As the home of literary luminaries including Edgar Allan Poe, H.L. Mencken, and more recently Laura Lippman and David Simon, as well as the Maryland Institute of Art, the nation's oldest arts college, Baltimore's arts and culture bona fides span centuries, not just decades. The city has it going on in every area of the arts and boasts a thriving indie music scene with venues -- large and small -- scattered throughout its neighborhoods that has been recognized as the nation's best by
Rolling Stone magazine.
The visual arts range from the traditional displayed at the Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art to the innovative and sometimes quirky at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, the Contemporary Museum and the American Visionary Arts Museum and a plethora of independent studios and galleries all over the city.
The long-established Centerstage leads the way for local theatergoers who can take in a Broadway play at the Hippodrome or enjoy performances smaller performances at one of the many local and/or experimental theaters throughout the city.
Arianne Teeple
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Bmore Media Managing Photographer strikes the right chords in her photo essay of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's rehearsal of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6. Check out her photos of orchestra members and their instruments, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Music Director Marin Alsop.
Arianne Teeple
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Bmore Media Managing Photographer Arianne Teeple captures notable architectural details and exhibits at the 167-year-old Maryland Historical Society museum and library in this photo essay. She highlights pieces from the Mount Vernon attraction's folk art collection and an exhibit that takes a look at Maryland’s role in the Civil War.
She also takes photos from its War of 1812 collection, which will take on greater significance this year as 2012 marks the war's 200-year anniversary.
Cassie Paton
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
It’s no secret that Station North has been making some changes. Over the years, it’s evolved from a run-down neighborhood known for its crime into a thriving arts community. But the past couple of years have been especially busy for Station North. There’s been a sharp increase in the number of businesses opening up, and its monthly Final Friday events are attracting new crowds. But can the neighborhood sustain this momentum once it loses a key anchor later this year?
Julekha Dash
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Can free tickets and the use of social media draw younger audiences to the stage? Philip Arnoult, founder of the Theatre Project, and Buck Jabaily, co-founder of Single Carrot Theatre, are about to find out. The pair have launched Baltimore Open Theatre with seed money from the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation. Performances will begin this fall in either the west side or Station North.
Julekha Dash
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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