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

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

Choreographer Brianna Coleman said that the Vibe Dance Team is "on cloud nine" after Queen Bey highlighted the dancers' version of the viral challenge.

By Sameer Rao

May 9, 2019

Ravens defensive tackle Brandon Williams cut the rug with Courtney Celeste Spears, a dancer with the acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Baltimore native, to launch a new four-day workshop with two Baltimore schools.

By Sameer Rao

Apr 24, 2019

Golden Bears' four-year captain Imani Reid closing in on 1,000 career points while helping Hammond girls basketball to one of best seasons in last two decades.

By Brent Kennedy

Feb 18, 2019

Preview of Misako Ballet's upcoming performance "Momotara" on Feb. 17.

Dave Thomen of Mr. D’s Magic will be performing at Carroll Arts Center on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 18.

A few hours before the snow began swirling on Saturday, upwards of 500 excited Howard County teens danced their way across the stage at the Jim Rouse Theatre in the 25th Annual Howard County Dance Festival, presented by the Howard County Public School System.

On Jan. 13, Margaret “Maggie” Kudirka will return for her fifth annual fundraising concert “No One Can Survive Alone” with proceeds to ease medical expenses for herself and other cancer survivors.

New event in Columbia, Celebration in the Woods, features live music, crafts and Santa on Saturday, Dec. 22.

By Katie V. Jones

Nov 28, 2018

Besides providing a literally illuminating night in the woods, OPUS Merriweather is a free event designed to call attention to the evolving Merriweather District.

The dancers of Eldersburg’s Savage Dance Company are used to performance, but on Sunday they were trying something a little different that ballet, hip-hop or modern: a Guinness World Record.

A once-bustling section of downtown will come alive again Saturday with the Charm City Night Market, a block party celebrating Asian-American and Pacific Islander culture in Baltimore.

By Wesley Case

Sep 21, 2018

From Russian folk to Lion Dance, these Baltimore-area groups keep in touch with their roots while having fun.

By Anna Muckerman

Aug 29, 2018

On Wednesday, Aug. 15, the Taneytown Police Department released their entry into the viral police lip sync video challenge that has public safety personnel across the United States showing off their moves.

John Taylor, a popular song-and-dance man who created the role of the Kinderman as he performed in a derby and bow tie for children, died of heart disease Saturday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia.

By Jacques Kelly

Jul 19, 2018

Just a jog or a jump can ignite pain in one of Sidney Meilstrup’s knees. That’s complicated when you are about to start a four-day intense dance program that ends in a performance open to the public on Thursday.

Zoe Moore, who grew up near Westminster, is spending the summer performing as Snow White in Hersheypark.

Jacob Blank and Cambria Stetson compete on the national level in ballroom dance, an oddity in Carroll County.

Alicia Graf Mack, a graduate of Centennial High School, will assume her new job as director of the Juilliard Dance Division on July 1.

By John-John Williams IV

Apr 12, 2018

Annapolis-area theater companies offer several stellar professional and student productions

Glenelg High School Dance Team competed at the state championships in March with great success.

Backstage at a Rock ’n’ Roll Revival production is an exciting place to be — especially as the curtain is about to go up for Severna Park Stage Company’s 29th edition of their most popular production.

By Sharon Lee Tegler

Mar 15, 2018

Teelin Irish Dance Company will perform at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster. These world-class Irish step dancers have been enthralling audiences with their award-winning choreography since 2001.

One area Howard County can certainly boast about is its vibrant arts scene, with an abundance of choices that include theater, music and dance companies, as well as free outdoor concerts at Lake Kittamaqundi, Centennial Park and Columbia’s village centers.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's latest Off the Cuff program featured Marin Alsop's droll commentary on Stravinksy's "The Rite of Spring," followed by a potent performance of that famed work.

At last, the wait is over. More than 12,000 readers voted for their favorite local people, businesses and organizations in the 2017 Best of Harford County contest.

The Lineboro Volunteer Fire Department will host a party. Lineboro style. on Saturday, Feb. 24, at their Bull and Oyster Roast and Dance.

Channel your creative side for a good cause or sample Asian cuisine and learn about Asian culture with McDaniel students, faculty and staff. Plan ahead and get your tickets for Carroll Community College’s version of 1984.

The Asian Community Coalition (ACC) student organization at McDaniel College will host their annual Taste of Asia Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. inside the Decker Center Forum, 2 College Hill in Westminster.

United States men’s figure skating history at the Olympics is gilded with gold. Nathan Chen has his sights set on some more. 

In February, foreign film lovers don’t have to travel to Baltimore or Gettysburg to get their cultural fix. Film Lovers in Carroll County will host their 15th Annual Foreign Film Festival at the Carroll Arts Center on Fridays in February.

The Moving Company Dance Center in Cockeysville had three ensembles perform at the Artists Simply Human convention last weekend in Philadelphia.

Fourth fundraiser concert by "Bald Ballerina" Maggie Kudirka will be held Sunday, January 14 at Howard Community College.

By Katie V. Jones

Jan 11, 2018

“Fiddler on the Roof" continues through Jan. 21 at Compass Rose Theatre. For tickets and showtimes, call 410-980-6662 or go to compassrosetheater.org.

The top A&E events in Baltimore the week of Dec. 17-23, 2017.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Dec 17, 2017

Enjoy some theater on a cold December night as the Carroll County Dance Center returns with their annual performance of Tchaikovsky's classic “The Nutcracker” this weekend.

When the curtain goes up on the Charm City Ballet production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” for the first of two shows Dec. 16, 84 dancers will be ready to tell the story — sans dialog — of Ebenezer Scrooge’s pathetic past, forlorn present and promising future.

Toby’s Dinner Theatre’s current production of “Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical,” does its namesake proud — brightening the holiday season with a show that’s near-miraculous in its its energy spirit.

All a budding artist needs is curiosity and the desire to explore new ideas — that’s the philosophy behind Root Studio, a shared creative space in Columbia designed to foster an “artistic ecosystem.”

On behalf of the Town of Bel Air and the Bel Air Downtown Alliance, I would like to thank the citizens of greater Bel Air for their attendance and enthusiasm at the Sunday, December 3, 2017, Town of Bel Air Christmas Parade and Celebration. 

A Carroll Dancer is featured in a new book raising funds for the National Parks

Deborah London Hoffman, a dancer, choreographer and teacher who taught Baltimore area dance students for more than six decades, died Nov. 15 from complications of a fall at Ingelhaven assisted living in Mount Horeb, Wisc. The former Owings Mills resident was 96.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Nov 25, 2017

Preview and listing of both local and national ballet productions of the holiday-favorite "The Nutcracker."

Tom says in the spring they're back with a special four-week "All athlete" competition.

December is a festive month all over Harford County, with family-friendly celebrations of the season on stage, in homes and at parks.

The week's 10-best A&E events in Baltimore Nov. 19-25, 2017.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 19, 2017

The Carroll Arts Center is going to be the center of Carroll County entertainment over the next two weeks as the nonprofit hosts a trio of performances, screenings and galleries, from ballet to film to sculpture exhibitions.

We're down to the final four on "Dancing With the Stars."

Jordan and Lindsay are proving to be the front-runners.