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September 2008
2008 MARYLAND STATE FAIR
Last Day - Monday, September 1
Maryland State Fair Grounds
 Come join us for this year's Maryland State Fair! Many featured events are free with your paid admission to the fair, including: Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Live Thoroughbred Horseracing, Bullriding, Barrel Racing, Masters of the Chainsaw, and Agricultural Fair Tours. Several concerts will also be held at the fairgrounds, including: 1964 (Beatles tribute band), Dayle Singletary, Foreigner, Travis Tritt with Keith Anderson, Flipside, and Fire in the Hole. Most of the concerts offer free lawn seating!
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MOVING WALLS 12
Tuesday, September 2 - Sunday, September 14
James E. Lewis Museum of Art
Art on Purpose in conjunction with Open Society Institute-Baltimore is hosting a show on photographer Kike Arnal's work In the Shadow's of Power: Poverty in Washington DC. The show is part of the Moving Walls 12 exhibition presented by Open Society Institute-Baltimore. With an outsider's perspective on the United States, Arnal reveals the extreme poverty that exists in the capital of the world's wealthiest and most powerful country. Sofia Silva was asked, along with other local photographers, to respond to Arnal's work highlighting Baltimore's own struggles with homelessness, youth violence, class disparity, and other issues challenging urban society.
On Tuesday, September 9, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., an Opening Reception & Panel Discussion moderated by Marc Steiner will engage the heart of OSI-Baltimore's social justice mission, exploring the complexity of issues raised by the exhibition.
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FIRST THURSDAY CONCERT
Thursday, September 4
Music starts at 5:30 p.m.
West Mount Vernon Park
FREE!
Country, soul, and reggae come together in songs that tell seductive stories of shifting fidelities and damage limitations. Multi-talented artist Jeb Loy Nichols travels to Baltimore in support of his recently released CD, Days are Mighty. Opening the night will be singer/songwriter Ben Taylor, son of James Taylor and Carly Simon.
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KATE MACKINNON OPEN STUDIO
Thursday, September 4
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
School 33 Art Center
Kate MacKinnon received her B.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1992. She received her M.F.A. at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Working mainly in oil on canvas, her most recent paintings are pop inspired, minimal, high gloss abstractions that explore formal issues of color and surface, while also questioning the relationship of the viewer to abstraction and the place that art exists in contemporary culture.
Click here to view some of Kate's works.
PIANIST SOHEIL NASSERI
Thursday, September 4
8:00 p.m.
An Die Musik LIVE!
Pianist Soheil Nasseri has been acclaimed by The New York Times as "consistently interesting...consistently thoughtful...an inventive interpretive spirit...a magnificent technique," and by the Berliner Zeitung as "Fantastic! Exquisite! Hats off to him! A real talent. One was able to enjoy themselves on the highest level."
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MOSAIC
Friday, September 5
8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Showtimes
An Die Musik LIVE!
Mosaic is an ensemble/collective dedicated to forging an original voice in Jazz. Together they perform an eclectic range of styles to create a music that's unique and experimental, yet remains accessible. Expanding on the traditions of post Bop, Afro-Cuba, electric Jazz, and the avant-garde, their rhythmic and harmonic approach is deep and diverse. Whether playing their own works, or those of the great composers of Jazz, they aim to provide a music for the body and the mind. With an instrumentation of keyboards, bass, drum set, and a wide array of woodwind instruments and percussion, Mosaic hopes to put their own stamp on the American legacy known as Jazz.
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BELVEDERE SQUARE
Last Show - The Voodudes (Zydeco)
Friday, September 5
6:00 p.m., Free, Outdoors
"Summer Sounds at the Square" takes place every Friday in Belvedere Square, which is located 7 miles north of downtown and 2 miles south of Towson at York Road and Northern Parkway.
MANY MOONS FESTIVAL
Saturday, September 6
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Towson University
The fourth annual Many Moons Festival, a celebration of Asian culture, will take place at the Asian Arts & Culture Center in Towson University's Center for the Arts. Sample authentic cuisine from the region, watch more than ten traditional dance and music showcases, or try your hand at Japanese cartooning during an anime workshop.
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CEPHAS & WIGGINS' PIEDMONT BLUES BIRTHDAY PARTY
Saturday, September 6
8:00 p.m.
