Community Calendar

The Beatz & Gamez Summer Series you love is BACK and BETTA than EVA! We've got DJs, Cosplay, and Retro Gamez! Don't Miss Out!!

The Thursday Night Summer DJ & Cosplay Party series, is back by popular demand! If you didin't make it last year, you're NOT gonna wanna miss this! We've got two dates to double your chances of pullin' up!

THURSDAY NITE BEATZ & GAMEZ - JUNE 18, 2026 (7pm-11pm)

Pull up in your favorite cosplay (be it Mario, Naruto, Demon Slayer, etc.) and come party with your fellow nerds & blerds, at GameOn Bar+Arcade in Baltimore, MD! There will be great food, great drinks, and a bangin' lineup of DJs givin' you the Baltimore Aniweeb vibes you crave!

THURSDAY NITE BEATZ & GAMEZ: DATEN CITY vs. MK - JULY 9, 2026 (7pm-11pm)

It's a Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt vs. Mortal Kombat themed cosplay party! Pull up in your favorite PSG, Mortal Kombat, or any anime/video game character cosplay, and party with us! (There MIGHT even be a Dance Off!)

For Ages 6 – 16

Join us in Summer 2026 for Camp BCS! When you sign up, your young artists will spend two weeks building community and establishing their own expansive creative toolboxes, all of which will help grow their confidence and offer them new and exciting paths to learning and knowing through arts.

We emphasize the development of a wide variety of skills and offer learning experiences in multiple disciplines of artistic expression so that our campers can present what they’ve learned in a showcase format. We work closely with our Teaching Artists serving as counselors (and the campers themselves!) to develop the material they feel best presenting, and we craft an engaging show to present to their loved ones and BCS Staff at the end of each session. Throughout their time at Camp BCS, students will practice artistic skill building through theater games and exercises, writing, visual arts, movement with music, STEAM workshops, and so much more.

Children ages 6 – 16 are eligible to attend. There are two 2-week sessions of Camp BCS, and each one has a maximum capacity of 45 campers. Campers are organized into smaller groups, or “villages”, organized by age range and grade. Throughout the day, campers move through class rotations with their village and will occasionally overlap with the two other villages for camp-wide programming and activities.

Summer 2026 Session Dates
Session 1: July 6 – July 17, 2026
Session 2: July 20 – July 31, 2026

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Summer Camp at The Studio
This summer the PLAY's the thing with summer camps at The Studio! Your child’s imagination will take the spotlight at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. Each week, kids will explore Shakespeare’s language, create characters, jump into stage combat and clowning and learn confidence and creativity before creating a final staged presentation. Register by MARCH 27 and SAVE 20% on tuition.

No camp on June 19, July 3, and July 13-17.

This summer, Baltimore Clayworks is offering TEN WEEKS of full-day camps for children ages 6-9, 9-12 and half-day camps for teens ages 12-16! All camps are for one week and run Monday through Friday. Class fees include all materials and firing. Students registering for 2 or more summer camps or families enrolling 2 or more children are eligible to receive a discount Please, phone 410-578-1919 x210 to apply discount.

Between 1946 and 1953, Henri Matisse created 28 lithographic portraits for Poésies Antillaises (Antillean Poetry), a book of poems by John-Antoine Nau. Published posthumously in 1972, this rare volume remains one of Matisse’s least-known illustrated works.

Inspired by his brief 1930 visit to Martinique, Matisse translated Nau’s evocative poems—celebrating travel, music, and oceanic landscapes—into vibrant portraits. These reflect the artist’s collaborations with notable Caribbean and international models and are presented alongside works by two leading artists from Martinique and Guadeloupe, Germaine Casse and Serge Hélénon. This focus exhibition illuminates aspects of the transatlantic artistic circles active during the late French colonial period.

Maryland Art Place, in partnership with Hotel Indigo Baltimore, is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Maryland-based artist, Roo Taylor. The exhibition is on view at Hotel Indigo, located at 24 West Franklin St. from April 17 - July 17.
A public reception will take place on Wednesday, April 22 from 5 PM to 7 PM.

