THIS WEEKEND: Beer block party, celebrating hip-hop and more (Aug. 12-13)

IT IS DRY BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE ON A DRY TREND TODAY. SO ACROSS THE AREA, WE DON’T HAVE ANY WET WEATHER TO WORRY ABOUT. SO ENJOY THIS MORNING AS YOU’RE HEADING OUT AND ABOUT AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WELL. IT IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. IT’S QUITE COOL OUTSIDE AS WELL. SO YOU CAN OPEN THE WINDOWS AS YOU’RE GETTING READY FOR WORK OR EVEN TURN DOWN THE WINDOWS AS YOU’RE DRIVING TO WORK. WE’RE LOOKING AT OUR RADAR HERE AND THAT COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT SOME SHOWERS YESTERDAY. IT’S NOW OFF THE COAST. AND SO WE’RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE CALMER WEATHER FOR THE DAY TODAY. NOW, LOOKING AT OUR TEMPERATURES, WE’RE STARTING OFF THE MORNING IN THE 70S AND 60S 70 AT BWI MARSHALL, 63 AND WOODSTOCK, FREDERICK RIGHT NOW IN THE LOW 70S. AND WE’RE IN THE LOW 70S AND UPPER 60S ON THE EASTERN SHORE AS WELL. SO AGAIN, A NICE COMFORTABLE MORNING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT BY THIS AFTERNOON. WE’RE WARMING UP TO THE 80S AND WE’LL BRING IN A FEW CLOUDS TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. BUT NO WET WEATHER TO BRACE OURSELVES FOR TODAY. 71 WILL BE AROUND OUR LOWS OVERNIGHT. NOW, THERE COULD BE A LITTLE BREEZE TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON. NOTHING TOO MAJOR, BUT JUST SOMETHING THAT MAY JUST TOSS A PAPER OR TWO AROUND. SO YOU JUST WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF A BREEZE OR TWO IF YOU’RE HEADING OUTDOORS FOR LUNCH. BUT THAT’S GOING TO CALM DOWN TOWARDS THE EVENING HOURS. OUR NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE IN TOWARD MORROW, SO THAT’S WHEN WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS POPPING UP IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MAY EVEN HEAR A RUMBLE OF THUNDER ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. BUT AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO KICKOFF FOR THE RAVENS, THE START OF THE PRE-SEASON, THAT’S WHEN WE’RE REALLY GOING TO KEEP OUR EYES TO THE SKY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO START OFF THE GAME DRY. BUT AS WE MOVE LATER INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS, THERE COULD BE A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COMING IN FROM THE WEST. LOOKS LIKE BY TIME, ALL THE FESTIVITIES ARE DONE IN THE CITY. WE WILL WE SHOULD BE GOOD. SO FOR OUR GAME TODAY OR TOMORROW, WE SHOULD BE ON THE DRIER SIDE. BUT JUST KEEP A PONCHO. MAYBE IN THE CAR JUST IN CASE YOU SEE A SPRINKLE OR TWO POPPING UP WARM AND HUMID, THOUGH WE’RE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND THEN EVENTUALLY INTO THE LOW 90S BY THE PEAK OF THE AFTERNOON. AND THEN WE’LL HAVE THOSE CHANCES FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. OUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST TODAY, TODAY ARE HIGHS WILL BE AROUND THE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, 88 DEGREES MOVING INTO TOMORROW. AGAIN, IT’S GOING TO BE HOT AND HUMID. 93 WILL BE THE HIGH BY THE AFTERNOON. AND WE ONLY HAVE A 20% CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. AND THAT MEANS MOST OF US ARE GOING TO BE ON THE DRY SIDE. WE’RE GOING TO BE HOT ON SUNDAY AS WELL.

