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Arts
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William E. ‘Bill’ Sheppard Jr., animator and Maryland Institute College of Art faculty member, dies
William E. “Bill” Sheppard Jr., a digital designer, Maryland Institute College of Art faculty member and musician, died Nov. 5 at his Rodgers Forge residence. He was 73.
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Things to do in Baltimore Nov. 17 to 23
See a classic 80′s movie with its star, support a good cause, celebrate hip-hop with a rap star, see civic leaders compete in a dance contest, watch dreams interpreted through dance or catch a play about one of the first immigrants to America.
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Leslie P. Symington, Broadway and television actor who later became a curator and an art researcher, dies at 100
Leslie P. Symington, a Broadway and television actor who had a second career as a curator and an art researcher, died Sept. 20 at Gilchrist Center in Towson. She was 100.
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Alanis Morissette to perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia in June; Joan Jett also on the bill
Alanis Morissette will play Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, June 29.
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Things to do in Baltimore Nov. 10 to 16
Celebrate all things Irish, sample craft beers named after a dinosaur, honor Maryland’s veterans or go ice skating.
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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit to perform at The Lyric in February
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit to are playing The Lyric Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.
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Baltimore Museum of Art exhibit argues that female artists in the Renaissance were equals to Raphael and Michelangelo
Baltimore Museum of Art exhibit “Making Her Mark″ is a show bursting with big personalities.
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Ex-gang leader pleads not guilty in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing in Las Vegas; judge appoints lawyers
A former Southern California street gang leader has pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.
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Things to do in Baltimore Nov. 3 to 9
See a rising country music star, enjoy a night of laughs, watch your jack-o’-lantern splatter, learn about the craft of writing, sample chili at a cook-off, go to a craft beer festival or attend a new art exhibit.
Iron Maiden to play at CFG Bank Arena in 2024; New Kids On The Block will perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion
A pair of pioneering musical groups that achieved worldwide success in the 1980s will visit Maryland next year.
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‘Don’t dream it, be it’: Majority-Black casts provide community in the arts world for Black, queer performers
For some, burlesque is a form of resistance through sexuality, a theme that endures both in “The Sweet Spot Burlesque” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” performances.
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Things to do in Baltimore Oct. 27 to Nov. 2
See a midnight movie/Halloween classic performed on stage, enjoy the humor of two legends of comedy, say farewell to two local science fiction conventions, go to a Halloween themed dance party or a family-themed Halloween event at a historic local mansion.
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10 Halloween costumes that scream Baltimore, hon
Halloween is an opportunity to wear hometown pride on your sleeve — and look good doing it.
Retro: When Orson Welles’ 1938 broadcast of ‘The War of the Worlds’ scared the dickens out of Baltimoreans
In 1938, a historic hour of radio delivered a colossal Halloween joke on terrified listeners from coast to coast.
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In North Baltimore’s Remington, a wavy blue line marks where one of many ‘Ghost Rivers’ flows underground
“Ghost Rivers,” a public art installation by Baltimore resident Bruce Willen, maps the course of a Baltimore stream moved underground.
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Baltimore to receive Bloomberg grant of up to $1M toward Station North public art project led by Derrick Adams
Baltimore will receive up to $1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies for a public art project led by Derrick Adams in Station North.
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Things to do in Baltimore Oct. 20 to 26
Celebrate local authors at a book festival, get garden ideas, listen to a storyteller, take the kids to a harvest festival, attend a concert, see a Broadway classic or enjoy a night of laughter.
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Jada Pinkett Smith returns to her roots with visit to School for the Arts: ‘Baltimore has been good to me’
Actor and now author Jada Pinkett Smith, who grew up in Baltimore, was greeted by the overwhelming sound of 500 voices chanting “JADA! JADA! JADA!”
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Will Smith reunites with Jada Pinkett Smith in Baltimore, calling their relationship ‘brutal and beautiful’
Actor Will Smith made a surprise appearance Wednesday night during his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's book lecture at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.
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Jane Tunison Backstrom, collector of Southern American folk art and Equal Rights Amendment advocate, dies
Jane Tunison Backstrom, a collector of Southern American folk art and an Equal Rights Amendment advocate, died Sept. 18 at the Charlestown Senior Living Community in Catonsville. She was 91.
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Things to do in Baltimore Oct. 13 to 19
See dancers perform, root for U.S. Lacrosse against Canada, attend a free concert, watch Disney characters skate or go to an old-fashioned carnival.
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Andréa Marie Vernot, arts administrator and marketer of Maryland to the world, dies
Andréa Marie Vernot, an arts and tourism administrator, died Sept. 23 at her Trappe home in Talbot County. She was 60.
Edward Jordan ‘Ed’ Brody, trucking business owner who sat on boards of numerous Baltimore institutions, dies
Edward Jordan “Ed” Brody, who owned a truck leasing business and sat on the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, died Wednesday at his North Baltimore home. He was 89.
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Things to do in Baltimore Oct. 6 to 12
Go to a blues, rock or country concert, laugh at a trippy time traveler, have fun at a festival or check out comic books based on a local literary giant.
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Praneetha Akula uses classical Indian dance to bring the joy of learning to Maryland students
Akula is a dance teacher and teaching artist with Story Tapestries, an arts service organization that works with schools, community centers, libraries and mental health institutions to boost access to art.
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Things to do in Baltimore Sept. 29 to Oct. 5
Learn how to raise your online profile, enjoy a night of laughs, help Save the Bay by listening to bluegrass music, go to a jazz concert or take your baby for a stroll for a good cause.
Retro: The hits and misses of Baltimore’s theater tryouts
Not all plays and musicals that came to Baltimore before they reached Broadway caught the success as “The Wiz.”
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Jonathon Heyward leaps onto the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra podium — and makes history
Jonathon Heyward took over as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 13th music director this weekend after performing three concerts in two counties for roughly 5,000 people, including Gov. Wes Moore.
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BSO's Jonathon Heyward leads rehearsal | PHOTOS
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra new Music Director Jonathon Heyward leads a rehearsal.
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Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Copeland, chair of Maryland State Arts Council and guardian of African American art, dies
Jacqueline “Jackie” Copeland, the former executive director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and a longtime, passionate advocate for the arts, died Wednesday at Mercy Medical Center. She was 76.