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Susan F. Garten, who brought taste and enthusiasm to vintage jewelry as owner of Heirloom Jewels in Cross Keys, died Feb. 24 from a heart condition at her condominium at the Colonnade in Tuscany-Canterbury. She was 89. - Cal Ripken will be the celebrity narrator of the biblical Christmas story tonight for the candlelight processional at Disney World.
- The Baltimore County native reignited the discussion last week about her boycott of Netflix over equal pay issues.
- Who knew that Tarzan's Jane shopped at Hutzler's? An illustrated story about fictional characters that you never knew were from Baltimore.
- The Prince George's County native will host a fashion brunch at Encantada at the American Visionary Arts Museum.
- Whoopi Goldberg criticizes DeRay Mckesson after tweets about alleged racist imagery in 'War for the Planet of the Apes' film
- Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre's choice to open its 50th season with "Sister Act" reflects the troupe's commitment to expand its artistic vision while
- Fresh off its 50th anniversary year, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre is forging a path for its new season that troupe president Carolyn Kirby describes as
- The firing of Fox News provocateur Bill O'Reilly has been covered by the general news business as if he was the cable fraternity's equivalent of Edward R. Murrow or Walter Cronkite. He was neither.
- There are ugly sweater parties, celebrity-endorsed lines, a designated "national day" and major-league sports franchises and big-box retailers in on the act. The theme has been adapted to ugly-sweater shirts, hats, leggings, pajamas and attire for pets, often embracing pop culture.
- The Times has assembled 25 days of holiday movies to tide you over until December is through.
- This week, the New York Times devoted two full pages of its print paper to the 280 or so "people, places and things Donald Trump has insulted on Twitter since declaring his candidacy for president." I took the liberty of putting the text of those tweets into a database and crunching some of the associated numbers, assuming it would lead to an insightful analysis of Mr. Trump's psyche. I assumed wrong. What it does show, however, is not without value, albeit mostly entertainment. Here are the
- Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia is presenting a lively and faithful version of "Sister Act," the tale of a brassy lounge singer who seeks a protective hideaway in a nuns' convent, and find much more.
- King stars in 'Strut,' which follows the lives of a group of transgender models who are signed to Slay Model Management.
- When David Hart set out to cast his fall and winter menswear collection this month in New York, he knew black models would be key to the show. Hart, a white fashion designer originally from Severna Park, showcased a collection inspired by 1960s jazz — the era of John Coltrane and Miles Davis — and cast exclusively black models for the presentation.
- Jonah Goldberg: Personally, I'm opposed to all such forms of guilt by association, but it seems obvious to me that contemporary Christianity is not struggling with a Crusades problem, while Islam is certainly struggling with a jihad problem.
- From an elementary school student on the ABC sitcom "Black-ish," to Whoopi Goldberg on "The View," the n-word has been getting a workout on TV this fall. And there's more prime-time use of it to come in the weeks ahead on sitcoms like the new NBC entry "Truth Be Told" debuting Oct. 16.
- Bill Cosby presumed to police American morality, and thus played us for fools, says Leonard Pitts Jr.
- "Misery Loves Comedy," a documentary whose producers include Baltimore's Becky Newhall, was screened last week at the Sundance Film Festival and was purchased for distribution by Tribeca Film.
- Show includes original illustrations from "Where the Wild Things Are" and life-sized, kid-safe replicas of Max' bedroom, boat and forest
- The storytelling going on in Laurel Mill Playhouse's current production of Ntozake Shange's highly acclaimed "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf" plays a little differently than anything performed at the Playhouse before.
- "Sister Act" opens June 4 and runs through June 15 at the Hippodrome, 12 N. Eutaw St.
- The over-produced musical based on the hit movie 'Ghost' gets a major boost from Carla R. Stewart in the role that earned Whoopi Goldberg an Oscar.
- A recap of the April 8 episode of 'Glee,' as life in NYC takes some tough turns
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- Like Gertude Berg, creator of "the Goldbergs," Moms Mabley is one of those remarkable women artists of the first half of the 20th century that never achieved the mainstream status and success their talent deserved.
- Howard Community College's Arts Collective will host a musical revue by former HCC student Jason Downs and other alums this weekend.
- Memorabilia captures decades' worth of casting agent's career
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- Comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg brings her stand-up show to Baltimore's Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric.
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- Jonah Goldberg says both sides in abortion-rape debate are being ridiculous
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- Photos of Viola Davis in February's LA Times magazine show the actress with natural hair — an unusual statement for an A-list African-American actress.
