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Charles Villagers catch disco fever for upcoming fundraiser
Disco was long dead when Charles Village neighbors Rebecca Bruce and Halle Van der Gaag were raising their children in the late 1990s. At the time, the Goucher College graduates were young mothers looking for a way to raise money to build playgrounds at...Tags: Union Memorial Hospital, Real Estate, Bee Gees (music group), Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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Lights, cameras, dolphins for local teen in MPT production
Fourteen-year-old Caitlyn Fernandes of Dayton has dreams of one day being an actress, but when she landed a role in a television special that will air this week on Maryland Public Television, it wasn't the bright lights that attracted her attention. It...
Tags: Students, George Washington Carver, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, LifeBridge Health, Healthcare Provider
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John Waters' 'Hairspray' keeps its hold on us
"Hairspray" is the product that just keeps giving. In 1988, John Waters added indelibly to his in-a-class-by-itself filmography with this tale of youth, love, race relations, and irrepressible dancing in early-1960s Baltimore. Fourteen years later,...
Tags: Television, Manhattan (New York City), Music Theater, Movies, Concerts
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Fire safety takes center stage for city students
In a city of aging, closely built rowhouses, where officials estimate smoke detectors are sufficiently installed in only about half, knowledge of fires is prevalent, even among the youngest of residents. Ask a group of elementary and middle schoolers...
Tags: Fires, Students, American Red Cross, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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Ivy League test scores, for those who can afford them
Americans think we live in a meritocracy where hard work can take you from rags to riches. Access to a great education can be an escape from the cyclical poverty found in Baltimore and other major cites. Attending an elite university is particularly...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Examinations, Columbia University, Colleges and Universities
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Thousands get into holiday spirit at city's monument lighting
Some were first-timers, others veterans. Under Baltimore's Washington Monument Thursday night, thousands gathered for carols, food truck carryout and a bit of light-hearted — if jam-packed — holiday camaraderie. At the 41st annual lighting...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Washington Monument, Mount Vernon, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Holidays
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Monumental undertaking
Tonight, we celebrate the season with the lighting of Baltimore's Washington Monument. But unless we take needed action, we are at risk of losing this festive tradition — along with one of our city's most iconic landmarks. Sadly, the monument...
Tags: Washington Monument, Legg Mason, Inc., War of 1812, Annapolis, Renovation
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Bel Air dancer is Sugar Plum Fairy in BSA's 'Nutcracker' performance
Watching a performance of "The Nutcracker" during Christmastime is a dream come true for many aspiring ballerinas. Bona fide dancer and Bel Air hometown girl Shelby Kolar is going one step further and fulfilling her dream of performing in the...
Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Culture, Entertainment Events, Dance, Music
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Season of 'Nutcracker,' 'Messiah' starts early
The holiday season wouldn't be the holiday season without colorful music and dance events. And, just as department stores break out the Christmas decorations earlier and earlier, some performing arts organizations get into the swing before Thanksgiving....
Tags: Irving Berlin, Moscow (Russia), Christmas Music (genre), Charles Dickens, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
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Music lessons' sour notes
From Michael Cross-Barnet: Show of hands, please: How many of you progressive-minded parents out there think it’s OK to force a child to take music lessons against his or her will? I’m guessing not too many. Maybe 10 or 15 percent? OK, let&...
Tags: Music, Nintendo Company Ltd., Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Theater teacher at St. Paul's School for Girls brings home a lesson from 1812
When a group of actors and actresses from Baltimore School for the Arts performed a set of short plays about the War of 1812 for the middle school students at St. Paul's School for Girls on Oct. 9, the event was also a showcase for one of the play's...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Celebrities, War of 1812, Manufacturing and Engineering, Students
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Newsmakers: Stevenson, Owings Mills residents hired, promoted
Katye Byram, of Stevenson, was recently hired by Baltimore School for the Arts as Development Associate. Prior to BSA, Byram owned Winters Media Group, a printing company in New York City that specialized in marketing solutions. Byram has also served on...Tags: Justice System, Walters Art Museum, Randallstown, Lawyers, New York City
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