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October 2008
MOBTOWN MODERN SOUND ECOLOGY
Wednesday, October 1
8:00 p.m.
Contemporary Museum
 Curated by saxophonist Brian Sacawa and composer Erik Spangler, the series showcases music by both established composers who have defined the contemporary musical landscape as well as some of the most exciting young composers who are shaping the future. In partnership with the Contemporary Museum, Mobtown Modern aims to create a new type of listening experience for composed music: integrating classical instruments and DJ-style electronics, incorporating a strong visual element into each event, and creating a lounge environment that's radically different from the traditional classical music concert environment.
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CREATIVE DIFFERENCES - DAVID MURRAY & THE BLACK SAINT QUARTET
Wednesday, October 1
8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. Showtimes
An Die Musik LIVE!
Tenor saxophone and bass clarinet player David Murray has recorded over 130 albums between 1975 and 2008. His latest album, Sacred Ground, features Cassandra Wilson and the Black Saint Quartet, and is a tribute to the landmark recordings made by the artist for the seminal Jazz label in the 80's.
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FIRST THURSDAY CONCERT
Thursday, October 2
Music starts at 5:30 p.m.
West Mount Vernon Park
FREE!
Please join WTMD as we wrap up a great season of free concerts! The Oranges Band will headline this First Thursday Concert and Caleb Stine and the Brakemen, with special guest Salim, will open the show.
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OPERA: VIVENTE - MOZART'S LORD GIOVANNI
Thursday, October 2 & Saturday, October 4
7:30 p.m.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Sex, power, deception, and disease. Mozart's stormy masterpiece is infused with these dark undercurrents of the human experience. Filled with music of tremendous emotion, Lord Giovanni provides a truly gripping night of theatre.
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 FIRST FRIDAYS AT THE WALTERS: THE ANCIENT WORLD
Friday, October 3
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Walters Art Museum
First Fridays at the Walters is the place to delight the senses and entertain the soul! Join us for our inaugural event, as we celebrate ancient cultures with music, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and live performances.
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 PEABODY CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Friday, October 3
8:00 p.m.
Friedberg Concert Hall
Join Music Director Hajime Teri Murai and distinguished visiting artist Joe Burgstaller (trumpet) for an evening with the Peabody Concert Orchestra, featuring selections from Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi, Piazzolla, and Tchaikovsky.
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GREG THOMPKINS QUARTET CD RELEASE SHOW
Friday, October 3
8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Showtimes
An Die Musik LIVE!
The Greg Thompkins Quartet will celebrate its cd release performing compositions from its new cd "The Greg Thompkins Quartet Live."
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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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 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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CREATIVE DIFFERENCES - JUDI SILVANO ENSEMBLE
Saturday, October 4
8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Showtimes
An Die Musik LIVE!
An alchemist of music and movement, Judi Silvano's career as a choreographer and dancer led her straight to NYC's downtown music scene where her improvisational spirit could run free. It also steered her toward what would become a long-term collaboration with saxophonist Joe Lovano that began in 1980 and continues to this day.
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SARAH BORGES AND THE BROKEN SINGLES LIVE
Saturday, October 4
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
BaltimoreChop Books
A Boston band brings their electricity back to Baltimore! That's right! You hear them all the time on WTMD 89.7. Maybe you've even seen them around here at the 8x10. But now, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles are coming to play the Chop!
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THE MARRIAGE OF ART, SCIENCE, & PHILOSOPHY
Saturday, October 4 - Monday, September 6, 2009
American Visionary Art Museum
The American Visionary Art Museum's 14th original mega art exhibition is a wedding of playfulness, imagination, intuition, and desire - partners common to creative invention and understanding of all sort. The exhibition's 50 visionary artists take a fresh look at the very notion of sound, color, number, and scale in their pursuit of wonder. From fractal quilts to extolling the role sci-fi plays in inspiring real science, this is a nuptial dance fit for adults and children of all ages.
