FREE EVENTS (Spring 2017)
DATE
EVENT
FREE
These events are FREE OR REQUIRE NOMINAL ADMISSION
and are open to the public. NO VOUCHERS NEEDED!
Exact dates TBA
Jun - Oct
May - Sep
May - Nov
May 7 - Nov 19
Jun - Nov
May 13 - Oct
May - Nov
May 2 - Oct 31
May - Oct
Jun - Nov
Jul - Sep
Exact dates TBA
Apr 23- Dec
May - Oct
May - Nov
Year Round
Fri - Sat
Mar 31 - Apr 8
Sat & Sun
Apr 1 - 10am - 7pm
Apr 2 - 10am - 6pm
Sun Apr 2 - 2pm
Thu Apr 20- 7:30pm
Sat Apr 22 - 5pm
Fri Apr 28 - 3pm
Mon May 1 -7:30pm
Wed May 3 -7:30pm
Sat May 6 - 7:30pm
Sun May 7 - 7:30pm
Sat May 13 - 1pm
Sat May 13- 3:30pm
Sat May 13- 7:30pm
Wed May 17-6:30pm
Sun May 21 - 3pm
Sun May 21 - 7pm
Sundays - 3pm
Apr 2
Apr 30
May 7
May 21
May 28
Sundays - 3pm
Apr 2
May 7
Jun 4
BALTIMORE COUNTY FARMERS MARKETS
Baltimore County Farmers Market (Timonium) - Wednesdays, 10am - 1pm
Boordy Vineyards Farmers Market - Thursdays, 3pm - 7pm
Catonsville Wednesday Farmers Market - Wednesdays, 10am - 1pm
Catonsville Sunday Farmers Market - Sundays, 10am - 1:30pm
Dundalk Farmers Market - Saturdays, 7am – 12:30pm
Hereford Farmers Market - Saturdays, 9am - 12pm
Kenilworth Farmers Market - Tuesdays, 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Pikesville Farmers Market - Tuesdays, 2pm - 6pm
Reisterstown Farmers Market – Sundays, 10am - 1pm
Towson Farmers Market - Thursdays, 10:45am - 3pm
Woodlawn Farmers Market – Thursdays, 10am - 1:30pm
BALTIMORE CITY FARMERS MARKETS
Baltimore Farmers Market & Bazaar - Sundays, 7am - 12pm
Baltimore Museum of Industry Farmers Market - Saturdays, 9am - 1pm
Fell's Pt Farmers Market - Saturdays, 7:30am - 12:30pm
32nd St Farmers Market (Waverly) - Saturdays, 7am - 12pm
FESTIVAL: Light City Baltimore
410-752-8632
Light City is a free festival that transforms Baltimore with large-scale light
installations, performances, music, and innovation. Central to Light City is the
BGE Light Art Walk along the Inner Harbor featuring more than 50 attractions
including illuminated sculptures, projections, interactive technologies,
performances, concerts, food vendors, and a children’s area.
lightcity.org
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FESTIVAL: 13 Annual Fell’s Point Privateer Festival
410-675-8900
Celebrate Fell’s Point’s legacy of maritime prowess with a full scale land invasion
of living history, music, dance, kid’s activities, arts, crafts, food, and libations.
