Artscape. [July] 21 S. Eutaw St., Baltimore MD 21201. Tel: 410-396-4575 Fax: 410-727-4840. [arts featuring three stages of music and dance, art workshops, and other special events.]

Columbia Festival Of The Arts. [June] 10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia MD 21044. Tel: 410-715-3044; Fax: 410-715-3043.

Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival. [May] Chesapeake Bay Events (a non-profit corporation) 5303 Chrysler Way Upper Marlboro, MD 20772.

Hot August Blues. [August]Cockeysville, MD USA.

Western Maryland Blues Fest. [May - June] Hagerstown, MD USA. Tel: 301-739-8577 ext. 116 Fax to 301-790-3424. The Western Maryland Blues Fest serves up an annual community celebration centered around one of America's most enduring musical forms-the blues. Set amidst raw-boned guitar riffs and emotionally charged vocals, the Blues Fest represents a unique "home-grown" partnership between public and private concerns

Baltimore Washington Jazzfest. [June] P.O. Box 1105, Columbia MD 21044-0105. Tel: 410-730-7105 Fax: 410-715-3047

Capital Jazz Fest. [June] 1400 Mercantile Lane, Largo MD 20774. Tel: 301-218-0404 [One of the world’s largest contemporary jazz festivals. Three days of jazz on three stages.]

SCIENCE FICTION

Baltimore Science Fiction Society. [May] Balticon 40. P.O. Box 686. Baltimore, MD 21203-0686. Phone (410) JOE-BSFS [410-563-2737]
A 24 hour a day all weekend long event for people who love all of the cultural arts related to Science Fiction. Artshow, dealers exhibits, authors, concerts, poetry readings, plays and theater.