Wow, and I thought the last week was full of fun. This week is jam packed! Good luck choosing between the Charm City Comedy Festival, Maryland Film Festival, FlowerMart, Kinetic Sculpture Race, and all the Cinco de Mayo events happening this weekend! You only have yourself to blame if you are bored!

Monday, May 1

Sand Mandala Opening Ceremony with Tibetan Monks

6:30PM – 8PM

Baltimore Yoga Village

6080 Falls Rd, Baltimore

Share beautiful, sacred Tibetan traditions as demonstrated through art, living ritual, and prayer. With horns and harmonic chanting, they will open the five day ceremony of creating a sand mandala on the floor of the Mt Washington yoga studio. Come to hear this form of chanting unique to Tibet and watch them begin a masterful piece of art. On a five foot by five foot square wooden board they will begin to draw the sacred geometry, which will be the blueprint for the five days of creation of an impermanent masterpiece made of thousands of tiny grains of sand. This Tantric art serves as a deep prayer to restore order and harmony to the environment. The monks are highly trained in this work. Devout followers of the 14th Dalai Lama, they are sent to the United States to share their peaceful traditions.

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Monday NIGHT Studio Sessions

7PM – 12AM

The Rockwell

702 S Broadway, Baltimore

Every 1st Monday at The Rockwell, TEDDY DOUGLAS, DJ TANZ, and PERCUSSIONIST DAVON MCCOY BLEND TALENTS with GUEST DJ’S, MUSICIANS, SINGERS, AND VARIOUS ARTISTS to give YOU The “MOST INCREDIBLE DANCE EXPERIENCE”. We are happy to have Keyboardist, Singer, Producer CHARLES DOCKINS performing with us! also…Complimentary Buffet, Drink Specials, Visual Arts, and Wooden Dance Floor.

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Seat Yourself: May Day poetry reading

7PM – 11PM

New America

429 N Eutaw St, Suite 1N, Baltimore

Come to a poetry reading of cozy souls featuring readings by: Grace Davis, Maya Martinez, Aidan Spann, Maggie Fitz, Lily Herman, Suzie Doogan, and Keenon Brice with more to be announced! snacks and drink specials.

Radiator King, Scarlet Sails,BDM,Them Animals @Ottobar

7PM – 11PM

Ottobar

2549 N Howard St, Baltimore

Please help Bears Doing Murder and Then Animals welcome Scarlet Sails and Radiator King back to Baltimore!!!

Scarlet Sails http://scarletsailsband.com/

Radiator King http://www.radiatorkingmusic.com/

Bears Doing Murder https://www.facebook.com/bdmband/

Them Animals https://www.facebook.com/themanimalsmusic/

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Peabody Opera Scenes

7:30PM – 10PM

Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall

1 E Mount Vernon Pl, Baltimore

Peabody Opera Scenes

JoAnn Kulesza, music director

Contemporary American Opera Scenes

Hippo Hut presents Reagan Cats, Wishing Rock, and Flower

8PM – 12AM

The Windup Space

12 W North Ave, Baltimore

Flower http://floweratl.bandcamp.com/

Reagan Cats https://reagancats.bandcamp.com/

Wishing Rock https://wishingrock.bandcamp.com/releases

The Bun Shop Presents: -pf (w/ UHHM) – folk and jazz

8PM – 10PM

The Bun Shop

239 W Read St, Baltimore

Michigan-based multi-instrumentalist Peter Felsman’s lyrically-driven “attic folk” band, -pf (pronounced “dash”, “p”, “f”,), takes stories and topics from Felsman’s observations about different aspects of humanship – hope, loss, ambivalence, bike lanes – where realism and comedy often meet, and sets them to song. Think a gang of friends supporting their acoustic songsmith of a younger brother who plays guitar like a sensitive percussionist who can’t read enough Hermann Hesse.

U.H.H.M has stood for many things, and other things over time. Us? Him? Her? Me? It has, and continues to be, and strives to be. Sometimes it isn’t, but when you hear it you won’t care. Nick Saia plays guitar, Chris Frick keyboards and horn, and Jack Naden plays the drums. U.H.H.M has at times been called “jazz music.”

Tuesday, May 2

Bagby Give Back Days

May 2 to May 5 – All Day

Bagby Pizza

1809 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville, MD 21208

Bagby Pizza

1006 Fleet St, Baltimore, MD 21202

Bagby Pizza

10130 Reisterstown Rd #10, Owings Mills, MD 211171

Cunningham’s Cafe and Bakery

1 Olympic Place, Towson, Maryland 21204

Dine at ANY Bagby Pizza location or Cunningham’s Cafe and Bakery Tuesday, May 2nd through Friday, May 5th and 10% of the proceeds will go back to the Maryland SPCA.

Baltimore: Bar Institute Econo

10AM – 11PM

Bookmakers Cocktail Club

31 E Cross St, Baltimore

Bar Institute is headed to Baltimore for a one day Econo session on May 2nd. We will be offering 4 classes during the day from 10AM-4PM and an evening popup with all proceeds going to CORE. It’s $5 at the door and $5 for drinks made by Lush Life Productions and Baltimore’s best bartenders.

Clothing Drive For House Of Ruth

5PM – 9PM

Wet City

223 W Chase St, Baltimore

Time to clean that closet!! Bring your excess wardrobe to Wet City and it will be donated to women and children in need at The House of Ruth. Each donation will earn a raffle ticket and there will be happy hour specials! $2 off pints, $5 wine by the glass, $8 cheeseburger, and $8 Thai mussels. Clothes needed for women, children, and men. Purses and shoes also needed!

Happy Hour with Copper & Kings

5PM – 7PM

Birroteca

1520 Clipper Road, Baltimore

Join us for a special happy hour on Tuesday, May 2, from 5-7pm, featuring Copper & Kings American Brandy! Lauren from Copper & Kings will be on hand to tell you about what makes their brandy different, as well as pouring samples of the spirits. We will be mixing some special twists on classic brandy cocktails, with discounts on all Copper & Kings cocktails all night!

BMC Stripped Vol. 3

6PM – 12AM

Sangria Patio Bar

930 North Charles Street, Baltimore

Vol. 3 is going to be a packed evening. This round hosts: Chris Metz of The Milestones, Matt Hillman, The Revived, Elle Rose and the Thorns, and Bootleggers and Baptists.

D Center Convo #82:Does language create reality?

6:15PM – 8PM

The Windup Space

12 W North Ave, Baltimore

How does language need to change in order for society to change? D Center Convo #82 is asking questions about the relationship between language systems, design, and social agency. Poet and journalist Celeste Doaks, creative technologist Victor F. M. Torres, and Odyssey Works co-founder Abraham Burickson will be discussing the ways in which language works and presenting language re-invention case studies.

The Orbiting Human Circus featuring The Music Tapes

7PM – 11PM

Metro Gallery

1700 N Charles St, Baltimore

The Orbiting Human Circus & The Music Tapes

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Broadway Live with CJay (Act 2)

7:30PM – 9:30PM

The Motor House

120 W North Ave, Baltimore

Baltimore’s New night out for Broadway lovers has everything! Music, Dance, Comedy, Games and an Open Mic for singers and actors to shine! Sigin up today with your song, the show or your scene.

Bachata Fix RD

8PM – 12AM

Sajoma Restaurant

1708 fleet st, Baltimore

What happens on Tuesdays? Yes we go to Bachata Fix RD. Join us to another great party!! Tuesday this is the place where you want to be!

Bachata class from 8:00-9:00pm

Social dancing from 9:00-12:00am

Class is $10. Social is free!!!! Traditional Dominican Bachata class will be taught by Juan Mejia!!! You don’t want to miss this! His footwork is to die for!

Johnathan Badger, Teach Me Equals, Br’er, Raindeer

8PM – 1AM

The Sidebar

218 E Lexington St, Baltimore

-Jonathan Badger (Baltimore): www.jonathanbadger.com

-Teach Me Equals (WA): www.teachmeequals.com

-Br’er (DC): https://brerbrerbrer.bandcamp.com/

-Raindeer (Baltimore): https://raindeer.bandcamp.com/

Marbin

8PM – 10PM

An die Musik

409 N Charles St, Baltimore

MARBIN is a progressive jazz-rock band based in Chicago, IL, with a unique story that stands out in today’s music world. With a do-it-yourself approach, Marbin started touring extensively in 2011, bringing their original instrumental music to every part of the United States. Through word of mouth, Marbin has gained tens of thousands of devoted fans all over the world, and has sold tens of thousands of albums. Marbin has released six albums: Marbin (2009), Breaking the Cycle (2011), Last Chapter of Dreaming (2013), The Third Set (2014), Aggressive Hippies (2015), and Goatman and the House of the Dead (2016). Marbin regularly plays in clubs all over the US and in jam and jazz festivals around the world.

