Things to do in Baltimore this week 7/8/19

Hi friends! Hope you had a great 4th of July. This is partially incomplete because I didn’t have time to finish before I left for the beach, there is no internet at the beach, and I’m not going to attempt to work at the beach anyways. Lots going on this week. On Friday I’m going to Pints in the Park. On Sunday I’m attending The HUGO Ball: A Dada Soiree at The Peale Center. They hosted something similar last year and it was SO much fun. I can’t wait!

Monday, July 8

Baltimore Trolley Tour
11AM & 1PM
Baltimore Visitor Center
401 Light St, Baltimore
The original Baltimore Trolley Tour takes you through the neighborhoods that comprise downtown Baltimore. The tour showcases the city’s role in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 (“The Star-Spangled Banner” story), the Industrial Revolution and the preservation of historic architecture, monuments and waterfront neighborhoods. Along the way, you’ll discover why Baltimore is still making history. Boarding begins 15 minutes prior to departure.
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Moët Mondays
3PM – 11PM
Sagamore Pendry Baltimore
1715 Thames Street, Baltimore
Join us in the cabanas every Monday from 3 to close to enjoy Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial. Purchase a $25 glass and get complimentary access to the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore pool. Moët & Chandon Ice Imperial is the first and only champagne especially created to be enjoyed over ice.Open to the public and hotel guests.

AJ’s Bay Night
4PM – 10PM
AJ’s on Hanover
1500 South Hanover Street, Baltimore
Every Monday through the end of September will be known as “Bay Night” featuring all of your favorite seafood dishes with an AJ’s twist. We can’t wait to show you what our Chef John Thomas Wood has lined up on the menu. Mussels in an Old Bay OR Cajun broth, crab cakes, buck a shuck oysters, poke bowls, beer battered rockfish sandwiches, the “Seafood Boil”, a full pound of steamed shrimp, clams, mussels, chorizo sausage, and corn in a Cajun broth sprinkled with Old Bay. AND to wash it all down $6 crushes from open to close.

Waterfront Wellness – Monday/Tuesday
Mon & Tues 6PM – 7PM
West Shore Park – Inner Harbor
501 Light Street, Baltimore
Join us for the 8th year of Waterfront Wellness presented by Medifast and OPTAVIA at West Shore Park. These classes are FREE but to participate, please register.
Monday – 6PM: Line Dance 2 Fitness with Spirit-Feet
Tuesday – 6PM: Bootcamp with Federal Hill Fitness
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Old Major Game Night
6PM – 12AM
Old Major
900 S. Carey St, Baltimore
Every Monday is Game Night at Old Major! Play one of our many games or bring your own. Our collection includes Monopoly, Apples to Apples, Connect Four, Joking Hazard, Trivial Pursuit, Jenga and many more! Bring friends or come solo. Food and drink specials run all night!

Monumental Mondays
6PM – 12AM
R. House
301 W 29th St, Baltimore
Join us for throwback, big screen video games in The Living Room, with beer specials from our friends at Monument City Brewing. Bring a friend to battle it out, or rock the console solo!

Sunset Mondays – Outdoor Latin Dance Party With SalsaNow
7PM – 11PM
Sandlot
1000 Wills Street, Baltimore
The coolest place to be on a hot summer day, the hottest place to be on a cool summer night. SalsaNow presents you with Salsa and Bachata in the heart of Baltimore on Mondays starting on May 6th until September 2nd. A pleasure dancing outdoors in a brand new, covered, wood pavilion by the water at Sandlot for the Summer! Enjoy the food and drinks available all evening with the best views of the Inner Harbor at sunset, and the beautifully lit up Baltimore waterfront at night. FREE dance lesson starts at 7 pm with Niss Albaig of SalsaNow. DJ SalsoMano G and dancing starts at 8 pm and goes to 11 pm. All complimentary! Yes FREE! No cash/Cards ONLY. All ages welcome. 21+ to drink.

Monday Django Jazz Jam
7PM – 10PM
Avenue Kitchen & Bar
911 w 36th Street, Baltimore
Acoustic Django Reinhardt style jam session led by Hot Club of Baltimore!
NO COVER $4 draughts and $5 house wine at the bar! FREE parking behind the restaurant!

Shawan Rice at Teavolve’s Open Mic
7PM – 10PM
Teavolve Cafe & Lounge
1401 Aliceanna St, Baltimore
The Teavolve open mic happens every Monday barring flooding or alien assault. Signup starts at 6pm, performances roll from 7-10pm. In deference to the venue we keep things PG-13 & in deference to getting everyone on the stage – no amps, drumkits, 2 pieces or 10 minutes whichever’s shorter. Most weeks we’re joined by a special featured artist in the middle of the night and though admission’s free, we hope you’ll bring a little something for their tip jar! Tonight we’re joined by Shawan Rice! “Soul Songstress, Shawan Rice, invites the crowd into her world with her poetic lyrics and haunting melodies. Drawing inspiration from her Life experiences ranging from; Love, Loss, Grief and acceptance, concertgoers easily connect to her sound and story. The vulnerable and transparent nature of her approach to music leaves the listener with an experience like no other.”

