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.
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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.”
Baltimore School for the Arts: From an Iconic Legacy to the Next Generation
In a Little Shy of Half a Century, BSA Has Churned out Alumni who've Conquered Billboard Charts, Hollywood, and the Runway
“Beyond the excellent instruction, BSA let me be who I am,” says theater arts alum Cameron Francis ‘89. “Our teachers encouraged self-expression and were never judgmental. They let us explore and take risks."
Bloody Crying Twinks: Folk Music’s New Generation
How a Childhood Friendship Led to "Songs About Monsters"
Authenticity is BCT's raison d'être. At a time when nearly everything we see and hear online is curated, edited, polished, and packaged for our optimal consumption, there’s a growing hunger for something messy. Something a little askew. Something real.
Rivalry, Cooled: Ice Dance International Eschews Competition for Passion
A Troup Featuring Former Olympians Wants us to Enjoy Skating's Artistic Potential More Often than Once Every Four Years
"There’s certainly the huge value of competitive skating, but you have to think about, well, what happens after that?" says IDI's founding director Douglas Webster. "And that is the goal of Ice Dance International—to provide new ways of seeing skating.”
Lena Waithe’s Theatrical Debut “trinity” Bares it All at Center Stage
The Television Multi-Hyphenate's Three-Woman Show Examines the Hurt and Humor of a Chaotic Love Triangle
By blending the lines between genre and inviting in unexpected audiences, trinity is a meta exploration into self that expects “emotional nudity” from both its onlookers and its performers.
In Memoriam: Ann Fraser Everton
Baltimore's Art Scene Celebrates Everton's Legacy with a Two-Day Festival at the Ottobar on February 28th and March 1st
Through music, art, and yoga, Ann cultivated her own miniature universe and welcomed others to revel at its wonders. As a curious observer, she took in the world with all of her senses and shared her discoveries with joy and humor.
The Binds of Love and Secrets: “Dawn” at Everyman Theatre
World Premier of New Work by Playwright and Resident Member Tuyết Thị Phạm on Stage Through March 1
Dawn straddles two worlds. One unfolds in Cambodia at the rise of the dreaded Khmer Rouge regime. The other takes place in the present day, in the long shadow cast by a young wife and mother’s harrowing past.
Shelby Morgan: “Why Wouldn’t I Want to Put it on Display?”
The Musician on Her New Album, Resisting Pop Trends, and her Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Duality
In February, she plays Ottobar (Wednesday, the 11th) and Metro Gallery (Friday, the 13th) with an April album release show in the works for her latest record, "Why Wouldn’t I Want to Put it on Display?"
Playing the Blues: Seven Guitars at Spotlighters Theatre
Building on Momentum, the 5th Production in Baltimore's August Wilson Century Cycle Celebration Draws Full Houses
Seven Guitars, on stage at Spotlighters Theatre through February 1st, centers on Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, a talented blues guitarist whose life has ended just as it seemed poised to finally take flight.
Between Every Breath: abdu mongo ali at the Baltimore Museum of Art
As the Museum's Inaugural Composer in Residence, the Multidisciplinary Artist Embraces Chaos, Curiosity, and the Radical Possibilities of Sound
abdu mongo ali’s residency at the Baltimore Museum of Art began in September, 2025 and will culminate on Thursday, January 22, 2026 with a performance of "between every breath, there is atmosphere" in the BMA’s Meyerhoff Auditorium.
Elegance in Motion: André De Shields
The Broadway legend and native son of Baltimore reflects on his roots, artistry, and legacy
De Shields moved with the fluidity of a dancer, knowing exactly how to pose his rangy body with a refined ease that belied his 79 years.
Ultra Naté: Freedom on the Dance Floor
"You’re free to do what you want to do.”
For four decades, Ultra Naté has been an integral part of the Baltimore music scene.
The House That Vinny Built
How Everyman Theatre's Founder and Artistic Director, Vincent Lancisi Turned a Dream into One of Baltimore's Most Renowned Theaters
Lancisi’s philosophy is simple but profound: support the artist, tell compelling stories, and remain deeply connected to the community.
Operas Collide: Peabody and Morgan Bring Glorious New Voices to Classic Production
A Dream Team is Born with Kurt Weill’s "Street Scene"
With a three performance run, November 14-16 at Morgan State University’s Murphy Fine Arts Center, the venture not only exhibited an extraordinary level of achievement but also elevated both student programs to new heights of artistic excellence.
If There’s no Dancing at the Revolution… Micah E. Wood on Disco, Politics, and Collaboration
"You, Me, The Reign" is a Soulful Album with Decades of Influences but Very Much of Baltimore 2025