Eu-IV/Smileswithteeth/So Nice Yesterday/Urban $haman

8PM – 12AM

The Crown

1910 N Charles St, Baltimore

eu-IV (baltimore, md) https://soundcloud.com/bmore-new-era

smileswithteeth (montreal, qc) https://soundcloud.com/smileswithteeth

so nice yesterday (baltimore, md) https://soundcloud.com/soniceyesterday

urban $haman (baltimore, md) https://soundcloud.com/urbnshmn

Wednesday, May 3

The 2017 Charm City Comedy Festival

May 3 at 8 PM to May 14 at 10 PM

Zissimos Bar

1023 W 36th St, Baltimore

Charm City Comedy Project is thrilled to announce our fourth annual all-comedy festival in Baltimore, MD. May 3rd – 7th is dedicated to sketch and improv, and May 10th – 14th showcases standup comedy. Events will include shows on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at the Charm City Comedy Project in residence in Hampden in the Lou Costello Room upstairs at Zissimos Bar.

Headliners: Improv and Sketch Week: Amie and Kristen Show, Chris Trew+ 2, Matt And Improv, Bad Medicine, Bully!

Standup Week: Lauren Faber, Dorian Gray, Natalie McGill, Valance Michael, Liz Russo, Ian Salyers

Improv and sketch workshops will be held on Saturday, May 6th and Sunday, May 7th at Zissimos Bar, and will be taught by prominent and nationally recognized instructors – Chris Trew of The New Movement in New Orleans and Austin, Amie Roe of Magnet Theater, Düofest, and Philly Improv Theater, Matt Holmes of Good Good Comedy Theatre and PHIT, and Kristen Schier of The N Crowd, PHIT and The University of the Arts.

Standup workshops will be held on Saturday, May 13th and Sunday, May 14th at Zissimos Bar. Our seasoned and hilarious instructors include standup comedians Valance Michael (MD), Lauren Faber (NC), and Michael Furr (CCCP) – who will teach beginning standup, joke writing, identifying funny premises, truth in comedy, etc.

Click here for a list of all events and to purchase tickets.

Maryland Film Festival

May 3 at 8 PM to May 7 at 8 PM

Station North Arts & Entertainment District

5 W. North Avenue, Baltimore

The 19th Annual Maryland Film Festival will take place May 3rd-7th 2017 and will coincide with the Grand Opening of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway, the new permanent home of MdFF! This year, Maryland Film Festival will take place on a walkable, 6-screen campus in the Station North Arts & Entertainment District.

Programming venues will be hosted on the three screens within the Parkway, located at 5 W. North Avenue. Other venues are MICA’s Brown Center, Gateway Building, and Lazarus Studio Center. We will also be hosting auxiliary events in our pop-up venue, the M&T Tent Village in the Ynot Lot (directly across from the Parkway at 4 West North Avenue), along with panel discussions in Red Emma’s!

The Filmmaker VIP Lounge will be housed in the Windup Space.

Full schedule and tickets here

Grand Re-Opening / Menu Release!

5PM – 10PM

Maggie’s Farm

4341 Harford Rd, Baltimore

As many know, we have recently gone under new ownership and our team has been working hard on new Dinner, Brunch, & Cocktail menu items for you!! Come celebrate new beginnings and kick off patio season with us!! Not only will we be releasing all of our new Dinner and Cocktail menu items, Conrad’s Seafood will also be providing a raw bar with fresh shrimp and oysters! oh and did we mention live music?! Come out, meet some new faces, eat great food, and get to know those in your neighborhood! Make your reservations now!!

Paint and Sip at The Maryland Zoo

5:30PM – 8PM

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

1 Safari Place, Baltimore

Join Painted Palette Baltimore at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore‘s Penguin Education Center for a wildly entertaining night of painting and sipping with your favorite animal ambassador friends! You are guaranteed to get in touch with your creative side as one of our artists guides you through re-creating the night’s featured painting. Your ticket includes all of your art supplies + one complimentary beverage (water, soda, beer or wine). Don’t forget your chance to take a photo with your favorite animal ambassador!

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Wednesdays are for Whiskey!

6PM – 8PM

Bin 604

604 South Exeter Street, Baltimore

With so many new whiskies hitting the market, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to do the exhausting ( and delicious) research necessary to bring you the best of what’s out there. Join us once a month as we share the stuff we lvoe when we’re not drinking wine! Tickets are $20 with a $10 credit towards featured whiskeys.

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Lisa Monai The Movement – Special Guest Ladies of Legacies

7PM – 7:45PM

Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor by Red Lion

207 E Redwood St, Baltimore

My mission is to inspire individualism through fashion and the cultural arts. I’m a lover of fashion; it’s basically embedded in my DNA. I’m currently the host of Fashionably Forward on Radioonfire.com, their fashion correspondent and super excited to be featured at the RL Hotel. I plan to spotlight artist, boutique owners, promoters and others in the celebration of the cultural arts.

Charm City Trivia Night

7PM – 9PM

Pasticcio – Canton

2400 Boston St Ste 120, Baltimore

Join us every Wednesday night for trivia hosted by Charm City Trivia.

Laura & Letitia, Brice R. Bickford, Ralph White, & Velvet Pines

7PM – 11:45PM

Holy Underground

2021 Maryland Ave, Baltimore

Collaborative performance between Laura Wortman (of the Honey Dewdrops) and Baltimore singer-songwriter Letitia VanSant. www.letitiavansant.com/ www.thehoneydewdrops.com

Brice Randall Bickford bricerandallbickford.com

Ralph White ralphewhite.com ralphwhite.bandcamp.com

Velvet Pines https://www.facebook.com/velvetpinesband/

Film Screening and Discussion: Waiting to Exhale

7PM – 10PM

Impact Hub Baltimore

10 East North Avenue, Baltimore

WANT TO WATCH A MOVIE + HAVE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION? Every 1st Wednesday Impact Hub Baltimore will be presenting a different film and facilitating conversations around personal takeaways, initial thoughts, and the film’s social impact. Our film screening and discussion night is free for our IHB members and the Greater Baltimore Community! Waiting to Exhale (co-presented by The Alpha Female Festival) We will also have food, drinks, and vendors will be available.

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Contra & Square Dancing | Donna Hunt w/ Waverly Station

8PM – 10:30PM

Baltimore Folk Music Society – BFMS

2200 St Paul st, Baltimore

Donna Hunt calls to Waverly Station: David Knight (fiddle), Liz Donaldson (piano), and Ralph Gordon (bass). The Baltimore Folk Music Society presents American Contra and Square Dancing. Admission is $9 for members, $13 for nonmembers. Under 21 and full-time students with IDs: $4 members, $6 non-members. Free workshops introducing basic contra dance figures take place on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30p.m. Beginners are encouraged to attend. All dances are taught and walked through beforehand. Music and dance styles include New England, Southern Appalachian, and Celtic styles.

LITZ May Residnecy Week 1

8PM – 1:30AM

The 8×10

10 E Cross St, Baltimore

Join LITZ every Wednesday in May for a funky good time! Week 1 features Desmond Jones and Formula 5!

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Retirement // Noema // Solitary Set // Colora

9PM – 12AM

The Sidebar

218 E Lexington St, Baltimore

RETIREMENT (Seattle, WA) retirement.bandcamp.com

NOEMA noema1.bandcamp.com

SOLITARY SET solitaryset.bandcamp.com

COLORA soundcloud.com/coloramusic

Thursday, May 4

Pratt Street Market

11AM – 2PM

Pratt and Light Street Plaza

100 Light St, Baltimore

It’s time to banish keyboard crumbs. Stop using your desk as a bistro table and head to the Pratt Street Market at Pratt & Light Plaza. Enjoy fresh fruits, veggies, baked goods, sweet treats, and more from local vendors at the Pratt Street Market located outside of the Transamerica building every Thursday afternoon through October.

