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April 22: The Gathering Season Kickoff

Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Hwy. 5-10 p.m. $4.14-45.

If you didn’t get your fill at The Emporiyum last weekend, you can continue to keep your bikini body at bay with Baltimore’s seminal food truck rally The Gathering. Outside on the BMI waterfront, some 20 local food trucks will corral for the first time this season, toting culinary treats like Asian fusion bibimbap from The Green Bowl, crab-covered French fries from Gypsy Queen, gourmet grilled cheese from Grrche, and Baltimore’s favorite ice cream from Miss Twist. The parking lot will also feature beer, wine, art, crafts, and live music by funk and soul band Higher Hands. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the museum.

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April 23: WTMD’s Brews & Bands

1 Olympic Pl., Towson. 1-5 p.m. $30.
410-704-8938.

WTMD is full of great ideas: streaming Animal Collective at the BWI Airport, setting up concerts for Baltimore bands at the baggage claim, and offering the best way to spend your lunch break with its weekly showcase of awesome acts like Hozier, San Fermin, Sinkane, and Thao & The Get Down. Now, for the second year, they also bring us this fantastic festival for local music and beer. On Saturday, sample unlimited sips from more than 15 local breweries. Whether you prefers IPAs, wheats, saisons or stouts, WTMD has you covered with the likes of The Brewer’s Art’s Choptank’d, Monument City’s 51 Rye, Peabody Heights’s Old Oriole Park, and Union Craft’s Steady Eddie. All the while, soak up the sun and the sounds of local musicians like alt-rockers Among Wolves and local soul-man Brooks Long.

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April 24: Only When It’s Dark EnoughCan You See the Stars, ft. :3ION, Tariq Toure, Sunny Cowell

Peale Museum, 225 N. Holliday St. 12-2
p.m. Free.

After its foodless food truck performance from last fall, The Contemporary, a nomadic arts organization based in Baltimore, is back with a brand-new, groundbreaking exhibit. Launched last Saturday and on display through June 11, New York-based artist Abigail DeVille has transformed the historic former Peale Museum into an experimental installation that examines the unruly nature of history. During its stint downtown, it will also shine a light on local performers, poets, storytellers, and musicians through its “Sunday Salons” series. Starting this weekend, you can see specials guests like accomplished local writer and public speaker Tariq Touré, futuristic R&B artist :3ION (pronounced Elon and reviewed in our upcoming June issue), and singer-songwriter Sunny Cowell. In the coming weeks, expect the likes of spoken word artist Kondwani Fidel, multidisciplinary artist/taxidermy enthusiast Robert Marbury, and legendary artist Joyce J. Scott

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April 23:

Nudie Suits, Joy Postell, Amythsx, etc.

E.M.P. Collective, 307 W. Baltimore St. 8 p.m. $5.

Last fall, local duo Nudie Suits released its first EP, Summer Fun, which seemed to capture the unspoken, ordinary, human corners of that warm-weather season: the sluggish humidity of a hot afternoon (“Gotta Be”), the ethereal skies of full-moon night (“Mom song”), the raw rebellion of cigarette-fueled teenage joyrides (“Laura Flynn”), and the fleeting rush of a July romance (“House Cat”). In reality, vocalist Ali Clendaniel (also of Annex Theater) and violinist/composer Ruby Fulton were inspired by the cult classic Twin Peaks, as well as art rock, repetition, opera, and outer space. Whatever the influence, the experimental Peabody grads produce dreamy loops that reach into the crevices of your highs and lows, ranging in rhythm and tempo through stirring synth, dramatic vocals, and captivating compositional beats. Offbeat yet beautiful, these five tracks will weave their way into your summer playlists, but catch them this Saturday at EMP Collective alongside an all-female lineup, including spellbinding soul singer Joy Postell, art-folk-rock songwriter Hystermajesty, and up-and-coming DJ Amythsx.

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April 24: Federal Hill Spring Block Party

Cross Street Market, 1065 S. Cross St. 12-7 p.m. $5.

When temperatures begin to break 70 on a regular basis, it’s time to start making the weekends last as long as you possibly can. This Sunday, put off your to-do list, push away the Monday-morning-scaries, and take advantage of spring. For a full afternoon of activities, head to Federal Hill, where a neighborhood block party will be popping off, full of Maryland eats, beer in the street, and live music from Baltimore favorites like the Great American Canyon Band and Caleb Stine & The Brakemen. Grab snacks, sips, and sunshine and prepare for months of summer fun.

