Photo by flickr user brett_gullborg.
Two hundred thirty-three years ago, some guys declared some stuff, so this week, it’s your civic duty to make merry. Among the festivities:
1. The Inner Harbor will host the city’s biggest and most crowded celebration starting at 4:30 p.m. with a live a cappella performance by Reverb and continuing into the evening with more music from Electric Brigade and, of course, a massive display of patriotic firepower at 9:30 p.m. If you don’t feel like squeezing through a sea of sweaty human flesh, I’d recommend schlepping a blanket and a flask up Federal Hill and watching in comfort from there.
2. those of a more diurnal inclination can enjoy a more educational Independence Day at Fort McHenry from noon to 4:30 p.m. in and around the fort. It’ll cost you $7 to get in, unless you’re under sixteen in which case it’ll cost whoever drives you there $7 to get in. The big show at 3:00 p.m. will be the public recitation of a certain historical document beginning with “When in the Course of human events…”
3. From July 3 through July 5, the African American Heritage Festival will take over the M&T Bank Stadium B and C Lots Downtown (1101 Russell Street). General admission is $5, and children under 13 get in free. Attractions include a step show, a spelling bee, a poetry slam, a 5K run, daily live musical performances, and dozens of resources for health education and community development. The main stage, which is ticketed separately (admission runs $40 to $80), will feature Teena Marie, En Vogue, Anita Barker, and Tony! Toni! Toné!.
Where will you be when our freedom turns another year older?
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