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What’s new Here are some of the newest offerings for 2009: Live music R Restrooms/sinks Information/merchandise Parking GETTING THERE: This year, you can ride on over to the bike parking zone at Visual arts Avenue between Oliver Street and Mount Misting tent First Aid Bicycle parking Royal Avenue to receive a free goody bag. A 1 shuttle service that had been planned for this North Ave. Performing arts Food Handicap services Light rail station year has been postponed until 2010.

ARTESCAPE VIP LOUNGE: Purchase an Malster Ave. Artscape VIP credential for only $25 per day to 83 score some shade, snacks, a view of the Falls Rd. Charles goings-on below and even a 10-minute massage Jon Everyman Theatre echen St. es ard St. Street Chick Webb Jazz to prepare you for the next exciting activity. Falls Stage McM How . Combo Competition The VIP lounge is on the top floor of the Expy. Lafayette Ave Meyerhoff Garage at 1311 Cathedral St. Festival N. Dickson St. The Stage Green N. Calvert S ACROBATICS AND DANCE: Step in and N. Charles St. “Shorts” at The Charles cool off in the Lyric Opera House, 140 W. Mount Food Court *Receive one free kid’s or teen’s admission (18 & under) with the purchase of one full- W. Mo Fox Building paid adult admission. Limit 6 free admissions per reservation. Must mention or enter Royal Ave., on Friday, Saturday or Sunday and Bunting discount code KTFB09 at time of purchase. Not valid with groups, special offers or any *Enjoy one free upgrade with each full paid admission. Royalty upgrade includes VIP Semifinalists Exhibition, u Center Metro Gallery other discounts. Upgrade packages are additional. Some restrictions may apply. preferred seating, commemorative program, spirit banner and a behind the scenes experience inspiring performances by some nt Royal Ave. R Janet and Walter Sondheim Prize Valid at Maryland castle only. DVD. King’s Royalty additional. Limited availability. Some restrictions may apply. Valid top international dance and acrobatics compa- t. vale St. Expires 8/2/09. at Maryland castle only. Discount code ROYAL09. Expires 8/2/09. nies. Companies scheduled to perform include R Lan Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Acro- W. Mosher St. bats of China, Baltimore Ballet Company, Corpus Christi Church Brown Midway II Center Stop by The Baltimore Sun Media Group’s booth at Sankofa Dance Theater, Raw Sound Tap Opera & Organ Concerts Company and Fuira Flamenco. John St. SEW ME WHAT YOU GOT COMPETI- Street

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Maryland Ave. Photo Booth Ikea fabric will present their collections on the vard St. Main Amtrak/ Building Penn Station ARTSCAPE Artscape runway at 6 p.m. Sunday for a $1,000 Ave. R grand prize. Rutter St. • Pick up a Free Fan with the art of Baltimore Artist Robert McClintock SHORTS AT THE CHARLES THEATRE: Art Cars Street The Maryland Film Festival brings back the Performers • Enter for a chance to win one of Robert McClintock’s artistic pieces popular shorts in a tent program, but moves it W. Lafayette St. t. S 2 to the Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St. John St. in • Subscribe and receive a comic strip umbrella h During the festival, one of the Charles’ five lp W. Oliver St. o screens will be dedicated to shorts, ranging D The Lyric University of Stop by and chat with a Baltimore Sun reporter: W. Lanvale from three minutes to 20 minutes long. Opera House Baltimore Dance & Acrobatics Friday, July 17: NEVERMORE 2009: Artscape’s theater Fashion at showcase at the Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston Artscape 5 p.m.-6 p.m.: Matt Brown St., offers a variety of Poe-inspired plays Park Ave. Main Maryland Stage R R 6 p.m.-7 p.m.: Rob Kasper, Jill Rosen Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Offerings in- Institute N. Howard St. nt Royal Ave. 7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Brent Jones, Liz Kay, Julie Scharper clude everything from supernatural clowns to College DIY at Mou improv for a family-friendly experience. of Art Artscape 8 p.m.