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Dine Downtown this
Fall
Many of
Downtown's restaurants have new specials and menus for the fall
and upcoming holiday season. To sign up to receive Dine Downtown
emails (sent monthly), visit
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Please join Downtown
Partnership of Baltimore, the City of Baltimore, former
Baltimore Raven Mike McCrary, and special guests, as we raise
funds for “The Journey Home”, the 10-year plan to end
homelessness in Baltimore.
Monday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m.
Frank & Nic’s West End Grille
511 W. Pratt Street
The Baltimore Ravens away game will be on and so will all of us
- on a mission to help the less fortunate in our community. Hope
to see you there.
$75 per person. A
variety of food stations, hors d'oeuvres, and premium open bar
included. Space is limited.
Click here for tickets. |
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New Discussion Series! Spotlight: Gary Vikan and Noah
Charney
Saturday, November 7, 4 p.m. Members free; non-members $10;
students $5; pre-registration recommended.
Fans of Walters director Gary Vikan’s WYPR radio vignettes,
Postcards from the Walters, will enjoy this 2009–10 series
of lively on-stage talks between Vikan and special guests.
In this session, he will chat with author Noah Charney and
discuss his novel, The Art Thief, and the topic of art
theft. Reception and book signing follow.
The Women’s Committee of the Walters Art Museum presents
Classical Links: Jewelry Fair at the Walters, Friday,
November 20–Sunday, November 22, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Classical
Links will showcase 20 of America’s best jewelers in the
Walters’ Sculpture Court, offering pieces varying in style
from traditional to contemporary. The weekend will also
offer a variety of activities and celebrations, including a
fashion show, opening night party and gallery talks
featuring exhibiting jewelers and members of the Walters’
curatorial staff.
To obtain tickets or for information, visit
www.wamwc.org, call 410.547.9000, ext. 305 or
email
jfinfo@thewalters.org.

Veterans Day Weekend
Saturday, November 7 (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) and Sunday, November 8
(11 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Special living history presentations by members of the 4th
Infantry Military Police Unit on the WWII Troop Sleeper. The
Maryland Defense Force, a 30-piece band, performs two
performances of patriotic and big band music on Saturday at Noon
and 1:15 p.m. Vintage military vehicles will also be on display.
Restoration Facility Tour: the New, the Old, the Restored!
Sunday, November 15, 1 p.m. Take the train ride for a
behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum's state-of-the-art
restoration facility constructed in 2005 to restore and maintain
the museum's locomotive and rolling stock collection.
Space is limited to
25 people ages 13 and up. Tickets are $10 per person with paid
admission.
Visit
www.borail.org for information.
Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar
The
32nd annual Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar is still open for
the fall. Visitors can shop at the market every Sunday through
December 20, 8 a.m. to sell out, approximately noon. The market
has an assortment of crisp produce, lean poultry and other
meats, diary and nut products and freshly baked breads. Don’t
forget to visit the bazaar, located at the market near Guilford
Avenue and Pleasant Street. Local craftspeople provide handmade
jewelry, handbags and other accessories, collectibles perfect
for the home including stained glass, chairs and pottery, and
uniquely crafted gifts for the upcoming holiday season.
During the fall, local farmers provide great deals on sweet
potatoes and potatoes, beets, turnips, greens and green beans,
apples, pears, flavorful spices and herbs, chestnuts,
cauliflower and broccoli, cucumbers, eggplants, onions, leeks
and a variety of squash as well as pumpkins. Currently, poultry
farmers are taking orders at the market for turkeys and other
customary holiday meats.
For more information, visit
www.promotionandarts.com. |
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Let’s Eat! Charles Street
On November 7, noon to 6 p.m., Let’s Eat! Charles Street will
feature food from more than ten of Charles Street’s finest
restaurants and other entertainment venues. Bring the entire
family and spend an afternoon indulging in delicious food,
revitalizing drinks, live music and belly-dancing. Participating
vendors include Marie Louise Bistro, Sascha’s, Mick O’Shea’s,
Lumbini, Cazbar, Maisy’s, Spirits, Howard’s of Mount Vernon,
George’s on Mount Vernon Square, El Guapito and The Helmand.
For more information contact
Michele Coiron at 410.332.4144 or
michele@charlesstreet.net.

Thibaudet Returns
Thibaudet Returns to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Friday
and Saturday, November 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. Jean-Yves Thibaudet
plays Liszt’s Totentanz and Marin Alsop leads the BSO in
Berlioz’s passionate Symphonie fantastique. Tickets from $26! Click here for tickets.
Fine Dining and Music Downtown.
Click here for a list of
participating restaurants providing a special discount to
patrons holding Thursday evening concert tickets.

Discovery Days Return
Since
1999, Port Discovery has hosted "Maryland Discovery Days,"
special days of the year that are just for students with
disabilities to explore the exhibits, programs, and special
activities, in a safe and fun environment.
Four "Maryland Discovery Days" are offered each year, and
admission is free for Maryland school students. Each day
features special activities, performances and information
tables. Advance registration is required. For more information,
contact Nora Moynihan at 410.864.2685.
Coming
Soon- Gobble Gobble Weekend – November 27-29. After you’ve
filled yourself full of a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, come
down to Port Discovery and check out all the educational
fun-filled activities!
Visit
www.portdiscovery.org for
details.

The Polar Express 4-D Experience
Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience at the
National Aquarium. Special winter showing November 15, 2009
– January 3, 2010. Discover a sensory-rich adventure with
newly enhanced effects like icy cool mist and rich hot
chocolate aroma.
Planning a holiday soiree? Make it
sense-sational with an all-in-one Aquarium catered event
package that includes The Polar Express 4-D Experience.
Learn more at
aqua.org/catering.
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