From a beer release block party to punk rocktails and celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in Baltimore, here are some great things to do in our city this weekend.Video above: Dalencia’s Maryland weekend weather forecast| MORE: Full review and information from our partners at Baltimore MagazineSATURDAY: Costiera Baltimore Pop-Up, Southpaw (529 S. Bond St., Baltimore) 5 p.m. Free — A coastal Mediterranean-inspired pop-up that is operating every Saturday in August in advance of a forthcoming brick-and-mortar restaurant. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.SATURDAY: Free Range Blue in concert and conversation, Manor Mill (2029 Monkton Road, Monkton). Tickets required — Free Range Blue has performed at festivals and venues across the Mid-Atlantic for more than 15 years. Its music is distinct from other bands with wide influences of early bluegrass, Beatles, AKUS and Chris Stapleton to name a few.SATURDAY: Sunset Paddle Tour on Harness Creek, Quiet Waters Park (600 Quiet Waters Park Road, Annapolis). 7-8:30 p.m. — Enjoy an evening paddle on Harness Creek watching the sunset on the horizon. See the sky change colors as you float along, relax and unwind.SATURDAY: Kindred Summer Club session 3 and Kindred FX Film Screening, Reginald F. Lewis Museum (830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore). Tickets required. The Summer Book Club concludes with an in-person screening of episodes from the FX Series “Kindred,” adapted from the celebrated Octavia Butler novel by writer and showrunner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.SUNDAY: Fourth-Annual Rox & Friends Beer Release Block Party, Off the Rox (3232 Eastern Ave., Baltimore) 1-4 p.m. Free — Wine and beer shop Off the Rox is hosting a burger and brew-fueled block party this weekend. Join owners Ty and Jeryl Cole to ring in the big birthday, which also happens to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Highlandtown Arts District. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.SUNDAY: Punk Rocktails: A Dutch Courage Production at Baltimore Spirits Co., BSC Cocktail Gallery (1700 W. 41st St., Baltimore) 3-8 p.m. Free — Pat and Heath from Dutch Courage in Old Goucher take over the bar for a one-night-only rock fest with proceeds benefitting Heard, an organization that provides mental health resources for the food and beverage industry. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.SUNDAY: The Peale’s 209th Birthday Bash + One-Year Anniversary of Reopening, The Peale (225 Holliday St., Baltimore) 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free — Enjoy refreshments for sale by Dear Globe Coffee while embarking on a tour of the property, making biodegradable crafts in the garden, indulging in a slice of birthday cake, and sitting-in on a live storytelling session with WYPR’s Aaron Henkin. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.SUNDAY: Music at the Mansion presents Gaelic Mishap, Liriodendron Mansion (502 W. Gordon St., Bel Air). 5-7 p.m. — Formed in 2010, the Baltimore Celtic Rock band includes musicians who span a generation, each bringing a unique musical influence to popular traditional and contemporary Irish music.SUNDAY: Haitian Caribbean Festival, Patterson Park Observatory (2601 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore). 2-8 p.m. Tickets required — Komite Ayiti Inc., in collaboration with the Friends of Patterson Park, is having its third annual Haitian Caribbean Festival. Enjoy Haitian culture at this a family-friendly event, all ages are welcome.SUNDAY: Hands-On History Day, Museum of Historic Annapolis (99 Main St., Annapolis). 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets required — Special family activities, half-price admission, and a new theme on the second Sunday of every month.SUNDAY: Columbia Pro Cantare Summer Sing-Along: Mozart Requiem, First Evangelical Lutheran Church (3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City). 4 p.m. Tickets required — Tune up your voice and have some fun this summer at CPC’s Sing-Along. Sing the beautiful Mozart Requiem led by CPC Artistic Director Laura Lee Fischer with piano accompaniment.SUNDAY: Taste of Northwest Festival 2023, outdoors at 4801 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore. 3-8 p.m. Free — Featuring the Trinidad and Tobago Baltimore Steel Orchestra , DJ Smally, YBI African Apparel Fashion Show, JCC Children’s Zone, and the Citywide Goldstarz Marching Band. Purchase delicious food from Delisha Peruvian Cuisine, Juicing with Jazz, Pimlico Market Cafe, Taharka Brothers Ice Cream, and the Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: The Purple Tape, New Song Community Learning Center (1530 Presstman St., Baltimore) 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $15 — Local songwriter and playwright Wordsmith’s most recent project has been helming a musical to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, in collaboration with the Baltimore Rock Opera Society and middle schoolers from New Song Academy Community Learning Center in Sandtown-Winchester. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: Prized Pumpkin Release, Manor Hill Brewing (4411 Manor Lane, Ellicott City). Farm open Friday 4-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon-7 p.m. — After a successful debut in 2022, PRIZED PUMPKIN returns (cans and draught) for a limited engagement. Go for food trucks and farm fun.THIS WEEKEND’S WBAL-TV 11 WEATHER FORECAST Meteorologist Dalencia Jenkins says it will be hot and humid, and we’ll be mostly dry until Saturday afternoon, when there could be an isolated thunderstorm.| MORE: WeatherSPORTS THIS WEEKENDThe Ravens host the Philadelphia Eagles for the first 2023 preseason game on Saturday night at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Buy tickets | How to watch/listenThe O’s embark upon a nine-game West Coast road trip beginning Friday in Seattle before moving on to San Diego on Monday and Oakland next weekend.| MORE: SportsCONCERTS IN BALTIMORE THIS WEEKENDFRIDAYCity Dock Tango at City Dock in Annapolis (free)SATURDAYThe McCartney Experience at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis | Buy tickets SUNDAYJPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown at Rams Head Live! | Buy tickets Deb Talan of the Weepies with Daphne Eckman | Buy tickets| MORE: Concerts

BALTIMORE —

From a beer release block party to punk rocktails and celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in Baltimore, here are some great things to do in our city this weekend.

Video above: Dalencia’s Maryland weekend weather forecast

| MORE: Full review and information from our partners at Baltimore Magazine

SATURDAY: Costiera Baltimore Pop-Up, Southpaw (529 S. Bond St., Baltimore) 5 p.m. Free — A coastal Mediterranean-inspired pop-up that is operating every Saturday in August in advance of a forthcoming brick-and-mortar restaurant. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.

