Arts

“The St. Francis Missal” is an intimate show in which the famous volume is shown with about two dozen paintings, ceramics, ivories and illustrated manuscripts taken from the museum’s collection.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jan 31, 2020

Expect performers to amp the outrageousness up several notches, making for an evening that’s fun, all-inclusive and decidedly R-rated.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jan 28, 2020

“Hadestown,” a musical featuring Baltimore native André De Shields, won the Grammy Award for best musical theater album on Sunday.

By Phil Davis

Jan 27, 2020

Rep Stage announced its 2020-2021 season on Friday.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jan 24, 2020

Playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer wrote the script for “Be Here Now" after listening to a podcast about Geschwind Syndrome, a cluster of behaviors that can accompany a diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jan 24, 2020

Even before it was published on Tuesday, a cloud of controversy was swirling around Jeanine Cummins’ “American Dirt." Twitter has exploded with Latino and Latina writers accusing the author of everything from cultural appropriation, to pandering to the tastes of a white audience, to indulging in harmful stereotypes.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jan 23, 2020

The Obama Portraits are set to embark from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery for a five-city tour beginning in May 2021.

By Lillian Reed

Jan 23, 2020

On the day that history was being made with Dr. Martin Luther King's March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963, 11-month-old Sharon Langley was making history of her own at Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Park, as the first African-American to ride one of its attractions.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jan 23, 2020

Alicia Keys will perform at the MECU Pavilion in Baltimore on Aug. 5.

By Phil Davis

Jan 21, 2020

Jeanine Cummins, author of "American Dirt," is the latest addition to Oprah's Book Club.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jan 21, 2020

The “I Am a Man” Civil Rights Movement virtual reality experience was among the activities offered as part of the Reginald Lewis Museum’s MLK Day Celebration.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jan 20, 2020

Ramona S. Diaz's new documentary “A Thousand Cuts” tells the dueling stories of Philippines strongman president, Rodrigo Duterte, and Maria Ressa, a journalist determined to hold his feet to the fire.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jan 17, 2020

James C. Morant, a retired senior adviser for the EPA from Baltimore who had a second career as an actor, has died at age 71.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jan 16, 2020

Court records show that the couple is heading towards an "absolute divorce."

By Sameer Rao

Jan 15, 2020

From new takes on literary classics to the latest Broadway hits, here are the shows to add to your calendar this year.

By Sameer Rao

Jan 14, 2020

Grunge rockers Pearl Jam will perform at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore on March 28, the first time in seven years the band will play in the city.

By Phil Davis

Jan 13, 2020

Here are eight future events to focus on, eight ways to assure yourself that, yes, there is living to be done even after your team exits prematurely from the postseason.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jan 13, 2020

Crowds pack brunches, clubs and theaters throughout greater Baltimore to see these artists command the stage.

By Sameer Rao

Jan 13, 2020

Inside Jessup Correctional Institution's library, an unimposing, carpeted room with shelves that hold roughly 6,000 books and a circulation desk at the front.

By Mary Carole McCauley

Jan 10, 2020

The commission's decision removes another obstacle to the planned demolition of the house, which several of Calloway's descendants resisted.

By Sameer Rao

Jan 10, 2020

Shirley F. Silver, who during her eight-decade career as a Baltimore-area piano teacher taught hundreds of children and adults, died Tuesday of heart failure at her Cheswolde home. She was 98.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jan 9, 2020