Gail Stavitsky/Katherine Rothkopf and Laura Amy Schlitz
Gail Stavitsky/Katherine RothkopfCézanne and American Modernism (Montclair/BMA)The catalogue accompanying the BMA's Cézanne show, which opened last month, elegantly expands upon the premise that...
A Ukrainian youngster's unlikely odyssey includes homelessness, American benefactors, NPR, and piano study in Baltimore.
Dasha Bukhartseva vividly recalls the day she and her mother, Natasha, became homeless. It happened eight years ago, when Dasha was 10 years old. "They'd thrown away all our food and our stuff was in...
Paul Reed Smith has joined the likes of Fender and Gibson in the pantheon of electric guitar makers.
"Guitars are almost like iPods," says Paul Reed Smith. "I've never seen anybody in a bad mood with an iPod in their ears. It's a mood adjuster. It's almost like really sophisticated, expensive...
Beach HouseTeen Dream (Sub Pop)On its third disc—and debut for Sub Pop, the stalwart indie label that's given us the likes of Nirvana and The Shins—Beach House takes a giant step toward full-on...
Frank Warren, Natalie Standiford, and Stephen Hunter
Frank WarrenPostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God (William Morrow)Five years ago, Germantown resident Frank Warren started PostSecret, a community art project in which he asked...
The TinklersThe Elements (Shattered Wig Press)For three decades, The Tinklers (Charles Brohawn and Chris Mason) have been sharing their wide-eyed wisdom through paintings, music, books, and...
JawboxFor Your Own Special Sweetheart (Desoto/Dischord)A few months back, Jawbox turned up on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon playing a stunning version of "Savory," arguably Sweetheart's best song...
An unlikely theater scene plays a major role in bringing the "new" North Avenue to life.
One night last summer, The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) tried to narrow the chasm between Big Culture and little culture by getting about 65 of its patrons to visit the Load of Fun Theatre (LOF/t),...
Four Baltimore School for the Arts alums talk about how the school shaped their lives.
The Baltimore School for the Arts came into existence in 1979, and the school's phenomenal success has been pretty well-documented. Its first graduates are now in their late 30s and early 40s, and a...
An exclusive excerpt from Anne Tyler's latest novel.
Noah's Compass, Anne Tyler's 18th novel, features one of the most intriguing characters ever created by the celebrated Baltimore writer. In this exclusive excerpt from the book, we meet Liam...
