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Baltimore’s famed summer arts festival is a
sprawling affair. Friday through Sunday, live
music can be heard on three outdoor stages, a
variety of indoor venues and along the streets
and sidewalks of the Station North Arts
District.
Large food courts are situated throughout,
and vendors pack the nooks and crannies not
occupied by those attractions or the 350,000
people that will attend. Making the most of
Artscape can be a daunting task, but there are
plenty of reasons to attend. A little preplanning couldn’t hurt, though.
MUSIC LINE UP: Sure, legendary singer
Dionne Warwick performs, as do well-known
acts such as Cake and Robin Thicke. Plenty of
high-quality local musicians perform, as well.
Why not see what’s happening on the Baltimore music scene with live performances by
Lo Moda, Jason Dove, ellen cherry or Lafayette
Gilchrest? (See the full schedule below.)
FESTIVAL FOOD: The continuing joke
about Artscape is that it’s a place to eat more
than it’s a place to honor Baltimore art. In the
past few years, the festival has made strides
away from that reputation, but there is still
plenty of fair food to be had, from Asian grill
items to spicy Jamaican dishes to fingerlicking South Carolina barbecue. Food court
vendors are set up in four locations: The Green
Food Court is across from the Charles Theater,
1711 N. Charles St., with additional food courts
at the northeast corner of Charles Street and
Mount Royal Avenue, on Cathedral Street
between Mount Royal Avenue and Preston
Street and on Mount Royal Avenue between
Lafayette Avenue and Lanvale Street.
ART YOU CAN WEAR: The shimmering sea
of handmade jewelry represents only a small
glimpse of the lovely items with which stylish
festival-goers can adorn themselves. Unique,
handcrafted bags, handprinted garments,
hand-knitted shawls and a plethora of other
hand-verbed items are also available.
ART-CAR PARADE: Who doesn’t love a
parade? Especially one touting these wacky
and sublime vehicles. Artscape’s adored autos
return (with some new friends), and caravan
from the American Visionary Art Museum,
800 Key Highway, to Station North beginning
at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
PHOTO BOOTH: Local photographers take
and print portraits on-site, which then fill
space along a 60-foot-long glass wall displayed
at Penn Station. The installation works to
remind the city what Artscape is all about: its
people.
PAINTED SCREEN SOCIETY: Though the
quirky Baltimore tradition of painting screens
may have seen its heyday, the Painted Screen
Society keeps the folk art alive with a variety of
workshops and presentations. Meet artists,
learn to paint screens and, at 2 p.m. Sunday,
learn a little something about Formstone at
the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral
St.
SOUND-OFF! COMPETITION: For the People Entertainment takes the Festival Stage at 2
p.m. Friday and the Main Stage at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday to show fans exactly why the group
received the bulk of the 14,000 votes cast at
Artscape.org.
STREET THEATER: This is one of the few
places in Baltimore to find the Monkey Man,
Clowns at Work and Pee Wee Pirates —
performing vaudeville, improv and comedy
(respectively).
— Dayna Ryan, Special to The Baltimore Sun
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Sunday, July 19:
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Kate Shatzkin
4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Tim Smith
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1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Mary Hartney, Maryann James
6 p.m.-7 p.m.: Melissa Harris
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5 p.m.-6 p.m.: Matt Brown
6 p.m.-7 p.m.: Rob Kasper, Jill Rosen
7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Brent Jones, Liz Kay, Julie Scharper
8 p.m.-9 p.m.: Dave Rosenthal, Nancy Johnston
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preferred seating, commemorative program, spirit banner and a behind the scenes
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Expires 8/2/09.
Here are some of the newest offerings for
Artscape 2009:
GETTING THERE: This year, you can ride
on over to the bike parking zone at Maryland
Avenue between Oliver Street and Mount
Royal Avenue to receive a free goody bag. A
shuttle service that had been planned for this
year has been postponed until 2010.
ARTESCAPE VIP LOUNGE: Purchase an
Artscape VIP credential for only $25 per day to
score some shade, snacks, a view of the
goings-on below and even a 10-minute massage
to prepare you for the next exciting activity.
The VIP lounge is on the top floor of the
Meyerhoff Garage at 1311 Cathedral St.
ACROBATICS AND DANCE: Step in and
cool off in the Lyric Opera House, 140 W. Mount
Royal Ave., on Friday, Saturday or Sunday and
experience inspiring performances by some
top international dance and acrobatics companies. Companies scheduled to perform include
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Acrobats of China, Baltimore Ballet Company,
Sankofa Dance Theater, Raw Sound Tap
Company and Fuira Flamenco.