fellspointmainstreet.org
CONCERTS: Peabody Concerts
667-208-6620
Preparatory Young People's String Program
Flute and Composition Collaborative Recital
Gospel Concert
Junior Bach
Peabody Opera Scenes
Brass Bash
Now Hear This - **tickets required**
Lynn Taylor Hebden Preparatory Recital
Preparatory Jazz Ensembles
Preparatory Young Artists Orchestra/ Preparatory String Ensemble
Preparatory Wind Orchestra/Preparatory Wind Band
Preparatory Vella Silver Recital
Preparatory Fran G. Zarubick Honors Recital
Preparatory Youth Orchestra
peabody.jhu.edu
CONCERTS: Charlestown Chapel Concert Series
410-737-8838
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Towson University Chorus
Solomon Eichner - piano
Park Family Trio
“Fun, Flowers, and the Flag!” Concert
charlestownperformingarts.com
CONCERTS: Free State Theatre Organ Society
410-402-7811
Glenn Hough
Don Kinnier
Michael Xavier Lundy
theatreorgans.com/freestate
LOCATION
FREE
MD State Fairgrounds
12820 Long Green Pike
5820 Edmonson Ave
730 Frederick Rd
44 Shipping Place
17004 York Rd
800 Kenilworth Dr
1700 Reisterstown Rd
360 Main St
Allegheny Ave
6410 Security Blvd
Holliday & Saratoga
1415 Key Highway
800 S Broadway
E 32nd & Barclay Sts
Downtown Baltimore
Throughout Fell’s Point
Peabody Institute
Friedberg Hall
Griswold Hall
Friedberg Hall
Goodwin Hall
Friedberg Hall
Friedberg Hall
Griswold Hall
Goodwin Hall
Cohen-Davison Theatre
Griswold Hall
Friedberg Hall
Griswold Hall
Griswold Hall
Friedberg Hall
Charlestown Chapel
711 Maiden Choice Ln
(free will offering)
Spring Grove Hospital
Rice Auditorium
Hickory & Elm Sts
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FREE EVENTS (Spring 2017)
DATE
Mondays - 7pm
Apr 3
May 1
Jun 5
Wednesday
Apr 5 - 8pm
Thursdays - 12pm
Apr 6
Apr 13
Apr 20
Apr 27
May 4
Thursdays - 6:30pm
Apr 6
May 4
Fridays - 12pm-1pm
Apr 7
May 5
Saturdays - 11:30am
Apr 8
Apr 22
May 13
May 27
Jun 24
Sundays - 7:30pm
Apr 9
May 21
Jun 11
Mon Apr 10-8:15pm
Wed Apr 19- 6pm
Wed Apr 19-8:15pm*
Tue Apr 25-7:30pm#
Thu Apr 27-8:15pm*
Mon May 1-8:15pm*
Tue May 2 - 8:15pm
Fri May 5 - 8:15pm
Mon May 8 -8:15pm
Tue May 9 - 8:15pm
Wed May 10-8:15pm
Thu May 11 -8:15pm
Fri May 12 - 6pm
Fri May 12 - 7:30pm
EVENT
LOCATION
LECTURES: Glenn L. Martin Speaker Series
410-682-6122
Al Pollard, director of Martin State airport, will update people on what's happening
at their favorite landing strip.
Aaron Harrington, an aerospace engineer at the U.S. Army Research Lab at
Aberdeen Proving Ground, will talk about his work with drones.
Veteran astronaut and Essex native Tom Jones will provide his annual update.
Must present a photo ID.
mdairmuseum.org
CONCERT: Goucher Choirs Spring Concert
410-337-6333
The Goucher Choirs, conducted by director of choral activities, Daniel McDavitt,
will present a varied and vibrant program of choral repertoire from around the
world.
goucher.edu
CONCERTS: Thursday Noon Recital Series
667-208-6620
Piano
Jazz
Strings
Computer Music (Prix d’Été)
Chamber Music
peabody.jhu.edu
LECTURES: Gallery Talks
410-547-9000
Stargazing: Astrology and Astronomy - Tour the Walters’ collection of Roman
art and learn about the role of the stars in ancient Roman mythology and daily life.
Following the gallery talk, participants have the opportunity to use telescopes to
navigate the night sky with the community astronomy group #popscope.