Creative Alliance
Acoustic blues guitarist "Bowling Green" John Cephas celebrates his birthday with honied harmonica master Phil Wiggins, playing the syncopated blues indigenous to the southeast Piedmont. Players Eleanor Ellis, Rick Franklin, and Michael Baytop of DC's Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundatation, aka "The Barbershop," celebrate Piedmont master Edwards (1918-1998) who has a September birthday too!
GUITARIST ANA VIDOVIC
Saturday, September 6
8:00 p.m.
An Die Musik LIVE!
According to the Washington Post Ana Vidovic, "...an exceptionally gifted and interesting musician - who, at 25, is about to release her sixth recording, has been steadily building a reputation as one of the most technically accomplished young players around...virtually immaculate - detailed, precise, and polished. But this is no mere virtuostic display. Vidovic's playing is nuanced and intensely personal, both deeply felt and deeply thought."
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 UKRAINIAN FESTIVAL
Saturday & Sunday, September 6 & 7
Patterson Park
Celebrate Ukrainian heritage and culture! This year's Ukrainian Festival features four dance groups, a Ukrainian Easter Egg demonstration, musicians, traditional crafts, a Ukrainian beer garden, and children's activities. The festival will be held on Saturday from Noon - 10:00 p.m. and Sunday from Noon - 9:00 p.m. in Patterson Park at Linwood and Eastern Avenues.
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HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH
Sunday, September 7
3:00 p.m.
An Die Musik LIVE!
Harmonious Blacksmith is an early music ensemble that combines the best of creative conceptual programming with the fire of virtuoso performing and improvising. Uniquely focused on the connection between composition and improvisation in Renaissance and Baroque music, Harmonious Blacksmith looks back to the age-old practices of improvising dance music and ornamenting songs. Harmonious Blacksmith's commitment to pushing the boundaries of performance have brought audiences of all ages to new levels of music appreciation.
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THE ART OF LIVING POT LUCK DINNER
Sunday, September 7
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Jordan Faye Contemporary Gallery
 This holistic cooking event will be held at the Jordan Faye Contemporary Gallery in the Assembly Building at Clipper Mill (Second Floor, Loft 208). Share a favorite healthy dish, get cooking and nutrition tips from Lucas Seipp-Williams and Zeke Phillips, mingle, and feast in a happy, healthy community, surrounded by the current art exhibit at Jordan Faye Contemporary.
Call 443-955-1547 or email Jordan for reservations.
ART TO DINE FOR
Monday, September 8
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunset Cruisin' & Crabs
Arts attorney and former Creative Alliance trustee Scott Johnson and his co-captain, sculptor Rodney Carroll, invite you to enjoy a Canton sunset dockside with crabs and beer. Cruise the inner harbor in Scott's gorgeous mahogany runabout "Mellotron," a stunning, custom-built, triple-cockpit, 1930's replica HackerCraft.
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CLASSIC HIPSTER ANIMAL KARAOKE WITH ADAM MEISTER
Monday, September 8
9:00 p.m. - Close
Joe Squared
Joe Squared Pizza has been renovated and greatly improved! Get prizes when you sing!
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MINDFUL HOOPING CLASS
Monday, September 8
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
St. John's Church
This is the 2nd out of 6 weeks (Mondays through October 6) of classes presented by Noelle Powers and Regina Armenta, fusing hooping with yoga stretches and focusing on bringing awareness and presence to both practices. The classes do build on the last, but it's not too late to join us in this second week of the session. Beginners are welcome!
Register at Hooping Powers or Yoga on Wheels.
ENOCH PRATT BICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Wednesday, September 10
10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Central Library - Main Hall
 This birthday party will feature a wonderful and unique cake courtesy of Duff Goldman, baker and owner of Charm City Cakes and star of Food Network's Ace of Cakes, new bicentennial music titled "200 Candles" by Pratt Library's Gavin Brown, and a special appearance by "Mr. Pratt."
The Bicentennial Celebration will commemorate and honor the contributions made by Enoch Pratt to the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland. The Enoch Pratt Free Library, Maryland Historical Society, and the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore are encouraging visitors to stop by each institution after the birthday party for a variety of events.
