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 Have weekend plans yet? Get details on Baltimore TubaChristmas, Cirque Nutcracker with the BSO, The Great Russian Nutcracker, 92Q's Winterfest, Breakfast With Santa and more. |   | |
| Here are a bunch of events that will put you in the holiday mood. |
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| Maryland's only ski resort, in Garrett County, struggled through last year’s unseasonably warm and rainy winter, reducing skiing hours and eventually closing early for the season. They open for the new season on Friday. |
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| Six ways to celebrate the season even if you're not into the traditional holidays. |
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| Baltimore will be getting back in the movie-rental game this weekend, as Beyond Video opens its doors. |
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| “The Little Mermaid” is a tail, er, tale that makes for a really child-friendly show at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia. It runs through Jan. 13. |
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| There are a lot of holiday-themed concerts this time of year, but surely one of the most ambitious is the free concert on Sunday at St. Louis Catholic Church with some 100 performers. |
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| Like other oppressed groups, gay Victorians used coded phrases to share in-jokes and communicate privately with one another. Oscar Wilde’s famous “The Importance of Being Earnest” -- at Everyman Theatre through Dec. 30 -- is full of examples. |
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