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Hot August Blues

★ Brooke Hall & Justin Allen
Resurrection Recap

★ David London, Philip Laubner & Theresa Keil
Inward, Outward: Ugly American

★ Jeff
Ouch!

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Getting Lit

★ Gregg Wilhelm, Theresa Keil & Matt Kelley
Loyalty To Local Talent

★ Peter Davis & BrittOlsenEcker
The Age of Miracles

★ GerardMarconi
Dell'Arte

★ Peter Davis & BobbyKintz
Maryland Film Festival

★ David Warfield
Bring Back Streetcars

★ Lindsey

★ Cover Story

RIP “Blaster” Al Ackerman

March 21, 2013

Adam Robinson · Baltimore Reader, What Lit

“Blaster” Al Ackerman died on Sunday. He was a general in Baltimore’s literary avant garde—though it occurs to me that assigning…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Whoop Dee Doo

May 2, 2012

Piper Watson · Performance, Station North

What do you get when you dream up your own version of Pee Wee’s Playhouse, mix it with a little American Bandstand, and add a

Operation Oliver

September 21, 2011

whatweekly · Social Innovation

“Baltimore is the safest city I’ve lived in for the last 10 years.” That is my first response to anyone who cites crime, drugs, and

Hot August Blues

August 25, 2011

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Music

Part of the allure of the festival is the idyllic setting, but the music you’ll find here is truly phenomenal. There are acts here that

Causes and Conditions :: Breaking Down the Building Up

April 9, 2014

Peter Dillon · Charm City

I do actually work. Do I work, actually? I tell myself, I ask myself. What do I do, do you care to know? I think

The Rarest Musical Performances of the Year Return as High Zero Celebrates 15 Years

September 17, 2013

Kelly Louise Barton · Events, Music

This week, the Theatre Project hosts the fifteenth annual High Zero Festival, an expansion of the avant-garde Red Room that has since expanded to include

Portland: We’re Nice Here, Remember

September 11, 2014

Chuck Green · Commentary

I grew up in Baltimore, and I’ve been here for my entire life, except for a few occasional travels and a year or two when

Where To From Out

April 29, 2013

Rupert Wondolowski · What Lit

Where To From Out is Chris Mason’s latest charming, informative, deeply human and deeply humane autobiography through his life’s travels. What better way to know a person

Farmageddon

November 4, 2010

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Art, Charm City, Music, Sustainability

On Halloween nothing’s more frightening than a bobble headed Mr. Boh hanging out with the Gorton’s fisherman guy. Over the weekend there were reports of

Dusting Off Our Game

June 2, 2011

Lee Boot · Social Innovation, Video

This 4th film installment in WhoWeAm’s series on education looks at the absurd discrepancy between traditional US culture and the current US schools.

Grind My Reels “Blue Is the Warmest Color”

November 14, 2013

Dan Gvozden · Film

With the domestic release of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival-winning Blue is the Warmest Color, I’ve been doing a great deal of thinking about my

International Fest 2011

August 17, 2011

Theresa Keil · Social Innovation

In the tradition of great port cities throughout history, Baltimore has become home to an incredibly diverse population of people whose heritage traces back across

Inward, Outward: B-Sides

September 26, 2013

Jeff Brunell · Inward And Outward

Longtime townie Jeff Brunell finally returned to school just before turning thirty. He’s in southern India, completing his graduate field work and taking stock. These

Dan Deacon :: U.S.A.

October 23, 2013

whatweekly · Music, Video

So a little while ago, the stars aligned and Adult Swim (Williams Street Records actually) decided to make an Off The Air style music video

Warnock Foundation Survey Finds Hope Amongst Baltimoreans

October 29, 2013

Ezra Winter · Social Innovation

Publishers’ Note: The Warnock Foundation is a client of What Weekly’s sister company, What Works Studio. We are proud to work with The Warnock Foundation

Pigment at Gallery 788

April 7, 2010

Philip Laubner · Art

Johnny Thorne and photographer Jack Radcliffe at the April opening at Gallery 788 entitled ‘Pigment.’ Gallery 788 is by far one of the most inclusive

The Most Relaxing Comedian in the World?

June 16, 2014

Ezra Winter · Charm City

Our own Ezra Winter is perhaps the most relaxing comedian in the world?

Snakefeast – Damiens

July 31, 2014

Gatsby · Music, Video

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