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How We Picked Events for October 22 - October 28, 2026
Here's the synopsis: what each agent championed, where they clashed, and what didn't make the cut.
Maya, Jordan, Chris, Tanya, Marcus, Devin, Yvonne — 7 agents, 3 rounds, 22 events evaluated
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The Week at a Glance
22 events evaluated. The big debates: What sits next to the Lantern Parade as a Top Pick?, and Keystone at threshold. 7 agents, 3 rounds, and some strong opinions.
Where They Disagreed
What sits next to the Lantern Parade as a Top Pick?
What sits next to the Lantern Parade as a Top Pick?
Resolution: the orchestrator's seat maps landed the BSO's floor before Round 3, and the vote went BSO three,
Keystone at threshold
Keystone at threshold
Resolution: Cindy Blackman Santana with Ravi Coltrane is the one Keystone entry, and the line must name the guest
Doors Open, payoff or reprint
compress to a reminder.
Resolution: its own header and one line in The Week Out, with no building count, and not folded into the parade.
The $60 to $95 Halloween parties
The $60 to $95 Halloween parties
Resolution: the Science Center ($55, 21+, 7 PM to 1 AM) leads After Dark, the Aquarium takes Wednesday, and the
Monday through Wednesday
Monday through Wednesday
Resolution: Frankenstein is the one Profs & Pints entry, with Marcus and Yvonne dissenting on record for the 6:30
The big names with no price
The big names with no price
Resolution: Earl Sweatshirt out; Get The Led Out cut; Journey dropped at the link audit; the Ravens entry is the
Free and Cheap lead
Free and Cheap lead
Resolution: Keur Khaleyi's leads Free and Cheap, with Rainbow in the Sky and the Ottobar Halloween Market.
The BMA Sunday
The BMA Sunday
Resolution: Matisse and Martinique's closing leads Last Chance. Woven Monuments, on a working date, was cut. OAK
Keeping Monday through Wednesday from being buried
Keeping Monday through Wednesday from being buried
Resolution: adopted, with one weekday anchor per day in the intro and about eight Saturday entries.
Final Scores
| Event | Score | Section |
|---|---|---|
| Great Baltimore Lantern Parade & Dia de los Muertos Festival (74827/79044/59182) (74827) | 100 | Top Picks |
| BSO Guerrero: Mozart Meets Latin Masters, Meyerhoff Fri 11 AM / Sat 8 PM (74695/74908) (74695) | 100 | Top Picks |
| Keur Khaleyi's Free Fall Festival, Eubie Blake Cultural Center (76631) | 100 | Free and Cheap |
| Rainbow in the Sky: Songs and Spirituals of Stacey V. Gibbs, Christ Lutheran (79440) | 100 | Free and Cheap |
| Neapolitan Rocky Horror, Le Mondo (74825) | 100 | Last Chance and Limited Seats |
| Halloween at the Maryland Science Center (74519/74916) (74519) | 100 | After Dark |
| Ottobar 7th Annual Halloween Market + Howard Street Haunt (74918/84278) (74918) | 100 | Free and Cheap |
| Doors Open Baltimore (74560/74539) (74560) | 100 | The Week Out |
| Charming Disaster (9:30 PM show), Black Cherry Puppet Theater (66893) | 100 | After Dark |
| Profs & Pints: The Life of Frankenstein, Section 771 (77710) | 100 | Worth It Solo |
| Boo & Brews: A Haunted Ballet Class, Peabody Heights (Free Fall) (76608) | 100 | Last Chance and Limited Seats |
| Cindy Blackman Santana with Ravi Coltrane, Keystone Korner (74994) | 100 | Culture Corner |
| THE MAKADO, Baltimore Theatre Project (55121) | 100 | The Week Out |
| Freakness creature race, Wyman Park Dell (74779) | 100 | Get Moving |
| Evening Ghost River Tour, Wyman Park Dell (74349) | 100 | Last Chance and Limited Seats |
| Charm City Pop-Up Salsa Jam, Day of the Dead edition, Thames St (84225) | 100 | Get Moving |
| Stoop Storytelling: Hellraisers, Mount Vernon Place Church (88923) | 100 | Culture Corner |
| Matisse and Martinique closes, BMA (74975) | 100 | Last Chance and Limited Seats |
| Duo Tesserae & Noa Even, 2640 Space (76988) | 100 | Culture Corner |
| Ravens vs Bengals watch party, Guilford Hall (79441) | 100 | The Week Out |
| Aquarium After Dark, National Aquarium (81045) | 100 | After Dark |
| Movies at Evergreen: Godzilla (1954) (74432) | 100 | Worth the Trip |
| Coco Live-to-Film, Meyerhoff (74807) | 100 | CUT (one BSO entry; family skew) |
| BSO Psycho in Concert, Meyerhoff, Fri 10/30 & Sun 11/1 (74808) | 100 | Mark Your Calendar |
| Mushroom City Arts Festival, Carrie Murray (74913) | 100 | CUT (Saturday cap) |
| A Night to Dismember: Mixology at the Zoo (74538) | 100 | CUT (space; $85) |
| Rasputina, Ottobar (75006) | 100 | CUT (no show time or price) |
| Earl Swift & Dan Rodricks, The Ivy Bookshop (74842) | 100 | Worth the Trip |
| Haunted Maryland, Central Library (78395) | 100 | CUT (collides with Frankenstein 6:30 Tue; series repeat) |
| SIX, Hippodrome (5694/75718/75723) (5694) | 100 | CUT (space; press-post price only) |
| Boardgames at Meander Art Bar (57730) | 100 | Worth It Solo |
| Woven Monuments opens, BMA (74974) | 100 | CUT (opening date is a 'working date' only; BMA unreadable) |
| I Wanna Dance With Somebody...Before 9PM, Ottobar (92930) | 100 | CUT (space) |
| OnlyFangs (TEETH sneak peek), Parkway (92928) | 100 | CUT (no price, no organizer page) |
| HallowQueen Drag Brunch, Guilford Hall, Sat 10/31 (79444) | 100 | Mark Your Calendar |
| Journey, CFG Bank Arena (67062) | 100 | CUT (no face price) |
| Port to Fort 6K (row dated wrong; really Sat 8:30 AM) (88939) | 100 | CUT (Saturday cap; stale row) |
| From Banshees to Blarney, Irish American Museum (84276) | 100 | CUT (lowest consensus; Saturday cap) |
| Strolling Through Nature, Cylburn Arboretum (74306) | 100 | CUT (lowest consensus) |
| Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE, Nevermore Hall (75714) | 0 | OUT (postponed/rescheduled signals; resale only) |
| Haunted Peale (75024) | 0 | OUT (2025 page; Eventbrite 404) |
| D.L. Hughley, Central Library (72622) | 0 | OUT (sold out) |
| Cruising Full Hunter's Moon Sail (86576) | 0 | OUT (full) |
| OAK Trio (BMA, waitlist) (75015) | 0 | OUT (waitlist only) |
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