Holy Underground
2021 Maryland Ave, Baltimore
The Slim Jimmies https://theslimjimmies.bandcamp.com/
Cocordion (Colorado Springs) Indie Rock cocordion.com/
Alex Silva (Bmore) Electronic composer https://canadianducktapes.bandcamp.com/
Trunkweed (Solo Set):https://trunkweed.bandcamp.com/
Pressing Strings w/Kavoossi at Metro Gallery
8PM – ?
Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles St, Baltimore
Pressing Strings is a soul stirring trio based out of Annapolis, Maryland. Their sound is versatile and stems from lead singer Jordan Sokel’s soulful, bluesy songwriting combined with a solid and dynamic rhythm section. Anchored by drummer Brandon Bartlett and bassist Nick Welker, their musical influences span genres and generations. As a result their fan base does the same. All three members grew up basically on the Mason-Dixon line, in the shadow of Appalachia and sewn into the seems of the Chesapeake. That brackish water seems likely and fitting to represent their style of music: rootsy and organic; funky and melodic.
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Hey You, Come Back! May Reading
8PM – 11PM
The Crown
1910 N Charles St, Baltimore
IT’S GONNA BE MAY. -Justin Timberlake, NSYNC. But so is the reading! May 3rd. 8pm. Be there or be a special kind of rectangle (aka: square). Come say goodbye to JP Allen! Bye JP, he’s off to stranger things! Say hello and welcome to new co-host Kimmy Kemler! Hi Kimmy! This will be the last of our readings until August so you will extremely desire to be present in this our International Space Station/space pod/the visiting writers rocker. most assuredly most definitely you should come.
BWC Presents: Gin and Jokes
8:30PM – 10:30PM
Joe Squared
33 W North Ave, Baltimore
The best comedy night in Baltimore is back! First Thursday means Shot Tower Gin, jokes, Umar Khan, and a sold out basement!
Headliner: Desi Alexander was a school teacher by day and stand up comic by night. This duallife hes lived truly has influenced a lot of his material. He has performed performed with Kevin Hart, Tommy Davidson, Paul Mooney, and countless other legends in comedy. You can also see him in the latest seasons “House of Cards, and HBO’s Veep. He’s also in the cast of a new reality show “It Takes a Church.” A dating show airing on Netflix right now.
Featuring: Marianne Sierk, Mark Joyner, and Scott Seiss.
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3rd Grade Friends, Drednecks, Thirsty Curses, Pinkwench
8:30PM – 12AM
The Sidebar
218 E Lexington St, Baltimore
3rd Grade Friends – a juxtiposition of structured mathrock and chaotic punk, combined with long spacey throw back prog solos (Baltimore, MD)
Drednecks – SWAMP METAL!! (Olean, NY)
Thirsty Curses – Eclectic rock ‘n roll from punk to alt-country to prog (Raleigh, NC)
Pinkwench – chill sad tunes for yr chill sad soul (Baltimore, MD)
SHOW: Surprise Party – SURPRISE YOURSELF!
8:30PM – 9:30PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
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! All BIG Shows are FREE in MAY! But please reserve so we know you’re coming!
Reverse Happy Hour!
9PM – ?
Gunther & Co.
3650 Toone St, Baltimore
After WTMD’s First Thursday concert in Canton Waterfront Park, come join us for $2.50 Natty Bohs, $3.50 local canned beers, $5 rail drinks, $5 house red and white wines, a $6 cocktail special, and of course…$1 OYSTERS!!!
Club Light City – Thank You Party presented by BOPA
9PM – 12AM
Showroom Café + Bar
120 W North Avenue, Baltimore
Come celebrate with our Club Light City DJs on the end of a successful year three! Admission is free for ages 21+. DJ lineup: KARIZMA, KW GRIFF, and Chris Brooks
Friday, May 4
Harbor Market
11M – 2PM
McKeldin Fountain
101 E Pratt St, Baltimore
A pop-up food marketplace featuring the best eats and live music from around Baltimore. Make your lunch break count – join us Wednesday’s and Friday’s from 11-2 in McKeldin Square.
FlowerMart
May 4 & 5, 11AM – 8PM
Mount Vernon
699 Washington Place, Baltimore
FlowerMart Mt Vernon is an annual Baltimore tradition.! Join us as we celebrate Spring in beautiful Mt. Vernon park and historic district. FlowerMart’s two day festival hosts an array of activities to appeal to both adults and children. Live entertainment, food, contests, local artisans and craftsman, maypole dancers, wellness and community activities and of course garden and flower displays and vendors.
2018 Maryland Film Festival
May 2-6
The SNF Parkway / Maryland Film Festival
5 West North Avenue, Baltimore
The 20th Annual Maryland Film Festival is May 2nd – 6th in Baltimore’s Station North Arts and Entertainment District! With over 40 feature films and 10 shorts programs, spanning all genres and drawing works from all over the world – acclaimed festival favorites and new discoveries. Whether you’re a film buff or casual moviegoer, The Maryland Film Festival will leave you inspired by the world of cinema. The Festival hub will be the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway, the 1915 movie house that returned in 2017 as Baltimore’s centerpiece for film appreciation and education. As always, the Festival will feature a film selected and introduced by legendary Baltimore filmmaker, artist and visionary John Waters. This year: I, Olga Hepnarova. For the 16th year, the Alloy Orchestra comes to the Festival to perform a bold, live, original score to accompany a unique piece of film history. 2018’s selection: A Page of Madness. The Festival is packed with panel discussions and all screenings of North American films are hosted by the artists. During the Festival, available tickets will be for sale online and onsite at the Main Box Office (1901 N. Charles Street) and all screening venues. Please arrive early if purchasing tickets onsite during the Festival. Ticket and passholders will be granted priority entry up to 15 minutes before showtime. Standby lines will form at the screenings venues. All box office locations will open one hour prior to the first showtime and close fifteen minutes after the start of the last showtime.
Film Guide Here
May The 4th Star Wars Trivia Night At The Brewery
5PM – 9PM
Monument City Brewing Company
1 North Haven Street, Baltimore
Join us on a journey in the quest of Jedi truth and the secrets of the Dark Side at MCB! The night will be guided by MC Sithy K and The Rebel Scum, playing some of your favorite Star Wars music. Come dressed in costume for the chance to win the ultimate prize of the night. Who will prevail! BricknFire Pizza Co will be serving up some delicious wood fired pizza…better than Bantha Fodder! Teams of no more than 6 people, taproom opens at 5pm, trivia starts at 6pm.
Screening: Baltimore’s Strange Fruit
5:30PM – 8:30PM
Space 2640
2640 Saint Paul St, Baltimore
“Baltimore’s Strange Fruit: A Story of Food Apartheid and the Struggle for Sovereignty” is a documentary film produced by Black Yield Institute, directed by Eric Jackson and Maddie Hardy. The film explores the intersections of food, land, and race and class politics through personal narrative and social commentary. The film journeys through the historical woes and triumphs of people of African Descent within the food system, while highlighting contemporary efforts to address the complex nature of food apartheid in Baltimore.
