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Tourism Tuesday: 1812 Bicentennial Events
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 by The Professor
Fighting for Freedom! The Bicentennial is given a dramatic kickoff with a new play commemorating the start of the War of 1812
Kick off the War of 1812 Bicentennial at Fort McHenry in dramatic fashion with a performance of “Fighting for Freedom!” The first public performance will be held on April 21, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Additional performances will be held on April 23 and 24 at 10:00 a.m at Fort McHenry and April 27 at the Maryland Historical Society at 6:00 p.m. In a collaborative effort between the Baltimore School for the Arts, Maryland Historical Society, and National Park Service, the production includes three scenes about the beginning of America’s Second War for Independence. This production is free of charge as part of National Parks Week and lasts approximately 45 minutes.
The production includes three original scenes that include the people history textbooks leave out:
“A Just War?” Experience the infamous Baltimore riots of 1812 in which thousands of angry citizens violently persecuted opponents of the war. Consider the attitudes of everyday citizens of Baltimore, black and white, free and enslaved, and discover why Americans were so bitterly divided over the conflict.
“Off to War!” The War of 1812 began with a series of invasions into Canada. Witness the romance and enthusiasm for a “quick war” gradually die as the conflict wears on. Learn the fate of “the Baltimore Boys” on the Niagara frontier and see how the war in Canada affected those back home.
“A Nest of Pirates” Listen in at a Fell’s Point Coffeehouse to hear the experiences of an African-American sailor, a privateering merchant, and a patient wife. Hear tales of swashbuckling sea captains who were the Pride of Baltimore and thumbed their noses at the world famous Royal Navy.
For Website: Fighting for Freedom! The Bicentennial is given a dramatic kickoff with a new play commemorating the start of the War of 1812.
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Tourism Tuesday: Privateer Day 2012
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 by The Professor
Famous Fell’s Point is holding its 8th annual privateer day on April 21, 2012. Walk the plank for Adventure at Fell’s Point 2012 Privateer Day with live entertainment and music, vendors, tall ships, a War of 1812 Pier, adult “grog garden,” special pirate appearances, children’s entertainment & activities pier, the Urban Pirates’ ship “Fearless” rides, night-time Pyrate Invasion Pub specials and much more!
Dive into the Thames Street Grog Garden in Thames Street Park serving your favorite ales and live music from 12-6 PM. Privateer Day is a festival that will be enjoyed by the young and old. So come on out and join the fun! Rain or shine.
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Theater Thursdays: Hunger Games
Thursday, March 15th, 2012 by The Professor
The Hunger Games is the most advertise movie that we have seen since Twilight and Harry Potter. Everyone is counting down the minutes until the 74th Hunger Games premieres. This Thursday, March 22nd at midnight is the big premiere. If you are looking for something to do on Thursday and feel like joining the millions who have read the books to watch this monumental movie, then start ordering you tickets now! The Landmark Theater and White Marsh AMC theater will be showing midnight viewings of the movie. For more information or to find other movies, visit www.fandango.com.
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Wacky Wednesday: The Circus Comes to Town
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 by The Professor
Don’t miss Fully Charged, the all-new surge of circus entertainment from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey where megawatts of thrills explode off of the arena floor with breathtaking dare-devilry, amazing stunts and never-before-seen performances that energize Children Of All Ages! Get Fully Charged Up by the power of performers! Experience unbridled horsepower, unparalleled superhuman power, and pachyderm power that generates mega-tons of fun! Feel the electro-magnetism of Tabayara, the world’s most thrilling animal trainer. Audiences will feel the earth shake when the strongman lift large, cumbersome telephone poles, which weigh up to half a ton, and twirl them above their heads while acrobats balance atop. The Human Fuse, Brian Miser, sets the arena sky ablaze as he rockets through the air from his self-made human crossbow. You can only experience this current of excitement at Ringling Bros. Fully Charged! Get your tickets for high-voltage fun today! Ticket Prices range from $14-$80 and run from March 21 to April 1.
