Bacharach

A photo caption in Maryland Live gave the wrong date for the Dionne Warwick/Burt Bacharach concert at Pier Six. The event takes place Wednesday.

On Thursday, December 22, 2005, EVE CASTLEMAN VOLKMAN of Chevy Chase, MD; beloved wife of the late Nathan H. Volkman; adored mother of Joanne V. (Joseph) Levin and Ellen V. (Richard) Bacharach; beloved sister of Rene Ferber and the late Edward, Betty and Shirley Castleman; cherished grandmother of Adam (Kristin) Lublinsky, Rebecca (Hal) Fero, Judith, Jessica, Michael and Danielle Bacharach and one great-granddaughter. She is also survived by her longtime caregiver, Belma Ravelas. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 26, 11 A.M. at Oseh Shalom Congregation, 7515 Olive Branch Way, Laurel, MD. Interment to follow at Judean Memorial Gardens, Olney, MD. The family will be observing Shiva on Monday at the residence of Ellen and Richard Bacharach and on Tuesday, at the residence of Joanne and Joseph Levin.

Alumni Theatre. "Back to Bacharach and David." New musical revue based on the music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow in the Barn Theatre, Building B, Catonsville Campus of Community College of Baltimore County, 800 S. Rolling Road. All roles open. Needed are three women and two men. Prepare a song in the Bacharach and David style. Bring resume. Call 410-455-4400.Bowie Community Theatre. "The Philadelphia Story." 7: 30 p.m. Aug. 16-17, callbacks Aug. 18, at Bowie Playhouse, Whitemarsh Park, Route 3 South.

Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre's current show -- Promises, Promises -- promised more than it delivers in entertaining contemporary theater. Still, the play is worth seeing because first-rate actors enliven and elevate the dated material. Based on the 1960 Oscar-winning film The Apartment, the play was reworked by Neil Simon and transformed into a 1968 musical by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Although Bacharach's music is generally distinguished by sophisticated, unusual harmonies and syncopated rhythms, and Simon has few peers in creating snappy dialogue, both composer and playwright seem to have become victims of '60s irrelevance.

The image of an artisan 30 years ago was a hippie throwing pots or stringing love beads in a poorly heated SoHo garret.But now, the lifestyle is lucrative enough that David Paul Bacharach was able to say goodbye forever to his career as a dentist to be a full-time metal smith."

THERE'S CHAOS in David Paul Bacharach's metalsmith studio. More so than usually. Oh sure, there's the familiar clutter of metal scraps and wood shavings strewn about the floor, art material piled high against the walls and tools scattered around. These days though, there's an added frenzy. It's less than a week before the 25th annual American Craft Council Craft Show, and dozens of pieces of work - from jewelry and intricately woven copper vessels to chairs, console tables and massive sculptures - are awaiting the Cockeysville artist's final inspection before being shipped off to the Baltimore Convention Center.

LeRoy L. Gamse, a retired chairman of the board of Gamse Lithographing Co. Inc., a longtime family-owned and -operated business in Baltimore, died of complications from heart disease Sunday at Roland Park Place. The former Lutherville resident was 93. He immersed himself in the label-manufacturing business for his entire working life - with an interruption during World War II - serving as chairman and vice president. "He not only was successful in the time that he ran it, he left a very good foundation for the next generation," said Dan Canzoniero, the owner and president who bought the company from the Gamse family.

Pieces of column too short to use:During his 27 years on the bench, Carl W. Bacharach, the colorful Baltimore City District Court judge who died yesterday, presided over thousands of cases of assault, robbery, drunkenness, drug possession, shoplifting, glue-sniffing, and dozens of other offenses. He fined thousands of defendants thousands of dollars and sentenced them to thousands of days in jail.Remembered fondly is the day Bacharach, seated in the old Southern District on Ostend Street, was presented with the case of a kissing bandit.

Any director who turns Burt Bacharach standards into comic weapons deserves respect. As the opening credits roll in "My Best Friend's Wedding," a 1960s bride and her bridesmaids perform a campy version of "Wishin' and Hopin' " against a pink background. Immediately, you are assured of a low schmaltz reading in this romantic comedy. You are also prepared for more Bacharach mischief to come. You are happy.It is the second nuptials for P. J. Hogan, who made his directorial debut with the refreshing "Muriel's Wedding."

BROADWAY STAR Joel Grey ("Cabaret," "How to Succeed in Business") will be the star attraction at the 4th Annual Lifesongs at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Sept. 28. Planners are hoping to attract a few more big names, but at this point the only one committed, other than Grey, is "Forbidden Broadway," a group that performs a wonderful parody of Broadway shows. Tickets for the benefit for Baltimore's Health Education Resource Organization (HERO) are $25, $50 and $100 and may be reserved by calling 296-2414.