-9 p.m.: Dave Rosenthal, Nancy Johnston — Dayna Ryan, Special to The Baltimore Sun Food R Court R Exotic Hypnotic Baltimore C Experimental Music a t Saturday, July 18: Reasons to go Detail Target Family h e Baltimore’s famed summer arts festival is a Art Park d r 1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Mary Hartney, Maryann James a St. l Preston sprawling affair. Friday through Sunday, live S 6 p.m.-7 p.m.: Melissa Harris R EXHIBITORS t music can be heard on three outdoor stages, a . Theatre Project variety of indoor venues and along the streets Theater, Comedy and Poe Events and sidewalks of the Station North Arts Park Ave. Sunday, July 19: District. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall 1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Kate Shatzkin Large food courts are situated throughout, BSO Concerts, Billie Holiday & Cab Calloway 4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Tim Smith and vendors pack the nooks and crannies not Vocal Competitions occupied by those attractions or the 350,000 200 Feet Biddle St. people that will attend. Making the most of Artscape can be a daunting task, but there are plenty of reasons to attend. A little pre- SOURCE: Artscape/Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts BALTIMORE SUN GRAPHIC planning couldn’t hurt, though. MUSIC LINE UP: Sure, legendary singer Dionne Warwick performs, as do well-known acts such as Cake and Robin Thicke. Plenty of high-quality local musicians perform, as well. Why not see what’s happening on the Balti- Improve your business and consumer IQ with experts from MPT, The Baltimore more music scene with live performances by Lo Moda, Jason Dove, ellen cherry or Lafayette Sun and the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Gilchrest? (See the full schedule below.) FESTIVAL FOOD: The continuing joke Jeff Salkin hosts about Artscape is that it’s a place to eat more than it’s a place to honor Baltimore art. In the past few years, the festival has made strides away from that reputation, but there is still plenty of fair food to be had, from Asian grill items to spicy Jamaican dishes to finger- licking South Carolina barbecue. Food court vendors are set up in four locations: The Green Food Court is across from the Charles Theater, Thursdays at 7:30 pm on MPT 1711 N. Charles St., with additional food courts at the northeast corner of Charles Street and Repeats Sundays at 7:30 am Mount Royal Avenue, on Cathedral Street between Mount Royal Avenue and Preston Tune in this week as Jeff Street and on Mount Royal Avenue between and his guests discuss: Lafayette Avenue and Lanvale Street. ART YOU CAN WEAR: The shimmering sea Comeback in Columbia: of handmade jewelry represents only a small Coproduced with glimpse of the lovely items with which stylish Merriweather Post festival-goers can adorn themselves. Unique, Revival handcrafted bags, handprinted garments, hand-knitted shawls and a plethora of other Transforming hand-verbed items are also available. ART-CAR PARADE: Who doesn’t love a Wireless Delivery parade? Especially one touting these wacky and sublime vehicles. Artscape’s adored autos New Help Repaying return (with some new friends), and caravan Old Student Loans from the American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Highway, to Station North beginning Take advantage of at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. PHOTO BOOTH: Local photographers take and print portraits on-site, which then fill KENNETH K. LAM/BALTIMORE SUN PHOTO space along a 60-foot-long glass wall displayed At last year’s Artscape, Conor Reynolds, 15, of Baltimore, shows his friends some of the more interesting pictures from "A Photographic Portrait at Penn Station. The installation works to Project.” The project seeks to remind folks what Artscape is all about: