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    Hundreds of boats will be on display at City Dock in Annapolis for the Annapolis Boat Show starting Thursday. The show continues through Sunday  and then is replaced next week by the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Powerboat Show comes to City Dock, followed by Sailboat Show
    It’s the start of the Annapolis Boat Shows this weekend, first power then sail. Other great things to do over the next seven days include the start of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Season and the Anne Arundel Lifeline 100 bike rides.
    MUNA performs during the All Things Go music festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.
    Photos: Despite Chappell Roan’s absence, fans revel at All Things Go
    The festival expanded for the first time this year to include another city. Performers traveled between Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia and Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York.
    Chappell Roan will not perform this weekend at the All Things Go music festival in Columbia and New York City.
    After Chappell Roan dropped out of All Things Go, the festival moved quickly for a replacement
    Roan said Friday she was dropping out of the festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion and the New York City location this weekend, noting the scrutiny she faced for not endorsing a presidential candidate.
    Chappell Roan will not perform this weekend at the All Things Go music festival in Columbia, Maryland and New York City.
    Chappell Roan says she’s skipping All Things Go festival to prioritize health
    Pop star Chappell Roan, who was set to perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion on the second day of All Things Go this weekend, said Friday she is dropping out of the music festival.
    Rams Head Live concert venue entrance
    Rams Head Live! is leaving its space in downtown Baltimore
    Rams Head Live! is leaving its longtime home in the Inner Harbor, dealing a blow to downtown Baltimore’s live music scene.

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    Rock band Taking Back Sunday perform at Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Aug. 10, 2024.
    Rams Head Live! was imperfect, but its exit is still a loss for Baltimore
    Rams Head Live! came along at a time when Baltimore nightlife needed it.
    Janet Jackson is an icon. That doesn’t mean we have to support everything she says — especially when it’s wrong.
    I’m a lifelong Janet Jackson fan and it’s OK to admit I think she messed up
    Janet Jackson’s recent misstatements about Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity remind me that defending celebrities at all costs is a risky proposition.
    Unidentified cast members of the Classic Theatre of Maryland's production of "Macbeth." The production opens Sept. 26, 2024 in Annapolis and continues through Oct. 13.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: ‘Macbeth’ wears a tricorn hat in Classic Theatre of Maryland production
    The setting for Classic Theatre of Maryland's production of "Macbeth" is Revolutionary War America. iAlong with a Hispanic heritage festival, a doggy dive-in and a Taylor Swift tribute show, the play is one of seven great things to do in Annapolis this weekend.
    Singer-songwriter Cris Jacobs, who grew up in Pikesville and Owings Mills, will return to his home state this weekend.
    From rock to bluegrass, Cris Jacobs makes Baltimore a part of his music
    Cris Jacobs, former Bridge frontman set to perform at the Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival this weekend, embraces his love of bluegrass with his latest album.
    Music legend Stevie Wonder performs at the Johns Hopkins University Class of 2024's Commencement Ceremony on Homewood Field Thursday, May 23.
    Legendary multi-Grammy winning artist Stevie Wonder to stop in Baltimore on his 10-city tour
    Stevie Wonder is stopping in Baltimore next month during his 10-city tour ahead of Election Day.

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    Burbage Oteil and his band will headline the Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival Saturday and Sunday at Sandy Point State Park.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Baygrass Music Festival takes over Sandy Point
    From Oktoberfest to the last of the City Dock Summer Concert series, here’s what’s going on in Annapolis.
    FILE - The Beatles, from left, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney arrive in Liverpool, England on July 10, 1964, for the premiere of their movie "A Hard Day's Night." (AP Photo, File)
    That time when the Beatles came to Baltimore
    America was in the grip of Beatlemania — and on September 13, 1964, Charm City was the epicenter, as screaming kids packed Baltimore’s two-year-old Civic Center.
    Daphne Eckman and her band will perform Friday night at Red Red Wine during the Annapolis Songwriters Festival, one of 55 local acts feature in free performances.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Annapolis Songwriters Festival showcases 55 local musicians
    No one may be more excited about the Annapolis Songwriters Festival than Daphne Eckman, a young performer who will share the stage set up at Red, Red Wine with eight other singers over three hours Friday night.
    Food historian Joyce White is launching her first book, “Cooking Maryland’s Way, Voices of a Diverse Cuisine.” It complements a 1963 classic cookbook with stories of the food and the people behind it.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Joyce White serves up the story behind classic Maryland cooking
    Food historian Joyce White marks her first book, “Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine,” with a lecture and book signing Sunday. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week in the Annapolis area.
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra returns to Quiet Waters Park on Sunday, Sept. 3 for its annual Pops in the Park concert.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: A little iPhone symphony premieres at Pops in the Park
    The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra will play Christian Won’s six-minute composition, “iPhone Variations for Orchestra,” this weekend at its annual Pops in the Park concerts. The late summer show is a Labor Day tradition at Quiet Waters Park, now expanded to Downs Park in Pasadena.

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    Free swing dancing is one of the events offered in Howard County this week.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from restaurant week to a ghost tour
    Suddenly, it feels like peak summer: your colleagues and friends are on vacation while you’re stuck at home. But don’t fret — There are plenty of things to do in Howard County that will make you feel like you’re on vacation, from concerts and outdoor movies to a drag brunch.
    Local DJ will provide ‘backbone’ beats for Olympics break dancing
    DJ Fleg discusses what it means for hip-hop to be represented at the Olympics and what other competitions he's looking forward to.
    Comedian Kevin Slattery performs at Pure Board Shop in Annapolis, an unusual venue that hosts a monthly standup comedy show.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: A comedian walks into a boardshop. Pure Comedy is born.
    Art abounds in Annapolis: paintings on the walls of a restaurant, one-act plays in a record store and now — finally — standup comedy in a board shop.
    CIRCA 1975: (L-R) Keyboardist Bill Payne, guitarist Paul Barrere, singer and guitarist Lowell George, drummer Richie Hayward, percussionist Sam Clayton and bassist Kenny Gradney perform onstage with the rock and roll band "Little Feat" circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
    Rock band Little Feat arrived in Maryland at a crossroads. Great songs would follow.
    Tracks such as “Rock & Roll Doctor” and the title track, which name-checks Baltimore, have remained mainstays of Little Feat’s live repertoire.
    T.I. looks on before the game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Nov. 26, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia.
    Rapper T.I. arrested at Atlanta airport after being mistaken for wanted Baltimore man
    Atlanta rapper T.I. was arrested at an airport after he was mistaken for a wanted Baltimore man with the same name, TMZ reports.