SEW ME WHAT YOU GOT COMPETITION: Five finalists who created designs using
Ikea fabric will present their collections on the
Artscape runway at 6 p.m. Sunday for a $1,000
grand prize.
SHORTS AT THE CHARLES THEATRE:
The Maryland Film Festival brings back the
popular shorts in a tent program, but moves it
to the Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St.
During the festival, one of the Charles’ five
screens will be dedicated to shorts, ranging
from three minutes to 20 minutes long.
NEVERMORE 2009: Artscape’s theater
showcase at the Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston
St., offers a variety of Poe-inspired plays
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Offerings include everything from supernatural clowns to
improv for a family-friendly experience.
— Dayna Ryan, Special to The Baltimore Sun
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BSO Concerts,
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Vocal Competitions
SOURCE: Artscape/Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts
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BALTIMORE SUN GRAPHIC
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At last year’s Artscape, Conor Reynolds, 15, of Baltimore, shows his friends some of the more interesting pictures from "A Photographic Portrait
Project.” The project seeks to remind folks what Artscape is all about: its people.
Festival Stage
5 P.M.: Deja Belle on the Main Stage
5 P.M.: Justin Thomas Group on the Charles
Street Stage
5 P.M.: Pie Boys Flat on the Festival Stage
6:30 P.M.: April Sampe on the Main Stage
6:30 P.M.: Tia Dae on the Charles Street
Stage
6:30 P.M.: The Dave Tieff Band on the
Festival Stage
7 P.M.: Lo Moda at University of Baltimore
Student Center Theater
8 P.M.: Dionne Warwick on the Main Stage
8 P.M.: Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra on the
Charles Street Stage
8:30 P.M.: The Cheaters on the Festival
Stage
9:15 P.M.: Matt Wigler on the Charles Street
Stage
Saturday
12:30 P.M.: Fall Back Plan on the Main
Stage
1 P.M.: Cold Spring Jazz Quartet on the
Charles Street Stage
1 P.M.: Balti Mare on the Festival Stage
2 P.M.: Los Reyes del K.O. (The KnockOut
Kings) on the Main Stage
2 P.M.: Ryan “CEX” Kidwell at University of
Baltimore Student Center Theater
2:30 P.M.: Marianne Matheny-Katz and
M2K Jazz on the Charles Street Stage
2:30 P.M.: David Andrew Smith on the
Festival Stage
3:30 P.M.: For the People Entertainment
(Sound-Off ! winner) on the Main Stage
4 P.M.: Bay Jazz Project on the Charles
Street Stage
4 P.M.: Ms. Sarah & the Help on the Festival
Stage
4 P.M.: Quartet Offensive at University of
Baltimore Student Center Theater
5 P.M.: River City Extension on the Main
Stage
5:30 P.M.: Nevitta & Company featuring
Ron Pender on the Charles Street Stage
5:30 P.M.: Higher Hands on the Festival
Stage
6:30 P.M.: Cake on the Main Stage
7 P.M.: Anthony Compton on the Charles
Street Stage
7 P.M.: Noble Lake on the Festival Stage
8:30 P.M.: Robert Randolph & the Family
Band on the Main Stage
8:30 P.M.: Tim Warfield on the Charles
Street Stage
8:30 P.M.: Jason Dove on the Festival Stage
Sunday
NOON: DJ Neal Conway on the Main Stage
NOON: Billie Holiday and Cab Calloway
vocal competitions at Meyerhoff Symphony
Hall
1 P.M.: Sandy Asirvatham & the Memoir
Band on the Charles Street Stage
1 P.M.: No Second Troy on the Festival Stage
1:30 P.M.: Drakes on the Main Stage
2 P.M.: Lafayette Gilchrest at University of
Baltimore Student Center Theater
2:30 P.M.: Todd Marcus on the Charles
Street Stage
2:30 P.M.: ellen cherry on the Festival Stage
3:30 P.M.: Nickodemus & Quantic + Sun
People Live on the Main Stage
4 P.M.: Big Boy Little on the Charles Street
Stage
4 P.M.: Whop N the Global Soul Revue on the
Festival Stage
5 P.M.: Electrik Red on the Main Stage
5:30 P.M.: Felicia Carter Quintet on the
Charles Street Stage
6:30 P.M.: Robin Thicke on the Main Stage
6:30 P.M.: West Side Jazz Collision on the
Charles Street Stage
6:30 P.M.: Basshound on the Festival Stage
7 P.M.: Pam the Kindersinger on the Charles
Street Stage
More online
For more on the weekend
Artscape events, go to
baltimoresun.com/entertainment.
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