Old Major

04/17/2025

We have a two-fer of literature events tonight! On deck, is Baltimore Silent Book Club at 6:30 p.m. and the Tomorrow Will Be Worse reading series after 7 p.m., both in separate spaces.

Our doors open at 6 p.m. for food and beverage service 🍸🍛 have dinner with us.

Baltimore Silent Book Club
There’s no assigned reading for this book club! Bring your current reading material and join us for an evening of eating, drinking, mingling AND reading!

Tomorrow Will Be Worse
This quirky sci/fi horror reading series () returns with a new cadre of creative authors who will share their works. Don’t miss this event if you are a fan of science fiction, horror, speculative fiction and genre literature! 🛸⚡️Huge thanks to last month’s readers: .meadbrewer, , and 👏

04/12/2025

Update: Anthony is alive. We located him, saw him, and are in communication with him. We are elated and relieved beyond words 🙏♥️🙌

We want to extend the biggest thank you possible to everyone for their thoughts, prayers and actions during this harrowing time. We are touched by the concern expressed for someone that virtually 100% of you do not know. Thank you also for expressing concern for me.

Out of respect for his privacy, we cannot share further details about his situation. In line with this, I have removed my previous social media posts.

Everyone is important, and everyone deserves to be cared about. Please look after one another.

Be well, be safe ♥️

04/05/2025

Highwire Improv has entered Season 19, and we’re delighted for the season to kick off here at OM! Another hilarious Major Laughs Comedy Show is happening this Saturday, April 5!

🍴Our door opens at 6 p.m.—arrive before the show for food and drinks! 🍻

🎟️ The show starts after 7 p.m. Tickets are available online (see link in bio) or at the door.

Here’s the lineup:

😆 S&H is the dynamic comedy duo of Sam Verzi and Heather Moyer! They will have you laughing start to finsh!

😆 Bad Karaoke Experience is a long-running musical improv team based in Baltimore! Watch them build a full musical out of thin air!

About Highwire Improv:

Highwire Improv’s mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice—in Baltimore and around the world—through improvisational theater. Learn more at https://www.highwireimprov.com

04/03/2025

Hey, dears—April is Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Month! We hope that you make more time to enrich yourself with the written word this month and beyond. Join us for Baltimore Silent Book Club this evening! You eat, drink, mingle AND read! 📚

🍽️ Grab dinner and drinks from OM and strike up a conversation with someone who holds reading as near and dear to their heart as you do! 🥰

04/03/2025

More than ever, finding community is vital ♥️ Come hang with us in April and meet new friends!

Tonight, join us for Baltimore Silent Book Club at 6:30 p.m.!

😂 Comedy
Sat. 4/5 | 7 p.m.: The hilarious Major Laughs Comedy Show by returns on Saturday! Tickets are only $10.

Fri. 4/11 | 8 p.m.: Block Party. Presented by on 2nd Fridays, you’ll enjoy a showcase of Baltimore’s best Black improv comedians! Ticket link in bio.

📖 Literature:
Thu. 4/10 | 6:30 p.m.: Write Night! Writers of all levels are invited to network and work on writing projects! ✍️

Thu. 4/17 | 6:30 p.m.: Baltimore Silent Book Club. Bring your own book! We’ll eat, drink, mingle AND read 📚

Thu. 4/17 | 7 p.m.:The Tomorrow Will be Worse: A SciFi/Horror Reading Series from . A talented group of authors will read their works accompanied by musical performances 🎶

Thu. 4/24 | 6 p.m.: Wretched Reads Horror Book Club. Led by , April’s book is “Maus: A Survivor’s Tale” by Vladek Spiegelman. A screening of “Persepolis” follows.

🏅Friendly Competition
Thu. 4/10 | 6:30 p.m.: Bar Bee. Our competitive spelling bee with a lil’ trivia!🐝

🎤 Open Mic
Thu. 4/24 | 7 p.m.: Read the Room. We encourage you to read aloud any written material (poetry or prose)

🎬 Movie Club Screenings:
Fri. 4/18 | 6 p.m.: Look Club will gather for a 90s-themed movie night and screening.

Friday 4/25 | 6 p.m.: Baltimore Anime Denizens (BAD) Meetup & Screening. BAD returns for a classic anime screening and enjoy Japanese-inspired cocktails!

👅Spanish Language:
Thu. 4/10 | 7 p.m.: Spanish Meet & Speak Language Exchange. Use, practice or improve your Spanish! 🗣️

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Don’t forget our activity-packed Smörgåsbord nights (karaoke, movies, sip and paint, board games, darts & reading) 🎯🎲🎨🎤🎥📖

📧 Interested in holding an event here? Email: [email protected]

🚨Note that OM is closed Saturday, April 12.

