GET OUT: Your Weekend Plan for the Baltimore Area

• Do you live and/or work in Baltimore? Have a story to tell about how you get around the city? Today, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, The Maryland Humanities Council presents "Moving Stories: Getting Around Baltimore," a free event that will bring Baltimore residents, workers, bikers, hikers and riders together to discuss transportation issues in a meaningful, respectful way. Storytellers will tell true, personal stories about their transportation experiences in Baltimore City. After all stories are told, audience members and storytellers will gather in small, facilitated groups to discuss and debate the ideas they've heard. Moving Stories begins at 6 p.m. at the Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD. To register, visit mdhc.org.
• : Recher Theatre will host a local music spotlight Friday, Feb. 11, featuring Screams and Whispers, Siren, Katie Got Guts and The Frontrunner. Doors open at 7 p.m. and all ages are welcome. Tickets are $10 for 21 and over/ $13 for under age 21. The Recher Theatre is located at 512 York Rd., Towson, MD 21204. For more information, call 410-337-7178, or visit www.rechertheatre.com. Tickets are available on the theater's website.
•  A disc jockey will entertain, and delicious food will be served from 5-9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11, at the historic , 37 N Main St, Bel Air, MD 21014. Food will be provided by Main Street Tower & Buontempo Brothers, along with the Best Beer & Wine Garden, courtesy of Northeast Beverage & Bel Air Liquors. For more information, visit http://downtownbelair.com/site/events; call 410-638-1023, or e-mail swalker@downtownbelair.com. Click here to Buy Tickets.
• —Bring your sweetheart to spend an evening of wonderful music and talent at Germano's Trattoria in Baltimore. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, Brook Ever and Musical Director Susan Ricci will deliver a wonderful Valentine-themed cabaret. The restaurant's food choices are Tuscan and other regional Italian cooking, and there are items to appeal to vegans, vegetarians and steak or seafood lovers, according to Germano's website. Germano's is located at 300 S High St, Baltimore, MD 21202. For more information, visit http://www.germanostrattoria.com/, or call 410-752-4515.
• BALTIMORE BACH MARATHON: It’s back-to-back Bach at St. David's Church this Sunday, Feb. 13, as hundreds of musicians from Baltimore and Washington D.C. perform in the 35th Annual Baltimore Bach Marathon. This is the church’s most popular event—and one that classical music aficionados won’t want to miss. The music begins at 1 p.m. and winds down around 7 p.m. Lunch is from 1-3 p.m., with coffee after the event. Admission is at no cost, donations are accepted. Come for an hour, or stay for the whole event. St. David’s is located at 4700 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210. For more information, call 410-467-0476.

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