Things to do in Baltimore this week
Monday to Thursday12 October to 15 October
Twenty things on Monday to Thursday, every time read off the organiser's own page: Marin Alsop back with the BSO for the Pathétique, Raul Midón at An die Musik, three nights at Keystone Korner, and both of Motor House's fortnightly nights.
Monday 12 October
Django Jazz Jam
The Bluebird
Django Jazz Jam every Monday 7pm to 11pm, hosted by Michael Joseph Harris and the Hot Club of Baltimore, running since 2012. No cover, all ages
Dat Feel Good jazz jam
Motor House
Dat Feel Good jazz jam, alternate Mondays 7pm to 10pm, pay what you can. Hosted by Clarence Ward III and emceed by Rufus Roundtree
Doors 6:30pm
Grayson Moon, Feather & Flask, Red 40 and Nrf War
Ottobar
Four bands on the main floor. All ages. Tickets are through Etix; the Ottobar's page gives no price and no show time.
The Ottobar's own calendar and event page, read Oct 11, 2026
Tuesday 13 October
7pm
An Evening with Raul Midón
An die Musik LIVE!
The two-time Grammy nominee, a singer and guitarist blind since birth who moves between jazz, soul, folk and Latin music, in a small listening room; his album State of Mind is twenty this year. In-person seats $30, $10 for full-time students with ID, or $15 to stream.
An die Musik's own calendar and its InstantSeats page for the show, read Oct 11, 2026
7pm
Kevin Brewster & Black Renaissance
Keystone Korner Baltimore
The saxophonist, a Peabody graduate jazz fellow, with the group he founded in 2023: straight-ahead jazz with gospel and R&B in it. Seats $25 to $30 plus fees, or a streaming pass; $10 student tickets at the door. Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable, and food and drink are extra.
Keystone Korner's own calendar and ticket page, read Oct 11, 2026
7pm
N.P. 2100: Unearthing a Community's Resilience in West Baltimore
Third Space at Shaarei Tfiloh, 2001 Liberty Heights Ave
Film night: Yev K'banchik's documentary portrait of West Baltimore, built around the Holistic Life Foundation's mindfulness, breath and movement work with young people, then a discussion with the film's makers. Free, but registration is required, with a suggested $18 donation at checkout.
Third Space's own ticket page for the screening, read Oct 11, 2026
8pm
Halloween Movie Night: Twilight
Power Plant Live!
Twilight at Rally's Corner Bar, one of a Halloween film every Tuesday in October. Free, walk-ins welcome, with free pumpkin painting, free popcorn and themed cocktails.
Power Plant Live's own event page, read Oct 11, 2026
Baltimore Bluegrass Jam
The Bluebird
Baltimore Bluegrass Jam on the other Tuesdays, 7pm to 10pm with Alex Lacquement and Friends. Free, all ages
Wednesday 14 October
Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm
Igorrr with Secret Chiefs 3 and Violent Magic Orchestra
Baltimore Soundstage
Igorrr, with Secret Chiefs 3 and Violent Magic Orchestra. Tickets go through Ticketmaster; the Soundstage's page gives no price and no age rule.
Baltimore Soundstage's own home page calendar and event page, read Oct 11, 2026
7pm
Aidan Francia Cotter Quartet
Keystone Korner Baltimore
The Harlem-born pianist, a 2024 YoungArts national winner in jazz piano who studies at Loyola, with Lucas Netto, Rayah Thomas and Amin Gumbs. Seats $20 to $25 plus fees, or a streaming pass; $10 student tickets at the door. Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable, and food and drink are extra.
Keystone Korner's own calendar and ticket page, read Oct 11, 2026
6pm, talk at 6:30pm
Profs & Pints: Witches of Antiquity
Guilford Hall Brewery, 1611 Guilford Ave
Barbette Stanley Spaeth, professor emerita of classical studies at William & Mary, on the witches of ancient Greece and Rome, from Circe and Medea to Lucan's Erictho, and why the image changed on the way to Rome. Advance tickets $13.50 plus tax and fees; $17 at the door, $15 with a student ID. Doors at 5, open seating. Delivered at an adult level; under 18s with an adult.
