The Baltimore Folk Music Society sponsors English Country Dance every Monday at St. Mark’s on the Hill on Reisterstown Road and American Contra and Square Dancing every Wednesday at the Lovely Lane Church on St. Paul Street. Also, the BFMS sponsors Fourth at Four Storyfolk storytelling group next Sunday at 4pm at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church. Information about Fourth at Four: 410-321-8419. BFMS information: 888.646.BFMS
At the Ram’s Head in Annapolis – Monday: Robert Cray Band; Tuesday: Big Sam’s Funky Nation; Thursday: The James Hunter Six w/Jesse Dee; Friday: The Gibson Brothers; Saturday: Eddie From Ohio; Sunday: 2 shows with Los Lobos. 410-268-4545
WTMD presents an evening with one of Baltimore’s newest and youngest bands, Legends of Et Cetera at WTMD’s performance space in Towson. The show starts at 8:00 pm and will be broadcast live. Tickets available at Missiontix.com.
Uptown Concerts presents Seamus Kennedy at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville on Thursday. 410-795-1041
On Thursday, The Gibson Brothers are at Gordon Center for Performing Arts in Owings Mills. 410.356.7469
Thursday, Melvin Seals & JGB are at Baltimore Soundstage. Saturday is the Concert for Hope 10 featuring The Bridge and The Shakes. (410) 244-0057
Chris Vallillo (and Abraham Lincoln)
Chris Vallillo will perform the one-man show Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement on Friday at President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington DC. 202-829-0436
The 1st Annual Charm City Django Jazz Festival comes to the Creative Alliance with Ultrafaux & Friends and Rhythm Future Quartet on Friday and Mary Alouette and the Crew & Stephane Wrembel on Saturday. Sunday is Black History Family Night with music, dance and theatre performances by Ti Coleman of Baltimore Improv Group, Shalanda Hansboro, Urban Foli, Mama Rasheeda, Mama Sheena and Troy and the Baltimore Dance Team. 410-276-1651
Friday and Saturday, moe. and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong appear at Ram’s Head Live downtown. 410-244-1131
The next Baltimore Squaredance is at Mobtown Ballroom in Pigtown on Saturday with music by the Gravy Soppers with Susan Taylor calling. (443) 699-3040
Tall Trees Concert Series presents Doug Alan Wilcox and John Seay at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday. 410-294-9180
Chris Vallillo will perform two one-man shows Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement and also Abraham Lincoln in Song. That’s next Sunday at Catoctin Furnace Historic Site in Thurmont, MD at 1:30 and 4:00 pm. 443-463-6437
