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Join us for a Hot in Maryland Hot Sauce tasting and Michelada sampling. For all the foodies out there, we’ve pulled together a boxed set of 4 Maryland-Made hot sauces that are sure to tempt your taste buds!

Join us for a very special pop-up with Fred@Co. AJ will be in the shop with his Frederick t-shirts and hats and some vintage works of fabric art too!

National Museum of Civil War Medicine Director of Education John Lustrea will lead a special historic walking tour through Downtown Frederick on Sept. 3 at 2:00 PM. John will be highlighting individual stories from several of Frederick’s Civil War hospitals. Tickets are $15 and include admission to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in addition to the walking tour. Tickets are free for Museum members, but you must still reserve your spot. Reservations will be accepted on a first come first served basis. Buy your ticket today.

2pm-3pm: Artist Talk 3pm-5pm: Saturday openings/ National Juried Photography Exhibition: Artists Sean Dudley, Jillian Abir MacMaster, Ed Palaszynski (All photo exhibits). 3pm-5pm Creative outlet.   First Saturday 2-5pm, Gallery Hours 9-5 Mon-Sat & 11-5 Sun

Join us for an art opening reception in the Griffin art center/side gallery featuring Johan Lowie.

Doug Moulden spends a good bit of his time trying to find an image. It’s not so much what he paints, but more how he paints it. Painting for him is not an attempt to document the world as it appears but an opportunity to recreate the world. “I’m not a reporter, I’m a poet.” Doug prefers landscapes that have no human figures in them. The empty landscape encourages the viewers to place themselves metaphorically into the painting. Doug is also drawn to quiet moments. Paintings struggle to convey motion, but excel at stillness. Trained as a sculptor, Doug’s paintings […]

Sculpting wood, metal and found objects, Clifton Santiago and Linda Van Hart tell stories to express their world view. Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, September 3 from 5pm-9pm. Regular hours: Fridays and Saturdays 12-8pm, Sundays 12-4pm.

The 12 monotypes in Rhonda Smith’s show, Portraits of Persistence, honor the students of Storer College. The linoleum-printed images are not photographic but do strive for individual likenesses. Wallpaper and hand-cut backgrounds add additional texture and color. After the Civil War, the college in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia welcomed students of all races and genders. Former enslaved people and their sons and daughters of found a welcoming environment on the hills overlooking the Shenandoah River. After Storer College closed, some students sought to complete their education at Shepherd College. Says Smith, “While at Storer, students had been supported and encouraged […]

Christylez Bacon (pronounced: chris-styles) is a GRAMMY® Nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist and multi-instrumentalist from Southeast, Washington, DC. As a performer, Christylez multi-tasks between various instruments such as the West African djembe drum, acoustic guitar, and the human beat-box (oral percussion), all while continuing the oral tradition of storytelling through his lyrics. In 2011, Christylez began a cross-cultural collaborative concert series in Washington, DC, “Washington Sound Museum” (WSM). WSM is a monthly intimate celebration of music featuring guest artists from diverse musical genres with Christylez Bacon and his progressive hip-hop orchestra. Since WSM’s inception, Christylez has collaborated with artists from various cultural […]

Artists Lisa Sheirer and Karin Birch open their studios to the public in celebration of one of being Artists in Residence at the Y Arts Center.

This family-friendly ‘rock & rhyme’ concert with Mr. Jon & Friends will get your toes tappin! Dancing encouraged! Tickets on Eventbrite, $5 cover, 3 and under free. A limited number of seats will be available at the door. Cards or cash. Water, soft drinks, juice pouches, and small packaged snacks available for purchase. We are BYO-food and dog-friendly (dogs who are well-behaved around children, please). Cash or cards accepted. Open-air venue, remember to dress for the weather! In event of rain, show may move to indoor location, stay tuned for updates. At the door — $5, $15 families, under age […]

Every Tuesday Night doors at 7:00 film starts at 7:30 The Art Center Bijou is a weekly film screening curated by FAC Associate SJ Wiegand. Each month we present films that fall under one general theme in order to cultivate discussion about film as a mode of artistic expression. After the film ends we hold a brief discussion.

It’s GRAND OPENING weekend for Agave 137! Join us for a weekend full of fun events, from the NFL season kickoff on Thursday, to a live band and DJ on Friday and Saturday, and NFL Sunday Ticket all day Sunday with games on all eight screens!  

The Knight Brothers consist of four brothers from Maryland raised on their uncles farm in Frederick County. They bring their voices together to harmonize to their original music like only family can.

This show will kick off our 2022 Comedy Night season! Both nights you can see our two house teams, The Comedy Pigs and Oh Crit. You will also see improv from Local Spot, Key City Improv, Bananas for Improv, Hostel Screws, That’s what she said, Jiggy and Friends, Topher and you and stand-up from Richard Johnson! So get your tickets now!

For over 30 years, In The Streets has been a proud Frederick tradition held along Market Street and Carroll Creek Urban Park. The festivities begin with the Market Street Mile at 9 AM, followed by the In the Streets Festival from 11 AM to 5 PM and ending with the official after party, the Flying Dog Brewery Up the Creek Party presented in partnership with Key 103, at 5 PM at the Carroll Creek Amphitheatre. Returning this year is the Visit Frederick Craft Beverage Experience presented in partnership with 106.9 The Eagle along the Carroll Creek Linear Park from Noon […]

Join us during In The Streets on Saturday, September 10th as we team up with Prospect Point Brewing to give out FREE BEER! You don’t wanna miss this! 21+ only.

Join us and enjoy a new brew dedicated to the brave men and women who have carried on the torch since 1926 in Frederick, MD. An honored group simply known as Ladder Company A. There will be live music from Hard Swimmin’ Fish, food trucks and merch. Proceeds of beer sales to benefit Citizens Truck Company.

Chrome Rodeo, featuring members of Hopeless Records band Young & Heartless, are playing their 2nd show in Frederick on September 10th at FAC. The band has indie rock sounds from Pedro the Lion to The National. The shiny horse corral is comprised of members of local bands Aneirin, Samuel Powers, and Twin Radio. Thoughtful storytelling lyrics that will bum you out and eternal friendships of the homeschool kind will entertain you for at least the 30ish minutes of their set. Chrome Rodeo will be joined by Baltimore friends Frames and local homies Violet Evergreen and Davy Haynes. Come on out! […]

Have you ever dreamed of growing food on your very own property? Our team members Sharon Fraley and Lisa Jagger will be at the office to offer tips and advice! Come on by!