WHAT WEEKLY

★ Cover Story

Conversations on Theater: Parlor Plays

May 7, 2014

Philip Laubner · Conversations on Theater, Performance

Orange is the new safe word, or in this case, orange is the safe word in an all-woman-acted play called…

★ Documenting the Baltimore Renaissance

Big Green Pirate Party

July 27, 2011

Justin Allen & Theresa Keil · Music, Sustainability

The Big Green Pirate Party was a fundraiser for Baltimore Green Careers, a Civic Works project that has a kick-ass mission and an impressive track

The Copycat Theatre

April 21, 2011

whatweekly · Art, Performance

It is these kind of imaginative, playful, socially-conscious, boundary-pushing experiences that breathe life into the people, give meaning to art and work, and force us

To Wed

July 13, 2011

Brooke Hall & Justin Allen · Love, Video

On Saturday July 9th, I hatched a plan to surprise the love of my life with a party to commemorate her birthday and to surprise

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

For the Love of God(ard)

December 17, 2014

Samantha Mitchell · Essays, Film

When Adieu au langage/Goodbye to Language screened at Cannes this year, the audience reportedly broke out into fevered applause about halfway though the film. When the

Meditations on the Landscape of Desire and Practice at C. Grimaldis Gallery

May 18, 2011

Baynard Woods · Art

Story by Baynard Woods Photo by Sofia Silva Meditations on the Landscape of Desire by Sofia Silva and Practice by Lu Zhang, the two shows

Fiction: Heather Rounds

March 18, 2014

Timmy Reed · Literature, What Lit

IN CASE YOU SEARCH FOR DEATHWORMS IN MONGOLIA Go in June or July, those wet days known as the worm’s active months. Start from Ulaanbaatar toward

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire :: Movie Review

December 4, 2013

Dan Gvozden · Film

On its surface, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire improves on the original The Hunger Games in just about every way.  The film’s bigger budget allows it to fill in

Mutual Benefit at Metro Gallery with Julia Brown, Other Colors, & Soft Cat

May 14, 2014

Nick Hughes & Dan Windsor · Music

I was glad Julia Brown opened up the night because I got to watch them capture all those fashionably late attendees trickling into Metro Gallery

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

When Baltimore Riots

April 29, 2015

Matt Kelley · Community, Video

Music By: The Water

LE MONDO :: A Space of Their Own

June 23, 2015

Chuck Green · Art, Performance

EDITORS NOTE: The Le Mondo project is a significant step in resurrecting the Howard Street corridor, historically, one of the most vibrant districts in the

Art of The Unexpected: Reimagining Galleries at Silo Point

November 20, 2013

Amanda Fortner · Art

Jeanine Turner and Jeffrey Kent are making waves in the changing Baltimore art community, building new models for art and business. The opening of their

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

Marquee Ball at Creative Alliance

April 29, 2010

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

I’m not sure if you’re ready for this issue, Baltimore. This issue is so absolutely mind blowing that I’ve been told that there’s legislation in

Final Friday: Drift State

February 23, 2012

Station North & Theresa Keil · Charm City, Station North

In contrast to the usual energy and excitement found in Station North, the atmosphere at January’s Final Friday in the North Avenue Market was exceedingly

Tig Notaro’s Boyish Girl Interrupted Tour Hits Baltimore

September 29, 2014

Amanda Fortner · Comedy

Comedian Tig Notaro will be taking the stage at Rams Head Live this Tuesday on the Baltimore leg of her nationwide Boyish Girl Interrupted Tour.

fashion

La Cakerie

Baked goods can take a significant amount of skill and artistry to prepare and create, and among our favorite treats…

Dyed For You

Confirmed Stock

Otakon 2010

LOT 201

Fashion’s Night Out

social innovation

Ultimate Block Party

To find out more about the Ultimate Block Party check out our story from last week or go to their…

Open Walls Baltimore

Give Corps turns 1!

Crossing Cultural Divides in a Rowboat

Little Free Libraries

Treating Others

artist profiles

Ian Hesford :: Dead and Back Again

The tropes concerning what people see when/after they die are well-worn; bright lights, the spirits of dead relatives, out-of-body experiences…

They’re Not Making Art Anymore :: An Interview with Fred Lazarus IV

Clifton Futch

Swordswallower Dai Andrews

Future Islands Homecoming

The Impact of Jack Radcliffe: A Mentor’s Story

sustainability

Small Time

A couple of years ago, while I was reporting on a redevelopment plan in Buffalo, New York, I met up…

An Ambitious New Charter School Comes to West Baltimore

Strange Folks at Ash Street Garden

Farmageddon

Baltimore Free Farm

Fixing The Future

technology

Smart Textiles

There’s been no shortage of discussion concerning the artist’s affect on society as of late. More specifically, there’s been growing…

Meet the Kids at Digital Harbor Foundation

The God Particle

Education Hack Day

Get Pixilated

Intuitive Insight: The Hot Spot