Maryland Morning Culture Calendar

Wednesday January 9
Will Redman and friends: Unsystematic Notation
The Windup Space
Baltimore
7:00 p.m.
 
Friday January 11 and Saturday January 12
Comedy Pigs sketch show
Maryland Ensemble Theater
Frederick

Friday January 11, Saturday January 12, and Sunday January 13

A report out from the United Health Foundation ranks Maryland 19th out of the 50 states in terms of overall health. We talk with a United medical officer about the report, and with Health Secretary Joshua Sharfstein about the challenges Maryland faces, in areas including obesity, infant mortality, and violent crime.

Wednesday, December 26
Divine Destinations: 26th Annual Candlelight Tour of Historic Houses of Worship
Frederick
4 p.m.

Friday, December 28 and Saturday, December 29
David Drake’s “A Very Tawny Christmas”
Spotlighters Theatre
Baltimore

Saturday, December 29
Ensemble Galilei annual Christmas/Solstice Concert

This month Maryland native Alan Gross entered his fourth year in Cuban custody. Why was Gross arrested for providing telecommunications equipment to Cuba's small Jewish community, and why have U.S. efforts to free Gross not been successful? To examine the many angles, Sheilah speaks with Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Dr. Julia Sweig with the Council on Foreign Relations.

Holiday parties abound—what are the best ways to go from day to night?  We ask our style tutor Zoey Washington.

Thursday, Dec. 13
The 39 Steps - opening night
A comedic parody of Alfred Hitchcock's thriller, The 39 Steps features four actors playing more than 50 different roles.
Diane Smith directs.
Beth Tifiloh Community Theater
7:00 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, Dec. 13 & 14
Local singer Jennifer Blades performs "Christmas Present", accompanied by pianist James Harp
Germano's in Little Italy
Both sets start 7:30 p.m.

With tens of thousands of Marylanders in foreclosure, today we'll hear about two remediation programs: the National Mortgage Settlement, which could bring principal reduction to distressed borrowers, and the Independent Foreclosure Review, which could put your mortgage in front of a neutral third party to look for the bank's mistakes and potentially get you some financial compensation from your servicer. Deadlines for both are looming.

Baltimore city is getting ready to create its budget for fiscal year 2014--and its asking citizens how it should allocate those billions of dollars. We ask budget director Andrew Kleine how citizens can make their thoughts known through budgeting workshops.

The Sparrows Point steel mill and its surrounding communities will be recognized this weekend by the Maryland State Arts Council. We ask oral historians Elmer Hall and Louis Diggs about the significance of the towns on Sparrows Point.

We talk to Baltimore City Council President Bernard "Jack" Young who wants to force some city contractors to hire more city residents.

A little over a decade ago, a band called Oxes captured the hearts of Baltimore music fans with their loud guitars, weird meters, and even weirder performances. They're back with a new single. Today, they look back on their days as bassless provocateurs.

How to handle the onslaught of mammoth holiday meals.

Wednesday November 21
Organist David Christopher
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Noon

Thursday November 22 through Monday November 26
Turkey Clusters All Breed Dog Show
Fairgrounds in West Friendship
Howard County

Ongoing
Nudashank and Gresham’s Ghost present “Gran Prix”  

It's been forty years since Baltimore's zoning code saw a major overhaul. What's new? We ask city planning director Tom Stosur.

Anonymity on the Internet can lead to more honest conversation. It can also protect so-called "trolls" who publish misinformation and offensive material. Lately, vigilantes have unmasked some high profile Internet trolls. We ask our social media analysts Nathan Jurgenson and P.J. Rey if some of the unmaskings have gone too far.