Temporary
Expression in
an Enduring
Setting
At the Evergreen Museum, a
diversity of artists in the great
outdoors
Every two years, the Evergreen Museum, one
of Johns Hopkins University’s beautifully
unique museums, invites curators and a select
group of artists from around the country to
create a temporary collection of outdoor art.
The sixth edition of the exhibition, “
Simultaneous Presence,” debuted in May and is now
drawing to a close after o;ering a fleeting
opportunity to experience something quite
special: thought-provoking modern sculpture
ave
Date
FELLS POINT
the
The Original
Ghostwalk
Fridays and
Saturdays
An evening walking tour
of homes and shops
acquaints participants
with the ghosts of Baltimore’s ro wdy seaport
past. 7 p.m., Fridays and
Saturdays. Meet on the
sidewalk outside Max’s,
731 S. Broadway.
baltimoreghosttours.com
PAT TERSON PARK
Open Mic Night
Mondays
Bring your song, poetry
or story, or just come to
lurk and enjoy dinner
and drinks at a fairly
new neighborhood
joint. Tuesday is trivia
night. Big Poppa’s Bar &
Grill, 40 N. Streeper St.
410-522-1818;
bigpoppasplace.com
CITY GUIDE
Baltimore
screen, horsehide on the other
and ice-cold beer
right there on the
bar. Sound good?
And if that night
doesn’t work, the
Orioles play ;;
other night games
in September. Your
hotel bar might
su;ce, but if not,
here are some
options: Porters of
Federal Hill (;;;;
Riverside Ave.,
;;;-;;;-;;;;);
Looney’s Pub
(;;;; O’Donnell St.,
;;;-;;;-;;;;); the
Greene Turtle (;;;
S. Broadway, ;;;-
;;;-;;;;); Sliders
Bar and Grill (;;;
Washington Blvd.,
;;;-;;;-;;;;).
Baseball is wind-
ing down and
football is winding
up. What a lovely
time of year for
a sports bar! The
Ravens get going
against the Jets,
Sept. ;;, on Mon-
day Night Football.
That same night,
the Orioles go up
against Toronto.
Pigskin on one
Orioles and Ravens:
The Birds of Autumn
installed on the lush grounds of a landmark
Gilded Age estate. One of the artists, Shannon Young, set up near the foundation of the
estate’s former greenhouse, installed grocery store shopping carts and planted them
with vegetables. Myeongbeom Kim strung a
footbridge high up between two trees, exploring one of his favorite themes—connecting
worlds. And three artists have cooperated to
create a small “urban park,” complete with a
basketball hoop and gra;ti. Through Sept. 26;
last tour daily at 3 p.m.; closed Mondays. The
Evergreen Museum and Library is about four
miles north of Inner Harbor. 410-516-0341;
museums.jhu.edu.
Shannon Young, How Does Your Garden Grow?, 2010.
Courtesy of Evergreen Museum & Library, The Johns
Hopkins University
INNER HARBOR
Summer
Antiques Show
Sept. 2–5
Billing itself as the largest
of its kind in the nation,
the show brings together
550 international
antiques dealers and
another 70 antiquarian
book dealers. Baltimore
Convention Center.
561-822-5440; baltimore
summerantiques.com
LOCUST POINT
Star-Spangled
Weekend
Sept. 11–12 or
anytime
Fort McHenry is the
birthplace of what
became our national
anthem, and every year
the bombardment that
inspired Francis Scott
Key is commemorated
in a special weekend.
410-962-4290;
nps.gov/fomc
MOUNT VERNON
Baltimore Book
Festival
Sept. 24–26
Now in its 15th year,
the festival celebrates
books and authors
(with more than 100
appearing in person)
and features signings,
live music, crafts and
food. Washington
Square. 410-752-8632;
baltimorebookfestival.com