SATURDAY: Free Range Blue in concert and conversation, Manor Mill (2029 Monkton Road, Monkton). Tickets required — Free Range Blue has performed at festivals and venues across the Mid-Atlantic for more than 15 years. Its music is distinct from other bands with wide influences of early bluegrass, Beatles, AKUS and Chris Stapleton to name a few.

SATURDAY: Sunset Paddle Tour on Harness Creek, Quiet Waters Park (600 Quiet Waters Park Road, Annapolis). 7-8:30 p.m. — Enjoy an evening paddle on Harness Creek watching the sunset on the horizon. See the sky change colors as you float along, relax and unwind.

SATURDAY: Kindred Summer Club session 3 and Kindred FX Film Screening, Reginald F. Lewis Museum (830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore). Tickets required. The Summer Book Club concludes with an in-person screening of episodes from the FX Series “Kindred,” adapted from the celebrated Octavia Butler novel by writer and showrunner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

SUNDAY: Fourth-Annual Rox & Friends Beer Release Block Party, Off the Rox (3232 Eastern Ave., Baltimore) 1-4 p.m. Free — Wine and beer shop Off the Rox is hosting a burger and brew-fueled block party this weekend. Join owners Ty and Jeryl Cole to ring in the big birthday, which also happens to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Highlandtown Arts District. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.

SUNDAY: Punk Rocktails: A Dutch Courage Production at Baltimore Spirits Co., BSC Cocktail Gallery (1700 W. 41st St., Baltimore) 3-8 p.m. Free — Pat and Heath from Dutch Courage in Old Goucher take over the bar for a one-night-only rock fest with proceeds benefitting Heard, an organization that provides mental health resources for the food and beverage industry. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.

SUNDAY: The Peale’s 209th Birthday Bash + One-Year Anniversary of Reopening, The Peale (225 Holliday St., Baltimore) 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free — Enjoy refreshments for sale by Dear Globe Coffee while embarking on a tour of the property, making biodegradable crafts in the garden, indulging in a slice of birthday cake, and sitting-in on a live storytelling session with WYPR’s Aaron Henkin. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.

SUNDAY: Music at the Mansion presents Gaelic Mishap, Liriodendron Mansion (502 W. Gordon St., Bel Air). 5-7 p.m. — Formed in 2010, the Baltimore Celtic Rock band includes musicians who span a generation, each bringing a unique musical influence to popular traditional and contemporary Irish music.

SUNDAY: Haitian Caribbean Festival, Patterson Park Observatory (2601 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore). 2-8 p.m. Tickets required — Komite Ayiti Inc., in collaboration with the Friends of Patterson Park, is having its third annual Haitian Caribbean Festival. Enjoy Haitian culture at this a family-friendly event, all ages are welcome.

SUNDAY: Hands-On History Day, Museum of Historic Annapolis (99 Main St., Annapolis). 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets required — Special family activities, half-price admission, and a new theme on the second Sunday of every month.

SUNDAY: Columbia Pro Cantare Summer Sing-Along: Mozart Requiem, First Evangelical Lutheran Church (3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City). 4 p.m. Tickets required — Tune up your voice and have some fun this summer at CPC’s Sing-Along. Sing the beautiful Mozart Requiem led by CPC Artistic Director Laura Lee Fischer with piano accompaniment.

SUNDAY: Taste of Northwest Festival 2023, outdoors at 4801 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore. 3-8 p.m. Free — Featuring the Trinidad and Tobago Baltimore Steel Orchestra , DJ Smally, YBI African Apparel Fashion Show, JCC Children’s Zone, and the Citywide Goldstarz Marching Band. Purchase delicious food from Delisha Peruvian Cuisine, Juicing with Jazz, Pimlico Market Cafe, Taharka Brothers Ice Cream, and the Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: The Purple Tape, New Song Community Learning Center (1530 Presstman St., Baltimore) 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $15 — Local songwriter and playwright Wordsmith’s most recent project has been helming a musical to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, in collaboration with the Baltimore Rock Opera Society and middle schoolers from New Song Academy Community Learning Center in Sandtown-Winchester. More from our partners at Baltimore Magazine.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: Prized Pumpkin Release, Manor Hill Brewing (4411 Manor Lane, Ellicott City). Farm open Friday 4-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon-7 p.m. — After a successful debut in 2022, PRIZED PUMPKIN returns (cans and draught) for a limited engagement. Go for food trucks and farm fun.

THIS WEEKEND’S WBAL-TV 11 WEATHER FORECAST

Meteorologist Dalencia Jenkins says it will be hot and humid, and we’ll be mostly dry until Saturday afternoon, when there could be an isolated thunderstorm.

| MORE: Weather

SPORTS THIS WEEKEND

The Ravens host the Philadelphia Eagles for the first 2023 preseason game on Saturday night at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Buy tickets | How to watch/listen

The O’s embark upon a nine-game West Coast road trip beginning Friday in Seattle before moving on to San Diego on Monday and Oakland next weekend.

| MORE: Sports