BALTIMORE -- TheWBALChannel.com researched family-friendly events in our area this weekend. Some events require an admission, so be sure to contact the event's sponsors for more information before you go.

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• The Preservation Society's Ghostwalk: Spirits are abound in Fells Point -- enjoy living history characters as they narrate ghostly tales drawn from over 250 years of the past, rich with panache, orbs and vortices.
Begins April 9, through Nov. 26, Fridays, 7 p.m., Fells Point Visitor Center, Baltimore City.
(410) 675-6750; Society

Saturday, July 24
Sunday, July 25
Ongoing Events

Saturday, July 24

• Caribbean Carnival 2004: Parade (featuring soca, reggae, steel-drum bands), live entertainment, costumes, food.
Begins Friday, July 23, through July 25, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore City.
(410) 230-2969; Carnival

• Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins
Saturday, July 24, 6:05 p.m., Camden Yards, Baltimore City.
(410) 685-9800; Orioles

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• Bobby Slayton from the Howard Stern Show.
Begins July 22, through July 25, Baltimore Improv (6 Market Place), Baltimore City.
(410) 727-8500

• Full Tilt performs a variety of music.
Saturday, July 24, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Harborplace, Baltimore City.

• Lyle Lovitt and his Band: Summer concert series featuring a wide variety of entertainment for every musical taste.
Saturday, July 24, 8 p.m., Pier Six Concert Pavilion, Baltimore City.
(410) 659-7100

• Dragons and Animal Friends: Join a museum guide for tours of various galleries and specific collections.
Saturday, July 24, 11 a.m., Walters Art Museum, Baltimore City.
(410) 547-9000 ext. 277; Museum

• Transportation Extravaganza: Participate in an assembly line just like the one Henry Ford ran, then use cut-outs to create a street scene for the 1914 moving van.
Begins Saturday, July 24, through Sunday, July 25, Baltimore Museum of Industry, Baltimore City.
(410) 727-4808; Museum

• Broadway Showstoppers and Fireworks: The BSO at Oregon Ridge presents the hits of Broadway lighting up the summer night with a giant fireworks display.
Saturday, July 24, 8 p.m., Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Ridge, Baltimore County.
(410) 783-8000; BSO

• Mascots: Learn about the Oriole Bird, Louie from Bowie and Ferrous of the Ironbirds, the creatures keeping us entertained between the action on the field.
Saturday, July 24, noon, Babe Ruth Museum, Baltimore City.
(410) 727-1539 ext. 3015; Museum

• Aqua-Tots: For something fun to do with your favorite toddler, join the Aqua-tots program, Lounging Lizards. Get down on all fours and walk up to a lizard.
Saturday, July 24, 10 a.m. to noon, National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore City.
(410) 727-FISH; Aquarium

• "Underground": "Baltimore's best brit-pop, indie, new wave, electro dance party, three-year anniversary party -- dance to DJ's spinning New Order, The Cure, Happy Mondays, The Rapture, more.
Saturday, July 24, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Ottobar (2549 N. Howard St.), Baltimore City.
(410) 662-0069; Bar

• Butch Walker: with American Hi-Fi
Saturday, July 24, 8 p.m., Fletcher's (701 S. Bond St.), Baltimore City.
(410) 558-1889; Fletcher's

• International Day: "All-day extravaganza of arts, foods, crafts and music celebrating Columbia's diverse cultural palette."
Saturday, July 24, Columbia Lakefront, Howard County.
(410) 715-3000; Association

• Hamilton Street Festival
Saturday, July 24, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Harford Road will be closed between Echodale and White avenues, Baltimore City.

Sunday, July 25

• Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins
Sunday, July 25, 1:35 p.m., Camden Yards, Baltimore City.
(410) 685-9800

• Caribbean Carnival 2004: Parade (featuring soca, reggae, steel-drum bands), live entertainment, costumes, food.
Begins Friday, July 23, through July 25, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore City.
(410) 230-2969; Carnival

• Bobby Slayton from the Howard Stern Show.
Begins July 22, through July 25, Baltimore Improv (6 Market Place), Baltimore City.
(410) 727-8500

• Arts of Asia: Join a museum guide for tours of various galleries and specific collections.
Sunday, July 25, 2 p.m., The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore City.
(410) 547-9000 ext. 277; Museum

• LoveCraft: light jazz.
Sunday, July 25, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Harborplace, Baltimore City.

• Antique and Collectibles Market:
Sunday, July 25, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Baltimore Museum of Industry's parking lot, Baltimore City.
(410) 727-4808; Museum

• Humane Society and Radio Benefit Softball Game: Activities include raffle, children's activities and refreshments. Benefits the Humane Society of Harford County.
Sunday, July 25, noon, Forest Hill Recreation Complex (field one -- 21 Spring Church Road), Harford County.
(410) 836-1090 ext. 16; Harford Shelter

• Bel Air Summer Concerts 2004: U.S. Naval Academy Concert Band
Sunday, July 25, 7 p.m., William A. Humbert Amphitheater (Rain Site: CM Wright High School), Bel Air, Harford County.
(410) 803-9784

• Lazy Sundays Concert Series: Free concert featuring the Eubie Blake Legacy Band with some of Baltimore’s finest musicians. Classical, jazz, blues music offered.
Sunday, July 25, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., Mount Vernon's West Park Tent, Baltimore City.
(410) 244-1030

