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We have a bunch of kids and three of them are at three different Howard County schools… which meant a deluge of welcome to school emails this week.

New school orientations,
back to school nights (😴),
popsicle parties (😃),
new teachers and class schedules,
and locker codes to forget!

The end of summer is always a little bittersweet but it’s a reminder that in just a few short days…

WE’RE FREE!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA 🤣🤣🤣

In this week’s Fulton Flyer:

• 32 riders stuck on a Six Flags ride 💀

• HoCo Restaurant ends on Sunday 😋

• Maryland State Fair starts this weekend! 🎪

— Jim Wang

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32 riders stuck on Six Flags Ride 😱

Last week, 32 people were stranded on the SteamWhirler for over an hour! Six Flags is set to close this year on Nov 2nd after 51 years of operation. Some discussion on Reddit about it.

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📷 by Jim Wang | 🗺️ Fulton, MD

The thing about sandwiches is that boasting massive portion sizes doesn’t matter if the sandwiches are bad. At Mikey & Mel’s, the portions are enormous and the sandwiches are great. My favorite is their Reuben, followed closely by the shrimp salad, and their house-made chips have a great hard crunch. Shoutout to their pickle selection too!

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Local Business

Happy Birthday Kupcakes & Co! 🎂

Kupcakes & Co is celebrating their 15th birthday from 10am to 1pm, with free birthday cake to the first 50 people. There will also be a raffle for free cupcakes for a year, face painting, cornhole, bubbles, and more.

Howard County Restaurant Week 8/11 - 24

Guess what? It’s STILL Howard County Restaurant and Craft Beverage Weeks, which runs this Sunday. Check out the participating locations and their deals.

Nearby Events

Today 8/21

• Closet Calm: Organizing Tips by Lisa Malone @ Revive Collective - This is the 2nd of a 5 part series on refreshing your wardrobe and re-claiming your closet being held at Revive Collective (formerly Serendipity in Highland). This one is being led by You Have Arrived!’s Lisa Malone - event is free.

• Maryland State Fair - This weekend is the first of three weekends for the Maryland State Fair at the Timonium Fairgrounds. Here’s the full schedule.

• Outdoor Comedy Show at the Pavilion @ Lone Oak Farm - SNL’s Dean Edwards will be performing with Lucas Bohn hosting, doors open at 5:30 with the show starting at 7pm. Tickets

• Belmont Blockbuster Series - The third of five movie nights at Belmont Manor & Historic Park will be a showing of Ratatouille starting at 8pm. Advanced registration is encouraged because there’s limited parking but the event is free.

• Amped in the Park @ Color Burst Park - The latest performance of the Color Burst Park Summer Series is tonight starting at 8:30pm with Zar Electrik.

• Trivia Night @ Common Kitchen - Every Thursday starting at 6:30pm with Dan Master Quiz. Prizes to the top three teams of 1-6 people.

• Charm City Run Run Club @ Black Flag - Every Thursday, meet at Charm City Run at 5:30pm for a 2-3 mile run and walk then enjoy $5 pours at Black Flag afterwards.

• Columbia Village Centers Summer Concert Series - From 6pm to 8pm, Dorsey’s Search will have Totally Bowie while King’s Contrivance will feature The Gayle Harrod Band.

• Merriweather District Farmers Market - Merriweather Row Plaza hosts the farmers market from 3pm to 7pm with over a dozen vendors.

• Dog Days of Summer Photography Experience @ Savage Mill - The Portrait Salon is having a portrait event tonight for your furry friend. $150 gets you 3 digital images and a 30 minute private studio session, includes refreshments for dogs and people.

Friday 8/22

• Be Kind & Rewind @ Turf Valley - Ultimate 90’s dance party with tribute band “Be Kind & Rewind” from 8pm to 11pm, tickets are $20.

• Lakefront Live Dancin’ Under the People Tree & Lakefront Live Movie Snow White - Every Friday until August 29th, head to the lakefront for dancing at 7pm and a movie at around 8:15pm. This week’s movie is Snow White (Live Action).

• Pop-Up Farmer’s Market @ North Laurel Community Center - From 10am to noon, Stoecker Farms will be offering local, organic/natural produce.

• Nite Bite Fishing - Fish at night at Centennial Lake starting at 6pm until midnight. $5.

• Teen Kick Backs - Teens 11-17 can enjoy free pizza and snacks, sports, video games and more at multiple centers around the county from 5pm until 8pm.

Saturday 8/23

• Clarksville Farmer’s Market - This weekend from 9am to 1pm with Noah Jacobsen performing and over a dozen vendors appearing. We always love the white bread from Great Harvest, who will be there, for making BLTs during tomato season.

• 6th Annual Music City Maryland Festival - Head to The Vortex at CAA Park for a full day of music from 1pm to 10:30pm featuring ten bands for just $10 for GA tickets. There will be food trucks, two stages, and art vendors. Children 12 and under free.

• Free Guided Tour of B&O Ellicott City Station Museum - We love this free museum, especially the model train room (it’s quite impressive). Tours are free and start at 2pm every Saturday and Sunday.

• Good Kid-izen @ Color Burst Park - “Garden Guardians: Doing good to benefit our community: Come pot your very own plant to place in your garden to spread beauty in the community.”

• Lakefront Live ft. Avenue 66 - Starting at 7:30pm, head to the Lakefront to enjoy live music with a variety cover band that “performs diverse, mainstream, classic and memorable music in different genres such as jazz, R&B, pop, today's country, rock, Latin, alternative and reggae.”

