Arts & Culture

Rumors have circulated since earlier this year that Slutty Vegan would be coming to Baltimore.

If you don’t have a big enough TV, or would prefer to watch with an excited crowd, we’ve got you covered with this roundup of places to go.

Since 1971, Baltimore City has illuminated the monument during the first Thursday in December.

Moss of Aura, the side project of Future Islands keyboardist and programmer Gerrit Welmers, will also perform.

Miracle on 34th Street takes place annually on the 700 block of 34th Street (between Chestnut Avenue and Keswick Road) in Baltimore's Hampden community. Started back in 1947, the same year that its namesake movie debuted, the display involves the residents of most of the houses on the block (three-story rowhouses on the north side of the street and two-story ones on the south side). The Light traditionally beging to appear the weekend after Thanksgiving and lasts through December. The display features Christmas lights, decorated trees of varying styles, trains, animated figures, cartoon characters, Hanukkah menorahs, artwork, and other various symbols of the holiday season. The location is a major attraction for visitors from all over the Baltimore area.

To help you keep track and update your playlists, The Baltimore Banner presents a monthly roundup of the best and most noteworthy new indie rock, punk, folk, and experimental music from the area.

This week, we look at one local pub’s new identity in Station North, Woodberry Kitchen's conversion to an event space, a new salad spot in Harford County and a bakery pop-up in the former Crust by Mack space.

Here’s our final monthly roundup of the year, picking some of the best November had to offer from the Baltimore and DMV area.

They appeared on ”Timcast IRL,” a podcast hosted by Tim Pool, a YouTuber with a large right-wing following.

Deetranada has always believed in the “quality over quantity” mantra, and her latest project is no different. With 12 tracks and at only 30 minutes long, “NADAWORLD 2″ is an easy listen.

The Baltimore area is blessed with acres of amazing parks, miles of trails and many historical places to explore — and run.

David DeBoy, writer and singer talks about the campy holiday classic Crabs For Christmas, his song, new book and the cool silliness of Baltimore

From a church-inspired bar to dance parties, Asian street food, a music venue and more, here are my favorite bars and restaurants that have opened since late summer.

Tired of depressing trips to department stores trying on ill-fitting clothes, many are learning to sew to make their own.

You may or may have not seen Woody around town on festival stages, on a Calvin Klein billboard shot by SHAN Wallace or entertaining a wine glass-gripping crowd at the Eubie Blake’s courtyard.

Baltimore rap veteran King Los goes the classic mixtape route and tries his hand at standout beats from his hip-hop peers with his latest, GOAT II.

Blue crabs are at their largest and lowest-priced just before the end of November, the official end to crab season.

The shooting deaths of five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado has been unsettling for Ron Legler, the president of the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center. Legler was a founding co-owner of Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that was the site of the deadliest mass shooting at an LGBTQ establishment in this country’s history.

Family reunions are joyful, but the gathering may also be a bittersweet reminder of loved ones who live far away.

Thanksgiving finds its meaning in the celebration of memories and family and community bonds, our Community Voices contributors say. The holiday commemoration also has become a time to reckon with some of America’s most painful history.