Thursday, October 10.
48th Annual Baltimore Greek Festival: Festival celebrating the Greek culture, history, faith, and community! Event features authentic food, pastries, wine, music, dancing groups, cathedral tours, and shopping. Oct. 10-13, 24 W. Preston St.
Moet Oyster Ball: Open bar, endless oysters, door prizes, and more. 7-10 p.m., Ryleigh’s Oyster Baltimore, 36 E. Cross St., $70.
Shocktail Hour’s Howling Halloween Bash!: Celebrate Halloween early with blood-curdling contests, caskets full of prizes, and creatures of the nightcaps. 9 p.m. – midnight, Golden West Cafe, 1105 W. 36th St.
Friday, October 11.
“In the Blood”: An unflinching and incendiary look at motherhood, race, and poverty, written by Suzi Lori Parks. Oct. 11-Nov. 3, Fells Point Corner Theatre, 251 S. Ann St., $20.
Art After Hours: The House We’ve Built: From wedding cake to “Amazing Grace,” Baltimore-based artists Wickerham & Lomax in collaboration with WDLY create a wedding, funeral, and anniversary party inspired by moments of transformation as expressed in Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art. 8-11 p.m., The Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, $20-$25.
Chilibrew XIII: Sample all you can eat and drink, and vote for the best chili con carne, vegetarian chili, and homebrew beer, mead, cider, or wine. Event benefits Baltimore Youth Arts, a grassroots Baltimore organization providing artistic and professional opportunities for youth in Baltimore, with a focus on youth involved in the justice system. 7-10 p.m., Zion Church of the City of Baltimore, 400 E. Lexington St., $30.
Saturday, October 12.
Ravioli Making Session: Complimentary coffee and donuts are provided, along with a free pasta lunch served after the ravioli-making task is finished. 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Saint Leo’s Catholic Church, 227 S. Exeter St.
Oysterfest 13: Get ready to slurp, sip, and support a great cause as Ryleigh’s Oyster celebrates the opening of prime Chesapeake Bay oystering season. Noon-9 p.m., West Covington Park, 101 W. Cromwell St., $5-$99.
Hip Hop Green Dinner Baltimore: Featuring SaRoc: Join the founder of Hip Hop Is Green, Keith Tucker, to celebrate health and wellness. 5-8 p.m., Pleasant View Gardens Learning Center, 201 N. Aisquith St.
Exhibition Opening: Ruminative Marks: The repetitive, precise mark-making and molding techniques demonstrated in Galinsky’s paintings, Ugiansky’s sculptures, and Brown’s installations exemplify how the meditative nature of repetition can create the space necessary to accomplish any ambition. 6-8 p.m., Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave.
Sunday, October 13.
DIS University: Trolling and Fake News: Join Lisa Snowden McCray, Editor-in-Chief of Baltimore Beat, with Matt Goerzen, researcher at the Data and Society Research Institute. 2-4 p.m., The Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive.
Sake + – /: A pop-up tasting event of Japanese premium sake and Japanese food. 5-10 p.m., The Crown, 1910 N. Charles St., $30.
Monday, October 14.
Indigenous Peoples Day Pot Luck and Film Festival: Join Native American LifeLines as they reclaim Indigenous Peoples Day by celebrating indigenous culture. 4-9 p.m., Baltimore Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St.
Tuesday, October 15.
August Wilson’s “Radio Golf”: Successful real estate developer Harmond Wilks is on a mission to become Pittsburgh’s first black mayor by doing whatever it takes to transform his childhood neighborhood from blighted to bustling. Oct. 15-Nov. 17, Everyman Theatre, 315 W. Fayette St.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch w/ Mondo Baltimore: Following a rowdy screening of “Bloodsport,” Mondo Baltimore returns to the SNF Parkway to present “Halloween III: Season of the Witch.” 7:30-10:30 p.m., The SNF Parkway/Maryland Film Festival, 5 W. North Ave. $8-$11.
Wednesday, October 16.
“Thoughts of a Colored Man”: Cast Discussion: The cast of the highly anticipated play, “Thoughts of a Colored Man” will hold a panel discussion. 3-6 p.m., Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., $6-$8.
Thursday, October 17.
In the Stacks: Part 7: Mezzo-soprano Taylor Boykins and saxophonist Tyrone Page will perform works by contemporary composers Lori Laitman and Michael Hersch. 6:30-7:30 p.m., George Peabody Library, 17 E. Mt. Vernon Place.
Dinner with the Artist at Joe Squared: View art by local artist Benjamin Joseph Jancewicz. 6-7:30 p.m., Joe Squared, 33 W. North Ave.
Writers LIVE! Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives: Haunted and haunting, “How We Fight for Our Lives” tells the story of a young, Black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. 7-9 p.m., Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St.
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