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Ocean Gallery marks 50 wild-and-wacky years on the boardwalk
All summer long, even on the hottest days, a gentleman in a tuxedo stands on the Ocean City boardwalk. Locals and vacationers scurry over to find out what he's up to. The man is Joe Kro-Art, owner of Ocean Gallery, and if he's not playing boardwalk...
Tags: Ocean City, Television Industry, Artists, Trips and Vacations, Dodge
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A kinetic proposal
It's not every day a giant pink poodle assists with a marriage proposal. On May 4, Bob Keefer, 38, proposed to his girlfriend of two years, Erin Alexander, 30, at the 15th annual Kinetic Sculpture Race. Unbeknownst to Alexander, Keefer arranged with...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture
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Through mud, sand and water, kinetic sculpture racers go for glory
It was just after noon Saturday and a large blue-crab-mobile was drifting out into the harbor with four students from Arbutus Middle School aboard and unable to steer. The problem? A thrown sock puppet that had damaged their controls. The absurd moment...
Tags: Federal Hill Park, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Arts, Science and Technology
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MICA president Fred Lazarus to retire at end of 2014 academic year
As President Fred Lazarus IV expanded the Maryland Institute College of Art over the past 35 years and helped turn it into one of the nation's leading arts colleges, supporters say, he has also focused on Baltimore — to the betterment of his college...
Tags: Students, Maryland Film Festival, Baltimore Museum of Art, Festive Events, Roland Park
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Glimpsed at the "Hope in the Harbor Gala": Maura Imel
Maura Imel, 22, showed off what she calls her "simple, elegant" style at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's fourth annual Hope in the Harbor Gala at the American Visionary Art Museum. The Rollins College senior wore a navy chiffon Lush shift and a...Tags: Ellicott City, Winter Park, Rollins College
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Like/Dislike with Baltimore artist Lauren Boilini
In 2006, local painter Lauren Boilini left the Midwest for graduate school in Baltimore, and she never left. She stayed to teach and become a part of the art community, and now is a painting and drawing instructor at MICA. Boilini, 29, was born in...
Tags: Chasing Ice (movie), Lifestyle and Leisure, Sushi and Sashimi, Artists, Silo Point
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Museums, cultural institutions taking a snow day
Schools and government offices aren't the only things closing down in anticipation of today's snowstorm. Here is a partial list, continually being updated, of cultural and commercial institutions shutting down for the day. The American Visionary Art...
Tags: Baltimore Museum of Art, National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Maryland Science Center, Reginald F. Lewis Museum
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Metal sculptor Scott Cawood has informal approach in studio
chrisc@herald-mail.comScott Cawood peered closely at his sculpture — the figure of a woman — and tinkered with the elbow. He looked intent, focused. "This is about the third assemblage I've had on her elbow," he said. "I've taken two of them off. I didn't like...Tags: Human Interest, Television Industry, Artists, Brownsville, Fine Artists
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Will we be who we say we are?
I devoted most of my columns over the last several weeks to the holidays, the memories they invoke and the way they bring people together. But as the year draws to a close, even I am surprised to see that none of the scenes I drew took place in church...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Martin O'Malley, Prisons
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What's on the menu for Valentine's Day
It's not too late. You can still make dining plans for Valentine's Day. Some restaurants are extending their special Valentine's Day menus and offerings through the weekend. Even places that aren't offering fixed-price options are packing their menus with...Tags: Holidays, International Drive, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Wines
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Baltimore is 17th most romantic U.S. city, Open Table says
The Baltimore SunBaltimore will have to content itself with the Vince Lombardi Trophy, because according to Open Table, Baltimore is an also-ran in the romance department. The most romantic cities are, in order: San Antonio, Texas; Austin, Texas; Providence, R.I.; La...Tags: Holidays, Pratt Street, International Drive, Lifestyle and Leisure, Steaks
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Formstone would be banned on new buildings under proposal
Frankly fake but authentically Baltimore, the Formstone that swaths many a rowhouse may seem low-brow or even tacky to some. But should it be illegal? A proposed overhaul of the Baltimore's zoning code would do just that, banning the faux stone...
Tags: Highlandtown, World War II (1939-1945), John Waters, Architecture, Home Improvement
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