Overlea dancer directs The Collective

The music on the boom box inside the small dance studio at Bryn Mawr School is "Hearts a Mess" by Gotye.

Picture-perfect world awaits in 'Places" exhibit at Columbia Art Center

You might walk into the Columbia Photo Artists' exhibit titled "Places" expecting to see familiar Howard County places showcased on the...

Ballerina Katie Williams takes talent to new heights

Serious balletomanes might have spotted Katherine Williams' promise years ago when she first stepped on stage as a tiny ballerina in...

In 'Gleam,' testing limits and breaking traditions

Watching "Gleam" at Center Stage is like visiting a distant era that actually wasn't all that long ago. This play takes place between 1903...

On face value, Hahn-Bin delivers a new experience

A tuxedo seems like the one sartorial item that Hahn-Bin might not wear when this 24-year-old violinist appears for the Candlelight...

Charlestown residents open sixth art exhibition Jan. 8

The sixth Fireside Dining Room Exhibition proves that when it comes to matters of the heart, a single interpretation just won't do.

Graf was still off the charts when ranking dance stars

In mid-December, we caught Columbia's Alicia Graf in a premiere program presented by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater...

At Artists' Gallery, it's about individual messages

Group exhibits tend to feature an assortment of subjects treated in several different mediums. The "All Member Holiday Show" at the Artists'...

Hellman: Contemplating the eternal at Tai Sophia

Let's get metaphysical. That's the right frame of mind for viewing the abstract compositions in Richard Hellman's exhibit...

Landscape artist Wolfgang Oehme dies

Towson resident Wolfgang Oehme, an internationally renowned landscape architect whose designs revolutionized American — and Towson...

Andy Warhol is back in the 'Headlines' at NGA

Andy Warhol died in 1987, but he continues to make headlines.

Working magic with light at the HCAC juried show

You really get to know the local artists exhibiting in "Art Howard County 2011" at the Howard County Arts Council. Unlike...

Remington photos a self-portrait

Twenty eight photos lined the walls of the restaurant Meet 27 on Saturday. They showed the neighborhood warts and all, from boarded-up row...

Opening the books on holiday gifts for readers

In these tough economic times, books offer a great return on a gift-giver's investment. Relatively inexpensive, they provide hours of...

Pliés and push-ups

On the second floor of the Sudbrook Arts Centre in Pikesville, Tim Fox snapped his fingers to live piano music as he watched his three...