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DUO PIANISTS: JULIAN LAWRENCE GARGIULO & MARIA YEFIMOVA
Thursday, September 11
8:00 p.m.
An Die Musik LIVE!
Program will include works by Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Scriabin, and Milhaud.
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TABLEAU VIVANT - BROMOIL PRINTS BY PHOTOGRAPHER JOY GOLDKING
Opening Reception - Friday, September 12
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Gallery Imperato
ta·bleau vi·vant n. pl. tab·leaux vi·vants A scene presented on stage by costumed actors who remain silent and motionless as if in a picture. [French : tableau, picture + vivant, living.]
Joy Goldkind was 50 years old before she took her first photography class, though her background was always based in the fine arts. Despite an unusually late start, Goldkind's career as a fine arts photographer has progressed rather rapidly. Her photographs of nude dancers, geishas, drag queens, ballerinas, circus performers, etc. have not gone unnoticed. Shot with Polaroid type 55 films, her subjects are soft in contrast, yet strong in spirit. Sometimes inspired from a fantasy world, the use of double exposures and slow shutter speeds help Joy to change what is true and expected into a more surrealistic scene. The old world beauty and quality they possess is in no doubt influenced by a deep interest in art history.
With the use of the historic Bromoil process as a tool to express her fine art portraits, Joy adds a layer of mystery to her photographs. The Bromoil process is a printing method that was very popular in the early 1900's. It was favored by pictorial photographers who used it to add a more artistic rendering to their work. Each piece is individually inked by hand, therefore no two prints are identical.
GATSBY'S GREAT GARDEN PARTY!
Friday, September 12
7:30 p.m.
Evergreen Museum & Library
 Evergreen Museum & Library makes the perfect backdrop for a sumptuous outdoor screening of The Great Gatsby, with Robert Redford at his finest and Francis Ford Coppola's biting screenplay. The Roaring 20's saw Evergreen's last mistress Alice Warder Garrett hosting many of the world's finest artists and dramatically refashioning the mansion's interior, while Jazz Age icons F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald were Baltimoreans for years. See some of Zelda's drawings and Scott's first editions. Watch the era unfold on the big screen outdoors, with beer and popcorn for sale. Come early, play croquet, compete for "Best Dressed" in our 20's Summer Whites contest, and explore the amazing biennial outdoor exhibition Sculpture at Evergreen 2008. In case of rain, we move into the big, comfy Carriage House.
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ALAN BLACKMAN TRIO
Friday, September 12
8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Showtimes
An Die Musik Live!
The latest configuration of the Alan Blackman Trio will be premiering new original compositions and arrangements of modern pop/rock songs by bands like The Police, The Beatles, and Soundgarden, as well as standard jazz tunes.
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CALEB STINE & THE BRAKEMEN, JUNE STAR, AND ELLEN CHERRY
Friday, September 12
8:00 p.m.
The 8x10
Join us this Friday at the 8x10 for performances by Caleb Stine & the Brakemen, June Star, and Ellen Cherry!
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IRISH FESTIVAL
Friday & Saturday, September 12 & 13
Canton Waterfront Park
FREE
 The 2008 Irish Festival in Baltimore City is in the Canton Waterfront Park, one of the hottest areas in the Greatest City in America. This year, the Irish Festival continues the exciting celebration of the Irish music and dance tradition that has been part of our cultural fabric for centuries. In fact, even the name ""Baltimore" comes from a Gaelic term meaning "the village near the big house."
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WHAT IS GREEN?
Friday, September 12 - Friday, October 24
Opening Reception - Friday, September 12
7:00 p.m. - Midnight
The Windup Space
The Windup Space and J. Gavin Heck offer up a group art show examining the question, "What is Green?" The opening reception is on September 12th from 7:00 p.m. until midnight, and will feature artists exploring the color, the word, and the concept of green in a group exhibition of photos, paintings, and sculpture. The opening reception will also include live entertainment and probably some wrestling clowns.
This show aims to remind the viewer that while the color green remains relatively stable, the concept of green is in flux. As it evolves, we must challenge ourselves to react to both the tidal wave of scientific knowledge, hearsay, and our own intuition as well as the passion towards life to embrace and create a green world in a personally meaningful and poignant way.
Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 4:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
KOREAN AMERICAN FESTIVAL
Saturday, September 13
10:00 a.m. - 10:00p.m.
