There are art forums—and then there’s the annual Charleston Art & Antiques Forum
2015 marks the 18th anniversary of The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum. Jean Y. Helms founded the Forum in 1996. She …
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Snickers’ Brady Bunch Super Bowl commercial – behind the scenes
Last week, Ian Failes posted an article on the fxguide website that provides some great insight into the making of …
Photos from long ago and far away
I was in my teens and twenties when America’s space program was in its prime. Being a fan of both …
If I were going to be in town on February 12th, I’d brave hell and high water to see this concert
Pablo Casals performed at Peabody; cellist Amit Peled will honor one of those performances with one of his own. Here’s …
If you’re interested in art provenance, this is one hot ticket
And, tickets are free. The event is tomorrow at BMA. The Bar Association of Baltimore City Continuing Legal Education Committee …
If you like the show, “How It’s Made,” you’ll love this one.
They were called valves in Britain and tubes in the United States. They became transistors and then morphed into integrated circuits. Today …
On a lovely Sunday afternoon—gunshots, crossbows, blood spatter, oh my!
When the garrote was wrapped around Clifford’s neck and yanked tight, he bled …
Reason #2361 that I love Baltimore
The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University—our just-up-the-street neighbor on Charles—trains musicians; the GRAMMY Awards honor them. Hilary Hahn, Preparatory …
Maryland Politics–no Jew need apply
Coming this February How Jews Entered American Politics: The Curious Case of Maryland’s “Jew Bill” Presented by Rafael Medoff of The …
12 powerful minutes with Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte set a high bar at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Awards Saturday night, November 8th. In …
News from our friends at the Jewish Museum of Maryland
Lloyd Street Synagogue Anniversary Sunday, November 9, 10:00am to 5:00pm 1:00 pm Lecture: Mendes’ Baltimore: The Industries That Built a City …
2015 John Dales Scholarship for SAG Members and Families
Yet another reason I’m proud to be a Screen Actors Guild-AFTRA, One Union, member: The 2015 John L. Dales Scholarship competition is …
Save the date: Claes Oldenburg at the Hirshhorn.
The Hirshhorn Washington, D.C. Saturday, November 8 4 pm | Ring Auditorium Claes Oldenburg: SPIRIT OF THE MONUMENT One of the …
A 57-pound book that looks as wonderful as it is heavy.
And I really, really want it. But at $5,000. for the art edition, it’s not going to happen. (When it’s …
VIDEO: Andy Warhol – The Complete Picture
IMDb says, “Andy Warhol: THE COMPLETE PICTURE is the definitive account of the life and work of the most enigmatic …
Forty years ago tonight Nixon resigned the office of President of the United States
Here is his speech: Good evening. This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office, where …
A satirist, he saw machines and gadgets as excessive
From the Jewish Museum of Maryland: Not many of us make it into the dictionary as an adjective. But then …
“Being a woman, you have to work twice as hard.”
From Variety (and with shame on us as an industry): Anna Behlmer has earned 10 Oscar nominations while working as …
Photographer, Berenice Abbott was born 116 years ago today
Photography helps people to see. Those famous words were spoken by Berenice Abbott (1898–1991). If you are as inspired by them …
I met an ad legend. A real-life Mad Woman.
In her opening remarks, 82 year-old Jane Maas said, “When I started my advertising career in 1964, as a copywriter at …