Bmore Exposed: Music at The Motor House
6PM – 11PM
The Motor House
120 W North Ave, Baltimore
The Bmore Creatives & Stylishly Taylored present Bmore Exposed: Music atThe Motor House, an event organized to highlight the the local Baltimore music scene. We’d like to call attention to the musicians that walk the streets of our city and give them an opportunity to showcase their music, and experiences in Baltimore at The Motor House, a space dedicated to celebrating “the artistry of our city.” By featuring artists of different backgrounds, genres, and ages, we see this event as an opportunity to bridge a social gap through the intersection of music, social media, and community. Tickets for this event are $15 and include one free drink with each purchase. Happy Hour Special: $2 off beer, wine, cocktails and mocktails.
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Yappy Hour at Harbor Point
6PM – 9PM
Harbor Point
1310 Point St, Baltimore
Visit the Harbor Point Central for Yappy Hour on the First Friday of each month from 6-9pm! Enjoy live music, beverages, food and bring your furry friend along for the evening! Wings of Love Kuwait will be on site with adoptable dogs! Treat your pup to a new collar and pick out delicious baked goods for when they are good! Stop by each of the pet friendly vendors that will be present!
Gastro-Pub Night
6:30PM – 9:30PM
School of Food
1412 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore
Transform the pub grub classics you know and love into high-end fare that would make itself at home on any four star dining table. In this class you’ll tackle twists on classics like truffle fries and crispy pig ears, plus the secret to All-American favorites like cheese burgers and wings. Not to mention, when and how to add flavor with your favorite beer. Our Pub Night is all about kicking back with some brews while learning the tried-and-true techniques of those celebrated chefs that made Gastro Pub fare one of the world’s most popular food concepts.
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Salsa Dinner at Points South Latin Kitchen
7PM – 10PM
Points South Latin Kitchen
1640 Thames St, Baltimore
Kick off your Cinco De Mayo weekned at Points South Latin Kitchen with a 3 course dinner with wine pairings and salsa dancers. Custom welcome beverages sponsored by Suerte Tequila. Your ticket is all inclusive for tax & gratuity. $65 21+ only!
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Patron Roca Pop-up Dinner
7PM – 10PM
Plates Restaurant
210 East Centre Street, Baltimore
Plates Restaurant has teamed up with Epicure Events Event Planning company to host a 5-course dinner and each course is paired with a Patron Roca cocktail and tasting.
First Friday Show
7PM – 9PM
The Four Hour Day Lutherie
4305 Harford Rd, Baltimore
Please join Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers; He-Bird, She-Bird; and Pluck & Rail, for an evening of music! We’ll be joined by Zach Swanson on upright bass. $15
Caleb Stine & The Brakemen w/ Skribe and The Perennials
7:30PM – ?
Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles St, Baltimore
Caleb Stine and The Brakemenwith Skribe and The Perennials.
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New Old Fashioneds Live at Mobtown!
8PM – 12AM
Mobtown Ballroom
861 Washington Blvd, Baltimore
We do it because we love, folks. Sarah Sullivan and the New Old Fashioneds will be taking it up a notch again at the Mobtown ballroom. The bar opens for cocktails at 7:30. Drop in beginner lesson (no partner required!) at 8, and the band kicks off at 9pm. You may think that you should stay in and watch Netflix like some kind of jabroni; you may think that life will present another such opportunity. You can’t guarantee that–life is short an vicious. So, don’t be a jabroni.
Film Festival Funny
8PM – 9:30PM
The Windup Space
12 W North Ave, Baltimore
Come out to Windup Space for Film Festival Funny! Featuring Bunny Themelis, Davion Williams, Dorian Gray, and your host, Michael Furr! Free!
Baltimore Tattoo Convention Afterparty: Kingsnake, Hellrad
8PM – 12:45AM
The Sidebar
218 E Lexington St, Baltimore
Official afterparty for The 11th Annual Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention featuring Philadelphia bands Kingsnake and Hellrad. Doors at 8:00 PM for art and happy hour, Bands at 10. Free with a wrist band, $10 for over 21, $12 for under 21
Fiery Fiddles: Baltimore Fiddle Showcase
8PM – 11PM
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
Blazing fiddle virtuosity with six of the region’s most accomplished fiddlers in an evening of old-time, bluegrass, Irish, and Scottish music. Ken & Brad Kolodner, anchors of the area’s burgeoning old-time music scene, will burn up the crowd with their brand of fiddling, hammered dulcimer, and banjo music. They’ll be joined by Rachel Eddy, who dazzles with her old-time fiddling prowess. The High and Wides deliver with their brand of rootsy, rockabilly, bluegrass-tinged music featuring Nate Grower on fiddle. Jim Eagan, one of the top Irish fiddlers in the area who fiddles in O’Malley’s March, will play a set of foot-stomping, searing Irish tunes. Elke Baker is a national champion Scottish fiddler who will hypnotize you with ancient Celtic melodies.
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Stephan Crump’s Rhombal
8PM – & 9:30PM
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
The two-horn, bass and drums quartet will explore music from their debut recording, Rhombal, composed for Crump’s late brother, in addition to several newer works. Rhombal features veteran explorer Ellery Eskelin on tenor saxophone engaging with brilliant young trumpeter Adam O’Farrill in the midst of the deep rhythm team chemistry Crump and Sorey have formed in collaboration for over a decade, primarily in Vijay Iyer’s ensembles. For this performance, the quartet welcomes back extraordinary drummer Kassa Overall.
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You Already Know – Wide~Eyed Lounge Cats – Violet Jupiter
8PM – 1:30AM
The 8×10
10 E Cross St, Baltimore
YOU ALREADY KNOW is a project that was born in 2011. Each live show is filled with fresh originals and a wide range of covers from artists like the Grateful Dead, Daft Punk, the Allman Brothers, and many more.
WIDE EYED LOUNGE CATS Born out of Fells point, with a heavy jazz influence and passion for depth of chords and harmonies, we are adding a new variety and sound to the mix of fantastic local cover bands.
VIOLET JUPITER is a four piece collective of musicians from parts of Maryland birthed from various backgrounds including Jazz, Rock, Funk, and Electronic music. The band fuses styles together, forming a unique sound and creating a genre of their own called “Planetary Fusion”.
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PETER PAN
April 27 – May 20, Thurs – Sat 8PM, Sun 3PM
Single Carrot Theatre
2600 North Howard Street Suite 1200, Baltimore
Neverland is back like you’ve never seen it before in this modern take on a classic childhood story. From playwright Joshua Conkel (MilkMilkLemonade, Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) comes a brand new version of Peter Pan, adapted in collaboration with Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ residents and service organizations. Peter and Wendy must face down murderous pirates and the island’s perils while grappling with questions of gender, sexuality, and performative identity. Familiar fantasy and true stories from Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ community blend as those who have been rejected and devalued build a home for themselves and each other: a stronghold against normalcy where Peter, the Darlings, and all the Lost Boys can be themselves. World premiere!