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Dec. 5: Fells Point Old Tyme Christmas

Fells Point, S. Broadway & Thames St. all day, with breakfast at Barcocina, 1629 Thames
St. 9 a.m. $8-12. 410-837-9305.
fellspointmainstreet.org.
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This weekend, the cobblestone streets of Fells Point go back in time to the era of Ebenezer Scrooge. At the 12th annual Olde Tyme Christmas, the historic ’hood will be decked in green garlands, lit up with twinkling lights, and pulsing with local throngs in tow for a full day of merriment. In the morning, bring the kids for breakfast with Santa at Barcocina. (Festive breakfast tacos? We don’t hate it.) Or head over to the holiday market for yuletide treats, crafts, music, and entertainment starting at 9 a.m. Stick around for the eggnog contest in Broadway Square, which starts at 11 a.m. with winners announced in the evening, or stay even longer to see the Parade of Lighted Boats, with illuminated schooners and skiffs sparkling off the Inner Harbor waves at 6 p.m. If the spiked eggnog leaves you extra merry, throw on your ugly sweater for the Reindeer Pub Run, with check-in at Dogwatch Tavern at 7 p.m. Just beware: this convivial bar crawl is much more naughty than it is nice.

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Dec. 4: Station North Tool Library Holiday Cheer, Beer, and Fun

Station North Tool Library, 417 E.
Oliver St. 5-8 p.m. 410-347-0850.
stationnorthtoollibrary.org.

Not only
should you skip the big boxes to shop local this year, but you should also get out there
and
make your special someone, well,
something special, too. The Station North Tool Library is the perfect place to do
so, as the nearly three-year-old studio, workshop space, and lender of
everything from wrenches and rollers to sanders and saws was hailed by us here
at
Baltimore mag as a DIYer’s dream. This Friday night, you can pair
hammers with ales at their holiday happy hour and open house, featuring Union
Craft brews, hot cider, seasonal fruits and veggies, and a make-your-own cookie
station. Meet the makers, buy your loved one an upcoming woodworking class, and
partake in the neighborhood’s awesome Alloverstreet art walk with local
galleries and studios open late and to the public.

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Dec. 5-6: Home Alone at The Senator

The Senator Theatre, 5904
York Rd. 10 a.m. $5-9. 410-727-3464.
thesenatortheatre.com.

We’re gonna give you to the count of 10 to get your keister
up York Road for the 25th anniversary of the holiday cinema classic
Home Alone. As if you don’t already
know, the 1990 film follows the misadventures of 8-year-old Kevin McCallister
(remember Macaulay Culkin?) after his family accidentally leaves him home alone over
Christmas vacation. In typical John Hughes fashion (think
Breakfast Club, Pretty in
Pink
, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off),
the movie became an instant timeless classic, and over two decades later, it’s still a
countrywide favorite come the month of December. See it again in all its big-screen glory during
special morning shows this weekend at The Senator. With matinée prices, bring
the family to get in the holiday spirit and keep the change, ya filthy animals.

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Dec. 4: Among Wolves

The Ottobar, 2549 N.
Howard St. 8 p.m. $10. 410-662-0069.
theottobar.com.

Since 2005, this Baltimore-by-way-of-Jersey band has become an alt-rock city stalwart, writing dozens of original songs, releasing five accomplished albums, and gaining a loyal local following from live sets at the likes of The 8×10, Baltimore Folk Fest, and WTMD’s First Thursdays. With five members on guitar, bass, drums, and keys, the band melds indie with Americana, hi-fi with lo, and all the while retains the rock-and-roll urgency of eras past. On their new, sixth project, Separation and Other Loves, the group returns with that same fervor, whether it’s the beautiful slow burn of “Separation/Love Pt. 9,” the gentle ache of “Long Time,” the rough-and-tumble “16,” or the bourbon-bottle blues of “5 Weeks.” This Friday, help them celebrate their new EP at The Ottobar, performing with other beloved Bmore bands Super City and Caleb Stine and The Brakemen.

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Dec. 6: Mayor’s Christmas Parade

Starting at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, 1400 W. Cold Spring Ln. 12 p.m. Free. mayorschristmasparade.com.

This weekend might not feel very wintry, with highs in the 50s and clear, sunny skies, but on Sunday, you can still bundle up, head outside, and get all the festive feels at the 42nd annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade. Join tens of thousands of Baltimoreans on a 2.5-mile route that meanders from North Baltimore to Hampden, heading down Falls Road and finishing at 37th Street. See Santa Claus’s sled, hoards of holiday floats, dozens of marching bands, more than 100 Harley Davidsons, local TV and radio personalities, the Mummers of Philadelphia, and this year’s Miss and Junior Miss Yuletide.

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