Improv Bingo Night
7:30PM – 8:30PM
The BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Join Chicken Shit Bingo and friends for Improv Bingo Night! Enjoy all the laughter, pure enjoyment, and side splittin’ entertainment of improv with a twist! How does it work? Each audience member will get a bingo card full of a wide range of improv tropes and things they might see on stage (e.g. people playing animals, tag outs, a job interview scene, someone dying on stage etc.) You’ll watch three improv teams perform and look for things to check off on your card. If you get five in a row, you’ll WIN A PRIZE! CSB’s guests this month are Mischief and Book Club. Baltimore Improv Group offers free comedy shows every night of the week. But please reserve so we know you’re coming.

Monday Trivia at MaGerk’s – New Independent Trivia Night
7:30PM – 9:30PM
MaGerk’s Pub
1061 S Charles St, Baltimore
Ours is an independent Trivia Night written specifically for the venue/audience each week. We try to write a rounded game that finds the right balance between challenging and fun, while avoiding too many gimmes or complete guesses. Generally speaking, people seem to really enjoy it and we’ve been pretty successful with consistent crowds, and a loyal following in Hampden, and Mt. Vernon, so we are very excited to be invited to bring the game to Federal Hill!!We’ll be playing at MaGerk’s every Monday in the back bar. It’s free to play (of course), and like any good Trivia Night, we’ll have loads of food and drink specials. We will also have a prize for the best overall team, as well as one for the highest placing small team so it’s good for groups of all sizes. We’d love to have you join us, so definitely consider checking it out if you’re in or around Federal Hill on Monday’s.

The Session Hosted By Clarence Ward III
8:30PM – ?
Terra Cafe Bmore
101 E 25th St, Baltimore
This event is a weekly Jazz Jam Session created and hosted by Baltimore’s own Saxophonist and Trumpeter Clarence Ward III. Each and every week some of finest musicians from Baltimore, Dc, Va and as far as Ny come to partake in this weekly Gathering of musical expression. There is NO cover and all you have to do is tip the band. There is NO OTHER PLACE in this town offering such a high level of music for free. Come check it out!

Tuesday, July 9

July 9th Rotunda Farmers Market
11AM – 2PM
Rotunda Farmers Market
711 W 40th Street, Baltimore
Join us at The Rotunda‘s plaza every other Tuesday from 11 am to 2 pm for fresh produce, lunch and other goodies from local vendors!

Yappier Hours on the Patio!
5PM – 9PM
Gunther & Co.
3650 Toone St, Baltimore
Yappier Hour returns to benefit Canton Dog Park! EVERY Tuesday we invite you and your furry friends to enjoy drinks and food on our patio. $2 from every Tito’s Vodka cocktail will benefit the park!

Find Your Next BFF Adoption Event
5:30PM – 7:30PM
South Point – Port Covington
101 West Cromwell Street, Baltimore
Want to find your new cuddly BFF? Then come down to Find Your Next BFF Adoption Event! In partnership with The Asher House and Happy Dog, this event will be held on Tuesday, July 9th at South Point-Port Covington from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Asher, from The Asher House, will be there for you to meet him and his 9 rescue pups. There will be both cats and dogs available for adoption. Cat adoption fees will be waived as part of the Maryland 2000 adoption event that is running the month of July. Please bring photo ID and proof of address to adopt. Your best friend will be waiting for you!

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Writers & Words, July Reading
7PM – 9PM
Charmington’s
2601 N Howard St, Baltimore
Summer is here! Before you all hit the road for some summer traffic jams, tan lines, and Slurpees, be sure to catch our July Writers & Words reading! This month’s reading is not to be missed, we will have raffle prizes, the usual beer and wine, and as always, coffee and food from our friends at Charmington’s.
POETRY: Shira Dentz is the author of five books, most recently how do i net thee (Salmon Poetry, 2018) and the sun a blazing zero (Lavender Ink/Diálogos, 2019), and two chapbooks.
WILDCARD: Born in Upstate New York, Poet and video artist Adam Tedesco is a founding editor of REALITY BEACH, a journal of new poetics.
FICTION: Mika Quinn started writing in the second grade, inspired by a beloved childhood series, but stopped soon after. After a five year hiatus from the worlds inside her head, she started writing again in the seventh grade, when she was given an assignment wherein she had to write a short narrative for her English class. That assignment started a story that is still being written, renewed her love of writing, and made her realize that she wanted to become a writer.
NON-FICTION: Kelsey Austin is a frizzy-haired and frazzled 30-something Special Education teacher in Philadelphia, married to her hero. She has an unhealthy obsession with her cat, Tiny Baby Dracula, as evidenced by a tattoo made in her honor and a side hustle named Baby Drac (which entails painting found religious ceramics into zombies, thus ensuring her place in Hell). Kelsey also writes stuff about life sometimes.

Trivia Tuesdays at Sandlot!
7PM – 10PM
Sandlot
1000 Wills Street, Baltimore
Join us in the pavilion area at Sandlot every Tuesday starting on May, 7th at 7PM sharp for Trivia Tuesdays hosted by The Fade Podcast & some of your favorite local breweries! Come out with friends to duke it out for a chance at weekly prizes as well an “End of Summer” Grand Prize! Arrive early to reserve a table for your team, teams are limited to 5 people. See you at the beach!

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. 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 drawn every month. (a new set of strings with a restringing lesson included, a free 30 minute lesson, gift certificate, etc.)

