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April 2008
Rock Band Competition
Atomic Pop is hosting a Rock Band competition on Friday, April 4th. Winning band gets four $100 gift certificates to Atomic Pop / Atomic Books, two of the cooler stores in Baltimore. This is also a fundraiser for Ride for the Feast. Click here for more details.
Ironing: New Works by Brian G. Payne and Okan Arabacioglu
The Metro Gallery is honored to present "Ironing: New works by Brian G. Payne and Okan Arabacioglu." Please join us April 4, 2008 at 7pm for the opening reception.
Featured paintings explore our instinctual reactions to structured social reality and question the basics of being human. Their efforts toward understanding cause controlled accidents and haphazard reactions to their rigidly composed environment. Asking whether we have to accept things considered normal, even when they feel unnatural, calls to question the routines that are our foundation. Moving away from the marketable and efficient of the everyday promotes organic change. Pushing beyond the comfortable brings discovery, emboldens the traveler, and unveils truth. Their works should be considerd as personal reflections on ironed out or "normal" individuals trying to reach their inner self, rather than being a social and political criticism. Arabacioglu and Payne believe human emotions to be chaotic, devoid of sterility and worthy of not just passively experiencing but actively analyzing through visual explorations. "Ironing: New works by Brian G. Payne and Okan Arabacioglu" will be showing at the Metro Gallery April 4th 2008 to April 29, 2008.
The Metro Gallery is located at 1700 North Charles Street - Baltimore, Maryland 21201. For more information please contact Sarah@themetrogallery.net or call (410) 244-0899.
Cherry Blossom Festival
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is underway in Washington, D.C. through April 13th! Everyone should eventually check out the blooms!
 Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival
With more than sixty beers and forty bourbons on site, the Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival will spark the excitement of any alcohol aficionado. Fest-goers can also enjoy savory barbecue dishes and live music from Philadelphia rock group Mr. Greengenes. April 5, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (noon to 6 p.m. for VIPs and designated drivers). Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Rd., 4-H Building. 800-830-3976. $40 advance VIP tickets, $30 advance regular admission or $35 at the door, $15 designated drivers. Kids 12 and under free.
Vive La Decadence! & DIG @ the LoFi Social Club
In an unprecedented production, the first Vive La Decadence! in Baltimore is joining forces with our favorite funk & soul dance party DIG to bring you the craziest night of wild fun you'll have had in months! IT'S ALL LEADING UP TO THIS!! Come early for special presentations by 3 DJs, 11 artists, 7 variety acts, and to make it very extra special we're having a live performance by sister cabaret VERMILLION LIES!! Join me, Monsieur Paco and the DIG DJs, along with world champion juggler JEN SLAW, real-life dance revolutionary STRANGE POWERS and Transmodern favorite, ELISA URTIAGA in a mind-blowing, soul-expanding night of drink, dance, and debauchery! Vive Steady Baltimore! Vive La Decadence!
$10, 7:00 PM
at the LoFi Social Club
1825 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
 Transmodern Age Festival Pedestrian Service Exquisite &
Fluid Movement's Love Parade @ Load of Fun
FREE ADMISSION!
Sunday, April 6th - 12:00 noon
at the Load of Fun
North Avenue & Howard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
As part of the Transmodern Festival's Pedestrian Service Exquisite, Fluid Movement's Love Parade will transform the Station North neighborhood into a wonderland of amorousness, passion, and ardor.
SCHEDULE:
11:00 am - Exercise and stretch with the milkmaids
11:30 am - Brunch
12:30 pm - Pedestrian Service Exquisite tours of Transmodern attractions
12:00 noon till 3:00 pm - Costume construction at Fluid Movement's Load of Fun space (120 West North Avenue at Howard)
3:00 pm - Love Parade through Station North neighborhood
Maybe It's Not the White House, but It's Home for Jenna and Henry
Okay, now we know it's official: Jenna Bush and Henry Hager really are moving to Baltimore - and they've already bought a house there.
Last week, we reported that the future first son-in-law - who'll get his MBA from the University of Virginia on May 18, a week after he marries the blond Bush twin - was eyeing a job at Constellation Energy, Maryland's biggest power company. Now, we've obtained documents that show the young couple bought a house in a historic neighborhood of South Baltimore last month - two bedrooms, two baths, for $440,000. (Why aren't we all moving there?) The purchase was first reported late Tuesday night by Baltimore's WBAL-TV.
So we have a good idea how Hager will be spending his days. What about his bride? The White House does not comment on the lives of the twins, so we don't know whether she has any interest in lining up another teaching job such as the one she had at a D.C. charter school. She's been keeping busy lately on the lecture circuit for her nonfiction book "Ana's Story." And she'll soon start promoting her second tome - "Read All About It!," a children's book she wrote with her mom, on shelves later this month.
City Paper Illuminate
Thursday, April 17th
6:00 - 9:00 pm at the Crescent in Fells Point
More Info
The Menz Show:
Contemporary painters Seth Goodman, Ryan Jedlicka, Robert Sparrow Jones, and Greg McLemore
Opening reception Saturday, April 19th, from 7:00 - 10:00 pm
at Flux Studios
1821 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Highlandtown Wine Festival
Sunday, April 20th
1:00 - 6:00 pm
203 South Clinton Street
It's usually 20 bucks for a wine glass and 5 tastings. Last year, they also gave out a small Italian platter of cheese, meats, olives, and bread, along with music and bocce! Karin Kling is definitely going.
Strand Theatre Grand Opening!
