Hey Locals! 👋🏽
🍂 Can we talk about this weather?! We're getting some beautiful fall days, and I'm here for it! Perfect for getting outside, hitting a festival and enjoying Halloween weekend.
⏰ Don't forget, the clocks fall back an hour at 2 AM Sunday! An extra hour of sleep after Halloween sounds good to me. The sun setting earlier? Not so much. 😂 but there weekend is going to be in the 60’s and 70s so I am so excited for that!
🗳️ Election Day is November 3! If you haven't voted early or mailed your ballot, make a plan to vote. Don't forget to check those local ballot questions too. Some of them directly affect our parks, roads and communities!
📍WHAT'S INSIDE THIS EDITION
🏈 Ravens Watch Party: Skip the crowded bars for this FREE lakeside experience!
🎃 18 Weekend Events: Halloween fun, free festivals, parties & more around the DMV.
🧠 Somewhere Spotlight: Dementia isn't just memory loss. Here are signs you might be missing.
🧂 Somewhere in Maryland: The Baltimore business behind spices found in kitchens everywhere.
🎭 Idea of the Week: A night at the theater that had me thinking about happiness differently.
🍽️ Last Chance: Grab your seat at our next Somewhere with Locals mystery dinner!
Top Pick for Sunday:
We need a win this weekend for the Ravens so I think cheering them on at the lakefront instead of indoors is the best way to give them good luck! Do something different if you want good results right? lol.
Catch the Ravens battle the Bills on 11/1 LIVE on the big screen outdoors with the Columbia Association at Lake Kittamaqundi Lakefront!
Pack your chairs or blankets, gather your family and friends, and get ready for an exciting afternoon of football. The game kicks off at 1pm, so you will want to arrive early to claim your spot and enjoy the pre-game atmosphere
Somewhere Spotlight Dementia Isn’t Always About Forgetting. Would You Recognize These Signs? |
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I recently found out that Baltimore City has one of the highest Alzheimer’s rates in the entire country — tied for #1 out of 3,142 U.S. counties. According to a first-ever county-level study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association (July 2023), 16.6% of Baltimore City residents aged 65 and older — roughly 88,000 people — are living with Alzheimer’s dementia. Baltimore tied with Miami-Dade County, FL and the Bronx, NY for the top spot. Prince George’s County came in at 16.1%, also among the highest in the nation. Maryland overall had the highest Alzheimer’s prevalence rate of all 50 states at 12.2%. The study also found that older Black and Hispanic Americans are diagnosed at significantly higher rates than white Americans. That sent me down a rabbit hole. There are actually different types of dementia, and some show up in your 40s and 50s with zero memory loss. The people closest to you would be the ones to notice: | More irritated than usual • Losing interest in things they used to love • Confusion — like skipping purple on Purple Fridays when they’d never miss it • Doing things differently than they always have • Changing views on things they’ve stood firm on for years |
If you see any of this in someone you love — or in yourself — it’s worth bringing up with a doctor. I shared these signs with someone close to me and they said it described exactly what’s been happening to them. You’ve probably seen the Beyond Memory billboards around Baltimore. That’s the campaign. Keep an eye out.  Learn More at Beyond Memory → |
It’s Somewhere Local • Maryland’s Weekly Guide to Going Out |
🗓️ What's Happening This Weekend |
🟢 = Free 🔞 = 21+ 👧🏽👦🏽 = Family Friendly |
🔥 Friday, Oct 30 1. CandyFEST — Family Halloween alternative with games, prizes and candy. 🟢👧🏽👦🏽 📍 Owings Mills, MD 2. Hilloween — Free Halloween festival at Eastern Market with a DJ, moon bounce and face painting. 🟢👧🏽👦🏽 📍 DC 3. A Magical Night of Wizardry — Wizard-themed Halloween with crafts, a film and the Enchanted Forest. 👧🏽👦🏽 📍 Upper Marlboro, MD 4. ArBOOretum — Halloween night at a historic arboretum with a nature trail, face painting and food trucks. 👧🏽👦🏽 📍 Baltimore 5. NO WITNESSES Secret Comedy Show — 25 people, a hidden room, and a lineup nobody knows until showtime. 📍 Baltimore 6. Red Lace Burlesque & Variety Show — Halloween-themed burlesque and variety show. Dress up, show up. 🔞 📍 Baltimore 7. Murder Mystery Dinner Theater — Solve a murder over dinner and drinks. Great for a group. 📍 Baltimore 8. Annual Halloween Extravaganza — Costume contest, hookah bar, food and drinks all included. 🔞 📍 Baltimore 🎃 Saturday, Oct 31 9. Pete the Cat — Kids' show plus a full Halloween party with trick-or-treating, costume contest and meet & greet. 👧🏽👦🏽 📍 Baltimore 10. Monster Bash — Free Halloween street party with trunk-or-treat, magic show and costume parade. 🟢👧🏽👦🏽 📍 Takoma Park, MD 11. Fall Frolic — Free artsy Halloween afternoon at Glen Echo Park with trick-or-treat through art studios and live music. 🟢👧🏽👦🏽 📍 Glen Echo, MD 12. DMV Carnival Halloween Party — Soca, Dancehall and Reggae on a rooftop all night. 🔞 📍 Silver Spring, MD 13. Free Motown Concert at Dinner Under the Stars — Free outdoor Motown concert on Historic West Street. 🟢 📍 Annapolis, MD ☀️ Sunday, Nov 1 14. Ravens Watch Party — Ravens vs Bills on a big outdoor screen at the lakefront. 🟢 📍 Columbia, MD 15. Día de los Muertos at The Wharf — Day of the Dead celebration on the waterfront with music, art and culture. 🟢 📍 DC 16. Wickedly Whipped Body Butter Workshop — Make your own fall body butter and body oil to take home. 📍 Maryland 17. Maryland Emancipation Day — Free programs honoring Maryland's emancipation history. 🟢 📍 Montgomery County, MD 18. First Sunday Arts Festival — 100+ handmade vendors, live music and local food outdoors. 🟢 📍 Annapolis, MD |
Somewhere in Maryland Did You Know This Kitchen Staple Started in a Baltimore Basement? 🧂 |  | Ok so I always knew McCormick had a big presence in Maryland but I had no idea they actually started here. Like, started started. In 1889, a 25-year-old named Willoughby McCormick was literally going door to door in Baltimore selling spices and extracts out of his basement. That’s it. That was the whole business. And that little basement hustle turned into McCormick & Company, the world’s largest spice company. And they didn’t stop there. Baltimore-based McCormick invented Pumpkin Pie Spice in 1934. They own Old Bay. They own Frank’s RedHot. They’re even the ones supplying KFC’s 11 herbs and spices. The HQ eventually moved to Hunt Valley, but the roots are right here. | 📅 On November 1, McCormick’s National Cinnamon Day is celebrated across the country — a holiday they created in 2019 to honor one of America’s most-used spices. So next time someone tries to say Maryland can’t season food, let them know the whole country seasons with ours. |
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Would You Change Your Life for Happiness? 🎭
This weekend I went to see a new play at the Everyman Theatre and walked away asking myself about words for happiness. What makes you truly happy and what words could change your world in a minute? This is the perfect play to attend with friends or, in my case, a parent. It runs until November 15th so grab tickets here before it ends.
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