“Where in the Hell is the Lavender House?” Screening
7:30PM – ?
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
Background: The Banksy of phone work, Longmont Potion Castle’s oeuvre is probably best described by executive producer Rainn Wilson as ”a sublime work of art; as if Salvador Dali moved to suburban Denver, got stoned and made prank phone calls.” For over 30 years, the anonymous LPC has been releasing phone-art-insanity to his rabid fan base that includes such luminaries as Queens Of The Stone Age, Jimmy Eat World, Deer Tick, Steve Aoki, John Hodgman, Andrew Bujalski, Alyx’s Matthew Williams and a host of other entertainers and musicians who tum to LPC for laughs and inspiration.
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Harold Night
7:30PM – 9PM
Baltimore Improv Group at the BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Every Tuesday night, check out BIG house performers as they rock the classic long-form improv format known as The Harold. Three of BIG’s six Conservatory teams will take the stage every week to blow. your. ever-loving. minds. Baltimore Improv Group offers free comedy shows every night of the week. But please reserve so we know you’re coming.

Charm City Trivia Tuesdays
7:30PM – 9:30PM
Full Tilt Brewing
5604 York Road, Baltimore
Come join us as we welcome Charm City Trivia to our Fully Tilted family. Every Tuesday will will have them in-house orchestrating some of the best trivia in the city. Beer, gift certificates, merch, etc… who knows what you could bring home with you from week to week if your team comes out on top.

Bingo with the Sisters
8PM – 9:30PM
Baltimore Eagle Night Club and Bar
2022 N Charles St, Baltimore
Come one, come all to play with our balls! We will be spinning them, reading them and hopefully have you shouting for joy when you win some sweet bingo goodness with the sisters! We will start the festivities after our monthly meeting and selling cards for $2 and dabbers for $3. You will have 5 chances to win an exciting prize. So come on down and help raise money for a charity! A portion of the money raised will be donated to Moveable Feast this month.

Extra Credit: An Improv JAM!
9PM – 10PM
Baltimore Improv Group at the BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
BIG presents a free Tuesday night Improv Jam! The jam is geared towards improv students of any level getting some extra (credit) stage time! No need to sign up in advance, just swing by The BIG Theater. We’ll welcome you, right before the Harolds!

Sync Or Sing Hosted By Sherry Blossom
9PM – 1:45AM
Grand Central Nightclub Baltimore
1001 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Join Sherry every Tuesday for Sync Or Sing! You have your choice to lip sync for your Life or sing your heart out!

Wednesday, July 10

Harbor Market
11AM – 2PM
Mckeldin Square
101 E Pratt St, Baltimore
Leave the PB&J or microwave lunch at home and join us every Wednesday and Friday from 11am-2pm at McKeldin Square for tasty food options from a variety of food trucks!

Druid Hill Farmers Market
3:30PM – 7:30PM
Druid Hill Farmers Market
3100 Swann Dr, Baltimore
Join the us at the Druid Hill Farmers Market for local produce, fresh baked goods, jam, local eggs, fresh prepared foods, crafts, and a full schedule of programming, including live music, free yoga classes, children’s story time, and more! These are just a few of the attractions that make the farmers’ market the place to meet with friends, family, and community members each summer. We rely on many community partners and volunteers to bring you the programming that makes our market so special.

Wine’d Down Wednesdays
4PM – 12AM
Back Yard Baltimore
131 S. Schroeder St., Baltimore
Come every Wednesday for ‘Wine’d Down Wednesdays’ – 1/2 off Wines by the Bottle.

Wednesday Open Studio at Local Color Flowers!
4:30PM – 8PM
Local Color Flowers
3100 Brentwood Avenue, Baltimore
Drumroll please! By popular demand…Open Studio will now be offered EVERY Wednesday night starting May 2nd from 4:30-8PM!!! What!? For those of you who have not yet been to Open Studio, the model is simple. Come by during the open hours. Choose from loads of amazing locally grown flowers, make something in your own vase or choose one of ours. Pay for what you make. No need to RSVP, just come on by! Bring friends (adults only please), canned Rose and snacks. Enjoy a night relaxing and getting creative with flowers. Make it your weekly routine!

Maryland SPCA Fundraiser
5PM – 8PM
Mount Vernon Marketplace
520 Park Ave, Baltimore
The Maryland SPCA is bringing the pets to YOU! The Mobile Adoption Unit will be on Center Street alongside Mount Vernon Marketplace from 5pm-8pm and FREE cat adoptions! Grab a cold brew and hot food and adopt a new feline friend! A portion of sales during the fundraiser will be donated directly to Maryland SPCA by the following vendors: The Local Oyster, Taps Fill Station, Cultured, Between2buns, Cholitas Tacos, Fresh Monday’s Inc., Tigerlillyshop, AJ’s Deli, Mr. Souvlaki, Brown Rice at Mt Vernon Marketplace, Fishnet, and Indi Bowl.

Adventures in the Meadhall
5PM – 10PM
Charm City Meadworks
400 East Biddle St., Baltimore
We host game night every Wednesday at Baltimore’s only urban winery and meadhall. Our taproom has 10-20 fresh meads on-tap daily with Wild Kombucha and Root Beer as non-alcoholic options. We serve snacks and pizza, but please BYO-food. Game nights are all-ages, and do not require reservations to attend.

Fitness in the Park
6PM – 7PM
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
20 S Charles St, Baltimore
Downtown is your gym. Join our free outdoor fitness classes hosted most weeknights, May – October. Instructed by Lift Yoga + Strength. No registration required. Bring a mat, a water bottle, and a friend.

