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The Baltimore Sun | Sunday, September 15, 2024
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FALL ARTS PREVIEW
Don’t miss Baltimore’s hot tickets
By John Coffren
‘JOE TURNER’S COME AND
GONE’
Sept. 20-Oct. 13: The Chesa-
peake Shakespeare Company, 7
S. Calvert St., kicks off its 2024/2025
season with “Joe Turner’s Come
and Gone.” The play was written
by August Wilson and directed by
Kenyatta Rogers. In 1911 Pittsburgh, Herald Loomis arrives
with his daughter in search of his
wife in a classic Black American
Story. Tickets for the opening
night start at $31. chesapeakeshakespeare.com/shows-tickets/
joeturner/
‘& JULIET’
Sept. 22-28: This hilarious new
musical flips the script on the
greatest love story ever told.
“& Juliet” asks: what would
happen if Juliet didn’t end it all
over Romeo? This national tour
makes a stop at the Hippodrome
Theatre at the France-Merrick
Performing Arts Center, 12 N.
Eutaw St., Baltimore. Tickets start
at $49. Showtimes are Sunday,
Sept. 22, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.;
Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.;
Friday, 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept.
28, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. baltimore.
broadway.com/shows
THE BALTIMORE BOOK
FESTIVAL
Sept. 27-29: The weather is
getting colder, find the perfect
fall read at the annual Baltimore
Book Festival, hosted by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The
Arts in partnership with Waverly
Main Street, Red Emma’s bookstore, and Peabody Heights
Brewery. Celebrate the vast local
literary scene by exploring past
and present authors, witnessing
live discussions, participating
in activities, and more. Waverly
Main St., Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.,
Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. promotionandarts.org/baltimore-bookfest/
BALTIMORE COMIC CON
Sept. 22-23: Superhero fans
2024–25 CONCERT SEASON
PEABODY
assemble at the Baltimore
Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St.,
for Baltimore Comic Con. The
25th-anniversary event features
Leinil Francis Yu, Jim Lee, Louise
Simonson, Amanda Conner, Jim
Starlin, Klaus Janson and other
Alex Entrekin, dressed as Spider-Man, leaps into the air at the 2021 Baltimore Comic-Con held at the Baltimore Convention Center. COURTESY
writers, artists and creators. Fill
in the gaps in your collection, buy
toys and games, and see cosplay
of your favorite character. Tickets
range from $30 to $40 for singleday admission and start at $75 for
three days. baltimorecomiccon.
com
artsinthepark
ISATA KANNEH-MASON
Oct. 6: Pianist Isata Kanneh-Ma-
son will jump-start the 202425 Shriver Hall
Concert Series,
3400 N. Charles
St., with her
solo Baltimore
recital debut.
Kanneh-Mason released her
fourth album,
“Mendelssohn,”
Kannehin August. She
Mason
will play music by
Chopin, Haydn and others. The
concert is on Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m.
shriverconcerts.org/kanneh-mason
FELLS POINT FUN
FESTIVAL
Oct. 4-6: Enjoy live music, a crab
cake sandwich and more at the
Fells Point Fun Festival. Food and
retail vendors will be on hand.
Proceeds from drink ticket sales
benefit the Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fells
Point. The free event began in
1967 as a fundraiser to preserve
the Fells Point neighborhood
from a roadway project. fellspointfest.com/
ARTS IN THE PARK
Oct. 5: Let your creativity flow
and shine at the Chesapeake
Arts Center’s 10th annual Arts
View of Saint-Mammès ca. 1880 Alfred Sisley (French and British, 1839–1899)
Oil on canvas Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909. THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM
in the Park. The family-friendly
event will be held at the CAC’s
Hammonds Lane Theatre at 194
Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park.
The free festival from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m features entertainment,
food, giveaways, art activities and
art displays. chesapeakearts.org/
ANNAPOLIS OPERA: ‘THE
BARBER OF SEVILLE’
Oct. 18: Enjoy a night listening to
the comedic masterpiece, ‘The
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Peabody’s FREE in-person and online
performance season this fall spans from
classical to contemporary, from jazz to dance.
Find your favorites at peabody.jhu.edu/events.