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Chart-topping and multi-platinum selling saxophonist Kim Waters, one of the premiere architects and reigning kings of Contemporary Jazz, has written the soundtrack for the lives of generations of fans during his illustrious three-and-a-half decade career. His instantly recognizable and gorgeous tone, captivating melodies, insatiable grooves and irresistible fusion of Jazz, R&B, Blues and Pop, have catapulted him to the top of the charts time and time again. The Maryland-born and Georgia-based saxman has performed with everyone from Al Green, Isaac Hayes and Patti LaBelle to Phyllis Hyman, Teddy Riley, Guy, and Gerald Albright, to name a few. At the heart of Waters’ music and the real secret to his success, is his undying love affair with music. Kim Waters’ new and 26th solo recording Time 2 Groove (April 11, 2025) is brimming with gorgeous melodies and his superb alto and soprano saxophone playing on mostly original compositions.

Keystone Kards are not applicable for this show.

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.

Weekend-long Event Includes Traditional and Contemporary Irish Music, Food & Drinks, Cultural Activities, Kids Zone, Vendors, Whiskey Tastings and More!

Put on your favorite green and celebrate Irish culture at the 51st Annual Maryland Irish Festival happening November 7-9, 2025, at the Timonium Fairgrounds. Hours are 6-11 p.m. on Friday, 12 noon – 11 p.m. on Saturday and on Sunday from 12 noon - 6 p.m. Presented by Irish Charities of Maryland, the festival features traditional and contemporary Irish music, authentic Irish food and beverages, cultural activities, a kid’s zone and an assortment of vendors, perfect for shopping just before the holiday season begins. Enjoy whiskey tastings, family-friendly entertainment, fun competitions and a Saturday night Ceili (kay’-lee), an Irish tradition of music, fellowship and dancing. Proceeds from the event will go to local and regional nonprofit organizations. Ticket prices vary and are available for pre-purchase online as well as on-site. For more information call 443-955-4513 or visit https://irishfestival.com.

The Maryland Irish Festival is an annual celebration of Irish Culture, heritage and customs benefiting Irish Charities of Maryland, a 501 (C) (3) organization that donates funds to local and regional nonprofit organizations.

THE THANKSGIVING PLAY

BY LARISSA FASTHORSE
DIRECTED BY SUZANNE BEAL

NOVEMBER 7 – DECEMBER 7

Preview November 6
ASL Interpreted Performance November 14

Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in this biting satire, as a troupe of performatively “woke” thespians scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month without any cultural stumbles.

Cruise Control: Black Joy in Turbulent Waters, written and directed by Deletta Gillespie, is featured in Theatre Morgan’s Fall ’25 season, LOL! Laugh to Keep from Crying. LOL! explores the rich, complex tradition of Black humor as a tool of survival, resistance, and truth-telling. Audiences laugh out loud while thinking deeply.

Welcome aboard the MS Sarah Kinson, where history floats, humor sails, and the clapbacks are stronger than the drinks. Cruise Control: Black Joy in Turbulent Waters is not your grandma’s historical drama—unless your grandma likes her history with a side of shade and a splash of rum punch.

Set on a cruise ship that time-travels and reality-bends, this play turns the audience into passengers on an incredible voyage. Your crew? A cast of griots, storytellers, tricksters, singers, dancers, and a cruise director and staff who’ll have you letting loose like a Caribbean uncle at karaoke night while learning how black folks have always found a way to laugh, even as the world tried to sink them.

Friday, November 7, 2025- 7:30pm (FREE)- Panel discussion on the roots and evolution of Black humor
Saturday, November 8th- 2:00pm & 7:30pm- Performances
$15-Gen. Admission $10- Senior Citizens $5- Non-MSU Students
FREE- MSU Students, Faculty & Staff (w/Bearcard at box office)

In-person: The Murphy Fine Arts Center Box Office (no surcharge) (443) 885-4440

Online: Ticketmaster.com

The Murphy Fine Arts Center, Turpin-Lamb Theater 2201 Argonne Drive, Balto. MD 21218

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

MUSIC, LYRICS & BOOK BY RICHARD O’BRIEN

OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 8

This sexy cult classic will make you shiver with antici…pation. It’s time to break out your fishnets and join MET for some campy humorous fun! Squeaky clean couple Brad and Janet have some car trouble and are forced to seek refuge in the gothic castle of the mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Upon their arrival, Frank-N-Furter and his kooky staff of Transylvanians open up the couple’s minds in ways they never imagined.

Join MET's longest running improv team, The Comedy Pigs, for a night full of laughs! The Comedy Pigs perform on the first Friday and Saturday of each month. The Comedy Pigs specialize in short-form improv, similar to what you'd see on the TV Show "Whose Line is it Anyway?"

Back for its second year, Abbott and the Big Ten Conference are hosting the We Give Blood Drive competition to entice students, alumni, fans, and community members to rally around their Big Ten school to donate blood, save lives, and address the country's ongoing critical blood shortage.

From August 27 to December 5, anyone eligible to donate blood can do so anywhere, anytime in the U.S. to count for their school. The school with the most donations at the end of the competition will receive $1 million to advance student or community health.

New this year, everyone who donates or attempts to donate blood throughout the competition will receive an exclusive, limited-edition, Homefield-designed T-shirt specific to their school. To receive the shirt:

1. Show up to donate
2. Submit your donation (or attempt to donate) at BigTen.Org/Abbott or by texting DONATE to 222688 (ABBOTT).
3. Click the link sent to your email
4. Use your redemption code
5. Your shirt will be shipped to the address of your choice. 

Last year, the University of Nebraska won, and is using the funds to advance student health on campus. The University of Maryland is competing this year and will host several blood drives on campus and in the surrounding area throughout the competition. To find a blood drive near you, please visit: https://bigten.org/abbott/maryland

This focus exhibition of 10 works explores the relationship between burning fossil fuels—namely, coal—and the emergence of European modernism. Drawing on research conducted by climate scientists and art historians, the exhibition presents a range of paintings and works on paper by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, James McNeill Whistler, and others to explore the ways that their artistic practices and style emerged, in part, in response to widespread pollution in London and Paris.
Presented as part of the Turn Again to the Earth environmental initiative.