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Wesley Case

Wesley

Wesley Case is an arts and culture reporter for The Baltimore Banner. Previously, he authored The Scan, The Banner’s weekday morning newsletter. Before joining The Banner, he was a research editor at Morning Consult and an editor at The Athletic. He also covered Baltimore’s arts and nightlife scenes for a decade as a reporter and critic at The Baltimore Sun. A South Jersey native and University of Delaware alum, he has lived all over Baltimore City since 2008.

The latest from Wesley Case

This new cocktail challenge has Baltimore bars buzzing
To shine a spotlight on Baltimore’s creative bartenders, the Charm City Cocktail Club is challenging locals to try 12 bars around the city before its July deadline.
A local group of spirits enthusiasts recently formed the Charm City Cocktail Club to celebrate Baltimore’s cocktail scene — and its first foray is a challenge to fill up a passport by visiting a dozen Baltimore bars.
Look under your seat: It’s an Oprah send-off for WJZ’s Marty Bass
Marty Bass capped his 48-year career at WJZ Baltimore with a shoutout from a famous former colleague: Oprah Winfrey.
Marty Bass, a WJZ reporter for 48 years, at the Baltimore studio April 6.
Protest concert led by Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters is coming to Howard County
Bruce Springsteen is no stranger to criticizing President Donald Trump. He’ll likely do it again at the Power to the People protest concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia on Oct. 3.
Bruce Springsteen performed the first concert at CFG Bank Arena post renovations on April 7, 2023.
A seating mix-up at the Lyric sparks racism allegations, investigation
Veronica Dunlap is calling for The Lyric's CEO and President Thomas Bailey to resign after what she described as a "racist response" by the venue to a seating issue.
The Lyric is a non-profit performing arts center and live entertainment venue in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood.
Artscape 2026: Everything you need to know, including traffic and weather info
From traffic and weather info to new highlighted acts, here’s what you need to know about Artscape 2026 in Baltimore.
“Shorty,” left, a stilts performer with Baltimore Hoop Love, walks through the crowd waving a colorful scarf as festival attendees wait in line for food at Artscape in downtown Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ stars’ insurance fraud trial set for 2027
The joint trial for “Real Housewives of Potomac” stars Eddie and Wendy Osefo will take place Jan. 25-29, 2027, in Carroll County.
“Real Housewives of Potomac” stars Eddie and Wendy Osefo arrive at the Carroll County Circuit Court on Wednesday for a hearing on their indictment.
Baltimore’s Confederate monuments are returning to the city. What now?
After months on display in a Los Angeles art exhibit, Baltimore’s controversial Confederate monuments are set to return to the city.
The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1903) from Baltimore. Installation view of “MONUMENTS,” October 23, 2025–May 3, 2026, at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Brick.
Pier Six Pavilion’s new operators usher in a more Baltimore-focused era
In a music industry David vs. Goliath story, Baltimore chose a local management group to run its Pier Six Pavilion waterfront music venue over Live Nation.
The Finn Group and Knitting Factory Entertainment are the new operators of Pier Six Pavilion, the prominent waterfront venue previously run by Live Nation for the past decade.
This BMA exhibit comes with a radical challenge: Give up your phone for 5 minutes
Conceptual artist Rachel Lee Hovnanian’s “Nature Deficit Disorder,” a five-minute break from your cellphone, is a hit at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Rachel Lee Hovnanian is the artist behind the immersive installation “Nature Deficit Disorder” at the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Spring House.
Baltimore native André De Shields earns Tony Award nod for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’
Baltimore native André De Shields has a chance to win his second Tony Award in seven years for his role as Old Deuteronomy in the Broadway hit “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Andre De Shields, winner of the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for “Hadestown,” poses in the press room for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at 3 West Club on June 9, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
After 35 years, Everyman Theatre founder is ready for his curtain call
Everyman Theatre founder and Artistic Director Vincent Lancisi talks about his legacy, the theater’s future and why now is the right time to retire.
Vincent M. Lancisi, founder and artistic director of Everyman Theatre, sits for a portrait inside the theatre he started in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, April 20, 2026. Lancisi is retiring this summer at the conclusion of the current season.
Hayley Williams, Brandi Carlile, Mitski to headline All Things Go festival in September
Hayley Williams performs during Remi Wolf's Insanely Fire 1970's Pool Party Superjam on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, Tenn.
Influential arts leader Jeannie Howe to exit Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Jeannie Howe, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance’s executive director since 2012, talks about her decision to leave the arts nonprofit at the end of the year.
Jeannie Howe, executive director of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance since 2012, will step down from the arts nonprofit organization at the end of the year.
I-83’s new murals redefine graffiti cleanup
Baltimore-based artists answered the call to submit mural concepts for the project, which was produced by Gaia, the acclaimed street artist with large-scale murals found in Charm City and around the world.
RodSzn, assistant coordinator for local artist D Star, stands on a lift as he works on a new mural by D Star along the southbound Jones Falls Expressway earlier this week as part of the “Art After Dark” initiative.
Want a degree in rap? Lupe Fiasco is here to teach you.
Lupe Fiasco, the Peabody Institute’s distinguished visiting artist, talks teaching, AI and more before giving a public class on rapping at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
Lupe Fiasco became the first to teach rap at the Peabody Institute in the fall of 2025.
He made one of the world’s most famous symbols, then kept it off his résumé
Gary Anderson, who calls Baltimore his home, designed the recycling symbol in 1970 as part of a student competition. But as an architect, he was reluctant to claim credit for it.
Gary Anderson designed the recycling symbol in 1970 as part of a student competition. But as an architect, he was reluctant to claim credit for it.
Shhh! A new Fells Point lounge wants to be Baltimore’s best-kept secret.
In Baltimore, a city more known for its bars and watering holes than nightclubs, Wonderland wants to draw a crowd that relishes dressing up and letting loose to dance music.
Wonderland is a new lounge and nightclub from Bryan Burkert, owner of The Sound Garden, and Scott Chmielewski, an Emmy-nominated lighting and video professional.
Want to visit Wakanda? Step inside the Walters’ new ‘Black Panther’ exhibit.
The Walters Art Museum is offering “Black Panther” fans a trip through the Marvel franchise’s African utopia via the films’ jewelry and costumes.
A museum employee examines the clothing and jewelry from Marvel’s “Black Panther” during a preview of the “Jewelry of the Afrofuture” exhibit at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
Baltimore’s Broadway boom poised to continue with tax credit extension
Baltimore has been a recent launching pad for national tours of Broadway hits. The trend is poised to continue with the extension of a state tax credit program.
Claire Kwon, right, and Steven Huynh star in “Maybe Happy Ending.” The Tony Award winner’s national tour launches at the Hippodrome Theatre on Sept. 13.
Meet Louis Fratino, the 32-year-old Marylander taking the art world by storm
To put your work in direct conversation with Henri Matisse would be a daunting challenge for any artist. At 32, Brooklyn-via-Maryland painter Louis Fratino is up for the task.
A Baltimore Museum of Art visitor examines “Waking up first, hard morning light” by Louis Fratino on March 13.
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