A History of Pets: Cats and Dogs in the Walters' Collection - Domesticated
animals have occupied very different roles in societies across time. Join Joanna
Gohmann, Mellon Curatorial Fellow, and Hannah Burstein, Public Programs
Coordinator, to learn about some of the ways that furry friends are depicted across
the Walters’ collection. Register in advance for both talks.
thewalters.org
CONCERTS: Peabody on the Court Music Series
410-547-9000
Peabody Harp Department
Gabriel Lee - violin
thewalters.org
Lockheed Martin
LMC Auditorium
2323 Eastern Blvd
EVENTS: Second and Fourth Saturdays
410-347-4747
Dan Toomey: John R. Kenly, Hero at Front Royal
Cynthia Strauff - Author of Novels of Historic Baltimore
Denny Lynch: The Easter Rising of 1916 and Our Great Hunger Remembrance
Walking Tour of an Irish Neighborhood
Will Priest (musician) - Irish Sea Shanties and Songs of the Sea irishshrine.org
CONCERTS: Chamber Music by Candlelight
443-759-3309
Music by Dohnányi, Prechtl, Lizotte, and Dvořák
Music by Shostakovich and Schubert
Music by Roussel, Grieg, Williams, and Previn communityconcertsatsecond.org
CONCERTS: Towson Student Concerts
410-704-2787
Brass Showcase
TU Steel Drum Ensemble
Student Composers Concert
Pop Music Ensemble
TU Symphonic Band: Politics and Change - **tickets required**
TU Percussion Ensemble
Music for the Stage: An Evening of Opera and Musical Favorites
TU World Music Ensemble and TU Pin Peat Ensemble
Jazz Guitar Ensemble
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Improvisation Ensembles Concert
Guitar Ensembles and Soloists Showcase
TU Jazz Orchestra: Redux and Remix
TU Jazz Orchestra: Redux and Remix
events.towson.edu
Irish Railroad Workers
Museum
920 Lemmon St
(donations welcome)
Goucher College
Haebler Chapel
1021 Dulaney Valley Rd
Peabody Institute
Friedberg Hall
Cohen-Davison Theatre
Goodwin Hall
Griswold Hall
Goodwin Hall
Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles St
Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles St
Second Presbyterian
4200 St Paul St
Towson University
Center for the Arts
Recital Hall
*Kaplan Concert Hall
#University Union
PAWS Stage
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FREE EVENTS (Spring 2017)
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
Charlestown
719 Maiden Choice Ln
*711 Maiden Choice Ln
#715 Maiden Choice Ln
Thu Apr 27- 7:30pm
Fri Apr 28 - 6pm*
Fri May 5 - 8pm*
Sat May 6 - 7pm
Sun May 7 - 7:30pm
Tue May 9 - 8pm
Wed May 10-7:30pm
Thu May 11-7:30pm*
Fri May 12 - 7:30pm
Sun May 14 - 3pm
Sun May 14-7:30pm
Tue May 16 -7:30pm
CONCERTS: Charlestown Community Concerts
410-737-8838
Catonsville High School Steel Drum Band (admission $5)
Baltimore Classical Guitar Society Orchestra (free will donation)
Baltimore Symphonic Band Spring Concert (bring non-perishable food item)
Harmonizers Spring Concert (admission $5 - reserve tickets in advance)
Harmonizers Spring Concert (admission $5 - reserve tickets in advance)
charlestownperformingarts.com
CONCERT: Baltimore School for the Arts
410-728-5545
The Baltimore School for the Arts, which strives to be the leading pre-professional
arts high school in the country, presents this special program featuring vocal solos
sung by the school's talented senior voice majors.
firstfranklin.org
CONCERT: Maryland State Boychoir
410-554-8644
The Young Men's Chorus performs in historic Taylor's Chapel located on the
grounds of Mount Pleasant Park.
marylandstateboychoir.org
CONCERTS: Community Concerts at Second
443-759-3309
Wonderlic Recital - voice winner
Times Two: Draiblate (violin) & Johnson (piano)
communityconcertsatsecond.org
CONCERT: U.S. Marine Chamber Orchestra
1-443-518-1500
“The President's Own” Marine Chamber Orchestra performs a wide variety of
music from the staples of the orchestral repertoire to modern works, Broadway,
and light classical selections. **Seating is limited; reserve tickets in advance.**
howardcc.edu
PLAY: Dorian's Closet
1-443-518-1500
Dorian's Closet is a new musical based on the life of Dorian Corey, the legendary
female impersonator. The story is a fictionalized account of Dorian's life and what
leads to the discovery of a mummified body in her Harlem apartment's closet after
her death in the early 1990's. Pay what you can. Tickets are only available for
purchase in person beginning 90 min prior to showtime.
