In the early 1930s, an upper-class soap opera love affair between Edward VIII and Baltimorean Wallis Warfield Simpson, for whom he abandoned the English throne, caused a stir.
Sci-fi and fantasy fans unite at a yearly convention, rock out to a '90s band, blow bubbles in the park, try German food, attend an arts festival or enjoy a comedy show.
Shan Wallace, the Baltimore artist behind the new installation at Camden Yards, created the mural as a way to pay respect to Baltimoreans and the neighborhoods they call home.
Section 86 at Camden Yards — officially the Bird Bath Splash Zone — is where “Mr. Splash,” a new mascot of sorts, hoses down (mostly) enthusiastic Orioles fans. It became an almost instant hit.
The three-day New/Next Film Festival is being sponsored by WYPR as a stopgap measure while the beleaguered Maryland Film Festival attempts to regain its financial footing.