Akimbo
Sept. 10, Station North Arts District At five years old, this dance and movement art festival continues to expand our minds when it comes to how we think about dance, and where it can take place. This year, as in the past, performances are spread throughout Station North, from the stairs of the Montessori School to inside venues like The Windup Space and The Crown. And there’s something for everyone—whether you’d like to see more traditional dance forms, have your mind expanded, or bond with fellow movement enthusiasts by participating in a drum circle and dance jam.

Wait Until Dark
Through Oct. 9, Everyman Theatre, 315 W. Fayette St. You might have seen this classic Audrey Hepburn movie, but everything’s always better live, right? Murder, secret identities, and a switchblade named Geraldine set the stage for this thriller perfect for pre-Halloween.

Baltimore Afrobeat Society
Sept. 16, Fifth Dimension at the H&H Building, 425 N. Eutaw St. When the horn blasts and thumping beats of Fela Kuti’s music begin, who could possibly sit still? The Afrobeat Society—comprised of five percussionists, three guitarists, two trumpets, five singers, one bass, and five saxophones—will test that theory.

Itzhak Perlman plays Mendelssohn
Sept. 17, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. You must take advantage any time you can hear this violin legend—especially when he’s playing his signature piece. At this BSO gala performance, also hear a BSO-commissioned world-premiere from composer Caroline Shaw.

BSO Pulse with Houndmouth
Sept. 22, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. The groundbreaking WTMD and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert series that pairs symphony musicians with indie bands—is back for round two. And the first concert of this year includes the alt country band Houndmouth.

Blacksage Record Release
Sept. 23, The Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St. We’ve been anticipating the next release from this electro-goth duo, and singer Josephine Olivia and producer Drew Scott always put on an impressive live performance. Plus, music scene mainstays like :3ION, Soul Cannon, and DJ James Nasty join them on the bill.

Visual Art

Good and Plenty, Relative Territory, and Annoying Poem
Sept. 9-Oct. 29, School 33, 1427 Light St. Three new exhibits open on Friday at School 33, featuring an installation, sculpture, and intermedia works by 2016 Sondheim finalist Darcie Book, Brazil-based Lydia Malynowskyj, Dina Kelberman, and Matt Hollis.

BBW
Sept. 10-Oct. 1, Platform Gallery, 116 W. Mulberry St. Artist Theresa Chromati (you’ll know her from the vibrant posters she’s created for the musical event Kahlon) has created an installation to compliment her series of works on paper that celebrate the excellence of the black woman. In each figure, Chromati highlights the beauty of black women, from their poses to the elegant curves of each silhouette.

Invisible Children
Sept. 15-Oct. 22, C. Grimaldis Gallery, 523 N. Charles St. Rania Matar’s photographs document young Syrian refugees on the streets of Beirut and third-generation Palestinian girls living in refugee camps. Matar depicts these children at work: selling red roses, carrying beat-up shoe-shining equipment, often camouflaging themselves with the graffiti they stand before.

Lest We Forget
Sept. 12-Oct. 16, Galerie Myrtis, 2224 N. Charles St.Works by the likes of 2016 Sondheim finalist Larry Cook, Wesley Clark, and Shaunte Gates examines pivotal moments and figures in U.S. history, as well as everyday occurrences and unknown individuals that have impacted the African American experience.

Onslaught of Obsolescence
Sept. 9-Oct. 2, Institute of Contemporary Art Baltimore at Spacecamp, 16 W. North Ave. Artist David Ubais is serious about making silly paintings. David utilizes modest materials such as paper pulp, hot glue, and wood and the result is intensely textured and colored paintings that teeter on the threshold of relevance while also questioning whether we can maintain a constant state of curated comfort.

Teacher
Sept. 10-Oct.2, Terrault, 218 W. Saratoga St. Artist, and Baltimore native Dominic Terlizzi uses a symbolic palate and textural lexicon to discuss youth and unknowing in this latest show. Spectrums of color offer a lush backdrop to divergent narratives and coded meanings.

Events

Baltimore Book Festival
Sept. 23-25, various locations throughout the Inner Harbor This celebration of all things literary is back on the Inner Harbor with bestseller Terry McMillan, hometown favorite D. Watkins, and a special edition of The Stoop Storytelling Series.

Female Trouble on 35mm, presented by the Johns Hopkins Film Society
Sept. 9, Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins University Some call this cult classic John Waters’ best film, and what better way to view Divine in all her glory than in luscious 35mm?

News

Starting Sept. 19, you might notice some changes to WYPR 88.1 FM’s daytime programming. Current Midday host Sheilah Kast will be creating a program consisting of interviews on current events and topics to air following Morning Edition from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. And Tom Hall, the current host of Maryland Morning, will be moving to Midday, which airs weekdays from noon to 1:00 p.m.

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WTMD and the BSO announced the second season’s lineup today, which features Houndmouth (Sept. 22), Brett Dennen (Oct. 20), Lake Street Dive (Feb. 23, 2017), and Baltimore’s own Lower Dens (May 11, 2017).

“The response from our listeners has been tremendous,” said Scott Mullins, WTMD program director and interim general manager, and a co-curator of Pulse. “We consider this collaboration with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to be one of our most important partnerships as it allows us to engage music lovers in a very creative and challenging way.”

Each show opens with a performance by members of the BSO conducted by Nicholas Hersh (who, during the first season, invigorated the crowd with his excitement and obvious love of music) and this season includes works by Arvo Pärt, John Adams, Darius Milhaud, and Steve Reich. A set by the headliner band follows, and the concert culminates with the BSO musicians and the band performing on stage together.

During the first season we were wowed by a concert featuring local wonder Wye Oak that included new orchestral material co-written by the band, and a mindblowing performance of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale that remixed this classical piece and featured beat wizards the Baltimore Boom Bap Society (it struck such a chord that members of headliner Dr. Dog came onstage exclaiming about how they’d never seen anything like the performance).

Before each show, you can whet your whistle with local beers and a whiskey bar in the lobby, and enjoy the eats of local restaurants including Parts & Labor, Colette, and Dangerously Delicious Pies. And as an added bonus, Jana Hunter of Lower Dens has curated local artists to play in the lobby before the show. So far, that list includes Jordannah Elizabeth, DaikonDaikon, PM Lignum, Ami Dang, Blacksage, Al Rogers, Jr., Curved Light, and TT the Artist.

“The first season was a huge success,” Mullins said, “and with the line-up we have for season two, we’re expecting a sell-out for each show.”

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