Grab a lawn chair or blanket on a cool summer night and watch one of these films on the big screen.

Memorial Day is just a weekend away, which means its time to get your plans in motion. Over the long weekend, Fort McHenry and Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens are both hosting Memorial Day ceremonies, while the Maryland Zoo will hold their annual "Brew at the Zoo" fundraiser. All this and more suggestions in this handy guide to Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore.

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Preakness is fast approaching! The race takes place this Saturday, May 19 -- but there are plenty of activities leading up to the main event. Starting tomorrow, visitors to Pimlico can take sunrise tours of the Grandstand Apron, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the stakes (you might even run into a jockey or blacksmith along the way!). Then Friday is Black-Eyed Susan Day, which includes the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and The Peoples Pink Party, when retired female riders and active riders compete in a jockey challenge. Saturday brings Preakness, which starts with InfieldFest at 8 a.m. On your mark, get set, go!

To celebrate the announcement of the launch of Ripleys Believe it or Not!, the museum is bringing high wire walker Nik Wallenda to the Inner Harbor later today. Beginning promptly at 5:15 p.m.