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What’s newHere are some of the newest offerings for

Artscape 2009:GETTING THERE: This year, you can ride

on over to the bike parking zone at MarylandAvenue between Oliver Street and MountRoyal Avenue to receive a free goody bag. Ashuttle service that had been planned for thisyear has been postponed until 2010.

ARTESCAPE VIP LOUNGE: Purchase anArtscape VIP credential for only $25 per day toscore some shade, snacks, a view of thegoings-on below and even a 10-minute massageto prepare you for the next exciting activity.The VIP lounge is on the top floor of theMeyerhoff Garage at 1311 Cathedral St.

ACROBATICS AND DANCE: Step in andcool off in the Lyric Opera House, 140 W. MountRoyal Ave., on Friday, Saturday or Sunday andexperience inspiring performances by sometop international dance and acrobatics compa-nies. Companies scheduled to perform includeDayton Contemporary Dance Company, Acro-bats of China, Baltimore Ballet Company,Sankofa Dance Theater, Raw Sound TapCompany and Fuira Flamenco.

SEW ME WHAT YOU GOT COMPETI-TION: Five finalists who created designs usingIkea fabric will present their collections on theArtscape runway at 6 p.m. Sunday for a $1,000grand prize.

SHORTS AT THE CHARLES THEATRE:The Maryland Film Festival brings back thepopular shorts in a tent program, but moves itto the Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St.During the festival, one of the Charles’ fivescreens will be dedicated to shorts, rangingfrom three minutes to 20 minutes long.

NEVERMORE 2009: Artscape’s theatershowcase at the Theatre Project, 45 W. PrestonSt., offers a variety of Poe-inspired playsFriday, Saturday and Sunday. Offerings in-clude everything from supernatural clowns toimprov for a family-friendly experience. — Dayna Ryan, Special to The Baltimore Sun

Reasons to goBaltimore’s famed summer arts festival is a

sprawling affair. Friday through Sunday, livemusic can be heard on three outdoor stages, avariety of indoor venues and along the streetsand sidewalks of the Station North ArtsDistrict.

Large food courts are situated throughout,and vendors pack the nooks and crannies notoccupied by those attractions or the 350,000people that will attend. Making the most ofArtscape can be a daunting task, but there areplenty of reasons to attend. A little pre-planning couldn’t hurt, though.

MUSIC LINE UP: Sure, legendary singerDionne Warwick performs, as do well-knownacts such as Cake and Robin Thicke. Plenty ofhigh-quality local musicians perform, as well.Why not see what’s happening on the Balti-more music scene with live performances byLo Moda, Jason Dove, ellen cherry or LafayetteGilchrest? (See the full schedule below.)

FESTIVAL FOOD: The continuing jokeabout Artscape is that it’s a place to eat morethan it’s a place to honor Baltimore art. In thepast few years, the festival has made stridesaway from that reputation, but there is stillplenty of fair food to be had, from Asian grillitems to spicy Jamaican dishes to finger-licking South Carolina barbecue. Food courtvendors are set up in four locations: The GreenFood Court is across from the Charles Theater,1711 N. Charles St., with additional food courtsat the northeast corner of Charles Street andMount Royal Avenue, on Cathedral Streetbetween Mount Royal Avenue and PrestonStreet and on Mount Royal Avenue betweenLafayette Avenue and Lanvale Street.

ART YOU CAN WEAR: The shimmering seaof handmade jewelry represents only a smallglimpse of the lovely items with which stylishfestival-goers can adorn themselves. Unique,handcrafted bags, handprinted garments,hand-knitted shawls and a plethora of otherhand-verbed items are also available.

ART-CAR PARADE: Who doesn’t love aparade? Especially one touting these wackyand sublime vehicles. Artscape’s adored autosreturn (with some new friends), and caravanfrom the American Visionary Art Museum,800 Key Highway, to Station North beginningat 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.

PHOTO BOOTH: Local photographers takeand print portraits on-site, which then fillspace along a 60-foot-long glass wall displayedat Penn Station. The installation works toremind the city what Artscape is all about: itspeople.

PAINTED SCREEN SOCIETY: Though thequirky Baltimore tradition of painting screensmay have seen its heyday, the Painted ScreenSociety keeps the folk art alive with a variety ofworkshops and presentations. Meet artists,learn to paint screens and, at 2 p.m. Sunday,learn a little something about Formstone atthe Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 CathedralSt.

