Old Major

Name: Old Major
Address: 900 S. Carey Street, Baltimore, MD, 21223, US
Telephone: +14438737363
Price range: $$
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Old Major is an eclectic and casual bar and event space located in Southwest Baltimore

12/12/2024

‘Tis the season to be reading! December is National Read a New Book Month📚 We’d love to see your new books tonight at Baltimore Silent Book Club after 6:30 this evening. Bring any reading material with you and experience an evening of eating, drinking, mingling AND reading! 👋

Next Thursday, 12/19, is our last book club gathering in 2024! We invite you to bring a book to swap 📖

🎥 If you enjoy holiday movies, we are screening the 2013 romantic-comedy, “The Best Man Holiday” after 7 p.m. in our Red Room🎄💋

OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.! Enjoy a delicious drink and meal while you are here🍴🍸

12/07/2024

TONIGHT: Don’t miss Highwire Improv’s final Major Laughs Comedy Show of 2024 at 7 p.m. You’ll enjoy a night of fast-paced comedy games with some of the city’s funniest people! OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m. Arrive early to enjoy food and drinks 🥃🍴

🎟️ The show starts after 7 p.m. Tickets are available in advance online (link in bio) and also at the door.

At an improv show you’ll see a wide range of creative and fascinating humans perform a highwire act by making comedy out of thin air! A Highwire Improv show is truly a once in a lifetime performance, never done before and never to be done again!

Here’s the lineup:

😆K&H is a wildly impressive, experienced and energetic improv duo comprised of Heather Moyer (H) and Kathryn Carlsen (K)!

😆 is the fast-paced primetime comedy gameshow taking Baltimore by storm! Why answer trivia questions when you can do impressions, jokes and improv scenes?!

About Highwire Improv:

Highwire Improv’s mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy and justice—in Baltimore and around the world—through improvisational theater. Learn more at https://www.highwireimprov.com

12/05/2024

Bundle up and join us for Baltimore Silent Book Club at 6:30 p.m.! 📚 You’ll enjoy a heated room but without any heated discussions 😊 Bring any reading material with you, and join us for food, drinks, mingling and reading at 👋

OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m. Warm yourself up with a hot meal♨️

12/05/2024

Our December is packed with fun activities, including improv comedy, music shows and a horror night market! OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m. on event days—come to eat, drink and hang out downstairs🍻

We’re kicking off Thursday (12/5) with Baltimore Silent Book Club, Read the Room open mic, Write Night! and Spanish Meet & Speak Language Exchange 😅 Don’t worry—we have space for all 👌

December highlights:

🎬Film
Fri. 12/6 | 7:30 p.m. Small Doll Productions Film Collective is screening 1983 horror flick, “Curtains.” Arts and crafts will take place at 6 p.m. (supplies provided)🖍️✂️

Fri. 12/20 | 8 p.m.: Bmore Horror Club Meetup & Movie Screening. returns to watch the ‘80s classic “Gremlins.” Wear an ugly sweater!

😂 Comedy
Sat. 12/7 | 7 p.m.: will hold its final Major Laughs Comedy Show of the year! Tix in bio.

📖 Literature
Thu. 12/12 & 12/19 | 6:30 p.m.: More Baltimore Silent Book Club meetings. Bring your own book! We’ll eat, drink, mingle AND read 📚

🎵Music:
Fri. 12/13 | 7:30 p.m.: Chynatown is bringing a trombone and sultry, R&B sounds to OM’s Red Room stage ($10 students; $15 others).

Sat. 12/14 | 8 p.m.: The Mike Kuhl Trio (jazz) and WESTVIRGINIA (hip hop) will put on a 🔥 show ($10 students; $15 others).

🎉Holiday Festivities
Sat. 12/7 | 3:30 p.m.: OM was added to the 2024 Ugly Sweater crawl 🐷 We’ll have food and drink specials for attendees. A winner will be named at participating businesses.

Sat. 12/14 | 6 p.m.: Small Doll’s Krampusmarkt Holiday Horror Night Market. Get unique gifts and goodies from Baltimore artists and creators. A contest for best Krampus costume and a raffle will held🏆

Sat. 12/21 | 7 p.m.: Blackout’s Flyest + Ugliest Christmas Sweater Party. Attendees will enjoy a DJ, games and sweater contests 🎄

Don’t miss our activity-rich Smörgåsbord nights and additional movie nights 🎯🎲🎨🎤🎥

📧 If you’re interested in holding an event in our space, email us: [email protected]

🚨Note that OM is closed Dec. 25-Jan. 4. Enjoy the holidays, if you celebrate.

