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Free Fall Baltimore, presented by Susquehanna Bank, celebrates its seventh year by featuring an array of free cultural activities. With more than 300 unique events scheduled, you'll be able to find an exciting activity on almost every day in October. Free Fall encourages participants to search out something new. Whether you visit a cultural organization that you don't know; take a class in a new art form; attend a performance of a new group, you'll find that there's plenty going on throughout the month in Baltimore.

Here's your chance to get a taste of the many performances, workshops, classes, exhibitions, lectures, festivals, concerts, and tours that are available in Baltimore year round. Try them out in October and come back for more during the other 11 months.

Here's just a sampling: 

American Visionary Art Museum
The Art of Storytelling: Lies, Enchantment, Humor & Truth
October 30 - 10am-9pm
800 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21202
www.avam.org

In celebration of the exhibition "The Art of Storytelling" and Free Fall Baltimore, the American Visionary Art Museum opens its doors for free admission and extended hours at the museum. AVAM’s new exhibition is a tribute to the raw power of stories to enchant and inspire, spread lies or inform. This exhibition explores the impact of story via visual narratives created by 30+ visionary artists, each expressing some personal aspect of storytelling and featuring embroidery, diorama, sculpture, film, graffiti and PostSecret confessions!

No advance reservations are necessary.

School 33 Art Center
Open Studio Tours
October 20-21 - 10am-6pm
Various - 150 artists' studios throughout Baltimore City
www.school33.org

Design a self-guided two-day tour of more than 150 participating Baltimore artists. Experience the best of Baltimore’s diverse art culture, encountering fresh works in painting, sculpture, photography, installations, clay, mixed media and right where they’re made. Online GPS map for all studio addresses to print and use for the tour available at www.school33.org. Printed Open Studio Tour maps also available in the October 19 edition of CityPaper.

No advance reservations required.

The Walters Art Museum
Revealing the African Presence, An Introduction
October 14 - 2-3pm
600 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201
www.thewalters.org

Spend your afternoon exploring the groundbreaking exhibition, Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe, with exhibition curator, Dr. Joaneath Spicer. An eye-opening discussion will examine the little-known, but remarkable range of roles filled by peoples of African ancestry within Renaissance Europe. These roles include everything from farmers and slaves, to monks and aristocrats. European perceptions of Africans based on assumptions about the African continent, and the place of slavery in society will also be explored. This enlightening afternoon will conclude with thoughts on why these historical assumptions and representations still matter in our world today.

Port Discovery Children's Museum
World Rhythm Drum Circus
October 14 - 3pm, 4pm, and 5pm
35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
www.portdiscovery.org

Join the drumming circle which will feature drums, shakers, scrapers and boom whackers. No musical experience necessary! The World Rhythm Drum Circus will take place directly outside of the Museum. Museum admission is not included.

Advance reservations are not required.

Baltimore Museum of Industry
Free Admission every Sunday in October
October 7-28 - 10am-4pm
1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230
www.thebmi.org

From food canning to broadcasting, visitors can interact with the technologies which forged the Industrial Revolution and brought us to the 21st century. Step into vividly-recreated workshops on machining, printing, garment-making and metalworking. Visitors can borrow iPods for self-guided tours of the exhibits and touchboxes throughout the museum give kids more information about Baltimore’s industrial heritage.

No advance reservations required.

Mount Clare Museum House
Civil War Encampment
October 13-14 - 11am-4pm
1500 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230
www.mountclare.org

Experience what life was like for a soldier during the Civil War at the Mount Clare Museum House Civil War encampment, featuring a re-creation in Carroll Park of an authentic Maryland volunteer infantry unit, the 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment. The unit was founded on the grounds of Mount Clare in 1861. Demonstrations of military drill, as well as Fort McHenry Guard Field Music in Civil War attire will be presented. Guided tours will be available on Sat & Sun.

No advance reservations required.

The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
Maryland Come Alive!
October 6 - 10am-4pm
844 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202
www.flaghouse.org

Enjoy free admission and a day of activities at the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House.

• Sat Oct 6 10am – 4pm – Free Admission
• Word-work Workshop – 10am – 1am
• Hearth Cooking Workshop – 11am – Noon
• Quilting Workshop – 1pm – 2pm
• Silhouette Workshop – 2pm – 3pm

Register on-line at http://www.flaghouse.org or by phone 410-837-1793

Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
Open House
October 21 - 1pm-7pm
847 North Howard Street Baltimore, MD 21201
www.eubieblake.org

Visit the Eubie Blake Center and experience all the arts throughout the building. The Free Fall Baltimore Open House will showcase visual artists, spoken word performances, vocal and instrumental musicians.

Email eubieblake@rcn.com or call 410-225-3130 to make a reservation.

Visit www.freefallbaltimore.com for the full schedule of events.