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Michael Jackson: A Retrospective
Michael Jackson's untimely passing on June 25, 2009 gives us all an opportunity to celebrate the genius of his music and to look back at a notable life Click here to browse Michael Jackson material at the Baltimore County Public Library.Click here to visit MichaelJackson.com
Food, Festivals
and Events
Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (local interest)
Official tourism site for Baltimore City and the surrounding area. Find
local restaurant listings and enjoy one of the many up-coming events
happening in the city.
Baltimore County Conference and Visitors Bureau (local interest)
Fun stuff to do in and around Baltimore County, arranged by date or
event.
Baltimore
Events and Festivals (local interest)
from
Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts
City activities and
City-wide Events Calendar.
Baltimore Fun Guide (local interest)
a project of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Great place to find out about what's happening in the area.
Baltimore
Sun Restaurant Search
(local interest)
Searchable by cuisine and location.
Calendars of Local Events
(local interest)
from Baltimore County Public Library's Holidays and Events InfoCenter
Crab
Houses and Restaurants
(local interest)
from BlueCrab.info
Locate restaurants where hot steamed "Maryland-style hard crabs are served".
Festivals and Celebrations (local interest)
from Baltimore County Public Library's Holidays and Events InfoCenter
Festivals and Events
by Festivals.com
Celebrating festivals and events around the world.
Search by keyword or name, map, subject, and location.
International Association of
Fairs and Expositions
Includes the history of fairs and a "Find a Fair"
button which is organized by by name, location, month, or any
combination.
Maryland Wineries
(local interest)
Includes a calendar of events and info on
regional wineries.
Metromix Baltimore
(local interest)
Local entertainment guide on where to go and what to do in Baltimore,
from the hottest restaurants and bars, to the latest in events, music,
movies, style, and television.
Restaurant
Association of Maryland
(local interest)
Dining guide for restaurant promotions, grand openings, brunch locations
and to find a restaurant by cuisine, location and price. Catering service information also available.
Zagat
Excellent guide offers staff picks or lets
you search for restaurants by cuisine, feature, and locale in Baltimore and major cities around the
world
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Downloadable Videos (local interest)
available through Baltimore County Public Library
Drew's Scripts-O-Rama
Download hundreds of movie and television scripts.
Entertainment Awards
from Infoplease
Lists award-winning movies, television shows, music, performing arts awards,
and more.
Hot
Titles: New D V Ds (local interest)
available through Baltimore County Public Library
Check out current releases of for both adults and children's titles
available on D V D. Please see
D V D policies and fees for important information about this collection.
Maryland
Film Office
(local interest)
Get the scoop on film-making and promotion in Maryland.
Movie Review Query Engine
Links to reviews for more than 16,000 movies, add your own reviews. Has
button link to the Internet Movie Database ( I M D B) for storyline, cast,
release dates, and more. Find showtimes at local theatres.
Museums and Galleries
African American Local Museums and Historical Sites (local interest)
from Baltimore County Public Library's African American InfoCenter
The Baltimore area, the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia
offer multiple venues for exploring African American history and
accomplishments.
American Visionary Arts Museum
(local interest)
Baltimore's museum devoted to visionary and naive arts.
Asian Arts
and Culture Center at Towson University
(local interest)
Over 1,000 objects
including ceramics, paintings, wood-block prints, textiles, carved
ivories, wood, metal and stone sculpture, cloisonné enamels and
furniture displayed during the academic year.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum
(local interest)
Birthplace of American railroading
Babe Ruth
Birthplace and Museum
(local interest)
Babe Ruth birthplace and official Orioles history museum
Baltimore Basilica
(local interest)
The first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States, and the
first major religious building constructed after the adoption of the
United States Constitution. It is a National Historic Landmark and
National Shrine.
Baltimore Maritime Museum
(local interest)
Includes four historic landmarks: the Lightship Chesapeake, USS Torsk
which was one of only ten Tench Class fleet type submarines to see
service in World War II, USCGC Taney which was in action against
Japanese planes during the Pearl Harbor Attack, and the Seven Foot Knoll
Lighthouse.
Baltimore Museum of Art
(local interest)
World renown art collection, special
exhibits, and programs for all ages
Baltimore
Museum of Industry
(local interest)
This museum in Baltimore celebrates the past, present and future
innovations of Maryland industry.
