Community Calendar

Cindy Blackman Santana [drums]
Aurelien Budynek [guitar]
Felix Pastorius [bass]
Emilio Modeste [saxophone]
Zaccai Curtis [keyboard]

Cindy Blackman Santana is a virtuoso drummer whose artistry spans the realms of jazz and rock. As a bandleader, musician, and the new face of NFL Monday Night Football, Cindy is a sound innovator with a passion for pushing creative boundaries and exploring movement and change. She is as known for the nuances and colors she brings to her beats and fills as she is for the sheer power of her soulful playing. “Some drummers act, some react. Some keep time, others create it. Cindy Blackman Santana is among the few who can,” writes Mike Zwerin of the International Herald Tribune.

Cindy has been creating magnificent musical time and space since the beginning of her career as a busking street performer in New York City in the ’80s through the present day, touring the globe and making albums at the top of her game—including the critically acclaimed Another Lifetime (2010). In addition to collaborating onstage and in-studio with her own group—also known as Another Lifetime—she has toured and recorded with artists including Pharoah Sanders, Cassandra Wilson, Bill Laswell, Joss Stone, Joe Henderson, Buckethead, Don Pullen, Hugh Masakela, and Angela Bofill. From 1992 to 2007 and again in 2014 & 2015 she was the drummer in Lenny Kravitz’s band, performing through multiple world tours and hit albums. In 2010, she was part of the all-star line-up performing “Bitches Brew,” a tribute to Miles Davis’ seminal album staged at the San Francisco Jazz Festival and NYC Winter JazzFest.

Keystone Kards accepted for this show!

Join Us for an Evening of Hope, Healing & Elegance

On October 24, 2025, we invite you to a night that celebrates the voices of survivors and raises awareness for sexual violence. The Courage Couture Gala is a night of inspiration, empowerment, and compassion, where purpose meets elegance.

This event isn’t just about dressing up; it’s about standing in solidarity with survivors, sharing their stories, and raising awareness for the cause. We’re making an impact, and we want YOU to be part of it.

The Rotunda Welcomes Back Popular Family-Friendly Concert Series this May
3rd Annual Rotunda Rocks Begins Friday, May 2 and Runs Every Friday through Friday, October 3

Grab a blanket or dust off your favorite portable chair and head on over to Hampden this spring for the return of the popular family-friendly concert series, the 3rd Annual Rotunda Rocks. This FREE weekly concert series, presented by MCB Real Estate, features live music on the Plaza and a street festival atmosphere with delicious local food and drinks, fun games and local vendors and will take place Fridays, 6-9 p.m. beginning May 2 and running until October 3. (711 West 40th Street). Whether you like rock n ’roll, folk, bluegrass, Indie, Latin, Celtic or reggae music, there is something for everyone and the event is open to the public. Pets are welcome and a portion of proceeds from beverage sales benefits the Maryland SPCA. For more information, log onto Rotunda Rocks | The Rotunda (rotundabaltimore.com) or call 410-662-0104.

Our first day of Tiny Grindhouse with Crypt Video Rentals celebrates a landmark of queer horror— A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)—famous for its queer-coded themes, camp flourishes, and lasting LGBTQ+ fandom. Checkerspot transforms into an ’80s haunted hangout with immersive décor, preshow atmosphere, retro Halloween commercial breaks and a Pop up Video store and Vendor Market. GA & VIP available.

The Nevermore Haunt features unique creatures, characters and scenes inspired by late 19th century Baltimore.

Come face-to-face with mangled, undead factory workers, the ghosts of drowned sailors, unlicensed medical practitioners and strange, terrifying monsters inside this historic 140 year-old property in Baltimore’s Old Town.

One of Maryland’s scariest haunted houses and a Baltimore Halloween tradition since 2016, The Nevermore Haunt also features spectacular sideshow performance and an outdoor bar featuring local beers and custom cocktails.

INEBRIATED HALLOWEEN
CREATED BY LAURA STARK & THOMAS SCHOLTES

OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 1

Join us for a hilarious and spooky journey through some of your soon-to-be favorite stories of history with the latest installment of the Inebriated series, Inebriated Halloween. Created by Laura Stark and Thomas Scholtes, with the technical expertise of Stephen Craig and Shayden Jamison, don’t miss the latest installment and our scariest and possibly most inebriated stories yet!
For mature audiences

In this captivating adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion by Sarah Rose Kearns, audiences are transported to a world of social intrigue, family drama, and enduring love. Anne Elliot's touching journey of resilience and second chances unfolds against the elegant and beloved backdrop of Regency-era England, laced with Austen's signature wit.

Persuasion will open September 26 with previews on September 24 and 25. The production will close on October 19. Thursday shows are only 10/9 and 10/16.
Visit www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com for more information or call the box office at 410-244-8570.

Back for its second year, Abbott and the Big Ten Conference are hosting the We Give Blood Drive competition to entice students, alumni, fans, and community members to rally around their Big Ten school to donate blood, save lives, and address the country's ongoing critical blood shortage.

From August 27 to December 5, anyone eligible to donate blood can do so anywhere, anytime in the U.S. to count for their school. The school with the most donations at the end of the competition will receive $1 million to advance student or community health.

New this year, everyone who donates or attempts to donate blood throughout the competition will receive an exclusive, limited-edition, Homefield-designed T-shirt specific to their school. To receive the shirt:

1. Show up to donate
2. Submit your donation (or attempt to donate) at BigTen.Org/Abbott or by texting DONATE to 222688 (ABBOTT).
3. Click the link sent to your email
4. Use your redemption code
5. Your shirt will be shipped to the address of your choice. 

Last year, the University of Nebraska won, and is using the funds to advance student health on campus. The University of Maryland is competing this year and will host several blood drives on campus and in the surrounding area throughout the competition. To find a blood drive near you, please visit: https://bigten.org/abbott/maryland

Get in the Halloween spirit and join our family-friendly run/walk through historic Fort McHenry while supporting critically ill children in Believe In Tomorrow's programs.
October 25, 2025 at 8:30 am. | The Liberty Lot in Locust Point, 1215 E Fort Ave Baltimore, MD US 21230
The 29th Annual Believe In Tomorrow Children's Foundation Port to Fort 6K sponsored by Home Depot is consistently one of Baltimore’s best run/walk races. Offering spectacular views of Baltimore’s harbor, this is one of the only races that is granted access to historic Fort McHenry. Includes prizes, t-shirts and the best Halloween-themed post-race party in Maryland!

🎃 Breakfast provided by Iron Rooster, Chick-fil-A & more

🎃 Snacks and water to fuel your run/walk

🎃 Music and entertainment from a live DJ

🎃 Trick-or-treating and pumpkin painting

🎃 Costume contest with prizes for most creative adult, child, and group

🎃 Beautiful flower giveaway from Bell Nursery (one flower per runner)

🎃 Help us help you! Raise $200 or get five friends to register and you will receive a full refund of your registration fee. (*Your five friends MUST use the referral code you receive after your registration is complete.)

This focus exhibition of 10 works explores the relationship between burning fossil fuels—namely, coal—and the emergence of European modernism. Drawing on research conducted by climate scientists and art historians, the exhibition presents a range of paintings and works on paper by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, James McNeill Whistler, and others to explore the ways that their artistic practices and style emerged, in part, in response to widespread pollution in London and Paris.
Presented as part of the Turn Again to the Earth environmental initiative.