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Muntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls
May 3-6, TR, FR, Sat 8PM – 9:30PM, Sat & Sun 3PM – 4:30PM
Baltimore Theatre Project
45 W Preston St, Baltimore
Brooklyn-based theater company Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th-century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler’s satirical puppet scripts and original graphics, together with Great Small Works’ own puppets and projections, as well as The Dybbuk and Mae West, Muntergang is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships. Great Small Works has a 20-year history of engagement in all aspects of puppet theatre. With roots in Bread and Puppet Theater, company members have created large-scale processions and spectacles involving hundreds of participants, written books and articles about puppet theatre, and taught workshops and classes in settings ranging from prisons and universities to opera houses and community centers.
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DBH Presents: MilkMilkLemonade
May 3-5, 8PM
Swirnow Theatre
E 33rd St & N Charles St, Baltimore
DBH is proud to present their spring mainstage: “MilkMilkLemonade” by Joshua Conkel. Tickets are $3 with a J-Card and $5 for non-affiliates!
Alice in Wonderland By Eva Le Gallienne & Florida Friebus
April 27-May 27, Fri – Sat 8PM, Sat & Sun 2PM
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore
This fantastical tale, full of clever wordplay and timeless characters, is as beloved by adults as by children. “Curiouser and curiouser,” Alice’s adventures reveal her pluck, innocence, resourcefulness, and imagination. Come with us to a day-glo Wonderland of absurd riddles, amazing creatures, and dazzling costumes and puppets that are both contemporary and inspired by the classic illustrations of Sir John Tenneil. Bring your kids! Bring your parents! Alice will entertain your whole family.
ALICE SPECIAL EVENTS: Mother’s Day Mad Hatter Tea Party, Psychedelic Wonderland Night, and more. Tell a teacher: Four school matinees will be scheduled in addition to our main stage productions. For school matinee details, contact Ron Heneghan or Robby Rose by email or call 410.244.8571, Ext. 113.
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Sub Rosa
April 26-May 6, Fri – Sat 8PM, Sat & Sun 2PM
EMP Collective
307 W Baltimore St, Baltimore
The Oven Theatre Company is proud to announce the premiere of its newest production, Sub Rosa! In Sub Rosa, The Oven explores themes of secrecy, surprise, and mass trauma. What happens when tragedy becomes normalized? How do we cope as a community when these normalized tragedies strike? Do we cope at all? By zooming in on the lives of individuals and examining the effects of these tragedies on their interpersonal relationships, we are taking a closer look at how mass trauma has become a part of our everyday lives.
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10x10x10 2018 at Fells Point Corner Theatre
Apr 13 – May 6, Fri & Sat 8PM – 10PM, Sat & Sun 2PM – 4PM
Fells Point Corner Theatre
251 S Ann St, Baltimore
Fells Point Corner Theatre is proud to present their annual 10 minute play festival, 10x10x10! Our ten minute play festival has sold out many times over the last two years! 10x10x10 is fast becoming a staple in the Baltimore theater community, and we could not be prouder to give these new plays a home. The following pieces were selected from over one hundred submissions: The Last Ten- Mark Scharf; Crito- Alice Stanley; Open Mic- MJ Perrin; In Memory of Mrs.Mary Brown- Rich Espey; Mr. Shells Gets Shipped East For Beef- Rufus Drawlings; What’s the Point- Daniel Collins; Shrimp at Radisson- Jennifer Harrison; While in a Parallel Dimension, Clothes Hangers Conspire- Richard Pauli; The Fine Art of Critiquing the Hang of the Shoe- DC Cathro; Hello, Baby. I Miss You.- Tatiana Nya Ford
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Apr 6 – May 6, Fri & Sat 8PM – 11PM, Sun 2PM – 5PM
Vagabond Players, Inc.
806 S Broadway, Baltimore
All hell breaks loose (and some voodoo, too) when fading movie star Masha and her new boy-toy Spike suddenly swoop in on the placid home of siblings Vanya and Sonia. This 2013 Tony Award winning comedy is a ton of fun and laughter even if you can’t tell your Seagull from your Uncle Vanya! It is sure to be a fantastic production that you won’t want to miss!
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Touche Amore, Culture Abuse, Razorbumps May 4th
8:30PM – ?
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
Touche Amore at Ottobar with guests Culture Abuse and Razorbumps.
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80’s in the HOUSE
9PM – 1AM
TheDepot Baltimore
1728 N Charles St, Baltimore
Lets go back to the days of NEW WAVE bands and big HAIR. Find some leg warmers, muscle shirts or leggings to wear. A party to celebrate the best decade yet. You can even show up in a little Red Corvette. And the music is sure to be loud and great!
SHOW: BIG Mainstage Friday
9PM – 10PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
dy to see the best of the best? Then get yourself to BIG’s Mainstage! Okay sure, some might say, doesn’t BIG only have one stage? Yes, that’s true but this is still our main one. If we add stages down the line they will have different names. Featuring Old City and Hostel.
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Dany Laj and the Looks (Toronto), Manta Rat, Katie Fitz (Portland)
9PM – ?
Joe Squared
33 W North Ave, Baltimore
Returning to Baltimore are everyone’s friends, Dany Laj and the Looks! Join them for some pizza and beer while listening to their rock/punk/folk inspired power-pop songs. These touring monsters are currently on the road in support of their new single and video, ‘Left Right To One’. Joining them is Balwmer’s favorite (and only?) Pixies tribute band, Manta Rat! Opening the night is Katie Fitz. Katie hails from Portland and will bring her guitar, voice, and devastatingly beautiful songs.
Passport Vol. 2 w/ Vicunyah (electric llama)
10:30PM – 1:30AM
The Crown
1910 N Charles St, Baltimore
Night of music of around the world, from dancehall and dembow, to k-pop and kuduro. Blue Room // No Cover // 10:30 PM until close.
Hot/mess at brewhouse
11PM – 2AM
Brew House No. 16
831 N Calvert St, Baltimore
HOT/MESS is the first Drag show at Brewhouse no 16. Come celebrate with all night happy hour and great performances! Don’t miss the show starting at 11pm Friday May 4th. Hosted by Sextia N’eight Featuring Bombalicious Eklaver, Baby, Desiree Dik, and Molly Boro. All night happy hour! 21+
Saturday, May 5
Festival for the Animals March and Music Celebration
10AM – 9PM
City Garage
101 W Dickman St, Baltimore
Your participation in the Maryland SPCA Festival for the Animals, formerly the March for the Animals, helps the Maryland SPCA care for almost 15,000 homeless pets each year. As the MD SPCA’s largest fundraiser, the festival is an annual walk-a-thon, and new this year will be a free, outdoor music concert featuring local, regional and national music acts—all taking place at Port Covington. For more than 22 years, this spring event has been a staple on the calendars of committed animal lovers throughout Maryland. Every step that’s taken and every dollar that’s raised helps us rescue, shelter and aid the homeless pets in our community. This is a critical event for the Maryland SPCA—funding from MD SPCA Festival for the Animals supports nearly 10% of the MD SPCA’s annual budget.
