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Arts

    Wallace Lane: Notes on everything a year taught me
    Baltimore poet Wallace Lane writes about passing time, lessons learned and finding strength in the bad days.
    Notes on everything a year taught me - Wallace Lane
    In ArtsCentric’s ‘Crowns,’ Black women and church hats take center stage
    Baltimore Center Stage and ArtsCentric, a color-conscious community theater organization, teamed up to produce ”Crowns,” a musical about the power of Black church, camaraderie and those ever-important hats.
    Four women wearing ornate church hats are backlit in front of a dark background. Because of the lighting, their multi-colored hats are more visible than their faces.
    So long, Taney: Bust of justice who wrote notorious Dred Scott decision removed from US Capitol
    Maryland’s congressional leaders pushed for removing Roger Taney’s bust from the Capitol and replacing it with a new work honoring the late Justice Thurgood Marshall, a champion of civil rights.
    Collage of photo of Thurgood Marshall and Supreme Court building in front of drawing of Jon Taney bust and text from the 13th Amendment of the Constitution.
    How to do three classic Baltimore dances: The Spongebob, crazy legs, Cherry Hill
    Choreographer TSU Terry explains how to pull off three classic dances tied to Baltimore: the Spongebob, crazy legs, and the Cherry Hill.
    Terry "TSU Terry" Wedington performs three classic Baltimore dance moves.
    Rap Research Lab takes an analytical look at the artistry of hip-hop
    Tahir Hemphill’s new exhibition at UMBC outlines the intersection of hip-hop, data analysis and visual art.
    Tahir Hemphill takes a portrait in his exhibition focused on his many multimedia works, and data visualization in his gallery space at UMBC in Baltimore, Md., on February 2, 2023.
    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.
    The Walters Art Museum.
    The best local indie music in January
    To help you keep track and update your playlists, The Baltimore Banner presents a monthly roundup of the best and most noteworthy new indie rock, punk, folk, and experimental music from the area.
    Man plays acoustic guitar, hands play piano, drummer and guitarist
    The Culture Report: Two Baltimore artists selected for prestigious national fellowship
    Abdu Ali and Krystal C. Mack were awarded $50,000 each from the prestigious Chicago-based USA Artists Fellowship.
    Abdu Ali by Amira Green
    ‘Showing the whole world how cool Baltimore is’: Salt box artist appears on Good Morning America
    Baltimore’s salty side is capturing national attention.
    Baltimore artist Juliet Ames created this salt box art for a Good Morning America segment.
    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.
    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.
    Asma Naeem, The Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Chief Curator, sits in her office at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
    ‘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.
    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.
    Moore urged to bring policy balance; visitor disappointed to find BMA closed on King Holiday
    Gov. Wes Moore has the opportunity to provide balance on spending and taxation, a Towson University political science faculty member says; a visitor to the Baltimore Museum of Art on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday says she was disappointed to find the museum closed.
    Gov. Wes Moore is sworn into office by Chief Justice Matthew Fader during his inauguration as the First African-American governor for the State of Maryland, at the Maryland State House, in Annapolis, MD, Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
    The beat goes on: After a long hiatus, Baltimore’s MLK Day Parade returns
    The parade's return followed a weeklong spat between city officials and Baltimore's arts council, culminating with the mayor's office staging the event with days to spare.
    Young people perform during Baltimore’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, which returned on Jan. 16, 2023 for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Hallie Miller)
    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.
    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.
    The sacred sculpture rituals of one artist
    Artist Angelique Scott talks about her practice ahead of her new exhibition at the Black Artist Research Space.
    Sculptor Angelique Scott debuts her show on Friday the 13th entitled, Well Being: Rituals for a Sacred Life, at the black artist research space in Baltimore, Md., January 12, 2023.
    Maxwell, Raheem DeVaughn and others join lineup for Moore’s inaugural gala
    Additional performances by beloved local R&B group Dru Hill, Baltimore trumpeter Brandon Woody, ballerina Caroline Rocher Barnes, and others are scheduled
    NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 27:  Singer-songwriter Maxwell performs the National Anthem during the opening night ceremony at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day One of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
    Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are coming to M&T Bank Stadium this fall
    Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are bringing their co-headlining tour to M&T Bank Stadium Oct. 7, 2023. Tickets will go on sale Jan. 20.
    Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel will perform at the M&T Bank Stadium on Oct 7th 2023.
    Baltimore Center Stage artistic director Stephanie Ybarra to depart later this year
    Ken-Matt Martin will serve as interim artistic director, the announcement said, as Center Stage searches for a new artistic leader.
    Center Stage in Baltimore
    BOPA head Donna Drew Sawyer resigns amid fallout over MLK parade cancellation
    Donna Drew Sawyer, who led the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, will no longer lead the department, president of BOPA’s board of directors Brian D. Lyles said in a statement Tuesday night.
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