CULTURAL GROUND ZERO

February 23, 2011

Lee Boot · Who We Am

When I was growing up in Schenectady, New York, my mother would ask me to attend her symphony orchestra concerts. She played the flute. With

Adam Scott Miller

July 19, 2012

David London & Dharna Noor · Art, Artist Profiles

All images courtesy Adam Scott Miller When you first encounter the work of Adam Scott Miller,  it immediately become clear that he is much more

Baltimore Afrobeat Society

November 10, 2011

Theresa Keil & Larry Cohen & Justin Allen · Music

Performances by the Baltimore Afrobeat Society are both intense and deeply cathartic experiences as well as important cultural gatherings that have become a ritual for

Robert Marbury

June 7, 2012

Keith Becraft & David London & Philip Laubner · Artist Profiles

“Where I can produce ridiculous things, I will.” Stuffed animals, coffee cups, and merit badges aren’t usually thought of as modes of expression. That’s where

Made In Baltimore with Dan Deacon, Celebration, and Rye Rye

August 19, 2014

Nick Hughes · Music, Video

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High Zero Festival – Did You Close Your Eyes or Keep Them Open?

October 4, 2013

Kelly Louise Barton & Nick Hughes · Music, Photo Essay

Depending on your choice of what you attended at this year’s festival, the collective experience of High Zero was nothing short of interesting. As a

Michelle Dwyer: Mistress of Karaoke Ceremonies

August 29, 2014

Abby Higgs · Artist Profiles, Music

With the whimsicality of a snow globe-wielding kitten and the energy of an infomercial host, Michelle Dwyer can make even the stodgiest of crowds smile,

Crossing Cultural Divides in a Rowboat

June 23, 2011

Lee Boot · Social Innovation

Bruce MacKenzie is a shipwright. He builds boats. But he also builds young people's interest in learning by thinking about their culture, and about what

Fiction: 2 by Charlotte Benedetto

January 28, 2014

Timmy Reed · Literature, What Lit

Queen Anne Mall Incident An attractive young woman is disciplining her child for whining outside a toy store in a busy outdoor mall. She is

Wordsmith: As The Art Fades Away

July 6, 2011

whatweekly · Music, Video

The 3rd single from Wordsmith's debut album Vintage Experience directed by Olawale. "As the Art Fades Away" is the third single from Wordsmith's debut album

Loring Cornish

January 18, 2012

Justin Allen & Glenford Nunez · Artist Profiles

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

A SOGH Story

May 30, 2012

Tristan Brooks · Art, Artist Profiles

“There are a kazillion self-taught artists out there, and I don’t have an idea of others that have the same sort of demand from the

Alley Aerial Fest 2011

September 14, 2011

Brooke Hall · Performance, Station North

Photos by Brooke Hall Graffiti Alley in Station North is a veritable gallery of work by some of Baltimore’s less than conventional visual artists. There’s

Britt Olsen-Ecker

March 28, 2012

Philip Laubner · Art, Artist Profiles, Music, Performance

The first time I saw Britt Olsen-Ecker was from the audience of the Strand Theater in 2010. She was playing Giselle: a brassy, over the

FashionEASTa 2015

April 26, 2015

Isaiah Williams · Events, Fashion, Photo Essay

Mind Your Business: Women On Top

January 29, 2014

Kelly Louise Barton & Theresa Keil · Charm City

On January 23rd, What Weekly, PNC, and the Women’s Exchange hosted Mind Your Business: Women on Top – A Smart Seminar for Women Entrepreneurs at

Beatnik Bar and Restaurant

August 8, 2013

Gatsby · Food

When I dined there we enjoyed chicken wings from a local farm served with chicken feet - this is a common delicacy in some cuisines