The Pigtown Festival takes over Washington Boulevard Saturday at noon with pig races, three bands and a Big Top circus. Also: an 18-piece jazz orchestra Thursday, a free glow party at Mobtown Brewing Friday, PIG at Metro Baltimore Sunday, and a Cylburn deer lecture Tuesday.
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Pigtown Festival · Saturday, September 26, 12:00-7:00 PM ET · Washington Boulevard, Pigtown · Free 24th annual: pig races at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30, a pie-eating contest at 2, 3 and 4, and three bands through the afternoon. The Big Top's DJ and circus act run 4:00-7:00, plus a Kidzone and vendors. Pigtown Main Street
Musicians of the Baltimore Symphony · Sunday, September 27, 3:30 PM ET · Second Presbyterian Church, Guilford · Free Community Concerts at Second brings BSO musicians for Shostakovich's 15th string quartet, Edgar Meyer's Concert Duo for Violin and Bass, and Dvořák's second piano quintet. Community Concerts at Second
The Week Out
Baltimore Comic-Con · Friday-Sunday, September 25-27 · Baltimore Convention Center · $40 Friday, $50 Saturday, $45 Sunday, $90 for all three Chris Claremont headlines with Jim Lee signing Saturday only, alongside Rebecca Romijn, Katee Sackhoff and Grace Park. Comic-Con
Baltimore Rhythm Festival · Saturday, September 26, 12:00-6:00 PM ET · Greenmount West · Free It opens with a blessing, then two stages of local, national and international acts, plus drum circles and workshops. Baltimore Rhythm Festival
Last Chance and Limited Seats
Kim's Convenience · Thursday, September 24, 7:00 PM ET; Friday 7:30; Saturday 2:00 and 7:30; Sunday 2:00 (final) · Everyman Theatre, Bromo Arts District · from $10 (pay-what-you-choose seats) Ins Choi's play, the source for the Netflix series, runs 85 minutes, no intermission. It closes Sunday. Everyman
Bread and Puppet: The Upside Down World Circus · Thursday, September 24, 7:00 PM ET; Saturday, September 26, 3:00 PM ET · 2640 Space, Charles Village · $20, no one turned away for lack of funds Stilt dancers, papier-mâché beasts and a brass band, with sourdough rye and aioli after. 2640 Space
Gala with Samara Joy · Saturday, September 26, 8:00 PM ET · Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall · from $58 The BSO's season opener, with Samara Joy on Vaughan, Fitzgerald and Ellington; the seat map shows limited availability. BSO
Free and Cheap
Oktoberfest at Sapwood · Saturday, September 26, 11:00 AM-10:00 PM ET · Sapwood Cellars, Columbia · free entry, $6.50 half-liter mugs The Maryland Polka Band plays 4:00-6:00 PM with a stein-hoisting contest at 5:00. Albura's pop-up serves pretzels, schnitzel and currywurst. Sapwood Cellars
Guinness Open Gate Oktoberfest · Friday-Sunday, September 25-27 · Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Halethorpe · free general admission; some experiences ticketed Live music and Bavarian food specials, weekends through October 4. Guinness Open Gate Brewery
GEDCO Stadium Place Community Festival · Saturday, September 26, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM ET · Stadium Place, Waverly · Free Free haircuts, a live band and food headline GEDCO's 35th-anniversary festival. GEDCO
Bmore Flea · Saturday, September 26, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM ET · Broadway Market plaza, Fells Point · free to browse Antique, jewelry and apparel vendors, Saturdays through December. Broadway Market
Baltimore Drum Circle · Sunday, September 27, 2:00 PM ET · Bull Circle, Patterson Park · Free Weekly; bring a drum, any instrument or a chair. Baltimore Drum Circle
Captain's Quarters · Monday, September 28, 8:00 PM ET · The Port Comedy Club, Fells Point · Free, 21+ A free showcase of the club's best regulars. The Port Comedy Club
After Dark
BOOM SELECTA: A Reggae Bashment Party · Saturday, September 26, 8:00 PM ET · Mobtown Ballroom, Station North · from $23.18 DJ Big Phenom, who has played Carnival stages in Trinidad, is back with dancehall, reggae and soca. Eventbrite marks sales ending soon. Tickets
