56th Annual Towsontown Spring Festival is Next Weekend!

Have you visited the Towsontown Spring Festival? 2025 marks the 56th year and the festival is one you won’t want to miss.

If you are a thrill-seeker, cotton candy eater, music lover, or just a Baltimore explorer, this is your kind of festival. Visit us Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4. Come make a memory at the Towsontown Spring Festival!

Located on Chesapeake, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Baltimore Avenues in Towson (400 Washington Avenue). - Get all the Details

Towson Arts Collective Presents:
Plein Air Painting at the Historic Courthouse
📅 Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
🕙 Time: Starts at 10:00 AM
📍 Location: Old Courthouse (400 Washington Ave, Towson, MD 21204)

This year, we are excited to partner with the Towson Chamber of Commerce and the Towson Town Festival to bring a unique plein air painting experience to the heart of Towson! Amidst the energy of festival-goers, a community of plein air artists will gather beneath the trees in the courthouse gardens to capture the beauty of this historic site. - Get Details & Register Here

Latest News

Blockbuster lineup of “Powerhouse Authors” set to speak in Towson in ‘25-’26

Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library is thrilled to announce the lineup for their highly anticipated 2025–2026 premier author series bringing blockbuster New York Times bestselling authors to local audiences for unforgettable conversations, inspiration and literary celebration.

The upcoming schedule features four powerhouse authors:

Erik Larson
📅 Sunday, September 21, 2025
📍 Sheraton North in Towson
📚 #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile, The Devil in the White City, Dead Wake, and other riveting works of narrative nonfiction.

Kate Quinn 
📅 Thursday, November 6, 2025
📍Goucher College
📚 Bestselling author of historical novels including The Diamond Eye, The Rose Code, and The Alice Network. Her books feature fierce female protagonists and richly detailed settings, earning her a devoted global readership.

Jennifer Weiner
📅 Sunday, February 22, 2026
📍Goucher College
📚 #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including The Summer Place, Mrs. Everything, and In Her Shoes, which was adapted into a major motion picture. With wit, warmth and insight, she explores the lives of modern women with humor and heart.

Percival Everett 
📅 Sunday, March 29, 2026
📍 Goucher College
📚 Prolific and genre-defying author whose work includes the Pulitzer Prize finalist Telephone and the Booker Prize–shortlisted The Trees.

- READ ARTICLE FOR FULL DETAILS

Owner Says The Point has Returned to Full Operations, Expands Catering & Event Offerings

After listening to the Towson community and other local feedback, The Point in Towson is excited to announce its return to full service operations, along with expanded catering and event space offerings. In a recent Facebook post:

“After navigating the ups and downs of the past couple years, I want to share something important: we are still here, still open, and still fighting to keep our doors open. 💪We recently returned to full operations, expanded our catering offerings, and are working hard to bring more events, entertainment, and energy back into the space.”

-Erica Russo, Owner, The Point
Check out what’s new at The Point

This Saturday at The Point

Things Happening This Weekend

🪴🐝 🌻 Spring Native Plant Fest
📍Second Chance Plants, 1258 Putty Hill Ave, Towson, MD 21286
📅 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵: 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺-𝟲𝗽𝗺
📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵: 𝟴𝗮𝗺-𝟲𝗽𝗺
📅 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵: 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺-𝟮𝗽𝗺

Second Chance Plants is an overstock plant outlet, we sell healthy, overstock plants at prices up to 50% less than big box stores. Shop from over 100 varieties of hard-to-find native plants- tons of varieties not sold at big box stores- or likely anywhere else! Prices start at just $3.99 for native plants and $1 for annuals, herbs, veggies and more.

🎶 Maryland Opera - Carmen
📍Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N Charles St, Towson 21210
📅 FRI APR 27 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
📅 SAT APR 26 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Maryland Opera presents Bizet's masterpiece Carmen opera's most infamous wild woman in a story that explores the myriad and varied dimensions of love. From the seductive Habanera to the boisterous Toreador Song the well-known music will immerse you in the drama. The production will be performed fully staged and costumed with chorus orchestra and an internationally acclaimed cast led by Metropolitan Opera conductor Steven White. Come early for a pre-performance presentation by Artistic Director James Harp. Tickets are $29-$96. Visit www.marylandopera.org to purchase and for more information.

👨🏻‍🚒 Tunnel to Towers Climb
📍Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson University
📅 SUN APR 27 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Presented by Tunnel to Towers Foundation, The National Run, Walk & Climb Series was inspired by the Tunnel to Towers 5k Run & Walk NYC, which retraces FDNY Firefighter Stephen Sillers final footsteps on 9/11. The RWC Series consists of over 80 runs, walks and climbs in different cities across the nation, paying homage to America’s heroes. - Register or Donate Here

Non-Profit Spotlight/ 🌍 Earth Week Edition

🚀 This Small, but Mighty, Non-Profit, is using Innovation to Tackle Food Waste and Hunger in Greater Baltimore. And it’s working!

At the heart of 4MyCiTy’s work is its food rescue and distribution program. By partnering with local businesses, grocery stores, and farms, the organization rescues surplus food and redirects it to community centers, shelters, and food banks34. This not only prevents edible food from ending up in landfills but also directly addresses food insecurity in the Baltimore area and beyond.

Read the full article here

🐶 The Torch is Looking for Towson’s Top Dog

Send us you’re pooch pics!

We’re introducing a special new section with a special new sponsor, where each week we will highlight Towson’s Top Dog! Each week we’ll hand pick the Top Dog from reader submissions. All submissions will be added to our “Towson Top Dog” contest page where readers can vote for their favorite fido of the month. The winner will not only have barking rights but a haul of pup prizes to go along with the title. Sponsor and prize details coming next week.

TO ENTER:
1. Simply reply to this email
2. Attach a picture of your dog and the dog’s name

TOWSON’S TOP DOG - 4/24/25 - LEXI LOU

What better way to kick off May, than with our first contestant, LEXI LOU!
Extra credit if you know who Lexi Lou belongs to!

🍷 Terroir (tare-WAHr) explained

After last week’s Sip, some of you reached out to me with questions about a vocabulary word I used. Terroir is one of the many fun and interesting things about wine, though it is often misunderstood, so let’s talk about it!  - Read The Weekly Sip

Congratulations to Barley’s Backyard on their 5th Year Anniversary

Baltimore News

Hey Gov send some of this dough to Towson…

Weather

Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Local Sports

TOGETHER WITH

High School Boys Lacrosse Game of the Week: Calvert Hall vs Spalding (via CZN)

Score: CARDINALS - 6 CAVALIERS - 11
Read Game Summary

See This Week’s Upcoming High School Games and Matches (all sports)

Live Music

Friday
FRI 4/25 | Domestic Problems, High N Tight | Zen West | 6:30 PM -11 PM
FRI 4/25 | Lez Zeppelin | The Recher | 7:00 PM -11:00 PM

Saturday
SAT 4/26 | BSM Presents A Stellar Night of Emerging Artists | Zen West | 6:30 PM
SAT 4/26 | The Warped Tour Band | The Recher | 7:00 - 11:00 PM
SAT 4/26 | WITNESS | Towson Elks Lodge | 7:00 - 11:00 PM

See Live Music Calendar and Ticket Links

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