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    What to do this weekend, including an R&B lovers concert and Mother’s Day events
    Whether you want to have a tea party for Mother's Day, sing along to Dru Hill or attend a book festival, we've got you covered.
    Sisqo of Dru Hill performs for the Blavity House Party Music Festival at Municipal Auditorium on June 14, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for Blavity Media Group)
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, including outdoor movies and a Takoma Park flea market
    As spring progresses, there’s an abundance of activities happening around Montgomery County this weekend and beyond. Watch a movie outside. Go shopping outside. Do some yoga outside. (Don’t worry — there are indoor options, too.)
    The Takoma Flea Market is one of many outdoor events happening this weekend in Montgomery County.
    The can’t-miss events through the summer across the capital region
    These are some of the highlight events being held in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties this spring and summer.
    Bruce Springsteen performed the first concert at CFG Bank Arena post renovations on April 7, 2023.
    Behind the scenes with Linh Mai, the National Zoo’s beloved baby elephant
    Linh Mai is an early contender for the best watercooler conversation of the year, a rare four-quadrant demographic people pleaser that draws in zoo visitors from all over the world and even more people watching from afar on social media.
    Katharine Hope, a veterinarian at the National Zoo, feeds baby Asian elephant Linh Mai at the Elephant Community Center inside the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington.
    Fans wait hours in Towson for bourbon — and a moment with ‘Best Man’ duo
    Over 100 fans showed up to get their signed bottles of bourbon and pictures with Malcolm D. Lee and Morris Chestnut in Towson on Saturday.
    SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 - Lines of fans wrap around Total Wine and More in Towson for a Sable bourbon bottle signing event with Malcolm D. Lee and Morris Chestnut.
    The Flower Mart fights that almost doomed one of Baltimore’s favorite festivals
    Back-to-back fights in the 1970s almost ended Baltimore's beloved Flower Mart. But civic leaders brought it back, and it has become one of the city's favorite festivals.
    Visitors enjoy live music in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, including Sligo Creek Fest, free ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ tix
    Here's what to do this weekend in Montgomery County, from outdoor festivals to a chance to win free tickets to see “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
    Sligo Creek Fest returns to Silver Spring this Saturday for its third annual street festival, featuring local food and drink vendors, kids’ activities and three music stages featuring local performers.
    What to do this weekend, including Flower Mart and the Kinetic Sculpture Race
    Whether you want to watch the Kinetic Sculpture Race, enjoy a lemon stick at Flower Mart or laugh at a Jane Austen play, we’ve got you covered.
    Vendors and flower stalls surround the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon Place during Flower Mart 2025.
    All the new shows (and the new stage) coming to Olney Theatre this fall
    The Olney Theatre just announced its largest season yet, with shows including “Les Misérables,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “A Christmas Carol” and a yet-to-be-announced Tony-winning musical.
    Holiday performances of "A Christmas Carol," seen here performed by Paul Morella, are an annual tradition at the Olney Theatre.
    Annapolis businesses hope Spring Sailboat Show provides a boost amid City Dock construction
    Downtown Annapolis businesses are gearing up for the Spring Sailboat Show this weekend, an event organizers said attracts thousands of visitors and cements the city’s sailing identity.
    Visitors take tours of sailboats docked in Downtown Annapolis during the city's Sailboat Show on Oct. 11, 2025.
    What to do this weekend, including a tattoo convention and drive-in double feature
    Whether you want to get tatted up (or just watch others do so), see Stavros Halkias live or support independent bookstores, we've got you cover.
    Diego Orbegozo  from Black Label Collective tattoos Karl Staudinger at the Baltimore Tattoo Convention on April 21, 2023.
    Tea time: Sold-out AFRO News event has become a must for Black Marylanders
    The AFRO Tea has grown to one of the most popular events of the season for African American women and one of the most difficult to acquire tickets in town.
    The crowd at a recent AFRO Tea event.
    7 Things to do in Montgomery County this week, including Strathmore music festival and a $5 workout class
    Here’s your guide for what to do this weekend in Montgomery County, including a festival celebrating former Kennedy Center musicians, Independent Bookstore Day and more.
    Transcend takes place April 24 and 25 at The Mansion at Strathmore.
    Shhh! A new Fells Point lounge wants to be Baltimore’s best-kept secret.
    In Baltimore, a city more known for its bars and watering holes than nightclubs, Wonderland wants to draw a crowd that relishes dressing up and letting loose to dance music.
    Wonderland is a new lounge and nightclub from Bryan Burkert, owner of The Sound Garden, and Scott Chmielewski, an Emmy-nominated lighting and video professional.
    What to do this weekend, including ‘Holes,’ Snail Mail and food festivals
    Whether you want to see Snail Mail’s homecoming concert, indulge in wings and oysters at local festivals or see a new play at Baltimore Center Stage, we’ve got you covered.
    Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail performs onstage at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15, 2023 in Indio, California.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County this week: Bookstore opening events, a beer festival and more
    Here are your weekend plans in Montgomery County, including the grand opening of an independent bookstore and a beer festival.
    The Paper Heart Bookstore celebrates its grand opening this weekend in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands community.

Paper Heart owners Ashley Le and Mike Luu hope the store’s cozy second-story interior can serve as a third place for book lovers in the community.
    What to do this weekend, including spring festivals and the Baltimore Farmers’ Market
    Whether you want to see movies at the Maryland Film Festival, shop locally at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market or fly a kite in Patterson Park, we’ve got you covered.
    Vendors display their wares at the Baltimore Farmer’s Market in downtown Baltimore, MD on April 13, 2025.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County this week, including a BTS concert broadcast and a free Pilates class
    Here are your weekend plans in Montgomery County, including a live BTS concert broadcast, a free Pilates class and more events that pop culture junkies will love.
    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 21: (L-R) Suga, V, J-Hope, Jin, Jungkook, Jimin, and RM of BTS perform onstage during the 2021 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
    From the editor-in-chief: Visit us at a pop-up newsroom for Local News Day
    You'll find Banner editors, reporters and photographers at coffee shops and other public gathering spots.
    The Baltimore Banner office in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
    How the Rachel Carson museum is making its mark years before it opens
    Springsong, the Silver Spring-based museum dedicated to environmentalist Rachel Carson, isn’t scheduled to open until 2028. But the founder is wasting no time building a name in the community now.
    Rachel Carson, a longtime Silver Spring resident, is pictured sitting in the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia, near the future site of the Springsong Museum.
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