Baltimore
Streetcar Museum
(local interest)
Street railway history and rides on original
Baltimore streetcars.
Contemporary
Museum
(local interest)
"Dedicated to broaden
the understanding of new art and exhibition ideas". Located in
downtown Baltimore.
Doctor Samuel D. Harris
National Museum of Dentistry
(local interest)
Discover fascinating hands-on exhibitions, sing along to vintage toothpaste
commercials, and celebrate the heritage and future of dentistry at this historic
location near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Affiliated with Smithsonian.
Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum
(local interest)
Poe's home from 1832 tp 1835 with links to other
Poe sites.
Fire Museum of Maryland
(local interest)
Discover the history of fire fighting, from colonial times to the
present. Located in Lutherville, Maryland.
Fort McHenry National Monument and
Historic Shrine
(local interest)
Preserves the legacy of Fort McHenry as
a national monument and historic shrine.
Geppi's Entertainment Museum
(local interest)
Where else can you revisit your childhood and get back in touch with old friends
that entertained you in the past through comic strips and books, radio and
television shows, films, cartoons, and so much more? Located in historic Camden
Station at Camden Yards in Baltimore Maryland,
Glenn L. Martin Maryland
Aviation Museum (local interest)
Dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and documentation of aviation and
space history in Maryland, namely, the contributions of Glenn L. Martin and his
successful company. Located in the Middle River Essex area of Baltimore County.
Greater Baltimore History Alliance: Museums (local interest)
Lists museums and historic homes throughout the Baltimore area. Click on each
name for additional information and their web site is available.
Hampton
National Historic Site (local interest)
1790's Georgian
Mansion with furnishings and gardens in Towson, Maryland.
Jewish Museum of Maryland (local
interest)
A major museum of regional Jewish history, culture and
community. The Museum interprets the Jewish experience in America, with special
attention to Jewish life in the state of Maryland.
Maryland
Commission on Artistic Property
(local interest)
of the Maryland State Archives
includes Peabody Collection: works of art on loan to many
Baltimore institutions and the Annapolis Collection: displayed in State buildings in Annapolis.
Maryland Historical Society
(local interest)
Maryland cultural artifacts from past to
present. Located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Maryland Science
Center
(local interest)
Davis Planetarium, IMAX Theater, and a
wide variety of exhibits.
MuseumLink's Museum of Museums
Official websites of national and
international museums plus a collection of virtual museums.
Museums in the U S A
Locate museums by name, type, or state.
Port
Discovery Children's Museum in Baltimore
(local interest)
"Provides experiences which ignite imagination, inspire learning, and nurture
growth through play." Located near the Inner Harbor of Baltimore City.
Reginald F. Lewis Museum
of Maryland African American History and Culture
(local interest)
Largest museum of its kind on the East Coast dedicated to sharing
Maryland's African American history with the world.
Rosenberg
Gallery (local interest)
This gallery located at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland exhibits showcase work by regional
artists.
School
33 Art Center (local interest)
Baltimore's home for
regional contemporary art.
Smithsonian Institution
Composed of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoo, and numerous research
facilities in the United States and abroad.
Sports Legends Museum at Camden
Yards (local interest)
The state's sports history headquarters. Features exhibits on the Baltimore
Orioles, the Baltimore Colts, Ravens and Blast, Orioles Hall of Fame, Negro
League teams, the Preakness, the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame,
regional college athletics, and more.
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
(local interest)
Home of Mary Pickersgill who sewed the
flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 .
Todd's Inheritance Historic
Site
(local interest)
Located in Edgemere area of Baltimore County.
Todd's Inheritance played a key roll in the
Battle of North Point
and helped prevent the British from capturing Baltimore during the War of
1812.
Walters Art
Museum
(local interest)
Exhibits, tours, and visitor information about a premier Baltimore institution.
All Music
Search this vast database of recorded music by artist,
album, song, genre, country, instrument, theme or mood. The database
covers popular music styles as well as classical and jazz. Requires
free registration to access extensive information.
Choral Public Domain
Library
In addition to choral scores in the public domain, you'll find lyrics,
translations, and information about composers.
Google Directory: Lyrics
Categories include current
hits, rock and pop, hymns, international and the 60's.
