Find out what's happening in Baltimore in April. Look here for Baltimore-area event information on concerts, theater, lectures, films, festivals, holidays, bands and more.
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Maps: Finding Our Place in the World
Walters Art Museum and Newberry Library
Walters Art Museum
Major map exhibit at the Walters explores maps as an art form, a science and a part of everyday life. The exhibition includes everything from works by Leonardo da Vinci to the first map of the United States as annotated for the Treaty of Paris. But it also expands the definition of a map to include African scuptures and images from Hubble Telecope.
Baltimore Orioles Schedule
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Home games in April:
Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine
April 25-27, May 2-48 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
B&O Railroad Museum
$18 ages 2 and up
The classic storybook engine Thomas the Tank Engine rolls into Baltimore for the Day Out With Thomas 2008: The Great Discovery Tour. Preschoolers and their families can tak a ride with a 15-ton replica of the star of the popular Thomas & Friends series. Tickets include:
- A 25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas the Tank Engine
- An opportunity to meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of The Railway
Note: No B&O membership cards, coupons, passes, or consignment tickets are accepted on Thomas event days, April 25-27 & May 2-4.
Camelot
Craig Schwartz
Hippodrome Theatre
Lou Diamond Phillips stars in the traveling production of this classic musical.
Art Blooms 2008
Courtesy Walters Art Museum
Walters Art Museum
Every year the Women’s Committee of the Walters Art Museum puts on a celebration of spring with its annual Art Blooms extravaganza. This year the theme, Art Blooms: All Mapped Out With Flowers connects with the Walters major exhibit Maps: Finding Our Place in the World.
Green Gala
Courtesy of NAIB
National Aquarium
$150
This fundraising ball for the Aquarium is all about sustainable living and conservation. From the Aquarium: "From a delectable menu to an enviro-friendly auction, from showcase vignettes on eco-smart life styles to regional chefs presenting organic and locally grown fare, discover how, together, we can live in a cleaner, greener world." Plus there's dancing!
Breakfast with the Dolphins
National Aquarium in Baltimore
After a continental breakfast, join the marine mammal trainers for an up-close look at a dolphin's day. Admission to the Aquarium is included. Reservations required. Ages 3 and up.
Privateer Day in Fells Point
Fells Point
Annual family festival in Fells Point celebrates a pirate's life. And the Pyrate Invasion pub crawl that follows celebrates a pirate's drinking habits.
Passover
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Passover 2008 begins at sundown on Saturday, April 19, and ends at nightfall on Sunday, April 27.
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