Arts & Entertainment - The Arts

Lithuanian-born rancher and cattle baron Robert Lazar Miller is shown on horseback with his grandson, Stanley Stein, at the Denver Stockyards, circa 1932. (Beck Archives, Special Collections, University of Denver Libraries)

Zaydie Rode Side-Saddle: Among those featured in "Jews of the Wild West" is cattle buyer and seller Robert Lazar Miller, shown here around 1932 with his grandson at the Denver Stockyards. Miller immigrated to Colorado from Lithuania in 1881. (File photo, Beck Archives, Special Collections, University of Denver Libraries)

Award-Winning Filmmaker Amanda Kinsey Chronicles Jewish History of the American West

May 10, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

The Denver-based director of “Jews of the Wild West” will speak May 16 at a Library of Congress screening of the documentary.

Shlomo Cohen: "The vibrant colors are in most of my pieces. I play a lot with lightness and darkness of those vibrant colors to create a three-dimensional feel. All of my pieces are connected, but the subjects are different." (Provided photo)

Photographer Shlomo Cohen’s Digital Art on Display at Gordon Center’s Meyerhoff Gallery

May 5, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Jmore recently spoke with artist Shlomo Cohen about his exhibition “Dream in Color” at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts’ Meyerhoff Art Gallery.

Actor Brett Gelman recently proposed to his longtime girlfriend, musician Ari Dayan. (Screenshot via Instagram via JTA)

‘Lady in the Lake’ Co-Star Brett Gelman Proposes to Singer Girlfriend Ari Dayan

May 2, 2023 JTA

The “Stranger Things” actor informed the world of his impending nuptials in an Instagram post from Jerusalem’s Old City.

Jamaica Farewell: Singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte is shown here in a recording studio, circa 1957. (Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images via JTA)

Harry Belafonte, Lifelong Friend of Jews and Singer of Jewish Classics, Dies at 96

April 25, 2023 JTA

Jews played a major role in the life and career of the groundbreaking entertainer and human rights activist, who counted “Hava Nagila” as one of his earliest hits.

Directed by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Lang, “March ‘68" focuses on two young students, Hania and Janek, who fall in love in the midst of social turmoil and antisemitism in Warsaw in the late 1960s. (Provided photo)

With Hybrid Format, Baltimore Jewish Film Festival Offers Something for Everyone this Season

April 21, 2023 Simone Ellin, Associate Editor

The 35th annual William & Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Festival will kick off on Tuesday night, Apr. 25, and runs through May 28.

Beth Ellen Fromm: "The fact that I was nominated, and then approved, to receive a star totally surprised me. This is something I never dreamed about, but will treasure!" (Provided photo)

Former Baltimorean Beth Ellen Fromm Honored on Palm Springs Walk of Stars

April 19, 2023 Caryn R. Sagal

Executive director of the Desert Film Society since 2002, Fromm joins the likes of Liz Taylor, Elvis, Sinatra and Rudolph Valentino.

BZ Openden with Dr. Aziza T. Shad and Mary Jane Hebert

Yeshivas Mekor Chaim student Baruch Zev "BZ" Openden, creator of the mural, is flanked by Dr. Aziza T. Shad (left), Sinai's chief of pediatrics, and Mary Jane Hebert, director of the hospital's department of pediatrics. (Photo by Peter Blair/LifeBridge Health)

Belated Dedication Ceremony Held at Sinai’s Children’s Hospital for Young Artist’s Sculpture

April 11, 2023 Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief

Although created two years ago, BZ Openden’s sculpture was only recently celebrated at the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital.

Martha Hoffman (JLive Committee), Phyllis Attman, Lennie Attman, Joe DeMattos and his son Brandon

At the J Live event were Martha Hoffman (JLive Committee), Phyllis Attman, Leonard Attman, Joe DeMattos and his son, Hayden. (Photo by David Stuck)

‘J Live’ Event Celebrates the Renovated Gordon Center Lobby and More

April 5, 2023 Staff Report

Following the public’s first official peek at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts, guests sang and danced along to the sounds of “Motown Forever.”

Japanese-American-Israeli cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper has a special personal connection to the Sugihara story. (Vardi Kahana via JTA)

Concert to Honor Japanese Diplomat Who Saved 6,000 Jews During the Holocaust

April 5, 2023 JTA

On Apr. 19, Japanese-American-Israeli cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper will perform an original piece of music at a Carnegie Hall concert to honor the legacy of Chiune Sugihara.

(Photo of Baltimore-based artist Loring Cornish by Steve Ruark)

Spring Arts Preview 2023

March 28, 2023 JMORE Staff

The Baltimore area is brimming with events and happenings this spring to help nourish the soul, inform the mind and tickle the muse.

Left: Cardi B is one of the musicians featured in the BMA's new exhibition, "Contemporary Art in the 21st Century." (Courtesy of the artist Hassan Hajjaj and Yossl MlloGallery). Right: This teapot is just one of 500 works of art in the Walters' new exhibition, "Across Asia: Arts of Asia and the Islamic World."

Spring Arts 2023: Visual Arts

March 24, 2023 Simone Ellin, Associate Editor

This spring offers the chance to explore new exhibits at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum, and more.