War Memorial Plaza
FREE
This year's Korean American Festival is a cultural event that features traditional dances, tae kwon do demonstrations, games, and more. It will be held at the War Memorial Plaza at Fayette Street and Gay Street.
HAMPDENFEST 2008
Saturday, September 13
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Avenue
 HampdenFest began as a local community event, but in recent years has evolved into a neighborhood arts festival that draws visitors, as well as local residents, to enjoy the community of merchants on and around West 36th Street. HampdenFest 2008 will feature 3 stages of music and art performances, four blocks of arts and crafts vendors, antiques, and other wares from a wide range of merchants and artists.
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JIM DINE ON FILM
Saturday, September 13
2:00 p.m.
Baltimore Museum of Art
FREE
Enjoy screenings of the 1978 interview between Jim Dine and Kate Horsfield, co-founder and executive director of the Video Data Bank at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; and the 1995 Richard Stilwell documentary, Jim Dine: A Self Portrait on the Walls. Dine's works will be on exhibit through Sunday, October 5.
DRAGON BOAT RACES
Saturday, September 13
Inner Harbor
FREE
Thirty-three corporate-sponsored teams will compete in elimination heats to raise funds for Catholic Charities' programs and to win the coveted Dragon Cup. The races go on all day and teams also compete for the best song and hat!
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NAKED BALTIMORE PHOTOGRAPHY
Opening Saturday, September 13
Exhibit ends Friday, October 10
7:00 p.m. - Midnight
Metro Gallery
During the Naked Baltimore exhibit, see new works by Uli Loskot and Jefferson Jackson Steele that put their subjects in a different light...and far less clothes. (Bonus: With a private mini-studio on location opening night, the duo can capture images of your pretty naked self, too. You know, if you're into that kind of thing.)
Opening night performances start at 8:30 p.m. and include Jason Dove with backing band Vacation Face, The Expotentials, The Falsies, and The Eureka Birds.
LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST & THE NEW VOLCANOES
Saturday, September 13
8:00 p.m.
Creative Alliance
A major artist on the international Jazz scene, Baltimore-based Lafayette Gilchrist is powered by The Volcanoes - seven pieces including the triple-threat saxophone front line of Gabriel "Baby Bear" Ware, Greg Thompkins, and John Dierker. With the pianist/composer's potent cup of D.C. go-go, Mingus-meets-Ellington jazz and hard funk, Gilchrist blows off the top and lets the lava flow.
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 MICROKINGDOM WITH EXTRA LIFE AND THE VIOLET HOUR
Saturday, September 13
9:00 p.m.
Talking Head Club
Microkingdom, a nonconformist band drawn from Baltimore the Oxes and Lafayette Gilchrist's New Volcanoes, is one of the more strikingly original things in either free jazz or avant/noise-rock. Check them out this Saturday along with Extra Life and The Violet Hour.
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ANDREW ARCECI & JOHN MCKEAN
Sunday, September 14
3:00 p.m.
An Die Musik LIVE!
FREE ($10 Suggested Donation)
Join Andrew Arceci and John McKean as they perform "Der Musikalisch-Poetische Lustwald, ou L'île Enchantée" (The Musical-Poetical Pleasure-Grove, or the Enchanted Isle) - French and German music for viola da gamba and harpsichord.
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J.D. WALTER QUARTET WITH STEVE RUDOLPH
Monday, September 15
7:00 p.m.
An Die Musik LIVE!
Vocalist and scat sensation J.D. Walter has become a singular phenomenon on the music scene. Respected and lauded by the great musicians of the contemporary circuit, J.D. has shared the stage with many legendary artists.
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HIGH ZERO FESTIVAL
Tuesday, September 16 - Sunday, September 21
Opening Night - Tuesday, September 16
8:15 p.m.
Baltimore Museum of Art
FREE
Baltimore's yearly High Zero Festival is one of the largest, wildest, and most inspired events dedicated to experimental and improvised music in the United States. Consisting of all-new collaborations between individual performers from a broad range of subcultures, the goal of the festival is to actually create "new music" in the literal sense. Five packed days of concerts at the Theatre Project (September 17 - 21) are paralleled by riotous street performances, site specific mysteries, gallery sound installations, and workshops around the city.
