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Mount Vernon WOW
The Mount Vernon Cultural District's Wide Open Weekend celebrates Mount Vernon's rich history and vibrant atmosphere with concerts, theater, opera, exhibitions and more, all surrounded by historic 19th-century architecture and parks. WOW! also provides an opportunity to sample a wide range of cuisine in Mount Vernon as select restaurants are offering special WOW menus and discounts. For more information, visit www.mvcd.org.
Walters Family Festival: Once Upon a Time
The Walters Art Museum invites you and your family to celebrate stories and legends, books and their makers, authors and calligraphers and more! Learn about different methods of storytelling and illustration. Create books, meet famous authors throughout the ages, travel through a fairy tale in an exploratory zone created by the Enoch Pratt Library.
Carnival Cruise Line's Fun City: Baltimore
Break out your favorite spring clothes and head down to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to experience Carnival Cruise Line's Fun City: Baltimore, a one-day event to celebrate the launch of Carnival's new year-round cruise service. On Saturday, April 25 from 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., travel to nine different "Fun Spots" located around the harbor and enjoy a day of entertainment, festivities, children's activities, music and much more. The Fun Spots include a Carnival Fun Booth, Sand Sculpture station, 3-D Chalk Art, Live Musical and Dance Performances, a Guinness Book of World Record's Beach Ball, Camp Carnival Kids Zone with balloon giveaways (biodegradable) and an interactive aquarium. The Fun City event kicks off Carnival's new cruise program from Baltimore featuring the spectacular Carnival Pride, which will make its debut on Monday, April 27th.
Carnival is the largest and most popular cruise line in the world, with 22 "Fun Ships" operating voyages ranging from three to 12 days in length to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda and Europe. The line currently has two new ships scheduled to debut between now and 2011. Visit: www.carnival.com
Station North Music Festival
The Station North Arts & Entertainment District will host the 2009 Station North Spring Music Festival to celebrate the continuing revitalization of the North Avenue area. The festival will showcase local music, artists and venues and will help raise money for participation in Artscape.
Weekends on the Waterfront - Waterfront Wiggle
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. presents a free concert by the RTT's
Free City Scavenger Hunt
All you need to win some great prizes is your own two feet. Use them to take part in a free city scavenger hunt on Sunday that will require a little knowledge of Baltimore and some exploration skills to navigate your way from start to finish.
Visitor Center's 5th Birthday Celebration
Happy fifth birthday to the Baltimore Visitor Center! The Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association will provide free, fun family activities in honor of this special event.
Poe's Humor & Horror
Poe laughs! Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe wrote comedy? Romantic comedy? If you believe in love at first sight, see what kind of trouble you can get into. On Sunday, April 26 at 11:30 a.m. come to the Baltimore Visitor Center and see Edgar Allan Poe's "The Spectacles" played by David Keltz. For all ages. Then, if you're the type who loves Poe for his horror stories, come back at 2:00 p.m. to see Poe's classic "The Tell-Tale Heart" also performed by David Keltz in his signature role as Edgar Allan Poe. For children ages 13 and up. For more information about actor David Keltz, please visit www.davidkeltz.com.
Mount Vernon WOW
The Mount Vernon Cultural District's Wide Open Weekend celebrates Mount Vernon's rich history and vibrant atmosphere with concerts, theater, opera, exhibitions and more, all surrounded by historic 19th-century architecture and parks. WOW! also provides an opportunity to sample a wide range of cuisine in Mount Vernon as select restaurants are offering special WOW menus and discounts. For more information, visit www.mvcd.org.
- April 24-26
- 5 concerts at Peabody Institute
- New play at CENTERSTAGE featuring the original Broadway cast
- FREE family fun day at the Walters Art Museum
- Peabody Opera Theater at Theatre Project
- Shakespeare play at the Baltimore School for the Arts
- Tours of special sites in Mount Vernon
Walters Family Festival: Once Upon a Time
The Walters Art Museum invites you and your family to celebrate stories and legends, books and their makers, authors and calligraphers and more! Learn about different methods of storytelling and illustration. Create books, meet famous authors throughout the ages, travel through a fairy tale in an exploratory zone created by the Enoch Pratt Library.
