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Arts

    The artist VILLAGER creates rituals of remembrance with ‘AfroAbstracture’ in BOPA exhibit
    Organized by BOPA Senior Curator Kirk Shannon-Butts, the exhibit marks the third iteration of the “Emerge Baltimore” series.
    “Ase: Embodying the Divine,” a show from visual artist VILLAGER, is on view at the Bromo Mezzanine Gallery.
    Baltimore’s Witch Board Museum chronicles the history of the enigmatic Ouija
    Witch Board Museum Baltimore takes you on a strange trip into the history of one of the city’s oddest inventions — the Ouija board.
    Witch Board Museum Baltimore is a self-guided tour through the fascinating history of spirit, witch, and talking boards, including the enormously popular Ouija board, which began in Baltimore in the late 1800s .
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Before it gets dark, start your own pub crawl
    It’s a great time of year for a pub crawl in Annapolis. You could also catch the Colonial Players production of “The Winslow Boy” or “Napoli” by the Ballet Theatre of Maryland.
    Scott Wolcott plays for the crowd at the piano bar upstairs at Middleton Tavern in Annapolis on Oct. 18, 2024.
    Baltimore art world reacts to BOPA break-up: ‘I’ve seen the writing on the wall’
    We spoke with Baltimore artists, advocates, arts writers and more about the city’s split with BOPA and what comes next.
    Crowds show up at the first night of Artscape after its four-year hiatus on September 22, 2023.
    Baltimore horror club embraces the scary and weird. Around here, it fits right in.
    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.
    A Bmore Horror Club screening of “WNUF Halloween Special” in September 2024.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: 250th anniversary of Annapolis Tea Party, drone show
    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.
    An artist rendering shows what the brigantine Peggy Stewart might have looked like before it was burned on Oct. 19, 1774 in Annapolis.
    Baltimore cancels contract with BOPA after weeks of turmoil
    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.
    BOPA’s board voted Wednesday to lay off an undisclosed number of staff.
    Ouija boards, John Waters and the lost grave of Elijah Bond
    The strange and improbable story of how a storied filmmaker happened upon a historic discovery.
    The Ouija board gravestone of Elijah Jefferson Bond, who patented the device, is now the most-visited landmark in Baltimore’s Green Mount Cemetery, according to Talking Board Historical Society chairman of the board and founder Robert Murch.
    5 must-see museum shows this month
    Five museum exhibitions across the region — from Washington, D.C. to Easton to Baltimore — purposefully blur boundaries between art and craft, BmoreArt writes.
    An installation view of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens' "Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean" show in Washington, D.C.
    Confidential 2023 memo outlines how Baltimore could cut ties with BOPA
    The detailed plan would redirect all money the city gives the nonprofit to a wing of the mayor’s office and other organizations to put on BOPA’s signature events.
    Artscape, BOPA’s marquee event, could be farmed out to another organization, according to a plan put forward by senior City Hall officials last year.
    Bishme Cromartie talks Blackness, politics and grief ahead of Baltimore visit
    In advance of Bishme Cromartie launching the Baltimore Museum of Industry’s new “Labor + Innovation” speaker series on Wednesday, the designer opened up about grief, politics and Blackness.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Designer Bishme Cromartie poses with models at the Bishme Cromartie presentation during New York Fashion Week at The Ritz-Carlton NoMad on February 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Albert Urso/Getty Images)
    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.
    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.
    Windsor Mill sculptor Junius Wilson reveals his backyard Egypt to public
    Junius Wilson, the outsider artist, shows off his work in Egyptian garb as he prepares for show at the American Visionary Art Museum.
    Junuis Wilson joins in a libation ceremony to honor the ancestors on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2024. With him are Ithaca-Ra-Hannibal-El, the drummer who led the ceremony; Charles Smith, who came from Tampa, Fla., for the event; and Ralph Hinton.
    A fight over $1.5M could cause Baltimore to break-up with BOPA
    BOPA says the money was meant for the organization; the mayor’s office said it was a restricted grant that was always meant for the city.
    Temperatures in the 90s didn't deter crowds at ArtScape, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Thunderstorms washed out the festival's scheduled concerts on Friday night.
    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.
    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.
    Broke BOPA wants a $1.8M bailout. The mayor wants a forensic audit first.
    At the same time the city’s top arts organization was struggling to make payroll, its CEO went ahead with plans for Artscape, BOPA’s premier event, without consulting anyone.
    Festival goers at ArtScape headed for cover Friday night after a thunderstorm blew through Baltimore. The weather forced the cancellation of musical acts, including Grammy winner Chaka Khan.
    BOPA runs out of money, calls ‘emergency’ board meeting
    Troubled Artscape host plans to vote on ‘personnel and business location’ Thursday
    Artscape
    Once a favorite of white supremacists, New Balance is courting Black Baltimore
    New Balance disassociated itself from neo-Nazis, but now Kondwani Fidel has helped create a marketing campaign for the brand that celebrates Black Baltimore.
    Kondwani Fidel penned a series of commercials for the New Balance in partnership with the footwear and apparel chain DTLR.
    Lady Brion is Maryland’s 11th poet laureate — and its youngest ever
    Lady Brion is the youngest person and first spoken word artist to be named Maryland’s poet laureate.
    Lady Brion speaks at a podium to a room full of people.
    Christian Siriano’s designs sizzle at 2024 Emmy Awards
    Winner Liza Colón-Zayas was one of at least five celebrities to wear designs by Annapolis native Christian Siriano at the 2024 Emmy Awards.
    Liza Colón-Zayas, clad in a Christian Siriano design, accepts the Emmy for her role in “The Bear.”
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