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PERFORMANCE
Fri May 4 Kinobe & The African Sensation
Singer-songwriter Kinobe toured with the likes of Miriam Makeba, Ali Farka Toure, Youssou N’Dour, and Angelique Kidjo. Joined onstage by brothers Richard Sewagudde and James Kiwuwa “some of the most exquisite music coming out of Africa today” (Zina Saro-Wiwa, BBC) 8pm. $16, $11 mbrs.
Sat May 5My First Sony (Baltimore Premiere)
Mesmerizing, award-winning, adaptation of Benny Barbash's bestselling novel of the same name, offers a glimpse into Israeli life not found in the headlines. Q & A with internationally touring Israeli actor Roy Horovitz follows. 8pm. $20, $15 CA mbrs. Adv. tix. sug.
Sat May 12ApocoLez NOW! (Charm City Kitty Club)w/ Pre-Show Speed Dating Game!
What if we won the War on Women? Baltimore’s amazing queer cabaret wraps a trilogy of performances celebrating their 10th Anniversary. NYC poet Charan P. Morris, local queer band The Pushovers, aerialist Nina Charity and They, a film by Ignacio Rivera. 7pm Kitty cocktails 8pm Show. $15, $10 mbrs.
Fri May 18 4th Annual Night of 1000 Dylans
Stone Hill Allstars (Polkats), Tom Chalkley & Craig Hankin, Howard Markman (Disappear Fear, Welcome to Baltimore), Brian Simms (Junkyard Saints) and more celebrate Dylan’s 71st birthday (May 24) with an evening of Dylans songs both familiar and obscure. Geoffrey Himes hosts. 7:30pm. $16, $11 mbrs or in adv.
Sat May 19Baltimore Men’s Choruspresents Time & Elements
Baltimore's oldest gay chorus, brings songs about primal forces. Directed by Tony Bianca and founded twenty years ago, the Baltimore Men's Chorus is sometimes campy, sometimes crazy, heartfelt and poignant. Silent auction in Lobby. Post-show performance with Amy Willis in the Marquee Lounge. 8pm. $15, $10 mbrs.
Sat May 26Memorial Day Jazz Picnic Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra w/ Bennie Maupin
Two generations of amazing jazz. Acclaimed reed player Bennie Maupin performs w composer and bass clarinetist Todd Marcus, a rising national star based in Baltimore. Maupin’s performances w/ Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Lee Morgan, have made him a seminal figure in jazz since the 1960s. Special picnic dinner courtesy of Clementine! Picnic dinner & cocktails 6pm (sold sep), show 7:30pm. $22, $17 mbrs., snrs. & stus.
Sat Jun 9Tilted Torch: Extra! Extra!
Read all about it! Recap today’s top stories with news anchor Shortstaxx. The latest gossip on Hollywood stars, as portrayed by burlesque queen Gigi Holliday, hip hop artist Christylez Bacon, healing burlesque practices by Cherrie Sweetbottom. Five alarm fire performances by Malibu and scantily clad Miss Joule!. 8pm. $16, $11 mbrs.
Sat Jun 16 Maryland Traditions Folklife Festival (Maryland State Arts Council & Creative Alliance)
"Baltimore's Best Arts Showcase" (Baltimore Magazine, 2011)
Day-long, indoor-outdoor, multicultural, interactive, family-friendly festival! The Legendary Orioles, Appalachian and shout gospel groups, South African boot dancers, traditional Greek band Wolfpack, and salsa dancing with La Leyenda. Plus workshops and demos galore! Mexican yarn painting, Ukrainian egg decorating, Baltimore screen painting, duck decoy carving, quilting & much more. A blacksmith will have his forge fired up in front of The Patterson! To eat, have a taste of Smith Island 7 Layer Cake, and tons of wonderful, distinctive Maryland food, and locally brewed beer! Se habla español. FREE parking and shuttle!11am-7pm, rain or shine. FREE!
Fri Jun 22 World Refugee Day: Baltimore Showcase w/ Anansegromma (presented by CA & Baltimore Resettlement Center)
Screening of The Paradise That Wasn’t is co-produced by Congolese teen EvodieNgoy and Wide Angle Media. Soccer Without Borders directed by OSI-Baltimore fellow Jill Pardini. Music by Kurdish refugees Ghazi Ahmed and Ali Omar, on oud and saz, Iranian native Sina Navazi on kamancheh.native Ghanaians Kofi Dennis and Kwame Ansah-Brew (Anansegromma) the “royal elders” of their West African village, call-and-response drummers. Home-made international cuisine and Bhutanese performers on madal in main gallery. 6pm reception and global craft market, 7:30pm show. FREE.
FILM
Sun May 20Outdoor Screening in Patterson Park! Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks
Patterson Park is the ideal backdrop for an outdoor screening of Rebecca Messner’s PBS documentary on the life of Frederick Law Olmsted, “a blend of genius, determination and occasional happenstance” (New York Times). Pagoda Hill, Patterson Park (or at CA in case of rain). 8pm. FREE!
Wed May 23YouTube Show & Tell
What’s your favorite online video of late? Come down to the Marquee Lounge, have a few drinks, and share! Attendees are invited to sign up karaoke style and share their favorite internet video find under 5 minutes. Hosted by filmmaker Armando Valle. Sponsored by Pabst.Signup starts at 7pm, show at 8pm in the Marquee Lounge. $5, free for mbrs.
Wed May 30City Paper Shorts Shoot. Score. Baltimore Screening Bash
Local alt-weekly City Paper brings its third annual short-film contestscreening to The Patterson. Ten local filmmakers screen theirseven-minute-or-less entries and vie for the SSB grand prize; theaudience votes to award its favorite two. Come early for drinks,mingling, and DJ tunes! Doors at 7, show at 8. $5
Fri Jun 1 Miss Representation
Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s film exposing the insidious effects of mass media portrayals of women and girls premiered at Sundance in 2011, was screened on Oprah’s network, and has been seen by over a million people. Interviews w.Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi and Gloria Steinem, to Margaret Cho and Rosario Dawson. Media critic Max Weiss hostsw/ insightful, open panel discussion after. 8pm. $10, $5 mbrs, stus.
Thu Jun 7Dark City: Behind the Beat & Joyce Scott Doc
With blistering dance moves and pounding beats, TT the Artist’s documentary Dark City chronicles the rise of Baltimore Club music, whose influence is heard throughout hip hop and has everyone from Kanye to P. Diddy payin g attention. Feat. DJ Murder Mark, it offers a tour of the clubs, studios, and schoolyards where Baltimore Club originates, and the recording artists, dancers and DJs making it happen. Doors 7pm, screening 7:30pm. $10, $5 mbrs, stus.
Thu Jun 28The Tradesmen: Making an Art of Work(Richard Yeagley, 2011, 88 min.)
As the US continues its shift to a service based economy, the ripples are felt not only in the loss of factory jobs, but among skilled blue collar craftsmen – painters, welders, woodworkers and more – who helped build the country that’s now turning its back on them. Feat. Mike Rowe of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs, Richard Yeagley’s film offers an unflinching look at the decline of the working middle class, and the changing face of today’s labor force. 7:30pm. $10, $5 mbrs & stus. FREE to working tradesmen and UMBC stus.