To celebrate the start of the playoffs, the Ravens will be hosting "Flock Parties" throughout the state, complete with alumni players, cheerleaders, Poe, and chances to hang out with 98 Rock, get your car painted, and win prizes. Read more...
Kick off the New Year in good health with this downtown 5K run and 1-mile walk event with proceeds benefitting local transitional housing. Jan. 1. Patterson Park, 2638 E. Baltimore St. 2 p.m. $15-35. 410-308-1870. charmcityrun.com.
This Philadelphia-based sextet captures the visceral spirit of the late, great English rock band, Led Zeppelin. Jan. 3. Rams Head Live, 20 Market Pl. 8 p.m. $25-30. 410-244-1131. ramsheadlive.com.
Honoring the life and work of Maurice Sendak, late author of Where the Wild Things Are, this exhibit features 50 artworks from his career. To Jan. 4. Enoch Pratt Central Library, 400 Cathedral St. Mon.-Wed. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 410-396-5430. prattlibrary.org.
This month, the hit dancing competition is taking its talents from the ABC airwaves to the road for a new North American winter tour. The live production will feature new dance numbers and recreated favorites by some of the show's most popular competitors. Jan. 14. Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric, 140 W. Mt. Royal Ave. 8 p.m. $35-75. 410-900-1150. lyricoperahouse.com.
In this fictional account of a real event, writer Kemp Powers and director Kwame Kwei-Armah recreate what happened behind closed hotel doors one night in 1964. There, four iconic young men—boxer Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke, and football player Jim Brown—had what was likely a conversation for the history books. Jan.14-Feb. 8. Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St. Times vary. $19-59. 410-332-0033. centerstage.org.