repstage.org
DANCE: Peabody at Night: Peabody Dance
410-547-9000
This group of pre-professional dancers will perform collaborative projects,
inspired by works in the Walters' collection, on the stunning Sculpture Court.
thewalters.org
CONCERTS: UMBC Concerts
410-455-1000
UMBC Collegium Musicum
UMBC Gamelan Ensemble
UMBC New Music Ensemble
UMBC Jubilee Singers
UMBC Symphony Orchestra - **tickets required**
UMBC Wind Ensemble
UMBC Chamber Players
UMBC Percussion Ensemble
UMBC Opera Workshop
UMBC Jazz in Concert
Camerata Chamber Choir
Department of Music Honors Showcase
umbc.edu
Saturday
Apr 29 - 3pm
CONCERT: Shriver Hall Discovery Series
410-516-7164
The Dover Quartet, winner of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet
Sundays - 3pm
Apr 30
May 21
Competition, performs Beethoven, Britten, and Shostakovich. **Reservations
required.** (suggested donation)
shriverconcerts.org
CONCERT: Catonsville Concerts at Three
410-747-6180
Canticle Singers
Ayreheart, featuring Ronn McFarlane (lute)
catonsvilleconcerts.org
UMBC
Linehan Concert Hall
1000 Hilltop Cir
Fri Apr 21 - 7pm
Thu May 4 - 7pm*
Tue May 9 - 7:30pm
Thu Jun 1 - 7:30pm#
Fri Jun 2 - 7:30pm#
Sunday
Apr 23 - 3pm
Sunday
Apr 23 - 3pm
Sundays - 3:30pm
Apr 23
May 7
Sunday
Apr 23
4pm - 6pm
Wednesdays - 7pm
Apr 26 - May 10
Thursday
Apr 27 - 7pm
Thursday
Apr 27
7pm - 8:30pm
First & Franklin
Presbyterian
210 W Madison St
Taylor's Chapel
6001 Hillen Rd
Second Presbyterian
4200 St Paul St
Howard CC
Smith Theatre
10901 Little Patuxent
Pkwy
Columbia
Rep Stage - Howard CC
Studio Theatre
10901 Little Patuxent
Pkwy
Columbia
Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles St
UMBC
1000 Hilltop Cir
PAHB
Linehan Concert Hall
*The Music Box
Catonsville Presbyterian
1400 Frederick Rd
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FREE EVENTS (Spring 2017)
DATE
Sundays - 3pm
Apr 30
May 7*
Sunday
Apr 30 - 4pm
Thursday
May 4
10am - 3pm
Fri & Sat
May 5 - May 6
11am - 9pm
Fri - Sun
May 5, 6, 12, 13
7:30pm
May 7 & 14
3:30pm
Saturday
May 6 - 10am
Sat & Sun
May 6 - 10am - 8pm
May 7 - 1pm - 6pm
Wednesday
May 10 - 7pm
Sun Apr 30 - 4pm
Sat May 6 - 7pm*
Sat May 20 - 5pm#
Sundays
May 14 - 2pm
Jun 25 - 3pm
May 19 - 11am
May 24 - 10:30am
May 26 - 1pm
Jun 16 - 1pm
Sat & Sun
Jun 10- 11am- 8pm
Jun 11 - 12pm - 6pm
EVENT
LOCATION
CONCERTS: The Most Beautiful Picture You Have Ever Heard
Baltimore Philharmonia Orchestra performs works by Mussorgsky, Pärt, Bartók,
and a world premiere by Baltimore Composer's Forum Composition Winner,
Harriet Katz, in this multi-media presentation featuring images, narration, and
orchestra illustration.
