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...

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...

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...

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...

Eat!

The best consumer advice for those attending the current exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Maryland is: Plan on going out to eat immediately...

'Fantasticks': Sex changes aside, still memorable

Try to remember "The Fantasticks" and you're likely to start humming its most famous song, "Try to Remember." You're also...

'Help' yourself to some rich cinema soul food

Nothing leaves movie-lovers feeling more nourished and content than a good drama. Watching a finely observed human struggle played out on...

In Columbia, Toby's gift of a 'White Christmas'

"Irving Berlin's White Christmas" is a nostalgia-laced ticket to simpler times, so consider it a gift from Toby Orenstein...

All hail 'The Nutcracker'!

The Sugarplum Fairy remains the most challenging role in "The Nutcracker" ballet. A ballerina must be secure in her...

Quartet settles into Sunday program with new name

"What's in a name?" Shakespeare once famously asked. Quite a lot, learned the members of the Clipper Mill String Quartet,...

Choice voices line up for annual 'Messiah' offerings

The sounds of the season in Howard County always prominently include Columbia Pro Cantare performing portions of Handel's...

Westminster teen takes creative approach to helps restart veterans' lives

Westminster High School student Madeline White, 16, was fairly far from home Nov. 11, attending an event in Baltimore on Veterans Day.