Star Wars Day Happy Hour

4PM – 7:30PM

Joe Squared

33 W North Ave, Baltimore

Come nerd out with us! Joe Squared is raising money through the month of May for the LGBT Health Resource Center, and on Thursday, May the 4th we are getting our Jedi on for Stars Wars Day! Join us for games, prizes, and lots of cute nerds. Show off your best cosplay or just come for fun, all are welcome. Together, through the deliciousness of Joe Squared, we can defeat Pizza The Hut. 15% of Happy Hour sales [dine in only] will be donated

East meets West Cross Street

5PM – 9PM

The Local Fry

21 E Cross St, Baltimore

The Local Fry is teaming up with our neighbors Sobo Cafe and Key Brewing for one night of American Classic Comfort Foods with an Asian Twist. Key Brewing will be on site with a selection of their awesome brews to help wash everything down.

Look forward to menu items such as:

– Kimchi Burger

– Peking Duck Confit Fries

– Asian Pulled Pork Biscuit Sandwich

– Korean Fried Chicken Wings

Closing Reception: Make Studio at Charmington’s

5PM – 7PM

Charmington’s

2601 N Howard St, Baltimore

Stop by after work for a coffee or a bite, and to share in a festive farewell to our show at Charmington’s with several of our artists. Thank you to Charmington’s for hosting us for the past month!

WTMD’s May First Thursday Concert

5:30PM – 10PM

Canton Waterfront Park

3001 Boston St, Baltimore

The 2017 First Thursday Concert season is presented by Ron Howard & Associates – Your Best Move! Get ready to kick off the First Thursday Concert season with 6 amazing bands! Enjoy live music on 2 stages from: Good Old War, Craig Finn and The Uptown Controllers, The Districts, SUN CLUB, Stone Senate, and Pressing Strings.

Build a Pallet Garden!

6PM – 9PM

Station North Tool Library

417 E Oliver St, Baltimore

In this workshop you will learn to use tools in the library to construct a small, portable pallet garden that can be hung on a wall or fence. Your pallet garden will be plant-ready by the end of class and you’ll learn which types of plants and/or herbs do best in these growing conditions.

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Pinot Noir Wine Tasting

6PM – 8PM

Bin 604

604 South Exeter Street, Baltimore

Pinot Noir proves that red wine need not be big and brawny to knock your socks off. Join us to taste how this silky smooth grape tastes differently depending upon where it is grown!

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American Basque Tour Dinner 2017

6:30PM – 9:30PM

La Cuchara Baltimore

3600 Clipper Mill Rd St 125, Baltimore

Join us for an incredible culinary experience as the American Basque Tour stops on its way down the East Coast. Featuring Basque vineyards, Bodegas Itsasmendi and Bodegas Tierra Agrícola Labastida, and cidery, Sidrería Urbitarte, paired with the Basque-inspired cuisine of Chef Ben Lefenfeld, this will be a wonderful evening of eating, drinking, speaking with producers, and learning more about the wines, ciders, and cuisine of the Basque region.

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Opening Reception for Watson

7PM – 11PM

The Alchemy of Art

1637 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Watson is an artist based in Maryland whose work focuses on exploring the urban landscape. Nearly all of Watson’s life he have lived surrounded by nature and pastoral beauty. For many this would be artistically inspiring, but it has never aroused his creativity. He found his creative sparked outside of his rural world. Watson’s work is fueled by the excitement of the “big city” and the often overlooked beauty of the landscape. Infrastructure as well as decay in urban environments are what intrigue him the most. Informational signs, advertising, graffiti, layered paint, and neglect weave a rich tapestry of imagery that is an endless supply of inspiration. His work has been featured in galleries throughout the mid-Atlantic region, and in various online galleries.

May the Fourth Party! Han Solo in Carbonite

7PM – 11PM

Baltimore Node

2106 Lovegrove St, Baltimore

May the Fourth be with you! The Node is hosting a special Star Wars themed party at our weekly Open Hack. It’s a going away party for the (second) full-size Han Solo in Carbonite that Todd Blatt built at our space. Come check out our shop, as well as a whole bunch of other Star Wars prop replicas made here. We can all learn from the project since Todd willl go over all the things he learned making this prop as well as others from The Force Awakens and Rogue One. He’ll talk about everything he can remember and show pictures and let you ask questions. We’ll discuss laser cutting, CNC routing, silicon molding, resin casting, 3d printing, 3d model packing optimization, microcontroller programming, sculpting with bondo, chemical etching, circuit board design, and much more. Please bring some food to share if you want, or chip in a few bucks for pizza

Nathan Couser Presents: The Artist Exchange FireStaters Series

7PM – 8PM

Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor by Red Lion

207 E Redwood St, Baltimore

Nate Couser is currently host of the creative and community driven online radio show, TheArtistExchange Radio Show. When most artist give up and choose the road most traveled, Nate forges on a path most would not ever dare to travel. He continues to fight for his dreams no matter the cost. He continues to carve out a path that focuses on bridging gaps and connecting the many perspectives’ of the arts. His background includes Radio personality, Director, stage manager, Visual Artist, Actor, Jewelry Designer, Event Planner, Hobby Chief, and Radio producer. He prides himself in being a Student of life, never being afraid to learn something new.

Second Stoop: May the Fourth Be With You – Stories of Fandom

7:30PM – 9PM

Creative Alliance

3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

This open-mic Stoop show features true, personal tales about all kinds of fandom and obsession (NOT JUST STAR WARS!). Come prepared to tell a 3-5 minute tale, or come to listen!

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Peabody Renaissance Ensemble

7:30PM – 10PM

Peabody Institute Concerts

1 E Mount Vernon Pl, Baltimore

Peabody Renaissance Ensemble with Mark Cudek, director. Tickets required. For tickets, call 667-208-6620 or order online at peabody.jhu.edu.

Hey You, Come Back! May Reading

8PM – 11PM

The Crown

1910 N Charles St, Baltimore

Join us Thursday, May 4th at 8pm for readings by Saida Agostini, Mikita Brottman, and Yasmine Kaminsky! May you be boosted into the stars by the literary astonishments of this month’s readers!

Nate Hook/Theljon Allen Band Two Sets

8PM – 11PM

An die Musik

409 N Charles St, Baltimore

As a resident of Baltimore, Nate studied with Gary Thomas and earned a performance degree from the Peabody Conservatory. He has worked in recent years with Ralph Peterson, Alex Norris, Paul Bollenback, and Bob Butta, just to name a few. In the spring of 2016, Nate played bass clarinet in Gary Thomas’ “Pariah’s Pariahs” ensemble, a recording of which will be available later this year.

Free Comedy Night Featuring Matt Brown

8PM – 9:45PM

The Basement at Ryleigh’s in Mt Vernon

1225 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

Matt Brown is an up and coming comic based in Baltimore. Since 2014 he has been traveling the United States trying to perfect his craft. He’s a sweet, sweet boy and he uses that sweetness to win crowds hearts every night. Matt has worked alongside some great comedians such as Dave Atell, Nick Di Paolo, Godfrey, Tom Segura and many more. Matt is a stalwart at all of the great local comedy rooms!

The Undercard: Joe Gilpin Justin Brown Haywood Turnipseed Jr Theresa Concepcion Valerie Paschall Host: Archie Jamieson

Nature of the Beats: Jade Cicada & Space Bacon

8PM – 2AM

The 8×10

10 E Cross St, Baltimore

Whether you consider yourself a music enthusiast or just want to dance and meet new friends, NATURE OF THE BEATS will satisfy your soul. This brand new dance music experience features the finest cuts of deep house, swing, funk, disco, underground hip hop, and more while exploring new genres and paying tribute to the classics.

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Cal Folger Day, Black Rhinoceros, Pergola & Alexander

8PM – 11:45PM

Holy Underground

2021 Maryland Ave, Baltimore

Cal Folger Day (Ireland/NYC) calfolgerday.bandcamp.com/

Black Rhinoceros (DC/Annapolis) http://blackrhinocerosmusic.com/

Pergola (Bmore) https://pergola.bandcamp.com/

Alexander https://www.davidalexanderguitars.com/

BWC Presents Gin and Jokes XVI: What Jokes May Come

8:30PM – 11PM

Joe Squared

33 W North Ave, Baltimore

What jokes MAY come! Get it?! It’s our May show! The Best comedy night in Baltimore is back (featuring way better jokes)! Join us in the Joe Squared basement for drinks, jokes, and the best times! The best $5 you can spend on a Thursday! Get your tickets early because we always sell out! Drinks by Baltimore Whiskey Company. Hosted by Umar Khan.