We wish you a joyful season! 😌Be well ♥️

11/21/2024

Unlike maybe where you’ll spend next Thursday’s holiday, there are no bans on discussing literature on politics, religion and money at the Baltimore Silent Book Club’s tables—just keep it respectful!📚 Our final gathering in November is today at 6:30 p.m. You can bring any reading material with you, and we will enjoy another evening of eating, drinking, mingling AND reading! 👋

OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.! Let us get you a nice drink and meal while you are in our space 🍴🍹

11/14/2024

What book are you falling in love with these days? 🍁We’d love to hear all about it at Baltimore Silent Book Club this evening at 6:30 p.m.! 📚Just bring some literature—in whichever format you have it—and join us for a fun night of eating, drinking, mingling AND reading! OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.—grab a meal or drink early! 🍺🍗

🏈 In addition, we’ll also show tonight’s Thursday Night Football game between the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles 🤷🏾‍♀️

Note: Baltimore Silent Book Club is back next Thursday, Nov. 21, as well 👋

11/08/2024

😱🎥🎨 This evening, returns to OM to host you for arts and crafts and screen Director Sam Raimi’s horror film “Evil Dead 2.” Activities kick off at 6 p.m. with food, drinks and art (supplies provided). The screening begins after 7:30 p.m. 🍽️🍺

🗓️ Mark your calendars! Small Doll is back on Friday, November 22 for a double feature screening of two horror short films created by Baltimore-based indie filmmakers (Majestic Behavior Productions). The screening will include a director talkback! 🎬

🎞️ About tonight’s movie:

Ash Williams once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor that contains voices reading from the Book of the Dead, Ash’s girlfriend becomes possessed by evil spirits that are awakened by the voices on the tape. Ash soon discovers there is no escaping the woods.

11/07/2024

Feel like having some words today? Perfect—OM has a few events this evening that invite you to express yourself and also share your thoughts in a safe environment. If you just feel like hanging out, that’s fine too 👋 OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m. 🍴🍷

🎤 6:30 p.m.: Read the Room, our prose and poetry open mic, is open to everyone who wants to read aloud any written material that they find moving, thought-provoking or soul-stirring. Don’t be shy—we encourage you to not just attend the event but to be a reader.

📝7 p.m.: Write Night! This meetup is for writers of all levels of aspiration and achievement. We invite you to network and bring your writing projects! We’ll have some prompts if you need inspiration.

🗣️7 p.m.: Spanish Meet & Speak Language Exchange. Come use, practice or improve your Spanish!

It’s been an intense week. If you plan to visit OM to dine or to also attend an event, we ask that you come in peace and treat everyone—staff and guests alike—with respect and decency. Today and always ✌️

11/02/2024

Highwire Improv is at OM tonight for their Major Laughs comedy show!🔥 It will be a fun night of fast-paced comedy games with very hilarious local performers! Arrive at OM early for a pre-show meal—our bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.🍻🍛

🎟️ The show starts after 7 p.m. Tickets are available in advance online (https://tinyurl.com/3yc4vt73) and also at the door.

At an improv show you’ll see a wide range of creative and fascinating humans perform a highwire act by making comedy out of thin air! A Highwire Improv show is truly a once in a lifetime performance, never done before and never to be done again!

Here’s the lineup:

😆 Breakfast Schnitzel is a short-form team whose games have high audience interaction.

😆 Mohan and Millie is a duo who focus on connection, emotion, and delve into the dreamlike worlds that improv can create!

😆 Figuring it Out is a duo who performs a Harold-inspired set.

About Highwire Improv:

Highwire Improv’s mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice—in Baltimore and around the world—through improvisational theater. Learn more at https://www.highwireimprov.com

11/01/2024

Check out our public events for November👆On event days, our bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.🍽️🍹

Today at 6 p.m., we’ll hold a Friday Night Smörgåsbord, which is a drop-in night for karaoke, board games, reading, painting, and movie! Tonight’s movie is the 1978 psychological horror film, “Magic.”

