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Celebrating a world of diversity at Hammond High
There's a hallway in Hammond High School lined with 56 flags, one for every country represented in the school's student body, which is one of the most diverse in the county. It was those countries, races and ethnicities that were celebrated Tuesday,...Tags: Students, Dance, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment Events
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Good read on pi day
I must have a bit of math-nerd in me, because of all the poems I ever was taught in school, one of the few that stayed with me was a humorous French ditty about pi. The number of letters in each word conformed to the results for pi, which is the ratio... -
'Hugo': Giving cinema's birth a welcome rewinder
Martin Scorsese has made so many provocative movies over the decades that probably the only way left for him to shock an audience was to make a children's film. Yes, "Hugo" is rated PG. It's also in 3-D, meaning that this Christmas release delivers the...Tags: Sacha Baron Cohen, Trips and Vacations, Paris (France), Hugo (movie), Movies
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'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 screen is like cinema soul food, providing sustenance through its vital new connection to the world.
Indeed, the...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Easy A (movie), Sarah's Key (movie), Richard Coyle, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities)
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The French (and Spanish) connection
Drew Wall, a junior at Atholton High School, says a curious thing happened after he visited Spain in a student exchange program last summer: He found himself automatically translating a popular song that got stuck in his head into Spanish.
The...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Students, France, New York City, Language
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Elinora Bowdoin Bolton, French teacher
Elinora Bowdoin Bolton, a former French teacher who had been a celebrated 1940s women's tennis player, died of heart failure in her sleep Tuesday at the Keswick Multicare Center. The former Howard County resident was 93.
Family members said she was...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland, College Park, Catonsville, Colleges and Universities, France
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Waxing poetic: Words front and center at Waverly Library
The Waverly Library came alive with the power of poetry Sept. 24.
It was one of hundreds of sites worldwide where poets convened simultaneously in hundred of events in 450 cities and 95 countries to promote environmental, social and political change....Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Poetry, Book
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Catonsville artist and language teacher uses paint to express herself
"Do what you love and do not worry too much about the rest."
That personal motto is evident from the moment a visitor steps into Carla Cerrato's house in Catonsville.
Bold reds, silky blues, light greens and pinks dance in big splotches and swirls of...Tags: Catonsville, Italy
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'Les Miz School Edition' goes to head of its class
Families that grew up with musical theater over the last 25 years will instantly recognize the face on the large banner over the doors at the Laurel Mill Playhouse. It is Emile Bayard's illustration of the waif Cosette from Victor Hugo's French novel,...Tags: Assault, Theater, Les Misérables (musical), Television, Music Theater
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Centerstage gets a fresh start with a topical lineup
The big news in Baltimore theater this season is the arrival of British-born Kwame Kwei-Armah, who is taking the helm as the new artistic director of Centerstage (700 N. Calvert St., 410-332-0033). Kwei-Armah, who replaces Irene Lewis, has said he's...Tags: Arts, Holidays, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Howard Community College, Lyric Opera of Baltimore
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Walters welcomes heavenly bodies
To understand the appeal of sacred relics, which have caused wars and attracted devout pilgrims for nearly a millennium, look no further than Babe Ruth's bat.
Baseball fans in Baltimore forked over $10 last week to hold the Sultan of Swat's 32-ounce club...Tags: Libraries, The Pope, Baseball, Walters Art Museum, Babe Ruth
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Special places for you and your special someone
Special To The SunCupid may be working overtime this Valentine's Day, but planning a romantic getaway with your sweetie can be relatively stress-free. Just in time for love's most famous day, we've scouted several romantic destinations -- all less than three hours from...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Arts, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Tourism and Leisure, Ice Cream
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