Arts

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Monday night that legendary singer Chaka Khan had been added to the lineup for the city’s Artscape festival, set for early August.

Marlon Wayans said he has a particular affinity for Baltimore, where he will perform five shows at the Baltimore Comedy Factory this weekend.

There are three main July Fourth parades across Anne Arundel County — 10 a.m. in Severna Park, 1 p.m. in Galesville and 6 p.m. in Annapolis. Here’s a guide by the numbers, with a nod to a giant memorial flag, the weather forecast and Elvis for President.

What the heck did Thomas Jefferson mean by writing that we had a right to the pursuit of happiness? I asked Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, food historian Joyce White, Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein, nonprofit leader and teacher Tatiana Klein and artist Jeff Huntington what it means to them. Here’s what they said.

If you’re in need of some cheering up, just scroll through social media and one of these young comedians will give you a laugh.

Old Ellicott City on Saturday will play host to what organizers are calling the nation’s largest free music festival with female-fronted groups Saturday. The festival is expanding into Maryland this year after more than a decade of being held in Delaware.

East Baltimore poet and writer Kondwani Fidel won a National Capital Emmy Award for “You Can’t Clip These Wings,” which was part of the reveal video for the Baltimore Orioles City Connect uniforms.

No more “Two for Tuesday” on classic rock stations, and Baltimore doesn’t sound quite the same.

If the weather cooperates, on Tuesday she will enter the bay near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and swim more than 24 miles to the Harborplace Amphitheater in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, one of her longest swims ever — a never-before-done swim and the longest anyone has attempted in the harbor in decades.

Rachel D. Graham, BOPA’s CEO, said she isn’t concerned about the possible lapse in funding, citing confidence in the city’s commitment to “doing what’s best” for city artists.

Just over a month away from its premiere, Apple TV+ released the first trailer for “Lady in the Lake,” the drama based on the 2019 novel by New York Times bestselling author — and Baltimore resident — Laura Lippman, staring Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram.

Several June and July art exhibitions in Baltimore and beyond show how to experiment, collaborate and defy expectations.

The B&O Railroad Museum celebrates Pride Month with drag performances and dancing during its second annual Ridin' the Rails: Pride Train and Party.

Sheila E. will headline this year's Artscape, the 40th anniversary of the free arts festival.

You could catch the music of George and Ira Gershwin at the Classic Theatre of Maryland in Annapolis, listen to the great John Hiatt or try a new run and paddle club. Those are just some of the great things to do over the next seven months.

The Maryland Institute College of Art announced they’re permanently hiring Cecilia McCormick to lead the historic Baltimore school as its next president.

Maggie Kudirka has been living with metastatic breast cancer for years. That hasn’t stopped the Howard County ballerina from teaching dancing and putting together an annual benefit concert.

Jenenne Whitfield, the former director of the American Visionary Art Museum, on what she sees for the future of Harborplace, the importance of women in the arts community, and why she decided to stay in Baltimore.

L. Rodgers may have been eliminated on the NBC talent show “The Voice,” but she’s still got a hometown following.

There are four chances to catch the Blue Angels during the Naval Academy’s Commissioning Week in Annapolis, which begins May 17.