WHAT WEEKLY

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Maryland Film Fest 2011

May 11, 2011

David Warfield & Glenford Nunez · Confessions of a Mad Filmmaker

The MFF is a huge success. The streets and restaurants were buzzing, the screenings were well-attended (often packed), the…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Artscape 2010

July 22, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen & Tedd Henn & Theresa Keil · Art

I hereby nominate the Pink and Blue Dilemma as the Official Artscape Midway Installation. Further, I contend that in the years to come, Artscape should

Jennifer Stephens

May 23, 2012

Tristan Brooks & Philip Laubner & Theresa Keil · Artist Profiles, Performance

Photo by Philip Laubner Jennifer Stephens, also known as Marigold Bumbleroot, is a professional bubble-blower. https://vimeo.com/34443712 Filmed and edited by Ken Morrill of Yenra TV

The Child Ballads at The G Spot

September 22, 2010

Philip Laubner · Art, Music

Originally conceived as only an exhibition of paintings, the idea for The Child’s Ballads Show organically grew to include musicians that played traditional folk

The Hustle

June 26, 2013

Ezra Winter · The Hustle

By Ezra Lefko (the easier-to-pronounce comedy alter-ego of writer and artist Natan Lefkowits)   Welcome to The Hustle! Just as music, theater and other performance

Kane Mayfield Video

February 15, 2012

Gatsby · Music, Video

Kane Mayfield – Hello! from Mania Music Group on Vimeo. Check out What Weekly’s story on Kane Mayfield’s Mobtown Microshow.

Rafael Alvarez’s Tales From The Holy Land

January 7, 2014

Timmy Reed · Hampden, Literature, Performance, What Lit

  Rafael Alvarez’ third collection of fiction, Tales From the Holy Land, opens Baltimore’s last century up like a cadaver, then offers readers a look

Farewell Double Dagger

October 26, 2011

Valerie Paulsgrove · Music, Station North

Recently, we bid farewell to a band that has come to played a major role in shaping the current music scene. Although fans of Double

Stage and Screen :: The Architecture of Baltimore Theater

January 20, 2015

whatshannonlight & Isaiah Williams · Charm City, Photo Essay

From Romanesque to Art Deco, Baltimore has a rich architectural tapestry woven into its history. While the Great Baltimore Fire wiped out most of the buildings downtown, sparking a multi-style

Still Occupied

November 3, 2011

Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen · Social Innovation

Photo by Larry Cohen This week we catch up with Theresa Keil and Larry Cohen whose lot in life seems to be embarking on epic

Saul Williams

August 30, 2012

Alexa Grey · Events, Performance

When I was asked by What Weekly to interview Saul Williams through Skype from his home in Paris, I immediately obliged. Not only is Saul

The Baltimore Rock Opera Society Presents: The Rock Opera 6-Pack

May 22, 2015

Dave K. · Events, Performance

The Rock Opera 6-Pack is more than just another entry in the BROS' 7,000-year mission to melt faces. It is a response to the city

Station North Spring Music Festival 2010

April 29, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Music

Nicole Atkins serenades a receptive audience during Saturday’s Station North Spring Music Festival. Nicole’s appearance at the festival was a surprise to even her as

Right Now in Ferguson

November 13, 2014

Jennifer Baik · Commentary

On Thursday, October 9th, Baltimore native Shawn Burnett was on a bus headed to Ferguson, Missouri—something that he had never intended to be on just

Romantic States: Vessels of Devils

February 28, 2013

whatweekly · Music

Romantic States is music made by Jim Triplett and Ilenia Madelaire  from Baltimore Maryland.  Romantic States has so far released three singles and an EP on beko-dsl, and two full length cassettes

Reptilian Records Retrospective

December 8, 2010

Matt Kelley · Music

Photo by Matt Kelley Recently the Windup space hosted a 20th anniversary retrospective for a long running and trail-blazing establishment in Baltimore. For those of

Photo courtesy of Yuki Kimura

You Can Relax: Spree Killers

July 30, 2014

Michael Moran · Commentary, Essays

Good news everyone! You’re not going to be killed by a spree-killer! Despite what the media loves to convince us of, homicidal psychopaths are not

Come Home Baltimore

February 6, 2013

whatweekly · Social Innovation

  PROVING YOU CAN TAKE THE WIRE OUT OF BALTIMORE The Come Home Baltimore Fund Modestly Announces a Crowfunding Contest That Will Revolutionize How Disadvantaged

fashion

From Russia, With Lace

Polina’s Prive Photography by Sarah Thrower Just because it is underneath what most people see on a daily basis, lingerie…

Giordano’s Giant Nudes

The Littlest Fashion Truck Ever

Heavy Metal Treasures :: Acid Queen Jewelry

Smart Textiles

La Cakerie

nightlife

Bent Ear

In the Bent Ear, Baynard Woods follows the great writer Joseph Mitchell, in allowing Baltimore's quirkier citizens to bend his…

Shodekeh at The Meyerhoff

Sound and Fury Signifying… Oscar.

Infernoland

Boite: Show and Tell

Murder Ink at Single Carrot Theatre

social innovation

PNC Transformative Art

PNC Bank has made a major commitment to Baltimore, and their name as well as proof of their financial investments…

From Here To There

Outside The Black Box

Operation Oliver

Crossing Cultural Divides in a Rowboat

What is a Tool Library?

artist profiles

Loring Cornish

A few weeks ago I got an interesting phone call from photographer Glenford Nunez. He’d happened across a newly opened…

Ed Gross: Alchemist

Artist Profile: Mark Eisendrath

Baltimore’s Most Badass Theater-Bitch :: Danielle Robinette

BROS

Artist Heather Joi

technology

Get Pixilated

People love looking at pictures of themselves. This is a simple and undeniable fact of human nature. Another strange phenomenon…

Data For The People: How Does OpenBaltimore Work?

Common Curriculum Launch

Betamore

How to Make Your Cat a Cinematographer (GoPro Edition)

Education Hack Day