Wine Village in Baltimore is returning to the Inner Harbor for its third continuous year with extended dates beyond Memorial Day. From Thursday, May 8 through Sunday, June 1, 2025, visitors will have even more days to enjoy and celebrate spring at the cozy, European-inspired free wine festival.
the dance floor, the hospital room, and the kitchen table is a theatrical ritual of memory, a queer séance, and a reckoning with history that refuses to stay in the past. Blending live performance with archival audio, this intimate and electrifying work follows three queer researchers as they wade through the voices of those lost to—and those who survived—the HIV/AIDS epidemic. As they listen, dance, and debate, the archive begins to pulse around them, refusing to be forgotten.
America’s largest interactive true crime mystery dinner theatre show is now playing in Baltimore! Solve a hilarious mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!
Join us for an event that is very different from a traditional mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.
Join us every Wednesday of December for singing and fun at the Catonsville Clubhouse.
A song circle is a friendly jam session on acoustic instruments only. Hand drums are okay. Songs can include originals or favorite covers. We'll take turns around the circle. If it's your turn, you can do your song solo or you may request accompaniment. You may invite the whole group to join in, or you may invite specific individuals (you may have worked out an arrangement). The important thing is that you choose how to put your music across.
The Art Of Comedy is a flagship program that has been with Motor House since we opened! Created by Ivan Martin, this open mic is intend for comedians of all skill levels. Test out your 3 - 5min set in front of a crowd of comedy fanatics, performance veterans, and other aspiring comedians. It's free to attend and tons of fun for everyone.
Sign up starts at 8 PM, laughs start at 9 PM
Join the Creative Community: Free Poetry Open Mic
Join internationally acclaimed spoken word poet, teaching artist, and actor Mecca 'Meccamorphosis' Verdell for an open mic celebration of poetry in all its forms. Whether you're sharing finished works or works in progress, this is the perfect space to present your voice—no topic is off-limits. Mecca’s powerful presence invites both performers and audiences to explore the beauty, pain, and complexity of the human experience.
This event is a Motor House Program. If you like what we do, consider donating to Motor House!
Deep in the jungles of what is modern day Honduras and El Salvador, home of warring Lenca factions, Lempira's conquest is interrupted by an arrival of a dangerous new threat. Faced with the inevitability of colonial imperialism, Lempira must overcome his own pride, embrace a cause greater than himself, and unite the people he was once fighting against.
Experience the Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra, an 18-piece powerhouse, as they deliver a thrilling blend of original compositions and fresh takes on jazz standards. Infused with influences from jazz, blues, funk, Latin, and world music, their performance is as captivating as it is diverse.
This is an extraordinary musical journey you won’t want to miss.
SAXOPHONES
Daniel Andrews
Daniel Dickinson
Rob Gilliam
Manny Echazabal
Nii Akwei Adoteye
TRUMPETS
Josh Kauffman
Fareed Simpson
Eric Williams
Emerson Borg
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
Sing and Play Saturdays at Goodnow Community Center
For Caregivers and Children (Infant through Kindergarten)
FREE Every Saturday
Feb 1 - June 14 2025 | 9 am - 12 pm
Start your weekend with creativity, laughter, and connection! Sing and Play Saturdays at Goodnow offer a perfect blend of fun, family-friendly activities to inspire young minds and create lasting memories, all guided by Early Childhood Teaching Artists from Arts for Learning. Bond with your child, meet other families, and enjoy a stress-free morning out.
Baltimore Improv Group
Improv Jam (5 – 6 p.m.): join us on stage and make up comedy with us! The performers of A++ will lead you through improv games and exercises. No experience required. All who identify as AAPI are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Show (7 – 8 p.m.): Awkward family vacations? Weird parental advice? Total chaos at work? Drop the tea, and we'll turn it into fast, ridiculous, totally unplanned comedy. No tiger moms, no math jokes, just real stories and big laughs.
A blockbuster night of comedy awaits with two fantastic teams, including some visitors from Washington, D.C.
Human Magnet makes the trip up I-95. They start with a made-up story that inspires a series of increasingly fun, silly, and connected scenes.
Teen Angst will use your memories of youth to produce an improvised teen movie with all the trappings and tropes of those classics (from whatever era means classic to you).
Doors will open at 6:45 pm, show starts at 7 pm. Free and paid street parking is available throughout the area.
Monthly open mic Folk Music Night is held Saturdays. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Further info: 410-529-7176. The featured performer this month is Lisa Cerbone.
The stakes are high as a pair of game shows give Baltimore's top improvisers a chance for cutthroat competition.
Surprise Surprise makes its debut with a challenge that will keep even the fastest minds off balance. The audience will learn the rules the same time the contestants do!
Improv Jeoparty is the fast-paced primetime comedy gameshow taking Baltimore by storm! Why answer trivia questions when you can do impressions, jokes, and improv scenes?!
Doors will open at 8:45 pm, show starts at 9 pm. Free and paid street parking is available throughout the area.
Join us for two nights of powerhouse vocals as Broadway star Frenchie Davis takes the stage at Hotel Ulysses Bloom’s.
This intimate, late-night performance is one of Artscape's can't-miss moments.
May 24 & 25
9PM–12AM | 2 E. Read St
Free Entry
Live music, rich atmosphere, and all the vibes you need! Don't miss it.
Femme Frequency is taking over Artscape After Dark.
Curated by Rebecca Dupas, this free late-night experience brings together some of the most powerful womxn voices in poetry and music.
May 25 | 9PM–12AM
Ash Bar at Hotel Ulysses, 2 E. Read Street
Featuring performances by Lady Sarkazym, K Love the Poet, DaTruthDaPoet, Seraiah Nicole, and Rebecca Dupas.
Space is limited—arrive early, stay late. #FemmeFrequency #Artscape2025
Join us every Wednesday of December for singing and fun at the Catonsville Clubhouse.
A song circle is a friendly jam session on acoustic instruments only. Hand drums are okay. Songs can include originals or favorite covers. We'll take turns around the circle. If it's your turn, you can do your song solo or you may request accompaniment. You may invite the whole group to join in, or you may invite specific individuals (you may have worked out an arrangement). The important thing is that you choose how to put your music across.
We Give Black is a three-day communal gathering celebrating Black culture as the foundation of community-driven wealth. Rooted in the themes of [Re]membering, Restorying, Reimagining, We Give Black will guide attendees through a journey of personal healing, professional development, community celebration, and transformative storytelling. This immersive event will feature intimate workshops, keynote speakers, thought-provoking conversations, and artistic performances, creating a vibrant space for learning, connection, and cultural affirmation.
Sponsored by Korean Cultural Center Washington DC
Gugaknori blends traditional Korean rhythms with various music genres like rock, pop, jazz, and electronic, creating a unique musical experience. Their performance conveys the emotions of ‘han’ and ‘heung,’ expressing Korean sentiment through music. The group creatively presents the essence of Korean music by combining the sorrow of the haegeum, the passion of the geomungo, the joyful voice of the byeongchang, lively Korean drumming, the guitar's distinctive sound, and dance.
From IN Series
ETHIOPIA
living newspaper by Arthur Arent
new text by Sybil R. Williams
music by Janelle Gill
May 30 – June 1