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October 9, 2026
October 9, 2026 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896


Spiritual and Religious Services

Thursday, Oct. 28

12 p.m. Lutheran Discussion Group will meet in Levering. For more information call Rev. Don Burggraf (410) 235-2356.

5 p.m. A Divine Liturgy and Dinner for Eastern Orthodox students will be held at the Interfaith Center.

7:30 p.m. Baptist bible study will take place at the University Baptist Church.

9 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Services with Dr. Larry Egbert will take place in the Interfaith Center Library.

Friday, Oct. 29

1:15 p.m. Jumah prayers will be held at the Interfaith Center. Visit http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumso for more information.

8 p.m. Seventh Day Adventist services with Fredrick Russell will be held at the Interfaith Center.

Saturday, Oct. 30

Time TBA, Shabbat Dinner at the Interfaith center; for more information and updated times visit http://www.jhu.edu/~jsa.

Sunday, Oct. 31

11 a.m. Catholic Mass will be held at the Interfaith Center. Visit http://www.catholic.jhu.edu for more information.

11 a.m. Aarthi will be held at the Interfaith Center, lower level. For more information, e-mail HSC@jhu.edu.

2 p.m. Stepping Stones Ministry will hold services in Shaffer 3, followed by a fellowship meeting at 3:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. Baptist services and contemporary worship will take place at the University Baptist Church.

Wednesday, Nov. 3

7 p.m. Buddhist meditation will be practiced at the Interfaith Center.

8 p.m. The Graduate Christian Fellowship will have its weekly meeting in the Marylander Apartments, London Room. For more information e-mail Bmac@jhu.edu.



Performing Arts

Friday, Oct. 29

7 p.m. See the production of Babes in Toyland at the Show Place Arena/Prince George's County Equestrian Center, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave. in Upper Marlboro. Call (301) 952-7900 for details.

8 p.m. Don't miss the theatrical production of the British dark comedy Blithe Spirit at the Swirnow Theatre.

8 p.m. See a pop/rock performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Mobtown Theater at 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Ste. 114. Tickets are $15, $10 for students and seniors. Call (410) 467-3057 for details.

8 p.m. Don't miss The Phantom of the Opera Goes Pop at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. Call (410) 783-8000 for details.

8:30 p.m. & 10:45 p.m. Check out Kareem Green at the Jokes on Us Comedy Club, 312 Main St. in Laurel. Call (301) 490-1993 for details.

Saturday, Oct. 30

1 p.m. - 5 p.m. The Johns Hopkins Octopodes and guests will be performing at 3100 St. Paul St. (in front of Eddie's Market). This is a free event, and there will be a halloween costume contest following.

3:30 p.m. Hear the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Baltimore Children's Museum in Port Discovery, 35 Market Place. Call (410) 727-8120 for details.

8 p.m. Bollywood pop/rock sensation Daler Mehndi will perform at the DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. NW in Washington, D.C. Call (202) 628-4780 for details.

8 p.m. See a pop/rock performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Mobtown Theater at 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Ste. 114. Tickets are $15, $10 for students and seniors. Call (410) 467-3057 for details.

8 p.m. Don't miss The Phantom of the Opera Goes Pop at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. Call (410) 783-8000 for details.

8:30 p.m. Check out Kareem Green at the Jokes on Us Comedy Club, 312 Main St. in Laurel. Call (301) 490-1993 for details.

Sunday, Oct. 31

8 p.m. See a pop/rock performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Mobtown Theater at 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Ste. 114. Tickets are $15, $10 for students and seniors. Call (410) 467-3057 for details.

8 p.m. Don't miss The Phantom of the Opera Goes Pop at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. Call (410) 783-8000 for details.

8:30 p.m. & 10:45 p.m. Check out Kareem Green at the Jokes on Us Comedy Club, 312 Main St. in Laurel. Call (301) 490-1993 for details.

Monday, Nov. 1

8 p.m. It's Open Mic Night at the Funk Box at 10 E. Cross St. Call (410) 625-2000 for details.

Tuesday, Nov. 2

5:30 p.m. Check out the comedy act Take Five: Bob Somerby at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center of the University of Maryland, College Park. Call (301) 405-2787 for details.

8 p.m. Stop by Nikki's Karaoke Dance Party at Calypso Bay, 421 Deale Rd. of Tracys Landing. Call (410) 867-9787 for details.

Wednesday, Nov. 3

8 p.m. Hear the University Band and Community Band at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center of the University of Maryland, College Park. Call (301) 405-2787 for details.

Thursday, Nov. 4

8:30 p.m. Check out cmedian Elvira Kurt at the Comedy Factory, 36 Light St. Call (410) 547-7798 for details.


Miscellaneous Events

Thursday, Oct. 28

10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Visit the Freer Gallery in Washington, D.C. to view Luxury and Luminosity: Visual Culture and the Ming Court. For more information call (202) 633-1000.

10 a.m.-9 p.m. Frank Gehry, Architect: Design for Museums will showcase the multimedia work of Gehry at the Cocoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. For more information call (202) 639-1700.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Beatles 64' Photo exhibition, featuring the photography of Morton Tadder, will be held at the Maryland Historical Society. Call (410) 685-3750 for more information.

