Eats
Szechuan Best on Liberty Road offers an extensive menu, especially on the weekends, when dim sum is served.
Scene
We polled some of the folks involved in the music industry in the area about their favorite shows of the year. Results ranged from comedian Robert Townsend to Slick Rick to John Fogerty.
Trips
Johnstown, Pa., is home to the Inclined Plane, an uncommonly steep railroad used to transport people and cargo up and down a mountain. It closes for a couple of months after December, so check it out while you still can.
CDs
If you see Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the music racks, it's not a misplaced copy of the video game. The hit new game has inspired a soundtrack of some of the songs that play on the virtual radio while players steal cars and make mayhem.
Family
The Baltimore Museum of Art's annual Kwanzaa celebration dancing and drumming, storytelling, a mask-making workshop, a film, gallery tours and more.
P I C K O F T H E W E E K
What: See a revival screening of the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film Rope, in which two college students kill a classmate.
Where: The Charles, 1717 N. Charles St.
When: 9 tonight
Why: Because if you're tired of all the films just bursting with holiday spirit, this is definitely an antidote.
Tickets: $8
www.thecharles.com or 410-727-FILM
Information: www.thecharles.com or 410-727-FILM