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20th Annual Kinetic Sculpture Race
10AM – 6PM
American Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Hwy, Baltimore
From the American Visionary Art Museum: a race through Baltimore of wacky, imaginative, totally human-powered works of art, designed to compete over land, a mud pit, and the Inner Harbor, constructed out of used bicycles, gears, and parts, created by a lunatic genius who tinkers around in the garage or backyard (do you know this person?)! This year’s theme is “Mysteries and Tall Tales,” inspired by our current mega-exhibit, The Great Mystery Show. Pilots (“Kinetinauts”) compete for the most coveted GRAND MEDIOCRE EAST COAST CHAMPION AWARD (finishes right in the middle), and the highly prized NEXT TO THE LAST AWARD (finishes, well, next-to-last), and other serious trophies including ART, ENGINEERING, BEST BRIBES and more. Race starts at 10am at the American Visionary Art Museum (arrive early to take part in Opening Ceremony and Blessing of De Feet).
Great spots to see the vehicles:
– 1st Checkpoint atop Federal Hill (around 10:15am)
– The Water Entry at the boat ramp at Canton Waterfront Park (around 11am)
– The not-so-quick-Sand Pit in Patterson Park (1:15-3pm)
– The uphill Mud Pit in Patterson Park (1:15-3pm)
– and, of course, anywhere along the 15-mile route through Baltimore!
FlowerMart
May 4 & 5, 11AM – 8PM
Mount Vernon
699 Washington Place, Baltimore
FlowerMart Mt Vernon is an annual Baltimore tradition.! Join us as we celebrate Spring in beautiful Mt. Vernon park and historic district. FlowerMart’s two day festival hosts an array of activities to appeal to both adults and children. Live entertainment, food, contests, local artisans and craftsman, maypole dancers, wellness and community activities and of course garden and flower displays and vendors.
Spring Into Art: A Spring Art & Craft Sale
11AM – 5PM
Showroom Café + Bar
120 W North Avenue, Baltimore
The Motor House is delighted to announce our inaugural Spring Into Art: A Spring Art & Craft Sale on Saturday, May 5th from 11 AM to 5 PM. Artisans and vendors will be selling beautiful and affordable jewelry, ceramics, gourmet candies, wearable art and fine arts gifts on the first floor of the building. There will also be food and drink available at our cafe/bar, Showroom! Come find the perfect gift for Mother’s Day and a little something for you. Free!
For the Greater Goods Market
11AM – 4PM
R. House
301 W 29th St, Baltimore
An indoor market to benefit a local cause and promote small businesses & artists. Occurs monthly, on the first Saturday of every month. 55 local vendors, ranging from hand-made clothing & jewelry, to fine art and ceramics! 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!
Free Comic Book Day at CC Baltimore
11AM – 9PM
Collectors Corner – Baltimore
403 N Charles St, Baltimore
First 25 People in line will get a FREE Movie Pass to see AVENGERS INFINITY WAR in theaters Saturday evening! In Addition the First 50 People in Line will get a Free Collectors Corner re-usable Bag with CC Logo filled with merchandise with a retail value of over $20.00 including graphic novels, comics, and more! Additionally the first 50 people in line will have a 1 in 50 chance to WIN a $100 shopping spree.
25 FREE COMICS Total for each and every person attending the event . Choose 5 of the brand new FCBD titles offered from every publisher (while supplies last) in front of the store. And a 20 BONUS FREE BACK ISSUE COMICS PACK 20 Comics Pre-pack, offered to everyone in addition to this years full lineup FCBD 2017 Comics!
Cinco De Maibock
11AM – 2AM
Das Bier Haus
1542 Light St, Baltimore
Come celebrate Cinco De Mayo with a German twist! We’ll be offering these festive deals all day long:
BOTTLE: $15 Sol Buckets (five 12oz bottles) $8 Shot & Sol (12oz sol with a shot of tequila)
DRAFT: $4 Maibock & Tecate Light .5L $7 Maibock and Tecate Light 1L
SHOT: $15 Tequila Shot Ski
Prost! #showupdrinkupgetweird
Drag Me To Brunch
11:30AM – 2PM
El Bufalo Tequila Bar & Kitchen
2921 O’Donnell St, Baltimore
Want to take a step out of the norm? Want to get together with your best Judys? Want to celebrate a life event with fabulous creatures dripping in personality and talent? Then come on out to Drag Brunch at El Bufalo! Every first and third Saturday you get the chance to eat delicious food, get your drink on and see some of the variety of Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent that Baltimore and Beyond has to offer. Show starts at 12 noon. $20 gets you a ticket to the show along with bottomless cocktails where you can mix and match your mimosas, bloody mary’s and tequila sunrises! Email elbufaloevents@gmail.com to make a reservation.
Free Comic Book Day 2018 Baltimore
11:30AM – 9PM
Atomic Books
3620 Falls Rd, Baltimore
Free Comic Book Day is a national event where participating stores give away special free comics made just for that day. We’ll be giving nearly 50+ titles, including our own annual MUTANT anthology. We let you take 1 each of all titles per person while supplies last. Quantities are limited – so get here early. We’ll have a mini comics convention going on with members of BMORE INTO COMICS set up, signing and selling their comics. ALL REGULARLY PRICED COMICS (this means graphic novels, new single issues, back issues and minis) ARE ON SALE FOR 20% OFF! AND – Eightbar will be open at 11AM and we’ll have $5 mimosas and free bowls of cereal (while supplies last) and we’ll also be showing Saturday AM cartoons ALL DAY. We’ll be debuting our 10th annual Free Comic Book Day comic, MUTANT #9. We’ll also have all of the Official Free Comic Book Day Comics (many titles go fast!).
5th Annual Kentucky Derby Block Party
12PM – 8PM
The Chasseur
3328 Foster Ave, Baltimore
You’ll be in Baltimore on Saturday, May 5th? Well, aren’t you lucky! We’ve got the perfect event for you all while raising money for an awesome and worthwhile cause! Our Kentucky Derby Block Party has been dubbed the, “Can’t Miss Block Party of the Year!” Trust us when we say, you do NOT want to miss this event! Come out to The Chasseur’s 5th Annual Kentucky Derby Block Party this Cinco de Mayo to support the St. Francis Neighborhood Center! $10 (cash only please) at the door.
