Driving home from work last night, I was startled to hear NPR host Melissa Block declare, "David Franks was a Baltimore-based poet, writer and artist who blurred the line between his life and his art...
Poet Lucille Clifton died yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was 73 years old and lived in Columbia. Clifton won the National Book Award in 2000 for Blessing the Boats, was a former Maryland...
A memorial service celebrating creative genius David Franks takes place this Sunday at the Creative Alliance. Franks, who passed away two weeks ago, was an inspired and inspiring trickster, a...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
A crucial part of my life was when I lived in Paris and was exposed to silent theater. It was all about making things out of nothing,...
Tomorrow night, An die Musik hosts the release party for the Maryland Traditions in Jazz CD, which grew out of a collaboration between saxophonist Carl Grubbs and pianist Lafayette Gilchrist. The...
Spike Lee was the guest speaker at Loyola's 17th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation last night. He proved to be an excellent choice. Dressed in a Jets cap, black turtleneck with silver...
The mysterious visitor who's been placing roses and a bottle of cognac on Edgar Allan Poe's grave was a no-show last night. The toaster usually appears on Poe's birthday between midnight and 6 a.m.,...
Mayor Sheila Dixon has proclaimed December 21, 2009 as "Frank Zappa Day" in Baltimore. Dixon also announced that the Southeast Anchor Library has been designated as the installation site for a ...
With Bruce Springsteen playing the Arena tomorrow night, I've been thinking about when I met the Boss a few years ago. My wife Anne and I were going to Ireland to celebrate our anniversary, and...
Artist Grace Hartigan left paintings valued at more than $1 million to MICA and MAP, according to officials from both institutions. Hartigan, who passed away last November, reportedly left 12...