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FALL TREE & SHRUB SALE
Now through Friday, September 19
Parks & People Foundation has partnered with RPM Ecosystems, a leading native plant nursery, to provide the Baltimore Metropolitan region with exceptional trees and shrubs for planting this fall. RPM native species are reliable, hardy, and naturally adaptable to the climatic conditions of the Eastern U.S.
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BALTIMORE MUSIC CONFERENCE
Wednesday, September 17 - Saturday, September 20
One part music festival and one part educational conference, both presenting fun, networking opportunities and entertainment for all. This year's event will be held at several venues around town.
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CITY PAPER BEST OF BALTIMORE PARTY
Thursday, September 18
Invite Only - Find One!
CHEEKY MONKEY SIDESHOW
Friday, September 19
10:00 p.m.
Palace of Wonders, Washington, D.C.
You'll be amazed. You'll be amused. You'll be just a little grossed out. Join us at the Palace of Wonders for the Cheeky Monkey Sideshow, featuring The Gong Show's Lovely Ladies of Latex: The Amazing Trinket and Katie Balloons, with Damien Blade, Mr. Eon, Sensoriel, and Swami Yomahmi.
 BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS PRESENTS KINKO FOR PRESIDENT!
Friday, September 19
8:00 p.m.
Creative Alliance
The newest production from NYC's infamous Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is a full-force spectacle, where the circus meets the media circus, sideshow marvels meet campaign carnivals, and the audience meets a truly alternative candidate. Kinko the Clown stands for change...spare change, and he's willing to do whatever it takes to bamboozle the public. Like all political campaigns, Kinko's includes sleight of hand, tightrope acts, death-defying feats, slapstick comedy, and more. It's time to put a real clown in the White House! Must be voting age!
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BRIGHT SHINY NEW EXHIBIT
Opens Friday, September 19
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Paperwork Gallery
Recent MICA graduate Jaime Bennati views her work as a process of reclamation. It's what attracted her to an abandoned, now-demolished warehouse in Greektown. Bennati repurposes the materials that decades of tenants and trespassers have left behind, such as old newspapers and graffiti, and makes art that recalls the history of a space and a community. See her work and that of other recent BFA and MFA graduates (Jessie Lehson, Joseph Letourneau, Janna Rice, and Allison Wade) at Paperwork Gallery's new exhibit, Bright Shiny New.
ENTANGLED: ART & WORD
Friday, September 19 - Saturday, October 18
Opening Reception - Friday, September 19
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Jordan Faye Contemporary
Jordan Faye Contemporary is pleased to announce "Entangled: Art & Word" - an exhibition resulting from creative collaborations between visual artists and writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. The opening reception will be held on Friday, September 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Jordan Faye Contemporary @ case[werks], in the new Railway Express Building, 1501 St. Paul Street, Suite 116. "Entangled: Art & Word" will be on view through Saturday, Ocotber 18.
Visual Artists: John Folsom, Johnny Love, Renee Rendine, James Rieck, Jacqueline Schlossman, Jessi Southern, and Beverly Ress. Creative Writers: Darcelle Bleau, Betsy Boyd, Amy Eisner, Aaron Gentzler, Pete Levine, A. Loudermilk, and Deborah Rudacille.
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LOCUS 5 RELEASE PARTY
Saturday, September 20
8:00 p.m.
Maryland Art Place
Voted "Best of Baltimore" by the City Paper and by Baltimore Magazine in 2008, Locus Magazine is an independently published art magazine that provides a forum for local, emerging producers of culture. It has the accessibility and immediacy of a magazine while also possessing the quality, thoughtfulness, and presence of a fine art book.
To celebrate the release of Issue 5, Locus Magazine is throwing a party at Maryland Art Place on Saturday, September 20. This release party will feature performances by Andy Abelow, Teenage Souls (Locus 5 artist D'Metrius Rice), Beans (Sine Jenson from Wax and Wane), and The Owls Go.
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JOHN COLTRANE BIRTHDAY CONCERT
Saturday, September 20
Pre-Concert Book Talk - 6:00 p.m.
Showtimes - 8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
An Die Musik LIVE!
