Visual Arts
New Yorker Cartoonist Liana Finck Draws on the Light and Shadows of Her Jewish Upbringing
NEW YORK (JTA) — Liana Finck is in the eating area of a grocery store in Southampton, N.Y., and I’ve interrupted her beach excursion. Once a week, the Brooklyn-based illustrator rides a train to the east end of Long Island to channel her creative energy. She wakes up...
Stan Lee Gave Comic Books Permission to be More Jewish
By Arie Kaplan (JTA) — When Stan Lee died on Nov. 12 at 95, he left behind a vast legacy. Between 1961 and 1969, his greatest sustained burst of creative activity, he co-created a vast array of iconic characters, including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the...
Rube Goldberg Exhibition Opens at Jewish History Museum in Philly
When hearing the name Rube Goldberg, one notion instantly comes to mind: those fun machines that complete simple tasks in overly complicated and humorous ways. Think a ball rolling down a long ramp that hits a series of dominoes, which hits something else, so on and...
Artist/Author Reveals her Special Relationship with the Animal Kingdom
Animal lovers know full well that a furry companion can raise our spirits and lift our hearts. Betty Grodnitzky found an animal friend in the most unlikely of creatures — a deer on the lawn outside of her Pikesville residence whom she named Bambele, Yiddish for...
French Court Orders Return of Nazi-Looted Painting to Heirs of Jewish Owner
(JTA) — A French court has ordered that an 1887 Pissarro painting be returned to the heirs of its Jewish owner after rejecting an appeal by an American couple who had sued to retain ownership. The current owners, Bruce and Robbi Toll, had lent the artwork, “La...
Fall Arts Guide 2018
Charm City’s autumn arts lineup offers something for everyone. There’s a lot to love about the fall. The oppressive heat and the you-can-cut-it-with-a-knife humidity ease up; summer getaways have left folks feeling recharged and ready to socialize again; and the...
What’s the Payoff — Love or Money? 5 Baltimore-Area Jewish Artists Respond
Some of these profiled artists received highly specific training to pursue their endeavors. Others fell into them. For those who earn their living from their art, most agree it’s getting increasingly harder to do so. Nevertheless, all feel passionately about their...
Renaissance Women
Like mother, like daughters: An eye for art is in the genes. When Rachel Rubin was 12, her mother added one more piece of business to their already-bustling household. Joanie Young, single mother of two daughters, cut hair in the kitchen of their Pikesville townhouse....
Art with a Heart Pumps On
One of Baltimore’s most successful nonprofits turns 18! Randi Pupkin keeps a copy of “The Little Engine That Could” on the coffee table in her spacious, art-filled office. The classic kids’ book reminds her of how far Art with a Heart, the nonprofit she started out of...Upcoming Events
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all-day JVC’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Da... @ Weinberg Park Heights JCC
JVC’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Da... @ Weinberg Park Heights JCC 
Jan 21 all-day
Join JVC and volunteers from across Baltimore and engage in fun, meaningful projects while building bridges between each other and our larger community. Learn about social issues in age-appropriate service learning sessions while participating in[...]
6:00 pm Salon Series: Women’s Voices @ Everyman Theatre
Salon Series: Women’s Voices @ Everyman Theatre
Jan 21 @ 6:00 pm
Enjoy intimate staged play readings (with cocktails!) by emerging women playwrights and directed by the women of Everyman Theatre’s Resident Acting Company (Dawn Ursula, Beth Hylton, Deborah Hazlett, Paige Hernandez and Megan Anderson) in the[...]
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11:00 am Jewish Refugees and Shanghai Ope... @ Jewish Museum of Maryland
Jewish Refugees and Shanghai Ope... @ Jewish Museum of Maryland 
Feb 3 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Mark the opening of the JMM’s newest exhibit with a day dedicated to the celebration of Chinese New Year. Enjoy a variety of crafts perfect for the whole family, especially those looking to escape the[...]
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