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CBS News
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
AFRAM Baltimore 2025 performance lineup and schedule
What can you expect at the 2025 Baltimore AFRAM Festival? What can you expect at the 2025 Baltimore AFRAM Festival? What can you expect at the 2025 Baltimore AFRAM Festival? The AFRAM Festival in Baltimore is a celebration of African American culture, a music experience and a foodie paradise. This year's free festival will take place in Druid Hill Park on Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22. AFRAM runs from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday featuring nearly 20 artists, including headliners Juvenile and Patti LaBelle. What is AFRAM? AFRAM highlights African American culture, music and art. It's one of the largest Black cultural festivals on the East Coast. Each year, AFRAM is held on Juneteenth weekend. The recently recognized federal holiday on June 19 commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. The event, organized by Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, is in its 49th year. AFRAM is a family-friendly affair that includes history, education, entertainment and activities for kids. Artists lineup for AFRAM 2025 This year, AFRAM has a star-studded lineup of R&B singers, Hip-Hop artists and DJs. On Saturday, June 21, the following performers will take the main stage: VEDO will perform at 5 p.m. Stefflon Don will perform at 6 p.m. Saweetie will perform at 7 p.m. Juvenile & 400 Degreez Band will perform at 8:30 p.m. DJ Loddie Antonio Herring Baltimore Club Music Kenta Vaun DJ Redds, Cool Ant, Chey Parker On Sunday, June 22, the following performers will take the main stage: Jonathan Nelson will perform at 1:45 p.m. Jonathan Gilmore Project will perform at 3:45 p.m. Amerie will perform at 5 p.m. Silk will perform at 6 p.m. Tedra Moses will perform at 7 p.m. Patti LaBelle will perform at 8:15 p.m. DJ Kenny D and Marc Clarke Ty Alexander and Rome DJ Porkchop The festival also includes a Roots & Family Stage, which will feature performances between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The following artists will perform on the Roots & Family stage:
CBS News
16 hours ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Fantastic Friday across Maryland ahead of dangerous heat wave
We get to enjoy a fantastic Friday of weather after a strong to damaging line of storms Thursday evening. Skies will stay partly to mostly sunny today with a comfortable breeze out of the west-northwest. Humidity levels dropped overnight and we'll benefit from the low humidity today. High temperatures will climb into the middle 80s. All outdoor plans now through this evening look picture perfect. Enjoy this beautiful and comfortable weather today as a dangerous heat wave is on the way. Summer heat during AFRAM weekend A surge of heat builds into the region this weekend, just in time for major outdoor events like the AFRAM festival in Baltimore. Highs on both Saturday and Sunday will rise into the low to mid-90s, and when combined with elevated humidity levels, heat index values could climb to near 100 degrees or higher by Sunday afternoon. Festival-goers are urged to take precautions, including wearing light-colored and loose-fitting clothing, seeking shade when possible, and drinking plenty of water. The UV index over the weekend will be around a 9 or 10, so please wear sun protection and apply generous amounts of sunscreen. Dangerous heat wave arrives next week A powerful upper-level ridge of high pressure will establish itself over the Mid-Atlantic, creating a multi-day stretch of extreme heat. First Alert Weather Days have been issued for Sunday through Wednesday of next week. Actual high temperatures will flirt with 100° each day. The heat index could easily exceed that threshold, possibly feeling as hot as 105°. In some highly urbanized areas, heat index values may climb as high as 110°, Monday and Tuesday should be the peak of the heat wave, with some spots potentially experiencing heat index values above 105 degrees. These conditions could lead to heat-related illnesses if proper precautions aren't taken. Residents are advised to limit outdoor activities during peak heating hours, check on vulnerable neighbors, and ensure pets have access to water and shade. Later in the week, the upper-level ridge will begin to weaken, allowing for slightly cooler - though still hot - temperatures in the 90s. As moisture returns to the region, so will the chance for scattered thunderstorms by late next week, offering a potential pattern change as July gets underway. Stay with WJZ for continuous updates on the intensifying heat into next week.
