Crying Laughing: Eating, “Talking,” Playing
Catch the Band of Art and Music Scene Veterans at Ottobar Saturday, October 10
Performance: Music, Theater, & Dance
Celebrating Maryland’s Traditional Artists
Video Documentary Series Explores MSAC’s Maryland Traditions Program
Watch: BmoreArt will release a series of mini-documentaries by Wide Angle Youth Media focused upon artists from MSAC's Maryland Traditions program through the Folklife Apprenticeship grant.
Assateague en Pointe: Ballet on the Beach Festival
Dancers Take Stage and Inspire Eco-Awareness at Assateague State Park on Saturday, September 19
On Saturday, September 19, dancers from The Washington Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Janusphere Dance Company, Continuum Contemporary Ballet, and the Ballet Theatre of Maryland will perform on the beach of Assateague State Park.
Charm City Live Turns Five: A Summer Send-Off in Photos
Photo Essay: On Baltimore's War Memorial Plaza, the City's Fifth Annual Charm City Live Turned Downtown's Civic Front Yard into a Nine-Hour Block Party
Boyz II Men headlined, joined by R&B singer Case and Grammy-winning British vocalist Estelle, with DJ Tanz, Porkchop, DJ Keebee, Uncle E, and The Vibe Band
Rapid Lemon Productions’ “Blood of the Lamb” is a Texan Legal Nightmare
Arlene Hutton's Searingly Timely Drama at Strand Theater
Blood of the Lamb at Strand Theater considers what happens when that “child” is dead, the mother is alive, and the two sets of interests collide - in Texas.
SEEN: Love Groove Festival
Distinctly Baltimore—Street Style That's Expressive, Eclectic, and Entirely Its Own
The festival was also the first to take place at Point Park in Harbor East. The open lawn and harbor views made gorgeous settings for a day of music and art.
Baltimore County’s New Arts Hub Makes Its Debut at Lillian Holt Park
Art Fusion Lands at Lillian Holt Park This Saturday, With Sun Ra Arkestra Headlining
Radical Self-Reinvention at Any Age: “Doll Parts…” at the Voxel
Nikki Ann Hartman's New “One-[Trans]-Woman” Show runs July 23 - 25
“I’m not a scholar of critical gender studies,” Hartman advises the audience early on. “What I know is my heart.”
Naked and Unafraid in Baltimore
Artist "Ham," on Performance, Public Space, and Why Attention Has Become Contemporary Art's Most Valuable Medium
An Interview with the naked performance artist removed by police from the former Christopher Columbus statue plinth in the Inner Harbor
Say It Loud! AFRAM Celebrates 50 Years
A Photo Essay of This Year's Celebration in Druid Hill Park
Baltimore's AFRAM has grown to be the largest African American festival on the East Coast. Now in its 50th year, this free celebration took place Friday, June 19th through Sunday, June 21st.
Gee Whiz: Picturing Nellie McKay
A Conversation with the Genre Defying Composer and Performer
In her lyrics, she declares herself an unapologetic underdog and makes it clear that, though she looks and sounds like Doris Day, whom she covered on her fourth studio album, she is outspoken, pissed off, and, most of all, unwilling to be squeezed into a single genre.
Of Ghosts and Glitter and Gay Bars: “The View Upstairs”
Iron Crow's Time-Warping Musical is the Must-See Production This Pride Month
Up until the opening number’s end, there’s little clue that View is a ghost story, but this will soon be learned by Wes (Joey Schuman). He’s a present-day Gen-Z entrepreneur who’s flown down from Brooklyn to evaluate the now-decrepit drinkery as the locus for his next influencer project.
Embodying the Distant Future: Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves of Orange Grove Dance
OGD's Upcoming Production "Nevermore" Premiers at the Voxel in October
A shifting core group of 13 collaborators make up the company of OGD. Each wears multiple hats based on their skill sets—which include technological design, costuming, media design, and filmmaking, as well as being superior dancers.
Fetcher: Charm City Dreampunk
Local Band Touts Baltimore's DIY Music Scene and Is Ready for What Comes Next
The self-described “dream punk” band melds hooky melodies, grungy vocals, and restless lyrics into infectious rock.
BROS’ Latest Musical Bares Fangs and Draws Blood
In 'American Vamp' the Baltimore Rock Opera Society Skewers Creepy Capitalism
The Baltimore Rock Opera’s American Vamp is arguably the company's darkest—and strangest—production in over a decade. To be clear, it’s still campy and absolutely features BROs hallmarks including—but not limited to—soaring musical routines, bloody stage combat, and at least one humongous puppet.
Asia North 2026: A Photo Essay
Exhibitions, Feasts, and Connection: Views from the Celebration So Far
Asia North 2026 kicked off on May 1st with events continuing through May 30th.
Confidence Is the Curriculum: Op-Ed from TWIGS Director Candace Dickens
What Would Baltimore Look Like If Every Elementary School Student Had Consistent Access to High-Quality Arts Education?
TWIGS offers a choice of six art areas: music, theater, stage design, dance, visual art, and film. Participants are selected through an audition process that, in most areas, prioritizes artistic potential and passion over prior experience. Once accepted, the classes are free.
Baltimore Honky Tonk: A Photo Essay
The Western Shindig at Waverly Brewing Company and Mobtown Ballroom Has Become a Baltimore Favorite
Expect to step into a tiny universe where everyone is having a good time.” That’s how Baltimore Honky Tonk organizer Alex Lacquement describes experiencing one of his events.
Tell Me, Does it Have a Club Car?
Ryan Haase and his Theatrical Reimagining of Nightlife in Station North
“I got into theater design because I never considered myself a great visual artist, but I understood architecture,” Haase admits. “I was always drawing a 'perfect world.' Now, I get to provide the room for other artists to do the same.”