baltimorephilharmonia.org
CONCERT: Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra
410-668-7935
Public concert featuring world-renowned and undisputed master of the plectrum
banjo, Buddy Wachter, who has appeared with the likes of Arthur Fiedler, Benny
Goodman, and Ferrante & Teicher.
baltimoremandolinorchestra.org
MARKET: 31st Annual Towson Gardens Day
410-825-1150
Gardening season is just around the corner. Get connected with Mother Nature
and celebrate Towson Gardens Day, featuring plants, vendors, food, live music,
ask the master gardener, and more.
towsontownfestival.com
FESTIVAL: FlowerMart
410-274-5353
Enjoy spring flowers and sunshine at Baltimore’s annual rite of Spring with
contests, prizes, continuous entertainment on two stages, delectable food
(including the traditional lemon-sticks), and plenty of shopping.
flowermartmd.org
MUSICAL: The Secret Garden
410-669-0220
Mary Lennox, a young English girl born and raised in India, is orphaned by a
cholera outbreak and sent to England to live with relatives whom she has never
met. Her own personality blossoms as she and a young gardener bring new life to
a neglected garden, as well as to her sickly cousin and uncle.
memorialplayers.org
EVENT: 19th Annual Kinetic Sculpture Race
410-244-1900
View wacky, imaginative, totally human-powered works of art, constructed out of
used bicycles, gears, and parts, as they race on land, through mud, and over deep
harbor waters, along a 15 mile route.
kineticbaltimore.com
FESTIVAL: 50th Annual Towsontown Festival
410-825-1150
Bring your friends and family to enjoy wonderful summertime foods, unique
vendors, carnival rides, an antique car exhibit, and three entertainment stages with
some of the best music in Baltimore.
towsontownfestival.com
LECTURE: Feminine Touch: Women in Baltimore History 410-887-5195
Baltimore historian and educator Wayne Schaumburg presents an illustrated
program about the roles women played in our city's history from 1776 – 1960.
bcpl.info
CONCERTS: Encore Spring Concerts
301-261-5747
Encore Chorales present Springtime concerts featuring music from Gershwin's
Porgy and Bess, Verdi operatic arias, a medley from Les Miserables, and much
more.
encorecreativity.org
CONCERTS: Concerts at Grace
410-433-6650
19th Annual French Organ Music Marathon
graceunitedmethodist.org
Patriotic Concert: Chancel Choir with Brass, Timpani & Organ
CONCERTS: Jazz Concerts for Seniors
410-944-2909
The Carl Grubbs Ensemble
contemporaryartsinc.org
Rhonda Robinson Trio
“Three's Company” with Gail Marten, Mike Noonan, and John Pineda
The Craig Alston Ensemble
Advance registration recommended. Call applicable Senior Center.
FESTIVAL: 24rd Annual HONfest
443-255-0426
Grab your boas, tease that beehive, and celebrate Baltimore’s quintessential
working-class women. Festivities include food and craft vendors, live music, an
oyster shucking contest, and Baltimore’s Best Hon contest.
honfest.net
Loch Raven HS
1212 Cowpens Ave
*St Anthony of Padua
4414 Frankford Ave
Immaculate Heart of
Mary
8501 Loch Raven Blvd
(free will offering)
Towson Courthouse
Plaza
Washington &
Pennsylvania Aves
Mt Vernon Place
600 Blk N Charles St
Memorial Episcopal
1407 Bolton St
(free will donations
accepted)
AVAM
800 Key Highway
400 Washington Ave
Towson
Perry Hall Library
9685 Honeygo Blvd
Towson Presbyterian
*Christ Episcopal Columbia
#Anne Arundel CC
Grace United Methodist
5407 N Charles St
Liberty Senior Center
Rosedale Senior Center
Pikesville Senior Center
Fleming Senior Center
W 36st St (The Avenue)
$5 parking - Hopkins at
Keswick Garage (40th
& Keswick)
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