Hot Titles: New Music C Ds (local interest)
available through Baltimore County Public Library
These C Ds can be checked out for 21 days, can be renewed, and
placed on hold.
Lester S Levy Collection of
Sheet Music (local interest)
from the Special Collections of the Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins
University
Consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. The
collection spans the years 1780 to 1980, but its strength is
nineteenth-century America. Search by title, composer, first line of
song or chorus and find a digital image of the sheet music.
If the music was published after 1923,
it is not in the public domain, and therefore there will be no images.
Lyrics
from the Open Directory Project
Offers lyrics from many categories of music, search by type, artist,
other languages and links to other lyric sites.
MoJo's Song Lyrics
2,000 plus children's songs. Search by title or
subject.
Mudcat Cafe
Lyrics Search
Includes 9,000 songs in the Digital Tradition Database. Search by title or keyword.
Also a folk and blues e-journal.
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra (local interest)
Baltimore Choral Arts
Society
(local interest)
Full Chorus and
Orchestra, Professional Chamber Chorus, and Educational Outreach
Ensemble
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (local interest)
The BSO's homepage, with information on tickets, season calendar, and
musicians.
Baltimore Theatre Alliance (local interest)
Find out what is playing on local theatre stages. Join their talent
registry and find out about auditions and professional development
workshops.
CenterStage (local interest)
Baltimore's resident professional theater
Community College of
Baltimore County: Performing Arts (local interest)
The three campuses in Catonsville, Dundalk, and Essex offer music, theatre, and
dance for audiences and artists of all ages throughout the year. Lists
auditions.
Dance Magazine
Articles, reviews, links to professional dance companies and other related sites.
DateLines
(local interest)
Events for all ages taking place at Baltimore County Public Library.
Directory of Outdoor
Drama in the United States
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This directory is organized by
location and category.
Everyman Theatre (local interest)
Professional local theatre company with artists from the
Baltimore/Washington area presenting high quality plays that are
accessible and affordable to everyone.
Fells Point Corner Theatre
(local interest)
Community theatre in Baltimore City
France - Merrick
Performing Arts Center at the Hippodrome
Theatre
(local interest)
Downtown Baltimore's newest performing arts venue.
Gordon Center for the Performing Arts
(local interest)
Presents a variety of professional entertainment in music, theater,
dance, family programming, and film. Located in Owings Mills, Maryland.
Goucher College (local interest)
World-class guests present public discussions and performances
throughout the year.
Handel Choir of Baltimore (local interest)
Heritage
Players, Inc. (local interest)
Catonsville-based
community theater
Internet Broadway Database
Comprehensive database of shows produced on Broadway dating from the
1700s to the present. Search by characters, theatres, songs, shows,
actor, director, producer and more.
JamBase
Searchable list of concerts by date, venue and location. Includes
concert news, reviews and music festival guide.
Liberty Showcase Theatre
(local interest)
Randallstown area theater group
Lorenzo's Timonium Dinner Theatre (local interest)
Lurman
Woodland Theatre (local interest)
Summer outdoor music series in Catonsville
Maryland Ensemble Theatre
(local interest)
Theatre company in Frederick, Maryland
Maryland Music Resources (local interest)
prepared by the Sights and Sounds Department of the Enoch Pratt Free
Library, Maryland's State Library Resource Center
Local music venues, music festivals, production and recording
resources, band listings and much more.
Maryland's Party Guide
(local interest)
Night clubs and show schedules across
Maryland, plus local band information
Murphy Fine Arts Center
(local interest)
Morgan State University's venue for visual and performing arts -
including
Broadway and off-Broadway productions, studio theatre, stand-up
comedy, musical and dance performances and art exhibits. Located in
Baltimore.
Olney Theatre Center (local interest)
Professional regional theatre in Olney Maryland
Oregon Ridge
Dinner Theatre (local interest)
Located in Hunt Valley, Maryland
Pasadena Theatre Company
(local interest)
Glen Burnie Area Community Theatre
Playbill
Theatre news and show listings for
Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional, Tours and London.
Pollstar
Source of worldwide concert tour schedules,
ticket sales results, and trade news.
Pumpkin Theatre
(local interest)
Geared to "give your child and family theatrical memories that will last
forever." Held at St. Timothy's School for Girls, Stevenson, Maryland, just
off the Baltimore Beltway.