Yappy Hour
12PM – 4PM
Leinenkugel’s Beer Garden
34 Market Place @ Power Plant Live!, Baltimore
We have some PAWSOME news…Yappy Hour is back! Bring your four-legged friend and come socialize with fellow pet lovers at Leinie’s every first Saturday of the month. Fetch these deals from 12-4pm: $3 Miller Lite and Coors Light drafts, $4 Leinenkugel drafts, $5 Blue Moon drafts, $5 Mojitos, Half off appetizers, and Complimentary dog treats and Leinenkugel’s collapsible water bowls.
Papi’s Cinco In The City
12PM – 7PM
Harbor Point Central Plaza
1310 Point Street, Baltimore
Papi’s and B Scene Events & Promotions are excited to announce the inaugural Cinco-In-The-City on May 5th at Harbor Point. Grab the family for the most FESTIVE Cinco De Mayo celebration in Baltimore. There will be live music featuring Mambo Combo + a Mariachi Band, festive eats from Papi’s Taco’s, Alexander’s Tavern and other vendors plus MARGARITAS, SANGRIA & CERVEZA!
11am to 12pm – J GRAY
12pm to 1:30pm – Zakke Latin Fusion Band
1:30pm to 2:30pm – J GRAY
2:30pm to 4pm – Zakke Latin Fusion Band
4:30pm to 7pm – Mambo Combo
Enjoy taco eating contests, a live donkey, and more throughout the day!A portion of the proceeds go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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Cocina Luchadoras Pop Up at the brewery
12PM – 5PM
Monument City Brewing Company
1 North Haven Street, Baltimore
Join us as we welcome back Cocina Luchadoras! They’re a small family run restaurant serving delicious, authentic Mexican food. Take a trip to Mexico without the plane!
Commons Collaboration: Seedburst Making
1PM – 2PM
The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore
Get your hands earthy and learn how to make native wildflower seedbursts that can be tossed around to brighten any garden or vacant space. They also make excellent gifts! Native plants not only provide food and shelter to our region’s unique pollinators and birds, they also play an important role in ecosystem restoration and the urban water cycle. Meet us at the BMA East Roundabout! This event is free and open to the public.
Binology 101: The Basics of Wine Tasting
2PM – 3:30PM
Bin 604
604 South Exeter Street, Baltimore
Bin 604 Wine Sellers hosts a series of in-depth tasting classes for the burgeoning wine enthusiast. Join our wine experts for an entertaining 90-minute class jam-packed with valuable information, in a small, group format setting. In our Basics of Wine Tasting class, we explore the typical characteristics of popular grape varietals. Learn the basic terminology and techniques of wine tasting and how to recognize the subtle and subjective flavors of wine. Tickets are $29
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Michael Sheppard & Dariusz Skoraczewski Piano/Cello Duo
2PM – 4PM
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
Cello/piano duo series featuring Dariusz Skoraczewski, Principal Cellist of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Michael Sheppard, a Baltimore perennial pianist and a member of the Monument Piano Trio.
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Cinco de Mayo on the LB Skybar
4PM – 7PM
ord Baltimore Hotel
20 W Baltimore St, Baltimore
Join us at the LB Skybar for margarita and beer specials, a mariachi band, delicious food, and some unparalleled views of the Baltimore skyline!
Sandlot Opening Day & Pagoda Release
4PM – 11PM
Sandlot
1000 Wills Street, Baltimore
Sandlot is coming back for our second season of fun in the sun on Saturday, May 5! We are celebrating the occasion and Monument City Brewing’s release of the Pagoda Pale Ale with a pig roast. We’ll be making tacos and sandwiches out of this not so little piggy. In addition to the pig, we will also have our full menu available. Monument City Brewing will be at Sandlot raffling off prizes and providing samples of their other brews throughout the day. All ages are welcome. No cover required. Come hang out with us.
It’s Cinco de Market at the Mount Vernon Marketplace!
5PM – 11PM
Mount Vernon Marketplace
520 Park Ave, Baltimore
It’s nearly Cinco de Mayo! Our market vendors will be serving up some amazing food & drink specials inspired by this Mexican festival! We will also be joined by a live MARIACHI band. Check out Mariachi Los Mensajeros Del Sur and mark your calendar now.
Pawject Runway 2018
6PM – 10PM
Royal Farms Arena
201 W Baltimore St, Baltimore
Pawject Runway is the hippest fashion show on four paws featuring a five-star lineup of Show Your Soft Side’s Big Softies “modeling” adoptable cats and dogs from the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS). The evening begins at 6 p.m. where guests can rub furry bellies and rub shoulders with famous faces from the NFL to lacrosse field, rockers to race car drivers. Enjoy cocktails and gourmet treats while browsing our curated, high-end silent auction items. Pawject Runway is premier event that is suitable as an adult-night out, but also a family-friendly event!
ABOUT THE CHARITIES:
More than 12,000 unwanted, abused and stray animals enter the doors of the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) each year – dogs, cats, kittens, puppies, even wildlife and exotic animals. BARCS is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization operating Maryland’s largest open-admission animal shelter and pet adoption center, nestled in downtown Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood.
Show Your Soft Side is a public service campaign that was created to change the mindset of young people who all-too-often view the maiming and torturing of defenseless cats and dogs as a sign of “toughness” or “manhood.” The campaign’s message that compassion toward animals is a strength, not a weakness is one that, overnight, struck a nerve with old and young alike. Show Your Soft Side uses its resources to build a better world for animals and, in doing so, build better adults.
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SHOW: Casually Dope
7PM – 8PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Casually Dope invites you to start your Saturday night with us. Turning the stories of our community into comedy, each show we’ll invite a guest or just chop it up with audience and use those discussions to create a show like none other. You might learn something, you might not, but you’ll definitely leave full of laughter. All BIG Shows are FREE in MAY! But please reserve so we know you’re coming!
Folkal Point: ellen cherry
7:30PM – 10:30PM
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
Baltimore based Song and Story Alchemist, ellen cherry, plays Folkal Point Live Music Series at this lovely Baltimore venue, An die Musik. An evening of stories, songs and whimsical musings with this local multi-instrumentalist.
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Thrive Release Party! w/ Amy Reid, Scroll Downers & More
8PM – 12AM
The Motor House
120 W North Ave, Baltimore
Come celebrate the release of Gather Together’s THRIVE zine! This workbook features a year of skill-shares by and for people impacted by rape and abuse. Launched in 2017, THRIVE created a space to grow, learn, and heal as a community. This zine catalogues the phenomenal facilitators who led one year of workshops. Music and drinks! $12 in advance or $15 at the door. All funds raised support FORCE’s work to end rape culture and support survivors.
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mc chris w/ Bitforce at Metro Gallery
8PM – ?
Metro Gallery
1700 N Charles St, Baltimore
M.C. Chris is rapper from Libertyville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He was one of the first rappers to focus solely on nerd life, ie Star Wars, Harry Potter, ninjas and unrequited love. M.C. got his start as an animator on many of the shows you’ve see on Adult Swim. He was writer, actor, songwriter and animator for shows like Sealab 2021, The Brak Show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He has voiced characters on several Adult Swim pilots such as Welcome to Eltingville, Cheyenne Cinnamon, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell and Tight Bros. He was also a producer of on air content for over a year before leaving Williams Street to pursue a career in music.
