Apr 27 Saturday
Try Everything for FREEWhile you wear our signature Free MSB eyeshades*, you can try out various free activities like running the sprint track, guessing flavors at the taste testing, or even trying your hand at sensory and tactile arts. You can even check out the accessible Kids Zone with local live music!
Bring your wallet for the local restaurants on site selling a variety of savory foods, sweet treats, and coffee delights, and for the See Beyond Festival’s Makers and Vendor Market that will be filled with local vendors.
All attendees can receive a free pair of the light-blocking eyeshades & try all our fun activities without their sight.
Activities Include:Beep BaseballBlind SoccerBlind LacrosseSprint TrackBraille CraftsFace PaintingBalloon AnimalsAccessible PlaygroundBlind Taste TestsTactile Arts and CraftsHula HoopingCane Travel & Low Vision SkillsLive Music
Our tour is the full experience. Over 90 minutes, you’ll learn about the history of Rye Whiskey in Maryland, how (and why!) BSC first started, and where we fit in the pantheon of Maryland Rye distilleries. You’ll get a full production tour, learn about pot distillation, and learn the nuance of blending barrels. Finally, for the main event, you’ll try 4 different barrel finishes of Epoch Rye, and blend them the way you want into your own custom bottle for you to take home.
Discover the emotional impact of climate change in this insightful talk on eco-anxiety. Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan will delve into the roots of eco-anxiety, exploring its psychological dimensions and providing practical coping strategies. Whether you're a concerned citizen or an environmental enthusiast, join us for a brief yet enlightening discussion on understanding, addressing, and overcoming eco-anxiety to foster resilience and positive action.
Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan is the founder and executive director of the Center for Nature Informed Therapy. A licensed professional counselor and board-approved supervisor, Dr. Schreiber-Pan is internationally recognized for her expertise in bereavement counseling, as well as the treatment of anxiety disorders, PTSD, OCD, stress reduction, and occupational burnout. Having been a faculty member at Loyola University, Maryland, she has researched resiliency, psychological well-being, and nature-informed therapy. Alongside her successful self-help book, "Taming the Anxious Mind," her latest publication, "The Outside Within: Stories of Nature’s Role in Psychological Well-being," was released in April 2023.
Ntozake Shange's first work and most acclaimed theater piece which captures the brutal, tender, and dramatic lives of contemporary Black women, "For Colored Girls..." offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative dance, music and poetry and is performed by a cast of seven women characters.
Recommended for ages 16 and up
*Please note the special performance time on Sunday, April 21st and April 28th.
**Production contains: mature subject matter, coarse language, strobe effects, haze, flashing lights, and loud sounds
Get ready Frederick! The 2024 Battle of the Bands to benefit THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FREDERICK COUNTY (BGCFC) returns to the Carroll Creek Amphitheater in historic Downtown Frederick, MD on April 27, 2024. Proceeds from the Battle will help support upcoming BGCFC summer programs and the ongoing critical work of this important local organization. The 2024 Battle of the Bands is presented by: the Goddess Group of Everything, Frederick & Maurer Realty, and M&T Bank.
Six bands will take the stage for prize packages valued at more than $5,000 in all, donated by Frederick Recording Studio and various event sponsors and local businesses. Attendees will also enjoy food and beverages by local vendors along with games and other activities. Attendees will rock out to an opening set by students from the Frederick Let There be Rock School AND a closing set by Cimonti, winner of the 2023 BGCFC Battle of the Bands.
On April 27th, the world’s premier 1 vs 1 dance competition makes it’s return to Baltimore! Dancers from across the U.S. will face off and compete to win the hearts of the crowd. The winners of this city qualifier will advance to the Regional Qualifier in Boston.
Dave Stryker - GuitarWarren Wolf - VibesJared Gold - OrganMcClenty Hunter - Drums
Whether you’ve heard guitarist Dave Stryker leading his own group (with 30 CD’s as a leader to date), or as a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and many others, you know why the Village Voice calls him “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.” Hot House magazine awarded him Best Guitarist Fans Decision for 2017. He was recently voted once again as one of the top Jazz Guitarists in the 2019 Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls for the 10th time.
Warren Wolf is a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore, MD. From the young age of three years old, Warren has been trained on the Vibraphone/Marimba, Drums, and Piano. Under the guidance of his father Warren Wolf Sr., Warren has a deep background in all genres of music. Vibraphonist Warren Wolf is one of the hardest swinging virtuosos in all of modern music.
New York's brilliant pianist Noah Haidu joins forces with jazz icons Buster Williams and Lenny White at An die Musik Live in support of his soulful and expressive new album Standards II (2024, Sunnyside Records)!
Two shows at 7pm & 8:30pm, livestream passes and student tickets are available!
Noah Haidu, pianoBuster Williams, bassLenny White, drums
Haidu initially launched this project to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Keith Jarrett’s trio with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette. The Wall Street Journal described Haidu’s tribute as "Buoyant and free like a pent-up spirit released,” while Downbeat Magazine called it, “A stunning and heartfelt tribute.” The new album arrives on the heels of Standards I (2023, Sunnyside Records) which reached #4 in the national radio charts.
Noah Haidu has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and has millions of streams.
“He has developed his own compelling brand of pianism…sounding buoyant and free like a pent-up spirit released.”– Larry Blumenfeld, Wall Street Journal
In-person seats: $30 / $10 full-time students with valid IDAttendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.
Streaming passes: $15The link will be sent out before the show and will remain active through May 4
Highwire Improv launches a new comedy show at Protean Books and Records! The backroom opens at 6:30, and the show starts at 7!
About the acts:
Mohan and Millie present a two person adventure into the unknown world of wacky and weird, but not too weird, but weird is subjective, so who's to say what is TOO weird?!
Whatever This Is delivers pure chaos from the co-founders of Highwire Improv.
Invention Hour with Professor Science is a part educational / part comedy science-themed show that should have been on TV in the 1990s!
About the venue:
Protean Books and Records is a Baltimore institution, a large independent book & record shop for 12 years, also featuring video games & movies.
Find out accessibility details about all of our venues here.
About Highwire Improv:
Highwire Improv’s mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater. Learn more at https://www.highwireimprov.com