Arts

Maryland Film Festival will lean into diverse communities with offerings that include a film selected by John Waters, a Luther Vandross documentary, a showing of a silent movie from the late-Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, and an offering of trans short films curated by one of the creators of “The Matrix Trilogy.”

Local artist Joyce J. Scott encourages viewers to “walk a mile in my dreams” in an expansive retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Walk along Pratt Street near the Inner Harbor and you'll see the work from 10 different artists or collectives who are winners of a local contest thrown by the mayor's office.

It’s Maryland Day weekend in and around Annapolis, with 40 museums, historic homes and cultural sites open for free or $1. Or you could catch a performance of experimental South Indian dance that tells the stories of immigrant women.

A Baltimore County music shop is trying to find the man who stole a $2,200 electric guitar from them last weekend.

“The goal is to show birth being in a positive light and not always necessarily a scary thing,” says Lauren Turner, a birth worker whose art focuses on maternal health.

Seeing Tony! Toni! Toné! and then Goapele live in concert in Baltimore, just months apart, means a lifelong soul music lover is now hooked on what has become known as “neo-soul.”

St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, so the annual Annapolis parade is almost guaranteed to be the most popular event through March 21. But you could still see an Italian opera, catch a performance of a play or take to the water as a decadeslong journey resumes.

Baltimore is filled with must-visit places. In response to BuzzFeed’s list of things to do in the city, check out these equally great gems the next time you’re in town.

Several local artists, including Phaan Howng, René Treviño, Kei Ito and LaToya M. Hobbs, are exhibiting in museums and galleries outside of Baltimore this month, BmoreArt writes.

If you can't wait for St. Patrick’s Day next weekend, there’s plenty of Irish fun for a warmup in the week through March 13. You could join the Green Beer Races, hear a performance of button accordion and fiddle, or have a pint of Guinness while listening to pub tunes.

Maryland must be one of the places that will protect artistic expression, including rap music lyrics, from being used by prosecutors in criminal cases, say a state lawmaker and an author who has written about those prosecution methods.

This year CIAA Basketball Tournament fans took center stage in Baltimore from February 26 - March 3, 2024, by applauding electrifying performances by teams at the CFG Bank Arena.

Alvin Pettit will create nearly a 15-foot clay sculpture to sit permanently in front of Philadelphia’s City Hall. It is expected for completion in the summer of 2025.

Actress Lex Scott Davis, originally from West Baltimore, is set to star in the pilot for “Suits: L.A.,” the highly anticipated installment of the hit legal drama.

Music Director Jonathon Heyward and acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma will open the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 season in September, the BSO announced Thursday.

The Hampden artist, known for his hubcap Christmas tree displayed outside and artwork inside his home, died this week.

You could listen to an acclaimed cellist, see a new theater production, burn your old socks or watch a high-energy urban circus in the week through March 7.

The mural in Easton opened a contentious debate that has yet to resolve.

Jefferson Pinder’s “Ben-Hur” is one of more than 100 new pieces recently acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art as they seek to expand and diversify offerings beyond traditional and familiar fine art.