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Full Bar Celebration

8:30PM – 2AM

The Arthouse

1115 W 36th St, Baltimore

We got a full liquor license! Join us for a nerdy party to celebrate! There will be food and drink specials until they make us close!

Ultrafaux – “Reverie” CD Release Show at Ottobar

9PM – 12:30AM

Ottobar

2549 N Howard St, Baltimore

Ultrafaux – “Reverie” CD Release Show w/ special guests Outcalls & Jacob Panic!

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Swing Underground at Rye

9PM – 12AM

Rye Fells Point

1639 Thames St, Baltimore

Swing Underground, a swing night with the legendary Baltimore Swing Drop.

Brainwave Aftershave at the 2017 Charm City Comedy Festival

10PM – 11PM

Zissimos Bar

1023 W 36th St, Baltimore

Brainwave Aftershave will be performing at the 2017 Charm City Comedy Festival.

Searching For Something

10PM – 2AM

The Crown

1910 N Charles St, Baltimore

Searching For Something (Every 1st Thursdays) w/ DJs: AV8, Sovthpaw, Sad Eyes

Friday, May 5

FlowerMart Festival

May 5 at 11 AM to May 6 at 9 PM

Mount Vernon Place

699 Washington Pl, Baltimore

FlowerMart – a time-honored rite of Spring- kicks off with everyone’s favorite traditions—lemon peppermint sticks, fantastic food, grand hats, original arts and crafts (mosaics, glasswork, jewelry, photography and more), a children’s camp and flowers, flowers and more beautiful flowers. This year, the event blooms with more fun and frivolity than ever before! It will feature live entertainment from local, regional and national recording artists (on two stages), a craft beer garden, a wine bar and over 100 vendors. And because FlowerMart 2017 will be bigger and better than ever-the hours have been extended until 9 pm. FlowerMart is a Baltimore tradition and one of the most popular events in the city—and in Maryland. But–this year’s event is — “Not Your Mother’s” Flower Mart – –it’s FlowerMart meets 2017! The best traditions with a new twist. And it’s FREE! New This Year CRAFT BEER GARDEN featuring Baltimore’s own Raven Beer and more!

Cinco de Mayo

11AM – ?

Points South Latin Kitchen

1640 Thames St, Baltimore

Join us for Cinco de Mayo! With $3 Sangria, $5 Margaritas, and $3-$6 Tacos!

Cinco De Mayo & Seis De Mayo at Papi’s Tacos May 5th & 6th

11AM – 1AM both days

Papi’s

1703 Aliceanna St, Baltimore

Feliz Cinco De Mayo! Join us Friday May 5ht & Saturday May 6th for our two day celebration. Specials include:

$9 20oz Dos Manos house margaritas (Friday only)

$25 pitchers of house margaritas and $25 beer bucket of 6

$12 pitchers of draft beer and $5 select tequila

Cinco De Maibock

11AM – ?

Das Bier Haus

1542 Light St, Baltimore

Let’s celebrate a Mexican holiday with a German spin!!

$7 Hofbrau Maibock and Pacifico liters

$15 tequila shot ski

$2 off Boots and 2 free shots of Tequila with every boot purchase!!

Little Tijuana Cinco Celebration!

11:30AM – 1:30AM

Little Havana Restaurante y Cantina

1325 Key Hwy, Baltimore

Multiple bars, a sandy beach, bands, DJs, and fun on the lot next door! Tented event for any weather and kid friendly. Join us for our Cinco de Mayo celebration and be sure to get your picture taken with a donkey!

Union / World of Beer -Sagamore Barrel Aged Balt Altbier Tapping

3PM – 7PM

World of Beer – Baltimore

1724 Whetstone Way, Baltimore

Join us and UNION Craft Brewing as we welcome Sagamore Spirit to the neighborhood! We decided the best way to celebrate this glorious occasion would be to take a flagship Baltimore brewed beer (Union Balt Altbier) and age it in a Sagamore Rye Whiskey barrel! So come in May 5th at 3pm and raise a pint of Balt Altbier (and/or glass Sagamore Rye Whiskey) with us to welcome Sagamore to our community.

Yappy Hour Concert

5PM – 9PM

Mutt Mart

2904 Hamilton Ave, Baltimore

Enjoy listening to 2 live bands, sipping on Peabody Heights craft beer, wine & margaritas, and munching on delicious food all to benefit the Maryland SPCA! Shop from local vendors Charm City Clothing and Carpe Librium books, & check out the Baltimore Teacher Supply Swap. Yappy Hour is a dog-friendly happy hour held in our backyard. Bring your pups, the family, some chairs or a blanket, and settle in for some tail wagging good times for a great cause!

Cerveza Celebration

5PM – 10PM

The Admirals Cup – Fells Point, Baltimore

1647 Thames St, Baltimore

The beer is cold, salsa is hot, and it’s time for Lindy Promotion’s Cerveza Celebration!! Mark your calendar for Friday, May 5th as we present a Cinco de Mayo party you won’t soon forget. Join us at Admiral’s Cup from 5pm to 10pm for Baltimore’s best fiesta! With drink specials like $3 Miller Lite, $4 Blue Moon, and $5 Tequila Shots, we’ll be partying like there’s no manana!

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Hamilton Gallery: Mattye Hamilton, Peter Smith, Maxine Taylor

5PM – 9PM

Hamilton Gallery

5502 Harford Rd, Baltimore

Hamilton Gallery | Hamilton Arts Collective is pleased to present the exhibitions

Mattye Hamilton: Chrysalis – presented in Gallery I

Peter Smith and Maxine Taylor: Figure Drawing & Painting – presented in Gallery II

Cinco de Mayo

4PM – 2AM

Mex Baltimore

26 Market Pl at Power Plant Live!, Baltimore

We are giving away a trip to Mexico this Cinco de Mayo!!! Live Music at 5pm! DJ starts at 8pm! Specials all day inculde: $2 Street Tacos, $4 Mexican Beers, $4.50 House Margaritas, and $20 45oz Margaritas

Sand Mandala Closing Ceremony with Tibetan Monks

5:30PM – 7:30PM

Baltimore Yoga Village

6080 Falls Rd, Baltimore

Share beautiful, sacred Tibetan traditions as demonstrated through art, living ritual, and prayer. With horns, chanting, and a short talk, the monks will complete the sand mandala and destroy it as a symbol of the impermanence of all things. They will take the sand and deposit it in the Jones Falls with prayers for peace. This work is offered by donation and 100% of the donations will go toward healthcare and food for the 2,300 monks now living in the monastery in India. Handicrafts from the area will also be sold and proceeds will benefit the cause.

Come Shining

5/5 6 PM, 5/6 3 PM and 5/7 7 PM

Single Carrot Theatre

2600 N Howard St, Baltimore

As spring takes its first steps, the voices of our elders guide us through stories of the aging mind and spirit on its journey. Songs and gestures emerge, objects from the past shift places, then shift again. Multiple generations, from near and far, come together to imagine an evening of something new.

Come Shining was created by Temple Crocker with residents from Springwell Senior Living Community using TimeSlips, a collective story telling technique developed for people with dementia related memory loss. Come Shining is performed by Temple Crocker, Ben King and Dan Hanrahan, and incorporates the voices of many of the collaborating residents from Springwell including Leslie Bathurst, Bonnie Behner, Phyllis Cohen, Ursula Oliver, Alice Marks, Rosetta Mangeri, Josephone Sharoky, and Jackie Taylor. The show runs about 50 minutes. Tickets are $10 and can be reserved at: comeshining2017@gmail.com

2nd Annual Hats & Horses: A Derby Celebration

6PM – 11PM

Kennedy Krieger Institute

707 N Broadway, Baltimore

Break out the Mint Juleps, bow ties, and big hats! Let’s celebrate, Kentucky style! Save the date for the 2nd Annual Hats and Horses: A Derby Celebration, benefiting Kennedy Krieger. Guests will dine on expertly prepared cuisine and specialty cocktails by Linwoods over a seated dinner, while enjoying live entertainment. Throughout the evening guests can bid on an array of silent auction items and enjoy various surprises into the night. All proceeds from Hats & Horses will be used to purchase much-needed vans for Kennedy Krieger School Programs, which provide students with disabilities the education and skills training necessary to go on to have independent adulthoods.

