Arts

Karen Huger, who calls herself the “Grand Dame of Potomac,” has entered a recovery program after her DUI conviction last month

A 182-year-old courthouse in Ellicott City made of local granite is being turned into an arts, cultural and history center. Howard County just secured $400,000 in state funds for the project, which is underway.

Baltimore’s best 2024 art exhibits were groundbreaking and featured local artists, BmoreArt writes

Jefferson Holland is the new Annapolis poet laureate. And, if he’s better known as a singer and songwriter focused on Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay, that’s because to him there’s not much difference.

The Ford Gallery of Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan Art is named for the collector and his wife, Berthe.

Her piece, which shows Ray Lewis in the throes of his signature pregame squirrel dance and aims to convey the joy that sports can bring a community, reached Lewis himself.

From a Pressing Strings homecoming to a Naptown half marathon, here are seven things to do this week in Annapolis.

Kate Burgin, who previously served in a leadership role at the Walters Art Museum, will succeed Julia Marciari-Alexander as the museum’s CEO and executive director. She’ll start in late January 2025.

The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point used extra money from wristband and beer sales at the Fell's Point Fun Festival for the “respectful rehabilitation” of the sign, which is on the side of a building on South Broadway and Shakespeare Street.

Holiday events are piling up fast and there's lots to choose from in Annapolis. One at the top of the list is the Eastport Yacht Club Parade of Lights on Saturday.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced Baltimore's 2025 festival dates, including a new month for Artscape.

Look at visions of the past, present and future with these Baltimore art exhibits, including work by Devin Allen and a Baker Artists Portfolio show, BmoreArt writes.

For the BMI’s “Echoes from the Key Bridge” project, Maria Gabriela Aldana collected oral histories from longshoremen, widows, first responders, government workers, business owners and more.

Midnight Madness is back with three nights of late shopping in downtown Annapolis this month. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week.

Baltimore County recently unveiled its first commissioned public art project: a memorial at Lake Roland to commemorate county residents who died due to COVID-19.

With apologies to the Fab Four, here is a lyrical look at WTMD’s Beatles Day on Thursday. You could also check out the return of Lights on the Bay this week, take in a string quartet or watch two big shows at Maryland Hall.

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.

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