The International Festival comes to Poly/Western this weekend, and it should be great fun. Besides all the traditional arts and crafts, demonstrations, and food, there will also be music from War...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The Art that has changed my life recently was the Buddah statues that were destroyed by the Taliban in Afghanistan. In spite of their...
Last weekend, the family and I headed to MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) in North Adams for Solid Sound, the music and arts festival curated by Wilco. We loved it, every bit of...
If you’ve recovered from the U2 show, check out funkateer Bootsy Collins tonight at Rams Head in Annapolis. Tomorrow, Sahffi brings her heady blend of blues and jazz to Teavolve for a CD release...
I can’t wait for tomorrow’s Maryland Traditions Folklife Festival at the Creative Alliance. For 10 years, the fest has been showcasing traditional arts from around the state, and this year’s lineup...
Movie buffs won’t want to miss this weekend’s Maryland Film Festival. My fellow editor Max Weiss previewed a few of the fest’s films on her blog, and you can check out her reviews here. The Smartish...
Last week, I walked through MICA’s The Narcissism of Minor Differences exhibit and was struck by not only its powerful images and overarching themes, but also its implicit message. Individually,...
The Zappa family (l-r: Ahmet, Gail, Dweezil, and Diva) at yesterday's sculpture dedication in Highlandtown.
[photo: PanoramicVisions.com]
Newly named Frank Zappa Way at Eastern Avenue and Conkling Street.
Boisterous Zappa fans fill the area around the Pratt Library's Highlandtown branch for the sculpture dedication.
The shrouded...
In February 2009, I interviewed Gail Zappa and found her to be incredibly candid and frank. At the time, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the Zappa sculpture would be placed in Fells Point, but...