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Neighbor Goods Pop-Up Launch Party

6PM – 9PM

Doubledutch Boutique

1021 W 36th St, Baltimore

Neighbor Goods is a pop-up shop featuring the work of almost 40 Baltimore artists, designers, and makers, as well as select vintage clothing vendors. It is located on the second floor of 1021 W. 36th Street, upstairs from Doubledutch Boutique and Sixteen Tons. Our soft opening was April 15th, and now we’re going all out with a party! Join us for drinks, snacks, and amazing shopping. Come meet the makers, get a chance to learn about their processes, and support all the talent right here in Baltimore!

Opening Reception for Creatures by Seth Pitt and Emily Uchytil

6PM – 9PM

Mud and Metal

1121 W 36th St, Baltimore

Opening reception for Creatures by Seth Pitt and Emily Uchytil. Meet the artists, color or draw, enjoy treats, buy art.

Artist Talk with Devin N Morris moderated by Jeffrey Kent

6:30PM – 8PM

Terrault

218 W. Saratoga St. 3rd Floor, Baltimore

Join us on Friday, May 5th at 6:30 for an artist talk with Devin N Morris about his solo exhibition In A Dignified Fashion, moderated by Baltimore’s own, Jeffrey Kent. For more than a decade, Kent founded and directed Sub-Basement Artist Studios: a 13,000 sq. ft. underground, artist studios and gallery space located in downtown Baltimore (Best Gallery, City Paper 2005). Kent was awarded Best Visual Artist by Baltimore’s City Paper 2008 and featured in Baltimore’s 2008 Top Ten Artist list by the Examiner. He currently runs his live/work space in Station North, The One Twenty.

Bully! Does Baltimore! #2017charmcitycomedyfest

7PM – ?

Zissimos Bar

1023 W 36th St, Baltimore

James and Natalie are packing up the Bully-mobile and heading down to merry Maryland for the 2017 Charm City Comedy Festival! They’ll be performing their special brand of improvised antics, sharing stories of their extravagant lifestyles filled with all of the glitz, glamour, and shade you’d expect from your favorite comedy socialites! If you’re in the Baltimore area be sure to catch the dapper duo and all of the other spectacular comedy at Zissimos bar next week!

CincoDeMayo: Sgt Gusto, You Already Know, Old Eastern, Ebb&Nova

7PM – 12AM

Metro Gallery

1700 N Charles St, Baltimore

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a muy bueno night of Jammy Indie Rock & Drink Specials! Featuring: SGT GUSTO (Sean’s Birthday!), You Already Know, Old Eastern, and Ebb & Nova

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First Friday Cooler Coup Featuring Left Hand Brewing

7PM – 9PM

Atomic Books

3620 Falls Rd, Baltimore

This First Friday we’ll be featuring the Left Hand Brewing. That means Happy Hour prices on their beer all night. We’ll also have some free Left Hand giveaways – starting at 7pm! And, of course, we’ll have snacks from the Golden West Cafe.

A Weekend of Meaningful Connections

Friday, May 5th: Loving Deeper Couples Night, 7-10pm (Couples only)

Saturday, May 6th: Authentic Relating Games, 3-6pm (Singles & Couples)

Saturday, May 6th: Yoga of Intimacy Playshop, 7-10pm (Singles & Couples)

Movement Lab

301 W 29th St, Baltimore

Tired of superficial conversations? Looking for a more conscious relationship? Want to deepen intimacy with your partner? Experience meaningful connection and deeper intimacy with yourself and others during the Conscious Relating weekend, May 5th / 6th at Movement Lab. Join Jared Anderson and Stephanie Cirihal to learn practical tools and skills for relating, dating, and loving.

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Debut performance of Pipa virtuoso Xiaofen Min & Friends

8PM – 11PM

An die Musik

409 N Charles St, Baltimore

The concert will have two sets with Xiaofen Min performs traditional Chinese Pipa music and a collaborative effort with Paul Margolis and John Shock.

Mind on Fire I Janea Kelly Feral Woman

8PM – 10:30PM

E.M.P. Collective

307 W Baltimore St, Baltimore

Mind on Fire is a contemporary chamber orchestra performing the works of living composers of notated music. This is our first variety show. Featuring the music of Amy Beth Kirsten, Christopher Cerrone, the Nudie suits, Purcell, Fred Rzewski, and more, at E.M.P. Collective. WITH! Poet Janea Kelly reading selections from her work AND! FRUITS: A puppet play by Feral Woman. Join us for our very first concert as a group, made to make more music of creative virtuosity and present more art made with love in Baltimore.

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Mokoomba from Zimbabwe: Live in Baltimore

8PM – 10PM

Creative Alliance

3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Afropop Worldwide’s Banning Eyre has described Mokoomba as “quite simply the most impressive band Zimbabwe has produced in recent memory.” The band’s unique mix of traditional Tonga, Luvale, & Nyanja rhythms combined with other pan-African music cultures and generous dashes of Rap, Ska, Soukous and Afro-Cuban music has gained worldwide attention.

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Bag of Humans at Ottobar (Knives Out/Cinco de Mayo show)

8PM – 11PM

Ottobar

2549 N Howard St, Baltimore

Bag of Humans at the Ottobar on Cinco de Mayo with Knives Out!

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Heated with Mama Saray & Sentimiento Dance Company

8PM – 1AM

The Basement at Ryleigh’s in Mt Vernon

1225 Cathedral Street, Baltimore

In Honor of Cinco De Mayo… A night of Sweet Latin Music & Dance Lessons from The Sentimiento Dance Company…

The Baltimorons of Comedy

9PM – 12:30AM

Joe Squared

33 W North Ave, Baltimore

The Baltimorons of Comedy are a group of comedians (& musicians) led by Brad Gunson and Micheal Moran who perform their own brand of Baltimore Comedy (& music) in which the…is…and…so get ready!!!!The night will feature four of the best headlining comics in town each performing extending sets accompanied by original comedic and improvised music by bandleader Brad Gunson and his band Gunson Roses! Featured Comedians: Ian Salyers, Pierre Bennu, Rose Vineshank, and Mike Moran.

Karaoke Forever – First Friday Edition

9PM – 2AM

The Crown

1910 N Charles St, Baltimore

Come sing yer lil’ heart out at The Crown. No Cover all night and tons of songs to choose from.

Cinco de Mayo con Vinilo w/ Mikie Love

9PM – 2AM

Diskobar

911 north charles street, Baltimore

DJ Mikie Love (RAW Content/BRB (Baltimore Record Bazaar) spins an all vinyl set in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. Tequila drink specials all night long. Bailamos ya!

Wasted Theory, Foghound, King Giant, Serpents of Secrecy, Horseburner!

9PM – 12AM

TheDepot Baltimore

1728 N Charles St, Baltimore

Snake Charmer Booking presents: Wasted Theory, King Giant, Foghound, Horseburner, and Serpents of Secrecy

Swamis y Suenos

10PM – 1AM

Rye Fells Point

1639 Thames St, Baltimore

We’re crossing the boarder with a Latin fueled evening of custom agave treats & groovy funk. The legendary Swingin’ Swamis will be with us to break this pinata open! The revelry begins a las diez.

Saturday, May 6

Yoga at the Zoo

8AM – 9AM

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

1 Safari Place, Baltimore

I will lead you through a 60 minute Vinyasa style yoga class right next to the penguin exhibit before the zoo opens!! Class will be from 8:30-9:30am, finishing up just in time for the zoo to open and give you all day to enjoy the animals. Ticket price includes admission to the zoo. Please arrive early (entrance will be permitted starting at 8:00am) to give yourself ample time to make your way to the penguin exhibit and set up your mat. All levels welcome. Hope to see you there!

Free Yoga

8:15AM – 9:30AM

Belvedere & Co.

1 E Chase St, Baltimore

Come experience the Conservancy’s sponsored free Yoga – in the Ballroom at the Belvedere. Bring your own mat and water bottle. Appropriate for all levels. Thanks to instructor Jude Asher for leading this group!

CCCFest Performer/Attendee Yoga w/Diana Keating

8:30AM – 9:45AM

Zissimos Bar

1023 W 36th St, Baltimore

Need to focus, relax, and realign before hitting the fest? The 2017 Charm City Comedy Festival has you covered with this pay-what-you-can yoga session for performers, attendees, and the general public. We’re dedicated to the well-being of our performers, so offering this benefit isn’t much of a stretch! This session is technically free, but we do ask that you consider leaving a tip for the talents and guidance of our professional Baptiste Power Yoga instructor, Diana Keating. She’s a Project performer and the proprietor ofDiana Keating Yoga – and we’re proud to have her as part of the fest!

