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The Walters Art Museum.
Walters Art Museum staffers are one step closer to forming a union
The Baltimore City delegation on Friday voted unanimously to support Walter Workers United’s collective bargaining bill, which followed legislation introduced in the House and Senate that would require the Walters to recognize the union.
Experimental theater Single Carrot to close after 15 years
The staff and board of Single Carrot Theatre have decided to close the curtain after more than 60 performances of known and original works.
Asma Naeem, The Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Chief Curator, sits in her office at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Baltimore Museum of Art names first person of color as new director
The Baltimore Museum of Art named Asma Naeem, its chief curator since 2018, as its new director. Naeem will be the first person of color to lead the museum.
Senator Ben Cardin, US Representative Kweisi Mfume, Senator Chris Van Hollen and Senator Larry Young present a check from the US Treasury for four million dollars to the Arena Players, the oldest continually performing and historically African-American community theatre in the United States, on January 19, 2023.
‘A dream come true’: Arena Players receives $4 million for building improvements
The theater is still hoping to raise an additional $1.7 million for renovations.
Gov. Wes Moore, second from left, kisses his wife, Dawn, as their son, James, 11, waves during MooreÕs inaugural ball, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Baltimore.
Thousands gather in Baltimore to celebrate Gov. Wes Moore’s historic win
”Tonight, celebrate this great state,” Moore told the crowd. ”Celebrate your neighbors. We are Maryland because of each other not in spite of.”
A screenshot from future First Lady of Maryland Dawn Moore's instagram account on a video where she describes what "celebration chic" is for the upcoming Inauguration Ball.
Inaugural fashion: Soon-to-be first lady to wear Christian Siriano, Wes Moore will don local designer Miguel Wilson
Marylanders across the state are also looking for unique looks for historic inauguration of Maryland's first Black governor.
At the end of the Sew Some Garments class, students are holding up their nearly finished trousers. 
From left to right, Cecilia, Neha, Lisa and Imani.
What a sewing class taught me about creativity and patience
I’ve been trying to take intentional time to learn new skills.
The exterior of Parkway Theatre.
The Parkway Theatre is another victim of the pandemic; board contemplates venue’s future
The board will hire consultants and solicit community input on the future of the organization while the Parkway remains closed.
Performers on stage lifting up person while in front of them a woman sits cross-legged facing the audience.
Baltimore talent on display during Hippodrome run of ‘Jagged Little Pill’
Two Baltimore performers will take the stage at the Hippodrome this weekend for the theater’s run of “Jagged Little Pill,” a musical inspired by Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album of the same name.
Author Anthony Moll
This Baltimore resident decided to take writing seriously — and became an award-winning author
Anthony Moll’s newest collection of poetry, ”You Cannot Save Here,” won a regional writing award.
Filmmaker Elegance Bratton.
Elegance Bratton, director of ‘The Inspection,’ on forgiveness and closure
Director Elegance Bratton speaks about his semi-autobiographical film, "The Inspection," which tells the story of his time in the Marine Corps as a Black gay man.
The B&O Railroad has a new exhibit on the history of the underground railroad and its connection to Baltimore.
New B&O Railroad Museum exhibit shows for some on Underground Railroad, there was an actual train
The Underground Railroad, a network of people, routes, and safe houses, helped enslaved people escape bondage. Some seeking their freedom, like Brown, used the actual railroad.
Center Stage in Baltimore
Baltimore Center Stage hires Adam Frank as managing director
With an MFA and MBA from Yale, Frank has been active in theater across the country including New York City’s Public Theater and the Los Angeles Music Center, among others.
Elise Petersen sews a vest at a sewing class at Domesticity Fabric Shop and Sewing Studio in Baltimore's Lauraville neighborhood. The studio's classes focus on teaching home sewing as a means to empowering sewers to make clothing that fits their own unique bodies.
Can’t find clothes to fit? Make your own.
Tired of depressing trips to department stores trying on ill-fitting clothes, many are learning to sew to make their own.
Aliyah Caldwell, 28, is a Baltimore School for the Arts and Towson University alum. She will return home to play an Ikette in Tina: The Musical at the Hippodrome.
A dancer trained in Baltimore returns home to perform in ‘Tina: The Tina Turner Musical’
Aliyah Caldwell, Baltimore School for the Arts and Towson University alum, plays a member of the Ikettes, who were the backup vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.
Illustration for The Baltimore Banner's gift guide
Your guide to the best artisan markets this holiday season
Baltimore is a hub for immense creative talent. Artists and craftspeople make their work all year around, but the holiday season is when many are able to sustain their business for the next year.
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Seven books for the readers on your holiday gift list
If you’re looking for a gift for the book lover on your list, consider some of these titles with Maryland connections.
Andi Scotti, 34, tends the bar at Red Emma’s. The worker-owners are in their final stages of opening their new location at 3128 Greenmount. The main floor has the bar, food and seating while the downstairs has the book store with a variety of books organized by subject matter that Red Emma’s is known for.
Red Emma’s cements radical legacy with move to ‘forever home’
Red Emma's recently purchased a building at 415 E. 32nd Street and a storefront at 3128 Greenmount Ave. and is renovating them to create a multilevel community coffeehouse, bookstore, and social center.
Artist Akea Brionne poses with her work, "An Ode to (You)'all," at the unveiling ofBaltimore Museum of Art's exhibition, "A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration". Brionne is one of twelve newly commissioned artists featured in the exhibition, which aims to showcase the personal stories and widespread impact of the Great Migration.
Baltimore Museum of Art’s Great Migration exhibit opens Sunday
”A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration” features 12 original commissioned works.
Blaq Equity Baltimore envisions a society where all Black LGBTQ people thrive and feel safe, supported, and whole.
Blaq Pride is celebrating 20 years: Here are some events to check out
Baltimore's Blaq Pride is celebrating 20 years during the whole month of October.
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