From everyone at BOPA and the Baltimore City Arts Council, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to you — the creatives and art lovers of Baltimore. Thank you for participating in Free Fall Baltimore 2021 and the 33rd Annual Baltimore Open Studio Tour this October. We hope you had as much fun this year as we did. And we look forward to bringing you even more free arts and cultural events during next year's Free Fall program!

Stop by the Highlandtown Arts District this Friday, November 5, and partake in COVID-safe activities including gallery tours, artist pop-ups, tastings, shopping, carryout dinner, and more! This First Friday Art Walk begins during the day with some venues producing events into the evening. Take a look at the map below, and be sure to check each venue link for details.

Two Strikes Theatre Collective presents the second Brown Sugar Bake-Off this weekend from November 5–7. The Brown Sugar Bake-Off is a celebration of Black women and non-binary creatives and the stories they have to tell. This year focuses on the theme BODY. With seven original plays featuring selected key ingredients, this festival is an exploration into what it means to take ownership after an undeniable history of the policing of Black and Brown bodies. This is a virtual, pay-what-you-can production so that anyone who wants to can tune in. Get more information at the button below.

rECHOllection is Submersive's first fully open, outdoor, future-fiction piece. Due to a temporal rift next to Latrobe Pavilion in Druid Hill Park, denizens from 2032 have mysteriously begun to appear in our space and time. As you encounter them, Submersive will be on hand to curate the experience. Plan to stay for five minutes or three hours! Feel free to drop in and out as you'd like. This event is completely free and self-guided. Get more information below.

We know your time is valuable. So we've added some symbols to each event in BOPA's Art Around Town newsletter to give you more info at a glance.

The Sleepover is a one-of-a-kind theatrical event created just for YOU, running November 11–December 18. There will be games. There will be secrets. There will be snacks (if you bring them... this is virtual, after all). The experience is limited to eight attendees per performance, so get your tickets now! The Sleepover is intimate, interactive, and full of surprises. All are welcome. Pajamas strongly encouraged. Get more information & tickets below.

Using only a mallet, chisel, and masterful joinery techniques, Thaddeus Mosley, a largely self-taught artist, reworks felled timber from local sawmills into monumental biomorphic expressions inspired by ancient and modern cultures from around the world. The current exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art, which runs through March 27, 2022, features five recent large-scale sculptures centered in the John Waters Rotunda, offering visitors a unique opportunity to circumnavigate Mosley’s dazzling abstract forms. For details and visitor information, click the button below.

The Baltimore Farmers' Market & Bazaar is on Sundays from 7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.! 

The 44th season runs weekly, 7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. on Sundays through December 19, 2021, with continuous adaptation to maintain health and safety.

Make sure to keep virtually in touch with BOPA! Follow us @promoandarts for your dose of art, to receive local arts resources, and to learn about how Baltimore's creative community is keeping the arts thriving.

BOPA is proud to serve as your arts council, event center, and film office. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we are committed to ensuring Baltimore remains a vibrant, thriving arts community. We cannot do it without the support of our community — philanthropic funders, program partners, artists, volunteers, and you!