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Carly Ptak

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Sizzlin' Summer: Our Annual Guide To Seasonal Places And Events | Sizzlin Calendar

Recreation: Attractions Beartown State Park, Route 219, Hillsboro, W. | Sizzlin Calendar

Gardens Etc.: Events Summer Concert Series, Ladew Gardens, 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, (410) 557-9466, www.LadewGardens.com, $12 children $3. | Sizzlin Calendar

Downy Ocean, Hon: Events Dick Gelfman's Ride Across MD, 7 a.m.-midnight, June 2-3, Francis Scott Key Family Resort, 12806 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, (410) 992-9999, www.rideacrossmaryland.org. | Sizzlin Calendar

Festivals: Baltimore Festies Balticon, 40: Maryland Regional Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, May 25-28, Marriott Hunt Valley Inn, (410) 563-2737, www.balticon.org. | Sizzlin Calendar

Fairs: Most fairs feature the same wonderful amusements of summer: games of chance and skill, blow-up Spider-man and Hello Kitty prizes, lemonade, corn on a stick, the ferris wheel, horse racing, lotto, exhibition halls, prize-winning livestock, hot dogs, crab cakes, beer, bingo. | Sizzlin Calendar

Sports: Events Every Step Counts, June 2, Bello Machre, 7765 Freetown Road, Glen Burnie, (410) 255-3805, www.bellomachre.com. | Sizzlin Calendar

Fourth of July: Just in case you got the party started early and you're picking this guide up for where to go next, we're going to spell it out for you, plain and simple: The affairs listed below occur on, yep you guessed it, the Fourth of July, unless otherwise noted. | Sizzlin Calendar

Art and Stuff: Events Afternoon Tea at Historic Oakland, 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Sizzlin Calendar

History: Events Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's World War II Weekend, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. | Sizzlin Calendar

Theater: Ah, Wilderness, July 6-22, comedy, Church Hill Theatre, 103 Walnut St., Church Hill, (410) 758-1331, www.churchhilltheatre.org. Aida, July 20-Aug. | Sizzlin Calendar

Food: Events Soft Shell Spring Fair, noon-5 p.m. | Sizzlin Calendar

Drinks: Events Wine and Herb Festival, 1-5 p.m. | Sizzlin Calendar

Kids: Events Saturday Morning Story Time, 10 and 10:30 a.m. | Sizzlin Calendar

Zoos: Brandywine Zoo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Sizzlin Calendar

Useful Info: Maryland Maryland Office of Tourism Development, www.mdisfun.org. Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, www.choosemaryland.org. Portal to Maryland, www.portaltomaryland.com. Baltimore City African-American Heritage and Cultural Guide, www.baltimore.org/africanamerican/tours.htm. | Sizzlin Calendar

Summer Concert Guide: City Paper Concerts in the Park, first Thursdays 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Sizzlin Calendar

Summer Loving: City Paper’s 2007 Sizzlin’ Summer Guide | Introduction

In The Paint: Tournament Paintball is a Serious Sport with Serious Prizes | Feature by Rebecca Alvania

Junk Food: Making a Backyard Smoker Out of a Trash Can and High Hopes | Feature by Lee Gardner

Ride Rehab: Old Amusement Park Attractions Ride Again at Knoebels | Feature by Scott Carlson

Members Only: Local T-shirt Mogul Garrett Pfeifer Discusses His Big Johnson | Feature by Jess Harvell

In Our Cups: The City Paper I-Team on the Coldest Beer In Baltimore. | Feature

Wetlands: Exploring the Shrinking, Sinking Islands of the Chesapeake Bay | Feature by Van Smith

Feature | Sizzlin Calendar

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COMICS

Lulu Eightball: by Emily Flake

Dirt Farm: by Ben Claassen III

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FILM

Grand Mal: Captaining A Spaceship And Battling Body-Snatching Slugs Propelled Nathan Fillion Into Cultdom | Film by Cole Haddon

The Eternal Struggle: From The Exorcist to Bug William Freidkin's movies examine people battling real and symbolic forces of evil | Film by Ian Grey

Waitress | Review by Ian Grey

El Calentito | Review by Bret McCabe

Bug | Review by Ian Grey

Baby Doll | Review by Bret McCabe

After the Wedding | Review by Bret McCabe

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