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by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Jun 2, 2020 | Art, Arts & Life, Film & TV, Fun, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts, Visual Arts
If you haven’t heard of the comic rapper Lil Dicky, and you are at least tangentially interested in rap or comedy, you should familiarize yourself with him. Of course, you’ll need to be OK dealing with a good amount of blatant vulgarity. You read his name... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | May 1, 2020 | Arts & Life, Coronavirus Resources, Film & TV, Food & Entertainment During The Pandemic, Fun, The Arts, Visual Arts
Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu, move over. For the first time in its 32-year history, the William and Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Festival will be presented entirely virtually, due to the coronavirus pandemic. From May 16 through June 10, the festival... read more
by Staff Report | Apr 27, 2020 | Arts & Life, Fun, The Arts, Visual Arts
It’s now known as the Nancy S. Grasmick Building in honor of the former superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education. But for generations, the edifice at the corner of West Baltimore and Liberty streets was known as the Baltimore Bargain House.... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Apr 14, 2020 | Arts & Life, Film & TV, Fun, Passover, Performing Arts, The Arts, Visual Arts
With its glittering in-gathering of celebrities, jokes that worked and attendees who could, well, actually sing, it was the Zoom seder you wished you had. The “Saturday Night Seder” that aired last Saturday night, Apr. 11, on YouTube on the fourth night of... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Jan 30, 2020 | Art, Arts & Life, Fun, Museum, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts, Visual Arts
Bagels and banjos. Hebrew and harmonicas. Isaac Bashevis Singer and Pete Seeger. You could say that Jewish culture and the American folk music tradition are a natural fit. Do banjos and Yiddishkeit mix? (File photo) The staff at the Jewish Museum of Maryland realized... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Dec 9, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Film & TV, Fun, Performing Arts
The 2019 Golden Globe nominees were announced Monday morning, Dec. 9, and the film “Marriage Story,” written and directed by Noah Baumbach, leads the pack with several nominations. Here is a roundup of Jews and Jewish productions that were nominated: “Marriage Story”... read more
by Randi Rom | Nov 1, 2019 | Arts & Life, Food, Fun
Do you remember where you used to go with your family to celebrate special occasions, or to grab a late night snack with friends? Maybe piling into your parents’ station wagon for an ice cream run to Windy Valley, or waiting for your burger to be delivered right... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Sep 5, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Fashion, Film & TV, Fun, Museum, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts, Uncategorized, Visual Arts
We get it. The end of summer can be bittersweet. The days get shorter, the temps are cooler, school’s back in session and the pace picks up immeasurably. But fall is also a season of great beginnings. The High Holidays mark the beginning of the Jewish new year,... read more
by Ron Snyder | Sep 3, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Film & TV, Fun, The Arts, Visual Arts
Veteran filmmaker Jeremy Newberger says his latest documentary happened almost by accident. Good timing, an abundance of preparations and a confluence of events helped make “Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel” a reality, he says. The 87-minute film tells the... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Sep 3, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Fun, Performing Arts, The Arts
Keeping the lights on in a community theater is no easy feat. It takes talented actors, directors and designers willing to work for nothing or next to nothing; a cadre of dependable donors; a venue in which to stage performances; and, of course, theater-loving... read more
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