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MofS Social Saturday – The Dark Side of Swing, Return of the 5th
8PM – 12AM
Ministry of Swing
905 W 36th St, Baltimore
We figure it’s about freaking time we had a Star Wars themed dance, and we all know I lean far more towards the dark side, so let’s all celebrate that! Return of the 5th it is! Or you can come ready to party down Cinco de Mayo. Or heck, do a combo of both! Because if Darth Vader ever met tacos you know he would have liked them. We’ll be dressing up in dance-friendly Star-Wars themed attire! You can do the same if you wanna join us (you know you want to, don’t fight it). Light sabers are highly encouraged but not required.
8-9pm, Int/Adv with Abby & Jody: Sith-style vs. Jedi sneaky moves!
8-9pm, Beginner WCS! Come join the dark side of swing by learning some basic Westie moves to get you started on the dance floor!
9pm-Midnight (at the very earliest – last time we went until 2am!): dance your dark sith hearts out to awesome music by DJ Abby!
$10 cover gets you all the dark side awesomeness!
Zydeco Dance Party! Dwight Carrier and Blackcat Zydeco
8PM – 11PM
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
As Dwight says, “When the Black Cat is in town, EVERYBODY party down!” Bandleader, accordion player, and singer Dwight Carrier comes from a long line of distinguished musicians (he’s the nephew of Roy Carrier and cousin of Troy “Dikki Du” and Chubby Carrier, to name just a few), a family where playing zydeco music was a pastime for holidays and family gatherings. He embodies both tradition and a unique style that is infused with heavy blues and R&B influences. The dance floor will be WIDE OPEN to accommodate dancers.
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PETER PAN
April 27 – May 20, Thurs – Sat 8PM, Sun 3PM
Single Carrot Theatre
2600 North Howard Street Suite 1200, Baltimore
Neverland is back like you’ve never seen it before in this modern take on a classic childhood story. From playwright Joshua Conkel (MilkMilkLemonade, Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) comes a brand new version of Peter Pan, adapted in collaboration with Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ residents and service organizations. Peter and Wendy must face down murderous pirates and the island’s perils while grappling with questions of gender, sexuality, and performative identity. Familiar fantasy and true stories from Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ community blend as those who have been rejected and devalued build a home for themselves and each other: a stronghold against normalcy where Peter, the Darlings, and all the Lost Boys can be themselves. World premiere!
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Muntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls
May 3-6, TR, FR, Sat 8PM – 9:30PM, Sat & Sun 3PM – 4:30PM
Baltimore Theatre Project
45 W Preston St, Baltimore
Brooklyn-based theater company Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th-century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler’s satirical puppet scripts and original graphics, together with Great Small Works’ own puppets and projections, as well as The Dybbuk and Mae West, Muntergang is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships. Great Small Works has a 20-year history of engagement in all aspects of puppet theatre. With roots in Bread and Puppet Theater, company members have created large-scale processions and spectacles involving hundreds of participants, written books and articles about puppet theatre, and taught workshops and classes in settings ranging from prisons and universities to opera houses and community centers.
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DBH Presents: MilkMilkLemonade
May 3-5, 8PM
Swirnow Theatre
E 33rd St & N Charles St, Baltimore
DBH is proud to present their spring mainstage: “MilkMilkLemonade” by Joshua Conkel. Tickets are $3 with a J-Card and $5 for non-affiliates!
Alice in Wonderland By Eva Le Gallienne & Florida Friebus
April 27-May 27, Fri – Sat 8PM, Sat & Sun 2PM
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore
This fantastical tale, full of clever wordplay and timeless characters, is as beloved by adults as by children. “Curiouser and curiouser,” Alice’s adventures reveal her pluck, innocence, resourcefulness, and imagination. Come with us to a day-glo Wonderland of absurd riddles, amazing creatures, and dazzling costumes and puppets that are both contemporary and inspired by the classic illustrations of Sir John Tenneil. Bring your kids! Bring your parents! Alice will entertain your whole family.
ALICE SPECIAL EVENTS: Mother’s Day Mad Hatter Tea Party, Psychedelic Wonderland Night, and more. Tell a teacher: Four school matinees will be scheduled in addition to our main stage productions. For school matinee details, contact Ron Heneghan or Robby Rose by email or call 410.244.8571, Ext. 113.
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Sub Rosa
April 26-May 6, Fri – Sat 8PM, Sat & Sun 2PM
EMP Collective
307 W Baltimore St, Baltimore
The Oven Theatre Company is proud to announce the premiere of its newest production, Sub Rosa! In Sub Rosa, The Oven explores themes of secrecy, surprise, and mass trauma. What happens when tragedy becomes normalized? How do we cope as a community when these normalized tragedies strike? Do we cope at all? By zooming in on the lives of individuals and examining the effects of these tragedies on their interpersonal relationships, we are taking a closer look at how mass trauma has become a part of our everyday lives.
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Moving Walls
Saturday April 28, 8pm, Sunday April 29, 7pm
Thursday May 3, 8pm, Saturday May 5, 8pm
The Peale Center
225 N Holliday St, Baltimore
Moving Walls is an experimental dance piece that examines human experience in relation to architecture. Combining movement with sculpture, animation, and sound, the piece is a collaborative project that questions our concepts of stability. With wheels, ropes, pulleys, hooks, and hinges, three performers construct and deconstruct the space around them. In turn, they are influenced by their shifting surroundings. Audience members are invited to explore their own unique perspectives of Moving Walls by passing freely throughout different rooms of The Peale Center. The Peale’s rich and complex history of preservation, including former exhibitions on taxidermy and the building’s own physical restoration, provides a visual and conceptual framework for the performance.
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10x10x10 2018 at Fells Point Corner Theatre
Apr 13 – May 6, Fri & Sat 8PM – 10PM, Sat & Sun 2PM – 4PM
Fells Point Corner Theatre
251 S Ann St, Baltimore
Fells Point Corner Theatre is proud to present their annual 10 minute play festival, 10x10x10! Our ten minute play festival has sold out many times over the last two years! 10x10x10 is fast becoming a staple in the Baltimore theater community, and we could not be prouder to give these new plays a home. The following pieces were selected from over one hundred submissions: The Last Ten- Mark Scharf; Crito- Alice Stanley; Open Mic- MJ Perrin; In Memory of Mrs.Mary Brown- Rich Espey; Mr. Shells Gets Shipped East For Beef- Rufus Drawlings; What’s the Point- Daniel Collins; Shrimp at Radisson- Jennifer Harrison; While in a Parallel Dimension, Clothes Hangers Conspire- Richard Pauli; The Fine Art of Critiquing the Hang of the Shoe- DC Cathro; Hello, Baby. I Miss You.- Tatiana Nya Ford
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Apr 6 – May 6, Fri & Sat 8PM – 11PM, Sun 2PM – 5PM
Vagabond Players, Inc.