Contemporary Arts Inc. in collaboration with An Die Musik Live presents: The Annual Tribute to John Coltrane. The evening begins at 6:00 p.m. with a book talk by Dr. Salim Washington and Farah Jasmine Griffin, co-authors of Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis and John Coltrane, the greatest jazz collaboration ever. Afterwards, the Carl Grubbs Ensemble will perform the original music of the Visitors (Carl & Earl Grubbs), which was inspired by their mentor John Coltrane.
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BROMO SELTZER ARTS TOWER OPEN STUDIO DAY
Saturday, September 20
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower
Celebrate the artistic works of local and regional artists! This event showcases remarkable pieces from some of the nation's most talented painters, sculptors, photographers, and more. Guests can visit artists' studios, meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and light fare, and take tours of the newly-renovated Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower.
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CHARM CITY BIKE AND BRUNCH
Every 3rd Saturday through October 18
Next Tour - Saturday, September 20
$15.00
Burn calories, not carbon. Join the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks and Friends for the Charm City Bike and Brunch every 3rd Saturday from April 19th to October 18th. Guided tours of Baltimore parks, trails, and surrounding neighborhoods are followed by lunch at nearby local restaurants.
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 SUPER ART FIGHT
Saturday, September 20
10:00 p.m.
The Ottobar
Super Art Fight is the next generation of live art entertainment. Two Artist go head to head in timed rounds to complete an art piece based on audience picked suggestions. Then 3 judges from the crowd select the victor. Music from Karmella's Game, Headwounds, and guests.
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 RALLY FOR THE RIVER
Sunday, September 21
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
It's almost here! Join us for this year's Rally for the River on Sunday, September 21 from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The northbound lane of I-83 will be closed to traffic to allow you to explore and play on (and under) the JFX. Bring family and friends to bike, hike, run, walk, kayak and skate!
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THE STOOP STORYTELLING SERIES
Monday, September 22
7:00 p.m.
Centerstage
Join us at Centerstage on Monday, September 22 for Animal Tales: Sories about pets, strays, mutts, and other beasts of burden. Starting at 7:00 p.m., seven storytellers will have seven minutes each to talk about the pleasure and pain of life among creatures. Afterwards, at 8:00 p.m., enjoy cocktails and live music by Caleb Stine and the Brakemen.
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EQUINOX SOIREE
Monday, September 22
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
One Charles Center - 18th Floor
Celebrate the first day of Fall (Monday, September 22) at the Equinox Soiree: a liminial happening for architects, artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians, illustrators, performers, photographers, writers, and sculptors. Join us in conversation, showcase art, exchange ideas, and bring drinks to imbibe.
If you wish to attend, please rsvp here.
THE BRIDE WAS SEVEN CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION & SNEAK PEEK FILM SCREENING
Tuesday, September 23
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Rayburn House Office Building - Room B354
Please join Representative Lois Capps (D-CA), Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN), Representative Corrine Brown (D-FL), and the members of the Democratic Women's Working Group in celebration of the progress made toward preventing illegal child marriages that violate the human rights of those subjected to it.
More than 50 million girls worldwide are married before the age of 18, and in certain regions of the world, such as the Amhara region of Ethiopia, more than half of all girls are married before their 15th birthday. Child marriage often results in these young girls getting pulled out of school and places them at greater risk for HIV infection, domestic violence, and dying in childbirth.
Berhane Hewan, or "Light for Eve," is a highly successful program to prevent child marriage and to support married adolescents in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. This project is featured in The Bride Was Seven, which depicts how attitudes and actions of communities can change the perceived value of girls and end the practice of child marriage.
Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
INSIDE/OUT: SCULPTURE AT EVERGREEN
Now through Wednesday, September 24
Evergreen Museum & Library
Inside/Out: Sculpture at Evergreen is a biennial outdoor exhibition of 10 new site-specific sculptures that are both inspired by and created specifically for Baltimore's historic Evergreen House, a 19th century Italianate mansion, museum, and contemporary arts center owned by the Johns Hopkins University. Situated on 26 acres, Evergreen's tranquil but urban setting allows viewers to wander the estate at their own pace to seek out the new sculptures, and in doing so, learn more about the estate's landscape, architecture, history,and collections.
