A Baltimore-area Enrichment Activities Guide

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Museums and other popular sites/sights

Museums and historical sites
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•	•	•	Walters Art Museum (Mt. Vernon, 600 N. Charles St.; MTA#11 • LR Centre St.); www.thewalters.org Major collection of fine art, including renowned collection in Asian art (Hackerman House). Hours: Wed-Sun 10am-5pm; free (except special exhibitions) Special programs: Constellation Thursday nights (all Thursdays): museum open til 9am, including free admission to special exhibitions
•		•	Baltimore Museum of Art (Charles Village, 10 Art Museum Drive) (443)573-1700; www.artbma.org Fine art, with significant collection of modernist art in the Cone sisters collection (Matisse, Cézanne, Picasso) Hours: Wed-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat-Sun 11am-6pm; Free
•	•	•	Visionary Art Museum (Federal Hill, 800 Key Highway; MTA #11); (410) 244-1900; www.avam.org Museum of works by artists with no formal training. Hours: 10:00am–6:00pm, Tuesday–Sunday (CLOSED MONDAYS except MLK holiday); Students $9.95, College group: $8/student for a group of 10 or more
•	•		Maryland Historical Society (201 W. Monument St; MTA #11 • LR Centre St.); (410) 685-3750; http://www.mdhs.org Hours: Wed-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm; $4 student (museum); $6 (library and museum); free admission on the first Thursday of every month.
•	•	•	Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture (Harbor East, 830 E. Pratt St.) http://www.lewismuseum.org/ Hours: Wed-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm; $6 student
•		•	National Aquarium
•		•	Museum of Industry (1415 Key Highway, Federal Hill); http://www.thebmi.org Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm; $7 student Historical exhibits of various industries, particularly those important to the Baltimore/Chesapeake area. Has banquet/party space available to rent.
•	•	•	B&O Railroad Museum (901 W. Pratt St.); http://www.borail.org Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 11am-4pm; $16 adults; closed on Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day, and New Year’s Day. Mount Clare immigrant house http://www.mountclare.org Hours: Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm; $6 adults; closed on Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day, and New Year’s Day. Edgar Allan Poe House (203 N. Amity St); http://www.poeforevermore.com Currently closed; opening expected Fall 2013.

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•	•	•	Geppi’s Entertainment Museum (301 W. Camden St; MTA #11; LR Convention Center/Camden Yards); http://www.geppismuseum.com Hours: Tues-Sun 10am-6pm; $10 adults ($2 off if public transportation is used)
•	•	•	Flag House (844 E. Pratt St.); http://www.flaghouse.org Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm; $8 adult
•		•	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Cathedral St. at Mulberry, Mt. Vernon; the U.S.’s first Catholic cathedral), http://www.baltimorebasilica.org
•	•	•	Frederick Douglass Maritime Museum (1417 Thames St); http://www.douglassmyers.org Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4:30pm; $5 adults; $8 guided tours (by appointment only)
•	•	•	Great Blacks in Wax Museum (1601-03 E. North Ave); http://www.greatblacksinwax.org Hours: Winter: Tues-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm; February: Mon-Sat 9am-6pm; Sun 12-6pm; Spring: Tues-Sat 9am-6pm; Sun 12-6pm; $12 students (with ID)
•	•	•	Harriet Tubman/Frederick Douglass trail (Eastern shore, various sites; requires a charter bus and a day-long trip)
•		•	Babe Ruth Museum (216 Emory St); http://baberuthmuseum.org Hours: Tues-Sun 10am-5pm; $6 adults ($12 when combined with the Sports Legends Museum)
•		•	Sports Legends Museum (301 W. Camden St); http://baberuthmuseum.org Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm; $8 adults ($12 when combined with the Sports Legends Museum)
•	•	•	Jewish Museum (15 Lloyd St); (410)732-6400; http://www.jhsm.org Hours: Sun-Thurs 10am-5pm; $4 students; closed on Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, first/last 2 days of Passover, Shavuot, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Black Friday.
•	•		Hampton Mansion (535 Hampton Lane, north of 695/Dulaney Valley Rd. Exit); http://www.nps.gov/hamp Hours: Winter: daily 8:30am-5pm (grounds); Thurs-Mon 10am-5pm (mansion); free School trips: call 410-823-1309 x208 (tours available)
•	•	•	Mt. Clare Mansion and Carroll Park (Pigtown; home of Charles Carroll); http://www.mountclare.org
Parks and green spaces
			Cylburn Arboretum (4915 Greenspring Ave) http://www.cylburnassociation.org Hours: Winter: Tues-Sun 8am-5pm(grounds/gardens); Wed-Sun 10am-4pm (Vollmer Center); Tues-Sun by appointment (mansion); Tues-Sun 8am-5pm (greenhouse, restrooms )
		•	Druid Hill Park (2600 Madison Ave); 410-396-6106 http://bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/Parks/DruidHillPark.aspx The Park includes a fitness trail around the reservoir, the Rawlings Conservatory, the Maryland Zoo of Baltimore, and a Frisbee golf course, as well as miles of trails, tennis courts, basketball courts, and picnic areas.
			Rawlings Conservatory (3100 Swann Dr., in Druid Hill Park) http://www.rawlingsconservatory.org Hours: Wed-Sun 10am-4pm; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
			Patterson Park http://bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/Parks/PattersonPark.aspx
Other local destinations
			Camden Yards (W. Lee St, Inner Harbor) http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/ballpark/index.jsp
			Harborplace (201 E. Pratt St, Inner Harbor) http://www.harborplace.com Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm; Sun 12-6pm
			Station North Arts and Entertainment District (North Avenue at Maryland Ave); http://www.stationnorth.org

