The first East Coast VidCon and several festivals take place this weekend celebrating Italian heritage, microbreweries, burlesque art and music, in addition to many other great things to do in our city this weekend.Video above: Dalencia’s weekend weather forecast in MarylandVIDCON — Video stars reign supreme: See how Baltimore is charming the first-ever East Coast VidCon and its trade associations, guests and vendors at the Baltimore Convention Center, buy tickets here. Preview the show on 11 TV Hill here.BLACK WALL STREET EXPO: The expo takes place along three blocks of East and West 25th streets form noon-7 p.m. The event came about from the story of Tulsa’s race massacre in 1921 to celebrate Black business, community and history, focusing on generational excellence. All proceeds from the event supports Notre Maison Connects, Greater Youth Initiative and the promotion of Black-owned businesses.”THE WIZ” opened last weekend at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore and closes Saturday. The Hippodrome Theatre will be the first stop on the musical’s national tour before it ends on Broadway. When it premiered at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in 1974, the show was a revelation. Stephanie Mills took on the role of Dorothy, a role she later reprised on Broadway. So, it’s fitting that when deciding on a place to revive the show, Baltimore was chosen to launch the production. Preview the show on 11 TV Hill here.MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL — The 47th annual Maryland Renaissance Festival is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ticket sales are online only. This beloved event in Crownsville boasts over-the-top fair concessions, handmade art, time-transcending performances and cool medieval costumes.| MORE: Full reviews and information from our partners at Baltimore Magazine SATURDAY: Charm City Meadworks’ ninth anniversary at Charm City Meadworks (318 E. Biddle St., Baltimore) noon-10 p.m., free. Did you hear the buzz? Baltimore’s go-to mead purveyor is ringing in its ninth year of blessing us with honeyed booze. Along with some surprise drink specials and mead cocktail blends to get you in the party spirit, sip fan-favorite selections such as “Salt Box Sweater” and “Spiced Pumpkin.” Plus, enjoy food truck fare and guest beers by a range of local breweries, collect sweet honey samples a la The BeeMore Collective, and get down to tunes by DJ Micah Diggs. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine. SATURDAY: 21st annual Pigtown Festival in the 700-900 blocks of Washington Boulevard from noon-7 p.m. The celebrated neighborhood festival — known for its iconic “Squeakness” pig races and sweet pie-eating contest — is set to bring a rousing music lineup to its main stage, in addition to enticing on-site eats, fun for the little ones, and local arts and crafts vendors. If reggae and ska strikes your fancy, look no further than infectious “punky” reggae rockers The Scotch Bonnets, along with the “ska ambassadors” with Players Band. Genre-defying local artist and musician Joe Keyes and his horn-heavy Late Bloomer Band are also set to step up to the mic. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.SATURDAY: “Ms. Pat: Ya Girl Done Made It” at The Lyric (140 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore), 7 p.m., buy tickets here. Ms. Pat brings her comedy tour to Baltimore!SATURDAY: Maryland Microbrewery Festival at Union Mills Homestead (3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster), 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., buy tickets here. The Maryland Microbrewery Festival is a fun-filled celebration promoting the best of Maryland’s distinctive handcrafted microbrews. Sample brews from many Maryland brewers. Enjoy live music, food and craft vendors.SATURDAY: 60th annual Havre de Grace Art Show at the Tydings Memorial and Concord Point parks, Havre de Grace, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate 60 years of art with the finest juried artists and craftsmen from throughout the country, live entertainment, food, beverages, children’s and public art activities. Free trolley to and from free parking.SATURDAY: 15th annual Race to Embrace Independence 5K Run/Walk at Marian House (949 Gorsuch Ave., Baltimore), 9 a.m., register here. The Marian House 5K Race to Embrace Independence directly supports Marian House’s mission to provide rehabilitative services and housing to homeless women and their children.SATURDAY: Best Laid Plans: A Murder Mystery at the B&O at the B&O Railroad Museum (901 W. Pratt St., Baltimore), buy tickets here. “Step into a world of glitz, glamour and murder at our murder mystery dinner! Join us for an evening to remember as you climb aboard a train and are transported back in time to solve this quintessential whodunnit thriller. Bribe suspects, gather clues and piece together information in an attempt to uncover the unhinged guest who is whacking all the attendees.”SATURDAY: The Underground Railroad: Other Voices of Freedom at The Havre de Grace Maritime Museum and Environmental Center (100 Lafayette St., Havre de Grace), 4-5 p.m. A one-hour lecture about the museum’s permanent exhibit on the Underground Railroad in the greater Upper Chesapeake Bay region, telling the stories of both successful and failed escapes, Black freemen and white abolitionists, and much more.FRIDAY-OCT. 8: Charm City Fringe Festival in the Bromo Arts District (218 W. Saratoga St., Baltimore), times vary, $30. After four years, the experimental theater showcase is making a full-fledged return with 11 days of onstage entertainment. Take your pick of ticket bundles — ranging from date-night packages to all-access passes — before heading out to catch the opening performances this weekend. Highlights on the packed schedule of performances include “Power Rangers” actor Matt Sadowski’s solo play, “Welcome to Splitsville;” writer Charles Shafer’s wacky, one-man comedy show, “Chuck-a-Buck;” and “Game Show Gauntlet,” an interactive and nostalgic performance that gets the audience involved with game show-style competitions. