August 5, 2026
Alexander The Pretty Good at Poe's Magic Theatre
Mental magic that's better than it should be: Alexander The Pretty Good brings mind reading and Poe-themed illusions to the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
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August 5, 2026
The Battle Monument: A Tribute to Baltimore's Unsung Heroes
A few blocks from the Lord Baltimore Hotel, the Battle Monument honors the 39 Baltimoreans who died defending the city in the War of 1812. Its history, plus mental magic and ghost tours this weekend, August 7 to 9.
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July 30, 2026
Baltimore Turns 297: Birthday Weekend at Poe's Magic Theatre
Baltimore celebrates its 297th birthday this weekend, while Poe's Magic Theatre fills the Lord Baltimore Hotel with live magic. Dinner, shows, and what else is happening downtown.
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Baltimore's First Recorded Magic Show: Signor Falconi, 1787
On December 3, 1787, an Italian magician known as Signor Falconi performed at Baltimore's Old Theater, the city's earliest recorded magic show. Plus this weekend at Poe's Magic Theatre and the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
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July 1, 2026
Celebrate the Fourth of July with Magic in Baltimore
Fireworks, the Inner Harbor, and a short history of Baltimore's own Washington Monument, which came first, plus live magic at Poe's Magic Theatre over the Fourth of July weekend.
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June 24, 2026
Ships, Spirits, and Sleight of Hand: Sail250 Weekend in Baltimore
Sail250 Maryland and the Air Show Baltimore fill the harbor with tall ships and the Blue Angels, while Poe's Magic Theatre and the Lord Baltimore Hotel ghost tours keep the magic going downtown.
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Magic, Mystery, and Drag Brunch LIVE! over Juneteenth Weekend
Juneteenth weekend in Baltimore brings AFRAM's 50th anniversary, The Magic Showcase, ghost tours, and Drag Brunch LIVE! at the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
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Cody Clark's A Different Way of Thinking and Pride Weekend in Baltimore
Cody Clark brings magic, comedy, and storytelling to Poe's Magic Theatre on June 12 and 13, alongside Pride weekend events around downtown Baltimore.
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The Night American Magic Changed Hands in Baltimore
On May 16, 1908, at Ford's Theatre on Fayette Street, Harry Kellar retired and passed his title to Howard Thurston. The story of the most famous handoff in American magic, and why it happened in Baltimore.
Read article →May 27, 2026
Baltimore After the Great Fire, and a Weekend of Magic Downtown
Issue 8 of The Purloined Dispatch revisits how the 1904 Great Baltimore Fire reshaped the city, then rounds up the weekend at Poe's Magic Theatre and around downtown.
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