{"id":56580,"date":"2017-04-02T17:54:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T21:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=56580"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T18:48:35","slug":"baltimores-light-city-festival-shines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/56580\/baltimores-light-city-festival-shines\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore\u2019s Light City Festival Shines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Light City<\/a> is such a feast of creativity you\u2019ll want to catch the next Amtrak to Charm City. This year\u2019s edition runs each evening through November 1-10, 2019 and is absolutely free.<\/p>\n

What exactly is Light City? It\u2019s the nation\u2019s first large-scale light, music and innovation festival. It aims to redefine what is possible in the public realm by transforming Baltimore into a groundbreaking multi-media playground of light art installations, concerts, and performances.<\/p>\n

Baltimore has a robust community of artists and Light City offers local talent the opportunity to stand should-to-shoulder with internationally acclaimed artists from around the globe.<\/p>\n

2016\u2019s inaugural edition was attended by over 400,000. Festival organizers have ambitious plans to grow Light City into something on the grand scale of South By Southwest. From the looks of this year\u2019s festival, they are well on their way.<\/p>\n

Light Art Walk Experiences<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"OVO-LIGHT

Channel your inner-child when you interact with Impulse<\/em>, a publicly activated light and sound experience with 15 seesaws of various sizes. To activate them, one person sits down on each end. The seesaws, fitted with LED lights and speakers, then produce a series of sounds.<\/p>\n

Another superb participatory installation is OVO<\/em>. You\u2019ll walk on a path in shallow water until you reach the interior of the egg-shaped sculpture, as if to vanish into a metaphysical mist.<\/p>\n

My light is your light<\/em> pays tribute to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. This installation embodies six human-scale figures representing a family fleeing this war-torn country. It\u2019s haunting and thought-provoking.<\/p>\n

Explore Baltimore\u2019s Quirky Neighborhoods <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"House

Baltimore\u2019s food and drink scene is blossoming and the festival promotes homegrown goodies from the city\u2019s culinary community. Sample locally distilled Sagamore Spirit Rye<\/a> and beer from Union Craft Brewing<\/a>\u00a0and you\u2019ll understand what the buzz is about.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got kids, Mini Light City offers hands-on experiences each evening at a bedtime-friendly 5-8 pm.<\/p>\n

Get to Baltimore from NYC<\/strong><\/h2>\n


\n<\/strong>Take Amtrak or consult oM\u2019s Baltimore Transit Guide<\/a>. The train ride from Penn Station takes 3 hours.<\/p>\n

For more information, go to Light City<\/a> and Visit Baltimore<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo credits:My Light is your light by Alf, OVO by Allison Tibaldi,\u00a0House of Cards by Perry Mandelboym<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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