19th annual Kinetic Sculpture Race

9AM – 7PM

American Visionary Art Museum

800 Key Hwy, Baltimore

From the American Visionary Art Museum—a race of wacky, imaginative, TOTALLY HUMAN-POWERED WORKS OF ART, DESIGNED TO TRAVEL ON LAND, THROUGH MUD, AND OVER DEEP HARBOR WATERS, constructed out of used bicycles, gears, and parts, created by a lunatic genius who tinkers around in the garage or backyard (do you know this person?)! Race starts at 10am at the American Visionary Art Museum (arrive early to take part in Opening Ceremony and Blessing of De Feet). For more information—including past race photos & inspiration.

Improv to Sketch in 3 Easy Steps w/Chris Trew: CCCFest Workshop

10AM – 12:30PM

Zissimos Bar

1023 W 36th St, Baltimore

Want to write sketch, but don’t know where to begin? The 2017 Charm City Comedy Festival has you covered with this workshop from our headliner Chris Trew of The New Movement New Orleans and Austin. Held upstairs at Zissimos Bar, Improv to Sketch in 3 Easy Steps will get you started on a quick and easy path towards sketch writing that’s based on improv.

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The Forager’s Apprentice

10AM – 4PM

Charm City Farms

1310 Hillman St, Baltimore

The time has come, my friend, for us to take a journey into the forest, onto the meadow, into a holler, along the river’s edge, into the marsh, up in a tree and anywhere else that holds mystery. For whatever reason holds dear to you, you have developed a thirst to explore the “gather” of the Hunter-Gatherer. This journey will be long and sometimes difficult and we can only guide you part of the way. The rest you will have to do yourself. It will take a lifetime and will never be completed, but the rewards along the path will be rich and full of nourishment.

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Baltimore Tourism Day – Neighborhood Bus Tours

10AM – 5PM

Baltimore Tourism Day is a day to explore the unique assets, history and experiences available in Baltimore’s neighborhoods – and get to know the faces behind them! Visit Baltimore is coordinating FREE hop-on/hop-off guided bus tours with stops in many of Baltimore’s unique neighborhoods. Riders will hear from expert guides on-board the bus, and, enjoy special activities, programs and offers at local tourism businesses, attractions and sites throughout the day. Hop-on/Hop-off buses are FREE for all riders – but on a first-come, first-serve basis as seating is limited. The tour buses will run three (3) continuous, intersecting route(s) from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and riders may ‘hop-on’ the bus to start their tour at any of the advertised stops.

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Vigilante Coffee Tasting

10AM – 11PM

Pitango Bakery + Café

903 S Ann St, Baltimore

Vigilante and Pitango have partnered up to let you taste our latest and greatest coffee offerings. Vigilante Coffee Company directly sources beans from around the world and roasts them locally to highlight the nuances of each farm. At this event you can learn about Vigilante’s coffee farmers, the bean roasting process, and how Pitango trains our staff to serve expertly crafted coffee drink.

Photo letter hunt – Second Chance

10AM – 12PM

Second Chance, Inc.

1700 Ridgely St, Baltimore

WHAT: Come learn how to tell your story through photo letter art with Nathaniel Badder, the creative mind behind 36 Letters. Nathaniel will introduce you to the concept of photo letter art, explain some best practices for finding letters hiding in plain sight, and lead you on a photo letter hunt throughout Second Chance’s spacious and compelling warehouse.

WHO: Anyone with a smart phone or DSL camera who is interested in learning more about how to appreciate – and make art out of – the world around us.

HOW: $40 per person; register online today. Everyone will walk away with a new skill, a great experience, and even a few goodies from 36 Letters.

The 7th Annual Baltimore VegFest

11AM – 4PM

UMBC

1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore

The Humane League and “The Retrievers for Animal Welfare and Sustainability” are excited to announce our 7th Annual Baltimore VegFest on Saturday May 6th 2017!

This will be our biggest and best VegFest yet! This event is FREE to the public and will include speakers, live music, vendors, kids area and of course TONS of VEGAN FOOD!

Rooftop YOGA on TAP!

11AM – 1PM

Diamondback Brewery

1215 E Fort Ave #008, Baltimore

We’re back for our 4th YOGA on TAP and this time we’re taking over the rooftop at Diamondback Brewery. Get your practice in on Saturday from 11-12 then chill out with us and listen to good jams brought to you by our DJ, cool off with some fresh beer straight from the tap, and guess what? get your lunch in with some make your own tacos from STALL 11 in R. House! Of course you can stay for as long as you want after the event. Diamondback has a sweet outdoor patio to keep the good vibes flowing.

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Baltimore Wine & Food Festival

11AM – 5PM

Rash Field

201 Key Hwy, Baltimore

Experience The 2nd Annual Baltimore Wine and Food Festival; bringing together world-renowned chefs, artisanal craftsmen, and culinary pioneers with thousands of Baltimore’s foodies.

• Over 150 Different INTERNATIONAL and LOCAL Wines, Beers, and Spirits in an ALL-YOU-CARE-TO-TASTE affair. The title says”wine” but there are all types of adult beverages offered, sampled, and compared.

• A Souvenir Glass to take home.

• Great food to taste and to buy from some of Baltimore’s hottest restaurants and Food Trucks

• Live Music and Dj’s offer music throughout the day.

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Dining for Oyster Education

11:30AM – 11:30PM

Thames Street Oyster House

1728 Thames St, Baltimore

Thames Street Oyster House and ORP are joining forces for a Dining for Environmental Education Day, Saturday, May 6. On this day, 10% of sales will go to the Oyster Recovery Partnership’s youth environmental program, which aims to educate school students on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem through interactive hands on activities.

4th Annual Kentucky Derby Block Party

12PM – 8PM

The Chasseur

3328 Foster Ave, Baltimore

Come out to The Chasseur’s 4th Annual Kentucky Derby Block Party to support the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults! Featuring live entertainment from 4 awesome local bands, a beer tent from the guys at Oliver Brewing Company, a beer truck pouring some deliciously refreshing suds, a Mint Julep and bomb bar and the live Kentucky Derby horse races projected onto the side of our building for your viewing pleasure! And don’t fret, we’ll be serving up some tasty food favorites so you’ll have no fear of going hungry!

Picnic on the Pier

12PM – 8PM

Broadway Pier

Fells Point, Baltimore

Come out and join Barcocina for our first Picnic on the Pier! We are going to be hosting four events this summer on the Broadway Pier, starting on May 6th. With a DJ, live bands, great food, beer,and cocktails, there is not gonna be a better way to spend a Saturday in Fells Point! Our first event is Saturday May 6th and will feature our DJ spinning from 12pm – 2pm followed by Gypsy Wisdom on stage from 2pm – 6pm. There will be multiple bars and several stations to purchase food. Enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the harbor with some awesome music, food, and drinks!

Seis de Mayo Fiesta

12PM – 5PM

Delia Foley’s

1439 S Charles St, Baltimore

For those of you who remeber the our Inaugural South Baltimore Ugly Sweater bar stroll this past December, we are back at it again for our inaugural Seis de Mayo Fiesta Stroll!

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A Woman’s Intuition w/Amie Roe: CCCFest Workshop

1PM – 3:30PM

Zissimos Bar

1023 W 36th St, Baltimore

Ready to calm your improv down and smooth it out? The 2017 Charm City Comedy Festival has you covered with this workshop from our headliner Amie Roe of NYC’s Magnet Theater. Held upstairs at Zissimos Bar, A Woman’s Intuition will get you doing some emotional labor in your scenes, for the good of your work, your partner, and your troupe. Let’s take it more personally.

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Kentucky Derby Viewing Party with Sagamore Rye

1PM – 7PM

The Boathouse Canton, Waterfront Grille

2809 Boston St, Baltimore

What better way to watch the Run For the Roses than Waterfront at BoatHouse? The Race will be screened in both our party tent and the Dock Bar. Dock Bar seats are first come, first serve. Tent tables are as well, but hostess seated. The full Dock Bar menu will be avilable, and we will be serving up $8 Sagamore Slushes, a frozen mule, and $8 Sagamore Juleps.