Succulent Building Workshop
6:30PM – 8PM
B.Willow (Remington)
220 West 27th Street, Baltimore
Join us for an evening of succulent building. $35 ticket includes all supplies. For beverages during the workshop, feel free to BYOB! Learn everything necessary to grow happy, healthy succulents. Each workshop attendee will choose from a variety of repurposed, vintage containers to plant in. Sorry, no discount given for bringing your own pot, but you are welcome to bring your own pots into the shop at any other time to plant!
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Sand Jam at the Sandlot
7PM – 10PM
Sandlot
1000 Wills Street, Baltimore
Dance your butt off with the club that knows how to shake it! Head down to Sandlot for a FREE dance party featuring a live DJ and Brick Bodies’ hottest instructors.
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Science Slam at De Kleine Duivel (hosted by Project Bridge and BUGSS)
7PM – 9PM
De Kleine Duivel
3602 Hickory Ave, Baltimore
Baltimore! It’s Science Slam time! When else can you enjoy a beer while learning remarkable science that is going on in Charm City? Come join us for an evening of 5 min science talks from local scientists and support their efforts to communicate their work! We are so happy to be able to have this at De Kleine Duivel and we thank them so much for their support! Project Bridge and BUGSS will host 6 or so local scientists (grad students, postdocs, citizen scientists, etc) to present their work/passion in 5 minutes. We give prizes to the talks that are most creative and best communicated! This is a great way to connect with others, learn diverse topics of science going on right here in Charm City, gain communication skills and experience, enhance chances of collaboration and emerging projects and ideas! Join us and bring your friends for a fun night don’t miss out on this exciting science filled evening at BUGSS! Please contact darya.task@gmail.com if you’d like a chance to present or know someone who might. This is an incredible opportunity to SHARE YOUR SCIENCE and gain some experience talking to a diverse and general audience.
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BINGO
7:30PM – 9PM
Park Bench Pub
1749 Belt Street, Baltimore
Join us for BINGO every Wednesday, starting at 7:30. $6 Flatbread all night. Lots of fun and great prizes!

Saved By The Bell Trivia
7:30PM – 9:30PM
AJ’s on Hanover
1500 South Hanover Street, Baltimore
We are excited to announce that out next themed trivia will be Saved By the Bell! As per normal Corey will be dishing out two rounds of questions from 7-9pm. We will have four themed cocktails on special, prizes for first, second, and third place teams and a few added bonuses. Each themed cocktail you purchase enters you for a chance to win some cool swag and merchandise. And, we are giving away a $25 gift card to the best dressed! Please note that we adjusted the time of this trivia for the summer. This is a first come first served FREE event so please arrive before the start time.

Salsa y Bachata Wednesdays
8PM – 12AM
Sangria Patio Bar
930 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Learn to dance Salsa Bachata with absolutely the best of Baltimore. Then stay and practice with everyone! The best week night for Latin Dance in Charm City! $5 per class // 8:00 PM Bachata // 8:45 PM Salsa. Dance with DJ Raj starting 9:30. We invite you to a night of fantastic dance experience with the best dancers in Charm City in regular attendance. 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, is where it all goes down with tasty food, refreshing beverages. invigorating music, and alluring dances.
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Films on the Pier: The Princess Bride
8:45PM – 10:30PM
Films On The Pier
Broadway Pier, 900 S Broadway, Baltimore
Films on the Pier is an 8 week free outdoor movie series located at the end of Broadway Pier in Fells Point, Baltimore. Bring a chair, some snacks (or take in one of our amazing restaurants before the film), and relax under the stars, with a harbor breeze, while watching The Princess Bride on July 10th! Movies start at “dusk.” Estimated between approximately 8:30-9pm depending on the date.

Art of Comedy Open Mic
9PM – 11PM
Motor House
120 W North Ave, Baltimore
Baltimore’s hottest open mic night is every Wednesday from 8 to 11 p.m. at Motor House. Sign up to try out 5 minutes of your material in the most welcoming room in the city. Produced by Ivan Martin, with host Garrett Harvest and music by DJ Dragon. 18+ For Explicit Content, Strong Language. Part of the Motor House Creative Crossroads Producer Residency, Producer: Ivan Martin.

Sing! Sing! Sing! at Italian Disco
9PM – 1AM
Italian Disco
1006 Fleet Street, Baltimore
Good food. Fabulous Cocktails. Great fun. Awesome People! All the ingredients for an amazing evening with friends. Every Wednesday from 9PM to 1AM, Italian Disco hosts an extravagant evening of music and singing with some of Baltimore’s best Karaoke singers – – – You! Come out with your friends in a fun, relaxed, social atmosphere where everyone is encouraged to just enjoy themselves. Listen to some fantastic singers and sing along to all the songs you know and love. And if you’re feeling adventurous – Grab the Mic and sing one of your faves. Your fellow singers will be there to applaud and encourage you. All evening Italian Disco’s mixologists will be there to mix up some interesting drinks and the chefs will tempt your tastebuds with some of there delicious menu items.

Thursday, July 11

Pratt Street Market
11AM – 2PM
Pratt Street Farmers Market
100 Light St, Baltimore
Eating Lunch at your desk is sad…Enjoy fresh fruits, veggies, baked goods, and plenty of prepared food options from local vendors at the Pratt Street Market located outside of the Transamerica building every Thursday afternoon through September.

Rye on the River
4PM – 9PM
Sagamore Pendry Baltimore
1715 Thames Street, Baltimore
Savor the taste of summer at The Pool. Join us every Thursday night, from May 30th through September 26th, from 5pm – sunset. Enjoy live entertainment and a weekly cocktail showdown featuring Sagamore Rye Whiskey,then vote for your favorite on our Instagram story, @sagamorependrybaltimore, for a chance to receive a surprise gift.

