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    Phylicia Pearl Mpasi stars as young Celie and Halle Bailey plays young Nettie in Warner Bros. Pictures’ bold new take on a classic, “The Color Purple," set for a Dec. 25, 2023 release.
    Maryland connection is strong in new movie musical version of ‘The Color Purple’
    Several people who play pivotal roles in the movie have Maryland connections, from producer Oprah Winfrey to actress Phylicia Pearl Mpasi and members of the crew.
    People in lawn chairs listen to MC Lyte’s set in the foreground as people in the background closer to the stage stand.
    Mark your calendars: Festival dates set for AFRAM, Artscape and Charm City Live
    In addition to information about AFRAM, Artscape and Charm City Live in 2024, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced there will be a “new, public-facing special events calendar available for residents and community events planners.”
    Andre Braugher will be remembered for his extraordinary acting accomplishments and for making a difference in communities where he worked and lived, journalist and broadcaster Marc Steiner says.
    Commentary: Andre Braugher’s nobility matched his acting accomplishments
    Andre Braugher will be remembered for his extraordinary acting accomplishments and for making a difference in Baltimore and other communities where he worked and lived, journalist and broadcaster Marc Steiner says.
    The manufacturing plants and people who milled the steel for this hubcap Christmas tree may be gone, but the tree might just last forever.
    A man of steel and a Christmas creation of a lifetime
    Jim Pollock is a man of steel. He looks for it, he finds it, he sees things in it. And then he cuts it, bends it, welds it. But the man of steel is not made of steel himself, and he can feel that now.
    The Talent Machine, a youth theater academy now in its 35 year in Annapolis, puts on its annual holiday musical review starting Friday.
    7 things to do in Annapolis over the next 7 days
    It’s the last full week of things to do before Christmas. There’s still time for Scrooge, holiday markets and Handel’s “Messiah” through Dec. 21.
    Chris Rock is seen backstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in March 2022.
    Chris Rock’s Golden Globe nom for his Baltimore-filmed special says everything about humor at the expense of women
    Chris Rock got a Golden Globe nomination for his Baltimore-made Netflix special. I feel some kind of way about it.
    Fireworks shoot off into the sky to celebrate the New Year, seen from the fourth-floor terrace of the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, Sunday, January 1, 2023.
    Inner Harbor skies will be filled with drones, not just fireworks, on New Year’s Eve
    Baltimore's Inner Harbor will now have a drone show take place during the New Year's Eve fireworks.
    Downtown Annapolis dresses up for the holidays, with Midnight Madness on Thursday a key event in he schedule.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Here are 7 Things to do in Annapolis for the week starting Dec. 7, 2023.
    Television producer Norman Lear is shown in his office in Los Angeles on March 29, 1979.
    Norman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘All in the Family’ and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101
    Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with “All in the Family” and “Maude,” propelling political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101.
    Despite scattered rain showers, people came out in droves to Artscape on Sept. 24.
    Artscape will return to summer in 2024 as festival is scheduled for August
    Artscape, the city’s annual free arts festival, will take place Aug. 2 through Aug. 4, according to the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts.
    Wallace Lane getting a haircut.
    How a haircut tells the legacy of one man’s family
    Poet Wallace Lane writes on family legacy and the fade.
    Twenty Maryland Avenue small businesses will open Friday night for a holiday open house.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Is there anything not holiday-themed to do this week? Who cares! You could watch the immortal tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge, shop holiday markets and eat a lot of chocolate during the week through Dec. 6.
    Statues in the Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Gardens
    Baltimore Museum of Art closed Friday after ‘unfounded’ bomb threat, police said
    The museum said police are investigating but gave no other details.
    The Classic Theater of Maryland premieres one of its holiday productions Friday, a stage adaptation of the movie musical "White Christmas."
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    The holiday season is upon Annapolis. You could catch a production of the musical “White Christmas,” shop at the first of several holiday markets or enjoy the century-old tradition of the Annapolis tree lighting. Those are some of the best things to do starting the day after Thanksgiving through Nov. 29.
    Annapolis will light its tree Sunday, Nov. 26 in the Grand Illumination. It's a tradition stretching back more than a century.
    Here we go, Annapolis catches sugar plum fever for the holidays
    Travel & Leisure just put Annapolis 15th on its annual list of the top 25 towns to visit for Christmas for the second year in a row. The website, frankly, is late to the party. Annapolis has been a Christmas town for more than a century. Here, then, is an essential guide to the holidays in Annapolis.
    Do Portugal Circus will set up its big top at Westfield Annapolis Friday for a 10 day run of performances of "Cirque."
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You can honor Veterans Day, take in a traveling circus, catch a college basketball doubleheader, or hear some great jazz and roots. Those are just some of the best things to do through Nov. 15.
    6 artisan markets around Baltimore to find holiday gifts
    Here is your gift guide to find all forms of art in Baltimore for this holiday season.
    9 great gift ideas to buy in Baltimore County
    Not every holiday gift has to come from Amazon or even a huge chain store. Baltimore County offers many options for potential presents.
    The Vision and Spirit collection, now at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, uplifts and shares the Black experience through art, Janet Currie, greater Maryland president of Bank of America, says.  The images are (l to r) Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988); The Fall of Troy, 1979; Screenprint, 80/125; Bank of America Collection 
Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988); Circe Turns a Companion of Odysseus into a Swine, 1979; Screenprint, AP; Bank of America Collection 
Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988); Odysseus Leaves Nausicaa, 1979; Screenprint, 80/125; Bank of America Collection
    Letters: Black artists’ vital perspectives now at Reginald F. Lewis Museum
    A new exhibition at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum shows how Black artists of the 19th and 20th centuries interpreted the Black experience in America, Janet Currie, Greater Maryland president of Bank of America, says.
    Anthony Hervey will perform during “When You Wish Upon a Star: A Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney,” a traveling show put together by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could take in an art exhibit, tug your heart out in the annual “Slaughter Across the Water” or listen to jazz classics from Disney films. Those are just some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Nov. 8.
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