Other November highlights:

😂 Comedy
Sat. 11/2 | 7 p.m.: is back with their hilarious Major Laughs Comedy Show! A link for tickets is in our bio.

📖 Literature
Thu. 11/7 | 6:30 p.m.: Read the Room: It’s a literature open mic! We encourage you to read aloud any written material (poetry or prose)🎤

Thu. 11/7 | 7 p.m.: Write Night! Writers of all levels of aspiration and achievement are invited to network and work on writing projects! ✍️

Thu. 11/14 & 11/21 | 6:30 p.m.: Baltimore Silent Book Club meeting. Bring your own book! We’ll eat, drink, mingle AND read 📚

🎬Film
Fri. 11/8 | 7:30 p.m. S.Carey Films is screening Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead 2.” Come in deadite makeup!

Fri. 11/15 | 8 p.m.: Bmore Horror Club Meetup & Movie Screening. is back to hangout and watch horror film, “Idle Hands.”

Fri. 11/22 | 7:30 p.m.: Indie Horror Double Feature. S.Carey Films will screen two films from local production company, Majestic Behavior. A director talkback will follow.

We’ll also hold a Spanish language meetup (11/7) and other movie screenings during the month 😄

👉If you’re interested in holding an event in our space, email us: [email protected]👈

🚨Note that OM is closed the last week of November.

As always, we’re thankful for our friends and supporters! 🙏 Be safe ♥️

10/31/2024

Seeking a calmer Halloween? We invite you to spend a chill evening with us on ! 🎃 We’ve got some candy and fun activities for you 👋🍫🍬

📚First, Baltimore Silent Book Club kicks off at 6:30 p.m.! Bring any book of your choosing and join us for eating, drinking, mingling AND reading! We encourage you to bring some spooky literature or dress as one of your favorite literary characters!

📽️ Also, after 7 p.m., we’re screening action/horror flick, Dawn of the Dead (2004), a gruesome remake of the cult horror classic. Plot: the undead walk the earth as flesh-eating zombies, trapping a disparate group of desperate people in a suburban shopping mall. 🧟‍♂️

In addition, you can also just hang out and shoot the breeze at the bar in-costume or not. Whatever you choose, just be clothed! 🙏😅

10/31/2024

Halloween came early to OM! Last Friday, we held our 6th Annual Boo-Bee Halloween Party and Fundraiser (with spelling bee, trivia, costume parade and karaoke!) to raise proceeds for patients at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center 🎀 The Boo-Bee is one of the most special events we hold here at OM, and we appreciate everyone who attended! 🐝 🙏

We send the hugest thanks to our friend (Oli Turner) for serving as our stupendous host for the Boo-Bee festivities! Oli knows a thing or two about horror as one of the co-founders of the .careyfilms filmmaking collective—be sure to check out their many cool events, involving screenings, art and director’s talks they have planned in partnership with us! All night, they were the three-eyed that will haunt us forever—but in the best possible way 😅 Thank you so much, Oli!👏💚👁️

Two of three possible winners were named! Our Boo-Bee trivia winner was of Harwood, and the spelling bee winner was Steve of Pigtown—congratulations to both of them 🥇🏆👏 As for our intended costume contest, there was a lot of multi-event activity in the building, and this year’s winner will forever be undetermined—but there were some impressive looks! 🤭🙃

October 31 is the final day for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There’s a sad likelihood that we all know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer 👉 If you would like to learn more about the UMD Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center and to perhaps make a donation of your own, visit https://tinyurl.com/4akj2427 👈

10/24/2024

Good things come in threes! We invite you to get in where you fit in this Thursday, October 24, as we hold our Write Night!, Spanish Meet & Speak language exchange and Catastroflix movie screening in their respective locations within the OM footprint 👋

OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.—enjoy food and/or drinks during your chosen activity! 🍻🍽️

📝 Write Night! (Starts at 6:30 p.m.)
Writers of all levels of aspiration and achievement are invited to network and work on writing projects! ✍️

🗣️Spanish Meet & Speak Language Exchange (Starts at 7 p.m.)
Improve your Spanish and/or English and learn about different cultures in this language exchange meetup.

