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ARTSCAPE in Baltimore next weekend!

July 11, 10:42 PMBaltimore Contemporary Art ExaminerLaura Kuah
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Artscape in Baltimore City. (Source: www.kidbaltimore.com)

ARTSCAPE*2009 is coming to Baltimore next weekend! For three days every summer, Baltimore's vibrant arts scene spills out onto the streets. Join us this year for Baltimore's premier arts festival, which could possibly be the highlight of your summer art adventures! Come and celebrate Charm City's diverse group of visual, performing and theatrical (and many more) artists!

WHEN?                    

Friday, July 17th (12-10pm); Saturday, July 18th (12-10pm) & Sunday, July 19th (12-8pm)         

 

WHERE?  
                 
Mount Royal Avenue & Cathedral Street / Charles Street
Bolton Hill neighborhood & Station North Arts & Entertainment District
A good landmark to help with directions is the Lyric Opera House,140 West Mt. Royal Avenue, 21201, www.lyricoperahouse.com
 
 
ADMISSION FEES?                
Free and open to the public, which is a great thing especially in this economy. Artscape is held outdoors in tents, and
inside the neighborhood’s premier exhibition spaces and performing arts venues. The event is handicapped accessible.  
DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:                 
America’s largest free public arts festival, Artscape features 150+artists, fashion designers and craftspeople,
including DIY/new wave crafters; visual art exhibits on and off site, such as outdoor sculpture, art cars,photography
and the Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize; incredible live concerts on three outdoor stages; a full  schedule of
performing arts including dance, opera, theater, fashion, film, experimental music and performances by the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; family events such as hands-on projects, demonstrations, jazz vocal and combo
competitions, children’s entertainers and multiple street theater locations; and a delicious, international menu of
food and beverages available throughout the site.
 
DONATIONS:
Artscape welcomes and appreciates you donations.  The festival thanks the city of Baltimore, and 
its generous concessionaires, corporate sponsors, grantors and Artscape lovers like you, who ensure that this event remaines free and open to the public. 
 

 

For more info: 

Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Inc. on behalf of Baltimore Festival of the Arts, Inc.

 

Mayor Sheila Dixon
7 East Redwood Street, Suite 500
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-752-8632

 

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