• The Crawdaddies: Dynamic vocals combine with the infectious pulse and eneergy of classis Cajun/Zydeco rhythms.
Sunday, July 25, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ladew Topiary Gardens, Baltimore County.
(410) 557-9570

• Transportation Extravaganza: Participate in an assembly line just like the one Henry Ford ran, then use cut-outs to create a street scene for the 1914 moving van.
Begins Saturday, July 24, through Sunday, July 25, Baltimore Museum of Industry, Baltimore City.
(410) 727-4808; Museum

Ongoing Events

• 11th Annual Carnival: St. Clement Parish and the Rosedale Volunteer Fire Department Rides, food, entertainment, games and wheels. Wednesday night: Fireman's Parade.
July 19 through July 24, 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. each evening, at the church on Chesaco Avenue (between Pulaski Highway and Philadelphia Road).

• Dolphin Play!: An expert guide to the unique personalities of an amazing dolphin family.
July 4, 11, 18, 25; 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore City.
(410) 576-3833; Aquarium

• Party on the Plaza: Free outdoor concert series featuring national bands; all ages, rain or shine.
Begins June 3, ends Aug. 26, Thursdays: 7 p.m., Power Plant Live!, Baltimore City.
(410) 752-5444; Power Plant Live!

• Uniform Traditions at the U.S. Naval Academy: Presenting an exhibit of midshipmen uniforms/insignia, including a reproduction of 1845 dress uniform.
April 1, through Aug. 31, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County.
(410) 263-6933

• Towson at Night Concerts: Free outdoor concerts to be scheduled Sundays throughout the summer.
Begins June 1, ends Sept. 1, Sundays; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Towson Courthouse Plaza, Towson, Baltimore County.
(410) 825-1144; Towson Business Association

• Twilight Market: Only evening farmers' market in the state. Live entertainment, petting zoo in addition to fresh farm products.
Begins May 1, closes Sept. 1; last Fridays of the month, 5 p.m. to dusk, Rockfield Manor (501 Churchville Road), Bel Air, Harford County.
(410) 638-3059; Harford County

• Afternoon Tea: Relaxing cruise with dainty sandwiches, scones and savory desserts.
June 1 through Sept. 1, departs from Hutchins Park, Havre de Grace, Harford County.
(410) 939-4078; Skipjack Martha Lewis

• Edgewood Farmers' Markets: Local farmers provide fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers for sale.
Begins May 1, ends Oct. 1, Thursdays; 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Edgewood Road at the MARC Train Station, Edgewood, Harford County.
(410) 557-8053; Harford County

• Baltimore Ablaze: The Great Fire of 1904: "Exhibition marking the centennial of the fire that destroyed most of downtown Baltimore, from unthinkable devastation to the city's remarkable rebirth."
Feb. 7 through Oct. 31, Wednesdays through Sundays between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Baltimore City.
(410) 685-3750; Md. Historical Society

• Bel Air Farmers' Markets: Local farmers provide fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, cheese and beef.
Begins April 1, closes Nov. 1; open Tuesdays: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays: 7 a.m. to noon; District Courthouse Parking Lot (Mary E. Risteau State Office Building), Bel Air, Harford County.
(410) 836-6346; Harford County

• Frederick Douglass "Path to Freedom" Walking Tour
Feb. 7 through Nov. 20, first and third Saturdays of the month, between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. in Baltimore's Fells Point.
(410) 783-5469

• Church Hill Theatre Schedule of Events: Performing arts center, live theater, music concerts, drama camp and workshops in historic art deco building.
Jan. 17 through Nov. 21, time vary, Church Hill Theatre (103 Walnut St.), Church Hill, Baltimore City.
(410) 758-1331; Theatre

• The Preservation Society's Ghostwalk: Spirits are abound in Fells Point -- enjoy living history characters as they narrate ghostly tales drawn from over 250 years of the past, rich with panache, orbs and vortices.
Begins April 9, through Nov. 26, Fridays, 7 p.m., Fells Point Visitor Center, Baltimore City.
(410) 675-6750; Society

• First Sunday Arts: Live music, art receptions, artists' demonstrations (outdoor arts and crafts market between May and October).
Jan. 4 through Dec. 5, during the Sunday of every month, noon until 8 p.m., Annapolis, Anne Arundel County
(410) 990-4540; ARTFX Gallery

• Baltimore Farmers Market: Fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, smoked meats, cheeses, crafts, and plants fill the state's largest producers-only market.
Begins May 2, closes Dec. 19, open Sundays: 8 a.m. to noon, Holliday and Saratoga streets, Baltimore City.
(410) 837-4636; Baltimore Promotion & Arts

• Furniture in Maryland Life: Exhibition explores the manufacture, design, and function of Maryland furniture from 1634 to 2000.
Begins June 12 through Dec. 31, Wednesdays through Sundays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Maryland Historical Society (201 W. Monument St.), Baltimore City.
(410) 685-3750; Historical Society

SOURCES:

• Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts
• Baltimore Visitor's Office
• Annapolis Visitor's Bureau
• Maryland Office of Tourism Development
• Carroll County Tourism
• Tour Howard County
• Harford County Events

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