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.FRIDAY-SUNDAY: PinBaltimore 2023 at Holy Frijoles (908-912 W. 36th St.), $10-145. This epic pinball party is back at Holy Frijoles. Hit the margarita and Mexican food spot on The Avenue in Hampden for all-you-can-play pinball games (enjoy free play from noon to 2 a.m.) on more than 70 machines — from all-new to classic Electro Mechanical models — brought in from die-hards and collectors. With eight cut-throat competitions on the schedule, we can’t think of a better way to pass the time. And what’s a party without live tunes? Throughout the weekend, catch sets by DJ Bump and El Suprimo, DJ Trillnatured, PLRLS, Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals, and others. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.FRIDAY-SUNDAY: Alceste at The Theatre Project (45 W. Preston St., Baltimore), buy tickets here. Written at the dawn of theater itself, Euripides’ tragicomedy masterpiece Alceste blends the funny and the sad with the surprising and transcendent. Presented for the first time with a stunningly beautiful score by G.F. Handel.FRIDAY-SUNDAY: Maryland Italian Festival at the Harford County Equestrian Center (608 N. Tollgate Road, Bel Air), buy tickets here. Mangia! Mangia! For three days, the first-ever Maryland Italian Festival will have renowned musical acts, carnival rides, boozy sips, a massive bocce tournament, and top-notch dining options. Bring your appetite for Italian staples from the likes of Di Pasquale’s, Liberatore’s Ristorante, Pappa’s Seafood Co., Nino’s Gourmet Dough, Tracey’s Zeppoles, Renzi’s Wood Fired Pizza and Fusco’s Italian Ice. Enjoy performances by acts including regional wedding party favorite The Monaldi Brothers, Lary Noto and The Little Big Band (in the styling of crooners like Sinatra), and The Atlantic City Boys (think: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons). More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.FRIDAY-SUNDAY: The Charm City Burlesque and Variety Festival at The Creative Alliance (3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore), buy tickets here. “Burlesque is many things. It is sexy. It is sly. It is seductive. It shines a light on the morals and foibles of modern life and mocks them openly. In Baltimore, burlesque is all of those things, and it is also unabashedly weird, strange, dark, funny and a little bit twisted. Baltimore’s burlesque and variety stages have always welcomed the different and the avant-garde. Baltimore marvels in the filthy, the strange, the strangely beautiful and the sometimes questionable, and it makes it its own.”SATURDAY/SUNDAY: All Things Go Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion (10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia). Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rodgers, Boygenius, Carly Ray Jepson and more.SATURDAY/SUNDAY: FrightReads Book Festival at Benfield Sportscenter (1031 Benfield Blvd., Millersville), noon-6 p.m., buy tickets here. FrightReads Book Festival is an indoor, all-ages event featuring loads of crafters, authors, artists and more!SUNDAY: Taste for Life at The Center Club (100 Light St., Baltimore), 2-6 p.m., buy tickets here. The American Cancer Society’s 24th annual Taste for Life is Baltimore’s premiere food and wine tasting event.BALTIMORE WEATHER FORECAST THIS WEEKENDLast weekend was rainy, but this weekend will be delightful, at least weather-wise. Clouds will star the day Saturday, giving way to a sunny afternoon and sunny Sunday to follow. And, temperatures will warm up into next week.| MORE: WeatherBALTIMORE SPORTS THIS WEEKENDBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens will travel to Cleveland to face the Browns in Week 4. Preview the game here.RADIO GAME COVERAGERadio coverage starts at 10 a.m. on 98 Rock and WBAL NewsRadio 1090 AM. Ravens coverage will also be streamed at 98online.com. 98 Rock’s pregame coverage starts at 7 a.m. and WBAL NewsRadio will have pregame coverage at 10 a.m.Kickoff is at 1 p.m. with Gerry Sandusky, Pete Medhurst and Rod Woodson on the call on 98 Rock.Baltimore OriolesThe O’s are home this weekend as they play out the series with the Boston Red Sox. First pitch Saturday is at 7:15 p.m. and Sunday at 3:05 p.m.RADIO GAME COVERAGESunday — Listen to the game on 97.9 HD-2, 101.5 FM and on wbal.com.| MORE: Sports
BALTIMORE —
The first East Coast VidCon and several festivals take place this weekend celebrating Italian heritage, microbreweries, burlesque art and music, in addition to many other great things to do in our city this weekend.
