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He was a beloved bartender, an unlikely hot sauce entrepreneur, a cancer survivor, and a retired stuntman.  When Mick Kipp, better known as “Mick the Pirate,” died from cardiac arrest on Sunday, April 28th, Baltimore lost a kind soul and a larger-than-life personality.

The Stoop Storytelling Series recently hosted an evening titled, “Believe it or Not:  Stories about Finding and Losin

Ptolemy Slocum wanted to profess his love to his sweetheart, and he thought the most romantic possible place would be at the top of the Empire State Building.  He shares the fantasy – and the reality – in front of a live audience at the Windup Space, as part of the Stoop Storytelling Series.

Debbie Page works for the Baltimore Country Public Schools in the Office of Special Education, she’s the co-president of the Autism Society of Baltimore-Chesapeake, and she’s also the mom of an autistic son. She shared her tale at the recent Stoop Storytelling event, “Parenthood:  Stories about birthing, finding, raising, (and surviving) children.”

The Stoop Storytelling Series recently hosted a program at Center Stage called:  “Parenthood:  Stories about birthing, finding, raising, (and surviving) children.”  Seven storytellers took their turns on stage, under the spotlight, in front of a live audience, to share their true, personal tales.

October 26th & 27th, 2012, on The Signal:  

We drop in at the Reginald F Lewis Museum for a tour of the photo exhibition, “Growing up Afro:  Snapshots of Black Childhood from the Afro-American Newspapers”

We get a preview of Stillpointe Theatre Initiative’s fantasy retro makeover of the classic, “Arsenic and Old Lace”

We head to Centerstage for a sneak peek at “The Completely Fictional – Utterly True – Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe”

September 28 & 29, 2012, on The Signal:  

A special hour of true tales told live without a script:

Recovering Facebook addict Marye Isaacs confronts the envy she feels when she stalks her friends’ profile pages.

Mike Lowry pays homage to the dysfunctional family that made him the emotionally healthy man he is today.

World-traveler Julie Hackett reflects on the source of her wanderlust – a childhood spent struggling with homelessness.

Helpless romantic Julie Mendez ponders fate and the magic moment of meeting Mister Right.

June 15th & 16th, 2012, on The Signal:

May 4th & 5th, 2012, on The Signal… Pop Art collides with politics at a new Maryland Art Place exhibition of digital paintings by Mina Cheon. We talk with the artist about her unlikely blend of fanciful imagery and serious geopolitical content. We pay a visit to Pierce’s Park, a new public green space and memorial garden located on the Baltimore waterfront. Fiction writer Eric D Goodman joins us with another radio installment of his novel-in-stories, “Tracks,” a peek into the private lives of passengers on a train-ride from Baltimore to Chicago.

We'll meet Alex Champagne and Dan Cohan of Scenic Route Records, a new label that combines old-fashioned ideals with a modern approach to making and sharing music.

We profile Baltimore psychedelic super-group, Telesma, whose new album, “Action in Inaction,” blends progressive rock, Buddhist chants, and the drone of the didgeridoo.

From the Stoop Storytelling Series, Deborah Keene recalls an ill-fated skinny-dipping outing - she and her friends made it back to Baltimore, but their clothes didn't.