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Nottage, 52, has been praised for her poignant yet frank depiction of the effects of racism, classism and the social oppression of women in “Intimate Apparel,” which had its world premiere in 2003 at Baltimore’s Center Stage.
Read MoreOver the years, Bela Fleck has shared the stage with the Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Bonnie Raitt and the Grateful Dead. His music has spanned genres ranging from pop to free-form jazz.
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Passover Haggadah from Vienna, 1930. This colorfully illustrated French and Hebrew Haggadah was published in Vienna. Caption on image: "Eating Matzah." (Photo courtesy Jewish Museum of Maryland)
The items on display range from a 16th-century Hebrew Bible with commentaries to a 1917 letter to the chief rabbi of Iraq requesting Jewish prisoners to attend Rosh Hashanah services.
Read MoreI don’t have vivid memories of our trip to the Concord. Neither, it turns out, do my cousins. What we all have are impressionistic and fragmented memories — of the crowded car ride, the puny ski slopes and the absurdly bountiful food offerings.
Read MoreMartha’s Vineyard had long been on my must-see list. I’m not sure why I waited so long to get there, but a return visit is certainly on the horizon.
Read MoreGenerously sprinkled with fuchsia tassels, multi-color pom poms, beaded fringe and chunky stones, statement earrings have a special occasion feel but can be worn every day.
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Baltimore area klezmer and swing musician Seth Kibel will be among the performers at Bolton Street Synagogue's seventh annual spring event on May 9. (Provided photo)
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So much of contemporary music is apolitical, and that’s a shame. Music should not always be political and social commentary, but we need some music that addresses the issues of the day.
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Owings Mills resident Chuck Cohen has been tuning pianos on the cruise ship Grandeur of the Seas for the past 15 years. (Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean Cruises)
“I’m 75 this year and I love going to work every day,” says Cohen, a grandfather whose wife, Ann Amernick, is an acclaimed chef and cookbook writer. “I like the people, I like the mechanics of it and I like working with my hands.”
Read MoreIf you can perform a relatively small task in a different way and it’s successful, that’s a good building block for making a future suggestion that takes task-doing in another direction.
Read MoreWhy is it that no matter how long it’s been since our student days, when September comes, many of us are seized by an urge to buy new shoes, update our wardrobes, cut and/or color our hair and get a makeover?
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Ayala Hodak showing ghormeh sabzi, a Persian dish she cooked with the Jewish Food Society, at her home in Tenafly, N.J., Aug. 15, 2017. (Josefin Dolsten)
The project, which launched officially in March and receives financial support from several Jewish foundations, has added over a dozen recipes to its online archive, and more are on the way.
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