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 MOTHER EARTH HARVEST FAIR
Sunday, October 5
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Spoutwood Farm - Glen Rock, PA
Combining the charm of an old-fashioned country fair, timeless traditional arts and crafts, and cutting-edge advances in green building and renewable energy, the Mother Earth Harvest Fair is a celebration and showcase of healthy, sustainable, and balanced living in the Chesapeake bioregion.
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 DAVID SEDARIS READING
Sunday, October 5
8:00 p.m.
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
David Sedaris comes to the Meyerhoff to share stories on the subjects that he writes most about - his family, childhood, and travels. He is at his most entertaining when telling anecdotes, highlighting the absurdity in everyday experiences.
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THE ART OF LIVING POT LUCK DINNER
Sunday, October 5
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.
PEABODY STUDENT JAZZ
Every Monday Night
Next Show - Monday, October 6
7:30 p.m.
An Die Musik LIVE!
Enjoy originals and jazz standards performed by students Zach Swanson (bass), Charles Sekel (piano & keyboard), and Nathan Ellman-Bell (drums) every Monday night through Monday, December 22 at An Die Musik LIVE!
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JAZZ FILM SERIES: JAZZ INNOVATORS, PART I
Wednesday, October 8
7:00 p.m.
An Die Musik LIVE!
According to Webster's, innovation is the introduction of something new. In jazz, one of the greatest innovators of his time was Louis Armstrong, whose concept of improvisation was legendary. Fortunately for us, many of the truly great names in American music are featured on film. The Innovators (Part 1) examines the rare footage of some of the most influential saxophonists in jazz: Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins.
Host Stuart Hudgins begins each program with an informative introduction and is available at the end to answer questions.
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NAKED BALTIMORE PHOTOGRAPHY
Now through Friday, October 10
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.
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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TABLEAU VIVANT - BROMOIL PRINTS BY PHOTOGRAPHER JOY GOLDKING
Now through Saturday, October 18
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.
ENTANGLED: ART & WORD
Now through Saturday, October 18
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 exhibition will be held at Case[werks], in the new Railway Express Building, 1501 St. Paul Street, Suite 116.
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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CHARM CITY BIKE AND BRUNCH
Every 3rd Saturday through October 18
Last Tour - Saturday, October 18
$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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WHAT IS GREEN?
Now through Friday, October 24
The Windup Space
The Windup Space and J. Gavin Heck offer up a group art show examining the question, "What is Green?" 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.
BRIGHT SHINY NEW EXHIBIT
Now through TBA
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.
 INTERMEDIATE ENCAUSTIC PAINTING
Wednesdays from October 22 - November 19
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Creative Alliance
Resident artist Christine Sajecki opens her doors for encaustic artists ready to take it to the next level. Complete 2 larger panels, one figurative and one painter's choice, with emphasis on layering and color, representation and the figure, as an entryway into gaining control of the medium. Prior enrollment in Christine's intro class or comparable experience with instructor's approval is required.
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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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FREE FALL BALTIMORE
Now through 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.
BALTIMORE SCREENWRITER'S COFFEE CLUB
Tuesday, October 28 & Tuesday, November 25
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Creative Alliance
FREE!
Join us for an informal meeting for professional and aspiring screenwriters! Coffee, networking, moral support, feedback on works in progress, peer advice and inspiration are included!
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 BIG'S INTERMEDIATE IMPROV
Tuesdays from October 28 - December 9
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Creative Alliance
Instructor Bob Carter, the Executive Director of the Baltimore Improv Group (BIG), shows off advanced techniques for telling stories and creating scenes with a focus on initiating, maintaining, and enriching scenes. Interested parties must have taken BIG's Intro to Improv workshop or have similar improv training.
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OPEN CRITIQUES
Wednesday, October 29
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Creative Alliance
FREE!
Visual artists! Get feedback on recent work in an informal environment, or just join in the conversation.
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