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    Burbage Oteil and his band will headline the Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival Saturday and Sunday at Sandy Point State Park.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Baygrass Music Festival takes over Sandy Point
    From Oktoberfest to the last of the City Dock Summer Concert series, here’s what’s going on in Annapolis.
    Old Ellicott City on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
    7 things to do in Howard County: Outdoor movies, bike rides and pirate fun
    If you’re looking for outdoor activities to do this week, from seeing Vance Joy at Merriweather to the Main Street Music Fest, we’ve got you covered.
    A selection of dumplings from Tea Horse, a Sichuan-style restaurant located in Ellicott City.
    We set out to find dumplings in Howard County. We found a new obsession.
    We set out to eat dumplings in Howard County, a hot spot for Asian dishes, and visited three very different places.
    Bruce Springsteen performed the first concert at CFG Bank Arena post renovations on April 7, 2023.
    What to do this weekend, from seeing Bruce Springsteen to the Ravens home opener
    Whether you want to see Bruce Springsteen, visit M&T Bank Stadium for the Ravens game or check out a festival, show or toilet bowl race, we’ve got you covered.
    As summer winds down and temperatures dip to around 60 in the morning, fall activities are starting to gear up in Howard County.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from pumpkin patches to seeing Kygo
    As summer winds down and temperatures dip to around 60 in the morning, fall activities are starting to gear up in Howard County.
    Daphne Eckman and her band will perform Friday night at Red Red Wine during the Annapolis Songwriters Festival, one of 55 local acts feature in free performances.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Annapolis Songwriters Festival showcases 55 local musicians
    No one may be more excited about the Annapolis Songwriters Festival than Daphne Eckman, a young performer who will share the stage set up at Red, Red Wine with eight other singers over three hours Friday night.
    There is no free admission to the Maryland Zoo next week, despite what you may have read on Facebook.
    No, admission to the Maryland Zoo is not free next week
    There is no free admission to the Maryland Zoo next week, despite what you may have read on Facebook.
    Hampden’s cheeky toilet bowl races are set to return after a yearslong hiatus, organizers said.
    Hampden’s toilet bowl races resume after yearslong hiatus
    Baltimore’s cheekiest competition, the infamous Hampden Toilet Bowl Races, is returning Sept. 14, ending a yearslong hiatus for the race.
    Many varieties of pumpkins, pictured last fall at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm in Parkville.
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    Here’s how to celebrate fall at Maryland events — while perhaps making your mark on social media.
    Brandon Flowers, lead singer of The Killers, performs with the band at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 14, 2024.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from celebrating Grandparents Day to seeing The Killers
    Seven things to do in Howard County from Sept. 5 to Sept 11.
    Ginuwine from TGT performs onstage during Day 2 of the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 06, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
    What to do this weekend, from First Thursday to a star-filled R&B concert
    Whether you want to see Ginuwine or Kirk Franklin, visit Canton Waterfront Park or let out some laughs, we’ve got you covered.
    Food historian Joyce White is launching her first book, “Cooking Maryland’s Way, Voices of a Diverse Cuisine.” It complements a 1963 classic cookbook with stories of the food and the people behind it.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Joyce White serves up the story behind classic Maryland cooking
    Food historian Joyce White marks her first book, “Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine,” with a lecture and book signing Sunday. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week in the Annapolis area.
    Pawpaws ripen on a tree in a forest.
    Pawpaws: Everything you need to know about Maryland’s ‘hillbilly mango’
    September means it’s peak pawpaw season in Maryland. Here’s where you can find — and celebrate — the greenish-yellow fruit with a custard-like flesh.
    Our Parks Too! is a national effort to expose Black people to those spaces is being led by a duo of Baltimore-natives, Kristen Walker, 38, and Diamon Clark, 29.
    Baltimore duo making national park trips a ‘Black people thing’
    Launched by two Baltimore-natives in 2022, Our Parks Too! is a campaign that encourages Black people to visit and enjoy the country’s national parks system.
    Phaan Howng’s “Witch Fever.” Howng is one of the featured artists in The Peale’s “Balancing Acts” exhibition.
    Five must-see art exhibitions to check out this September
    Check out these early autumn art exhibitions in Baltimore that defy expectations, according to BmoreArt.
    The Labor Day celebration will be held at the Chrysalis stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Monday Sept. 2, 2024.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from a Ravens paint party to a Labor Day concert
    From a Caribbean wine festival to a Ravens paint party, here are some of the activities coming up in the county for the week ending Sept. 4.
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra returns to Quiet Waters Park on Sunday, Sept. 3 for its annual Pops in the Park concert.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: A little iPhone symphony premieres at Pops in the Park
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra will play Christian Won’s six-minute composition, “iPhone Variations for Orchestra,” this weekend at its annual Pops in the Park concerts. The late summer show is a Labor Day tradition at Quiet Waters Park, now expanded to Downs Park in Pasadena.
    Baltimore Museum of Industry is hosting a Skate Day, where all ages are welcome, at its weekly farmers market on Saturday.
    What to do this Labor Day weekend, from a comedy festival to Skate Day
    Whether you want to see Boosie Badazz and Webbie, visit the Maryland Renaissance Festival or learn about Baltimore’s skating culture, we’ve got you covered.
    Atlantic bay nettles, Chrysaora chesapeakei, in the Jellies Invasion exhibit at the National Aquarium. The nettles are cultured at the aquarium, meaning they can stay on exhibit year-round, despite a short life span.
    Hey wait, where are all of Baltimore’s jellyfish?
    The extra rainy start to Maryland’s summer saw makes it likely Baltimore will have a year without a jellyfish invasion, experts said.
    Fred Nelson and Laurie Simonds return to the Maryland Renaissance Festival this year as Henry VIII and Queen Jane Seymour. The festival runs from Aug. 25 through Oct. 20.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Maryland Renaissance Festival royalty ready for opening day
    The king and queen of the Maryland Renaissance Festival are ready for you. Fred Nelson and Laurie Simonds return Saturday for opening day at the long-running, singular Maryland event. It’s one of seven things to do around Annapolis during the week ending Aug. 29.
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