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Arts

    Seeking community, Talib Jasir created a festival for Black podcasters
    The Afros & Audio Podcast Festival is set to take place in Baltimore for the first time.
    Talib Jasir is the CEO and founder of the Afros & Audio Podcast Festival, which serves Black podcasters. Jasir's festival will take place in Baltimore Oct. 21-22 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture.
    You care about Jada Pinkett Smith, whether you admit it or not
    Jada Pinkett Smith’s hometown appearances in Baltimore are either sincere or the most spectacular pieces of performance art ever. Either way, we’re tuned in.
    Jada Pinkett Smith speaks to students at her alma mater, the Baltimore School for the Arts, during a stop on her “Worthy” book tour on Oct. 18.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You can watch Navy take on Air Force Saturday in the first game of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy series, but only on TV or online. There’s also new theater, Paul Reiser’s stand-up tour and more through Oct. 25.
    Eight 1,000 pound pumpkins are on display as part of the Great Annapolis Pumpkin selfie contest and tour.
    Baltimore-based author Scott Shane on encountering history, confronting sources
    We spoke with Shane to learn more about his process and what it feels like to transition from journalist to historian.
    Author Scott Shane was a reporter for 15 years at The New York Times — where he was twice a member of teams that won Pulitzer Prizes — and before that, he worked for 21 years at The Baltimore Sun. Shane wrote the book "Flee North," an account of the extraordinary abolitionist, liberator and writer Thomas Smallwood.
    Commentary: When it comes to Billie Holiday, we still have a lot to learn
    Familiar portrayals of traumatic and tragic elements of Billie Holiday’s life can miss the point of her story: Eleanora Fagan from Baltimore had a singular voice and a lasting musical and cultural impact.
    American jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959), also known as “Lady Day,” during a 1954 performance. Picture Post-7380-Billie Holiday-unpub.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    The motor yachts and trawlers are gone, making way for the Annapolis Powerboat Show. But there’s also art, music and festivals to enjoy through Oct. 18.
    The Annapolis Sailboat show runs from Thursday through Sunday at City Dock.
    Commentary: Thomas Smallwood’s ‘underground railroad’ freed hundreds in Maryland, D.C.
    Thomas Smallwood led hundreds of enslaved people in Maryland and D.C. to freedom and made a point of letting the public, including enslavers, know what his “underground railroad” had achieved.
    Thomas Smallwood is considered the first person to use the phrase “underground railroad,” which he did when writing about how he led hundreds of enslaved people in Maryland and D.C. to freedom.
    Photos: World Oddities Expo brings taxidermy, tattooing and tricks to Baltimore
    From butterfly-pinning workshops to animal skulls on sale from local vendors, Baltimore showed up and showed off its spooky wares at the traveling World Oddities Expo.
    Amanda Mandalay shows off her facial jewelry during the  World Oddities Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center on Saturday.
    Letters: Museum of Industry is right where it belongs at the Inner Harbor
    Anita Kassof, executive director of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, disagrees with a suggestion to move the museum from its Inner Harbor location as part of a strategy to redevelop the area,
    The executive director of the Baltimore Museum of Industry disagrees with a suggestion to move the museum from the Inner Harbor area.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    It’s the first of two boat show weekends in Annapolis, but there’s more to do than just tour that trawler you’ve dreamed of piloting into the sunset. You could take in a musical comedy, catch some blues music, see a burlesque or support local police. Here are seven of the best things on the calendar through Oct. 12.
    Hundreds of boats will be on display at City Dock in Annapolis for the Annapolis Boat Show starting Thursday. The show continues through Sunday  and then is replaced next week by the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
    Kehinde Wiley’s ‘Saint Amelie’ combines the divine and the everyday
    Artist Kehinde Wiley’s “Saint Amelie,” newly at the Walters Art Museum, depicts an ordinary Black man as something sacred, to be considered. It’s something we all deserve.
    Kehinde Wiley’s stained glass piece, “Saint Amelie” (2014), is now on display at the Walters Art Museum.
    Maryland Film Festival set to return in 2024 with new director
    After a yearlong hiatus, the Maryland Film Festival will return for its 25th anniversary with a new director of programming.
    The exterior of the Parkway Theatre.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    You could listen to great progressive bluegrass this weekend or hear a stirring symphonic requiem for Holocaust victims, You could buy a book to support literacy, get info on home improvement or catch an artists’ roundtable. Here are some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Oct. 5.
    Yonder Mountain Strings Band is one headline act at the the Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival Saturday and Sunday at Sandy Point State Park.
    More than a dozen public art pieces have vanished. Not a single person can say why.
    A Baltimore mystery has been unfolding for decades, unbeknownst to many: Since 1992, numerous works of public art commissioned by the city have seemingly disappeared without a trace.
    “The Guide,” a public art installation by sculptor Ayokunle Odeleye at Baltimore City College.
    Is September better than July for Artscape? Those who attended weigh in.
    Artscape's debut weekend didn't seem as crowded or sunny as it was in the recent past, some who attended said.
    Artscape, the country’s largest free arts festival, made its return this weekend after a three-year hiatus.
    Photo Gallery: Artscape returns to Baltimore
    Despite a rainy and windy weekend, people came out to Artscape after a four-year hiatus.
    Einaton Amare cheers while the Greater Baltimore Church puts on a musicial performance and dance in the rain at Artscape on September 24, 2023.
    Commentary: When you’re still not ready to let summertime go
    Fall is here, but we don’t have to let go of what we love about summer quite yet, filmmaker and writer Charles Cohen says.
    Charles Cohen with wife Amy Lynwander and daughters Ellie and Lilah.
    With gentler winds expected, Artscape will resume Sunday, organizers say
    The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts canceled Saturday's schedule due to the rain and threat of strong winds from Tropical Storm Ophelia.
    Attendees congregate along Charles Street at Artscape in Baltimore, MD on September 22, 2023. (Photo by Craig Hudson for The Baltimore Banner)
    Artscape events canceled for Saturday as Tropical Storm Ophelia looms
    Organizers decided to suspend events scheduled for Saturday over concerns about potentially dangerous wind.
    Crowds show up at the first night of Artscape after its four-year hiatus on September 22, 2023.
    How ‘The Wiz’ changed Baltimore theater, Broadway history and showcased Black excellence
    Nearly 50 years later, “The Wiz” is returning home, ready to inspire a whole new generation.
    Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle School theater instructor Aaron Schaffer, center, and eighth graders Nathaly Mateo, left, and Sukyrrah Wallace have all been touched by “The Wiz.”
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