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Best of Baltimore Readers’ Poll Results 2024: Arts & Culture
Your picks for the best in arts and culture.
Local Author
Winner: Jennifer Vido
Finalists: Miranda Mittleman; Laura Lippman
Local Visual Artist
Winner: Kenneth Clemons
Finalists: Joyce J. Scott; Juliet Ames
Local Band
Winner: 5Spot
Finalists: The Kelly Bell Band; The 2000 Watts
Concert Series
Winner: WTMD First Thursdays
Finalists: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Lurman Woodland Theater
Exhibit
Winner: If You Build It, They Will Come, American Visionary Art Museum
Finalists: Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams, Baltimore Museum of Art; The Underground Railroad: Freedom Seekers on the B&O Railroad, B&O Railroad Museum
Live Theater Venue
Winner: Hippodrome Theater at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
Finalists: Everyman Theater; Baltimore Center Stage
Movie Theater
Winner: The Charles Theatre
Finalists: The Senator Theatre; Bengies Drive-In Theatre
Music Venue
Winner: Ottobar
Finalists: Merriweather Post Pavilion; CFG Bank Arena
Museum
Winner: American Visionary Art Museum
Finalists: The Baltimore Museum of Art; The Walters Art Museum
Local Musician
Winner: Anthony Frijia
Finalists: Jason Butcher; Cris Jacobs & Caleb Stine (tie)
Local Poet
Winner: Kondwani Fidel
Finalists: Sylvia Jones; Maggie D. Brace & Lady Brion (tie)
Tattoo Artist
Winner: Chris Dominick
Finalists: AJ Jensen; Dakota Monroe
Gallery
Winner: Current Space
Finalists: Creative Alliance; Night Owl Gallery
Dance Party
Winner: The Royal Blue
Finalists: Ultra Naté’s Deep Sugar; Save Your Soul
Trivia Night
Winner: Theme Trivia With Lizzie Dove
Finalists: Charm City Trivia; Greg’s Shitty Trivia
Karaoke Bar
Winner: Walt’s Inn
Finalists: Ottobar; Charm City Karaoke
Explore more of our Best of Baltimore Readers’ Poll winners, here.