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Leah Walker, Adobe
Georgia Humphries, Stanley 1913
Tyler Vaught, Edelman
Josh Rangel, Ogilvy
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Hey Baltimore! 👋
Sunny skies and a warm weekend forecast? We'll take it. This week, a beloved Federal Hill music venue reopens its doors, artists across the city invite you into their studios, and spooky season starts glowing up in earnest. Grab a jacket for the evenings and let's go.
🗓️ This Week's Events
The 8x10 Grand Reopening
📅 Thu, Oct 8 – Sun, Oct 11 | 🕐 Times vary | 📍 The 8x10, 10 E. Cross St., Federal Hill
The next chapter of one of Baltimore's most beloved live-music rooms kicks off with a weekend-long lineup. Welcome back, old friend. Learn more →
Modest Mouse
📅 Fri, Oct 9 | 🕐 Evening (check ticket for doors) | 📍 Pier Six Pavilion, Inner Harbor
Indie-rock favorites on the waterfront — one of the last great outdoor-ish nights of the season at Pier Six.
Mozart's Don Giovanni — Opera Baltimore
📅 Fri, Oct 9 – Sun, Oct 11 | 🕐 Showtimes vary | 📍 Stephens Hall, 8000 York Rd., Towson
A fully staged production with live orchestra of Mozart's charming scoundrel and his supernatural comeuppance. Tickets $15–119. Learn more →
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
📅 Opens Fri, Oct 9 (runs through Nov 1) | 🕐 Showtimes vary | 📍 Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, 7 S. Calvert St., Downtown
Playwright David Catlin tells the iconic tale through the eyes of Mary Shelley and the friends who dared each other to write scary stories. Perfect October theater. $35–111. Learn more →
Baltimore Open Studio Tour Weekend
📅 Sat, Oct 10 – Sun, Oct 11 | 🕐 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | 📍 Artist studios citywide
Peek into the workspaces of Baltimore's most talented artists, see works in progress, and buy straight from the makers. Free! Learn more →
Horse Lords
📅 Sat, Oct 10 | 🕐 7 p.m. | 📍 The Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St., Remington
The Baltimore-born experimental rock outfit plays its one hometown show of the year, fresh off their new album. Learn more →
FLAUNT Opens at AVAM
📅 Opens Sat, Oct 10 | 🕐 Wed–Sun, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | 📍 American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Hwy., Federal Hill
AVAM's 31st major thematic exhibit gathers 60+ works that turn everyday materials into something extraordinary. Free–$20. Learn more →
Raul Midón
📅 Tue, Oct 13 | 🕐 7 p.m. | 📍 n die Musik, 409 N. Charles St., Mount Vernon
An intimate night of Latin-infused jazz from the two-time Grammy nominee — just voice and guitar. $10–30. Learn more →
Garden Glow at Ladew
📅 Wed, Oct 14 – Sat, Oct 17 | 🕐 5–9 p.m. | 📍 Ladew Topiary Gardens, 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton
Hundreds of carved jack-o'-lanterns and illuminated sculptures by local artists, plus live music, food, and drinks. Worth the short drive north. $10–50. Learn more →
Still running: NEVERMORE
📅 Through Sun, Oct 18 | 🕐 Times vary | 📍 The Voxel, 9 W. 25th St., Remington
A water-drenched dance and media performance inspired by Poe's "The Raven." Very Baltimore, very October. $25–75. Learn more →
📰 Baltimore News Bites
Big shipbuilding plan for Sparrows Point: Defense-tech company Anduril announced plans this week for a roughly $3.7 billion, 2-million-square-foot shipyard at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County — one of the region's largest industrial investments in years.
City College rebuild moves ahead: Crews are now pouring concrete floors and running mechanical and electrical systems at the Baltimore City College renovation, though a firm date for students to return still hasn't been set (Baltimore Sun).
Downtown building up for sale: The city is moving to sell the vacant city-owned office building at 210 Guilford Avenue, another step in efforts to put empty downtown properties back to use (Baltimore Fishbowl).
Until next Thursday...
Whether you're catching a show at the newly reopened 8x10, wandering into an artist's studio, or chasing jack-o'-lantern glow up in Monkton, get out there and soak up this gorgeous October in Charm City. Tell a friend, bring a neighbor, and support the folks who make this city sing.
— The Bmore This Week Team