CRAFTS
THE ART OF THE MATTER
The American Craft Show in Baltimore -- one of the largest juried, indoor shows of its kind -- takes place tomorrow through Sunday at the Baltimore Convention Center. More than 700 artisans offer their handmade works, including jewelry, furniture, clothing and home decor. The event features eco-friendly, kid-oriented and innovative new-wave crafts.
Experts present demonstrations on various subjects, such as digital photography, painting, wood and glass. Erwin Timmer, of the Washington Glass School, shows how to reshape and reuse glass; Terry Todesco, of CrashintoEwe, explains how to paint yarn with dyes; and Baltimore Clayworks artists teach how to hand-build sculptures and print on clay.
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The event runs 10 a.m.-9 p.m. tomorrow, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. The convention center is at 1 W. Pratt St. Admission is $14. Children 12 and younger are admitted free. Call 800-836-3470 or go to craftcouncil.org / baltimore.
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[JENNIFER CHOI]
EVENT
A FEAST OF CULINARY DELIGHTS
The Tremont Grand hotel hosts the second annual Great Tastes Culinary Expo, an extravaganza of food, drink and related items and services.
The event has more than 150 exhibits, featuring sampling stations with food by prominent area restaurants, more than 200 types of wines and spirits, and hundreds of kitchen and food-related product displays.
Celebrity chefs, including Warren Brown of the Food Network's Sugar Rush and Michael Midgley of Bravo TV's Top Chef, will hold cooking demonstrations.
The program also includes interactive seminars and the "Omelet Challenge," in which local media personalities cook / compete for a monetary prize to be given to their favorite charities.
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The expo runs 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. The hotel is at 225 N. Charles St. Admission is $20-$50. Call 800-830-3976 or go to greattastesshow.com.
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[JENNIFER CHOI]
EVENT
BUMPY RIDES
Tricked-out monster trucks fly over cars, jump off ramps and race one another on a dirt-road obstacle course at Monster Jam, which will be at the 1st Mariner Arena tomorrow-Sunday.
Competing vehicles include Grave Digger, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Predator, Eradicator and Aftershock. The trucks also perform various tricks for the audience and the judges.
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Shows start at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The arena is at 201 W. Baltimore St. Tickets are $20-$27, and $5-$7 for ages 2-12. Call 410-547-7328 or go to monsterjamonline.com.
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[JENNIFER CHOI]