12 p.m. - 8 p.m. A Thousand Hounds photo exhibit, featuring 150 photos of dogs and their human companions, is on display at UMBC. Call (410) 455-2270 for more information.

7 p.m.-9 p.m. Get spooked at The Bedlam in the Boro Haunted Hayride in Lineboro, Md. Call (410) 239-GHOST for more information.

9 p.m. Once again, it's College Night at Hammerjacks at 316 Guilford Ave. Call (410) 234-0044 for details

Friday, Oct. 29

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The JHSPH Holiday Food Drive will be held at 615 N. Wolfe St. at the East Baltimore Campus. Please bring non-perishable foods to benefit the Maryland Food Bank. This is being sponsored by the InterAction ommunity Outreach Program adn teh Student Assembly's Community Relatoins Committee (in conjunction with the JHU Women's Forum).

5 p.m. The National Aquarium in Baltimore offers a discounted admission of $5 every Friday after 5 p.m. The discounted admission is a great deal, so don't pass it up! Even if you have been to the aquarium before, head down to check out the new dolphin show. For more information, including hours of operation, group discounts and directions, call (410) 567-3845.

8 p.m. The Maryland Space Grant Observatory, located in Bloomberg, offers you a free chance to look at the solar system with its telescopes, weather permitting. Call (410) 516-6525 for weather updates and observing conditions before you hike up to Bloomberg.

10 p.m. Coffee Grounds takes place every Friday night in the Mattin Center Silk Road Cafe. Come out for the free Krispy Kreme doughnuts and coffee, and stay for the fun evening activity.

Sunday, Oct. 31

10 a m. Join Cinema Sundays at the Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St. This week's feature film is "Intimate Strangers." Call (410) 727-3456 for details.

1 p.m. Check out the Packers v. Redskins game at the FedEx Field, Stadium Drive in Landover. Call (301) 276-6000.

Monday, Nov. 1

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rediscovering Early Flight Through a Lens at the College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr. Call (301) 864-6029 for details.

Tuesday, Nov. 2

10 a.m.-3 p.m. The JHU Select Vendor Show will take place in the Glass Pavillion in Levering Hall. This event is free and is sponsored by Purchasing Services. Call (410) 516-8383 for more info.

Wednesday, Nov. 3

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rediscovering Early Flight Through a Lens at the College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr. Call (301) 864-6029 for details.

Thursday, Nov. 4

9 p.m. Once again, it's College Night at Hammerjacks at 316 Guilford Ave. Call (410) 234-0044 for details


Lectures and Workshops

Thursday, Oct. 28

4 p.m. Check out the Duke Medical School Information Session with Brenda Armstrong, Associate Dean and Director of Admissions in the Sherwood Room of Levering Union.

5 p.m. Don't miss the Sophomore Pre-Health Information Meeting in Mergenthaler 111.

8 p.m. MSE Symposium Presents Dinesh D'Souza,political expert, in the Glass Pavilion.

Friday, Oct. 29

10 a.m. Join the 2004 Hunger Conference at Loyola College to join students build a movement to end hunger and homelessness.

2 p.m. Join the Art Club for a Life Drawing Session that includes a model in Mattin 208 Drawing Studio.

7 p.m. Check out the COLA -- MSE Symposium Application Workshop to get a clear head start on MSE Symposium 2005 Proposals in the AMR Multi-Purpose Room.

Monday, Nov. 1

4 p.m. Giuseppe Tinaglia will speak "On the Local Behavior of Embedded Constant Mean Curvature Disks." The free lecture will take place in Krieger 308.

5:30 p.m. Hugh G.M. Williamson, of Oxford Oriental Institute will give the 2004 IWRY Lecture in Krieger Hall room 205. The lecture is free and is being sponsored by the department of Near Eastern Studies.

6:30 p.m. Check out the JHU School of Nursing Information Session in Hodson 303 to learn about nursing opportunities.

Tuesday, Nov. 2

3 p.m. Peter Wilcock will speak on "The Bed of Gravel Rivers" in Ames 234. This lecture is free thanks to the departments of geography and environmental engineering.

4 p.m. Glenn Bell of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. will speak on "Structural Failure Investigations" in Maryland 110. This lecture is free thanks to the department of civil engineering.

4:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics will be discussed by Stephen Leone from the University of California, Berkeley. This lecture is being held in Remsen 233 and is free thanks to the department of chemistry.

Wednesday, Nov. 3

5 p.m. Heavy Metal, Sex and Germ Cells will be presented by Mark Van Doren, Ph.D. in the Mudd Auditorium. This event is free thanks to the department of biology.

5 p.m. Sapient Corporation will hold a recruiting presentation, location to be announced.

6 p.m. Don't miss the Getting Focused information session in the AMR Multi-Purpose Room to learn how focus can help find the dream job.

Thursday, Nov. 4

1 p.m. Buzzword Bistro: Is this Legal? "Copyright in the Digital Age" will be presented by Mike Reese, the assistant director for the Center for Educational Resources. The lecture is free and will take place in the MSE Library's Garrett Room.

6 p.m. Don't miss the Required Jr./Sr. Pre-Health Information Meeting for 05/06 Applicants in Hodson 110.


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