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Good Day Baltimore: Here's a weekend filled with fun

Jul 5, 2008 12:00 AM (153 days ago) by Staff Reports, The Examiner
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Enjoy the ongoing Baltimore Shakespeare Festival in its current production of “Twelfth Night,” the classic comedy based on mistaken identity. 8 p.m. Saturday; 7 p.m. Sunday. $15 to $25. Evergreen Museum and Library, 4545 N. Charles St., Baltimore.

FESTIVAL

Dundalk hosts its annual Heritage Fair this weekend, with continuous live music on three stages, along with a beer garden and food, an arts and crafts market, and rides and games. Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday; noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. $5. Heritage Park, Dunmanway and Trading Place, Dundalk.

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Annapolis’ Inner West Street Association holds a First Sunday Arts Festival, with craft vendors, artists, street performers and live music filling a full city block. Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Free. West Street from Church Circle to Calvert Street, Annapolis.

KIDS

Port Discovery hosts Healthy First on the first Saturday of every month. Health-related activities include fitness classes for moms and babies, a tobacco education bus and more. 11 a.m. Saturday. $11.75. Port Discovery, 35 Market Place, Baltimore.

Work in more museum visits this weekend with the BMA’s free family Sundays, with gratis admission and hands-on workshops, and other activities designed for the entire family. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore.

DAY TRIP

The Choptank River Festival is full of live music from classical acts such as Tanya Tucker and the Drifters, along with food and a carnival. 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday; 2 to 11 p.m. Sunday. $30. Sailwinds Park, 200 Byrn St., Cambridge.

WHO’S IN TOWN SATURDAY

Heavy rockers Beretta Jane will join forces with Of Broken for a high-energy show in Towson. 7 p.m. Saturday. $10. Recher Theatre, 512 York Road, Towson.

SATURDAY EVENTS

Head to Pikesville for an afternoon tasting of organic wines. 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Free. Quarry Wine and Spirits, 2516 Quarry Lake Drive, Pikesville. 410-486-9463.

Since hitting the alt-country and blues scene more than 31 years ago, John Hiatt has built a reputation for great songwriting and keen wit. He plays with his band The Ageless Beauties in Annapolis. 9 p.m. Saturday. $75. Rams Head On Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis.

D.C.-based jazz performers Hello Society, who draw influence from the likes of Miles Davis and Dave Holland as well as more modern groups, come to town and perform both original and re-arranged compositions, and jazz standards. 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. $10. An Die Musik Live, 409 N. Charles St., Second Floor, Baltimore.

WHO’S IN TOWN SUNDAY

Pittsburgh-based group Ishtar, a band that specializes in belly dance songs, will host a workshop in how to play instruments for Middle Eastern Music. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday. $15-$16. Studio Nina Amaya, 1020 Regester Ave., Towson.

SUNDAY EVENTS

Cygnus Wine Cellars celebrates its 12th anniversary at its winery in Manchester with a five-course dinner with paired wines, an artisanal cheese course and more. 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday. $75. Cygnus Wine Cellars, 3130 Long Lane, Manchester.

As part of the Baltimore Playwrights Festival, the Fells Point Corner Theatre is running “Finding Fossils,” a play by Ty DeMartino about a father and son grieving the loss of their wife and mother. 2 p.m. Sunday, $15-$17. Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 South Ann St., Baltimore.

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8:52 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 21, 2008 re: "Good Day Baltimore: 11 top things to do today in Baltimore"

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8:40 AM MST on Thu., Jul. 10, 2008 re: "Good Day Baltimore: It's a busy day for Gov. O'Malley"

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Whoops the link for my belly dance website is off. It should be www.NinaAmaya.com. Nina Maya is a designer in Australia! Come see us at Artscape!

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8:32 AM MST on Thu., Jul. 3, 2008 re: "Good Day Baltimore: It's Star-Spangled Banner Time"

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Isn't the BSO concert at Oregon Ridge? Or are they going to shoot off fireworks within the Meyerhoff.

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