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Nicole Jovel
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Rock? Check. Hip-Hop? Check. Country? Check. Corporate sponsor? No way! Whartscape music festival puts the "indie" in independent with its no corporations allowed attitude. Why would a small group of music lovers decide to organize an all volunteer multi-day music festival featuring hundreds of bands?
Lisa Cleary
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The name says it all and with the Maryland Institute College of Art just down the street, it's no wonder that Station North was the first neighborhood in the city to receive the state's designation as an arts district. It is one of the most vibrant locations in Baltimore with an ever-growing community of artists helping to fuel the area's cultural and economic revitalization. So, we decided to take a closer look.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
This weekend may be summer's biggest holiday with 4th of July celebrations happening all over town, but tomorrow's the big day for Bmore Media! We're hosting our second Happy Hour at Nick's Fish House! Come down to South Baltimore meet the Bmore staff and pitch us your best story ideas!
Julekha Dash
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
We know Charm City has art. You know this is a city full of creative types, too. Buck Jabaily knows it as well. And, if he has his way, the world will soon know it, too, as Baltimore takes its rightful place as one of the premier arts cities on the East Coast.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Baltimore will take center stage this week, becoming the locus of the nation's arts communities as it hosts the Americans for the Arts Half-Century Summit. With the spotlight trained on the arts, we got our camera to discover what makes Bmore such a great place for every artists.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
It's another week bustling with fun and interesting events in Baltimore. First on your to-do list save the date for Bmore Media's upcoming Happy Hour on Wednesday, June 30! For art lovers this is a huge week as Baltimore hosts the Americans for the Arts Half-Century Summit. And, this weekend will be mucho caliente as the weather heats up and the city celebrates the 30th annual Latino Fest!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
It's another week filled with fun and interesting events in Charm City! We're excited about the African-American Heritage Festival that attracts crowds from all over the Mid-Atlantic region with its lineup of nationally known performers. Pride Baltimore also takes place this weekend holding its 35th annual celebration of Baltimore's GLBT community. But before we get to the weekend, OSI-Baltimore takes on a serious topic with its new forum series on "Arrests in Schools" that starts tonight.
Sarah Perry
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
What high school did you go to? It's the question that separates the natives from the transplants in Baltimore. For decades, the answers have included Poly, Western, City, Douglas, Dunbar, Mervo and others. Starting in 2011, lucky Bmore teens with an eye for design will add a new name to the list.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
What's on tap for the coming week? How about a taste of Baltimore's top winemakers, beer brewers and chefs. As if that wasn't enough, there's another free way to get from here to there as the Charm City Circulator adds a new route.
Walaika Haskins
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Watchen Harris Bruce has only lived in Baltimore for a few years, but in that time she's started a non-profit to help those with mental illness find a place in the workforce and been appointed the Commissioner for Liberia to the Governor's Commission on African Affairs. And, as though that wasn't enough, she's the assistant vice president and community development advisor at PNC Bank. We managed to catch up with Bruce, though it wasn't easy keeping up with her.
Sarah Richards
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
By day Adam Scott Cook lives inside the button-downed, carefully thought out and illustrated lines of an architecture firm. After 5 p.m. a welder's mask replaces the tie freeing Cook to let his creativity run amok, piecing together sculptures replete with Baltimore's history.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
To some it's a case of us and them. A current exhibit at the Creative Alliance proves that there are strong ties binding rural and urban America. Here's a stop-motion peek at the birth of the "Ain't Goin' Home" exhibit by Baltimore native Chris Stain and fellow artist Leon Reid IV
Nicole Jovel
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The mark of a great civilization is in part measured by its art. The same holds true for great cities. Michael Owen, a MICA graduate is doing his part to make Baltimore great with murals scattered throughout the city. He's dubbed his campaign the Baltimore Love Project.
Nicole Jovel
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
When their hopes to try to break a Guinness World Record fell through, The Cheasapeake Fencing Club didn't cry touche. Instead club members will lift their epees, foils and sabres and take on as many opponents as they can in what they've dubbed the Megabout.
Julekha Dash
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
It doesn't take a multi-million dollar budget to be a good filmmaker. It does take vision, passion and a compelling talent for story-telling. Just ask John Waters. Or better yet, ask Matt Porterfield. With Baltimore as his backdrop, Porterfield is earning top marks in the indie film scene for his portrayal of working-class Baltimoreans. Our Julekha Dash sat down with Porterfield as he prepares for the Md. Film Festival.