Urban Discoveries Baltimore

African American Heritage Festival
July 3–5
M&T Bank Stadium Lots B and C
Chubb Rock and Wordsmith, Rob Base, Soul Underground, The Jazz All-Stars, Teena Marie, En Vogue, Anita Baker, and the Sankofa Dance Company. $5, children under 12 free. Reserved seating for headline acts $40 to $80. 410-333-1560

Artscape
July 17–19
Mount Royal Avenue and Cathedral Street / Charles Street
Largest free arts festival in the country. 150-plus artists, fashion designers, and craftspeople. Opera, acrobats, dancers, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Bring the kids.
410-752-8632

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Plays the Magical Music of Disney
July 16–17
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral Street
410-783-8100

Convergence ’09
July 7–August 29
Maryland Art Place, 8 Market Place # 100
Work of recent MFA graduates from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Towson University, The University of Maryland–Baltimore County, and The University of Maryland–College Park.
July 10 gallery talk with featured artists. Reception to follow at Power Plant Live! Gallery.
410-963-8565

Cricket Fourth of July
July 4
Baltimore Inner Harbor
Day-long entertainment. Music by a capella group Reverb and the Navy’s Electric Brigade. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Good viewing locations include Federal Hill, Fell’s Point, Canton, and Rash Field.
1-877-BALTIMORE

Flicks from the Hill
Thursday evenings from July 2 through August 13
American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Highway
Free outdoor screenings.
410-244-1900

The Glorious Fourth: An Old Fashioned Fourth of July
July 4
Fort McHenry National Monument, 2400 E. Fort Avenue
Fife and drum music, period dancing and games, a musket salute, and a cannon firing. Reading of the Declaration of Independence at 3:00 p.m. $7. Under 16, free.
410-962-4290

Summer Concerts on the Water
Pier Six Pavilion, 731 Eastern Avenue

July 12: ROCK ROYALTY: The Ultimate British Classic Rock Festival featuring The Zombies, The Yardbirds, and the Spencer Davis Group

July 14: Joe Cocker with Dave Mason

July 18: The BSO Performs Queen

July 19: Reggae on the Harbor “Three Generations of Ska” with Toots and the Maytals, Reel Big Fish, The English Beat, Super Villains, and more

July 23: Hippiefest 2009

July 24: Randy Travis with Caitlin and Will

July 26: Blind Boys of Alabama & Ladysmith Black Mambazo with special guests Ollabelle

July 27: mtvU Sunblock Music Festival featuring Boys Like Girls & Gym Class Heroes with special guests The Academy Is, The Veronicas, and Never Shout Never

410-783-4189

Summer Live! Concert Series
Harborplace and The Gallery, 200 E Pratt St

July 11: Old Man Brown: Rock, blues, soul, and funk

July 18: Big Daddy Stallings: Blues

July 25: The Motorettes: Female-fronted motown

410-332-4480

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