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BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL
Friday - Sunday, September 26 - 28
Mount Vernon Place
 The Mid-Atlantic's premier celebration of the literary arts offers well-known authors, local bookstores, publishers, children's writers, storytellers, author signings, crafts, refreshments, and entertainment. This year, our roster of 200+ author appearances includes Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dr. Cornel West, Naomi Wolf, Walter Mosley, Michael Ian Black, Mark McEwen, Chef Martin Yan, Iyanla Vanzant, Daniel Mark Epstein, Omar Tyree, Congresswomen Loretta and Linda Sanchez, Dr. Randal Pinkett, Farnoosh Torabi, Cameron Johnson, Laura Schlitz, Ron Suskind, Hudson Talbott, Adam Roberts, Brooke Parkhurst, Amy Goodman, Avi, Chef George Duran, Chef Jeff Henderson, Sweet Potato Queen Jill Connor Browne, and many, many more!
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LAST NIGHT A DJ SPICED MY LIFE
Saturday, September 27
8:00 p.m. - Midnight
The G Spot
Dance out to a 70's and 80's high energy mix at one of B'more's great underground venues, a former cotton carding warehouse overlooking the Jones Falls. The G Spot bills itself as an Audio/Visual Playground. Kempton Ingersol and his dj compadres Guy Flynn and Terry Thompson keep you dancing all night - spinning, scratching, and blending funk, R&B, disco, pop, rock, hip hop, reggae, and club music. Bahamian born and MICA's own Leslie King-Hammond serves her sublime, sassy, island cuisine.
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 WOOD TURNER'S PICNIC
Sunday, September 28
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Mark Supik & Company
Known for his visionary take on wood, Mark Supik opens his woodturning studio located in a 1910 Highlandtown industrial space. Take your "turn" at the lathe to fashion a handle for your own fly swatter! Have a seat in the surprisingly lush urban greenway by the railroad tracks for beer and picnic offerings, featuring Dan Inglett's famous chicken salad.
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FOUND OBJECTS: NEW BEGINNINGS - THE ART OF TRASH
Now through Saturday, October 4
Baltimore Public Works Museum
You've heard the old adage - "One man's trash is another man's treasure?" The newly opened art exhibit at the Baltimore Public Works Museum "Found Objects: New Beginnings - The Art of Trash" exemplifies this idea. Treat yourself to a unique and fun experience featuring 15 remarkable artists who create art using commonplace found objects as their medium. Open now through October 4th, this is one special exhibit you don’t want to miss!
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FREE FALL BALTIMORE
Wednesday, October 1 - Friday, October 31
Free Fall Baltimore returns for the third year with over 70 cultural organizations presenting more than 300 free events. From free performances in music, dance, and theater to museum exhibitions, lectures, classes, workshops, and hands-on creative experiences, this fall arts celebration allows residents and visitors to enjoy the excitement of free activities in venues throughout Baltimore City. Because seating and capacity may be limited, many events require advance reservations.
For a complete listing of events and reservation details, visit www.freefallbaltimore.com.
 LAND OF PLEASANT LIVING
Saturday, October 4
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Oliver Beach
Get out the chicken necks and do some crabbin' off the dock at Lois Foster and Skip Znamirowski's waterfront home in Oliver Beach. Crack into some crabs with an ice cold Natty Boh as photographer Sandi Wilson shows and discusses her images capturing iconic Baltimore scenes.
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SOARING STARS
Friday, October 10
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Anne Stone's Home
Anne Stone and fellow artist and Creative Alliance trustee Christy Bergland host at Anne's spectacular Guggenheimesque home, with soaring 25 foot ceilings and endless windows overlooking a wooded wilderness near the city line. Silent films screen in a state of the art home theater beneath a planetarium ceiling sparkling with stars. Sip cocktails and tour Anne's exquisite, eclectic collection including quilts, Steuben glass, and work by Grace Hartigan. Tracey Watson of Watson Caterers provides heavy hors d'ouevres.
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 BALTIMORE WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Thursday, October 23 - Sunday, October 26
Landmark's Harbor East Theatre
The Baltimore Women's Film Festival is dedicated and focused on seeking out and promoting cinema created by and for women. This non-profit festival is held during breast cancer awareness month. 50% of all ticket sale proceeds are donated to breast cancer research and the outreach/survivorship program for Johns Hopkins breast cancer patients.
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