its people. SUNTASTIC SPECIALS! remind the city what Artscape is all about: its people. Festival Stage 2:30 P.M.: David Andrew Smith on the Band on the Charles Street Stage PAINTED SCREEN SOCIETY: Though the 5 P.M.: Deja Belle on the Main Stage Festival Stage 1 P.M.: No Second Troy on the Festival Stage quirky Baltimore tradition of painting screens 5 P.M.: Justin Thomas Group on the Charles 3:30 P.M.: For the People Entertainment 1:30 P.M.: Drakes on the Main Stage may have seen its heyday, the Painted Screen Street Stage (Sound-Off ! winner) on the Main Stage 2 P.M.: Lafayette Gilchrest at University of Society keeps the folk art alive with a variety of 5 P.M.: Pie Boys Flat on the Festival Stage 4 P.M.: Bay Jazz Project on the Charles Baltimore Student Center Theater workshops and presentations. Meet artists, 6:30 P.M.: April Sampe on the Main Stage Street Stage 2:30 P.M.: Todd Marcus on the Charles learn to paint screens and, at 2 p.m. Sunday, 6:30 P.M.: Tia Dae on the Charles Street 4 P.M.: Ms. Sarah & the Help on the Festival Street Stage learn a little something about Formstone at Stage Stage 2:30 P.M.: ellen cherry on the Festival Stage the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral 6:30 P.M.: The Dave Tieff Band on the 4 P.M.: Quartet Offensive at University of 3:30 P.M.: Nickodemus & Quantic + Sun St. Festival Stage Baltimore Student Center Theater People Live on the Main Stage SOUND-OFF! COMPETITION: For the Peo- 7 P.M.: Lo Moda at University of Baltimore 5 P.M.: River City Extension on the Main 4 P.M.: Big Boy Little on the Charles Street ple Entertainment takes the Festival Stage at 2 Student Center Theater Stage Stage p.m. Friday and the Main Stage at 3:30 p.m. 8 P.M.: Dionne Warwick on the Main Stage 5:30 P.M.: Nevitta & Company featuring 4 P.M.: Whop N the Global Soul Revue on the Saturday to show fans exactly why the group 8 P.M.: Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra on the Ron Pender on the Charles Street Stage Festival Stage received the bulk of the 14,000 votes cast at Charles Street Stage 5:30 P.M.: Higher Hands on the Festival 5 P.M.: Electrik Red on the Main Stage Artscape.org. 8:30 P.M.: The Cheaters on the Festival Stage 5:30 P.M.: Felicia Carter Quintet on the STREET THEATER: This is one of the few Stage 6:30 P.M.: Cake on the Main Stage Charles Street Stage places in Baltimore to find the Monkey Man, 9:15 P.M.: Matt Wigler on the Charles Street 7 P.M.: Anthony Compton on the Charles 6:30 P.M.: Robin Thicke on the Main Stage Clowns at Work and Pee Wee Pirates — Stage Street Stage 6:30 P.M.: West Side Jazz Collision on the performing vaudeville, improv and comedy 7 P.M.: Noble Lake on the Festival Stage Charles Street Stage Log onto baltimoresun.com/suntastic to get (respectively). Saturday 8:30 P.M.: Robert Randolph & the Family 6:30 P.M.: Basshound on the Festival Stage — Dayna Ryan, Special to The Baltimore Sun 12:30 P.M.: Fall Back Plan on the Main Band on the Main Stage 7 P.M.: Pam the Kindersinger on the Charles 1/2 off great opportunities like restaurants, Stage 8:30 P.M.: Tim Warfield on the Charles Street Stage spas, golf outings and more. Musical 1 P.M.: Cold Spring Jazz Quartet on the Street Stage Charles Street Stage 8:30 P.M.: Jason Dove on the Festival Stage performances 1 P.M.: Balti Mare on the Festival Stage 2 P.M.: Los Reyes del K.O. (The KnockOut Sunday More online Friday Kings) on the Main Stage NOON: DJ Neal Conway on the Main Stage NOON: Baltimore City Public School Sys- 2 P.M.: Ryan “CEX” Kidwell at University of NOON: Billie Holiday and Cab Calloway For more on the weekend tem Showcase on the Charles Street Stage Baltimore Student Center Theater vocal competitions at Meyerhoff Symphony Artscape events, go to 12:30 P.M.: Beat Box on the Festival Stage 2:30 P.M.: Marianne Matheny-Katz and Hall baltimoresun.com/entertainment. 2 P.M.: For the People Entertainment on the M2K Jazz on the Charles Street Stage 1 P.M.: Sandy Asirvatham & the Memoir