Family Activities
ASBC Socials for 2023
Our member socials are BACK in full session for the 2023 year! If you know of activities/venues for ASBC socials, please send your suggestions to [email protected].
For more information about social events or to inquire if your membership is current, contact us at [email protected]. To become a member, click on the “Get Involved” tab at the top of our home page, click “Become a Member” and pay via PayPal after completing the registration form (PayPal accepts standard credit cards for payment – you do not have to have a PayPal account to pay).
Sensory Sundays at the B & O
Sensory Sundays continue in 2023!
To support our neurodivergent visitors, the B&O Railroad Museum is dedicating the first Sunday in February, April, June, August, and October to Sensory Awareness. These day will include environmental accommodations (no music, low lighting, quiet areas, increased signage for areas with sound effects), as well as sensory-friendly events (kids craft, train ride and tour) and resources (sensory kits, social stories, and community table).
Feb. 5 – Frosty Fantasy
Sensory Activity: Sensory Lap Pads
Sensory-Friendly Tour: From Slavery to Civil Rights
Apr. 2 – Spring Spectacular
Sensory Activity: Coffee Filter Flowers
Sensory-Friendly Tour: The War Came by Train
Jun. 4 – Fun in the Sun!
Sensory Activity: Puffy Paint Pictures
Sensory-Friendly Tour: Technology Changes
Aug. 6 – Under the Sea
Sensory Activity: Water Exploration
Sensory-Friendly Tour: Fueling America’s Railroads
Oct. 1 – Awesome Autumn
Sensory Activity: Silly Putty
Sensory-Friendly Tour: Iron War Horses
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Sensory Friendly Films are Back!
AMC Theatres (AMC) and the Autism Society have teamed up to bring families affected by Autism and other disabilities a special opportunity to enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting environment on a monthly basis with the “Sensory Friendly Films” program.
In order to provide a more accepting and comfortable setting for this unique audience, the movie auditoriums will have their lights brought up and the sound turned down, families will be able to bring in their own gluten-free, casein-free snacks, and no previews or advertisements will be shown before the movie. Additionally, audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing – in other words, AMC’s “Silence is Golden®” policy will not be enforced unless the safety of the audience is questioned.
Sensory Friendly Films in Baltimore
AMC Loews White Marsh 16
8141 Honeygo Blvd. White Marsh, MD 21236
(410)933-9428
For the latest information, check out the Sensory Friendly Films page on AMC Theatres website:
http://www.amctheatres.com/SFF/
2023 Schedule of Movies
Wednesday Films usually start at 7:00 pm, Saturday Films usually start at 10:00 am, but check with the theater before attending
as sometimes there are changes!
Saturday, September 9 – Blue Beetle
Wednesday, September 13 – The Equalizer 3
Saturday, September 23 – My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Wednesday, September 27 – A Haunting in Venice
Here is a social story to read with your child about going to the movies:
*SF Films are also showing at the AMC Theatre in Columbia.
10300 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
1-888-AMC-4FUN
and at the AMC Theatre in Owings Mills:
10100 Mill Run Circle
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(443)394-0060