FlipSide Blog (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
An exhibit at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore fascinates me. It's a collection of pieces that reveal what belief can mean for each of us, and it's stunning how the artists on display captured everything from prayer (in paint) to the Great Mother to the Ten Commandments.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
WestJet is introducing seasonal non-stop service from Toronto to Bridgetown, Barbados and La Romana, Dominican Republic.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Baltimore getaways let visitors save with special deals BALTIMORE, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Baltimore's Inner Harbor has been named one of Frommer's 100 Places to Take Your Kids and one of the Top 10 Up and Coming Destinations. Now visitors can experience it in a new way and at a special price. Harbor Magic Hotels in Baltimore are offering the new "Ultimate Inner Harbor Experience" -- which lets travelers...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Travelers to Baltimore Can Receive Hotel Deals and Discounts, Amtrak Specials and Online Coupons for Attractions Worth over $1,000 in Savings BALTIMORE, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA) is making planning a trip to Baltimore more affordable than ever with free hotel nights, savings on Amtrak trains, a new and extended Harbor Pass...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Flicks From the Hill, a free outdoor film series sponsored by the American Visionary Art Museum, opens Thursday with Robert Wise's 1965 adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music , starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and a cast of youngsters. For a time, the film was the biggest cinematic moneymaker of all time. Showtime is 9 p.m., and films are viewable from Federal Hill. On...
Boomer Girl stories (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
Screen painting in East Baltimore won't die, not on Elaine Eff's watch. The folklorist has been on a crusade for three decades to preserve the kitschy art — landscapes painted on rowhouse window screens. The screens are for decoration, and privacy, too: The paintings allow residents to see out and prevent passersby from seeing in.
Art News Blog (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Bank of America has changed how its "Museums on Us" program operates this year. Last year the bank paid for museum entries around America for the whole month of May. This year they have added more museums to the list, but it is now year round, with the first weekend of every month being free to holders of a Bank of America check, ATM or credit card. Here's a list of the participating museums around...
TheWashCycle (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
The annual Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore is happening May 3rd. Applications are due April 21st. Kinetic Sculptures are amphibious, human powered works of art custom built for the race. Each May, the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) hosts the...
Apartment Therapy (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 03/30/2008
Scene & Heard The tickets weren't cheap. After all, this was the annual fundraising gala for the American Visionary Art Museum . But for party outfits, many guests only spent as much as the cost of a newspaper. In fact, their outfits were the newspaper, in accordance with invitation instructions to dress along the lines of the evening's theme.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 02/14/2008
By Nicholas Testa, The Baltimore Sun Feb. 14--Valentine's Day was established in the fifth century to honor the saint of the same name, who legend claims was executed for performing marriages at a time when they were illegal.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 12/08/2007
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Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 11/25/2007
At the American University Museum, "Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism" offers a career-spanning survey of 14 works on paper and 25 large canvases by the obscure, Lithuanian-born artist.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/25/2007
The American Visionary Art Museum's annual sale is part art exhibit, part flea market Twins from southern New Jersey marketed slightly deformed glass bottles recovered from a dump as "squottles." An Owings Mills candy maker offered chocolate chili pepper truffles. And a North Carolina sculptor found a buyer for her papier-mache pet made from old doll parts.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/24/2007
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