Crabaret
6:30PM – 10PM
Gertrude’s Restaurant
10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore
Join us for one of Baltimore’s signature summer events, Crabaret, in the BMA’s Sculpture Garden, to benefit House of Ruth Maryland. Feast on Chef John Shields’ crabby concoctions complimented by a selection of fine wines and craft brews. Dance under the stars to live music and bid on fantastic auction items.
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Trivia
8PM – 10PM
Park Bench Pub
1749 Belt Street, Baltimore
Join us for good food and fun! Food and drink specials all night. Come test your knowledge!

The Clitorati Presents: Lip Service
8:30PM – 11PM
The Lou Costello Room
1023 W 36th St, Baltimore
Some of the nation’s finest comedians LIVE for just $5! Featuring: Beth Haydon, Ambdotcom, Marceline Ray, Caitlin McDevitt, and Molly Fratz.

Friday, July 12

Fishnet at Mount Vernon Marketplace Opening Celebration
4PM – 7PM
Mount Vernon Marketplace
520 Park Avenue, Baltimore
Fishnet Baltimore is now OPEN! Join us on Friday, July 12 from 4:00-7:00PM to celebrate with us with free samples and special giveaways!

SOBO Sunsets at South Point with Soul Prospect
4PM – 10:30PM
South Point – Port Covington
101 West Cromwell Street, Baltimore
Join us at South Point – Port Covingtonand enjoy the beautiful waterfront views of the sunset every Friday night! Featuring live music from Soul Prospect! Presented by Nick’s Fish House, Volo City (Formerly Baltimore Social), and Electric Eye Entertainment. SOBO Sunsets are FREE, with bar opening at 4pm, live music from 7:30pm-10:30pm, and ample free parking. Dogs (on leash) are always welcome. 21+ to drink, Rain or Shine under the new entertainment pavilion.

Pints in the Park
5PM – 8PM
Center Plaza
120 W Fayette St, Baltimore
This popular outdoor happy hour features live music, corn hole, ping pong, and local vendors on the second Friday of the month, 5-8pm. Local beer and wine will be sold for stellar happy hour prices – $3 each, or 2 for $5.

By the Glass, By the Shell
5PM – 8PM
Sagamore Pendry Baltimore
1715 Thames Street, Baltimore
Seize the Summer and join us on the pool deck for table-side oyster shucking and Dom Pérignon by the glass. Every Friday from 5-8pm. Open to the public.

Vertigo Red at Summer Sounds
6PM – 9PM
Belvedere Square
540 E Belvedere Ave, Baltimore
Summer Sounds at Belvedere Square Presents: Vertigo Red! Vertigo Red will be heading up to the Square to rock Summer Sounds with a variety of music from 80’s retro favorites to today’s radio pop to modern country. Summer Sounds concerts at Belvedere Square are always free. Bring the whole family and enjoy the very best Baltimore has to offer in live music, food, arts and more

Craft Your Own Cocktail
6:30PM – 8PM
Sagamore Spirit
301 E Cromwell St, Baltimore
Always wanted to learn how to make cocktails like the pros? Come join one of our tour guides as we walk you through the history of Sagamore Spirit and the process of how we make our Rye Whiskey. Gather in one of our tasting rooms with individual stations to make some of our signature cocktails. You’ll get hands-on in creating two cocktails that are easy enough to recreate at home. Get ready to have some fun and enjoy some thirst quenching cocktails! Tour includes a 30-minute distillery tour, followed by a 30-45-minute cocktail making course led by one of our Tour Guides.
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Cacti Building Workshop (Canton!)
6:30PM – 8PM
B.Willow (Canton)
2822 O’Donnell St, Baltimore
Join us at our workshop table for an evening of cacti building! Choose from an assortment of repurposed/vintage planters, and learn everything you’ll need to know to grow healthy & happy cacti. $35 ticket includes all supplies. For beverages during the workshop, feel free to BYOB! Sorry, no discount given for bringing your own pot, but feel free to do so during regular shop hours- our workshop table is always open for planting. All attendees will also receive 15% off plants before or after the class!
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Spider-Man and Spirits
7PM – 8:30PM
Maryland Science Center
601 Light St, Baltimore
Follow Peter Parker in the next chapter of the Avengers story as he swings into our IMAX theater! Join MSC for cocktails and experiments before catching the late show of Spider-Man: Far From Home on the biggest indoor screen in Maryland. Grab a drink and test out your spidey senses on some of our experiments and step into the world of illusions with Mysterio. There will be a cash bar (with new superhero-themed cocktails of course) and part of MSC’s exhibits will be open for you to exclusively explore. Spider-Man and Spirits takes place from 7:00-8:30pm and includes experiments, activities, and a cash bar. This ticket includes admission to Spider-Man and Spirits, and admission to the 8:40 show of Spider-Man: Far From Home.—you do not need to purchase an additional ticket to the IMAX. This event is intended for audiences 18+ and requires a valid ID.
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Happy Hour Improv w/PLAN B
7PM – 8PM
Baltimore Improv Group at the BIG Theater
1727 N. Charles St., Baltimore
Start the weekend right, with friends and laughs. Every Friday at 7 pm, kick back with Baltimore Improv Group’s longest-running troupe, Plan B, for a special HAPPY HOUR show. They’ll delight and surprise you while creating scenes, characters – sometimes, even songs – on the spot. Bring your favorite coworkers, your favorite friends, heck bring your favorite party hat and enjoy yourself as we do the work. You’re off the clock. Baltimore Improv Group offers free comedy shows every night of the week. But please reserve so we know you’re coming.

