The Arts

Going Against the Grain

by Aliza Friedlander | May 8, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, JBiz, The Arts, Visual Arts

An Israeli-born woodworker crafts his share of the American Dream with his custom-made furniture business. Standing in his tastefully decorated Fells Point furniture showroom and surrounded by his masterpieces, Shlomi Abukassis says he feels most blissful and at ease...

Posed to Succeed

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 7, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts, Wellness

A local author mixes yoga and art into stories to help children with conflict resolution. As a counselor and dance therapist, Sharon Mond knows that talk therapy isn’t the only way to help children express their emotions and resolve conflicts. With her new book, “Yoga...

Leonard Bernstein’s Daughter to Speak at Sinai Event

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 7, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts

What’s it like to live in the shadow of arguably the most celebrated composer/conductor of the 20th century? In her new book “Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein” (HarperCollins), Jamie Bernstein offers an intimate and intriguing portrait of her late...

Why Every Jewish Millennial Should Read These DIY Jewish Books from the ’70s

by JTA | May 4, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts

By Elena Gormley This article originally appeared on Alma. During the 1970s, Michael Strassfeld, Sharon Strassfeld and Richard Siegel were a trio of young Jewish adults who felt isolated from mainstream Jewish life and wanted to find ways to make Judaism relevant to...

Everyman Theatre Announces 2019/20 Season — Includes August Wilson, Agatha Christie, 3rd ‘Queens Girl’

by Amanda Krotki | May 3, 2019 | Arts & Life, Performing Arts, The Arts

Baltimore’s Everyman Theatre announced the schedule for its 2019/2020 season on May 3. It includes classics and new works, a brand new second theater space and the inaugural New Voices Festival. In the announcement, Everyman Founder and Artistic Director Vincent...

Paige Hernandez Directs World Premiere Repertory of ‘Queens Girl’ Plays

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 2, 2019 | Arts & Life, Performing Arts, The Arts

Director, actor and Everyman Resident Company Member Paige Hernandez knows what it’s like to grow up in two worlds. Hernandez, who is black, spent the early part of her childhood living in an African-American neighborhood near Druid Hill Park and later, moved with her...

Comedy Gold Comes to Bolton Street Synagogue

by Solomon Swerling | May 2, 2019 | Arts & Life, Film & TV, Performing Arts

Looking for a good laugh on May 4? Bolton Street Synagogue has got you covered. The Roland Park synagogue’s 6th annual spring event — “Go for the Gold!” — features gourmet food, a silent and live auction, and a hilarious new performance by Emmy...

All the 2019 Jewish Tony Nominees

by Emily Burack | Apr 30, 2019 | Arts & Life, Performing Arts, The Arts

NEW YORK (JTA) — The Tony Award nominations announced April 30 were dominated by “Hadestown,” a musical about the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice that garnered 14. One among the “Hadestown” nods was for best director for Rachel Chavkin, who is Jewish. She also had...

Why is Holocaust Fiction Still So Popular?

by Emily Burack | Apr 26, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts

This article originally appeared on Kveller. If you take a look at bookstore shelves and best-seller lists, it seems that readers continue to seek out stories about the Holocaust. This is in no way a bad thing — more people should learn about the Holocaust, not fewer....

Bernie Sanders Gets the Buff Comic Book Hero Treatment

by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Apr 23, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts, Visual Arts

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Many of his supporters see Bernie Sanders as a hero, but this comic book publisher took that idea to a new level. The left-leaning comics outfit that brought you “Barack the Barbarian” and “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And The Freshman Force” is back,...