Video above: Dalencia’s weekend weather forecast in Maryland
VIDCON — Video stars reign supreme: See how Baltimore is charming the first-ever East Coast VidCon and its trade associations, guests and vendors at the Baltimore Convention Center, buy tickets here. Preview the show on 11 TV Hill here.
BLACK WALL STREET EXPO: The expo takes place along three blocks of East and West 25th streets form noon-7 p.m. The event came about from the story of Tulsa’s race massacre in 1921 to celebrate Black business, community and history, focusing on generational excellence. All proceeds from the event supports Notre Maison Connects, Greater Youth Initiative and the promotion of Black-owned businesses.
“THE WIZ” opened last weekend at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore and closes Saturday. The Hippodrome Theatre will be the first stop on the musical’s national tour before it ends on Broadway. When it premiered at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in 1974, the show was a revelation. Stephanie Mills took on the role of Dorothy, a role she later reprised on Broadway. So, it’s fitting that when deciding on a place to revive the show, Baltimore was chosen to launch the production. Preview the show on 11 TV Hill here.
MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL — The 47th annual Maryland Renaissance Festival is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ticket sales are online only. This beloved event in Crownsville boasts over-the-top fair concessions, handmade art, time-transcending performances and cool medieval costumes.
| MORE: Full reviews and information from our partners at Baltimore Magazine
SATURDAY: Charm City Meadworks’ ninth anniversary at Charm City Meadworks (318 E. Biddle St., Baltimore) noon-10 p.m., free. Did you hear the buzz? Baltimore’s go-to mead purveyor is ringing in its ninth year of blessing us with honeyed booze. Along with some surprise drink specials and mead cocktail blends to get you in the party spirit, sip fan-favorite selections such as “Salt Box Sweater” and “Spiced Pumpkin.” Plus, enjoy food truck fare and guest beers by a range of local breweries, collect sweet honey samples a la The BeeMore Collective, and get down to tunes by DJ Micah Diggs. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.
SATURDAY: 21st annual Pigtown Festival in the 700-900 blocks of Washington Boulevard from noon-7 p.m. The celebrated neighborhood festival — known for its iconic “Squeakness” pig races and sweet pie-eating contest — is set to bring a rousing music lineup to its main stage, in addition to enticing on-site eats, fun for the little ones, and local arts and crafts vendors. If reggae and ska strikes your fancy, look no further than infectious “punky” reggae rockers The Scotch Bonnets, along with the “ska ambassadors” with Players Band. Genre-defying local artist and musician Joe Keyes and his horn-heavy Late Bloomer Band are also set to step up to the mic. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.
SATURDAY: “Ms. Pat: Ya Girl Done Made It” at The Lyric (140 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore), 7 p.m., buy tickets here. Ms. Pat brings her comedy tour to Baltimore!
SATURDAY: Maryland Microbrewery Festival at Union Mills Homestead (3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster), 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., buy tickets here. The Maryland Microbrewery Festival is a fun-filled celebration promoting the best of Maryland’s distinctive handcrafted microbrews. Sample brews from many Maryland brewers. Enjoy live music, food and craft vendors.
SATURDAY: 60th annual Havre de Grace Art Show at the Tydings Memorial and Concord Point parks, Havre de Grace, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate 60 years of art with the finest juried artists and craftsmen from throughout the country, live entertainment, food, beverages, children’s and public art activities. Free trolley to and from free parking.
SATURDAY: 15th annual Race to Embrace Independence 5K Run/Walk at Marian House (949 Gorsuch Ave., Baltimore), 9 a.m., register here. The Marian House 5K Race to Embrace Independence directly supports Marian House’s mission to provide rehabilitative services and housing to homeless women and their children.
SATURDAY: Best Laid Plans: A Murder Mystery at the B&O at the B&O Railroad Museum (901 W. Pratt St., Baltimore), buy tickets here. “Step into a world of glitz, glamour and murder at our murder mystery dinner! Join us for an evening to remember as you climb aboard a train and are transported back in time to solve this quintessential whodunnit thriller. Bribe suspects, gather clues and piece together information in an attempt to uncover the unhinged guest who is whacking all the attendees.”
SATURDAY: The Underground Railroad: Other Voices of Freedom at The Havre de Grace Maritime Museum and Environmental Center (100 Lafayette St., Havre de Grace), 4-5 p.m. A one-hour lecture about the museum’s permanent exhibit on the Underground Railroad in the greater Upper Chesapeake Bay region, telling the stories of both successful and failed escapes, Black freemen and white abolitionists, and much more.