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Theater Thursdays: Circle Mirror Transformation
Thursday, March 8th, 2012 by The Professor
What do a flirty former actress, a pouty 16-year-old, a hippie husband and a divorced carpenter have in common? Very little, or at least that’s what they think until they take a six week community acting class. In Annie Baker’s masterfully funny and poignant comedy, “Circle Mirror Transformation,” five ordinary yet quirky individuals come together to learn about acting and in the process find themselves transformed as they begin to see themselves and each other more clearly. As they play and act and interact through their summer of acting classes, these lovable and wounded characters are both hilariously funny and heartbreakingly real.
The Fell’s Point Corner Theater will be featuring this show beginning March 8 to April 8. All tickets are under $20 and it’s something different to do around Baltimore! For tickets, show times, and other theater events, visit: http://www.fpct.org/
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Theater Thursdays: Peabody Preparatory Strings
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 by The Professor
Art, Music, and Food. If those three things interest you, then this will not be an event to miss! The Walters Art Museum, located on our very own Charles Street, is world renown for its amazing collection of art. The collection presents a variety of world art from pre-dynastic Egypt to 20th-century Europe. However, art is not the only attraction this museum has to offer. On Saturday, February 18th, the Walters Art Museum will present the Peabody Preparatory Strings from 11:00am-12:00pm.
A potpourri of preparatory string ensembles performs treasured lyrical works and dances, including arrangements of the Allegretto from Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony; Massenet’s “Meditation” from Thaïs; and “Czardas,” Vitorrio Monti’s famous Hungarian Dance. Along with the Strings, the Peabody Cello Choir, Violin Choir, Kreisler Violin Group and Pre-Conservatory Violin Program will also be performing! For more information, visit, http://thewalters.org/eventscalendar/.
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Museum Monday: BMA Event
Monday, February 13th, 2012 by The Professor
Make Sunday afternoon family time free of cost! Every Sunday at the Baltimore Museum of Art you can join in the fun with activities that the entire family can enjoy. Hands-on workshops and an interactive gallery tour make it worth the trip out.
This February the theme is the arts of Africa and Asia. You can come and create masks you can wear and containers for personal treasures.
Workshops run from 2-5 PM. February 19 we will be making moveable animal masks. Family tours run from 2-2:45 PM and will involve fishes, crocodiles, and birds on February 26th!
Remember, the price of admission and activities is free, so come on out and join the fun the next Sunday you’re looking for something fun to do!
Log onto www.artbma.org for more information and directions.
February Sundays at the BMA can be fun for the whole family FREE of cost! Come enjoy hands-on workshops and interactive gallery tours in the theme of arts of Africa and Asia. Workshops run from 2-5 PM and tours from 2-2:45. Come get in on the action Sundays in February for freee!
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Museum Monday: Classes at the Walters
Monday, January 2nd, 2012 by The Professor
Come to the Walters Art Museum this week where you can work in a drawing studio of art at your disposal. Imagine spending hours among great works creating your own masterpieces. Popular local artist and teacher Leslie Shellow will lead drawing lessons for intermediate to advanced level students in specific galleries. Learn more about the Walters’ vast collections while honing your drawing skills. Drawing classes take place every Sunday for one month from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Classes are the second in a series of three, the first one being Beginning Drawing and the last Ink Gestures. Price for members $75 and non-members is $150. This price is for all four drawing lessons.
To register for the classes, please contact adultprograms@thewalters.org
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Wacky Wednesday: Maryland Film Festival
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 by WLOY Staff
Ready for some marvelous film? The Maryland Film Festival is sweeping back into town the first weekend of May. Thursday May 5 through Sunday May 8, over 150 films from across the globe will be shown at the festival.
The festival will screen 75 short and 50 feature length films over the four-day period. Films span a wide range of genres including documentary, animated, experimental and narrative. Many prominent films have been shown at the festival, such as recent Academy Award nominee Dogtooth. (more…)
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Tourism Tuesday: Enoch Pratt Library
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 by WLOY Staff
The Central branch of the Enoch Pratt Library is a gorgeous display of architecture. Located on Cathedral Street the expansive and antique library is part of one of oldest public library systems in America.
The branch is currently hosting the exhibit “Glass House of Dreams: Baltimore’s Victorian Glass Palace,” until the end of April. The exhibit explores the history of glass houses in the U.S, noting the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park. Rawlings was a prominent African-American political leader (whose daughter is currently Baltimore’s Mayor). (more…)
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