2017 Readers' Poll: Arts & Entertainment

Best Band

1. Future Islands

2. Infinite Pizza

Best Hip-Hop Act

1. Bond St. District

2. TT the Artist

Best Aboveground Venue

1. Ottobar

2. Metro Gallery

Best Underground Music Venue

1. The Copycat

2. The Compound

Best All-Ages Music Venue

1. Ottobar

2. Baltimore Soundstage

Best Local Music Festival

1. Artscape

2. Hampdenfest

Best Radio Station for Music

1. 89.7 WTMD

2. 98 Rock

Best Movie Theater

1. The Senator

2. Charles Theater

Best Film Festival/Series

1. Maryland Film Festival

2. Charles Revival Series

Best Local Theater Company

1. Baltimore Rock Opera Society

2. Single Carrot Theater

Best Comedy Club

1. Baltimore Improv Group

2. Magooby's Joke House

Best Dance Company

1. Fluid Movement

2. Baltimore Dance Crew

Best Drag Performer

1. Bambi Galore

2. Betty O'Hellno

Best Multi-use Arts Space

1. Windup Space

2. Creative Alliance

Best Place to See Art

1. American Visionary Art Museum

2. Baltimore Museum of Art

Best Visual Artist

1. Matt Muirhead

2. Amy Sherald

Best Local Cartoonist/Illustrator

1. Alex Fine

2. John DeCampos/Ghost Bat

Best Local Author

1. D. Watkins

2. Maggie D. Brace