Sunday, April 20th
Located next to Flux Studios
 48 Hour Film Project
The 2008 Baltimore 48 Hour Film Project will take place June 6-8, and registration is now open! This is a great opportunity to flex your creative muscles, hone your production skills, and test your mental mettle!
In one wild, sleepless weekend, you and your A-Team will make a movie - write, shoot, edit, and score it.
From scratch.
In 48 hours.
On Friday, June 6, you'll draw your genre from the cruel hat of fate. You'll then get a character, prop, and line of dialogue to include in your movie. Forty-eight hours later, on Sunday, June 8, the movie must be complete. All films will then be shown on the big screen here in Baltimore at the Charles Theater!
The winning Baltimore film will go up against other city winners for a chance to win a Panasonic HVX 200 HD camcorder and $5000! The Big Baltimore Winner will be also be screened at Filmapalooza, the official 48HFP Awards Weekend, held in the past at SXSW in Austin and Cinequest in San Jose. The 48 Hour Film Project has screened several city winners at Cannes the last two years, and if that weren't enough, a selection of the City Winning films will also be included on a nationally distributed DVD.
SIGN UP HERE!
Space will be limited this year, so sign up early! Sign up early, and you will also receive a discount for early bird registration.
For more info about the 48 Hour Film Project, or to join a team (as talent or crew) check out the website.
What are you waiting for? Every second counts when you only have 48 hours to make a film...
Baltimore Green Week
Baltimore Green Week begins this Saturday, April 26th with the EcoFestival at Druid Hill Park from 11-5pm and goes through Friday, May 2nd. See the website for events.
Pier 6 Pavillion - 2008 Concert Series
This year's Pier 6 Concert Series is available here!
BALTIMORE HERITAGE WALKING TOURS:
Alley Houses of Patterson Park - April 19, 10 a.m. to noon
The Backs of Baltimore
Have you ever wondered what's behind those 5000 square-foot Victorian row houses in Patterson Park? Along many streets in East Baltimore, 800 square-foot two-story "alley houses" sit behind the grand dames of Butcher's Hill, Fell's Point, and other neighborhoods in East Baltimore. These 19th century treasures are packed into tiny streets and offer an old-world charm of their own. Join Joshua Philips, Director of Preservation Services at Preservation Maryland, on a stroll to discover the inner block streets and charming alley houses that occupy them.
Meet at the corner of Patterson Park and Eastern Avenues. Park on the street.
Mount Royal Terrace - April 26, 10:00 a.m. to noon
Queen Anne Architecture Atop the Jones Falls Valley
The Mount Royal Terrace historic district boasts some of the best examples of Queen Anne and Georgian Revival architecture in Baltimore. Originally built overlooking the Jones Falls Valley, the houses have exceptional porches, conical towers, terra cotta decorations, and slate mansard roofs. Many of us catch a glimpse of the historic neighborhood at 50 miles per hour from the Jones Falls Expressway. Come explore it on foot at a more leisurely pace with Elizabeth Schaaf, former curator and archivist at Peabody Library and long-time resident.
Meet at the corner of Mount Royal Terrace and Lennox Street. Park on the street.
College of Notre Dame - May 3, 10 a.m. to noon
Academic Architecture Galore
The Institute of Notre Dame moved to its present location in north Baltimore just after the Civil War. Today, the College of Notre Dame of Maryland campus features Federal, Art Deco, Spanish Renaissance, and Beaux-Arts buildings designed by J. Crawford Neilsen, Thomas C. Kennedy, Baldwin & Pennington, and Frederick V. Murphy. The Marikle Chapel of the Annunciation stands as the college's crown jewel. A master plan by Robert A.M. Stern has guided Notre Dame's growth and renewal over the last decade. Join architect Jim Suttner, AIA, and Mary Beth Lennon, Notre Dame alumna, on an insider's tour of one of Baltimore's most charming and distinctive campuses.
Meet on the first floor of the Noyes Alumnae House. Park in the lot behind the Noyes House. Enter the campus at 4701 North Charles Street (just south of Homeland Avenue) and follow the signs.
Homeland - May 10, 10 a.m. to noon
Baltimore's Lake District
Getting away from Victorian architecture, the Roland Park-Homeland Company began developing the former Perine Estate into Homeland in the 1920s. Tudor, French Country, and Early American styles combine with Colonial architecture to give this historic neighborhood a decidedly English flavor and special charm. The Olmsted Brothers landscaping and series of miniature lakes at its center impart a romantic touch. Join Barbara Stevens, who literally wrote the book on the history of Homeland, and her husband, Jim, on a stroll through this neighborhood filled with architectural jewels.
Meet at the park on the southeast corner of Charles Street and St. Albans Way (about ¼ mile south of Northern Parkway). Park on the street.
Franklintown - May 17, 10 a.m. to noon
From Mill Village to Planned Community Circa 1830
Begun in the 1830s, Franklintown is one of the first planned communities in the country. The brainchild of William H. Freeman, this historic district is designed around a central wooded oval with radiating lots and includes a hotel and commercial district, all set adjacent to an even older mill village. Join Bill Eberhart and Anne Gossett, longtime Franklintown residents, to walk through the collection of mill buildings and houses in this quaint rural village that may be the oldest planned suburb in the country.
Meet at the parking lot of the Mill Race Tavern (5201 North Franklintown Road, 21207). Park in the lot.
Spring Block Party
Eat, drink, mingle, and celebrate the coming of Spring!
THIS SUNDAY! APRIL 27th
11:00 am to 7:00 pm
East Cross Street on the south side of the Market in historic Federal Hill
$5 Admission
Band Schedule
-Tim
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