- Saturday, April 25, 2009
- 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- 600 N. Charles Street
- Call 410-547-9000 ext. 300, for more information
Carnival Cruise Line's Fun City: Baltimore
Break out your favorite spring clothes and head down to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to experience Carnival Cruise Line's Fun City: Baltimore, a one-day event to celebrate the launch of Carnival's new year-round cruise service. On Saturday, April 25 from 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., travel to nine different "Fun Spots" located around the harbor and enjoy a day of entertainment, festivities, children's activities, music and much more. The Fun Spots include a Carnival Fun Booth, Sand Sculpture station, 3-D Chalk Art, Live Musical and Dance Performances, a Guinness Book of World Record's Beach Ball, Camp Carnival Kids Zone with balloon giveaways (biodegradable) and an interactive aquarium. The Fun City event kicks off Carnival's new cruise program from Baltimore featuring the spectacular Carnival Pride, which will make its debut on Monday, April 27th.
Carnival is the largest and most popular cruise line in the world, with 22 "Fun Ships" operating voyages ranging from three to 12 days in length to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda and Europe. The line currently has two new ships scheduled to debut between now and 2011. Visit: www.carnival.com
Station North Music Festival
The Station North Arts & Entertainment District will host the 2009 Station North Spring Music Festival to celebrate the continuing revitalization of the North Avenue area. The festival will showcase local music, artists and venues and will help raise money for participation in Artscape.
- Saturday, April 25th, 5 p.m. - 12 a.m.
- Surface lot at 2 East North Avenue (the old Bank of America building), Joe Squared, Windup Space, Metro Gallery, Hexagon, I-Bar and The Zodiac.
- Musical performances by Big in Japan, Lafayette Gilchrist and Charlie Sayles along with Il Culo, The Neftones, The Water, Point Juncture, The Owls Go, Nate Meyers and The Aces.
- Local artist Brady Starr will open a new show at Joe Squared. Load of Fun will host an evening of burlesque and variety by Glitterama, and Echo Gallery will host Brouhaha, an experimental fashion event. (There will be an admission charge for both the Glitterama and Brouhaha shows.)
Weekends on the Waterfront - Waterfront Wiggle
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. presents a free concert by the RTT's
- Sunday April 26, 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
- Baltimore's West Shore Park (between the Visitor's Center and the Maryland Science Center)
- RTT's - Family roots rock band A favorite of XM Kids! 11:30 a.m.
- Petting Zoo 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Crafts with Port Discovery 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Mommy/Daddy and Me Yoga with Charm City Yoga 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Free City Scavenger Hunt
All you need to win some great prizes is your own two feet. Use them to take part in a free city scavenger hunt on Sunday that will require a little knowledge of Baltimore and some exploration skills to navigate your way from start to finish.
- Sunday April 26
- 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Sign up and receive your scavenger hunt kit outside the Baltimore Visitor Center at the Inner Harbor between Phillips and the Maryland Science Center
Visitor Center's 5th Birthday Celebration
Happy fifth birthday to the Baltimore Visitor Center! The Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association will provide free, fun family activities in honor of this special event.
- Sunday, April 26
- Noon - 4 p.m.
- Face painting
- Balloon artists
- Create-your-own postcard station
- Sign the Visitor Center birthday card
Poe's Humor & Horror
Poe laughs! Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe wrote comedy? Romantic comedy? If you believe in love at first sight, see what kind of trouble you can get into. On Sunday, April 26 at 11:30 a.m. come to the Baltimore Visitor Center and see Edgar Allan Poe's "The Spectacles" played by David Keltz. For all ages. Then, if you're the type who loves Poe for his horror stories, come back at 2:00 p.m. to see Poe's classic "The Tell-Tale Heart" also performed by David Keltz in his signature role as Edgar Allan Poe. For children ages 13 and up. For more information about actor David Keltz, please visit www.davidkeltz.com.
- Sunday, April 26
- 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
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