Apr 19 Friday
Come out for a FREE, outdoor concert event in Eager Park in Baltimore's historic Middle East neighborhood featuring Gisele Jackson and Club 54 (classic soul, funk, disco/dance), best selling author D. Watkins, and Baltimore MCs Son Brave and Rodney Jay. Between acts representatives from Baltimore community organizations will share information about their advocacy work and ways that you can get involved to promote community health and well-being. These include Fayette Street Outreach, BRACE (Baltimore Redevelopment Action Coalition for Empowerment), OWEL (Older Women Embracing Life), and more.
In addition, representatives from Johns Hopkins' School of Public Health, Center for Social Concern, and others will share information about community health resources. These include community-based learning opportunities, sexual health supplies, informational brochures, and other community-university collaborations. We hope to strengthen and contribute to collaborations between Johns Hopkins affiliates and community members by amplifying grassroots organizers and their efforts to advance health equity.
Food trucks will be onsite for folks to purchase food at their discretion. There will also be entertainment for children and adults. Please join us!
Registration is strongly encouraged but not required to attend the event. See you there!
Join Highwire Improv for a high-energy night of comedy with some of the city's best comedians.
Never been to an improv show? It's spontaneous theater, off-the-cuff laughs, and a real good time! You'll get to see three of Baltimore's best improv comedy troupes do what they do best!
Our lineup - show starts at 7pm ET:
Summer Fling performs the Pretty Flower improv form originating from a source monoscene. Their shows are full of fun, committed, and anarchic energy.
Bad Karaoke Experience is a long running musical improv team from Baltimore who produces completely spontaneous musical theater shows!
Local Spot begins with an audience suggestion from a color swatch book to create a show focused on interesting character dynamics and frequent entrances and exits. Secrets come out, alliances are made and broken, and someone usually falls in love. It’s always a rollercoaster!
About the venue:
Riverside Third Space is a gathering space open to the whole community. We host events in collaboration with the Salem congregation and other local partner organizations centered around social justice, wellness, and recreation. R3S is also open to the community to host private events and recurring programs.
The performance venue is partially accessible and has a chair lift - for any questions email [email protected]!
Find out accessibility details about all of our venues here.
About Highwire Improv:
Highwire Improv’s mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater. Learn more at https://www.highwireimprov.com
Apr 20 Saturday
Current high school juniors are invited to kickstart their college search by learning more about the college admissions process, hearing about campus life, and touring McDaniel’s campus. To register or for more information, visit www.mcdaniel.edu/visit.
String players ages 12-20 are invited to audition for Young Musicians of Baltimore's 2024-2025 Season. Under the artistic leadership of music directors Doug Jameson and Melissa Hullman, students explore chamber orchestra repertoire ranging from the 17th century to the present day. With regular faculty coaching and individualized feedback, students develop technique in ensemble playing, style, and musical phrasing. Young Musicians of Baltimore is dedicated to developing artistic talent through adventuresome programming, building musical community, and equity and inclusion in the arts. Auditions will be held live on Saturday June 22nd and Saturday August 24th beginning at 10am. There is no fee to audition. Audition information is available at ymobmusic.org.
Join us at the Walters for free art-making activities! Art, like monuments, can remind us of people, places, or events. This lesson, written in collaboration with Baltimore artist Herb Massie, invites you to create a monument commemorating a special memory. All ages are welcome.
Live performance by Grammy nominated Maimouna "Mumu Fresh" Youssef. B’more the B-side recognizes the changemakers, creatives, dream chasers and everyday people on Baltimore’s b-side. Through conversation and an intimate acoustic performance, this experience uplifts the stories of Baltimore and the people who call it home.
Highwire Improv makes a triumphant return to the Lou Costello Room, in the 2nd floor of Zissimos Bar in Hampden! Come join us for monthly laughs on the 3rd Saturday of every month with a rotating cast of the city's best improv ensembles, as well as frequent regional and national touring guests!
The bar is open all day, and the upstairs comedy room opens at 6:30pm for a 7pm showtime!
This month's acts include:
All In, Pitches! creates a thematic improvised musical montage accompanied by guitar based on a simple audience suggestion.
Brad's Dad is a local indie improv troupe that starts calm and reasonable but accelerates towards mayhem with no breaks!
Mouth Stuff is a long running and widely lauded Baltimore ensemble that creates a kaleidoscopic wild world full of energy and characters!
About the Venue:
The Lou Costello Room has been a mainstay of the Baltimore comedy scene for over a decade, regularly producing standup, improv, and sketch comedy shows in collaboration with many production companies. They also frequently host music and variety events from their location on Hampden's 36th Street, 'The Avenue!'
This show is not wheelchair accessible, it is on the second floor of the bar up a full flight of stairs. Find out accessibility details about all of our venues here.
Apr 21 Sunday
An activity group for teens and adults ages 16 and up with developmental disabilities. Sundays, beginning September 10, 2023. Spend time with friends doing fun activities including sports, nature walks, cooking, arts and crafts, and more! Snacks will be provided. Attendance is free. Registration is limited. No meetings due to holidays on September 17, October 1, October 8, November 26, December 24, and March 24, 2024.