The Arts
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 Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Sep 4, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Performing Arts, The Arts, Uncategorized
If you’re a regular NPR listener, chances are you’ve heard “Ask Me Another,” the star-studded quiz show hosted by comedian Ophira Eisenberg. When she’s not playing games on the radio, Eisenberg, 47, says she hangs out with her husband and their 3-year-old son in... 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
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Aug 30, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Books, Fun, The Arts
It’s been more than three years since Ed Berlin, former owner of the Ivy Bookshop in Mount Washington, Emily Miller, the Ivy’s event coordinator, Lauren Esakoff, Jmore vice president and director of sales, and I sat down at a table at Café Hon in Hampden to discuss... read more
by Curt Schleier, JTA | Aug 16, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Performing Arts, The Arts
Instinctively, director-choreographer Jerome Robbins (née Rabinowitz) knew the musical he was preparing for Broadway was something far greater than just the story of a Jewish family facing persecution in Czarist Russia. So at one of his early meetings with the... read more
by Rafael Alvarez | Aug 13, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
The miracle of Harbor East is not just the skyscrapers going up faster than the way Anthony Marinelli, the last of the old-time Little Italy bakers, used to churn out bread once upon a time. It’s the appearance of an authentic jazz club — think Ron Carter, Abdullah... read more
by Steve North | Jul 23, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Film & TV, Fun, Performing Arts, The Arts
Comedian Andy Kindler is back to tell us while the State of the Union may be precarious, the state of comedy is strong. Known for his appearances on the “Late Show with David Letterman” and recurring role as Ray Barone’s sportswriter pal Andy on “Everybody Loves... read more
by Staff Report | Jul 22, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Fun, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
“For the folks they loved to tell about/When Billy the Kid came to town” — “The Ballad of Billy the Kid,” by Billy Joel This Friday night, July 26, a good chunk of Baltimore Jewry will likely be on hand at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to... read more
by Julia Metraux | Jul 18, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Performing Arts, The Arts, Visual Arts
As a former theater kid, “Glee” was my favorite TV show in my adolescent years. To this day, I still listen to its covers of classic tunes and newer pop songs. So as someone who now binge-watches Netflix to my heart’s content, I was thrilled to see that... read more
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