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    Cerrome Russell has lived around the world. Now he’s finding his voice in Maryland.
    Cerrome Russell, 46, has become a fixture of the comedy scene in the Washington, D.C., region, but has spent his life in the South and abroad as a Marine.
    Stand up comedian Cerrome Russell performs at DC Improv in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026.
    I just went to one of the weirdest plays I’ve ever seen. You should see it, too.
    “Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly” is the latest production onstage at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre, on loan from Baltimore’s Happenstance Theater. It’s a very weird, wonderful and eerily familiar play about life in the aftermath of an apocalypse.
    Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly” is onstage now at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda.
    Hutzell: I went to the Smithsonian to catch up on woke history. Outrage was free.
    COLUMN | The White House warned that I should be on the lookout for “anti-white,” “illegal alien” and “transgender” activism while walking through the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. I looked, but all I found was the real lesson of studying history.
    A docent explains why George Washington has no shirt in  Horatio Greenough's marble statue of the nation's founder at the National Museum of American History.
    Smithsonian history museum chief rejects White House criticism of its leaders as radical activists
    The director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History pushed back Tuesday against a recent White House report that branded the institution’s leadership as radical activists who cannot be trusted.
    Anthea Hartig, Director of the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institute, testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing about the Smithsonian, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    Baltimore Museum of Industry leader to retire
    Anita Kassof, exiting executive director of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, said the role “has been one of the great privileges of my career.”
    Baltimore Museum of Industry Executive Director Anita Kassof will retire in early 2027.
    Renovated Olney Theatre respects the audience’s role in the show
    Curious about the future of the arts? Look at what’s happening at local theaters.
    The entrance to the Roberts Mainstage of the newly renovated Olney Theatre Center.
    David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Leslie Odom Jr., more stars join Strathmore lineup
    Strathmore’s 2026-27 season includes performances from David Foster and Katharine McPhee, the cast of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” as well as celebrity chef Alton Brown, Disney/Pixar‘s “Coco” with a live orchestra and more.
    SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - APRIL 27: (L-R) David Foster and Katharine McPhee perform onstage during Gateway Celebrity Fight Night 2024 on April 27, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Gateway For Cancer Research)
    Art, identity and history intersect in new ‘Maryland’s America’ exhibit at Flag House
    The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House museum has unveiled a new exhibit to showcase how Marylanders are connected to America’s past, present and future.
    Artists and guests examine the artwork during the unveiling of the “Maryland’s America” exhibit at the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore last week.
    His first film wowed Sundance. His second brought him back home to Baltimore.
    Baltimore native Sheldon Candis discusses his new Hulu film, “They Fight,” and why the boxing coming-of-age drama had to be filmed in Charm City.
    Baltimore native Sheldon Candis on the set of “They Fight,” a boxing movie filmed in Baltimore in 2025.
    Hutzell: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ has nothing on Annapolis’ Homer obsession
    COLUMN | However big the song of Odysseus’ journey home 3,000 years ago will look on — really big — screens in Christopher Nolan’s IMAX adaptation this weekend, it has a home in Annapolis.
    Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of "The Odyssey" takes most of a shelf of the Homer section of the library at St. John's College.
    7 things to do in the capital region, including an outdoor movie and National Ice Cream Day deals
    Here’s what to do this weekend and beyond in the capital region, including National Ice Cream Day deals and a free outdoor movie.
    March 10, 2026 - Carmen’s Italian Ice in Rockville will stay open for 24 hours on Sunday in honor of National Ice Cream Day. Among other ice cream shops in the area, they’re offering special deals on soft serve and Italian ice for the occasion.
    Mouthwash, bar fights and sex psychology: The life of a theater intimacy and fight director
    Olney Theatre’s new show, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” hired an intimacy director to choreograph its love and murder scenes.
    Olney Theatre’s latest show, a production of the Tony Award-winning musical “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” enlisted the help of an intimacy and fight coordinator to help choreograph its love and murder scenes.
    Streeter: Statues should tell stories, not just praise powerful people
    COLUMN | The Columbus statue in Little Italy will be occupied by a new work commemorating Italian immigrants. I think this should have been the way in the first place.
    Christopher Columbus is featured in a relief sculpture on the side of the pedestal that once held his statue near Harbor East.
    All the Marylanders nominated (and snubbed) for 2026 Emmy Awards
    Television’s biggest night of the year will give these Marylanders a chance to take home a Primetime Emmy Award.
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Wednesday’s May 20, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk ©2026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    Chef Carla Hall’s new Olney Theatre show is an electrifying master class in reconnecting with childhood dreams
    Celebrity Chef Carla Hall shares her life story, and includes a cameo from her longtime idol, in Olney Theatre's “Please Underestimate Me.”
    Carla Hall’s autobiographical one-woman show, “Please Underestimate Me,” is onstage at the Olney Theatre Center now through July 26.
    Baltimore’s quirkiest museum is thinking bigger than ever
    One year into the role, American Visionary Art Museum director Ellen Owens is working to find ways to make the museum more of a regular presence in people’s lives.
    One year into the role, American Visionary Art Museum director Ellen Owens is working to find ways to make the museum more of a regular presence in people’s lives.
    Police remove naked performance artist from former Columbus statue pedestal at Inner Harbor
    A naked man momentarily stood where the Christopher Columbus statue used to be near the Inner Harbor on Saturday morning.
    Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Baltimore Police take a naked man into custody after removing him from the Columbus pedestal near the Inner Harbor.
    Madison Square Garden is abuzz with eager Swifties ahead of Swift-Kelce wedding
    Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding has fans buzzing in New York City. Many fans and curious onlookers gathered around Madison Square Garden on Thursday, eager to catch a glimpse of what some are calling the wedding of the century.
    Workers set up a tent outside of Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New York.
    ‘We don’t want that controversy’: Statue of Italian immigrants to replace toppled Columbus monument
    Six years after protesters toppled a Christopher Columbus monument, a new statue of an anonymous Italian immigrant family will be installed near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
    The Columbus pedestal that has been empty for six years may soon have a new statue.
    Facing the music: Ottobar in Baltimore ordered to pay $18,500 over unlicensed karaoke songs
    Ottobar, the Baltimore’s indie rock club, has been ordered to pay over $18,000 in statutory damages and attorney fees to Broadcast Music Inc. and three music publishers after conceding liability in a copyright infringement case.
    The exterior of Ottobar in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
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