Community Calendar

9th Annual Love Groove Festival Returns this Fall at NEW Location
This is a Festival on a mission! The 9th Annual Love Groove Festival empowers underprivileged communities and emerging artists through performing and visual arts, uplifting local businesses, fueling economic growth, and showcasing Baltimore’s talent and resilience. Their mission is to redefine representation and change the narrative of Baltimore City through accessible, high-quality arts experiences. Founded by entrepreneur and visionary John Tyler, this free festival takes place on Saturday, September 13 from 12-8 p.m. in West Baltimore at 1401 Whitelock Street, and includes dynamic live music, DJs, dancing, interactive arts projects for all ages, The Love Groove Gallery: curated visual art installations and sculptures including a bespoke skate ramp, street theater and strolling entertainment, Black Artists & Makers Market, hands-on arts creative experiences for kids, community arts activists and activation tents, plus a delicious array of food and beverages celebrating the best of local Baltimore. For more information, visit www.lovegroovefestival.com.

The event is produced by Love Groove Festival, LLC, Brown Girl Wellness and Black Arts District and sponsored by West North Avenue Development Authority (WNADA), Black Arts District, Mellon Foundation, National Aquarium in Baltimore, Smart Water and T. Rowe Price.

Get crackin' for a cause at St. Francis Neighborhood Center’s Crab Feastival on Saturday, September 13th!

Choose from two feast sessions—12–2 PM or 3–5 PM—and enjoy all-you-can-eat crabs! Gather your friends, bring your appetite, and support programs that uplift youth and families in Baltimore’s 21217 community. Thank you to Guilford Hall Brewery, our official beer partner for the event!

🌽 It's not summer in Maryland without some crabs! 🦀

Proceeds will support our transformative, wraparound programs for West Baltimore families!

The Power Project—our innovative, tuition-free afterschool program serving K-8th grade students in West Baltimore—is currently underfunded. This vital program offers hot meals, individualized tutoring, homework assistance, and hands-on enrichment in STEM and the arts, coupled with holistic support for the whole family.

Tickets available now: stfranciscenter.org/crabs

Goucher College is celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with a full day of events. There will be trivia, workshops in creative writing and sewing shoe roses, Regency dance lessons, dinner, and an English country dance. Choose one event or attend many for an immersive experience!

Every Saturday is Orange Out Saturday

Fans are encouraged to wear their best orange O's gear. Enjoy live music at the Coors Light Stage at Legends Park, orange-themed food and beverages, and more!

And to cap it off, the return of the iconic all-orange uniforms will be featured on select Saturday home games.

Every Saturday is Orange Out Saturday

Fans are encouraged to wear their best orange O's gear. Enjoy live music at the Coors Light Stage at Legends Park, orange-themed food and beverages, and more!

And to cap it off, the return of the iconic all-orange uniforms will be featured on select Saturday home games.

Every Saturday is Orange Out Saturday

Fans are encouraged to wear their best orange O's gear. Enjoy live music at the Coors Light Stage at Legends Park, orange-themed food and beverages, and more!

And to cap it off, the return of the iconic all-orange uniforms will be featured on select Saturday home games.

Every Saturday is Orange Out Saturday

Fans are encouraged to wear their best orange O's gear. Enjoy live music at the Coors Light Stage at Legends Park, orange-themed food and beverages, and more!

And to cap it off, the return of the iconic all-orange uniforms will be featured on select Saturday home games.

Nicole Henry’s versatile and emotionally driven performances captivate audiences as she tells real stories through peerless interpretations of repertoire from the American Songbook, classic and contemporary jazz, popular standards, blues and originals. Nicole has established herself among the jazz world’s most acclaimed performers, possessing a potent combination of dynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing, and powerful emotional resonance.

Among her numerous accolades, Henry’s passionate, soulful voice and heartfelt charisma have earned her a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance, “Best New Jazz Artist” by HMV Japan, “Best Solo Musician” by her hometown Miami New Times, and was hailed as “One of Eight Black Artists Making Waves in 2024” by Symphonic Distribution. She has enjoyed four TOP 10 CDs including her latest album “Time to Love Again” which reached #4 on the U.S. jazz radio chart, remaining in the TOP 40 for 20 weeks. She has recorded with musical greats Kirk Whalum, Julian Lage, John Clayton, and Gerald Clayton and has performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, Pasadena Pops and Michael Feinstein. Ms. Henry has also served two terms on the Board of the Florida Chapter of the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs).

Every Saturday is Orange Out Saturday

Fans are encouraged to wear their best orange O's gear. Enjoy live music at the Coors Light Stage at Legends Park, orange-themed food and beverages, and more!

And to cap it off, the return of the iconic all-orange uniforms will be featured on select Saturday home games.

THE SHARK IS BROKEN

BY IAN SHAW and JOSEPH NIXON
DIRECTED BY Gené Fouché

SEPTEMBER 12 – OCTOBER 5

Preview September 11
ASL Interpreted performance September 19

It’s 1974 and the hit movie JAWS is being filmed. Well, it would be, if the prop shark wasn’t a mechanical mess. In this laugh-out-loud comedy, testy, feuding costars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider take center stage as booze flows, egos clash, and tempers flare. The actors pray for an end to the shoot, not knowing it will change their lives forever.