arts and culture

Compiled with input from readers and the newsroom, The Baltimore Sun’s list of 100 essential food experiences encompasses places people talk about, think about and come back to again and again and again.

By Christina Tkacik

Aug 14, 2019

Living History Camp — a program teaching children about farm life in the 1800s with hands-on learning — had its first day for incoming fifth graders Monday.

The family-friendly daytime events at the Carroll County Farm Museum are more than just a prelude to the night's fireworks.

Coming July 31, we will be presenting “Carroll’s Got Talent,” held for the first time at the annual Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair. 

A group of families along Anneslie Road hold an annual art show featuring the work of students during the school year.

More money has gone to acquiring new works than to conserving the existing ones.

By Christina Tkacik

Jul 2, 2019

The inaugural Sweet Corn Festival and corn-eating contest will be held Saturday, July 20 in the Flood Zone parking lot in Union Bridge.

An arts collective is one of two retailers winning a neighborhood competition for a spot in a renovated gas station in Remington.

By Jacques Kelly

Jul 1, 2019

Join your friends and family at the Carroll County Farm Museum from 3 to 10 p.m. on July 4, for a fireworks extravaganza with food, fun and so much more.

Here's how you can celebrate the Fourth of July in Baltimore.

By Hallie Miller

Jun 28, 2019

From the Carroll County Farm Museum to Mount Airy, here's where you can catch some fireworks this Fourth of July.

Now in its ninth year, Paint It! Ellicott City returns to historic Main Street the weekend of June 27 through July 1.

By Katie V. Jones

Jun 27, 2019

Tonight, Carroll County Public Library presents a free event at the Carroll Arts Center, Beats, Bows and Remixes.

Wherligig takes the stage of the Carroll Arts Center on June 29 to play a repertoire of traditional Celtic and Nordic tunes on handcrafted instruments.

In a period when there seems to be so much bad news about Baltimore, fashion designer Bishme Cromartie represents the best of the city.

The Baltimore Museum of Art launches BMA Lexington Market with an exhibition of youth art works Wednesday before officially opening the next day.

Tylden W. Streett, a sculptor who taught at the Maryland Institute College of Art, died Thursday of lymphoma at his home in Richmond, Calif. He was 96.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 25, 2019

On Saturday, June 29 at 8 p.m. we welcome to our state Wherligig, an ensemble of traditional Celtic and Nordic string and wind instruments.

BSO's treatment of musicians is equivalent to BMA disposing of its prize paintings.

To commemorate Juneteenth, Alveda King was set to appear at Morgan State University, then a church and later a children's book reading in Annapolis.

By Christina Tkacik

Jun 15, 2019

The Baltimore Museum of Art has so far this year added more than 70 contemporary and historic artworks to its broad collection.

South Laurel/Montpelier Neighborhood column

If you head to the Carroll County Farm Museum on Saturday donning a flapper dress or other 1920s-era attire, you might just win a prize.

On June 20, “The Art of the Musical Instrument” opens in the Tevis Gallery, guest curated by Ryan A. Koons, weaving together sound, narrative and history.

A proposal to add steps to the east slope of Federal Hill  ran into opposition from neighbors and the founder of the American Visionary Art Museum.

By Colin Campbell

Jun 12, 2019

Longrunning local dance studios Project C Studios and the Ballet Slipper will both have performances this weekend.

Mostly Main Street neighborhood column

The top A&E events in the Baltimore area for the week of June 9-15, 2019.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jun 9, 2019

Food Truck Sunday Funday will be held at the Carroll County Farm Museum on Sunday, June 9.

Laurel Arts Council hosted two projects: a tiled bench created by residents at McCullough Field and a glass mosaic created by students at the municipal pool.

The Sun inducts filmmaker, author and actor John Waters into its Business and Civic Hall of Fame.

Following a $10.5-million transformation, Baltimore's Port Discovery Children's Museum will be re-opening on June 14.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jun 6, 2019

The 35th annual exhibit on display at the Howard County Arts Council in Ellicott City is an opportunity to appreciate the talented artists.

All of us at the Carroll Arts Center are excited to announce our first-ever season pass! 

A new Water Taxi terminal is set to begin construction at Pier I in the Inner Harbor

By Brittany Brown

Jun 5, 2019

When it comes to sharing Puerto Rican culture, “the music does the translating for us,” says Hanover resident Angel Rivera.

Fashion designer Bishme Cromartie uses his role as a contestant on Project Runway to promote Baltimore.

Lindsey Baker, 35, took the helm of Patapsco Heritage Greenway, a preservation-based nonprofit, in January 2018.

The 29th annual Old-Fashioned Strawberry Festival, a gigantic celebration of all things strawberry, will be held June 15 at the Gamber carnival grounds.

The Taneytown Heritage and Museum Association will host the 2019 Hudson Car Show on June 15.

Here are a few ideas that should be strongly considered to continue the Historical Society of Carroll County moving forward for future generations.

April Rimpo and Elaine Weiner-Reed have distinct styles, but their exhibit at the Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House in Columbia emphasizes shared interest.

The exhibit on water's effect on local history and society runs through July 6.

By Libby Solomon

May 29, 2019

Now is the time to get your kids enrolled in summer camp! For kids 9 to 12, we are offering Art Expressions, June 24-28.

Northwest Middle School will host a family-friendly magic show, Fool of Illusions, starring comedy illusionist Reggie Rice, at Francis Scott Key High School.

Community service opportunities at Mt. Airy Train Station Museum

Adrienne Carver, the founder of Studio A, said that her independent dance academy got significant attention after being featured on the musician's Instagram.

By Sameer Rao

May 23, 2019

Howard County’s sweetheart ballerina Maggie Kudirka produces her fifth cancer benefit with stars galore at Howard Community College’s Smith Theater on June 2.

On Saturday, June 1st, the Carroll County Arts Council once again presents Art in the Park, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of Westminster City Hall.

Damage from last year's flood has made it so selling the property is the most "fiscally responsible" move for the society.

By Cody Boteler

May 22, 2019