Thursday is the builder night: Built with Charm #3 demos at 4MLK, and the weekly OpenHack at Baltimore Node the same evening. Friday, Tim O'Reilly talks about AI at Hopkins, and TEDCO's MII application window closes Thursday at 5 PM. Ten things this week, six more on the horizon.

Built with Charm #3 @ 4MLK (UM BioPark)

Thursday, Oct 15, 6 to 8 PM. Baltimore Tech Meetup's demo night for people building things: 5 to 7 minute demos, one-minute open-mic ideas, and unfinished work is welcome. Showcase runs 6:30 to 7:30. Free.

👉 https://luma.com/pma51bhr

OpenHack Night @ Baltimore Node

Thursday, Oct 15, 7 to 9 PM, drop in any time. The weekly hackerspace night at 2106 N Lovegrove St: bring a project, tinker, or ask for a hand. Price isn't listed, so see the event page.

👉 https://www.meetup.com/baltimorenode/

Project Night and Open House Night @ Unallocated Space

Project Night is Monday, Oct 12, 7 to 10 PM; Open House Night is Wednesday, Oct 14, 6 to 10 PM. Both are weekly at the hackerspace at 1029 Benfield Blvd in Millersville: bring a project or find people to join one, and Wednesday is the one for first-timers (tours, member Q&A, project help). Price isn't listed, so see the event page.

👉 https://www.meetup.com/unallocated-space/events/316671299/

Game Dev Meetup @ Baltimore Indie Game Devs (Columbia)

Saturday, Oct 17, 10 to 11:30 AM. The monthly indie game developer meetup, in person in Columbia and online on Discord. Check the Meetup page for the room before you go, and for price.

👉 https://www.meetup.com/baltimore-indie-game-developers-group/

From Prompts to Agents: Designing Intelligent AI Systems @ UMBC (online)

Saturday, Oct 17, 10 to 11 AM. A free one-hour online workshop from UMBC on moving from static prompts to AI agents that make decisions, with reasoning-and-action loops built in Python.

👉 https://events.blackthorn.io/3t1z5Tf7/5a2HVX223yL

The Great Pumpkin Pitch @ Maryland Innovation Center

Thursday, Oct 15, 5 to 8 PM, in Columbia. Part of the Howard County Pitch & Mingle series: Maryland startups pitch live, with food and drinks included. $35, no refunds. It is a pitch night with a reception attached, so go for the pitches.

👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pitch-mingle-series-the-great-pumpkin-pitch-tickets-1998218487286

Celebration of MD Student Startups @ Pava Center for Entrepreneurship (JHU)

Friday, Oct 16, 5 to 7:30 PM (doors 4:50), 320 W. 29th St. Student founders from across Maryland, with mentors, dinner and a 60-second lightning pitch round. Price isn't listed on the page, so check at registration.

👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebration-of-md-student-startups-tickets-2001704566242

Maryland Innovation Initiative Quarterly Deadline @ TEDCO (online)

The quarterly MII application deadline is Thursday, Oct 15 at 5 PM (the page lists no time zone). MII is TEDCO's funding program for commercializing university technology; TEDCO points applicants to its MyTEDCO portal, so read the MII page for eligibility before you start.

👉 https://www.tedcomd.com/event/mii-quarterly-application-deadline

BRIDGE Program Open Forum @ TEDCO (online)

Thursday, Oct 15, 10 to 11 AM on Zoom. TEDCO walks through BRIDGE, which connects companies to advisory help, funding access and regional resources. Registration is through Zoom; price isn't listed.

👉 https://www.tedcomd.com/event/tedcos-bridge-program-open-forum-1

Tim O'Reilly on Silicon Valley and AI @ SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins

Friday, Oct 16, 4 to 5 PM, Community Cube, 3200 Wyman Park Drive. The O'Reilly Media founder gives the Margaret Levi lecture on how Silicon Valley went from creating value to extracting it, and whether AI follows the same path. Registration is required (the Eventbrite link is on the event page); price isn't listed.

👉 https://ai.jhu.edu/event/the-annual-margaret-levi-lecture-in-political-economy/

Mon, Oct 19, 12:30 PM · Sell It Before You Build It, a hybrid workshop on validating an idea by selling it first, at the University of Baltimore. 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sell-it-before-you-build-it-how-first-time-founders-land-first-customers-tickets-2002950495851

Oct 19 to 21 · BMORE Design Week hands-on sessions: Seeing Sound at StarTUp Armory (Mon, 1 PM), digital fabrication and typography at the UB library (Wed, 2 PM), and a talk on designers in the age of AI at the Baltimore Museum of Industry (Tue, 7:15 PM). 👉 https://baltimore.aiga.org/event-internal/bmore-design-week/

Tue, Oct 20, 5 PM · Market Pulse: Cyber Howard Challenge Pitch at the Maryland Innovation Center in Columbia. 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/market-pulse-cyber-howard-challenge-pitch-tickets-2000657346981

Thu, Oct 22, noon · GDG Baltimore's Small Business AI Clinic, an online one-hour lab with live prompting, automation and small-app vibe coding; it runs twice a month. 👉 https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-baltimore-presents-small-business-ai-clinic-prompting-amp-automation-lab-virtual-2026-10-22/cohost-gdg-baltimore

Sun, Nov 1 · Speaker applications open for Baltimore Tech Week 2027 (April 26 to 30, 2027); they close Feb 1. 👉 https://www.bmoretechweek.com/speakers

Fri, Nov 6, noon to 6 PM · GDG Annapolis AI for Good Hackathon in Arnold: build AI tools for housing, all skill levels, bring a laptop. 👉 https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-annapolis-presents-gdg-annapolis-ai-for-good-hackathon-innovating-for-housing/cohost-gdg-annapolis

Go build something and show it to someone. Next week: BMORE Design Week workshops and the GDG vibe-coding clinic.