Ruth Channing's engravings on view
Ruth Channing creates works on an unusually large scale for an engraver -- 18-by-20-inches. These aren't deadly serious works; they possess a kind of whimsical humor both in terms of their imagery and in terms of Channing's freely drawn line.
Channing's works are on view at Halcyon Gallery, along with a group of paintings by Richard Sobel, whose pictures of cities and towns have both psychological and surrealist overtones, recalling the work of Giorgio de Chirico. At Halcyon, 909 Fell St., through Dec. 31. For information call (410) 675-6870. "The Who's Tommy," the stage version of the 1969 rock album about a traumatized child who becomes a pinball wizard, begins a five-week run at Washington's Kennedy Center on Tuesday. Steve Isaacs, former MTV veejay, heads the cast in this special-effects-laden show, which has a score by Pete Townshend and a script by Townshend and Des McAnuff.
Show times are 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, except Dec. 24-25, when the performance begins at 7 p.m., and Dec. 31, when it begins at 9:30 p.m.; matinees at 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Dec. 21. On Dec. 31, the matinee is at 5 p.m. and there is no matinee on Christmas. Tickets are $42-$60. For more information, call (800) 444-1324.
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J. Wynn Rousuck The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, under the direction of Edward Polochick, will perform at the Junior League's annual Holiday Pops concert today at 3 p.m. at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Joining the BSO in the concert of traditional music will be tenor Richard Crawley as well as the Friends School choir.
Tickets are $24 to $60. Pro ceeds will benefit local community programs for families and children, including the Baltimore Baseball League, First Weeks Parenting, New Start Furnishings and Tuesdays at the Library Project. Call (410) 783-8000.
Lisa Wiseman