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The week ahead: Legislative discussion, Sykesville festival, French films, open house

The week ahead includes a discussion of legislative priorities, Sykesville Harvest Festival, French films and an open house.

• Entertainment

Everyman Theatre will open season with a shock

Everyman Theatre gearing up for new season with a production of the 1960s stage and screen thriller "Wait Until Dark" in a recent adaptation that adjusts time period and other details.

• Baltimore City Paper

Saturday: "Fat City"

John Huston's "Fat City" is one of those lonely, scrappy '70s flicks that has slowly picked up an audience over the past several years after the New York Review

• News

Baltimore's aerial surveillance program goes way beyond CitiWatch, experts say

"They're trying to make people calm by saying, 'Don't worry, this is just an expansion of our CCTV program.' It's not," said Anne McKenna, a visiting assistant professor of law at Penn State University and a legal consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice on the issue of aerial surveillance. "This is not a camera pole that sits in one location and films people walking back and forth."

By Kevin Rector

Aug 25, 2016

• Opinion

The third coming of Ben-Hur

Cal Thomas makes a case for why the film "Ben Hur" needed to be remade again with a hopeful message for today's viewers.

• Entertainment

Baltimoreans use photos, music, other outlets to make sense of Freddie Gray's death, ensuing unrest

To local artists, it has felt vitally necessary to form the roiling muck of thoughts and feelings generated by the death of the 25-year-old man and by the subsequent confrontation between police officers and brick-wielding citizens into something that makes sense, into poetry or a sculpture or a melodic phrase. The words and pictures were so vivid and insistent that they practically shoved their way out. They almost demanded that the artists sit down — not tomorrow, but right now —

• Entertainment

100 things every Marylander must do at least once

There are some things you have to see or do for yourself at least once -- and Maryland has no shortage of them. Start checking things off your list. These are

• Movies

Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 1987

This week 28 years ago, 93,173 people attended Wrestlemania III, Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" sold for the equivalent of $39.7 million, Bruce Willis' "Blind Date" was No. 1 at the box office, and the following songs were the most popular in the U.S., according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

By Jordan Bartel

Mar 26, 2015

• Movies

Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 1962

This week 53 years ago, Bob Dylan's self titled debut album was released (he'd release the song "Blowin' in the Wind" the following year), the first Taco Bell was opened in Downey, Calif., the musical "State Fair" was the No. 1 film at the box office, and the following songs were the most popular in the United States, according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

By Jordan Bartel

Mar 18, 2015

• Sports

Jeremy Guthrie takes 'Sneakerheadz' mainstream

Jeremy Guthrie strode to the table with a television camera trained on him, settling down behind a pair of microphones. His voice clear and his words concise, Guthrie announced in a mock news conference that he was hanging up his cleats.

• Maryland

Thumbs up [Editorial]

• Baltimore City Paper

Actress Dawn Ursula talks about her role as a brothel keeper in the Congo

• Baltimore City Paper

In 'Point Blank,' Lee Marvin kills people, mattresses, everything

• Entertainment

John Kander and the jazzy, ever-relevant 'Chicago'

As national tour of "Chicago" heads to Baltimore, the surviving half of legendary Kander and Ebb team looks back on the show's origins and messages.

• Maryland

Local filmmaker returns home for short film

• Travel

Disney films inspire floral fantasy at Philadelphia Flower Show

• TV

Towson University grad Brandon Broady hosting new BET series

The Silver Spring native who graduated from Towson University in 2008 with degrees in acting and electronic media and film, is the ringmaster for "The Xperiment," a daily comedic varietyshow premiering 5 p.m. March 2 on BET.

By Jordan Bartel

Feb 25, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

John Carpenter cashes in his cool points on 'Lost Themes'

• Baltimore City Paper

The Influence of Anxiety: Dan Deacon riffs on mortality, his new album 'Gliss Riffer,' and the Bill Murray video that changed his life

• Baltimore City Paper

Gamer's Grammar: MICA professor Jason Gottlieb's game 'Eat Yourself'

• Opinion

Oscar-winner 'Citzenfour' comes to HBO tonight - Don't miss it

If you haven't seen "Ctizenfour" in a theater, here's why I think you should move heaven and earth to see it tonight at 9 on HBO.