📽️ Screening: “When Worlds Collide” (Seating at 7 p.m.)
Plot: As a new star and planet hurtle toward a doomed Earth, a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new home 🚀

10/17/2024

Celebrate National Book Month with us at Baltimore Silent Book Club at 6:30 p.m.! Held in October, National Book Month promotes reading, writing, and literature📚Bring your current reading material and join us for an evening of eating, drinking, mingling AND reading! 👋 Feel free to bring a book to swap, too 😄

OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.! Grab your seat and a meal early! 🍷🍽️

10/05/2024

🚨Season 17 from Highwire Improv just kicked off, and we’re holding the first Major Laughs comedy show of the season! 🙌 You’ll be in for a treat with a lively night of fast-paced comedy games and very funny local performers! Get to OM early—our bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.🍻🍛

🎟️ The show starts after 7 p.m. Tickets are available in advance online and also at the door. Major Laughs: Improv Comedy at Old Major https://www.eventbrite.com/e/major-laughs-improv-comedy-at-old-major-tickets-1029168840707?

At an improv show you’ll see a wide range of creative and fascinating humans perform a highwire act by making comedy out of thin air! A Highwire Improv show is truly a once in a lifetime performance, never done before and never to be done again!

Here’s tonight’s lineup:

😆 Human Magnet is a Washington, D.C. based team - they start with a made-up story that inspires a series of increasingly fun, silly, & connected scenes.

😆 BaybEEEEEEEE is a very weird, very close group of friends, who do very weird, very close, very interesting improv!

😆 Ready, Set, No! () is the school assembly you wish you had! With big characters, these professionally trained actors will warn you about the dangers of...something!

About Highwire Improv:

Highwire Improv’s mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice—in Baltimore and around the world—through improvisational theater. Learn more at https://www.highwireimprov.com

10/04/2024

Black Yield Institute is holding a Friday night Trivia, Poetry & Comedy Open Mic at OM! Everyone is welcomed to attend and participate. It will be a night of creativity, fellowship and collective learning!

OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m., and the open mic begins at 7 p.m.—grab a meal or drink before the event! Non-alcoholic and vegan items can be found on our menu, if those are your jam (meat and booze are on there, too, of course) 😊

Black Yield Institute is a Baltimore-based Pan-African power institution, serving as a think tank and collective action network that addresses food apartheid. Black Yield recently held a mutual aid market in the neighborhood in .

👉To learn more about the organization, their events and how to support with a donation or as a volunteer, visit blackyieldinstitute.org👩🏾‍💻

10/03/2024

Do you have a book that you absolutely treasure? Baltimore Silent Book Club attendee Shannon, above, brought in her of copy of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s “Lovely One: A Memoir,” which was autographed by the Justice herself! We loved hearing about her experience attending the book signing event and meeting the first black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court ♥️

Join us this evening for at 6:30 p.m.! We’ll eat, drink, mingle AND read—just bring your own book! 📚

OM’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.—come grab a seat! 🍷🍛

10/02/2024

Hey, not everyone’s afraid to mix politics and drinking! 🍻🇺🇸 A lively and good-natured crowd gathered at OM to watch Tuesday night’s Vice Presidential Debate! We appreciate everyone’s company and enjoyed listening to your commentary and reactions 🤣🤭

And because we’re “focused on the future,” we want to let you know we’re showing the Maryland Senatorial debate on October 10 🦀 As always, our bar and kitchen will open at 6 p.m. The debate starts at 7 p.m. 📺

Special thanks to .ey._ for inspiring this fun night! 😉🙏

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The OM team has been really fortunate to welcome many of Baltimore’s young, driven and talented artists into our space! We send big props and kudos to @mydreamsisvivid (Jalen Boston) who held “A Vivid Night: Exploring the Soundscapes of the Net” to celebrate the release of their excellent new album “A Vivid World Vol. 1: The Net” (available on all streaming platforms). Aside from being such a pleasure to work with, Jalen brought a beautiful vibe and crowd to our space. We also send big thanks to the other event participants: host @chelseamonae and performer @kenzocole_ 🔥 If you believe in “supporting local”, please check each of these artists out! They are out and about in the city✨ #baltimoreevents #baltimoreshows #baltimoremusic #baltimoreart #tinyconcerts #tinystage #houseshow #radbaltimore #morethanjustabar #indiemusic #baltimoremusicscene #baltimoremusician #hiddengem #doingus #iykyk

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