william shakespeare

Summer officially begins with the solstice at 11:54 a.m. Visit Susquehanna State Park or the North Park Trail to experience a little of William Shakespeare's

Dr. Catherine G. Gira, whose career took her from a high school English teacher in Cationsville to president of Frostburg State University, died March 26 at Friends House in Sandy Spring. The longtime Columbia resident was 86.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 8, 2019

As Orioles wrap up their worst season ever, fans must look for hope and inspiration wherever they can find it.

Throughout Carroll County’s history folks have enjoyed many arts and cultural programs such as church choirs, theater groups, and band concerts in the summer. Years ago, outdoor theatre in New Windsor also “made glorious summer,” according to research by Joe Getty for the Historical Society.

On Aug. 17, 1895, the Westminster newspaper, the American Sentinel, carried a story about love, life, family, and marriage that sounds like a plot from a William Shakespeare play.

To this day, Carroll Countians “endureth e’en” beyond the doom of the cold discontent of winter and are made glorious summer by band concerts and local theater.

With the fall of Dallas Dance, Baltimore County school leaders must recognize a loss of trust.

Everyone is invited to a free Thanksgiving luncheon at the Laurel-Beltsville SEnior Activity Center on Nov. 10. Continue the holiday spirit with activities at Montpelier Mansion.

An adaptation of the popular movie "Shakespeare in Love" gets an entertaining workout at Baltimore Center Stage.

Corker nails White House childishness but it's not just laughable, it's scary.

The 10 best arts and entertainment events in Baltimore the week of Sept. 24-30, 2017

By Chris Kaltenbach

Sep 24, 2017

Local writer Kondwani Fidel's most recent essay, essay “How a young boy has been decaying in Baltimore since age 10: A Death Note," went viral

By Brittany Britto

Sep 1, 2017

Every summer, the Baltimore-based Chesapeake Shakespeare Co. brings its magic to Ellicott City's Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park. The park is home to the ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute, a circa 1837 Greek-revival building originally designed as a finishing school for women. Each season the CSC builds a new show set among the PFI's stabilized ruins and landscaped grounds creating an unique ambiance for al fresco summer shows.

A majority of the population disapproves of the rise of incivility in America. In this toxic environment, the BSO Academy participants represent the very best in us.

A look at the summer outdoor theater scene in Baltimore, Ellicott City and Annapolis.

Five military veterans rehearsed "The Sharing" Saturday, an original ensemble piece that will be performed June 11 at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's downtown theater, that looks at war and peace using the plays of William Shakespeare for background.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 3, 2017

Frank Deford, a longtime writer of Sports Illustrated profiles and later a commentator for NPR and HBO Sports, died Sunday.

By Childs Walker

May 29, 2017

National touring production of "Something Rotten!" lives up to expectations in visit to Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre .

Doo-wop, the Grateful Dead and Ringling Bros. comes to town for the last time: April 16-22 on the Baltimore A&E scene

By Chris Kaltenbach

Apr 15, 2017

A chat with brothers Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick, creators of "Something Rotten," the hit musical heading to Baltimore's Hippodrome.

When James Caverly was presented with an opportunity to direct a theatrical performance with a cast of hearing and deaf actors, the first thought he had was

By Jon Bleiweis

Mar 20, 2017

Events in Baltimore the week of March 12-18, 2017

By Chris Kaltenbach

Mar 11, 2017

New UMBC men's lacrosse coach Ryan Moran has a reason for opening season at NCAA champ North Carolina

By Edward Lee

Jan 24, 2017

When Hackerman House reopens in 2018, visitors will find a renewed emphasis on its past as a historic home

By Mary Carole McCauley

Nov 23, 2016

Arguably the greatest play in the English language, William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is enjoying a compatible setting at Compass Rose Theater in its current run.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) will be proudly presented by the River Hill Theatre Arts Department, co-directed by teacher Pam Land and RHHS alum Jamie Driskill, on Oct. 27, 28 and 29 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 2 p.m.

West Friendship's Howard County Antique Farm Machinery Club and the Living Farm Heritage Museum is hosting educational days in October.

Our young people are a constant source of community pride. Tatyana McFadden entered and won medals in all six of her track and field competitions in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Tatyana won gold in the 400-, 800-, 1,500-, and 5,000-meter and silver in the 100-meter and marathon. Now that's impressive by any standard.

Oct. 28-31

The annual Free Fall Baltimore, produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, returns with more than 200 events during the month of October.

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Alice Stanley, a founding director of Cohesion Theatre, came up with a trio of (extra) gender-bending

Sept. 10

The building at 206 E. Redwood Street meets a crucial requirement — its ceilings are high enough to accommodate sword fights.

By Jacques Kelly

Aug 12, 2016

The book describes a positive aging movement taking place rather than a stereotypical physical and mental decline.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton give voters not much of a choice this fall.

Very few would consider lauded English playwright William Shakespeare's works in need of revision, but then again, they aren't Anne Tyler.

By Brittany Britto

Jun 22, 2016

Westminster native Reilly D. Cox, whose poetry explores the emotional wounds within families, the winner of the 2016 Sophie Kerr Prize from Washington College.

By Scott Dance

May 20, 2016

Baltimore Wine and Food Festival, Pentatonix, MICA, Beauty and the Beast, Salt N Pepa, I Love the 90s, Royal Farms Arena, Reginald F. Lewis Museum

By Chris Kaltenbach

May 7, 2016

On April 27, in front of the CVS Pharmacy at Pennsylvania Avenue and North Avenue, poet/writer/activist (and City Paper contributor) Tariq Touré read his poem,

The play, opening Thursday at the Theater in the Scott Center, updates Shakespeare's classic tale of courtship to the disco scene of the 1970s.

In Savage Love, a trans man laments his lack of love life, someone wonders if they should meddle in their cheating friend's relationship, plus: why we should stigmatize Fox News.

A look at music, theater and literature with a local angle taking note of 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.

Students of old discussed philosophy, studied foreign languages and communed with nature. Today's young people? Not so much.

Nicholas Delaney, who was resident musician at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company and also worked with Cohesion Theatre Company, died suddenly on Tuesday. He was 34.

Show director Joshua McKerrow couldn't resist coloring outside the lines by unveiling William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night, or What You Will" at Laurel Mill Playhouse in a special performance on the first Tuesday in January, during the little theater's usual tech week. Beautifully paced and enacted, Laurel Mill Playhouse's current and awesome rendition offers refreshing fun that is appropriate for all ages.

The winter months in Baltimore should get heated by a variety of enticing classical music concerts and theater productions.

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Marcellus uses this metaphor for the monarchy; the misled and corrupt government

Get ready to see the work of Shakespeare as you've never seen it.