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This Essay Collection by Catonsville Native Humorist Maeve Dunigan Should Be Your Next Local Read
'Read This to Look Cool: Essays and Overthinkings' assembles coming-of-age stories that are vulnerable, witty, and especially relatable for millennials and Gen-Z.
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Fall Arts Preview: The 23 Cultural Experiences You Have to Catch in Baltimore This Season
Pull out your calendar and pencil in everything from film and music festivals to open studio tours and powerful theater performances in the coming months.
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Inside Annie Howe Papercuts’ Lauraville Studio
With just a knife and a pencil, artist Annie Howe turns pieces of paper into intricate works of art.
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Horror Filmmaker Mike Flanagan Misses Maryland Halloweens
The Maryland-raised Towson University grad—now Hollywood’s go-to horror guy—reflects on Halloween, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and sobriety.
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Best of Baltimore Readers’ Poll Results 2026
You voted, and now, here are your picks for the best that Baltimore has to offer.
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Kevin Shird’s New Book Makes a Compelling Case for Access to Mental Health Resources in Prison
In 'A Life For a Life,' the formerly incarcerated author examines his struggles with PTSD, as well as those of former cellmate.
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Composer Judah Adashi Combines Passions for Arts and Activism in New Peabody Course
There was a time when Adashi briefly flirted with quitting music altogether to become a full-time activist. Then he realized that he could do both.
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‘Oh Happy Day!’ Is a Lively Noah’s Ark Retelling That Refuses to Pander
After resonating deeply with audiences, Baltimore Center Stage’s season opener gets an extended run through Oct. 20.
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Visit Middletown, Maryland
History and charm meet right around the corner in Frederick County.
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The Great Halloween Lantern Parade Marches Into its 25th Year
Before the major milestone celebration in Patterson Park on Oct. 26, organizers look back on how the glowing gathering has made its mark on the community.
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Photos: The New/Next Film Fest in Black and White
A look at the artists, collaborators, and attendees who celebrated the festival’s return in Station North, captured on film.
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Movie Review: Will & Harper
A celebration of friendship, America, and the power of empathy.
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Experience the Northern Outer Banks
Corolla, North Carolina is where wild beauty meets coastal luxury this vacation season.
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A Provocative New Frederick Douglass Portrait Is Unveiled at the Lewis Museum
Visible from President Street, the modern depiction of Maryland's iconic abolitionist sparks mixed reactions—which the museum hopes will lead to larger conversations.
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How Exactly Did Edgar Allan Poe Die? David Gaylin’s New Book is a Comprehensive Examination
The president of the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore aims to put all of the eternal theories to rest in ‘The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe.’
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Four Films You Can’t Miss at The New/Next Film Fest This Weekend
In advance of the fest’s return to The Charles Theatre Oct. 3-6, we review a few of the standout selections.
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A Pristine Dream: André De Shields Made It To the Top With Patience, Grace—And a Whole Lot of Talent
The Broadway icon's Baltimore childhood was spent frolicking up and down The Avenue when The Royal was still open, back when it wasn’t uncommon to see Black stars like Duke Ellington or Etta James strolling down the street while they were in town for gigs.
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Teri Henderson is a Leading Voice for the Local Creative Community
With a warm, inquisitive style, her writing focuses on the overlooked stories of Black, brown, and queer artists, as does her curatorial work.
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National Aquarium’s Voyages Program Sparks Wonder in Adults
Fusing art and science, Jenny Hamilton has brought a program built by Baltimore, for Baltimore to the Inner Harbor institution.
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Ten New Murals Are Being Unveiled at the Baltimore Convention Center This Weekend
The second-annual BRUSH Mural Fest, happening downtown on Saturday, united 20 local artists to transform the building's exterior with vibrant works that highlight undervalued parts of the city.
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The Craft Castle in Hampden Offers a Creative Respite from Everyday Life
Craig Reinauer's adult arts-and-crafts studio was born out of a dream for people to reconnect with their imagination.
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Arts Every Day Prioritizes Equitable Access to the Arts in Baltimore City Schools
Executive director Julia Di Bussolo works to ensure students have all of the resources they need to be artists, leaders, advocates, makers, and supporters of the arts.
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Pop-Up Jazz Club on Key Highway Is An Incubator for Local Performers
Musician and producer Ed Baldi hopes that the Hemingway Room, located in the private event space at Little Havana, will help to strengthen Baltimore's reputation as an important East Coast city for jazz.
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The List: September 2024
From the High Zero Festival of Experimental Improvised Music and Baltimore Comic Con to the Pigtown Festival and Charm City Live, here are the happenings to pencil in this month.