Epic Tomatoes From Your Garden, with Craig LeHoullier

1:30PM – 4PM

Cylburn Arboretum Association

4915 Greenspring Ave, Baltimore

Join tomato expert Craig LeHoullier, author of Epic Tomatoes : How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Times, as he shares his knowledge and skills in this ultimate workshop for those who want to know more about tomatoes and how to grow them. In the first part of the workshop, Craig will share his passion for the history of tomatoes, their many varieties, and new breeding projects. In the second part, he will lead us through his proven methods for growing the tomatoes of your dreams: from seed saving to harvest with a hands-on demonstration of seed starting and transplanting. Participants will take home samples of newly potted tomato seedlings.

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Jurassic Parking Lot: Pop Punk Cookout!

2PM – 9PM

Game

1400 Warner St, Baltimore

Dinosaur Themed Pop Punk Parking Lot Party!

* Killer Live Music & Cookout

* Moon Bounce

* Dunk Tank

* Dinosaur Chicken Nugget Bar

* Carnival Style Games

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Binology:101 The Basics of Wine Tasting

2PM – 3:30PM

Bin 604

604 South Exeter Street, Baltimore

We look at the typical characteriscs of popular grape varietals and explain the terminology and techniques of wine tasting and learn how to recognize the subtle and subjective flavors of wine.

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Kentucky Derby Party

3PM – ?

Gunther Brewing Company

3605 Toone St, Baltimore

Join us May 6th on the patio for a Kentucky Derby viewing party! Specialty cocktails will be on the patio for only $8. Drinks include: Mint Juleps, Old Fashions, and Kentucky Mules.

Workshop: Soaking Grains & Sprouting Seeds

3PM – 5PM

Juniper Culinary Apothecary

520 Park Avenue, Baltimore

Join nutritionist & foodie Laura Henderson for a fun & informative workshop all about soaking grains & sprouting seeds. You will finally learn why all those recipes are always instructing you to soak nuts & seeds overnight! There is a reason–and it’s good for you. So don’t skip it…come to the workshop and you’ll be a soaking & sprouting expert in no time!

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Cedar & Cotton Pop Up

5PM – 8PM

Mount Vernon Marketplace

520 Park Ave, Baltimore

Local vintage furniture & accessory company Cedar & Cotton will be popping up on the stage area! Enjoy their dining & seating all throughout the month of May, but come by today for a special party. Meet Nasira + Raina and shop from their selection of home goods during this event only.

Bites and Brews: Clay Pots Annual Fundraiser

5PM – 9PM

Zella’s Pizzeria

1145 Hollins St, Baltimore

Join Clay Pots for an evening of food, drink and fun! Zella’s will donate 10% of all food and drink sales during this time to support Clay Pots’ mission of breaking down walls in the Southwest Baltimore community. There will also be a raffle-auction for a chance to win prizes like a swedish massage, art work and more! For more information or to donate, call 410-233-1133.

My Words Speaks Volumes

5PM – 8PM

Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor by Red Lion

207 E Redwood St, Baltimore

My Words Speaks Volumes is a event that will reach each and everyone through the power of words, With the gift of singing, rapping and poetry, Let us be transformed into a different mind set and space. Brought to you by The Charm City Direct Radio Show, this is a event that is greatly needed in this day and time. Come out and witness the great talents of some of Baltimores best as they perform for you listening pleasure. Donations are 5.00 and the proceeds will go towards the documentary “Where Will I Sleep Tonight” (documentary about the need for long term help for the Baltimore homeless issue).

Pawject Runway 2017

6PM – 10PM

Royal Farms Arena

201 W Baltimore St, Baltimore

The only fashion show where you can go home with a model! Pawject Runway is back for the 5th year, and it’s going to be bigger, better, more-star-studded, more-pet-hair-covered than ever! Pawject Runway is a one-of-a-kind of runway show. It’s the only event where you can rub shoulders with famous faces from the NFL to the lacrosse field, rockers to race car drivers – all while cuddling furballs over cocktails. To date, Pawject Runway has raised more than $400,000 though cash and in-kind contributions to provide care for Baltimore’s homeless and abused animals. This year, we’ll be featuring a Selfie Station and Cuddling Corner staffed with four-legged super models, along with music, food, cocktails and one of the best sports and “experience” auctions around.

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Circles of Voices-On Values and Social Change

6PM – 9PM

Impact Hub Baltimore

10 E North Ave, Baltimore

Circles of Voices May 6th 2017. Our upcoming session will focus on “Values” and their impact upon social change. You will take a close look at your personal values and those of our city. During the month of April, I have been taking time to be introspective about CoV, and have been profoundly honored by the level of support that CoV receives in Baltimore and beyond. I started this process by looking at my own values, and seeing how closely my life mirrors my beliefs.

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The Sri Lankan Pop-Up at Peabody Heights

7PM – 10PM

Peabody Heights Brewery, LLC

401 E 30th St, Baltimore

Chef Skiz Fernando throws down with an authentic Sri Lankan “Rice & Curry” extravaganza.

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Stravinsky Straight Up: Concert & After-Party

7PM – 11PM

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

1212 Cathedral St, Baltimore

Join the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a night of Stravinsky and spirits! Get blown away by a one-hour Off The Cuff performance of Stravinsky’s The Firebird. Then join us after the concert as the Meyerhoff lobby transforms into a pop-up late night French café featuring $4 drink specials, food by Dooby’s and live gypsy jazz by the Hot Club of Baltimore Quartet! Made possible by The Wallace Foundation.

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Dog Fashion Disco at Ottobar

7:30PM – 10:30PM

Ottobar

2549 N Howard St, Baltimore

CD RELEASE PARTY! Dog Fashion Disco at Ottobar

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The Besnard Lakes / The Life And Times at Metro Gallery

8PM – 12AM

Metro Gallery

1700 N Charles St, Baltimore

The Besnard Lakes, The Life and Times, and lushfarm

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Bumper Jacksons Album Release Show!

8PM – 11PM

Creative Alliance

3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

The Bumper Jacksons will be releasing their new album I’ve Never Met A Stranger at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, May 6 2017. It is their 5th time returning to the beautiful, great sounding stage and they’ll be doing so in style!

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Live Nation Presents: The Suffers at The 8×10 w John Ginty Band

8PM – 1AM

The 8×10

10 E Cross St, Baltimore

The Suffers will be in Baltimore at The 8×10 on Saturday, May 6, 2017 with special guests: John Ginty Band!!!

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Awake At Last, In Finding Way, Paid In Full and more at Side Bar

8PM – 11PM

The Sidebar

218 E Lexington St, Baltimore

Awake At Last, In Finding Way, Blue Sky Dream, Paid in Full, and Artifacts

The Lit Affair

8PM – 1AM

TheDepot Baltimore

1728 N Charles St, Baltimore

The Lit Affair returns to The Depot on May 6th . Check out the following bands in this amazing line up: Infection X, Finger Pistols, The Streams, and 3 Card Monty

Folkal Point: Birdhouse with Skribe

8PM – 10PM

An die Musik

409 N Charles St, Baltimore

Birdhouse: Serena Miller/Graham vonBriesen

with Skribe: Aaron Yealdhall

New Urban World Blues EP Release Concert

8PM – 11PM

The Windup Space

12 W North Ave, Baltimore

Lafayette Gilchrist and New Volcanoes with special guest, Brooks Long

Speakeasy Saturday

10PM – 2AM

Rye Fells Point

1639 Thames St, Baltimore

The first Saturday of every month RYE raises a glass to celebrate an era gone by. On May 6th, we invite you to join our band of merrymakers in a night of Southern inspired cocktails just in time for Derby Day. Our fellow tipplers from Maker’s Mark & Knob Creek will be strutting in style as we perfrom our fancy mixing. Live music with The Dirty Grass Players and entertainment by Ruby Rockafella… all this with no cover. Guests are encouraged to dress the part and to join the revelry!

Break Yr Legs dance party

10PM – 2AM

The Crown

1910 N Charles St, Baltimore

Featuring:

DJ: Amy Reid

Dancer: Dimitri Reeves

Visuals: Jose Rosero

Sunday, May 7

Chef Egg Live Farmers Market Family Cook Off

9:30AM – 11AM

Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar

Beneath the Jones Falls Expy at Holliday & Saratoga Streets, Baltimore

Join Baltimore’s own Chef Egg at the Baltimore Farmers Market and Bazaar the first Sunday of every month for a unique cooking “eggsperience.” The chef will take you on a quick tour of the market to visit local producers and makers. Then you will prepare easy recipes made with farm fresh ingredients from the market. Chef Egg wants to give you and your family the skills they need to succeed in the kitchen and lead a healthy lifestyle. The Family Cookoff is perfect for Baltimore families who want to learn how to work together in the kitchen and beyond!