03/21/2025

🚨This evening on : and the Bmore Horror Club are back at OM for a new horror movie screening! We’re watching French coming of age, body horror film, “Raw” (2016), directed by Julia Ducournau and starring Garance Marillier 🇫🇷 English subtitles will be on☺️

🍴🍺OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.! Try one of the night’s movie-inspired cocktails! 🩸🍷 Get your golden movie pass with a purchase of food or drink (non-alcoholic options are available). Hang out with other horror movie fans before the 8 p.m. screening.

🎬 About the film:

Body horror | 2016

A young woman, studying to be a veterinarian, develops a craving for human flesh.

03/20/2025

While March is National Reading Month, we celebrate reading, and those who love to do so, year round! The Baltimore Silent Book Club meets this evening at 6:30 p.m.! Bring any reading material, including audio books, of your choice. We’ll eat, drink, mingle AND read!

🍴Be sure to enjoy a meal or drink when you arrive! Doors open at 6 p.m.🍷

03/14/2025

We’re stoked for a new night of improv comedy in our space! Our pals are holding Block Party—a monthly showcase of Baltimore’s best black improv comedy—on second Fridays in March, April and May here at OM🔥

Our doors open at 6 p.m. for food and drinks! Arrive early to enjoy your meal ahead of the crowd🍴🍻The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are available online or at the door.

Block Party is a true variety comedy show that is sure to get you laughing, clapping, out of your seat, and possibly on stage yourself! Blue Cavell-Allette, Desi Rawlerson, and Tashika Campbell are your hosts, producers, and party emcees! There will be music, jokes, comedy games, interviews, sitcom tropes, audience participation, and nonstop laughs😂

03/13/2025

This evening, the aptly named “Tomorrow Will Be Worse” reading series () returns to OM with a new round of wildly creative and talented local readers! They will be accompanied by musicians Dominic and Erica Patoka Cerquetti 🎶

If you are a fan of science fiction, horror, speculative fiction and genre literature you won’t want to miss this a weird yet lovely event! 🧟‍♀️⚡️Huge thanks to last month’s readers: , , & 👏

Our doors open at 6 p.m. for food and beverage service 🍸🍛 Grab a seat and have dinner here. The event begins at 7 p.m.

03/06/2025

This Friday: Join us for the Rooted ‘N’ Sound Open Mic led by Baltimore nonprofit Black Yield Institute! Sign up to participate or attend the show. Don’t miss karaoke afterward 😉

Join us for our Rooted 'N' Sound Open Mic this Friday at .

We are excited to curate a collaborative and open space for people to share their talents and learn more about our work at Black Yield Institute.

Register by using the link in our bio.

03/05/2025

OM’s March event listing is out! In our typical style, we’re marching forward with an eclectic variety of fun events! Our bar+kitchen open at 6 p.m. on event days 🍝🍹

📖 Literature:
Thu. 3/6 & 3/20 | 6:30 p.m.: Baltimore Silent Book Club. Bring your own book! We’ll eat, drink, mingle AND read 📚

Thu. 3/13 | 6:30 p.m.: The Tomorrow Will be Worse: A SciFi/Horror Reading Series from returns! Local authors will read their works accompanied by musical performances 🎶

Thu. 3/20 | 6:30 p.m.: Write Night! Writers of all levels of aspiration and achievement are invited to work on writing projects! ✍️

Thu. 3/27 | 6 p.m.: Wretched Reads Horror Book Club. Led by , next book is “Tender is the Flesh” by Agustina Bazterrica. Screening of film “Soylent Green” (1973) follows.

🎤 Open Mics
Fri. 3/7 | 7 p.m.: is hosting an open mic at OM! Share your creativity!

Thu. 3/27 | 7 p.m.: Read the Room. A poetry and prose open mic!

😂 Comedy
Fri. 3/14 | 8 p.m.: Block Party. Presented by on 2nd Fridays, enjoy a showcase of Baltimore’s best Black improv comedians! Tickets in bio.

🎬 Film Screenings:
Fri. 3/21 | 6 p.m.: The Bmore Horror Club screens art-house horror film “Raw” (2016). Try movie-inspired cocktails!

Sat. 3/28 | 6 p.m.: Baltimore Anime Denizens (BAD) Meetup & Screening. BAD screens “The Night is Short, Walk on Girl.” With Japanese beer and cocktails!

👅Spanish Language:
Sat. 3/22 | 6:30 p.m.: Spanish Meet & Speak Language Exchange.

🏅Competition
Sat. 3/22 | 6:30 p.m.: We’re holding Bar Bee—our competitive spelling bee with a lil’ trivia!🐝

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There’s more, including Fed Up🥄 (a public service social), game/chess nights, and our activity-packed Smörgåsbord nights🎯🎲🎨🎤🎥📖

📧 If you’re interested in holding an event here, email [email protected]

🚨OM is closed Saturday, March 15.

Stay well!

02/28/2025

Spend a B.A.D. night with us! Baltimore Anime Denizens returns to OM for its anime gathering and screening! The bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m. Be sure to grab some food and drinks to get your golden ticket to the show.

