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    Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Nathaniel Paradis earns Eagle Scout award

    On Feb. 25, 17-year-old Nathaniel Joseph Paradis earned the highest rank to be attained in the Boy Scouts of America. He became the 29th Eagle Scout of Boy Scout Troop 899 in Fallston. Nathaniel's Eagle Scout service project entailed leading interview...

    Tags: Boy Scouts of America

    2. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. Reenactors drudge up Laurel's rugged Civil War past

    Nowadays, the "bink" of metal softball bats from the softball diamond is about the loudest noise heard near American Legion Post 60 in Laurel.
    Nowadays, the "bink" of metal softball bats from the softball diamond is about the loudest noise heard near American Legion Post 60 in Laurel. But it wasn't always that way. Around 150 years ago, it was commonplace for residents to hear the "boom"...

    Tags: Museums, American Legion, Culture, Historic Reenactments, Sociology

    3. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Kingsolver, Hosseini, Atwood headline National Book Festival

    The <a href="http://www.loc.gov." target="_blank">Library of Congress</a> released today the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/authors/" target="_blank">list of speakers</a> for the fall <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/" target="_blank">National Book Festival,</a> and, as usual, the event is studded with prominent writers and poets.
    The Library of Congress released today the list of speakers for the fall National Book Festival, and, as usual, the event is studded with prominent writers and poets. Among the headliners: Margaret Atwood, Baltimore's own Taylor Branch, Don DeLillo,...

    Tags: Festive Events

    4. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. With 'Appalachian Spring' Baltimore School for the Arts breaks new ground

    If there is a single work that captures the essence of America in sound and movement, it's "Appalachian Spring," the ballet with music by Aaron Copland and choreography by Martha Graham that premiered in 1944 at the Library of Congress.
    If there is a single work that captures the essence of America in sound and movement, it's "Appalachian Spring," the ballet with music by Aaron Copland and choreography by Martha Graham that premiered in 1944 at the Library of Congress. Although the...

    Tags: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Companies and Corporations, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Libraries, Students

    5. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Everyone's life is a story, so write it down for posterity [Senior Circles]

    The inspiration for this column came from a local newspaper article I read about a "girl" with whom I went to high school for two years at St. Cecilia's Academy in Washington, D.C.   This woman, whom I haven't seen since then, has always kept a low...

    Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Cryptologic Incorporated, World War II (1939-1945), Newspaper and Magazine, History (tv network)

    6. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. The History Channel earns huge ratings with 'The Bible'

    The networks might be struggling on Sunday nights but not basic cable's the History Channel. The miniseries beat everything in sight Sunday night with record ratings for "The Bible."
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    The networks might be struggling on Sunday nights but not basic cable's the History Channel. The miniseries beat everything in sight Sunday night with record ratings for "The Bible." I think this quote from executive producers Roma Downey and Mark...

    Tags: Operation Smile, Entertainment Events, United Kingdom, Religious Texts, Roma Downey

    7. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Back-to-back book festivals coming this fall

    Book lovers in the Baltimore-Washington area should circle September on their calendars, to save dates for a pair of big festivals.
    Book lovers in the Baltimore-Washington area should circle September on their calendars, to save dates for a pair of big festivals. The Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held Sept. 21 and 22 on the mall in Washington. The event always...

    Tags: Festive Events, Junot Diaz, Baltimore Book Festival, Patricia Cornwell, Edgar Allan Poe

    8. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Today's classical music comes to Columbia

    You can expect the music to sound fresh during the Leipzig String Quartet's concert on Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m., in Howard Community College's Smith Theatre. Like the sponsoring Candlelight Concert Society, this chamber music quartet often likes to introduce audiences to contemporary classical music.
    You can expect the music to sound fresh during the Leipzig String Quartet's concert on Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m., in Howard Community College's Smith Theatre. Like the sponsoring Candlelight Concert Society, this chamber music quartet often likes to...

    Tags: Igor Stravinsky, Colleges and Universities, Siemens, Lincoln Center, Culture

    9. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Letters and maps tell history of Laurel during Civil War

    Although no battles were fought in Laurel during the Civil War, the city's railroad was a strategic resource for the Union Army, numerous units of Union soldiers were stationed here and the military's presence added a different element to the city's social and cultural landscapes.
    Although no battles were fought in Laurel during the Civil War, the city's railroad was a strategic resource for the Union Army, numerous units of Union soldiers were stationed here and the military's presence added a different element to the city's...

    Tags: Measles, Prince George's County, Museums, Health and Medical Professionals, Unions

    10. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. U.S. Senate Democrats to meet in Annapolis

    U.S. Senate Democrats will hold their annual retreat beginning Tuesday in Annapolis, giving lawmakers a chance to strategize about gun control, immigration and the latest fiscal crisis. The meeting, which will end with a closed-door address Wednesday by...

    Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Executive Branch, Interior Policy, Benjamin L. Cardin, U.S. House of Representatives

    11. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Bible in Obama inauguration on display

    Millions of people got a long-distance view of the "Lincoln Bible," one of those used by <a href="http://darkroom.baltimoresun.com/2013/01/rehearsals-security-plans-and-smartphone-apps-2013-inauguration-preparations-underway-for-president-obama/" target="_blank">President Barack Obama for his second inauguration</a> on Monday. Starting tomorrow, you can get a closer look at the velvet-covered Bible that was used for Abraham Lincoln's oath of office in 1861.
    Millions of people got a long-distance view of the "Lincoln Bible," one of those used by President Barack Obama for his second inauguration on Monday. Starting tomorrow, you can get a closer look at the velvet-covered Bible that was used for Abraham...

    Tags: Libraries, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, University of Oxford

    12. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. 'Curtis on Tour' hits the highway to Columbia

    You can make the effort to go to a music school either as a student or at least to attend a concert, but how sweet it is when the music school comes to you.
    You can make the effort to go to a music school either as a student or at least to attend a concert, but how sweet it is when the music school comes to you. That's pretty much the case with the "Curtis on Tour" concert program coming to the...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Lincoln Center, Music, Culture

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