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MORE w/Kristen Schier: CCCFest Workshop

9:30AM – 11:30AM

Zissimos Bar

1023 W 36th St, Baltimore

In this workshop, Kristen will teach us that if we only explore and play in our comfort zones, we’ll never know what we’re truly capable of. Improvisers will be asked to push their level of emotional and physical commitment past their usual zone of performance, making sure no performance is casual – and letting no offer remain mundane. Through various exercises and scene work, improvisers will not only be asked to give MORE, but to think about where to put their energy to best yield powerful results.

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Friction Fire: Bow Drill

10AM – 3PM

Charm City Farms

1310 Hillman St, Baltimore

To register or for full details please go to the website.

http://www.charmcityfarms.org/homeskills/ The bow drill is an ancient and effective way for making fire by friction. It requires more parts than the hand drill, but is easier on the hands and thus ideal for beginners. In this workshop each participant will be making his or her own bow drill kit from local materials, to begin practicing with and to take home. The instructor will go over the appropriate types of wood to use for each part of the kit, demonstrate the basic technique of making and transferring a coal, and also cover the best materials to use for fire-starter, and how to get into a good rhythm with your drill. While empowering, this skill requires patience, persistence, and knowing how to pace yourself.

Federal Hill Fiesta

11AM – 8PM

Federal Hill

Cross Street, between Charles and Light St

BMORE Around Town, Federal Hill Hospitality Association, Blue Agave, Banditos, and No Way Jose are proud to announce the 5th Annual Federal Hill Fiesta! Join us Sunday, May 7, 2016 as we celebrate Cinco De Mayo in the streets of Federal Hill!

There will be LIVE music, drink specials, and Mexican street food specials going all day long! Don’t miss the Baltimore Taco Eating Championship which starts at 4:00pm! Drink specials will include: Various Mexican Beers, Margaritas, Orange Crushes, Orange O’s Bombs and Tequila Shots!

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Sunday Bender – A Drag Brunch

11:30AM – 4:30PM

El Bufalo Tequila Bar & Kitchen

2921 O’Donnell St, Baltimore

Shows have started getting crazy over here at El Bufalo so we are bringing you double the pleasure, double the fun with 2 shows on Sunday!! We have the first show starting promptly at 12 for brunch! Followed by a late lunch show at 3pm! (Plan to arrive around 2:30 as parking can get tricky in the area). Bottomless drink packages at both shows. Same great cast, just 2 fun times! Email elbufaloevents@gmail.com to make a reservation, you know you wanna get that good seat!

You Talk Way Too Much w/Matt Holmes: CCCFest Workshop

12PM – 2:30PM

Zissimos Bar

1023 W 36th St, Baltimore

In this workshop, Matt will teach us that even experienced improvisers can fill the stage with words that nobody cares about. Through the exploration and diagnosis of scenes, he’ll ease you off the comfortable fallback of talking, and help you learn basic mime techniques, how to REALLY listen to your partner – and how to use the gifts they give you. You’ll leave knowing how to do a scene where every word counts.

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DIY Indigo Day

1PM – 3PM

Wax & Wane Fiber

3500 Parkdale Ave, Suite 16, Baltimore

Just in time for Mother’s Day if you are looking for a little DIY gift! This is an event catered to more independent workers or those that have taken a class from us previously and just want to get their hands into another indigo vat. We will open a few vats for people to have access to as well as free reign of our shibori supplies, but you may bring your own as well. You can also pay *cash only* at the door. This event is BYOF (bring your own fiber). Please do not bring full sheet sets or towels. These will eat up too much dye.

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Yoga & Indigo Dyeing Workshop

1:30PM – 4PM

The Ideal Arts Space

905 W 36th St, Baltimore

Join Arrow along with Wax & Wane Fiber for a union of moving and making in honor of the new moon. The moon is a perfect reminder for easing through transitions and trusting in the process. It is also a time for new beginnings and gives us an opportunity to set intentions on moving forward.

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Sunday Funday at BWC!

3PM – 9PM

The Baltimore Whiskey Company

2800 Sisson, Baltimore

Come hang out at The BWC for the first Sunday Funday of the season! Get some sun, drink some cocktails, play some games and see what’s new at BWC! The fine folks at Sugarvale will be mixing cocktails and cracking beers. Dooby’s will be cooking and serving up some great Sunday fare. DJ Jack Denning from All Mighty Senators will be kickin’ the jams. Hang out!

Beer School: Beer & Food Pairing (Summer Grilling)

3PM – 5PM

Heavy Seas Alehouse

1300 Bank St, Baltimore

Do you want to be the host with the most at your next backyard shindig?! OF COURSE YOU DO! Join us at the Heavy Seas Alehouse (Baltimore location) for a fun afternoon of pairing & tasting different Heavy Seas beers with classic summer favorites: burgers, shrimp, chicken, classic salads, deviled eggs — and there will be something sweet to eat at the end! Learning never tasted so good!

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The Depot Presents Kell Locklear’s 2nd Annual Spring Festival!

3PM – 8PM

TheDepot Baltimore

1728 N Charles St, Baltimore

Baltimore’s The Depot present The Kell Locklear’s 2nd Annual Spring Festival! With performances by, The Kell Lockear Band and Jimi Davies,Ren Rick , Anne Reidy-Davis , Rick Urbani, Hounds of the Bordello, Jimi Sparks, and more cool musicians will rock out at well! Thanks for the support!

Stand Up For Pits with Rebecca Corry

4PM – 10PM

Baltimore Comedy Factory

5625 Odonnell St, Baltimore

The Stand Up For Pits Foundation is thrilled to be bringing Stand Up For Pits back to Baltimore! The SUFP Foundation is dedicated to ending abuse, discrimination and saving the lives of pitbull “type” dogs. This “type” of dog based soley on appearance is the target of extreme abuse, bans and has been falsely vilified for over 3 decades. Stand Up For Pits events help us to educate, advocate and save lives. Pitbull type dogs are born inherently good and deserve to be protected, respected and treated with compassion and without prejudice like all life deserves.

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Sotto Sopra Ala Carte Opera Night

5:30PM – 7:30PM

Sotto Sopra Restaurant

405 N Charles St, Baltimore

Since our Opera Nights have been selling out way in advance we have added an additional one for Sunday May 7th – an ideal early Mother’s Day gift. Enjoy our Northern Italian cuisine from our ala carte menu along with live Opera Performances throughout the evening for a mere $10 cover charge per guest. We are accepting open reservations for dinner and the show from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Come in for fine Italian cuisine, the live Opera performances throughout dinner and a memorable evening with that special someone. Call for reservations 410 625 0534.

Rollin with Marolo: An Evening with Marolo Grappa

7PM – 10PM

R. House

301 W 29th St, Baltimore

All the way from Italia, the esteemed Lorenzo Marolo and Paolo Boselli are crashing r. bar with their Grappa Marolo line. Stop by to sample their spirits and experience grappa like never before. Marolo grappa cocktails will be on deck for $7! Amie Ward, Brendan Cunningham Mohr, and special guestDan Harvey from Bookmakers Cocktail Club will be shaking and stirring to your heart’s content with their original creations.

Big Hoax, Nellie Pearl, and Ebb & Nova at Joe Squared

7Pm – 11PM

Joe Squared

33 W North Ave, Baltimore

Don’t miss Big Hoax, Nellie Pearl, and Ebb & Nova live at Joe Squared (Station North) in Baltimore, MD on Sunday, May 7th, 2017!

Dysrhythmia w/ Sabbath Assembly, Multicult and Mother Moon

8PM – 12AM

Metro Gallery

1700 N Charles St, Baltimore

Dysrhythmia, Sabbath Assembly (official), Multicult, and Mother Moon

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B. Dolan, DJ Abilities at Ottobar

8PM – 11PM

Ottobar

2549 N Howard St, Baltimore

B. DOLAN, DJ ABILITIES, CAS ONE vs. FIGURE, DOPE KNIFE, BUTCH DAWSON, and SEEZ MICS

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DJ Tradewinds Spins Old School Hip Hop

9PM – 2AM

Ottobar

2549 N Howard St, Baltimore

DJ Tradewinds (Tony Baltitone) spins old school hip hop upstairs at the Ottobar for Industry Night Sunday, May 7th. $4 Drafts, $3 Domestics & $2.50 Rail Drinks ALL NIGHT!!

Enjoy!

– Lindsey