The Charles Theatre: Baltimore’s Art Deco Movie Palace
Before the multiplex, there was the Charles. Opened in 1939 as the Times Theatre newsreel house and reborn as the Charles, Baltimore’s beloved five-screen arthouse...
Category : Arts & Culture
Station North: Maryland’s First Arts and Entertainment District
Where downtown Baltimore turns creative, the streetlights seem to glow a little warmer. Station North — the blocks around Penn Station, Charles Street and North...
The Lyric: Baltimore’s 1894 Opera House Still Takes a Bow
Some rooms are born for applause. The Lyric, opened in 1894 on Mount Royal Avenue, has hosted more than 130 years of Baltimore nights out...
The Baltimore Book Festival: A Love Letter in Print
Baltimore has always been a writers’ town — Poe, Mencken, Ta-Nehisi Coates — and each fall it celebrates in print. The Baltimore Book Festival, produced...
Artscape: America’s Largest Free Outdoor Arts Festival
Every summer, Baltimore throws itself an art party that takes over whole neighborhoods — and nobody pays a dime to get in. Artscape, produced by...
Opera Baltimore: Grand Voices in a Gilded Age Mansion
Opera sounds even grander under a mansion’s chandeliers. Opera Baltimore presents its productions and concerts at the Engineers Club in the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion, the Gilded...
The Peabody Institute: America’s Oldest Conservatory Sings On
Mount Vernon’s marble heart has a soundtrack, and it plays at the Peabody Institute. Founded in 1857 by philanthropist George Peabody, the Peabody Institute is...
Everyman Theatre: Baltimore’s Resident Company with a Big Heart
Everyman Theatre built its reputation the Baltimore way: a resident company of actors audiences know by name, performing plays chosen for heart as much as...
The Hippodrome Theatre: Broadway’s Baltimore Home Since 1914
The marquee glow on Eutaw Street has announced big nights in Baltimore for more than a century. The Hippodrome Theatre opened in 1914 as a...
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: A Century of Music at the Meyerhoff
For more than a century, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has been the sound of a city that takes music seriously. Founded in 1916 — the...
