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Renaissance for North Avenue as arts district
When Christa Daring was a student, she rode a bus from her Waverly home and crossed North Avenue on her way to classes at the Baltimore School for the Arts. "This was always oh-so no-man's land," she said of the commercial crosstown street that is...
Tags: Mount Vernon, Johns Hopkins University, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Waverly (Baltimore, Maryland), Arts
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With FlowerMart as backdrop, Mount Vernon is thriving
As many times as it rolls around, I never outgrow the FlowerMart, which opened Friday and runs through Saturday. It's held in May and timed to take advantage of the best part of Maryland's spring. Any event that draws so many families, especially babies...
Tags: Mount Vernon, Baltimore Hotels, Charles Street, Abraham Lincoln
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Jada Pinkett Smith's secret weapon: hard work
Z on TVAfter more than 20 years in TV and feature films, Baltimore native Jada Pinkett Smith could hardly be blamed if she wanted to slow down and ease back a bit.It seems as if the Baltimore School for the Arts graduate has been working nonstop on the... -
Schools for everyone
Baltimore City school officials say the nearly $1.2 billion budget the system unveiled last week will fund a raft of new academic endeavors, among them a new team to upgrade instruction in the sciences to meet the higher standards of the new national...
Tags: Charter Schools, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore City College, Students
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Towson costumer passes on her passion for history to her students
Nora Worthington, the resident costumer for the Baltimore School for the Arts, has long loved the idea of dressing up and living the past. As a sixth-grader, she starred in Hampton Elementary School's Bicentennial production, and she visited her two...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Baltimore County, Abraham Lincoln, Slavery
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Baltimore School for the Arts earns first Tony nod, for actress Shalita Grant
The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore School for the Arts can boast its first nomination for a Tony Award -- thanks to graduate Shalita Grant, whose debut Broadway bow has won her a nod for Best Featured Actress in a Play. "Graduates have been nominated for Grammys and Emmy...Tags: Graduation, Entertainment Events, Primetime Emmy Awards, Tony Awards, Celebrities
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Baltimore City employee killed in crash in front of City Hall
A Baltimore City employee was killed Tuesday afternoon when police said a man veered off an interstate and sped onto downtown streets, flipping the car he was driving in front of City Hall. Matthew Hersl, 45, was the victim, family and friends said....
Tags: Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland), Bernard C. Young, Baltimore County, Witnesses, Randallstown
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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. Although the...
Tags: Corporate Performance, Teaching and Learning, Students, Companies and Corporations, Yale University
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Go to it: BSO's Music Box Series
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is launching a Music Box Series, designed for the 6-month- to 3-year-old set. BSO vice president of education Carol Bogash calls the project “the final piece in the BSO’s educational framework” and...
Tags: Music, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Lobbying, Culture
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'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict
The lone Union sentry stands atop Federal Hill, outlined against an ominous orange/red sky. In the distance, the tops of the Washington Monument and several spires rise above the city, as straight and determined as the rifle held in the soldier's left...
Tags: Stephen Crane, Fine Artists, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Washington Monument, George Washington University
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'Rising Stars' lift arts gala even higher
Besides honoring veterans of the local arts scene, the Howard County Arts Council's Celebration of the Arts at Howard Community College's Smith Theatre on Saturday, March 23, also honors young performers who are just starting out. Its Rising Stars...
Tags: Music Theater, Anglicanism, Wicked (musical), Evita (musical), Music
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Baltimore Symphony announces 2013-14 season
There’s a light and dark theme running through the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-2014 season, which includes works dealing with great loss, as well as great compassion. “Sometimes through tragedy, whether a world war or a...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Peabody Conservatory, George Takei, Carney (music group), Charlie Chaplin
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