Puppet Company Playhouse
(local interest)
Glen Echo Park area puppet theater for
children
Recher Theatre
(local interest)
Concert venue for live national, regional, and local music in heart of
Towson.
Reisterstown
Jazz Ensemble
(local interest)
Schedule of
performances, photos; non-profit group
Rep Stage
(local interest)
A professional theatre company in residence
at Howard Community College
Shriver Hall Concert Series
(local interest)
A chamber music series held on the Homewood campus of The Johns
Hopkins University
Spotlighters
Theatre
(local interest)
Community theatre in
Baltimore City
Theatre
Hopkins
(local interest)
Community based, semi-professional theatre
housed by Johns Hopkins University
Theatre
Project
(local interest)
Non-profit
performing arts in Baltimore City
Theatre on the Hill
(local interest)
Professional summer musical theatre company at McDaniel College in
Westminster, Maryland.
Toby's
Dinner Theatre
(local interest)
Area dinner theatres located in Columbia and Baltimore.
Towson
University Arts and Culture Calendars
(local interest)
From jazz to chamber music, dramas to musicals, art exhibits to
dance, to films and lectures, Towson University's Center for the
Arts and other campus venues offer entertainment year round.
The Asian Arts and
Culture Center presents a full calendar of events designed to
promote the visual and performing arts of Asia.
University
of Maryland at Baltimore County Arts and Culture Calendar
(local interest)
Arts and culture abound on campus, including Humanities Forum and
Social Sciences Lecture series, Phoenix Dance company, Doug Hamby
Dance, Center for Art and Visual Culture.
Vagabond Players
(local interest)
Nation's oldest continuously operating
little theatre
CenterStage: The Pearlstone Theater and The Head Theater (local interest)
Hippodrome at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center (local interest)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony
Hall and Music Center at Strathmore
(local interest)
Home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Baltimore and in Montgomery County.
Lyric Opera House (local interest)
Home of the Baltimore Opera Company
Seating Charts from ASC
Tickets
Seating charts of local and regional theaters, sports and concert
venues
Ticketmaster
Enter a venue name in the search box
at the top or use the local venue menu on the left. Select the venue and the
option for a seating chart will appear with the event schedule.
African American
InfoCenter (local interest)
by Baltimore County Public Library
Museums and historic sites, arts and culture marking the history and
accomplishments of African Americans.
Arts and
Humanities
from the Librarians' Internet Index
Animation, artists, clip art, galleries, movies, performing arts,
sculpture and more.
Creative Alliance at the Patterson
(local interest)
A Baltimore non-profit organization of artists, arts supporters,
writers, scholars and businesses that promotes the arts through
education, programs and community involvement
Entertainment
and Leisure
from the Internet Public Library
Sites selected by professional librarians covering movies, music, radio,
television, theater, and more.
Fine
Arts
from the Internet Public Library
Art history, architecture, photography, folk art, and more.
Holidays and Events
InfoCenter (local interest)
by Baltimore County Public Library
Festivals, special events, and calendars of local events.
Maryland
Info.com (local interest)
Statewide arts and
entertainment information.
Oxford Art Online (local interest)
through Baltimore County Public Library
Provides web access to the Oxford Art Online, Oxford Companion to Western
Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art
Terms. It contains articles on painting, sculpture, graphic arts,
architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the
present day. Topics include: biographies, criticism and philosophy of art,
cultures and civilizations of the world, artistic styles and movements.
Images are available.
The content can be discovered by clicking the hyperlinks and can be printed, emailed or downloaded. These electronic books do not have to be checked out or downloaded, and are always available for use either in the library or from home. A library card registered with Baltimore County Public Library is needed. If you experience problems accessing any of these databases, please go to the Databases Troubleshooting Help page.
RADAR
(local interest)
Baltimore arts and culture, including many events not found
elsewhere.
Roadside America
A searchable guide to offbeat tourist attractions.
Sports and
Recreation InfoCenter (local interest)
by Baltimore County Public Library
Focuses on local recreational, collegiate, and professional sports. Covers
local and state parks and campgrounds and recreational activities, such as
hobbies, antiques and collectibles, car repair, local hunting, fishing,
boating and sailing, and more. Presents national sports statistics.
urbanite
(local interest)
Information on Baltimore activities and events.
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