Urban Discoveries Baltimore

This week there are lots of ways to feel marginally more cultured. So pause the brand-name portable music playing device and step out into the bright, scary day. First things first:

1. LatinoFest in Patterson Park (corner of Eastern and Linwood Avenues), this Saturday, June 27 from noon to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 28 from noon to 9:00 p.m., is only $5 a head and provides a stellar opportunity to merengue, seduce a mariachi player, and gorge yourself on excellent spicy food. Kids get in free.

2. Insubordination Fest takes over Sonar Downtown (407 E. Saratoga Street) Friday, June 26, starting at 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 27, starting at 1:00 p.m. This is the fourth year of the aggressively authentic pop-punk festival, so for those of you who have totally sold out since the early ‘90s, this is your chance to throw on a Black Flag t-shirt and pump your middle-aged fists to the Dead Milkmen, Pansy Division, Boris the Sprinkler, Steinways, and numerous other bands––new and old-school. Admission is $25 a day. Just toss it on a credit card, narc.

3. The modestly named “A Sculpture Show” at C. Grimaldis Gallery in Mount Vernon (523 N. Charles Street) closes after Saturday, June 27, so see it while you can. This collection of art is largely made up of small, sometimes seemingly miniature pieces by celebrated sculptors. It’s the perfect way to spend the hour between waking up with tinnitus and eating the day’s first chalupa: in silence. Featured artists include Richard Serra, Annette Sauermann, John Van Alstine, Chul-Hyun Ahn, Jon Isherwood, Jane Manus, John Ruppert,  and Costas Varotsos.

Where will you be getting your dose of culture this week?

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