UP to SPEED
16th-century English village
features five pubs, 10 major
stages, a jousting arena
and more. Let merriment
abound! Weekends through
Oct. 23. Revel Grove,
Crownsville.rennfest.com.
Pacific is at the Hippodrome
MASSACHUSETTS
Oct. 4–9). 410-547-SEAT;
800-551-SEAT; broadway
acrossamerica.com.
Broadway’s RAIN: The
internationally acclaimed
Beatles concert returns
by popular demand! The
band RAIN performs the
full range of The Beatles’
discography live onstage,
including the most complex
and challenging songs The
Beatles recorded in the studio but never performed for
an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN
has mastered every song,
gesture and nuance of the
legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that’s as
infectious as it is transporting. From the early hits to
later classics, this tribute
will take you back to a time
when all you needed was
Railfest Steam Days
Weekend: It only happens
once a year! Train rides
behind a historic steam
engine and steam demonstrations by the oldest
operating steam locomotive
in America, the William
Mason #25. Programs and
demonstrations highlight
the age of steam locomotives in America during the
Civil War. Oct. 8–9. B&O
Museum. Borail.org.
General MacArthur, Abbott
& Costello, Rosie the Riveter, Navy gunners and
more. World War II vintage
aircraft perform over the
ship (weather permitting)
with reenactors manning
the ship’s armament to
defend it. 410-558-0164;
liberty-ship.com.
Liberty ship: Step back
in time and experience
living history on the fully
restored liberty ship the
S.S. John W. Brown. The
ship will conduct a six-hour
living history cruise on
Chesapeake Bay Saturday,
Sept. 10, departing Baltimore at 10 a.m. The cruise
includes a continental
For the Baltimore events, save 30 percent on the
best available coach rail fare for
one companion traveling with
a paid regular (full) fare adult.
Valid for travel on the Northeast
Regional service to Baltimore.
Valid for sale through Dec. 17,
and for travel through Dec. 20,
2011. Reservations are exclusively
available at Amtrak.com through
visitbaltimore.org/amtrak. See
page 105 for blackout dates and
other restrictions.
The Big E: Held for 17 days
each September in West
Springfield, The Big E features top-name entertainment, Big E Cream Puffs,
The Big E Super Circus,
the Avenue of States, Stor-rowton Village Museum, a
Mardi Gras Parade, animals,
rides, shopping and foods
from around the world, during New England’s most colorful season. Sept. 16–Oct. 2.
thebige.com.
S.S. John W. Brown
Maryland Seafood Festival: Join the fun and celebrate the 44th anniversary
of this tasty and entertaining Annapolis tradition.
Anchoring the festival is the
famed Crab Soup Cook-off,
an Annapolis favorite that
brings together the city’s
greatest restaurateurs and
chefs in a classic Maryland
showdown. Sept. 10–11.
mdseafoodfestival.com.
Discover Holyoke Day:
A $1 wristband gives you
free or discounted access
to music, theater and dance
performances, and much
more. Explore the intriguing history of Paper City,
with its unique buildings,
and take a whirl on the
Holyoke Merry-Go-Round,
a working 1929 carousel.
Oct. 22. 413-322-5660.
holycham.com/events.
For the Annapolis event, save 30 percent on the
best available coach rail fare for
one companion traveling with
a paid regular (full) fare adult.
Valid for travel on the Northeast
Regional service to (BWI) Baltimore Washington International rail
station only. Valid for sale through
Dec. 17, and for travel through Dec.
20, 2011. Reservations are exclusively available at Amtrak.com
through visitannapolisspecials/
amtrak/index.aspx. See page
105 for blackout dates and other
restrictions.
Arts fest: The 17th annual
Paradise City Arts Festival
comes to the Three County
Fairgrounds in Northampton, Mass. Featuring museum
quality crafts, art, sculpture,
and plenty of live music. Oct.
8–10. 800-511-9725; Paradise
cityarts.com.
Frightfest: October brings
thrills and spooky chills
as Frightfest comes to Six
love, and a little help from
your friends! Hippodrome
Theatre. Oct. 21–22. (South
breakfast and buffet lunch,
historical reenactments
of President Roosevelt,
Flags New England, Aga-wam, Mass. The park is
open weekends in October
for this annual fall event,
featuring mild chills (for
the young ones during the
day) and wild chills (for the
grown-up thrillseekers at
night). 413-786-9300;
sixflags.com/newengland.
