Arts

Get a head start on the spring lacrosse season, laugh til your sides hurt at a British comedy classic, listen to smooth jazz or a piano concert or play video games on an IMAX movie screen.

A key component is the forthcoming Ashley Minner Collection at the University of Maryland Baltimore, County.

Faith leaders and activists oppose the plans to close four public schools as early as this summer, saying they are important anchors in struggling communities.

Through archival research, panel discussions with nonprofit groups' leaders and business owners, students have created a timeline of Latino politics, history and food culture in Highlandtown from the 1980s to the 1990s.

Catherine D. Nelson, a retired educator who was also a museum docent, antiques lecturer and an appraiser, died of complications of a stroke Dec. 17 at Roland Park Place. The former Ruxton resident was 82.

La Posada is a Catholic festival celebrated across Latin America to commemorate the journey that Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a safe refuge.

An Afro-Latinx and Spanish-language reimagining of Giacomo Puccini’s classic opera, “La Boheme,” comes to life with a new animated film available for streaming online Christmas Eve that involved Baltimore-area artists and opera singers.

With the holiday season in full swing, Howard County is aglow. From homes to churches to professional exhibits, festive light displays can be found across the region. County officials recently released an online holiday lights mapping resource that includes a description, photos, address, special instructions, dates and hours for each.

Despite distinguishing himself as an internationally celebrated soloist and educator, Amit Peled remains fiercely committed to the idea of music as a public right, as something that belongs to everyone.

This weekend, the 75-year-old performer is back in his hometown, bringing to life a concert that revisits his youth in Baltimore and the obstacles he overcame on his path to stardom.

Marlyn A. Robinson, an actress, teacher and founder of Performance Workshop Theater in Federal Hill, died of complications from a stroke Nov. 15 at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She was 94.

Joan W. Cohen, an artist and educator, died of an extremely rare lung disease Nov. 6 at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The resident of Phoenix in Baltimore County was 79.

At 94, the Harford County educator and author continues activist work

Pigtown Climbs is a community-led organization attempting to use the sport of rock climbing to promote racial justice, health, and environmental initiatives.

Donald E. Lee, a retired postal worker and self-taught Irvington artist, died of a heart attack Oct. 10 at his Irvington home. He was 93.

An exhibit of “weird art” opened Wednesday at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, courtesy of the comedian and television host.

The filmmaker and Baltimore Museum of Art trustee appeared delighted at a dedication ceremony with the minimalist look of the four all-gender latrines. They open to the public Dec. 12.

Everyone at the theater, from the coffee shop to the IT department, quickly came together to put on a high-visibility national production that venue officials hope will be a boon to its profile.

Designs crowd Betty Cooke's mind, waiting to take form in streamlined and deceptively simple jewelry of gold, silver and stone.

Stephanie Ybarra, the artistic director at Baltimore Center Stage, is the country’s first Latina artistic director of a major theater. She not only directs offstage with a lens towards social justice and inclusivity, but also curates those values on the stage.

Halfway through filming ‘We Own This City’ in Baltimore, The Sun was invited to the set to observe and document part of the process.