Twilight Swim
7PM – 11PM
Patterson Park Public Pool
$5 admission. Must be 21 and over. Proper ID is a must. All bags are subject to be searched. No glass containers allowed. Music by Dj Nitro.

Steel Magnolias – Spotlighters
June 21 – July 14, Fri & Sat 8PM, Sun 2PM
Spotlighters Theatre
817 Saint Paul St, Baltimore
In Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done . . . and get the latest news and gossip! The outspoken, wise‑cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to all who will listen. Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves through life and tragedy, with a sense of humor, and Southern Charm. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the everyone, but also draws on the underlying strength – and love – which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad. These characters appear delicate as magnolia blooms, but are tough as steel.
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8 Short Plays
July 5- 21, Fri – Sun 8PM – 9:30PM
Mercury Theater
1823 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Theresa Columbus is collaborating with Sarah Jacklin to produce and direct “8 Short Plays.” The central idea of the piece is that the audience is watching a surreal vaudevillian variety show: as varied as performance art to classic song n’ dance numbers, or experimental theater to Sunday morning comics. Often poetry in dialogue, the plot is held together with a wild emotional logic. The ensemble brings to life passionate stories in which characters explore their relationships to art, their peers, and themselves. We watch the the inner-lives of the performers unfold as they fumble towards intimacy, embarrassment, and wonder. In the process, traditional forms are celebrated, taken apart, and reinvented. “8 Short Plays” will be showing at the Mercury Theater starting on July 5th & ending on July 21st, on Friday through Sunday nights, showtime 8PM. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite or at the door for $15 or more or pay what you can.
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Cerebral Sorcery with David London & Francis Menotti
July 12-14, Fri & Sat 8PM – 10PM, Sun 2PM
Baltimore Theatre Project
45 W Preston St, Baltimore
A mysterious box taunts two eccentric magicians. They must solve a series of curious riddles and metaphysical puzzles in order to unlock its secrets. Magicians Francis Menotti and David London bring Cerebral Sorcery back to the stage, 15 years after it first premiered! Featuring a series of magical vignettes, the duo takes audiences on a philosophical journey into the human mind, and the quest for understanding. Its a magic show for your brain! Recommended for ages 16+
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Happening Now
8PM – 10PM
An die Musik
409 N Charles St, Baltimore
Jazz One presents “Happening Now” a concert of original Jazz, Latin, and fusion music by Benny Russell, Phil Ravita, Skip Grasso, Greg Small, and Nuc Vega. One show 8pm – 10:00 pm at An Die Musik in Baltimore.
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BIG Mainstage Friday
9PM – 10PM
Baltimore Improv Group at the BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Ready 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 either Training for Prom or Friday Night Lights. Baltimore Improv Group offers free comedy shows every night of the week. But please reserve so we know you’re coming.

B L O W O U T Baltimore
9PM – 2AM
Grand Central Nightclub Baltimore
1001 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Dance, drag, and all-out fun! Grand Central is excited to be hosting BLOWOUT every Friday night! Provocative and jaw-dropping performances from drag artists! Electrifying music by top local DJs! An all-inclusive environment where self-expression is celebrated and troubles are danced away! Hosted by diva extraordinaire Bombalicious Eklaver!

Saturday, July 13

Waterfront Wellness – Saturday/Sunday
Sat & Sun 7AM – 9AM
West Shore Park – Inner Harbor
501 Light Street, Baltimore
Join us for the 8th year of Waterfront Wellness presented by Medifast and OPTAVA at West Shore Park. These classes are FREE but to participate, please register.
Saturday – 7AM: Yoga with Brick Bodies, 8AM: Bootcamp with XPF Studio, 9AM: Dance 2 Fitness with XPF Studio
Sunday – 8AM: Vinyasa with YogaWorks Federal Hill, 9AM: Family Yoga with YogaWorks Federal Hill, 10AM: Family Friendly HiiT with Federal Hill Fitness
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Saturdays at LoCoFlo
8AM – 12PM
Local Color Flowers
3100 Brentwood Avenue, Baltimore
We have pre-made bouquets, you can make your own bouquets, or we will make one for you. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates. We feature something special every week like seasonal flowers, themes, swag and more! We are only open for four hours, so the fun is highly concentrated. Make it your Saturday routine!

Poolside Yoga
8AM – 9AM
Sagamore Pendry Baltimore
1715 Thames Street, Baltimore
Practice poolside at the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore with BeachFit’s talented instructors! All summer long, we’ll have classes on Saturday mornings, happening right on the pool deck. Join us for a beautiful flow with stunning views of the water! Make sure you bring your own yoga mat and water for class! Clients are encouraged to sign up online to join our Pendry Yoga classes. Check the schedule to find your class and sign up! Walk-in clients can join but please note, space is limited and classes are first come first serve, so make sure you sign up today! $25
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Yoga at Cylburn
8:30AM – 9:30AM
Cylburn Arboretum Association
4915 Greenspring Ave, Baltimore
Saturday yoga on the lawn with instructors from Coppermine Racquet and Fitness Club! Free event. Bring your mat and get your Zen on. Meet on the lawn directly in front of the visitor parking lot. Weather dependent.

