FRIDAY ZooBooo! It’s a Halloween party at The Maryland Zoo. Come on out in costume and be ready to trick or treat, play carnival games and jump in the bouncy house. Like all activities at the zoo, it should be a wild time The Maryland Zoo, Waterfowl Lake, Oct. 27-29, …
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B’More Social: Oct. 20-22
FRIDAY Hallowread Hallowread, a convention celebrating fiction of the paranormal, urban fantasy, and steampunk variety, returns for its fifth year. Bookworms and horror fans meet for this spooky series of writing workshops, ghost tours, author panels, paranormal investigations, and book signings. Held in historic and possibly haunted Ellicott City, the fest …
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THURSDAY Cirque Goes Broadway What could be better than a full symphony playing Broadway hit after Broadway hit? That symphony being accompanied by dancers twisting and twirling through the air. In the BSO’s four-night performance of Cirque Goes Broadway, Jack Everly conducts as acrobats and aerialists from LA-based Troupe Vertigo …
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In 2014, Baltimore County Public Schools launched the Passport Program, an initiative to begin Spanish language learning in the fourth grade with the hope that students would graduate high school with a higher level of proficiency. The program started small, with only 10 participating institutions, but has quickly grown to …
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THURSDAY Special Evening Dinner and Lecture – Living on the Wind: The Miracle of Bird Migration with Scott Weidensaul Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Weidensaul is coming to the Ladew Topiary Gardens to give bird lovers a glimpse into bird migration and preservation. His lecture will also give attendees a greater …
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THURSDAY Monarch Migration. Gather together with other Little Explorers to say “see you later” to the last generation of migrating Monarchs. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, this class includes a visit to the Butterfly House and admission to the Gardens and Nature Walk. Ladew Topiary Gardens, 10:30-11:30 a.m. or 12:30-1:30 …
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THURSDAY Dining Out for Life Join a wide variety of area restaurants for Dining Out for Life, a city- and countywide initiative wherein local restaurants donate 25-50% of proceeds from breakfast, lunch and dinner to Moveable Feast, a nonprofit that provides nutritious meals for the sick and hungry of Baltimore …
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THURSDAY Web of Life This new program aimed at homeschoolers teaches them the way that nature intersects plants, animals and elements from a master naturalist. Cockeysville Branch, Baltimore County Public Library, 1p.m.-2p.m., register at bcpl.info FRIDAY Madonnari Arts Festival The streets of Little Italy will transform into stunning works of …
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FRIDAY Highlandtown Art Walk Enjoy Highlandtown’s vivacious arts scene with a self-guided tour during this special once-a-month event. 5-9 p.m. in Highlandtown. Free. Baltimore Comedy Festival The first-ever Baltimore Comedy Festival—not to be confused with the non-inaugural Charm City Comedy or Baltimore Comedy and Arts Festivals—bursts onto the scene with standup, …
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THURSDAY Cirque du Soleil Spending a few hours staring at bugs isn’t most people’s idea of a good time, but when Cirque du Soleil is involved, there’s not much we can’t get behind. In this quirky, visually fascinating production, a colony of insects of all kinds “work, play, fight and look for …
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