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Latest News

HoCo Restaurant Week Next Week! 😋

Next week is Howard County Restaurant Weeks for Winter 2026, which goes from January 19 through February 1st. Dozens of restaurants are participating and it’s a great way to visit new places and try them out!

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Local Business

SuperSquads Cheerleading Starts Jan 25th

This after-school 12-week program is set to start January 25th, for more information check out their website. Learn stunts, cheer skills, and dance routines, no experience required.

Gamestop to Close 8 MD Locations

Includes one in Ellicott City but the full list here. I guess they’re not going to the moon anymore.

Fun Things To Do

As always, confirm events before you go, sometimes they change, get cancelled, etc.

Today

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

  • Annual Howard County Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration - Head to the Howard Community College Horowitz Center Smith Theatre from 6-8:30pm for performances by diverse community groups, and recognition of the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Living the Dream” award recipients and student essay, oratory, and poster contest winners.

  • Drag Brunch Roulette Style @ Black Flag Brewing - Hosted by Absolutely Dragulous from 11am to 2pm, Tu Casa will serve birria, enjoy pints, seltzer, or mocktails.

  • Paint and Sip @ Carroll Baldwin Hall - 2pm to 4pm at Carroll Baldwin Hall in Savage, paint your own Cozy Baldwin Hall painting. Led by self-taught artists and Savage residents Ed and Amy Montgomery, create your own masterpiece. Limited to 25 participants.

  • 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.

Upcoming

  • 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.

  • Trivia @ Notch8 Brewery - Every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm is trivia night at Notch8. Sporcle Live Trivia hosts two games at 7pm and again at 8pm.

Weather This Weekend

Friday - 35° | 29° - 🌤️
Saturday - 44° | 28° - 🌤️
Sunday - 31° | 18° - 🌤️

☀️ data from Weather Underground

Local Theatres and Shows

Theater

Show

Dates

Rock of Ages

1/9 - 3/15

Little Miss Perfect

2/8 - 3/8

Save My Black Soul

1/16 - 2/1

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

🎶 Looney’s Pub - Crushing Day - 9pm
🎶 River Hill Grill - The B-Sides - 7pm–10pm
🎶 Common Kitchen - Eli Lev - 6:30pm
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - HFS - 9pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Aiden Interrante - 6pm–11pm
🎶 Union Jack’s - TBD - 7pm
🎶 Blackwall Barn & Lodge - Andrew Bell - 8pm–11pm
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Cynthia Marie - 8pm–11pm
🎶 White Oak Tavern - Meg Murray - 8pm–10pm
🎶 Bare Bones Grill & Bar - FireKite - 9:30pm–close
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - West City - 6pm–9:30pm

🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Dave & Sabrina (Sabs) - 5:30pm–8:30pm
🎶 Oversea Distillery - Harbor Havoc: 5 Band Winter Concert - 4pm11:50pm - details

Saturday

🎶 Looney’s Pub - Vertigo Red - 9pm–close
🎶 River Hill Grill - Red Sky Dawn DUO - 7pm–10pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Tim Andrulonis - 6pm–11pm
🎶 Union Jack’s - DJ Micah - 10pm
🎶 Blackwall Barn & Lodge - Grayson Moon - 8pm–11pm
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Andrew Bell - 8pm–11pm
🎶 White Oak Tavern - Tears for Devere - 8pm–10pm
🎶 Bare Bones Grill & Bar - Remedy - 9pm–close
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - Kevin Sullivan - 6pm–9:30pm
🎶 Judge’s Bench - Alex G. Lee - 8:30pm–11pm

🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Generation Mixed Tape - 5:30pm 8:30pm
🎶 Waredaca Brewing - Sticks & Stones - 47pm

Sunday

🍳 Blackwell Barn & Lodge - Jamie Bishop - 11am2pm
🍳 Galliano - Jazz Brunch- 11:30am2:30pm
🍳 Reckless Shepherd - Millennium Brunch - 10am2pm - Tickets
🍳 Smashing Grapes - Andrew Bell - 11am–2pm
🍳 White Oak Tavern - Live Jazz Music - 11am2pm

🎶 18th & 21st - Sidestreet Duo - 5pm–9pm
🎶 Union Jack’s - Karaoke DJ - 9pm

🎶 Manor Hill Brewing - Mandy B - 2pm5pm

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