Festivals

Photos: Highlights of Artscape 2012

Clutch at Artscape 2012

Neil Fallon of the band Clutch performs at Artscape 2012 on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. Artscape 2012, “America’s largest free arts festival”, once again brought large crowds to Baltimore’s arts district. Even with the on-again off-again rain showers on Friday and Saturday, the festival still attracted large crowds. The one benefit of [...]


Southern Culture On The Skids at Artscape 2011

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Mary Huff of Southern Culture On The Skids performs at the Wells Fargo Stage during Artscape 2011 in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, July 16, 2011.


Fantasia at Artscape 2011

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Fantasia performs at the Wells Fargo Stage during Artscape 2011 in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 15, 2011.


R.I.P. Teena Marie

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Teena Marie performs  at the African American Heritage Festival in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 3, 2009. R.I.P. Teena Marie March 5, 1956 – December 26th, 2010


Arts on Foot 2010

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Lisa Taylor of the Lisa Taylor Band performs with Gina Desimone and The Moaners during Arts on Foot on Saturday, September 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. Arts on Foot an annual one day festival that showcases visual art, music, theater, dance, film and creative cuisine. The festival takes place in the Penn Quarter section of [...]


Cold War Kids at Artscape 2010

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Nathan Williett of the group Cold War Kids performs during the second day of Artscape 2010 on Saturday, July 17, 2010 in Baltimore, MD.


The African American Heritage Festival 2010

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Paula Campbell performs during the opening night of the African American Heritage Festival on Friday, June 18, 2010 in Baltimore, MD.


Washington Folk Festival 2010

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Jay McCrensky (center) of the Machaya Klezmer Band teaches a traditional Jewish dance to a group of workshop participants at the 30th annual Washington Folk Festival in Glen Echo, MD on Sunday, June 6, 2010.


BikeJam Baltimore

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Participants take part in the Womens Pro 20 Mile cycling race during BikeJam 10 at Patterson Park in Baltimore, MD on Sunday, May 23, 2010.


Arts on Foot 2009

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Satrice Rigsby, a student at the Trapeze School Washington DC, performs during the 17th annual Arts on Foot festival in Washington, DC on Saturday, September 12, 2009. Arts on Foot is a one day festival that showcases visual art, music, theater, dance, film and creative cuisine. The festival takes place in the Penn Quarter section [...]


Feast of St. Gabriel Italian Festival

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Mary Alexa of Baltimore pretends to pray like an angel as she waits for the processional in honor of St. Gabriel, patron saint of Abruzzi, to begin outside of St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church in the Little Italy neighborhood of Baltimore, MD on Saturday, August 23, 2009. Following the processional, a small ceremony [...]


The California Fantasy Van

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Darrell McMillan and his daughter stare into a mirror on the California Fantasy Van at Artscape in Baltimore, MD on Sunday, July 19, 2009. The California Fantasy Van was created by Ernie Steingold. The van has over a thousand pieces of brass and coins affixed to it. All though Mr. Steingold passed away in 1998, [...]


Robin Thicke at Artscape 2009

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Robin Thicke performs with his band during Artscape 2009 in Baltimore, MD on Sunday, July 19, 2009. Artscape is America’s largest, municipally-produced arts festival that remains free and open to the public. More Photos: Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Photo By: Anthony Washington Copyright © 2009 * All Rights Reserved *


Jonathan Burns: Flexible Comedy

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Jonathan Burns attempts to squeeze his entire body through a toilet seat during his Flexible Comedy routine at Artscape in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, July 18, 2009.  Artscape is America’s largest, municipally-produced arts festival that remains free and open to the public. Photo By: Anthony Washington Copyright © 2009 * All Rights Reserved * More [...]


Robert Randolph and the Family Band

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Robert Randolph of Robert Randolph and the Family Band performs at Artscape 2009 in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 17, 2009. Artscape is America’s largest, municipally-produced arts festival that remains free and open to the public. Photo By: Anthony Washington Copyright © 2009 * All Rights Reserved * More Photos: Get the flash player here: [...]


Dionne Warwick at Artscape 2009

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Dionne Warwick performs during the opening day of Artscape 2009 in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 17, 2009. Ms. Warwick was the the headliner for the evenings festivities. Artscape is America’s largest, municipally-produced arts festival that remains free and open to the public. Photo By: Anthony Washington Copyright © 2009 * All Rights Reserved * [...]


Sanjit Roy’s Art Serpent at Artscape 2009

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Sanjit Roy, Adjunct Lecturer for the School of Architecture + Planning at Morgan State University, holds up a sign for his Artscape midway design Art Serpent during the opening day of Artscape 2009 in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 17, 2009.  Art Serpent is the winner of  the 2009 Artscape Midway II Fascade Design Competition. [...]


Big Boi at Rock the Bells 2009

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Rapper Big Boi of the group Outkast performs during Rock the Bells 2009 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD on Sunday, July12, 2009. Rock the Bells 2009 features over 20 acts performing over a 10 hour period on two different stage. Nas & Damian Marley serve as the headliners for this years tour. Photo By: [...]


Nas at Rock the Bells 2009

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Rapper Nas performs during Rock the Bells 2009 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD on Sunday, July 12, 2009. Rock the Bells 2009 features over 20 acts performing over  a 10 hour period on two different stage. Nas & Damian Marley serve as the headliners for this years  tour. Photo By: Anthony Washington [...]


Spliff Star & Busta Rhymes at Rock the Bells 2009

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Rappers Spliff Star & Busta Rhymes perform during Rock the Bells 2009 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD on Sunday, July12, 2009. Rock the Bells 2009 features over 20 acts performing over  a 10 hour period on two different stage. Nas & Damian Marley serve as the headliners for this years  tour. Photo [...]


En Vogue at the African American Heritage Festival

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Cindy Herron-Braggs performs as fellow members of En Vogue look on at the African American Heritage Festival in Baltimore on Saturday, July 4, 2009. En Vogue served as the headliner for day two of the festival. Photos By: Anthony Washington Copyright © 2009 * All Rights Reserved *


Teena Marie at the African American Heritage Festival

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Teena Marie performs at the African American Heritage Festival in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 3, 2009. The African American Heritage Festival is a 3 Day festival that attracts 500,000 people from Baltimore, Washington, Virginia, and other neighboring states. Photo By: Anthony Washington Copyright © 2009 * All Rights Reserved *


Raheem Devaughn at the African American Heritage Festival

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Raheem Devaughn performs at the African American Heritage Festival in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 3, 2009. The African American Heritage Festival is a three-day festival that attracts 500,000 people from Baltimore, Washington, Virginia, and other neighboring states. More Photos: African American Heritage Festival 2009 – Images by Anthony Washington Photo By: Anthony Washington Copyright [...]


Rebirth Brass Band @ The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival

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Derrick “Kabuky” Shezbie of the Rebirth Brass  Band plays the trumpet at the Sylvan Amphitheater on the National Mall during the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 13, 2009. The Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans Brass Band founded in 1982 by tuba/sousaphone player Philip Frazier, his brother Keith Frazier, [...]