CBS News
7 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Afternoon Storms to Develop in Maryland Saturday
A few light showers started the day in western Maryland on Saturday. It's a quiet start to the day that doesn't look to end in the same way. Saturday is a possible WJZ Alert Day. The First Alert Weather team will be watching the risk for showers and storms to develop this afternoon, continuing into the evening. Similar to Friday, heavy rain is possible. Last night's storms produced multiple flash flood alerts in Maryland and with the ground still saturated, we could see more of the same on Saturday. Forecast models are calling for 1 inch to possibly 3 inches of rainfall here in Maryland (isolated areas could see up to 5 inches if heavy rain is slow to move out or tracks over a certain area multiple times). A few storms could be on the stronger side, producing gusty winds and possible small hail. Highs on Saturday will be cooler - around 80°. It'll be even cooler on Father's Day. Prepare for highs only in the upper 60s to low 70s Sunday afternoon. Sunday also brings its own rain chance. The upcoming work week doesn't look to completely dry out until maybe closer to AFRAM weekend.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Baltimore mayor creates new office to unite city arts
BALTIMORE — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has created a new office to consolidate all the city's arts offerings from the festivals to film. The Mayor's Office of Arts, Culture, and Entertainment follows the example of cities such as Atlanta, Chicago and Austin, which groups together different genres under one big tent, Scott said Wednesday in a news release, 'improving coordination, growing cultural infrastructure, and driving strategic outcomes.' In addition to hosting such public events as AFRAM and Artscape, the new office will also operate the programs that provide grants to individual artists and cultural groups. These events used to be run by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, the city's previous events-planning and grant-making organization. The city's contract with the financially flagging quasi-governmental agency was terminated last year by Scott. But since then, interim BOPA CEO Robyn Murphy appeared with Scott at news conferences announcing plans for such popular festivals as Artscape. Murphy couldn't be reached immediately for comment. The new office will be directed by Linzy Jackson III, the city's director of external partnerships and the producer of Baltimore's AFRAM and Charm City Live. He will be supported in his new role by Tonya Miller Hall, the mayor's senior adviser for arts and culture. Scott said that Baltimore was visited last year by more than 28 million tourists. 'Baltimore has serious momentum right now,' he said. 'And more and more people are seeing it for themselves.' The news release predicted that creating a centralized agency to manage the city's arts, events, nightlife and film will grow revenues, increase operational efficiency and provide critical assistance for grassroots artists and neighborhood-based cultural organizations. The new agency 'isn't just a new office,' Jackson said in the news release. 'It's a new way of connecting Baltimore and showing who we are. It's where murals meet music, festivals meet film, and community voices take center stage.' _____
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Artscape 2025: Headliners, location changes announced for Baltimore arts festival
With less than 100 days to go before Artscape kicks off the summer on Memorial Day weekend, the mayor announced Friday some changes to the city's favorite arts festival, saying this year's iteration would be a 'bold reimagining.' The biggest change Baltimoreans can expect is the location: The festival is moving downtown from Mt. Vernon. The festival's main stage is now outside of City Hall, with an indoor art market inside the Baltimore War Memorial. Some programming will be located underneath the Jones Falls Expressway, where the Baltimore Farmers' Market takes place. The highway will provide some coverage from inclement weather, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said, but it will keep the market from happening that Sunday. Storms raged at last year's festival, dampening the fun. The move coincides with the mayor's Downtown Baltimore Rise initiatives, he said. When the festival was in Mt. Vernon, Scott said, it was about lifting that neighborhood. Now the downtown core needs to be lifted, he said. However, festival-goers will not be greeted by the same JFX they know from the farmers' market. Tonya Miller Hall, the mayor's senior adviser of arts and culture, said they will be 'reimagining the murals' and adding a light installation and green spaces across the corridor, which will remain in place after Artscape. Despite the changes, Miller Hall said the festival will be 'bringing back all the favorites' people know and love. The mayor announced the musical headliners for the weekend, with Fantasia playing Saturday and Robin Thicke Sunday. The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts is still involved with the festival after the city terminated its contract last year. The office is a quasi-governmental entity that serves as the city's arts council. It traditionally put on festivals like Artscape and AFRAM, which the city had previously said it would take on itself. Have a news tip? Contact Racquel Bazos at rbazos@ 443-813-0770 or on X as @rzbworks.
