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Arts

    ‘Suits: L.A.’ finds its leading lady in Baltimore native Lex Scott Davis
    Actress Lex Scott Davis, originally from West Baltimore, is set to star in the pilot for “Suits: L.A.,” the highly anticipated installment of the hit legal drama.
    BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 21: Lex Scott Davis attends the 15th Annual AAFCA Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on February 21, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
    The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is prepping for a new season. Here’s what’s in store.
    Music Director Jonathon Heyward and acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma will open the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 season in September, the BSO announced Thursday.
    Jonathon Heyward, Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra goes through rehearsal at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
    Hampden artist Jim Pollock, known for hubcap Christmas tree and fanciful metal art, dies
    The Hampden artist, known for his hubcap Christmas tree displayed outside and artwork inside his home, died this week.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could listen to an acclaimed cellist, see a new theater production, burn your old socks or watch a high-energy urban circus in the week through March 7.
    Colonial Players' production of "The Baker's Wife," stars Sydne Lyons as the wife, Kirk Patton Jr. as the gigolo who woos her and Steven Hoochuk as the baker who refuses to bake with a broken heart. The show runs through March 30.
    An artist took liberties with Frederick Douglass. Some on the Eastern Shore question the art.
    The mural in Easton opened a contentious debate that has yet to resolve.
    An enlarged print of “Frederick Douglass Liberty," featured on the side of a building in Easton, has drawn controversy.
    BMA’s first performance art piece puts its expansive mission in motion
    Jefferson Pinder’s “Ben-Hur” is one of more than 100 new pieces recently acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art as they seek to expand and diversify offerings beyond traditional and familiar fine art.
    Jefferson Pinder's performance art piece “Ben-Hur” is one of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s newest acquired works.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could take in seven original dance competitions, catch a weekend show of local crafts or head out for dinner during Annapolis Restaurant Week. Those are just some of the fun things to do through Feb. 29.
    Ballet Theatre of Maryland premieres seven new works in “Momentum: A Mixed Bill” at Maryland Hall, giving audiences a taste of diverse neoclassical and contemporary movement styles.
    No, Banksy isn’t tagging Baltimore
    The graffiti seen in Canton shows recreations from two different street artists.
    Graffiti in an alley off Fait Avenue near S. Potomac Street in Canton looks like it could be done by the artist Banksy. But both images are recreations of existing pieces.
    Artists exchange between Baltimore and Brazil highlights Black culture
    A Gente is a yearlong exchange between Black artists in Baltimore and Brazil to travel between both locations and connect over their shared African Diaspora roots.
    Ariel Barbosa, right, in her Baltimore apartment with Villager, center, and Roy Byrd while they meet remotely with artists in Brazil on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. The artists are members of A Gente, which is an exchange between Black artists in Baltimore and Brazil that engage in deep dialogue and immerse into local culture and their art.
    Banneker-Douglass Museum could add Harriet Tubman’s name, an ode to her Maryland roots
    The Maryland Senate on Thursday voted 44-0 to approve a bill that would add Harriet Tubman’s name to that of the 40-year-old Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis. Under the measure, it would become the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum.
    Courtesy of Corey Nickols
    Bishme Cromartie talks his newest fashion collection inspired by ‘The Matrix’
    Just days before his second New York Fashion Week collection, Bishme Cromartie spoke to The Baltimore Banner about his latest collection and his recent appearance on “Sherri,” the Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show.
    Bishme Cromartie at the end of his New York Fashion Week show.
    Our ideal Usher set list for the Super Bowl halftime show
    There are plenty of song options in Usher’s 30-year career to choose from for a Super Bowl halftime show. But here is what we are hoping to hear.
    Usher speaks during a news conference ahead of the Super Bowl 58 NFL football game Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Las Vegas. Usher will perform during the Super Bowl halftime show.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could catch the world premiere of a play at Classic Theatre of Maryland, enjoy a local band in an intimate setting or watch movies with others or by yourself during the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. Then, of course, there’s Valentine’s Day on Wednesday.
    Laura Rocklyn stars in the Classic Theatre of Maryland original, “Jane Eyre.”
    Commentary: Charles Osgood remembered what he loved about Baltimore
    Charles Osgood recalled his Baltimore upbringing as giving him so much that he loved.
    Charles Osgood, anchor of CBS’s “Sunday Morning,” on the set in New York on March 28, 1999.  Osgood, who anchored the popular news magazine for more than two decades, was host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News’ poet-in-residence.
    After a year of tumult, BOPA names Rachel D. Graham as its new CEO
    Rachel D. Graham will succeed Donna Drew Sawyer, who resigned from the position as CEO of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, or BOPA, last January.
    Rachel D. Graham is the new chief executive officer of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, or BOPA.
    10 soul-warming art exhibitions to see in February
    Over the dark days of winter? Brighten up your schedule with BmoreArt's recommendations for some of the most interesting art exhibits to visit this month.
    The Maryland Institute College of Art’s Pinkard Gallery hosts the Atlantika Collective’s “Climate for Change” exhibit.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could learn about early Maryland history through the eyes of a mapmaker, celebrate Black History through one family’s story, see flying Italian dancers or catch a national tour for singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz in Annapolis through Feb. 7.
    Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz brings her national tour "Polaroid Lovers" to Maryland Hall on Monday.
    Letters: Should Howard County raise taxes instead of cutting school programs?
    Students and teachers in music, art and gifted-and-talented programs should not fall victim to Howard County school budget cuts, a county parent says.
    The Howard County School System released a digital toolkit in which the public can access important pages of the 600-page budget book.
    From West Baltimore to L.A.: Actor returns to the home theater where he got his start
    Theater is more than a hobby. It saved his life.
    Robert Lee Hardy, star of Marty and the Hands That Could, sits on the stage at Arena Players Incorporated, where the play is being shown, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 in Baltimore, MD. Arena Players Incorporated is the theater where Hardy took his first steps into acting before moving to Los Angeles.
    Annapolis rejected three sculpture ideas for a prominent traffic circle. I have five more.
    Now that a plan for a new sculpture has been dumped, what should go in Westgate Circle — a boundary point between downtown Annapolis and parts of the city unofficially known as the rest of Annapolis? Here, then, are five ideas, all on the theme of Unity.
    What could go on Westgate Circle now that a plan for a new sculpture has been "tabled?" How about a dog?
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