Tours and speakers

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•	•		John Spelman (storyteller based in Fells Point; The Prostate Monologues: Tales of the Tellywhacker is his one-man play on prostrate cancer, masculinity, aging)
•			Fells Point Ghost Tours (731 S. Broadway) http://www.fellspointghost.com Hours: Fri-Sat 7pm; Groups of 35; group price: $100; Advance purchase tickets $13; $15 when bought at tour
•	•	•	Enoch Pratt Free Library (Cathedral St. at Mulberry, Mt. Vernon); http://www.prattlibrary.org Various speakers, films, and presentations at the Central Library and branch locations.
•		•	Greenmount Cemetery (1501 Greenmount Avenue); (410) 539-0641; Tours@greenmountcemetery.com Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-4pm (office closes on Sat at noon)
•	•	•	Wayne Schaumberg’s website: “Wayne’s Guide to Talks, Walks, and Tours of Baltimore”: https://www.waynesguidetobaltimore.com/

Service partners

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York Rd. Initiative

http://www.loyola.edu/department/yri.aspx

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Cristo de Rey High School (420 S. Chester St., 410-727-3255)

http://www.cristoreybalt.org

Parks & People (800 Wyman Park Dr., 410-448-5663)

http://parksandpeople.org

Festivals and annual events (arranged chronologically)

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			Baltimore Grand Prix (Inner Harbor, Labor Day Weekend); http://www.grandprixofbaltimore.com
•			Hampden Fest (36^th St., Hampden, September)
•		•	Baltimore Book Festival (Mount Vernon Place, September); September 27-29 2013 http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com
•	•		Greek Food and Cultural Festival (Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, Midtown/Belvedere, 1^st weekend of November); http://goannun.org/festival
			Flower Mart (Mt. Vernon Square, around Washington Monument), first weekend of May. http://www.flowermart.org
		•	Kinetic Sculpture Race (Starts at American Visionary Arts Museum, ends in Patterson Park, going through Federal Hill, Inner Harbor, Harbor East, Fells Point); first Saturday in May. http://www.kineticbaltimore.com

Theaters (does not include area college/university theater productions)

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•			Center Stage (Mt. Vernon)
•		•	Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
•			Fells Point Corner Theater
•			Everyman Theater
•			Hippodrome Theater (may be prohibitively expensive)
•			Lyric
•		•	Single Carrot Theater
•			Spotlighters Theater
•	•		Strand Theater Company (1823 N. Charles St); www.strandtheatercompany.org Dedicated to providing opportunities for women artists, writers, designers and directors.
•			Vagabond Players

Music (cheap and free)

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First Thursdays Concerts in the Park (Mt. Vernon Square, hosted by WTMD); http://wtmd.org/radio/first-thursday-concerts-in-the-park

Local and national rock and alternative music starting at 5:45pm beginning the first Thursday in May and continuing through the first Thursday of September.

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Community Concerts at Second (Second Presbyterian Church, 4200 St. Paul, Guilford); http://www.communityconcertsatsecond.org

Free afternoon and evening concerts—some by candlelight! of classical and modern chamber and recital music, featuring the best local musicians as well as nationally and internationally known talents. Donations accepted at the door.

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