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What's Happening at the Library: Websites for free e- and audio books
Assistant Director Angela Turner, told me about a website that will be of interest to anyone who uses a Kindle e-reader and likes a bargain. It’s called Pixel of Ink, www.pixelofink.com, and it’s devoted to steering Kindle users to free and...Tags: Amazon Kindle, Movies, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iTunes, Stephen King
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Water bill whirlpool
There is an old adage, often heard in the local marinas, that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water into which you pour money. Turns out the same could be said about Baltimore's water and sewer system — it is a money-soaking hole that puts...
Tags: Finance, Sinkholes, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance
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For 2013 Daily Press poet laureate, love sparked the desire to write
Allen M. Weber says he hadn't thought about becoming a poet until he fell in love with one. The winner of the 2013 Daily Press poetry contest, Weber lives in Hampton and works at Newport News Shipbuilding where he teaches radiation safety. His...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Newport News Shipbuilding, Human Interest, LifeOne Incorporated, Poetry
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Review: 'Van Gogh' and 'Tell-Tale Heart' have a crazy idea
Opera was born to be mad. The first great opera concerned the demented Roman emperor Nero. In the nearly three centuries since Monteverdi's "The Coronation of Poppea," mad scene has succeeded mad scene on the lyric stage. They still do, as Long Beach...
Tags: Music, Music Industry, Nero (music group), Desperate Housewives (tv program), Entertainment
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Five books by Chicago authors appearing at Lit Fest
In Thomas Dyja's cultural history of Chicago, "The Third Coast," he writes that in Nelson Algren's day, "being Chicago's Famous Writer was like winning the heavyweight title — there was only one at a time, and you kept the belt for as long as you...
Tags: Authors, Fiction, Literature, Rogers Park, Nelson Algren
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Stewart Copeland finds synchronicity in writing operas
Though it's been 27 years since the Police disbanded, Stewart Copeland, its American drummer, remains best known for his nine years with the seminal British rock band. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy beyond the Police's 2007 reunion tour. From...
Tags: Music Industry
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Baltimore's local currency, the BNote, is 2 years old
At Liam Flynn's Ale House in Baltimore's Station North Arts and Entertainment District, two George Washingtons will get you a can of Natty Boh. But a single Baltimore BNote, with an image of Frederick Douglass on one side and an oriole on the other,...
Tags: Cafe Hon, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Charles Street, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Chicago Opera Theater steps through a Glass, darkly
Andreas Mitisek, the new general director at Chicago Opera Theater, is a man with a mission. He wants audience members to take a flyer on new and unexpected pieces of music theater that make them think, not just entertain them. The Austrian-born...
Tags: Music, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Back Story: Buildings are gone but not forgotten
Gregory J. Alexander and Paul Kelsey Williams have combed through photo archives, and the result of their labors is "Lost Baltimore," which is a painful reminder of notable buildings that fell victim, for the most part, to fire or urban renewal. They...
Tags: Baltimore Hotels, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Dundalk
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Looking for opera inspiration
Like every other form of art, operas can be inspired by just about anything — historical events, myths, epic poems, plays, even movies. Often, such operas go on to eclipse their inspiration. Puccini's "Tosca," derived from a play by Victorien...Tags: Music, Awards and Prizes, Philip Glass, Brooklyn (New York City), A Streetcar Named Desire (movie)
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Baltimore sports: From hurrah to harrumph
For Baltimore sports fans, now is the early spring of our discontent. Could it really be that just six weeks ago, we were living in sports fandom ecstasy? The Baltimore Ravens were parading down Pratt Street hoisting a Vince Lombardi Trophy, having won...
Tags: Super Bowl, Baltimore Ravens, Vince Lombardi, Football, National Football League
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Center Stage sets sights on joy, fun
For his first full season as Center Stage artistic director, Kwame Kwei-Armah focused on works that could spark conversation about a variety of heady issues. Midway through that season, he has unveiled a very different theme for the next one. "If this...
Tags: Music, Animal Crackers, Yale Repertory Theatre, Awards and Prizes, Theater
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