Looking to go on a date night, moms’ night out or get-together with friends in the Maryland, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area? Check out the following special events that are worth your time — and the effort to get to there! Read ahead for some of the best events happening during the week of July 17-24.
17 Friday
Crapemyrtle Festival Severna Park 2015
July 17-20. Live music, exhibits, food trucks and more. Free. Check website for hours. Homestead Gardens, Severna Park. 410-384-7966, homesteadgardens.com.
Whose Wives Are They Anyway?
July 17-Aug. 2. A comedy by Michael Parker. $15-20. Performance times vary. Bowie Community Theatre, Bowie. 301-805-0219, bctheatre.com
Artscape
July 17-19. Art festival featuring visual art exhibits, live concerts, performance arts, hands-on projects, competitions, food and more. Free. Fri. and Sat., 11am-9pm; Sun., 11am-8pm. Venues throughout Baltimore. artscape.org
Unrehearsed Shakespeare
Performance of “Much Adoe About Nothing.” Free. 5pm. West Shore Park, Baltimore. unrehearsedshakespeareproject.com
Funk Fest: ’70s Soul Sounds
A 1970s-style funk concert featuring the Bar-Kays, Zapp, Con Funk Shun, Rick James’ Original Stone City Band and Rose Royce. $59-95. 7pm. Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro. ticketmaster.com
Whoopi Goldberg
Legendary comedian, actress, singer-songwriter and activist. $49-$125. 8pm. The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. kennedy-center.org
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