baltimore school for the arts

I've never stopped feeling disappointed in the Baltimore School for the Arts. It behaved more like a private school — with the administration's loyalty to the institution, not the individual — than a public school that receives 70 percent of its operating budget from the city school system.

Two programs that have given Baltimore students a competitive edge now face funding cuts in the most strapped city schools budget in decades.

He had us wrapped from the first note of "Largo al factotum" from Rossini's "The Barber of Seville." Hidden in the wings of the Smith Theater, we first heard the baritone sing the familiar "Figaro, Figaro" before we actually saw Steven Eddy, one of two opera-singing contestants in the recent Rising Stars competition at Howard Community College.

Philip C. Cooper, a retired design executive who had been president of a New York fabric and furniture house, ended his life in Baltimore April 3. He was 78 and lived on Mount Royal Avenue.

Gregory Thornton's appointment has heartened Baltimore arts advocates who hope he will breathe new life into the school system's diminished arts education.

Sundays at Three chamber music series will feature five Baltimore Symphony Orchestra woodwind and string section leaders performing on Sunday, April 6, at 3 p.m., at Christ Episcopal Church in Columbia.

The Baltimore city school board voted against a tuition increase next year for students who aren't city residents, amid a push from district officials to make its rates more competitive.

The Baltimore school board is considering a more than 20 percent tuition increase next year for students who are not residents, which would make the city's rates higher than Baltimore County's and competitive with some Catholic programs.

Louis G. Hecht, an owner of the Triangle Sign Co. and antiques appraiser who immersed himself in Baltimore's classic jazz scene, died of congestive heart failure Saturday, his 92nd birthday, at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital. He lived in Pikesville.

BSO programs spiritual works by Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein and others; season's guest artists include Hilary Hahn, Garrick Ohlsson, Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin.

The Columbia Orchestra loves to play new music. That means it's primed to perform the winning composition in its sixth American Composer Competition on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2, at 3 p.m. at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School. This competition's winner is Michael Djupstrom.

"Jazz at the Lake" is on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m., in the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School.

Baltimore School for the Arts alum Andrew Grams reveals stylish flair in program of Strauss, Lehar and Mozart with Baltimore Symphony and soprano Lauren Snouffer.

Baltimore School for the Arts alum Andrew Grams will lead 'Nutcracker' production by his alma mater, while Peabody-trained Lee Mills conducts Moscow Ballet's staging.

Last weekend before Christmas in Baltimore includes large-scale productions of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" from Moscow Ballet, Baltimore School for the Arts.

The Contemporary museum brings in national artists; at the Ivy Bookshop, local icons discuss books that influenced their lives

A random act of holiday kindness

After an 18-month hiatus, Baltimore's Contemporary Museum has resurfaced with a shortened name and a return to its original mission.

Lynda Ames, a retired jewelry designer who later headed medical and other charity events, died of cancer Nov. 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. She was 74 and lived in Owings Mills.

Play about artist Mark Rothko, assistant reunites BSA instructor, alum in Everyman production

"Girls Night Out: An Evening with Jada Pinkett Smith" is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Baltimore School for the Arts, 712 Cathedral St.

J. George Kropp, a retired educator whose career at Calvert Hall College High School teaching social studies spanned more than 50 years, died Sunday of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 76.

Gilliard joins the cast of "The Walking Dead" and just moved back home to Baltimore

Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative will offer the premieres of three 20-minute works, including one by Baltimore composer and librettist.

Eileen Abato, a retired department store fashion director who became an advocate for AIDS awareness, died of leukemia Thursday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Towson resident was 69.

Memorabilia captures decades' worth of casting agent's career

Charles Village and other communities are planning events for National Night Out on Aug. 6. Waverly did its version early.

Donald L. Symington, a career feature actor who performed on Broadway, film, soap operas and regional theater, died Wednesday of Parkinson's disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care. He was 88.

Andrew Holmgren is the new headmaster of Calvert School. We profile him.

Camp Hippodrome introduces kids to joys of drama, song and dance

Student at Baltimore County magent high school one of five entrants at event

First opera by Baltimore School for the Arts alum D.J. Sparr is based on Davis Miller's book 'The Tao of Muhammed Ali.'

Composer D.J. Sparr grew up in Carroll County, graduated from Baltimore School for the Arts

Nora Worthington of Towson is resident costumer at Baltimore School for the Arts and helps her students build authentic costumes by immersing them in history.

Actress appears in 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'; producer is Baltimore native Cricket Hooper Jiranek.

This year's city school budget prioritizes science and programs for advanced students, but in doing so the system can't afford to shortchange the needs of its average learners