Arts & Culture

September 26 - November 10
Anthony Caro solo exhibition 
C. Grimaldis Gallery at 523 N. Charles
Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5:30pm   

Folk legend Woody Guthrie was an inspiration not only to the prominent musicians of his time, including the likes of Bob Dylan, but artists today. This Saturday, the Creative Alliance will host a Woody Guthrie tribute concert to commemorate Guthrie's 100th birthday.

"In the broadest sense, 'Stop Kiss' is a play about tolerance." -J. Wynn Rousuck

September 21 & 22, 2012, on The Signal:  

Can choreography be considered a language?  Full Circle Dance Company will explore that question during an upcoming performance, and we drop in at a rehearsal to check out its aptly titled, “Moving Passages” 

Tim Kreider talks about his latest book, “We Learn Nothing,” a collection of essays and cartoons about love, death, and the people and events that have shaped his life.

In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.   The idea was to prevent another global recession. But has it worked?  We ask former regulator and University of Maryland law professor Michael Greenberger.

Thursday, September 20

Stop: Emmy time!

Veteran Baltimore Sun copy editor John McIntyre is known for his way with words, and in this interview, McIntyre proves that he can even make a case for the proper use of profanities.

Prompted by Geoffrey Nunberg's book Ascent of the A-Word, McIntyre unpacks the meaning of the seven-letter word which describes a jerk or a cad (and which causes Maryland Morning's producers to hit the bleep censor.)

John McIntyre gives a full, rousing rendition of "The Very Model of an Amateur Grammarian"

"...under the direction of Randolph Smith, the performers at Arena Players do a highly credible job" -J. Wynn Rousuck

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews The Arena Players' production of "Smokey Joe's Cafe," a revue of the music of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. The production has ties to Baltimore as Lieber grew up in West Baltimore, only a few blocks from The Arena Players.