Woods (music group)

"Writing" seems an inadequate word to describe what Stephen Sondheim has done, yet it is the breadth, impact and influence of his writing that have won him the 2011 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement. The 81-year-old composer and...

The morning after an independent filmmaker heard he's been given a $25,000 arts award, he tried to assess what the check would mean. Matthew Porterfield, who walked away with the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize on Saturday, worked seven years as a...

Friends, football season is nearly here, and the snowball of anticipation is flying down the hill.  The first week of football is not a national holiday, and that is a travesty.  Write your congressman.   But that is another blog entirely. I am here...

Open house The Kinetics Dance Theatre will hold an open house for fall registration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at 3280 Pine Orchard Lane in Ellicott City. Visitors can take sample classes, observe an open rehearsal, consult with teachers...

FRIDAY '90s Hip-Hop DJ Ron Sleezy and Robby Soul perform at 9:30 p.m. at the Commonwealth Lounge & Grill, 2406 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 675-4444. The Four Freshmen The Balboa Bay Club & Resort presents a...

Community picnic Food, gospel music, inflatable bounce and face painting. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Clopper's Grove Fellowship Hall, 13505 Blair's Valley Road, Clear Spring. Sponsored by the Blair's Valley Church of God. Open to the public. Free; cost...

SATURDAY DJ Josh One DJ Josh One performs at 9:30 p.m. at the Commonwealth Lounge & Grill, 2406 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 675-4444. Instigator The Orange County rock and blues band Instigator performs at the O.C....

The Herald-Mail rode along with Hagerstown Citizens on Patrol, taking a seat in the command car on July 30. The night proved to be a generally uneventful patrol for the four citizens patrol vehicles, concentrated in the North End, members said. The...

Kalledout took the stage Saturday afternoon at REVIVE 2011, the "Hip-Pop Musicianaries" bustin' rhymes for the Lord before a small audience at Fairgrounds Park. The Steubenville, Ohio, duo was one of several Christian performers at the fifth annual...

SUNDAY 'Into the Woods' South Coast Repertory's Summer Players present Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" on the Julianne Argyros Stage. Showtimes are at 1 and 5 p.m. and tickets are $12. For more information, call (714) 708-5555 or visit http://www....

Kayla Harrison GRC Kayla is an active member of Junior Advisory, National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Embracing Global Obligations, First Priority and Beta Club. She has played on the varsity tennis team since eighth grade and on the...

'Maritime Images of Neill Slaughter' Exhibit of 30 paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolor inspired by a life on the sea and shore will be on display Aug. 26, through Oct. 2 at the Annapolis Maritime Museum, 723 Second St. An artist's reception will be...