CENTRAL MARYLAND Light City Art and light come together in this brilliantly unique festival in Baltimore. BY KATIE COLE The Terrace at the Ivy Hotel, Baltimore Post Pavilion is one of the best concert venues in the nation. Celebrating 50 years, the stage at Merriweather has been rocked by everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Led Zeppelin to Old Crow Medicine Show. in Baltimore. Escape to Magnolia Manor in New Windsor, a secluded Victorian retreat perfect for pampering. Or lose yourself to the old-world elegance of Gramercy Mansion, a stately manor in Baltimore County’s posh horse country. ✥ Described as the world’s first large-scale light festival, Light City lights up Baltimore with a city-wide network of illuminated sculptures, image projections and interactive installations, plus the Labs@Light City. Live music also takes the stage Stay For something a little different from the usual hotel, consider a stay at bed and breakfasts like the 1840s Carrollton Inn located just outside downtown Baltimore, or the three elegant Historic Inns of Annapolis, not far from the U.S. Naval Academy. PHOTO: BALTIMORE OFFICE OF PROMOTION & THE ARTS Experience Old-School Charm PHOTOS: KINDRA CLINEFF FOR THE IVY, BALTIMORE; SHAWN HAUBBARD Experience quintessential urban sophistication at the boutique Ivy Hotel Lounge in Luxury 1840s Carrollton Inn, Baltimore with dozens of artists performing throughout the city. Don’t miss Neighborhood Lights, which pairs artists with participating neighborhoods to saturate the city in light and art. The inaugural event attracted 400,000 visitors during its week-long span, and promises to be even bigger and better in 2017. All festivities are free to the public. DESTINATION MARYLAND ✥ 85 PHOTO: JEN LEWIN
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