The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Marks on the Hill on Reisterstown Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul Street. 888.646.BFMS
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday: Delta Rae‘s Winter Acoustic Tour w/ Penny & Sparrow; Tuesday: Dublin 5 w/ Joey Harkum of Pasadena; Thursday: 2 shows with Blood, Sweat & Tears feat. Bo Bice; Saturday at 1pm: blues guitarist Samantha Fish; Saturday evening: 2 shows with Paula Poundstone. 410-268-4545
The next Live Lunch in WTMD’s performance space in Towson is baroque indie-pop band San Fermin on Wednesday. Come see the band live at noon or tune in to 89.7 WTMD.
Lucy Kaplansky
Uptown Concerts presents Lucy Kaplansky at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday. 410-795-1041
Also Thursday, The Nonstop Begonias, Sweet Saro, Forlorn Strangers and more are at Metro Gallery. 410-224-0899
Thursday is the polka Christmas party with the Alex Meixner Band at the Creative Alliance. Saturday from noon to 3pm is Kwanzaa Family Day: UMOJA! with music, dance, kids’ arts activities, storytelling, and more. 410-276-1651
The Stone Hill All-Stars are at An Die Musik Live! on Saturday. 410-385-2638
The Old Part of Town have a CD release party with Snake Oil Saturday at the Towson Arts Collective. 443-487-3954
OCEAN Celtic Quartet
Focus Music presents the “Song of Solstice” concert featuring OCEAN Celtic Quartet at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, VA on Saturday. 703-380-3151
Scottish musicians Pete Clark and Gregor Lowrey with Walt Michael & Co. are at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church on Friday and at Carroll Arts Center in Westminster on Saturday. 410-857-2771
The Institute of Musical Traditions presents Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer’s 30th Annual Winter Family Concert with special guest Bill Harley at Seekers Church in Takoma Park MD on Saturday at 11am and also 1pm. 301-754-3611
Next Sunday at 5pm, the Roots Café Singer-Songwriter Series presents the annual Christmas concert with Victoria Vox, Karen Collins, and Santa Claus with singing host Geoffrey Himes at An Die Musik Live. (410) 385-2638
Martin Barre of Jethro Tull and The Get Right Band are at Jammin’ Java in Vienna VA on Sunday. 703/255-1566