FRIDAY-OCT. 8: Charm City Fringe Festival in the Bromo Arts District (218 W. Saratoga St., Baltimore), times vary, $30. After four years, the experimental theater showcase is making a full-fledged return with 11 days of onstage entertainment. Take your pick of ticket bundles — ranging from date-night packages to all-access passes — before heading out to catch the opening performances this weekend. Highlights on the packed schedule of performances include “Power Rangers” actor Matt Sadowski’s solo play, “Welcome to Splitsville;” writer Charles Shafer’s wacky, one-man comedy show, “Chuck-a-Buck;” and “Game Show Gauntlet,” an interactive and nostalgic performance that gets the audience involved with game show-style competitions. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY: PinBaltimore 2023 at Holy Frijoles (908-912 W. 36th St.), $10-145. This epic pinball party is back at Holy Frijoles. Hit the margarita and Mexican food spot on The Avenue in Hampden for all-you-can-play pinball games (enjoy free play from noon to 2 a.m.) on more than 70 machines — from all-new to classic Electro Mechanical models — brought in from die-hards and collectors. With eight cut-throat competitions on the schedule, we can’t think of a better way to pass the time. And what’s a party without live tunes? Throughout the weekend, catch sets by DJ Bump and El Suprimo, DJ Trillnatured, PLRLS, Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals, and others. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY: Alceste at The Theatre Project (45 W. Preston St., Baltimore), buy tickets here. Written at the dawn of theater itself, Euripides’ tragicomedy masterpiece Alceste blends the funny and the sad with the surprising and transcendent. Presented for the first time with a stunningly beautiful score by G.F. Handel.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY: Maryland Italian Festival at the Harford County Equestrian Center (608 N. Tollgate Road, Bel Air), buy tickets here. Mangia! Mangia! For three days, the first-ever Maryland Italian Festival will have renowned musical acts, carnival rides, boozy sips, a massive bocce tournament, and top-notch dining options. Bring your appetite for Italian staples from the likes of Di Pasquale’s, Liberatore’s Ristorante, Pappa’s Seafood Co., Nino’s Gourmet Dough, Tracey’s Zeppoles, Renzi’s Wood Fired Pizza and Fusco’s Italian Ice. Enjoy performances by acts including regional wedding party favorite The Monaldi Brothers, Lary Noto and The Little Big Band (in the styling of crooners like Sinatra), and The Atlantic City Boys (think: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons). More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY: The Charm City Burlesque and Variety Festival at The Creative Alliance (3134 Eastern Ave., Baltimore), buy tickets here. “Burlesque is many things. It is sexy. It is sly. It is seductive. It shines a light on the morals and foibles of modern life and mocks them openly. In Baltimore, burlesque is all of those things, and it is also unabashedly weird, strange, dark, funny and a little bit twisted. Baltimore’s burlesque and variety stages have always welcomed the different and the avant-garde. Baltimore marvels in the filthy, the strange, the strangely beautiful and the sometimes questionable, and it makes it its own.”
SATURDAY/SUNDAY: All Things Go Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion (10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia). Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rodgers, Boygenius, Carly Ray Jepson and more.
SATURDAY/SUNDAY: FrightReads Book Festival at Benfield Sportscenter (1031 Benfield Blvd., Millersville), noon-6 p.m., buy tickets here. FrightReads Book Festival is an indoor, all-ages event featuring loads of crafters, authors, artists and more!
SUNDAY: Taste for Life at The Center Club (100 Light St., Baltimore), 2-6 p.m., buy tickets here. The American Cancer Society’s 24th annual Taste for Life is Baltimore’s premiere food and wine tasting event.
BALTIMORE WEATHER FORECAST THIS WEEKEND
Last weekend was rainy, but this weekend will be delightful, at least weather-wise. Clouds will star the day Saturday, giving way to a sunny afternoon and sunny Sunday to follow. And, temperatures will warm up into next week.
| MORE: Weather
BALTIMORE SPORTS THIS WEEKEND
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens will travel to Cleveland to face the Browns in Week 4. Preview the game here.
RADIO GAME COVERAGE
Radio coverage starts at 10 a.m. on 98 Rock and WBAL NewsRadio 1090 AM. Ravens coverage will also be streamed at 98online.com. 98 Rock’s pregame coverage starts at 7 a.m. and WBAL NewsRadio will have pregame coverage at 10 a.m.
Kickoff is at 1 p.m. with Gerry Sandusky, Pete Medhurst and Rod Woodson on the call on 98 Rock.
Baltimore Orioles
The O’s are home this weekend as they play out the series with the Boston Red Sox. First pitch Saturday is at 7:15 p.m. and Sunday at 3:05 p.m.
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RADIO GAME COVERAGE
Sunday — Listen to the game on 97.9 HD-2, 101.5 FM and on wbal.com.
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