Bmore Flea Market
9AM – 1PM
Baltimore Museum of Industry
Opening May 18th from 9am to 1pm at the Baltimore Museum of Industry Farmers’ Market! 2 great markets in an amazing location, free to the public and free parking! Every Saturday May 18th- Oct. 12th

Fitness in the Park
10AM – 11AM
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
20 S Charles St, Baltimore
Downtown is your gym. Join our free outdoor fitness classes hosted most weeknights, May – October. Instructed by Lift Yoga + Strength. No registration required. Bring a mat, a water bottle, and a friend.

Volunteering Untapped – The Movement Team
10AM – 1PM
The Movement Team
700 Fallsway, Baltimore
For July’s event we will be working with The Movement Team for their 10th annual Fish Fry for the Homeless event where they feed and give shoes to close to 500 of Our City’s homeless citizens. The event will be held across the street from Our Daily Bread, under I-83. We will be setting up tables and chairs, setting up the shoe give away station, assembling resource bags and to-go food bags. Volunteers are welcome to bring lightly used athletic shoes as a donation. Please wear closed toed shoes. Details to follow on parking & the after party! Can’t wait to see you there!
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Wish You Were Here Summer Party
10AM – 8PM
Poppy and Stella
728 S Broadway, Baltimore
Help us celebrate the grand opening of our Ellicott City store and the relaunch of our website. Fun food + drinks, Giveaways, Pixilated Photobooth, Ribbon cutting, Gifts with purchase, and MORE!

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July Drag Brunch at Angies!
11:30AM – 2:30PM
Angies Seafood
1727 E Pratt Street, Baltimore
IT’S DRAG BRUNCH every second Saturday!! We welcome you to join us at Angie’s Seafood in Upper Fells Point for a brunch you will never forget! With fabulous host Evon Dior Michelle and her gorgeous entourage of performers. Doors open at 11AM • Brunch is served at 11:30 • Bottomless mimosas • Showtime is at 12:30pm • Bring them dollars 💴 to tip the entertainers! Reservations: 410-342-0917

Rye Street Cookout
1PM – 5PM
Rye Street Tavern
13 Rye Street, Baltimore
This summer, join the party on the waterfront in Baltimore. On Saturday, June 22, we’ll kick things off with “The Voice” favorite (and College Park grad!), FUNSHO, who was voted “Best Musician” of 2019 by The Baltimore Sun readers. Then, on June 29, we’ll host cookouts on the lawn for three back-to-back Saturdays, featuring one-day-only specials like Chef Darren’s Virginian Chicken, Crab Boil in a Bag, and seasonal burgers and raw bar. Instagrammer and host, Chris Franzoni (@eatmorebaltimore), will be on hand to share his favorite bites and sips from the outdoor bar. Enjoy live music from Nelly’s Echo. All events are free to enter and dog, kid and family-friendly. Attendees may bring blankets and lawn chairs to relax on the lawn. No outside food, beverage and coolers are allowed.

Winecream Tour and Tasting
1PM & 2:30PM Every Saturday
Winecream Production Space
208 South Pulaski Street, Baltimore
Enjoy a tour of Crossroad Company’s production space, where we hand craft Winecream from start to finish. You’ll hang out in the loft-type space where we ferment and age our distinctive fruit wines, the kitchen where it’s blended with our house-pasteurized cream, and the intimate tasting room where you’ll sample a variety of delicious, boozy Winecream flavors. You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase scoops to enjoy in our historic urban space, as well as pints to bring home. PLEASE NOTE: This event is a walking tour that involves stairs; please contact us at info@crossroadco.com at least 24 hours in advance of your tour to request accessibility accommodations.
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Binology 103: Limestone Wines
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. You want to know what the great regions of Champagne, Burgundy, Chablis, the Loire and southern Rhône valleys, and Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux have in common? The soils are rich with limestone! And while solid limestone itself is too hard for the vines to penetrate, the calcium-carbonate it contains has many valuable benefits to vine health and grapes. Join us to taste the influence this soil has on wines not just from France, but around the world. Tickets are $39
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Murder Mystery Dinner Theater in Baltimore
7PM – 10PM
Ikaros Restaurant
4901 Eastern Ave, Baltimore
Join The Murder Mystery Company live in Baltimore for the showing of Death of a Gangster, an immersive mystery experience full of twists and turns. A murder will occur and your sleuthing skills will be put to the test as you work to determine whodunnit. You’ll have the chance to examine clues and mingle with suspects to deduce the culprit as you dine on a killer three-course meal. You might even become a suspect yourself! Tickets go fast, so get yours today.
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NYC Comedy Invades Baltimore
7PM – 9PM
Joe Squared
33 W North Ave, Baltimore
Joe Squared presents a night of stand-up comedy from some of the best and funniest comedians from the NYC stand-up scene for one night only! This showcase features professional, touring comedians and will undoubtably be a night to remember! Featuring JORDAN RAYBOULD (New York Comedy Festival, Anxiety Now Podcast, Caroline’s), BRET RAYBOULD (Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Skankfest, San Francisco SketchFest, The Raybould Brothers), + MORE. Tickets are $10 online, $15 at the door.
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Casually Dope
7PM – 8PM
Baltimore Improv Group at 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. Baltimore Improv Group offers free comedy shows every night of the week. But please reserve so we know you’re coming.

