ENTERTAINMENT
By [SAM SESSA] | March 29, 2007
Organic Soul The lowdown -- Spice up Tuesday night with a trip to 218 W. Saratoga St. Organic Soul Tuesdays, the acclaimed hip-hop, jazz and spoken-word poetry open mike night, is throwing a Caribbean-themed party. Roots poet Ainsley Burrows, the featured performer, is releasing his new CD, Rockstar. The usual lineup of talented local comedians performs first. If you go -- Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. Basement level, 218 W. Saratoga St. For more information, go to myspace.
TRAVEL
By [LORI SEARS] | February 4, 2007
Celebrate Black History Month at the Urban Film Series Tour's Film and Discussion Series in Washington on Wednesday through Feb. 11. More than 20 urban-themed feature films, short films and young-adult films, including The Tenants, starring Snoop Dogg (pictured at right) and Dylan McDermott, will be screened at the festival, which is presented by Next Generation Awareness Foundation. The event also features panel discussions, poetry readings, book signings and more. Guests scheduled to appear include filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, musician Roy Ayers, actress Yvette Freeman, actor Joseph Marcel and NBA player and poet Etan Thomas.
NEWS
September 3, 2007
INSIDE TODAY WHAT THEY'RE SAYING TODAY'S SUN COLUMNISTS SO SORRY ... Time for another edition of Who Wants to Apologize?, in which the audience gets to vote on which public figure makes the most insincere attempt to stop a deluge of career-threatening publicity. Today baltimoresun.com/cowherd Historic lows Give the Orioles credit for one thing during the current slump: When it comes to being really, really bad, the team is remarkably good. Sports baltimoresun.com/schmuck 5 THINGS TO DO TODAY Skipjack Race and Land Festival -- Today's events include a fishing tournament, the race and other contests.
NEWS
By Matt Vensel | August 5, 2007
The culture of Nigeria will be on display when Naija Fest 2007 returns to Patterson Park this month. The two-day festival - this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-12 - is sponsored by the Nigerian Youth Association of Maryland and will showcase staples of Nigerian culture such as music, dance, food and art to bring African descendants together to celebrate their heritage. "We want people to be familiar with and educated about our culture," said Adetoun Olumide, Nigerian Youth Association of Maryland president.
NEWS
By Photos by Algerina Perna | May 7, 2007
Baltimore City Community College marked its 60th anniversary last week with an International Festival featuring food, flags and artifacts from the more than 50 nations represented in the campus community. The event was one of three held as part of the celebration. A Literary Festival included book signings and discussions, and an Arts Festival featured student and professional artists. The college offers 31 degree and 28 certificate programs, according to its Web site.
NEWS
By Sam Sessa | August 12, 2007
Even before the inaugural Paetec Jazz Festival ended yesterday, organizers said they planned to bring it back for a second year. "I've already spoken with the CEO of Paetec, who likes what he sees," festival producer Marc Iacona said of the event's sponsor, a business communications company. "We are already talking about next year." This year's festival featured nearly 30 free and ticketed performances over three days. The roster spanned R&B, rock, funk, blues and jazz, and was spread out over the Pier Six Pavilion, Power Plant Live plaza, Bond Street Wharf Landing, Rams Head Live and Harbor Pointe.
TRAVEL
By [LORI SEARS] | April 22, 2007
Wine lovers can savor a sweet evening at the Philadelphia Wine Festival on Friday. The sixth annual festival features a Grand Tasting Event of more than 100 wines from around the world, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown. Winemakers, winery presidents and other winery representatives will pour samples and discuss their wines with attendees. Participating wineries will include La Chablisienne, Robert Mondavi, Marchesi de Frescobaldi and Clos du Bois. The festival also includes other events, such as the Winemaker Dinner Series at fine Philadelphia restaurants Wednesday and the VIP Tasting Event 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Friday.
NEWS
By Madison Park | May 28, 2007
The heavy aroma of incense, funnel cake and fresh paint permeated the streets of Southwest Baltimore yesterday for the 22nd annual Sowebohemian Arts and Music Festival. But it was mostly art that was the order of the day with an eclectic array of creators - such as a whimsical Baltimore hon with a beehive hairdo who was selling painted light switch plates. A local artist showed a collage made of old tennis shoes, and jewelers who twisted wires displayed their latest designs on the pavement.
NEWS
By Sandy Alexander | June 27, 2007
As it wrapped up its 20th season Saturday, the Columbia Festival of the Arts reached a record for attendance at its ticketed events. From June 6 through June 23, the festival filled just over 80 percent of the roughly 8,000 seats available at the 12 ticketed events, according to the festival's executive director, Nichole Hickey. "We've never gotten there [before]," Hickey said, estimating attendance to be about 15 percent higher than in previous years. Thousands more people attended free and paid art exhibits, lectures, master classes and readings as well as the free, three-day LakeFest event.
NEWS
By Rona Marech | August 27, 2007
Lutes tinkled, knights jousted, arrows flew and bodices strained. Comely wenches giggled and rogues sang bawdy songs. Leather mugs abounded, thees and thys flowed like mead, turkey legs came in kingly sizes, and if it could be served on a stick - whether cheesecake or steak - it was. All those jesters, monks, princes, queens, soldiers, wobbly English accents and acres of heaving chests could mean only one thing. To the delight of enthusiasts who wait all year to shimmy into embroidered tunics and meet friends at the Boar's Head Tavern, the Maryland Renaissance Festival, now in its 31st year, opened over the weekend in Crownsville.