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During your Baltimore vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Creative Alliance
Brand new in 2003, this venue celebrates local arts in its galleries and performance space. Contemporary art in any media is on display here. The auditorium is the site of a Wednesday night classic film series as well as special events. The resident Loyal Opposition comedy troupe, Sound Foundation new music group, and the Charm City Kitty Club play here at least once a quarter. The Baltimore Mandolin Society also holds its annual concert here. Though much of the work is edgy, more mainstream works also have their space. It's worth going out of your way to visit if you'd like a taste of the Baltimore arts scene. The schedule is on their website.
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
Baltimorean Eubie Blake, ragtime pianist and Broadway composer, is remembered in this small museum on Howard Street's Antique Row. Exhibits also feature local musicians Billie Holiday and Cab Calloway and the local arts and cultural scene. Because the focus is music, most of the space is devoted to recitals and programs for children. Open mic is held last Thursday of the month at 7pm; the Eubie Blake Legacy Band has open rehearsal Saturday at 11:30am. There usually isn't a lot to see, and not really very much about Blake himself. Insider tip: Talk to the docents here; many of them knew Blake or Calloway personally.
Baltimore Museum of Art
The BMA is famous for its Matisse collection, assembled by Baltimore sisters Claribel and Etta Cone, who went to Paris in the 1920s and came back with a collection of Impressionist and modern art. The $4 million Cone Wing showcases their collection of paintings by Matisse, Cézanne, Gauguin, van Gogh, and Renoir. Visit the special room set up to remember these women: drawers filled with their personal things, pieces of furniture, and a virtual tour of their Baltimore apartments. The largest museum in Maryland, the BMA offers galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary art; European sculpture and painting; American painting and decorative arts; prints and photographs; arts of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania; and a 2.7-acre sculpture garden with 35 major works by Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, and others. Highlights include the 35,000-square-foot West Wing for Contemporary Art with work by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and Baltimorean Grace Hartigan; early American decorative arts and a gallery of miniature rooms; and European art that includes Impressionist painting by Monet and Degas's "Little Dancer, Age Fourteen." The Jacobs Wing, a collection of 15th- to 19th-century European art, reopened in 2003, beautifully displayed in rich jewel-toned rooms. Younger visitors can borrow the ART+FUN packs to show them museum pieces on their own level as they listen to music or draw themselves. Free First Thursdays is a free event held first Thursdays until 8pm with gallery tours, music, and activities for families. A summer jazz series in the sculpture garden is another delight.
Inn at The Colonnade-Baltimore
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Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel
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