Jazz in the Sculpture Garden: Matana Roberts
7PM – 9PM
The Baltimore Museum of Art
Matana Roberts is “the spokeswoman for a new, politically conscious and refractory music scene” (JAZZTHETIK Magazin). Her work has been recognized for its “originality and … historic and social power” (music critic Peter Margasak). Doors open at 6:30pm. When the skies are clear and the heat mild, the Museum will release an additional 150 tickets after 1 p.m. on the day of the concert. For updates on the day of the event, call 443-573-1701 or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
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8 Short Plays
July 5 – 21, Fri – Sun 8PM – 9:30PM
Mercury Theater
1823 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Theresa Columbus is collaborating with Sarah Jacklin to produce and direct “8 Short Plays.” The central idea of the piece is that the audience is watching a surreal vaudevillian variety show: as varied as performance art to classic song n’ dance numbers, or experimental theater to Sunday morning comics. Often poetry in dialogue, the plot is held together with a wild emotional logic. The ensemble brings to life passionate stories in which characters explore their relationships to art, their peers, and themselves. We watch the the inner-lives of the performers unfold as they fumble towards intimacy, embarrassment, and wonder. In the process, traditional forms are celebrated, taken apart, and reinvented. “8 Short Plays” will be showing at the Mercury Theater starting on July 5th & ending on July 21st, on Friday through Sunday nights, showtime 8PM. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite or at the door for $15 or more or pay what you can.
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The Baltimore Tastemakers Series
8PM – 9PM
Baltimore Improv Group at the BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
An interview and comedy show with black people in Baltimore who are making moves. With black performers from BIG troupes including Casually Dope and Cake Walk.

Dungeons & Drag: Cyberpunk ShadowRun Edition
8PM – 1AM
Ottobar
2549 N Howard St, Baltimore
As we spiral towards a dystopian future, may as well dance! Costumes are encouraged, as we have the future’s best dance party and drag show! Music will blend the best of Dungeons and Drag via pop, industrial, techno, dungeon synth, retro, and club. There will be fashion contests, and eligibility in both costume and drag categories. Hosted by Cher Rub with Performances by Mason Dickson, Jane Saw, Sextia N’Eight, Whimsy Thrift, and Music by DJ Pancakes and DJ Neska.
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The Power Hour
9PM – 10PM
Baltimore Improv Group at the BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Ready to see the best of the best? It’s BIG’s Power Hour! Featured troupes are GUS and either Lekker or Friday Night Lights. Baltimore Improv Group offers free comedy shows every night of the week. But please reserve so we know you’re coming.

Scandalous Saturdays Drag Show at Sidebar
9PM – 1AM
The Sidebar
218 E Lexington St, Baltimore
Sidebar’s monthly drag show is back, with your host, Pariah Sinclair! Join Pariah and her cast of queens for another wild night of drag. First 10 people through the door receive our special cocktail of the night! All ages! Host: Pariah Sinclair Cast: Shaunda Leer, Saaphyri Wildz, Evon Dior Michelle, Anita Kiss (Trey Jett), Lula Lioness (Luca Mochi), and Erica Chanel. $8 over 21 // $10 under 21 or no ID

Sunday, July 14

Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar
7AM – 12PM, April 7 – Dec 22
Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar
Beneath the Jones Falls Expy at Holliday & Saratoga Streets, Baltimore
The 42nd Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar offers a can’t-miss food experience! The market produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) begins Sundays April 7 through December 22, 2019 from 7am to noon, located on Saratoga Street between Holliday and Gay streets, underneath the Jones Falls Expressway. As one of Maryland’s largest producers-only market, the Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar offers an assortment of fruits and vegetables, dairy, meats and seafood, breads, plants and delicious made-to-order items, in addition to handmade clothing & accessories, natural bath & body products, home furnishings, souvenirs and original works of art.

Inner Harbor Kayak Tours
9AM & 1PM
Maryland Science Center, Water Taxi Landing
601 Light Street
Join Baltimore City Recreation & Parks and the Healthy Harbor Initiative for an Inner Harbor Kayaking Tour! Tours are offered every Sunday, April through October at 9am and 1pm. Departing from the Science Center Water Taxi landing, explore the Inner Harbor by kayak. See the historic Torsk submarine, the USS Constellation or Mr. Trash Wheel from a new and unique perspective!
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The HUGO Ball: A Dada Soiree
6:17PM – 9:04PM
The Peale Center
225 N Holliday St, Baltimore
“How does one achieve eternal bliss? By saying dada. How does one become famous? By saying dada.” -Hugo Ball, Dada Manifesto, 1914. Artist Hugo Ball first read his Dada Manifesto on July 14, 1914 at the first Dada Soiree in Zurich. Join us on the 105th anniversary of the birth of Dada to celebrate this anti-art movement, which gave rise to the avant-garde. The Hugo Ball will be held in the historic garden at the Peale, and will feature amusements, delights, and surprises. Dada or Surrealist attire is strongly encouraged.
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Form of… MACROSCENE! Improv Comedy
7:30PM – 8:30PM
Baltimore Improv Group at the BIG Theater
1727 North Charles Street, Baltimore
Watch these BIG students combine powers to bend space to their will performing a Macroscene. This form, developed by UCB’s Kevin Hines and taught by BIG Managing Director Terry Withers, edits scenes by following characters or things from location to location as the team builds a self-contained world for comedy to live in. Baltimore Improv Group offers free comedy shows every night of the week. But please reserve so we know you’re coming.

Enjoy!

– Lindsey

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