By David Zurawik

Feb 23, 2015

• Maryland

Alliance on Mental Health hosts 'Running From Crazy' screening

• Maryland

Diversifying the Oscar Nominations

• Features

'Whiplash' has ties to Towson University

• Maryland

Gifted and Talented students perform 'My Son Pinocchio'

• Features

Mo'Nique talks Oscar backlash, being 'blackballed,' in new interview

In anticipation of both the Oscars on Sunday at the 75th anniversary of Hattie McDaniel's historic win, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Woodlawn native Mo'Nique about the impact winning an Oscar for "Precious" in 2010 has had on her career. The frank conclusion: It hasn't had the affect she was anticipating.

By Jordan Bartel

Feb 19, 2015

• Maryland

Alliance on Mental Illness holds film screening, discussion

• Baltimore City Paper

'Out of the Blue,' Dennis Hopper's bleak, cult punk-rock flick at the Charles Theatre on Thursday

• Maryland

Hampden Junque store celebrates 20th year on The Avenue

Hampden Junque store celebrates 20 years in business. Kitsch is its niche and Peewee Herman is its unofficial mascot.

• Baltimore City Paper

The economic nihilism of 'Detour' still stings today

• Baltimore City Paper

A Dog In the Fight: Baltimore's enforcement of animal-cruelty laws is getting some bite

• Laurel Leader

Volunteer and find out firsthand about film festival [Russett]

A large number of volunteers are needed for a variety of positions in this year's Annapolis Film Festival being held Thursday evening, March 26 to Sunday, March 29. Sponsors Maryland Departments of Natural Resources and the Environment are calling on all young photographers, poets, artists and producers in grades K through 12 to submit original creations inspired by Maryland's outdoors for the 2015 "Color Maryland Green" contest. Russett resident, Bill Berned, will be participating once again in

• Maryland

McDaniel hosting forum to discuss 'N-word'

• Entertainment

Fifty Shades of Grey: Highly anticipated movie is tepid

• Howard County

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• Basketball

Under Armour debuts Stephen Curry basketball shoe

Under Armour on Thursday debuted its newest basketball shoe, the "Dark Matter" Curry One, and a new global brand campaign, "The Book of Will," featuring NBA All-Star Stephen Curry and Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx.

By Colin Campbell

Feb 12, 2015

• Opera

Opera Philadelphia delivers East Coast premiere of 'Oscar'

Opera Philadelphia gives East Coast premiere of "Oscar," with music by Theodore Morrison, libretto by Morrison and John Cox, and a cast headed by countertenor David Daniels.

• Howard County

East Columbia 50+ offers morning harmonize exercise

events at Howard county senior centers

• Baltimore City Paper

'Broad City' is God's Vagina: CP writers go deep on Comedy Central's hilarious, sex-positive show

• Baltimore City Paper

Bone To Run: Porn star and MICA grad Colby Keller hits the road, searching for sex and art in every state

• Baltimore City Paper

The Naked Truth: Stripping for Fun and Profit

• Harford

Dino to be joined by Old Blue Eyes at Harford Historical Society's Valentine's Day fundraiser

Richardson will return to this year's "An Evening at the Hollywood Canteen" and will be accompanied by Frank Sinatra impersonator James Young. The dinner is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bel Air Reckord Armory. Patrons are encouraged to get their tickets early..

• Laurel Leader

Montpelier's Dinner and a Movie season starts with 'Bird' [South Laurel/Montpelier]

Montpelier Arts Center 2015 Dinner and a Movie season starts Feb. 21 with "Bird," a portrait of jazz visionary Charlie Parker. Montpelier Arts Center celebrates Black History Month with "Glancing Back and Looking Forward: 100 Years of African American Culture and History in Prince George's County, Maryland," an exhibit featuring the lives of selected Prince Georgians who pursued a variety of occupations and community roles. February is also American Heart Month and Million Hearts, a national

• Howard County

East Columbia 50+ offers morning harmonize exercise

events at Howard county senior centers

• Howard County

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• Obituaries

G. Edward Reahl III

G. Edward Reahl III, a documentary producer honored for his films about Holocaust survivors and domestic violence, died at his Towson home.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 5, 2015

• Howard County

On the home court with Brenda Frese

After her son¿s battle with leukemia, the University of Maryland women¿s basketball coach makes the most of time with her family.

• Maryland

FLICC's Foreign Film Festival kicks off Friday

• Baltimore City

Students march to 'Selma'

Nearly 50 years ago, hundreds of people crossed a bridge in Alabama — and braved beatings at the hands of police — to assert their freedoms as Americans.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Feb 4, 2015