Tim Smith

Opera addresses true story of black 14-year-old convicted, executed, exonerated 70 years later

June 29, 2019 at 1:44 p.m.

In 1944, two white girls, ages 7 and 11, were found beaten to death in the rural town of Alcolu, S.C. An African-American boy, who said he had seen the...

Muralist responds to Freddie Gray case with new work at site of the arrest

June 7, 2019 at 12:41 p.m.

The long, blank white wall on the side of a row house at the intersection where Freddie Gray was arrested is gradually being filled with a mural by street artist...

Cohesion Theatre Company to address Freddie Gray issues with readings

June 7, 2019 at 12:41 p.m.

Arts groups in Baltimore have been responding, and will no doubt continue responding, to the tensions in the city surrounding the death of Freddie Gray. Here's a just-announced example: Cohesion...

Kennedy Center’s 2013-14 season showcases hip-hop, international theater

June 7, 2019 at 12:22 p.m.

The Kennedy Center plans to shake up the Foggy Bottom hood next season. As part of its 2013-2014 lineup, the center will showcase a global pop music phenomenon. Really? Shizzle,...

Baltimore Symphony announces 2013-14 season

June 7, 2019 at 12:22 p.m.

There's a light and dark theme running through the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's 2013-2014 season, which includes works dealing with great loss, as well as great compassion. "Sometimes through tragedy, whether...

Season of ‘Nutcracker,’ ‘Messiah’ starts early

March 21, 2019 at 1:31 a.m.

The holiday season wouldn't be the holiday season without colorful music and dance events. And, just as department stores break out the Christmas decorations earlier and earlier, some performing arts...

Art Modell left mark on Baltimore’s cultural community

August 19, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

Art Modell did not just play a major role in the sports life of Baltimore. He and his wife Pat were among the region's most generous donors to the city's...

Finalists for Sondheim Artscape Prize in BMA show

April 6, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

Art is often more about questions than answers. That point is driven home by the Sondheim Artscape Prize: 2012 Finalists exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art, co-presented by the...

BSO accompanies ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’

April 6, 2019 at 1:26 a.m.

Call it poetic injustice. In 1928, Carl Theodor Dreyer made a movie called "The Passion of Joan of Arc," about the sainted maiden from Orleans who led French forces against...

Soulful Symphony’s ‘Evolution’

April 6, 2019 at 1:25 a.m.

After a hiatus of more than a year, Soulful Symphony re-emerged last month to perform for a packed house at the Hippodrome Theatre, inaugurating a concert series that continues there...

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