SOUND-OFF! COMPETITION: For the Peo-ple Entertainment takes the Festival Stage at 2p.m. Friday and the Main Stage at 3:30 p.m.Saturday to show fans exactly why the groupreceived the bulk of the 14,000 votes cast atArtscape.org.

STREET THEATER: This is one of the fewplaces in Baltimore to find the Monkey Man,Clowns at Work and Pee Wee Pirates —performing vaudeville, improv and comedy(respectively).— Dayna Ryan, Special to The Baltimore Sun

Musical performancesFriday

NOON: Baltimore City Public School Sys-tem Showcase on the Charles Street Stage

12:30 P.M.: Beat Box on the Festival Stage 2 P.M.: For the People Entertainment on the

Band on the Charles Street Stage1 P.M.: No Second Troy on the Festival Stage 1:30 P.M.: Drakes on the Main Stage2 P.M.: Lafayette Gilchrest at University of

Baltimore Student Center Theater 2:30 P.M.: Todd Marcus on the Charles

Street Stage2:30 P.M.: ellen cherry on the Festival Stage 3:30 P.M.: Nickodemus & Quantic + Sun

People Live on the Main Stage 4 P.M.: Big Boy Little on the Charles Street

Stage4 P.M.: Whop N the Global Soul Revue on the

Festival Stage 5 P.M.: Electrik Red on the Main Stage 5:30 P.M.: Felicia Carter Quintet on the

Charles Street Stage6:30 P.M.: Robin Thicke on the Main Stage6:30 P.M.: West Side Jazz Collision on the

Charles Street Stage6:30 P.M.: Basshound on the Festival Stage7 P.M.: Pam the Kindersinger on the Charles

Street Stage

2:30 P.M.: David Andrew Smith on theFestival Stage

3:30 P.M.: For the People Entertainment(Sound-Off ! winner) on the Main Stage

4 P.M.: Bay Jazz Project on the CharlesStreet Stage

4 P.M.: Ms. Sarah & the Help on the FestivalStage

4 P.M.: Quartet Offensive at University ofBaltimore Student Center Theater

5 P.M.: River City Extension on the MainStage

5:30 P.M.: Nevitta & Company featuringRon Pender on the Charles Street Stage

5:30 P.M.: Higher Hands on the FestivalStage

6:30 P.M.: Cake on the Main Stage 7 P.M.: Anthony Compton on the Charles

Street Stage7 P.M.: Noble Lake on the Festival Stage 8:30 P.M.: Robert Randolph & the Family

Band on the Main Stage 8:30 P.M.: Tim Warfield on the Charles

Street Stage8:30 P.M.: Jason Dove on the Festival Stage

SundayNOON: DJ Neal Conway on the Main Stage NOON: Billie Holiday and Cab Calloway

vocal competitions at Meyerhoff SymphonyHall

1 P.M.: Sandy Asirvatham & the Memoir

Festival Stage 5 P.M.: Deja Belle on the Main Stage 5 P.M.: Justin Thomas Group on the Charles

Street Stage 5 P.M.: Pie Boys Flat on the Festival Stage 6:30 P.M.: April Sampe on the Main Stage 6:30 P.M.: Tia Dae on the Charles Street

Stage 6:30 P.M.: The Dave Tieff Band on the

Festival Stage 7 P.M.: Lo Moda at University of Baltimore

Student Center Theater 8 P.M.: Dionne Warwick on the Main Stage8 P.M.: Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra on the

Charles Street Stage 8:30 P.M.: The Cheaters on the Festival

Stage 9:15 P.M.: Matt Wigler on the Charles Street

Stage

Saturday12:30 P.M.: Fall Back Plan on the Main

Stage 1 P.M.: Cold Spring Jazz Quartet on the

Charles Street Stage1 P.M.: Balti Mare on the Festival Stage 2 P.M.: Los Reyes del K.O. (The KnockOut

Kings) on the Main Stage 2 P.M.: Ryan “CEX” Kidwell at University of

Baltimore Student Center Theater2:30 P.M.: Marianne Matheny-Katz and

M2K Jazz on the Charles Street Stage

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At last year’s Artscape, Conor Reynolds, 15, of Baltimore, shows his friends some of the more interesting pictures from "A Photographic PortraitProject.” The project seeks to remind folks what Artscape is all about: its people.

KENNETH K. LAM/BALTIMORE SUN PHOTO

More onlineFor more on the weekend

Artscape events, go tobaltimoresun.com/entertainment.