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Evolver! (This isn’t your grandma’s Bawlmer hon, it’s What Weekly.)
Burner culture lands in the heart of Station North with Evolver Baltimore’s party ‘Give It Up!’ where the spirit of giving was alive and kicking, The Shine Collective celebrates their sweet new space in Clipper Mill and Baltimore bids farewell to two of our own.
Burner culture? We suggest going to the next Evolver event and seeing for yourself, we live for this stuff.
In the great big picture above: Jack Hardy, Lynden Kosub, Heather Joi and Alice Anonymous at ‘Give it Up!’ If the light looks trippy, it’s because it was.
Content and photographs created by Justin Allen and Brooke Hall of What Weekly. Also featuring photography by Philip Laubner.
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January 27, 2010 | Issue 3
The Good Word.
 
On January 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Join recovery efforts mobilizing around the world to assist earthquake victims. Your donation will help disaster victims rebuild their lives and their communities. Google will also donate $1 million to help organizations provide relief. Click here to help.
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Paco Fish is never short on inventive ideas for tickling the senses- this time with pockets and ribbons and gifts a plenty. The man is a wild stilt-walking veritable theater of talent – he can dance too. He’s a performer of spoken and physical comedy, burlesque, circus, and just about anything else you can think of. Catch his next performance at The Creative Alliance on Feb 13.
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We don’t know how Paco Fish walks around on stilts, but Matt Muirhead seems to have an inkling- and it clearly involves a sturdy tongue. The very talented Philip Laubner is responsible for the photos above and below. Thanks for submitting, Philip. You got the idea.
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Patricia Tamariz can be found at many a colorful event demostrating the limitless possibilites of visual art. She can transform your body into a canvas and create a masterpiece. Photo by Philip Laubner. The photo has been reformatted to fit this screen.
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Heather Joi Baker with her husband Brian Baker. These two artists continue to surprise us and any discussion pertaining their work would take more time than we have. Instead, why don’t you peruse their website soulforms.com. The name of their site speaks volumes.
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Jonathan Coelho and Joe Broome show of their nifty new parasol. I wonder where they came across such a handsome beverage accessory?
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Karla Mancero with Becka Miller. Karla is the poet in residence at The Baltimore Ethical Society and hosts poetry events that are both ethical and in Baltimore. The poetry events at the BES are laid back and insightful. All poets are greeted warmly and always welcome to share their work.
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Folks, you wouldn’t believe us if we didn’t have the photo to prove it, but we came across one of the rarest sightings one might find in Charm City. We found Hopkins students at a party that wasn’t being held in Charles Village. It’s true. We’d like you to meet our new friends Manuel, Nykola, Raphael and Elmar. Turns out these guys are from across the pond, so if you see them out and about be a good host and show them a swell time.
Also captured in this picture is another rare sighting, glowing bright over Raphael’s shoulder, The Fairy Queen of The Copy Cat building. She must have felt the good vibes coming from The Annex and wandered over to spread her special brand of goodwill.
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The Shine Collective provides an outlet for local designers and artists to showcase their goods. And the new space in Clipper Mill is absolutely smashing. We ran into co-owner Jamie Campbell at the reopening of her newly relocated Shine with Lisa Hawks from The Chop Shop.
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And finally, we’d would like bid a fond farewell to Ryan and Melanie Coffman. Over the years, these two have been a mainstay in the cultural landscape of our city and their presence will be greatly missed. You can keep up with Ryan’s poetry and photography with his alter ego ‘Susurrus Din’ and his blog ‘Fata Viam Invenient’ and with some gentle prodding I’m sure Melanie will be ready for a Solarium reunion any minute now. Baltimore’s loss is Massachusetts’ blessing but we’re sure our paths will cross soon enough. Be well and good luck!
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We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the newest member of our staff, El Darketo. He wandered into our offices one day reciting Ian Curtis lyrics as prose (in Spanish, mind you) and we were intrigued to say the least. His employment status with What Weekly has less to do with his qualifications and more to do with the fact that he won’t leave. With that being said we give you… El Darketo, What Weekly’s public relations specialist and sommelier. If you have any questions or issues, please don’t hesitate to give him a call.
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Ongoing
Strange Attractors at the End of Time at The James L. Pierce gallery
Paintings by Matt Muirhead showing until Feb 18.
Wednesday, Jan 27
Atomic Books’ Reading Club 7pm
Discussion of Augusten Burroughs’ Running With Scissors
Live Music at The Hexagon 8 pm
Carnivores, Hounds, Baltimore String Fellows.
Thursday, Jan 28
Improv Jazz at The Windup Space 8 pm
Frode Gjerstad Trio
Friday, Jan 29
Live Music at The G Spot 7 pm
Bmore Musically Informed Presents: Arbouretum, Wye Oak, Sri Aurobindo, Weekends, The Violet Hour.
Author lecture @ Red Emma’s 7pm
Caleb Smith presents The Prison and the American Imagination.
Live Music at The Metro Gallery 8pm
Arms & Sleepers, Leisure Icons, Imperial China
Poetry and Music performance @ The 14k Cabaret 9pm
A Shattered Wig Night of Extreme Warmth and Grandeur
Saturday, Jan 30
Aural States Fest II at Sonar 6pm
Pontiak, Leprechaun Catering, Vincent Black Shadow, Office of Future Plans, Caleb Stein, Benjy Feree, and Thrushes
The Charm City Kitty Club Presents: Alphabet Soup 7pm
Can you tell me how to get to Identity Street? Join Bert, Ernie, Flaming Flamingo and the rest of the gang
Literary Death Match at The Windup Space 8pm
Jen Michalski, Michael Hughes, Mike Young and Dave Housely compete
Sunday, Jan 31
Live Jazz at the 8×10 7 pm
Charlie Hunter Trio Feat. Curtis Fowlkes & Eric Kalb
Monday, Feb 1
Dance Party at the Metro Gallery 10 pm
No Rule: Jubilee King Cannibal (Ninja Tune, UK) w/ Cullen Stalin and Scottie B
Swing Dance Lessons and Open Dance at Little Texas 7:45 pm
Charm City Swing
Tuesday, Feb 2
DIG Dance Party with Landis Expandis at Joe Squared 10 pm
Organic Soul open mic with Fertile Ground at Eden’s Lounge 7 pm
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What is WHAT Weekly?
WHAT Weekly is an email magazine chronicling the real Baltimore movers and shakers- not the corporations, not the politics, WHAT Weekly spotlights the PEOPLE. It’s one of the soon-to-be many platforms of the Baltimore Worldwide movement.
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From the rubble of the industrial collapse, the people of Baltimore have built a cultural bizarre. We believe Baltimore is experiencing a cultural, artistic and intellectual renaissance that coincides with the global shift in consciousness.
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With the convergence of world-class institutions, Johns Hopkins, Peabody and MICA for instance, blended with a do-it-yourself attitude and elbow grease of a hard knock society, Baltimore is now the stage on which you’ll see a fascinating and freakish renaissance.
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