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Washington County Free Library pays tribute to Edgar Allan Poe
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Branch of the Washington County Library paid tribute to Edgar Allan Poe honoring the 177th anniversary of the iconic writer’sdeath. The tribute came in the form of a one-hour exhibit and seminar led by Eben Dennis, a representative of the Special Collections Department of Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.
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Smile: The BMA’s new ‘Flashback’ exhibition spans two centuries of Baltimore photography
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is running several special programs alongside its photographic deep dive, Flashback: Two Centuries of Baltimore Photography. The exhibition runs until Feb. 21, 2027. Flashback is the first deep study of the history of photography in Baltimore spanning the invention of the daguerreotype to the...
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In the 1970s, the U.S. Commissioned Photographers to Document the Country’s People and Places. You Can Now See More Than 200 of the Powerful Images
In “American Journal,” poet Robert Hayden calls the nation “an organism that changes even as I examine it.” Hayden wrote the poem in 1976, the same year that he became the first Black American consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, a role that would later be known as the U.S. poet laureate. A couple years later, “American Journal” was published in a poetry collection of the same name.
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Before Modern Highways Existed Travelers Stopped at This Historic Maryland Inn
Before interstates and rest stops, travel was a different kind of experience. You moved slower, planned more carefully, and relied on places that offered a bed and a hot meal. This Maryland inn was one of those places. Travelers stopped here for generations, and the building still carries that history.
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Documentary 'Christianity at a Crossroads' looks at the changing face of Christianity in America
OWINGS MILLS, MD - Maryland Public Television is serving as public TV's presenting station for award-winning filmmaker Martin Doblmeier's new four-part documentary series, Christianity at a ...
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BmoreArt’s Picks: October 13-19
This Week: ‘Out of the Picture’ film screening at UMBC, Out of Bounds exhibition opens at The Kreeger Museum, opening reception for Jones Falls 2076 at The Peale, reception for Paul Daniel at Goya, LUSMERLIN opening reception at Atrium Artspace, 2026/27 Indigenous Art Gallery opening at Center Stage, Stars and Stripes: Pride, Protest & Promise opening reception at Galerie Myrtis, (Un)Common Scholars Community Symposium at the BMA, David Herman’s Art Sale benefiting Art with a Heart, Make Studio’s Cordially Invited IX opening reception, Baltimore Clayworks Firefest 2026, and an opening reception for VILLAGER at Hotel Indigo — PLUS Gutierrez Memorial Fund Legacy Grant and more featured opportunities!
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Baltimore Teens Imagine a Harbor 100 Years From Now in New Aquarium Exhibit
501 E. Pratt St., Between Piers 3 & 4 — Approximate Harbor Wetland Unveiling Site. Thirty-one young Baltimore artists spent part of their summer imagining what the Inner Harbor could look like in 25, 50 and even 100 years, and the result now greets visitors at the National Aquarium's Harbor Wetland exhibit. The twelve pieces, created through a partnership between Baltimore Youth Arts and the Aquarium, were unveiled to the public on October 10 as a free outdoor installation.
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Longtime Capital Gazette Photographer Paul W. Gillespie Hosting Solo Exhibition at Chesapeake Arts Center
Longtime Capital Gazette photographer Paul W. Gillespie will open a new solo exhibition at Chesapeake Arts Center in September, offering a look at the personal photography he creates beyond his newspaper assignments. The exhibition, “Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? People, Places, and Passing Moments”, will run from September...
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Catonsville Set to Unveil 10 Towering Signs Honoring Residents and Hidden History
A series of tarped signs has been standing near some of Catonsville's most significant spots along Frederick Road in recent days, waiting to be revealed. The covers are set to come off: a new public art project called Signs of People features 10 towering yellow silhouettes of real Catonsville residents, each one pointing toward a historic site tied to their own story.
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Lee’s Story: At 80, a Baltimore Artist Draws on Faith and a Second Chance
(BALTIMORE – October 11, 2026) — At 80 years old, Carl E. Lee still has a steady hand, a keen eye, and a desire to give back. With a pencil and a photograph, he creates portraits that capture the details of a face and the expression that makes it familiar.
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Forest Park Golf Centennial Tournament celebrates Baltimore’s Black golf history
Forest Park Golf Club (FPGC) marked 100 years since the course opened with its Centennial Golf Tournament on Sept. 25. The event served as a time to celebrate the history of Black golf in Baltimore. The tournament included an 18-hole competition for teams of four, a beginner’s golf clinic and an awards luncheon.
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» Defendant Sentenced in TikTok Romance Turned Deadly
On Oct. 8, Tyjai Archer, 27, was sentenced to 30 years suspend all but 13 years for manslaughter in the case of an on-line relationship gone sour, before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Alan C. Lazerow. Archer visited Davion Hodges, 25, at his home to bring him food on Sept. 9,...
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This Maryland Haunted House Inside An Abandoned Theater Is Straight Out Of A Horror Movie
Nobody warned you that the scariest place in Maryland would be hiding behind a vintage cinema sign on Washington Boulevard in Laurel. Laurel’s House of Horror took an old, abandoned theater and rebuilt it from the inside out into a haunted experience that people are still talking about on the drive home.
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Bring The Whole Family To Maryland’s Most Famous Interactive Museum For An Unforgettable Day Out
A giant T. rex skeleton walked into a museum in Baltimore, and the punchline is that you haven’t been there yet. The Maryland Science Center sits right on the Inner Harbor, and it’s been delivering unforgettable days out to families from across Maryland and well beyond for longer than most people realize.
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Baltimore Taco Festival Takes Over Power Plant Live Oct. 10 to 11 With 30+ Food Vendors.
The 9th annual Baltimore Taco Festival hits Power Plant Live! Oct. 10 to 11 with 30+ food vendors, $5 tacos, lucha libre, and a free kids’ pumpkin patch. The post Baltimore Taco Festival Takes Over Power Plant Live Oct. 10 to 11 With 30+ Food Vendors. appeared first on Timeless Dishes .
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500 Voices, One Mission: Keep Baltimore’s Gospel Legacy Alive
Five hundred singers and musicians gathered at New Psalmist Baptist Church on Sept. 19 to record “The Sound of Baltimore.” The choir filled the stands; worshippers filled the sanctuary. Organizers said more than 2,000 people attended. For Eric Waddell, the Baltimore musician who brought the choir together, seeing...