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Arts

    Streeter: I know exactly what to do with Baltimore’s Confederate monuments. Burn them.
    COLUMN | When Baltimore’s Confederate monuments return to the city, there’s no clear plan for them. Anyone got a wood chipper?
    BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 16:  The pedestal that was formerly the base for a statue of Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and majority author of the Dred Scott decision, stands empty after city workers removed the statue August 16, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate heroes from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
    7 things to do in the capital region on Memorial Day weekend
    Join a free yoga class, neighborhood festival, comedy show and more this week in the capital region.
    “Sally and Tom,” the Round House Theatre’s next play, explores race, power and American history.
    ‘Make a Scene’: Maryland theaters celebrate art as political resistance at 2026 Helen Hayes Awards
    Amid political division in and around the nation’s capital, the local theater scene spent its biggest night of the year celebrating the arts as acts of resistance.
    Creatives from throughout the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area gathered to celebrate the best in local theater at the 2026 Helen Hayes Awards.
    Baltimore’s Confederate monuments are returning to the city. What now?
    After months on display in a Los Angeles art exhibit, Baltimore’s controversial Confederate monuments are set to return to the city.
    The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1903) from Baltimore. Installation view of “MONUMENTS,” October 23, 2025–May 3, 2026, at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Brick.
    Mary Ellen Mark viewed mental illness with compassion. Her photos make sure we do, too.
    An exhibit at UMBC features images from the institution in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
    Mary Ellen Mark, [Laurie in the Bathtub, Ward 81, Oregon State Hospital, Salem, Oregon, USA], 1976.
    Lisa Ann Walter hints at childhood in Montgomery County in new comedy special
    Silver Spring native Lisa Ann Walter released her first stand-up comedy special Friday on Hulu.
    LISA ANN WALTER: IT WAS AN ACCIDENT - Lisa Ann Walter brings her no-filter, grown-ass-woman truth to her debut comedy special.
    Streeter: Maryland finally recognizes hip-hop lyrics are not proof of guilt
    COLUMN | A new Maryland law stops artists — particularly those in hip-hop — from having their words held against them in a court of law. Because racism.
    Rapper Mac Phipps, left, and Del. Marlon Amprey, after the signing of Maryland's Protecting Artists’ Creative Expression (PACE) Act on May 12.
    Washington National Opera announces new Maryland shows in upcoming season
    After exiting the Kennedy Center, the WNO embarks on its first independent season with shows across the Capital Region.
    Strathmore’s concert hall is built for a symphony orchestra to play onstage.
    All the Maryland festivals that should be on your radar in 2026
    Need to fill your weekend? Use our handy calendar and list of events to find things to do across Maryland counties.
    Hutzell: Embroiderers stitch their place in America’s 250th anniversary tapestry
    COLUMN | No celebration of America’s 250th anniversary rivals America’s Tapestry for sheer volunteer spirit. The embroidered retelling of stories from the original 13 states was inspired by the Great Tapestry of Scotland.
    Volunteer Nathalie Smith works on the Maryland panel of America's Tapestry. The size of the piece makes it difficult to reach under and push the needle up through the linen backing.
    This BMA exhibit comes with a radical challenge: Give up your phone for 5 minutes
    Conceptual artist Rachel Lee Hovnanian’s “Nature Deficit Disorder,” a five-minute break from your cellphone, is a hit at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
    Rachel Lee Hovnanian is the artist behind the immersive installation “Nature Deficit Disorder” at the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Spring House.
    Maryland is betting big on the Sphere. We had to see it up close.
    Maryland officials are betting a smaller Sphere in National Harbor will jolt economic development and transform Prince George’s County for years to come. We went to Las Vegas to see what the hype is about.
    The Sphere looms over Las Vegas.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, including outdoor movies and a Takoma Park flea market
    As spring progresses, there’s an abundance of activities happening around Montgomery County this weekend and beyond. Watch a movie outside. Go shopping outside. Do some yoga outside. (Don’t worry — there are indoor options, too.)
    The Takoma Flea Market is one of many outdoor events happening this weekend in Montgomery County.
    The can’t-miss events through the summer across the capital region
    These are some of the highlight events being held in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties this spring and summer.
    Bruce Springsteen performed the first concert at CFG Bank Arena post renovations on April 7, 2023.
    Amy Sherald channels ‘American Sublime’ with Met Gala dress
    Amy Sherald, who took the art world by storm with her paintings of Black life, attended the 2026 Met Gala with a dress inspired by a work of her own.
    Amy Sherald arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Costume Art" exhibition on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York.
    How Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz wound up mentoring student performers at Strathmore
    Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz joined about 200 students at Strathmore, where Young Artists of America put on a production of “The Prince of Egypt.”
    Stephen Schwartz, the acclaimed Broadway composer behind The Prince of Egypt, talks to students from Young Artists of America during a dress rehearsal of the musical at Strathmore Music Center in Silver Spring, Md.
    After 35 years, Everyman Theatre founder is ready for his curtain call
    Everyman Theatre founder and Artistic Director Vincent Lancisi talks about his legacy, the theater’s future and why now is the right time to retire.
    Vincent M. Lancisi, founder and artistic director of Everyman Theatre, sits for a portrait inside the theatre he started in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, April 20, 2026. Lancisi is retiring this summer at the conclusion of the current season.
    Hayley Williams, Brandi Carlile, Mitski to headline All Things Go festival in September
    Hayley Williams performs during Remi Wolf's Insanely Fire 1970's Pool Party Superjam on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, Tenn.
    Montgomery County’s ‘Blair Witch Project’ creator, Eduardo Sánchez, is returning for a reboot
    Montgomery County native Eduardo Sánchez is returning to his “The Blair Witch Project” roots.
    Eduardo Sánchez, the Montgomery County native who co-directed and co-wrote the 1999 smash horror hit "The Blair Witch Project," is returning to the franchise for a new reboot.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, including Sligo Creek Fest, free ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ tix
    Here's what to do this weekend in Montgomery County, from outdoor festivals to a chance to win free tickets to see “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
    Sligo Creek Fest returns to Silver Spring this Saturday for its third annual street festival, featuring local food and drink vendors, kids’ activities and three music stages featuring local performers.
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