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Cor Cymraeg Rehoboth, the performance choir affiliated with Delta's Welsh church, begins its concert tour of Wales on Monday.

July Fourth celebrations set at Padonia Park Club, 12006 Jenifer Road, York Manor Swim Club at corner of Charmuth and Margate roads and Dulaney Swim Club, 234 E. Ridgely Road

Rodgers Forge Community picnic takes place June 8 on tot lot triangle

Appaloosa, jazz, progressive rock and country

Baltimore restaurants at or near the Inner Harbor have put together all-inclusive package evenings. They¿re not cheap, but they give diners a front seat for the fireworks.

If it's summertime in Howard County, it's time for another musical production from the Howard County Summer Theatre.

For many in Harford County, summer concerts means something other than big name acts performing locally or traveling elsewhere to take in a show

Adam Duritz sings as if he's talking. The Counting Crows frontman paces the stage, gestures with his hands, pauses as if in thought, issues words in bursts, shakes his head.

Laurel's Independence Day celebration is Saturday, July 6. To help raise money for the Laurel Fourth of July Committee, the Double Dipper Ice Cream Parlor and Cafe on Montgomery Street is donating a portion of the price of its All American Sundae to the committee from June 27 to July 7.

Area churches schedule vacation Bible schools during summer months.

Maysa, the veteran Baltimore soul singer, headlines Baltimore Soundstage on Saturday.

At first, it sounds as if the band is just tuning up. Mick Jagger honks out a call on his harmonica. Guitarist Mick Taylor responds with a blues run. Ron Wood twiddles between a couple of notes.

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In the final episode of Mad Men's sixth season, Don has taken the elevator ride straight to Hell.

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It's midnight at the end of a 14 hour workday, and a sane person would go to bed. But I feel compelled to drive a last nail into the coffin of one of the sorriest newsmagazines in the history of broadcast journalism, NBC's "Rock Center."

World Refugee Day at the Walters Art Museum features more than 15 performances from refugees who have been resettled in the Baltimore area.

UK radio station Classic FM provides a droll search for the meaning of classical music, via Google autocomplete.

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Vacation Bible school has traditionally served as a fun summer activity for kids, and this year, two local churches, West Liberty United Methodist and Friendship Baptist, are offering VBS programs.

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Young musicians and singers, ages 13 to 19, can perform each Thursday through Aug. 15 at the Laurel Youth Music Showcase, on the stage at Granville Gude Park at Laurel Lakes, 8300 Mulberry St.

Infinity Theatre Company starts its third season of bringing Broadway-caliber productions to Broadneck Peninsula with "Always …Patsy Cline," a show that may very well top the troupe's offerings to date in its emotional power, conveying the relationship between two women friends.

It's time for the 135th St. Louis Parish Clarksville Picnic on the church grounds June 28 from noon until 9 p.m. The popular family-style chicken and ham dinner with all the trimmings begins at noon under the big tent.

A toddler's obsession with "Elmo's Song"

The Rolling Stones brought 50 years of definitive rock 'n' roll to Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center.

'The Voice' recap, Danielle Bradbery wins the Season 4 title

If performers generally need to be quick on their feet, that's especially the case for Rhythmic Circus. Its energetic show "Feet Don't Fail Me Now!" is likely to get the audience's feet tapping, too, when it literally hits the stage Friday, June 21 at 8 p.m. at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School.

Performing in front of large crowds seems to come natural to Laurel resident NicKayla Tucker, 16. Last year, she was a cheerleader at Laurel High School, and when she was only 4 years old, Tucker won three nights at the Apollo Theatre's Amateur Night Competition in New York and came in second overall. In 2007, when she was 11, she starred on Broadway in "The Lion King." Tucker played the role of the young Nala, the best friend of the lion cub Simba. She wowed audiences four times a week for more

There are at least two remarkable things to note in Colin Blunstone's voice.

The national touring production of Roundabout Theatre Company's brilliant revival of the classic Cole Porter musical features a revamped score, a revved-up book and a superb cast.

It was the most important night of the competition. The Swon Brothers, Michelle Chamuel and Danielle Bradbery had one last chance to make America fall in love with them all over again, and perform for their chance to become The Voice.