About the Artist:
Roo Taylor (b. 2003) is a Baltimore-based artist originally from Denver, Colorado. She earned her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and is currently a resident artist at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore. Working primarily with high-flow acrylic paint and acrylic ink, Taylor uses transparency and layered color to create abstract landscapes. Her work explores the interplay between the natural world and human relationships, exploring the emotional and atmospheric depth through fluid, natural spaces. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries across Baltimore, Denver and New York, as well as internationally at the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in Japan.

Using light and color as metaphors for energy, Roo Taylor’s work traces the through lines between the natural world and human connection. Rooted in a deep reverence for transparency and hue, each piece is meant to reflect on the connection between feeling and form. Taylor invites viewers to experience emotional resonance as something inherently natural, alive, layered, and luminous.

Please join us on Wednesday, April 22 from 5 PM to 7 PM for a champagne reception at Hotel Indigo located at 24 West Franklin St.

2nd Annual Rotunda Rocks Returns to Hampden Neighborhood this Spring
Family-friendly Night of Rockin’ Fun Begins May 3 and Runs Every Friday Until End of September

Whether you like to jam to rock, folk, blues, Indie, Latin or reggae, there is something for everyone as the second annual Rotunda Rocks concert series returns to Hampden this spring/summer (711 W 40th Street). This family-friendly FREE concert series, presented by MCB Real Estate, features live music on the plaza and a street festival atmosphere with delicious local food and drinks, fun games and local vendors on Fridays, 6-9 p.m. beginning May 3 and running until September 27. Rotunda Rocks is open to the public and welcomes families and pets. A portion of proceeds from beverage sales benefits the Maryland SPCA. For more information, log onto Rotunda Rocks | The Rotunda (rotundabaltimore.com) or call 410-662-0104.

SCHEDULE OF BANDS:
May 3 Mambo Combo (Latin and tropical rhythms)
May 10 Strykers Posse (reggae)
May 17 Go Dog Go with special guest Garage Sale (garage rock and hot rockin’ Surf)
May 24 Harlan County Kings (original rock)
May 31 Patrick Alban & Noche Latina (Latin and acoustic rock with a touch of salsa and South Beach feel)
June 7 Barry Prosser and the Vaguely Absurd (classic rock)
June 14 Monkton Road Band (rootsy folks laced with deep country)
June 21 The Natty Brohs (classic rock and blues)
June 28 The Soularites (SoulFULL reggae and Ska)
July 5 Kyf Brewer & Friends (hues of 60’s pop radio, British invasion, early Nashville, rhythm and blues and ancient Celtic melodies)
July 12 Justin Trawick and the Common Good (Americana-bluegrass, country and folk)
July 19 The Players Band (infectious rhythms and horn-heavy ska sounds)
July 26 Gaelic Mishap (Celtic rock)
August 2 Tumblehome (rock, soul, rhythm & blues)
August 9 Kurt Deemer Band (guitar driven rock & roll)
August 16 Barleyjuice (Celtic rock)
August 23 Red Sammy (honest, slow-burn Americana folks rock)
August 30 La Unica (Irish Latin)
September 6 ZOCKO! (surf garage)
September 13 Western Run (funked-up country rock)
September 20 Guys In Thin Ties (Alternative 80s band)
September 27 The Rock-A-Sonics (rockabilly, vintage country and atomic age rock n’ roll)

The Rotunda Welcomes Back Popular Family-Friendly Concert Series this May
3rd Annual Rotunda Rocks Begins Friday, May 2 and Runs Every Friday through Friday, October 3

Grab a blanket or dust off your favorite portable chair and head on over to Hampden this spring for the return of the popular family-friendly concert series, the 3rd Annual Rotunda Rocks. This FREE weekly concert series, presented by MCB Real Estate, features live music on the Plaza and a street festival atmosphere with delicious local food and drinks, fun games and local vendors and will take place Fridays, 6-9 p.m. beginning May 2 and running until October 3. (711 West 40th Street). Whether you like rock n ’roll, folk, bluegrass, Indie, Latin, Celtic or reggae music, there is something for everyone and the event is open to the public. Pets are welcome and a portion of proceeds from beverage sales benefits the Maryland SPCA. For more information, log onto Rotunda Rocks | The Rotunda (rotundabaltimore.com) or call 410-662-0104.