806 S Broadway, Baltimore
All hell breaks loose (and some voodoo, too) when fading movie star Masha and her new boy-toy Spike suddenly swoop in on the placid home of siblings Vanya and Sonia. This 2013 Tony Award winning comedy is a ton of fun and laughter even if you can’t tell your Seagull from your Uncle Vanya! It is sure to be a fantastic production that you won’t want to miss!
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New Wave Dance Party w/DJ Fun Billy at Ottobar
9PM – 1:30AM
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
NEW WAVE DANCE PARTY w/ DJ FUN BILLY featuring Talking Heads, Tears For Fears, New Order, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Blondie, The Clash, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Human League, Billy Idol, etc.
Cinco De Mayo Fiesta
9PM – ?
POWER PLANT LIVE!
34 Market Pl, Baltimore
Come join us here at Power Plant Live! for a pinata poppin’ Cinco De Mayo. We will be throwing an all day fiesta starting with drink and food specials at Mex. Live entertainment, world’s greatest Nacho eating contest, pinatas and more. Pay one price and party all night! We encourage the craziest Cinco de Mayo outfits so throw on your sombreros, ponchos or Cancun spring break gear to get you in the fiesta mood! First 200 ticketed guests to arrive receive a sombrero!
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Cinco de Mayo at The 8×10!
9PM – ?
The 8×10
10 E Cross St, Baltimore
We are super stoked to be Coming Back Down to Our Favorite Baltimore Venue To Party With Y’all On Cinco De Mayo! Please Help Spread The Word And Let’s Pack It Out You Guys!!
Sunday, May 6
Chef Egg Live: Baltimore Farmers’ Market Family Cook Off
9:30AM – 11AM
Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar
Beneath the Jones Falls Expy at Holliday & Saratoga Streets, Baltimore
Join Baltimore’s own Chef Egg at the Baltimore Farmers Market and Bazaar the first Sunday of every month for a unique cooking “eggsperience.” The chef will take you on a quick tour of the market to visit local producers and makers. Then you will prepare easy recipes made with farm fresh ingredients from the market. Chef Egg wants to give you and your family the skills they need to succeed in the kitchen and lead a healthy lifestyle. The Family Cookoff is perfect for Baltimore families who want to learn how to work together in the kitchen and beyond!
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Canoe N’ Scoop
10AM – 1PM
Middle Branch Park
3301 Waterview Avenue, Baltimore
Canoe N’ Scoop is back again! Get out on the harbor waters in a canoe armed with a trash picker and garbage bag to clear the bay of harmful pollutants. We’ll bring the sunscreen, you bring the smiles! Meet us and Baltimore Recnparks at Middle Branch Park for a trash-clearing experience like no other. No prior canoe experience necessary. Register Free Here
Spring Picnic on the Hill
11AM – 3PM
Charm City Farms
1310 Hillman St, Baltimore
Join us for a day of fun outside, bring your picnic, cooler, blanket and chairs to relax and play! The grassy hill next to the farm maintained by the Choice Program is a great space to stretch out under the sun, play tag, or toss a ball! Charm City Farms is growing food and teaching workshops on homeskills, but we also strive to connect with the neighborhood and build a relationship with the community. All are welcome, we will have a fire grill for you to cook your picnic if needed. We hope to have games and good converastion with friends while enjoying time together outside! This is also a Charm City Farms workday, so please feel welcome to dig in and join us!
Points South Baltimore Drag Queen Brunch
12PM – 3PM
Points South Latin Kitchen
1640 Thames St, Baltimore
Every Sunday, join us for a drag show and food buffet from 12:00pm-2:30pm! Guests can arrive at 11:30am. $30 all you can eat buffet. Baltimore’s #1 Drag Brunch!
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Queens Who Brunch
12PM – 2PM
Nest Nightclub
2022 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Every Sunday, Nest LIVE presents Queens Who Brunch, the most fabulous drag brunch in Baltimore! Now an 18+ event! Featuring rotating hosts including Betty Whitecastle, Lizzie Beaumont, Diamond Taylor, and Brie Devine AND a rotating cast of hilarious, fierce queens! $27.95 gets you a ticket to the show and an all-you-can-eat GRAND BUFFET! Don’t forget our $12 bottomless mimosas OR Bloody Mary bar!
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Bag Drive hosted by Benefit Cosmetics
12PM – 3PM
B.Willow
220 West 27th, Baltimore
Please stop by the shop from 12-3 for a House of Ruth, Bag Drive- hosted by Benefit Cosmetics. We will be accepting donations of all re-useable bags, including diaper bags for the women of House of Ruth. During the event, you can chat with the Brow Experts of Benefit Cosmetics & how learn how your brows can make a difference in the month of May. All who donate will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win over $200 worth of Benefit Cosmetics products.
Second Annual Baltimore Piano Marathon
2PM – 6PM
The Spire Series
210 W Madison St, Baltimore
The Spire Series is thrilled to be presenting the Second Annual Baltimore Piano Marathon Concert in the First & Franklin Presbyterian Church sanctuary. This event will be hosted by two beloved Maryland classical radio personalities – Kati Harrison and Mark Malinowski of WBJC. A new artist will take the stage every thirty minutes, with Kati & Mark introducing each performer and offering insights into the music. A minimum donation of $10 per person at the door. Donations over $10 gratefully accepted to support our Spire music programming.
Try and Taste: An Egyptian Culinary Experience
2PM – 4PM
R. House
301 W 29th St, Baltimore
Try and Taste: An Egyptian Culinary Experience with Chef and Author Aida Mady. Learn to prepare the Egyptian national comfort food koshery (vegetarian), salad baladi and the delicious dessert Um Aly. Then enjoy what you have cooked in the R. House Dining Hall. You’ll receive all the recipes to repeat your adventure at home. $45 of the $75 ticket price is deductible as a charitable contribution to Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc. This event will enable the Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister City Committee to expand collaborative projects between children in Baltimore and Alexandria, Egypt.
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PETER PAN
April 27 – May 20, Thurs – Sat 8PM, Sun 3PM
Single Carrot Theatre
2600 North Howard Street Suite 1200, Baltimore
Neverland is back like you’ve never seen it before in this modern take on a classic childhood story. From playwright Joshua Conkel (MilkMilkLemonade, Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) comes a brand new version of Peter Pan, adapted in collaboration with Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ residents and service organizations. Peter and Wendy must face down murderous pirates and the island’s perils while grappling with questions of gender, sexuality, and performative identity. Familiar fantasy and true stories from Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ community blend as those who have been rejected and devalued build a home for themselves and each other: a stronghold against normalcy where Peter, the Darlings, and all the Lost Boys can be themselves. World premiere!