• Patuxent Jazz Band w/ Gottaswing @ Carroll Baldwin Hall - Part of the Savage Summer Concert Series, bring a blanket or chair to the Baldwin Common and enjoy a concert from 6-8pm. Come early (5:30) for a lesson in swing dancing from Gottaswing.

• Let’s Get Social @ Jailbreak Brewing Company - Socialists of HoCo (Ages 30s, 40s, 50s) is hosting a meetup from 7pm to 10pm.

• School of Rock Movie Night @ Columbia Mall - Enjoy a performance from Columbia’s School of Rock Music School before watching School of Rock on the Plaza starting at 7pm.

• Summer Movie Night @ The Wine Bin - Bring a chair or blanket, some good friends, and enjoy Princess Bride starting at 9pm. And never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!

• KidSpace Movie Night @ Columbia Athletic Club - Kids 4-13 of CA members can enjoy a movie, free activities, pizza, and popcorn from 6pm to 9pm. Unfortunately, CA doesn’t seem to list the movie being shown!

Sunday 8/24

• Jenn’s Uncommon Critters @ Manor Hill - An hour long ticketed program where you can meet reptiles, invertebrates, and small mammals. First 30 minutes is a show and tell, last 30 minutes will involve touching, holding, and taking pictures with the creatures. $15 tickets for attendees ages 3 and up.

• Ellicott Distilling Co. Distillery Class - Distill your own bottle of vodka or gin and flavor it with their thousands of flavor combinations or bring your own. Get a custom label, do some trivia, win prizes, eat tacos, and sip on bottomless mimosas! Starts at 10am and ends around 12:30pm.

• Charcuterie & Cheers @ Boyd Cru Wines (Savage Mill) - An event from noon until 2pm with Diana from Honey’D Charcuterie in which you will learn how to craft the perfect board while sipping on wine. Tickets are $60.

• African + Caribbean Music & Arts Festival - In Silver Spring at the Veterans Plaza, celebrate a full day of culture and vibes featuring live bands, drum corp, and Carnival Masqueraders, plus arts and crafts, premium beer garden, and food and DJs. Free, starts at noon.

Upcoming

• Wendell Live! Sinatra Tribute @ Galliano 8/27 - From 5:30pm to 8:30pm, enjoy Frank Sinatra Tribute Artist Wendell Live! at Galliano.

• Free Bingo Night @ Common Kitchen - Every Tuesday at 6pm. You get 6 free bingo cards (and can earn more, ask the bingo caller!) and can win prizes each round like free food and drink and Common Kitchen gift certificates.

(nothing in this section is sponsored, I just think it looks fun)

Weather This Weekend

Friday - 81° | 59° - ☀️ - 0”
Saturday - 82° | 65° - 🌤️ - 0”
Sunday - 82° | 65° - 🌤️ - 0”

☀️ data from Weather Underground

Local Theatres and Shows

Live Music, Brunches, & Bar Events

Here are all the places (that I’ve found) that have free live music (or more) in the area - if I am missing your favorite venue, please let me know! (bars may have separate covers)

🎶 Music | ❓ Trivia | 🎭 Comedy | 🍳 Brunch | 🎤 Karaoke

Friday 8/22

🎶 Looney’s Pub - Big Machine - 9pm
🎶 Clarksville Commons - Daisy Road Band - 6:30pm to 9pm
🎶 River Hill Grill - Paul Kalamari - 7pm to 10pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Gene Okonski - 6pm to 11pm
🎶 Blackwell Barn & Lodge - Levi Stephens - 9pm to 12pm
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Eugene Chapman - 8pm to 11pm
🎶 Sonoma’s - Rockin Tunes DJ - 5pm
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - Klepto Radio - 9pm to 11:30pm
🎶 Little Market Cafe - Jeremy Gilless - 6pm to 8pm
🎶 White Oak Tavern - James Von Lenz - 8pm to 10pm
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - Ciaran Quinn - 6pm to 9:30pm

🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Tornado Rose - 6pm to 9pm

Saturday 8/23

🎤 River Hill Grill - Karaoke w. DJ Toro - 9pm to midnight

🎶 Looney’s Pub - Here’s to the Night - 9pm
🎶 River Hill Grill - Liberty Road - 7pm to 10pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Aleks Izotov - 6pm to 11pm
🎶 Blackwell Barn & Lodge - Keiron Brian Raphael - 9pm to 12pm
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Patrick Cooper - 8pm to 11pm
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - Shauna Dean Cokeland - 9pm to 11:30pm
🎶 Sonoma’s - Out of Order - 7pm to 9pm
🎶 White Oak Tavern - Mercy Creek - 8pm to 10pm
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - Brandt Dunn - 6pm to 9:30pm

🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Daisy Road - 6pm to 9pm
🎶 Lone Oak Brewing - Noah “Red” Hawes - 2pm to 5pm
🎶 Manor Hill Brewing - Mike Finazzo - 1pm to 4pm
🎶 Waredaca Brewing - Ed Barney - 4pm to 7pm

Sunday 8/24

🍳 Galliano - Jazz Brunch- 11:30am to 2:30pm
🍳 Periodic Table - Jazz Brunch - 11am to 2pm
🍳 Blackwell Barn & Lodge - Mike Sharp - 11am to 2pm
🍳 White Oak Tavern - Live Jazz Music - 11am to 2pm

🎶 18th & 21st - Rodney Kelly - 6pm to 11pm
🎶 Little Market Cafe - The Truehearts - 12pm to 3pm

🎶 Manor Hill Brewing - Sophie Bernitt - 2pm to 5pm
🎶 Lone Oak Brewing - The Grasso Brothers - 2pm to 5pm
🎶 Waredaca Brewing - Noah Booz - 2pm to 5pm

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