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On Friday, Bill Murray’s streak of confounding expectations continues in Baltimore. At the Hippodrome Theatre, Murray will perform “New Worlds” — a celebration of classic American music and literature that finds the 67-year-old actor singing “West Side Story” and Van Morrison songs.

Mayor Bill De Blasio made the stopover on his way to the annual South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, where this year's meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors is also being held. He has lately been raising his national profile and weighing in on national politics.

The top arts arts and entertainment events in Baltimore the week of Feb. 18-24

Preview of Candlelight Concert Society's next program on Feb. 17 featuring Brooklyn RIder at Howard Community College.

Blind card magician Richard Turner is the subject of this documentary.

Main Street Music Fest will be back on historic Main Street this year on Sept. 23, a year after the festival was forced to be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion as a result of the July 30 flood.

World premieres from filmmakers Stephen Cone and Josh Crockett are among first batch of narrative features announced for this year's Maryland Film Festival.

Reflecting on documentaries in the age of Donald Trump, a Q&A with "Rat Film" director Theo Anthony at the True/False Film Festival.

The Town of Bel Air, in conjunction with the Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission, announces the 8th Annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival to be held October 13 to 15, 2016 at the Bel Air Reckord Armory, 37 North Main Street in Bel Air. The festival provides a unique opportunity for the community to gather together in a historic venue to view films that inspire and give a glimpse into the human experience.

A group of Baltimore kids got to meet one of the "Mythbusters" co-hosts, Adam Savage, and help him build a large, interactive, LED-lit display that will be prominently featured at the South by South Lawn festival at the White House Monday.

A Baltimore-made art installation will be displayed as a centerpiece at White House South by South Lawn festival

Ramona Diaz, a Filipino living in Mt. Washington, is an award-winning documentary filmmaker known for her character-driven subjects.

"The Wire" alum Andre Royo will be back in town for next week's Maryland Film Festival, as the star of the closing-night movie, "Hunter Gatherer."

Another 25 films have been announced for this year's Maryland Film Festival.

The first 10 titles have been announced for this year's Maryland Film Festival, scheduled for May 4-8 in the Station North Arts District.

On the weekend edition of the podcast: The MedStar hack, films from HBO and SXSW, the Baltimore dining scene, "Integrating the Orioles," and a role model ex-football player.

The creators of Light City want the festival to "rebrand" Baltimore. And I'll admit, at times it feels like we need a little rebranding. Nearly a year after the death of Freddie Gray and all the promises of vague change that followed, there is still little obvious transformation in the city, save for the light show going on around the Inner Harbor. So, yeah, we could use an overhaul of more than just our image. But I'm not sure that Light City is the vehicle to do it.

From Light City to Port Covington, this is shaping up as a crucial time in Baltimore's history

Following one of the city's most divisive years in decades, the inaugural Light City Baltimore — a festival of "light, music and innovation" — will take over the Inner Harbor tomorrow through next Sunday. Organizers eventually want the annual festival to mean to Baltimore what South by Southwest means to Austin, Texas, or what the Sundance Festival means to Park City, Utah.

A selfie session marred by bad lighting inspired celebrity stylist Ty Hunter to develop one of the newest forms of wearable technology: "Ty-Lite," a protective cellphone case equipped with three light settings that allow users to snap photos with paparazzi-like precision.

Baltimore-born creator and host of "This American Life" experiments with what amuses him

A musical lineup including Dan Deacon, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Thomas Dolby, plus 28 illuminated art installations, will greet visitors to the inaugural Light City Baltimore festival, set for March 28-April 3

Since emerging in 2012 with his debut mixtape "Invictos," Abdu Ali has become a central figure in Baltimore's independent music scene. At 25, the Charles Village resident is also one of the youngest.

The Town of Bel Air, in conjunction with the Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission, announces the 7th Annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival to be held October 15 to 17, 2015 at the Bel Air Reckord Armory, 37 North Main Street in Bel Air. This year's film lineup features inspiring and thought provoking films from around the country.

Ringo Deathstarr, which released second LP "Mauve" in 2012 and EP "God's Dream" two years later, has recently completed a new album.

A second list of 10 films scheduled for the 2015 Maryland Film festival includes offerings from MFF vets Bobcat Goldthwaite, Todd Rohal and Alex Winter

Jeremy Guthrie strode to the table with a television camera trained on him, settling down behind a pair of microphones. His voice clear and his words concise, Guthrie announced in a mock news conference that he was hanging up his cleats.

A new festival that organizers say could become Baltimore's "South by Southwest" is in the works for next year, with plans for light installations, concerts and a tech-oriented conference.

Interview with 'Newsroom,' 'Take Care' actor and Orioles fan Thomas Sadoski.

A weekend of "inspiring and thought provoking" films from around the country will be part of the 6th Annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival Oct. 16 to 18 at the Bel Air Record Armory.