Laurel Art Center opens for final liquidation

The Laurel Art Center, which closed in February after 35 years as a Main Street business, will reopen Memorial Day weekend for a final...

Teachers, students fill the Columbia Art Center

The annual Faculty/Student Exhibition at the Columbia Art Center lets you know that its teachers and students have been busy. Paintings,...

Painting flowers and landscapes is in their nature

The outdoors comes indoors in a two-artist exhibit of pastels and watercolors at the Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House. Aptly titled "In...

You're in good 'Company' at Silhouette Stages

Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical "Company" has a title that refers to the companionship provided by the main character's friends, but...

Venus Theatre grows up with 'Punk Rock Mom'

When the Ramones released "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" in 1977, the punk rock band hadn't a clue that their provocative antiestablishment...

Hershey festival worth its weight in chocolate bars

Once again the Wine Festival in Hershey delivered a phenomenal experience during its 90-minute VIP tasting. For $95, attendees got to sample...

Veggie burgers are heating up the burger wars

Everybody loves burgers. That's a fact of American life. Beef, turkey, chicken, or even fish—all have their ardent fans. Maybe it's...

Grillfire offers comfort food in a 'rustic' setting

While it's certainly true that there's no place like home, it behooves us now and then to venture out of "Harrid Cownee" and see what's...

The bloom is back on the rose for this bourbon

I'm a wine guy. Ok; girl. Some would say that is a minor technicality. But not in the world of bourbon. You either swing one way or another....

Cooking with fresh herbs brings fragrance and color to the table

One of the most delightful things about learning to cook is learning how herbs, which are virtually calorie free, can enhance even the...

No sour grapes: 10 Wine in the Woods survival tips

Whether you're a wine aficionado or someone who has always wanted to learn about the different varieties of fermented grapes, this weekend's...

Get lifted at Preakness Celebration Hot Air Balloon Festival

It's been more than a decade since hot air ballooning was dealt a huge blow in the aftermath of Sept. 11, when concern for national safety...

'Urinetown: The Musical' is flush with satire

Audience members who managed to sit through the Howard Community College Arts Collective Production at the Smith Theatre last weekend...

Theater Review: 'Ruined' women saved by Pulitzer-winning play

Lynn Nottage does not shy away from a tough subject in "Ruined." Although its story about sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of...

Laurel's Moses Stone looks to life after 'The Voice'

The second season of NBC's "The Voice" is over, but Laurel native and show contestant Moses Stone isn't showing any signs of slowing down.

How to put the right plant in the right place

Browsing for plants at garden centers is one way that I get good gardening ideas, especially when the plants that interest me are blooming....

Something old, something new at Laurel's Main Street Festival

After 31 years of throwing Laurel's ultimate block party, it might be hard for the Laurel Board of Trade to come up with anything new for...

Piano trio knows the romantic score

The members of the Columbia Orchestra usually fill the stage for concerts, but a few times per season there also are chamber music concerts....

If purple is your color, this exhibit in Columbia is for you

Various colors can be seen in Nancy Lee Davis' exhibit "Color Vibrations" at the Artists' Gallery in Columbia, but it's the color purple...

Dogwoods have a connection to our four-legged friends

As I was admiring a dogwood tree, I noticed that a dog being walked by its owner was taking an interest in the tree, too, though probably...