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Arts

    A slimmed-down BOPA outlines plan for the future
    “The heavy lift of management is off the plate of this organization so we can do what we do best: focus on the art,” the interim CEO said.
    Festival goers at ArtScape headed for cover Friday night after a thunderstorm blew through Baltimore. The weather forced the cancellation of musical acts, including Grammy winner Chaka Khan.
    Charm City Bluegrass Festival canceled this year, on ‘indefinite hiatus’
    In a post on social media, festival organizers cited a lack of resources as their reason for canceling the festival this year.
    The Charm City Bluegrass Festival, now in its 10th year, takes place May 5th and 6th at Union Craft Brewing.
    What to do this long weekend, from an MLK Day parade to an Edgar Allan Poe bus tour
    Whether you want to attend Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations at a Baltimore museum, celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday with some puzzles or enjoy some honky-tonk, we’ve got you covered.
    The Reginald F Lewis Museum on September 27, 2023. The museum plans to erect a memorial and debut an exhibit dedicated to the history of lynching in Maryland.
    Drake sues Universal Music for defamation over Kendrick Lamar diss track
    A hip-hop superstar beef was cranked up another notch Wednesday when Drake sued Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”
    FILE - Rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif., left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series "Euphoria," in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photo, File)
    7 things to do in Baltimore County, from an ’80s dance party to a teen rock concert
    Seven things to do in Baltimore County, from a teenage rock concert to an adult ’80s dance party
    The Recher Theater in Towson, which is hosting School of Rock this month.
    ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger enters rehab after DUI conviction
    Karen Huger, who calls herself the “Grand Dame of Potomac,” has entered a recovery program after her DUI conviction last month
    “The Real Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger has entered a “private recovery program” weeks after being found guilty in a DUI incident that happened last March.
    Historic courthouse in Ellicott City being reimagined as an arts, culture and history center
    A 182-year-old courthouse in Ellicott City made of local granite is being turned into an arts, cultural and history center. Howard County just secured $400,000 in state funds for the project, which is underway.
    Howard County’s historic circuit courthouse in Ellicott City is set to reopen in 2026 as an arts, culture and history center.
    Baltimore’s best 2024 art exhibits were groundbreaking — and featured actual local artists
    Baltimore’s best 2024 art exhibits were groundbreaking and featured local artists, BmoreArt writes
    Baltimore artist Joyce J. Scott sits atop a throne inside a yurt installation in her retrospective exhibition, “Walk a Mile in My Dreams,” at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
    The Chesapeake has no bard, but Jefferson Holland is a contender
    Jefferson Holland is the new Annapolis poet laureate. And, if he’s better known as a singer and songwriter focused on Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay, that’s because to him there’s not much difference.
    Annapolis Poet Laureate recites the ballad of Muskrat Greene, the oyster eating champion of Deale, to a group of seniors sharing poetry at Anne Arundel Community College on Dec. 13, 2024.
    John Ford, collector who gifted South Asian art to the Walters Art Museum, dies
    The Ford Gallery of Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan Art is named for the collector and his wife, Berthe.
    Views of the Walter’s Art Gallery on December 24, 2024.
    Artist Sophia Yeshi reps Baltimore in New York art scene — and now through work with the NFL
    Her piece, which shows Ray Lewis in the throes of his signature pregame squirrel dance and aims to convey the joy that sports can bring a community, reached Lewis himself.
    Sophia Yeshi with her art.
    7 things to do in Annapolis, from a Pressing Strings homecoming to Naptown races
    From a Pressing Strings homecoming to a Naptown half marathon, here are seven things to do this week in Annapolis.
    Pressing Strings returns to vocalist  Jordan Sokel's hometown for two shows on Dec. 22, 2024.
    Incoming CEO envisions the Walters Art Museum as a community hub
    Kate Burgin, who previously served in a leadership role at the Walters Art Museum, will succeed Julia Marciari-Alexander as the museum’s CEO and executive director. She’ll start in late January 2025.
    The Walters Art Museum named Kate Burgin as its next executive director and CEO.
    ‘VOTE AGAINST PROHIBITION’ sign brought back to life in Fells Point
    The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point used extra money from wristband and beer sales at the Fell's Point Fun Festival for the “respectful rehabilitation” of the sign, which is on the side of a building on South Broadway and Shakespeare Street.
    The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point recently used extra money from the Fell’s Point Fun Festival to restore a sign on the side of a building at South Broadway and Shakespeare Street that reads, “VOTE AGAINST PROHIBITION.”
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Eastport’s Lights Parade among holiday events
    Holiday events are piling up fast and there's lots to choose from in Annapolis. One at the top of the list is the Eastport Yacht Club Parade of Lights on Saturday.
    Participants in this year's Eastport Parade of Light are docked on Ego Alley.
    The date for Artscape is moving — again — in 2025
    Mayor Brandon Scott announced Baltimore's 2025 festival dates, including a new month for Artscape.
    Temperatures in the 90s didn't deter crowds at ArtScape, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Thunderstorms washed out the festival's scheduled concerts on Friday night.
    4 must-see art exhibits in Baltimore galleries this December
    Look at visions of the past, present and future with these Baltimore art exhibits, including work by Devin Allen and a Baker Artists Portfolio show, BmoreArt writes.
    Devin Allen's “Untitled - 14 ” from his "The Texture That Made US" series. A retrospective by the artist is now on display at Galerie Myrtis.
    A Baltimore Museum of Industry project is saving the city’s Key Bridge stories
    For the BMI’s “Echoes from the Key Bridge” project, Maria Gabriela Aldana collected oral histories from longshoremen, widows, first responders, government workers, business owners and more.
    Oral historian Maria Gabriela Aldana speaks at the “Echoes from the Key Bridge” event held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Midnight Madness celebrates small-town holidays
    Midnight Madness is back with three nights of late shopping in downtown Annapolis this month. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week.
    Holiday lights illuminate Inner West Street in Annapolis.
    New public art memorial honors 3,100 Baltimore County residents lost to COVID-19
    Baltimore County recently unveiled its first commissioned public art project: a memorial at Lake Roland to commemorate county residents who died due to COVID-19.
    A view of the new COVID-19 memorial public art project in Lake Roland.
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