Profs & Pints' own ticket page for the talk and its Baltimore page, read Oct 11, 2026
7:45pm
Trivia at the Abbey Burger Bistro
The Abbey Burger Bistro, 811 S Broadway
Trivia at the Abbey, the Fells Point burger bar with 40 taps half a block from the water on the south side of Broadway Square, and outdoor seating that looks at it. Every Wednesday at 7:45, by its own page.
The Abbey Burger Bistro's own Fells Point page for trivia on Wednesdays at 7:45, the address and the taps, read Sep 30, 2026; the Jameson board outside, photographed Sep 30, 2026
Baltimore Jazz Underground
The Bluebird
Baltimore Jazz Underground most Wednesdays and every Thursday, 8pm to 11pm, $10
Art of Comedy open mic
Motor House
Art of Comedy open mic, alternate Wednesdays 9pm to 10:30pm, pay what you can. Up to 25 comedians, hosted in rotation by Jamar Taylor, Lyric Marie and Zach Zwagil
Thursday 15 October
7:30pm
Alsop Conducts Tchaikovsky's Pathétique
BSO at the Meyerhoff
Marin Alsop, the BSO's music director laureate, marks the 25th anniversary of September 11: Barber's Adagio for Strings, John Adams's Pulitzer-winning On the Transmigration of Souls with the Washington Chorus and the Peabody Children's Chorus, and Tchaikovsky's sixth symphony. Seats $33 to $91. About two hours with a 20-minute interval; late seating is not guaranteed. Saturday's performance is at Strathmore, outside Baltimore; the other one here is Sunday at 3.
The BSO's own event, programme and seat pages, read Oct 11, 2026
7pm
Phaze II: The Music of The Crusaders
Keystone Korner Baltimore
The Washington smooth and funk jazz band plays the Crusaders, with Karen Linette singing. Seats $30 to $35 plus fees, or a streaming pass. Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable, and food and drink are extra.
Keystone Korner's own calendar and ticket page, read Oct 11, 2026
Doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm
The Story So Far
Nevermore Hall
The Story So Far, with The Starting Line and Ultra Q, two nights running. Tickets go through Ticketmaster; Nevermore Hall's page gives no price and no age rule.
Nevermore Hall's own events page and Power Plant Live's own event page, read Oct 11, 2026
7:30pm
The Bechdel Cast Live: Ten Year Anniversary Tour
Creative Alliance
Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante tape a live show for ten years of their feminist film podcast: videos, games and fan fiction, in the Theater. Come dressed as a film character; the hosts will be in costume. Creative Alliance prices the tickets dynamically, rising as the show sells, and the page gave no figure when we looked; members get a discount.
Creative Alliance's own calendar and event page, read Oct 11, 2026
9pm to midnight
Late Night Jam Session at Bank St Deli
Bank St Deli, 1421 Bank St
A jam in the speakeasy behind Bank St Deli, the Bank Street deli with a cocktail bar, Highball, behind a door. Kyana hosts every Thursday from 9 to midnight and musicians get up and play. The bar keeps going until 1; the kitchen stops at 10.
Kyana's own Instagram for the jam every Thursday at Bank St Deli, posted Sep 9, 2026, and the @charmcitylivemusic reel she shares on her profile for 9pm to midnight, read Oct 1, 2026; Bank St Deli's own site and Instagram for the address and the bar's and kitchen's hours, read Oct 1, 2026
Baltimore Jazz Underground
The Bluebird
Baltimore Jazz Underground most Wednesdays and every Thursday, 8pm to 11pm, $10
Worth knowing
- Motor House's jazz jam and comedy open mic run every other week, and this is their week: Monday and Wednesday. The next are 26 and 28 October.
- The Bluebird's Tuesday jam alternates: bluegrass this week, old time on 20 October.
- Keystone Korner has no Bright Moments jam this Tuesday; its next listed date is 20 October.
- The BSO's Saturday performance of the Pathétique programme is at Strathmore, outside Baltimore. Here it is Thursday at 7:30 and Sunday at 3.
- The N.P. 2100 screening is free but needs registration.
- The Ottobar, the Soundstage and Nevermore Hall give no ticket price for their shows this week, and the Ottobar gives only doors on Monday.
Out every Sunday for the Monday to Thursday ahead; Friday to Sunday is the weekend digest. Everything on the site with a date on it is on the city’s events page.