Arts & Culture

Friday, May 24 - Saturday, May 25

Chestertown Tea Party Festival, Chestertown, MD

Saturday, May 25

Memorial Day Commemoration at Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg. Events begin at 11:00

Potomac River Waterfowl Show, Leonardtown. Events begin at 10:00

May 22, 2013

The 28th annual SoWeBo Arts and Music Festival takes place in Southwest Baltimore on Sunday.

Back in the 80s and 90s, Sowebo was a magnet for artists, and it was discussed in the media as the next SoHo…or at least the next Fells Point.

A diagnosis of metastatic cancer is a challenge to live as well as you can, for the time you have left.  Johns Hopkins has created a retreat for couples facing that diagnosis, to help caregivers and patients help each other.  We talk about whether the retreat could be a model for other hospitals.

May 20, 2013

It’s Museum Week in Baltimore, and 19 museums are offering "buy one get one free" admissions throughout the week.

We head out to the rolling hills of northern Baltimore County for a visit to Five Seeds Farm.  Founder Denzel Mitchell has cultivated an environmentally and financially sustainable farm and apiary, and along the way he’s taught his five kids some important lessons in self-reliance, entrepreneurship, and good food.

We stroll around Reservoir Hill, a Baltimore community known for its fascinating history and architectural significance in a city of over 225 neighborhoods. 

Nancy Heneson joins the program with “Immortal,” the story of a soul (temporarily) without a body.

For twenty five years, The Bach Concert Series has been showcasing the works of JS Bach in monthly performances at Christ Lutheran Church in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.  Signal contributor Jeff Trueman has recently discovered the magic of the series, and he brings us this tale of appreciation.

In a city of more than 225 neighborhoods, Baltimore’s Reservoir Hill is known for its historical importance and its architectural significance. A new book, Kelly Dale Terrill’s Reservoir Hill, explores the history of the area through photographs, historical documents, and personal stories of neighborhood residents past and present.

May 21, 2013

You know that 1930 Grant Wood painting, American Gothic – the one where the stern-looking farmer with a pitchfork is standing next to his sour-faced daughter?