Urban Discoveries Baltimore

If your Halloween in any way resembled mine, then one little Daylight Savings do-over hour was far from sufficient. This week the events calendar seems to be taking a bit of a hangover break, so change things up and try improving yourself with some nice, crunchy culture. Next weekend I promise it’s back to debauchery.

1.    The Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Harbor East (830 E. Pratt Street) welcomes you to enjoy a savory if mellow evening of jazz with saxophonist Major Boyd and the Major Notes. Drinks, snacks, class. Admission is $20 for non-members. Doors open Friday at 6:30.

2.    The Historic Charles Street Association invites you to amble over to the intersection of Charles and Read for an afternoon of good-hearted, reasonable fun in honor of the street’s  strong culinary presence. Drinks, music, belly-dancing (in November!), and most importantly food will appear courtesy of many local restaurants. This is the sort of ‘block party’ to which you could confidently invite your mother-in-law with the nominal aim of introducing her to some local flavor. Admission is free, though the food and drink for the most part won’t be. Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m.

3.    Finally, hipsters and especially would-bes (real hipsters fiercely deny it) will be excited to check out the new show opening at the Metro Gallery in Station North (1700 N. Charles Street). Natasha Tylea is a local photographer called upon not infrequently to capture the souls of various Baltimore bands. Her photographs frame bleak everyday scenes glancingly touched by compassion. This collection of likely good photographs bears the parodically bad title “The Pendulum, the Pit, and Hope,” and will be free. Saturday, 8:00 p.m.

What kind of penance will you pay this week?

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