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Baltimore’s Publishing Genius press just announced the creation of a poetry award in honor of poet Chris Toll, who died in September of last year. The Chris Toll Memorial Writing Prize is intended to honor “one poet each year whose work indicates the belief that poetry is the best of all callings, who carries...
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Break out your cutoff jean shorts and prepare yourself for unlimited juice, BluthCon 2013 is coming May 25! We almost blue ourselves when we got word that E.M.P. Collective would be hosting a celebration of what may be the greatest show ever to be cancelled (and luckily revived), Arrested Development. Nolan Cartwright has created...
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Despite what your cool friends will tell you, there is nothing inherently wrong with EDM and dubstep. When done well, EDM and dubstep afford the same animal-brain rewards that fuel supposedly more “sophisticated” dance music. After Baltimore club legend Blaqstarr’s DJ set at the Broom Factory on Saturday night however, a case could be...
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Part II of my Art Walk experience. By Michael Farley This is a small sampling of the work I saw at MICA’s commencement exhibition; things I liked, things I loved, and things that made me think. In the Gateway building, I was immediately attracted to more of Mariam Cooper’s paintings. “Yolk #2″ was...
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Representing lesser known aspects of the New Orleans music scene, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes’ opening set Thursday night at the 8×10 provided a sharp contrast to their headlining counterparts Honey Island Swamp Band. The latter leaning more towards established Louisianan tradition (self-described as “Bayou Americana”), both bands used their sets to showcase...
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By Michael Farley I arrived at MICA’s annual Art Walk preview of the 2013 undergraduate commencement exhibition severely underdressed and totally overwhelmed. The exhibition sprawls across MICA’s growing campus and features over 400 artists. I am always really taken aback by how smart, polished, and mature so much of the work that comes out...
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This Saturday is the Preakness, and the InfieldFest this year features noted Bud Light spokesman Pitbull and those “Thrift Shop” dudes Macklemore and Ryan Lewis as the headliners, which we’re not too psyched about. Especially since there are plenty of artists with Baltimore ties who have written songs that kinda, sorta relate to the...
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David Eberhardt, 72, was a member of the Baltimore Four, who poured blood on draft files in Baltimore to protest the Vietnam War in 1967. For that he spent 21 months in federal prison, mainly at Lewisburg, Pa. He is a poet with three books of poetry. He is retired from 33 years of ...
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist Directed by Mira Nair Opens at the Charles Theatre May 17 We know what the American Dream is, but what is the Pakistani Dream? This is the question Changez, the protagonist of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, asks himself as we see him transition from an up-and-coming Wall Street business analyst to what...
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The Station North Arts and Entertainment District, Inc. was granted a “Certificate of Occupancy” by the City of Baltimore for the 1 W. North Avenue location, informally called the “Station North Chicken Box,” that will house their offices and the Annex Theatre Company. The certificate says that the organization is permitted to “use potion...
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OC Alternatives Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Assateague Island National Seashore, North Point State Park, Rehoboth Beach, and more 5/15/2013
Real-Life Embarassing Sex Stories Feature: Submitted by City Paper readers 2/13/2013
Murder Ink Murder Ink: Murders this Week: 5; Murders this Year: 77 By Edward Ericson Jr. 5/15/2013
Crazy Horse Film: Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman puts his focus on Le Crazy Horse de Paris, the French cabaret By Lee Gardner 4/4/2012
Sizzlin’ Summer Sizzlin’ Summer: Summer in Baltimore is a sensory explosion, from the scent of Old Bay-smothered steamed crabs and the taste of marshmallow-topped chocolate snoballs to the smell of Ocean City salt water mixed with sunscreen and the vision of fireflies. 5/15/2013
Charm Offensive Feature: Meet the unpaid, underappreciated, and underprotected stars of underwear football By Violet Levoit 5/22/2013