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Arts & Entertainment

To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 13

By ARTS EDITORS | 4 days ago

Before classes start to truly ramp up with endless assignments and back-to-back exams, the Arts & Entertainment editors would like to offer some suggestions to occupy the free time you may get during this early semester period.

COURTESY OF KEVIN HE He describes his experience with his first Record Store Day in Baltimore.

Record Store Day 2026: a recap

By KEVIN HE | April 24, 2026

Although I have been collecting records for a few years, this was my first time participating in Record Store Day because I had been turned off by the notoriously long lines and titles that didn’t really catch my eye.

SYDNOR DUFFY / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR  Pre-game our end-of-the-semester celebration a little earlier with these forthcoming selections.

To watch and watch for: Week of April 20

By ARTS EDITORS | April 20, 2026

The allure of the sun and the Beach nearly manages to distract from the looming threat of finals, but in spite of future stress, perhaps we can pre-game our end-of-the-semester celebration a little earlier with these forthcoming selections.

COURTESY OF WILL KIRK

Remembering Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and being bound together

By RIVER PHAN | April 20, 2026

Each year, the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts sponsors a free public lecture. The most recent lecture covered Frances Ellen Watkins Harper in celebration of her 200th birthday. Harper was the most prolific Black female writer of the 19th century and among the first African American women to be published in the United States.

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Our Picks for National Poetry Month, 2026

By Various Writers | April 15, 2026

In honor of National Poetry Month, the Johns Hopkins News-Letter’s Arts & Entertainment section presents our specially curated picks of poetry from various contributing writers, staff writers and editors. 

SYDNOR DUFFY / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR Enjoy the nicer spring weather with these picks from the Arts and Entertainment team!

To watch and watch for: Week of April 13

By ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT STAFF | April 13, 2026

As the prospect of the end of the semester looms on the horizon, student-hosted events are cropping up in record numbers! If you’re looking for new albums to listen to on the way to your next show or for easy reads to pick up while sunbathing on the Beach, look no further.

SYDNOR DUFFY / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR Seeking suggestions on how to weather another spring tease? Look no further!

To watch and watch for: Week of April 6

By ARTS EDITORS | April 8, 2026

Among all of this instability, we can at least take solace in new media releases, as the Arts section has been enabling readers to do every week. Whether sunshine, rain or cold, begin with these personal recommendations of new media releases.

COURTESY OF LUCA FANG Chen interviews the Hopkins Breakers dance group, whose members describe how you build connections through art.

Backstage with the Hopkins Breakers

By ESTELLE CHEN | March 31, 2026

On a Thursday night in the back practice rooms of the Bloomberg Student Center, the Hopkins Breakers were practicing past bedtime. I caught the Hopkins Breakers just starting a night of dancing, and I noted down their reflections on the past year, their breakdancing journey and their upcoming performance at the 2026 Culture Show.

SYDNOR DUFFY / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR Welcome in spring with these picks from the Arts and Entertainment team!

To watch and watch for: Week of March 30

By ARTS EDITORS | March 30, 2026

With March wrapping up and April starting, spring is ahead of us. The warming weather presents the perfect opportunity for a break between grueling midterms or other obligations. What’s better than reading in the sun or walking to a show when it's 70 degrees outside?

KENWARD ELMSLIE / PDM 1.0 Oh and Saeed both discuss their personal O'Hara favorites, bringing unique interpretations for the poet's 100th birthday. 

A century of Frank O'Hara: celebrating the poet's life and works

By GRACE OH and MYRA SAEED | March 27, 2026

We live in a world of great uncertainty and violence, yet we’re forced to go through life with an unshakable smile and determination. If you too feel the heaviness of the world weighing your heart down, sit somewhere comfortable, prepare your favorite drink and allow O’Hara’s words to remind you of humanity.

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