This month’s feature is the classic film Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer from director Mamoru Oshii. A bold departure from the original series, this mind-bending story blends Japanese folklore, time loops, and philosophy—so much so that creator Rumiko Takahashi almost rejected the script!

New to Urusei Yatsura? No problem! We’ll start with Episode 1 of the 2022 series to introduce you to the world of Lum and friends.

🎥 Urusei Yatsura (2022)
📺 Episode 1: Young Love on the Run (かけめぐる青春)
2022 | ⏳ 23 mins | Dir. Hideya Takahashi

🎬 Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (うる星やつら２　ビューティフル·ドリーマー)
1984 | ⏳ 98 mins | Dir. Mamoru Oshii

Plot: The night before the Tomobiki High School Festival, time begins to loop, reality unravels, and only Lum and her friends remain unaffected. As they search for answers, their understanding of dreams and reality is put to the test.

📽 Presented in Japanese with English subtitles🎌

Next month, B.AD. returns Friday, March 28!

02/27/2025

Horror fans, we’ve got a two-fer for tonight’s Wretched Reads Horror Book Club! 📖🎬

Oli Turner, co-founder of local horror-film collective, Small Doll Productions (), will dive into the dark and twisted world of Clive Barker’s “The Hellbound Heart”—the chilling tale that inspired classic horror film, “Hellraiser”! 🩸Attendees will also enjoy a screening of the 2022 remake!

⏰ Doors open at 6 p.m.—come early for food and drinks! 🍷🍛

02/20/2025

Embrace your inner child with some reading time! Join us for Baltimore Silent Book Club this evening at 6:30 p.m. 📚Grab your space and meet fellow book lovers👋We’ll eat, drink, mingle AND read!

OM’s doors open at 6 p.m. for food and drink service! Grab your space and meal, too! 🍝🍸

P.S. that’s sweet little Ainsley in the photo—she’s the youngest person to read a book at OM 😍

02/12/2025

One thing is for sure—we’re super positive and optimistic about hosting the “Tomorrow Will Be Worse” reading series () here on this Thursday, February 13! The series is dedicated to science fiction, horror and speculative literature 👽🩸

An awesome lineup of Baltimore creative writers will recite their works🗣️Attendees will also be treated to live music from Dominic and Erica Patoka Cerquetti 🎶

OM’s doors open at 6 p.m. for bar and kitchen service. Arrive early for food and drinks! 🍷🍝 The event begins at 7 p.m.

02/06/2025

We believe reading is more important than ever and welcome you to join our community of readers at Baltimore Silent Book Club this evening, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 📖 Bring any reading material or audiobook with you. We’ll eat, drink, mingle AND read!

Fun fact: February is both I Love to Read Month and National Library Lovers Month. Be sure to support your local branch! 📚

🍽️ OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.! Unwind with a meal or drink and let’s hear about your book! 🍸

02/06/2025

Our February listing of events is finally out, and we hope you’ll find an activity to participate in with us!

Tonight we’re holding Baltimore Silent Book Club and screening the documentary, “What Happened, Miss Simone?” (2015). Our bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.

More highlights:

📖 Literature:
Thu. 2/13 | 6:30 p.m.: Tomorrow Will be Worse: A SciFi/Horror Reading Series from 🔥 Enjoy an excellent lineup of local authors reading their works and also musical performances 🎶

Thu. 2/20 | 6:30 p.m.: Baltimore Silent Book Club. Bring your own book! We’ll eat, drink, mingle AND read 📚

Thu. 2/27 | 6 p.m.: Wretched Reads Horror Book Club. Led by , February’s book is “The Hellbound Heart” by Clive Barker. The discussion will be followed by a screening of horror film, “Hellraiser.”😱

🎬 Screening:
Sat. 2/28 | 6 p.m.: Baltimore Anime Denizens (BAD) Meetup & Screening. BAD returns for a screening of select episodes from “Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer.” We’ll have Japanese-inspired cocktails!🎞️

👅Spanish Language:
Sat. 2/22 | 7 p.m.: Spanish Meet & Speak Language Exchange. Use, practice or improve your Spanish! 🗣️

🏅Friendly Competition
Sat. 2/8 | 7 p.m.: We’re holding Bar Bee—our competitive spelling bee with a lil’ trivia!🐝

Fri. 2/21 | Bingo Night. The Black Yield Institute is hosting a bingo night. Learn more about the organization and win a prize!

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Look out for more events and our activity-packed Smörgåsbord nights (karaoke, movies, sip and paint, board games, darts & reading) 🎯🎲🎨🎤🎥📖

We’re back on March 1 with the always-hilarious Major Laugh Comedy Show from 😂

📧 If you’re interested in holding an event in our space, email us: [email protected]

🚨Note that OM is closed Saturday, February 15.

Wishing you peace and well-being ♥️