Arts

Graham’s departure is “effective immediately,” BOPA interim Chair and CEO Robyn Murphy said at the close of a special meeting Wednesday. Murphy was temporarily appointed to both roles while the board searches for new leadership.

When bad news hits the world of classical music, musicians turn to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s principal oboe player, Katherine Needleman, for details.

Need a unique and affordable white elephant gift? Here are eight options.

Jeff Bezos doesn't need your money, but local artists, artisans and shopkeepers do.

We asked Maryland celebrities about the best gifts they have given or received.

Camay Calloway Murphy spent much of her life as an educator and advocating for arts, culture and social justice.

This weekend is the last chance to catch Navy at home during a turnaround football season. Other things to do in Annapolis include a fall arts show, an Annapolis roots trio, a touring dance company and the concert “Shared Voices” at a historic Black church.

There is no well-known veterans memorial or parade in Annapolis. But there are ceremonies, concerts and other special events to mark Veterans Day on Monday.

Members of the Board of Estimates voted Wednesday to formally end the city’s contract with Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. The contract will run through Jan. 20.

#iVoted, which works in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University’s SNF Agora Institute, produces free concerts as an incentive to get young people to vote.

The extent of the damage and how it will impact the rest of the season are not clear.

We’ve combed social media profiles, watched television appearances and read interviews in other publications to tell you how celebrities with Maryland ties will vote this election cycle.

You could pull or just watch the Tug of War on Saturday, pitting Eastport against Annapolis with a 1,600-foot rope across Spa Creek.

Whether you’re a bona fide witch or just enjoy the witchy/new age aesthetic, here are the best places to shop for crystals, incense, herbs and other tools of the witch’s craft.

Leaders of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts sought to reassure the arts community at a virtual town hall that breaking away from the city would not have negative impacts on artists and programs, though there are unknowns.

A Baltimore horror movie club, with its screenings, trivia nights and potlucks, creates community and builds on the sense of safety the genre can provide.

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Maryland’s most flamboyant Revolutionary moment, the burning of the Peggy Stewart in Annapolis. You can also see the opera “Figaro” or watch the Midshipmen of Navy take on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

BOPA CEO Rachel Graham said the arts council is still planning to put on a fireworks display for New Year’s Eve and to organize a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.

The strange and improbable story of how a storied filmmaker happened upon a historic discovery.

Five museum exhibitions across the region — from Washington, D.C. to Easton to Baltimore — purposefully blur boundaries between art and craft, BmoreArt writes.