From September 13-October 20, the Area 405 Gallery will host a group show, Sweaty Eyeballs: Animation Adjacent. This exhibition highlights regional animation artists and the artwork they create that finds its best home outside the movie theater and is timed to coincide with Baltimore’s Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival (Oct 18-20). As part of the community programming for the exhibition, we would like to offer a free vaudeville show and animation screening at AREA 405 on October 11, 2024, during the Station North Arts District 2nd Friday Artwalk. AREA 405’s location and regular participation in the Artwalks make it an ideal venue for this sort of programming. Area 405 has offered the gallery’s performance stage and projection system free of charge for this event, as well as other support, including promoting the event to their network. The exhibition’s association with the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival will also draw animation fans from the wider Baltimore region to the event.