Buy Tickets Here
Alice in Wonderland By Eva Le Gallienne & Florida Friebus
April 27-May 27, Fri – Sat 8PM, Sat & Sun 2PM
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore
This fantastical tale, full of clever wordplay and timeless characters, is as beloved by adults as by children. “Curiouser and curiouser,” Alice’s adventures reveal her pluck, innocence, resourcefulness, and imagination. Come with us to a day-glo Wonderland of absurd riddles, amazing creatures, and dazzling costumes and puppets that are both contemporary and inspired by the classic illustrations of Sir John Tenneil. Bring your kids! Bring your parents! Alice will entertain your whole family.
ALICE SPECIAL EVENTS: Mother’s Day Mad Hatter Tea Party, Psychedelic Wonderland Night, and more. Tell a teacher: Four school matinees will be scheduled in addition to our main stage productions. For school matinee details, contact Ron Heneghan or Robby Rose by email or call 410.244.8571, Ext. 113.
Buy Tickets Here
Sub Rosa
April 26-May 6, Fri – Sat 8PM, Sat & Sun 2PM
EMP Collective
307 W Baltimore St, Baltimore
The Oven Theatre Company is proud to announce the premiere of its newest production, Sub Rosa! In Sub Rosa, The Oven explores themes of secrecy, surprise, and mass trauma. What happens when tragedy becomes normalized? How do we cope as a community when these normalized tragedies strike? Do we cope at all? By zooming in on the lives of individuals and examining the effects of these tragedies on their interpersonal relationships, we are taking a closer look at how mass trauma has become a part of our everyday lives.
Buy Tickets Here
10x10x10 2018 at Fells Point Corner Theatre
Apr 13 – May 6, Fri & Sat 8PM – 10PM, Sat & Sun 2PM – 4PM
Fells Point Corner Theatre
251 S Ann St, Baltimore
Fells Point Corner Theatre is proud to present their annual 10 minute play festival, 10x10x10! Our ten minute play festival has sold out many times over the last two years! 10x10x10 is fast becoming a staple in the Baltimore theater community, and we could not be prouder to give these new plays a home. The following pieces were selected from over one hundred submissions: The Last Ten- Mark Scharf; Crito- Alice Stanley; Open Mic- MJ Perrin; In Memory of Mrs.Mary Brown- Rich Espey; Mr. Shells Gets Shipped East For Beef- Rufus Drawlings; What’s the Point- Daniel Collins; Shrimp at Radisson- Jennifer Harrison; While in a Parallel Dimension, Clothes Hangers Conspire- Richard Pauli; The Fine Art of Critiquing the Hang of the Shoe- DC Cathro; Hello, Baby. I Miss You.- Tatiana Nya Ford
Buy Tickets Here
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Apr 6 – May 6, Fri & Sat 8PM – 11PM, Sun 2PM – 5PM
Vagabond Players, Inc.
806 S Broadway, Baltimore
All hell breaks loose (and some voodoo, too) when fading movie star Masha and her new boy-toy Spike suddenly swoop in on the placid home of siblings Vanya and Sonia. This 2013 Tony Award winning comedy is a ton of fun and laughter even if you can’t tell your Seagull from your Uncle Vanya! It is sure to be a fantastic production that you won’t want to miss!
Buy Tickets Here
Muntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls
May 3-6, TR, FR, Sat 8PM – 9:30PM, Sat & Sun 3PM – 4:30PM
Baltimore Theatre Project
45 W Preston St, Baltimore
Brooklyn-based theater company Great Small Works revisits the work of radical 20th-century New York City puppeteers Zuni Maud and Yosl Cutler. In a bilingual Yiddish-English play that uses Maud and Cutler’s satirical puppet scripts and original graphics, together with Great Small Works’ own puppets and projections, as well as The Dybbuk and Mae West, Muntergang is a meditation on historical models for changing power relationships. Great Small Works has a 20-year history of engagement in all aspects of puppet theatre. With roots in Bread and Puppet Theater, company members have created large-scale processions and spectacles involving hundreds of participants, written books and articles about puppet theatre, and taught workshops and classes in settings ranging from prisons and universities to opera houses and community centers.
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Annie Watts – Rare Solo Concert
4PM – 7PM
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
Anne Watts plays a rare solo show in honor of her 56th birthday, marking 40 years of performing. Heard at An die Musik Live at her band Boister’s annual Solstice shows, she’ll play songs off the upcoming Boister album, Goddess Of The Baltimore In Your Mind, as well as material from her catalogue of songs, film scores, and piano improvisations. Ms. Watts is an award-winning composer and bandleader of the Baltimore-based ensemble, Boister, with whom she has been performing for over twenty years. She has appeared at the Smithsonian, The Maryland Institute, Johns Hopkins University, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Baltimore’s Center Stage, The Crocodile Club in Tokyo, and numerous other venues.
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Christian Sands Trio
5PM – 7PM
The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore
Singularly talented pianist and five-time Grammy Award nominee Christian Sands is stretching into exciting progressive territory as he breaks new ground traversing from the straight-ahead zone into fresh-sounding music influenced by a range of styles. He takes a fresh look at the entire language of jazz: stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban. At only 28 years old, “Sands is skilled, soulful and melodic throughout, his energy and spirit altering with each tune”.
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Hot Club of Baltimore
6PM – 9PM
Sotto Sopra Restaurant
405 N Charles St, Baltimore
Make plans to come to Sotto Sopra Restaurant on Sunday, May 6th to listen to the Hot Club of Baltimore, a gypsy jazz group specializing in the vast repertoire of vintage jazz including early swing, musette waltzes, bebop and French standards from the 30’s and 40’s. Along with the musicians, Ethan Philion, Michael Joseph Harris and Sami Arefin, you will be treated to their song stylings from the young chanteuse Alexis Tantau who will mesmerize you with her authentic treatment of songs from Edith Piaf to Ella Fitzgerald. Reservations 410 625 0534. $10 cover / ala carte menu.
SHOW: Sunday Funday
7PM – 8PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Sundays are for leisurely pursuits, like composting, playing lawn tennis, and watching killer improv sets. Baltimore’s favorite Monoscene enthusiasts Local Spot are back for more hardcore improv. Joining them will be the Middle West and Remote Possibilities. All BIG Shows are FREE in MAY! But please reserve so we know you’re coming!
MOLD, Infernal Lust, The Lucid Furs, Salem Band
8PM – 2AM
TheDepot Baltimore
1728 N Charles St, Baltimore
Machines Of Living Death (M.O.L.D.) (Baltimore)
M.O.L.D. is the go to for innovative, forwarding thinking, extreme metal. It’s the soundtrack for the dark side of the geek.
Infernal Lust (Baltimore)
The Lucid Furs (Detroit, MI) Four bereaved souls here to wash your minds with their hard rock blues concoctions.
Salem Band (Freeland) Heavy metal defenders of faith!!!!
Enjoy!
– Lindsey
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