Mobtown Glow Party · Friday, September 25, 5:00-9:00 PM ET · Mobtown Brewing · Free, 21+ DJ Deezy, food from Pit & Pendulum and glow-in-the-dark drink releases. Mobtown Brewing
PIG with Cyanotic and Steven Archer · Sunday, September 27, 8:00 PM ET · Metro Baltimore, Station North · $30.90 all-in, all ages PIG is the industrial rock project of former KMFDM singer Raymond Watts; DJ Hell O'Kitty spins between sets. Dice
Get Moving
Yoga on the Lawn · Saturday, September 26, 8:00-9:00 AM ET · Cylburn Arboretum · Free, no registration A Coppermine instructor leads the class, the arboretum's last September Saturday. Cylburn Arboretum
Mindfulness Nature Walk · Monday, September 28, 6:00-7:00 PM ET · Patterson Park Observatory · Free Phillip McKnight leads the walk, starting and ending at the Observatory. Patterson Park
Community Fall Yoga · Tuesday, September 29, 7:00 PM ET · Village Learning Place, Charles Village · Free An evening class for all levels. Village Learning Place
Culture Corner
Javier Nero 18-piece Jazz Orchestra · Thursday, September 24, 7:30 PM ET · An die Musik, Mount Vernon · $10-$25 plus $1.50 fees Nero brings his 18-piece orchestra into An die Musik's room, part of his monthly big-band series. An die Musik
Book Conversation: History by a Hair · Wednesday, September 30, 6:30 PM ET · Lewis Museum, Jonestown · $15, $12 seniors Smithsonian scholar Richard Kurin on the red hair found in Jefferson's Bible and the DNA investigation into Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Lewis Museum
Worth It Solo
Thar Be Brews · Thursday, September 24, 7:00 PM ET · Heavy Seas Beer, Halethorpe · Free, RSVP on Meetup A B'More Brew'd CONNECT meetup: nametags carry a prompt, icebreakers and a community toast. Meetup
Strangers to Friends Game Night & Potluck · Sunday, September 27, 7:00 PM ET · Winterfells Point, Fells Point · register on Luma Seam Social Fabric hosts a potluck and the We're Not Really Strangers card game, part of Baltimore Welcome Week. Luma
Rosebud Baker · Thursday, September 24, 8:00 PM ET, more shows Friday-Saturday · The Port Comedy Club, Fells Point · $25, 21+ The club calendar marks Thursday's show "selling fast." The Port Comedy Club
Worth the Trip
Ana Vidovic · Sunday, September 27, 5:00 PM ET · An die Musik, Mount Vernon · $20-$45 plus $1.50 fees Ana Vidovic returns to An die Musik for her annual solo classical guitar concert. An die Musik
Baltimore's Urban Deer: a Cylburn Lecture · Tuesday, September 29, 5:00 PM ET (cookies), lecture 5:30-6:30 · Vollmer Center, Cylburn Arboretum · $5, free for Cylburn members Shane Boehne, the city's deer program coordinator, on the deer population and solutions. Cylburn Arboretum
Wednesday Contra Dance · Wednesday, September 30, lesson 7:40 PM, dance 8:00 PM ET · 2200 St Paul St, Old Goucher · $10-$15, free under 21 and for students A beginner lesson at 7:40 opens the night. Contra Dance
Mark Your Calendar
Ravens vs. Titans · Sunday, October 4, 1:00 PM ET · M&T Bank Stadium · check the link for pricing First home game after Sunday's Cowboys game in Rio. Ravens
Black Butterfly Farm Pop-Up Jazz Jam · Thursday, October 1, 5:00-7:00 PM ET · Black Butterfly Teaching Farm, Brooklyn · Free Farm Alliance of Baltimore's open jazz jam on the teaching farm. Tickets
Bmore Flea × Broadway Market Night Market · Friday, October 2, 5:00-10:00 PM ET · Broadway Market plaza, Fells Point The Saturday flea goes after dark, with vintage, food, music and tattoos. Broadway Market
Fell's Point Fun Festival · Friday-Sunday, October 2-4 · Fells Point · Free to enter 60th annual: six blocks of food and craft vendors, and live music all weekend. Fells Point Fun Festival
International Edgar Allan Poe Festival · Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM ET · Lexington Market This year's theme: The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Vincent Price. Poe Festival
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