Arts & Culture

Whether you want to fly a kite at Patterson Park, dance to Mary J. Blige at CFG Bank Arena or learn to become a better writer at the CityLit Festival, we’ve got you covered.

Things to do in Howard County from Thursday, April 3, through Wednesday, April 9.

Paula Poundstone, coming Thursday to the Senator Theatre, talks giving yourself the permission to just be funny, and that thing that happened with that bird that time near the Inner Harbor.

Cindy Wolf's Charleston in Harbor East was announced as a finalist for the James Beard Awards, while Baltimore's Clavel and Urban Oyster did not advance.

Though Faidley’s Seafood is better known for its jumbo lump crab cakes, the business at Lexington Market has been selling muskrats and raccoons since it opened in the 1880s.

Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65.

Columbia’s new restaurant, Pupatella, is the first pizzeria in Maryland certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana.

Things to do in Baltimore County, from jokes to horror punk and art galleries.

We asked Baltimore County chefs where they drink on a day off — that’s not their own restaurant. Here’s what they said.

Local photographer Micah E. Wood and designer Christopher Chester present "Scene Seen," a visual love letter to the Baltimore music scene over the past decade.

Check out these restaurants in Columbia and Ellicott City where dessert is just as good as the main course — if not better.

Steven Schupak, the incoming CEO of Maryland Public Television, recently spoke with the Banner about the challenges facing public media and what MPT is doing to meet viewers where they are.

The arts have become the latest battleground over efforts to address gender, racial discrimination and inequity.

A partial solar eclipse will be visible March 29 from the East Coast.

Friends and family of Costas Triantafilos, the 85-year-old owner of the beloved Dundalk restaurant Costas Inn who died this week, are mourning the loss of a man described as everyone’s friend.

Whether you want to watch the Orioles’ opening weekend with other fans, see comedian Katt Williams live or celebrate a new art installation in Station North, we’ve got you covered.

Here are some things to do in Howard County, including Trans Day of Visibility and the MACC Bash at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

The Defense Department is purging online references to Black, female and other veterans in the name of eliminating DEI. We still have to tell those vets’ stories.

Things to do in Annapolis include the Annapolis Film Festival, Junkyard Band and more.

Chicken + Whiskey closed its location at the Mall in Columbia this week, marking a tough period for Maryland's independent restaurant operators.