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Hippodrome uses new grant to give nonprofits a broader stage
![The <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/downtown/performing-arts/touring-shows/hippodrome-theatre-at-the-france-merrick-performing-arts-center-baltimore-theater">Hippodrome</a> Theatre is largely defined by marquee Broadway shows, from "The Lion King" to "South Pacific." But starting Monday, the theater aims to be a hub for local arts groups, becoming much more than just a stopping-off spot for touring artists and productions.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/65909759-07051820.jpg "The <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/downtown/performing-arts/touring-shows/hippodrome-theatre-at-the-france-merrick-performing-arts-center-baltimore-theater\">Hippodrome</a> Theatre is largely defined by marquee Broadway shows, from \"The Lion King\" to \"South Pacific.\" But starting Monday, the theater aims to be a hub for local arts groups, becoming much more than just a stopping-off spot for touring artists and productions.")
The Hippodrome Theatre is largely defined by marquee Broadway shows, from "The Lion King" to "South Pacific." But starting Monday, the theater aims to be a hub for local arts groups, becoming much more than just a stopping-off spot for touring artists and...Tags: Concerts, Entertainment Events, Dancing, Hippodrome Theatre, Minority Groups
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Ambassador to Syria keeps profile low in Bolton Hill
When the violence in Syria began spinning out of control last year, the Obama administration made the unusual decision to bring its ambassador to the troubled country home.
And for Ambassador Robert Ford, coming home has long meant returning to...Tags: Politics, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Bolton Hill, U.S. Department of the Treasury, National Government
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BSO premieres vibrant work about Harriet Tubman
In addition to such things as new recording contracts and a nationally recognized education program, Marin Alsop's influence as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra can be seen in the programming each season. She typically weaves...Tags: Fine Arts, Arts, Charles Ives, Harriet Tubman, Morgan State University
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Grasmick to overhaul teacher training at Towson University
Several months after Nancy S. Grasmick left her job as state superintendent of schools, Michelle Rhee, the former schools chief in Washington, spoke in Baltimore and let a secret slip.
She told the crowd at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall that Grasmick...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Education, Bowie
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Some memory changes in aging brain are normal
Dementia and its evil twin, Alzheimer's, may have moved ahead of cancer on the list of most feared diseases, especially among baby boomers, who have begun to believe it is their inescapable fate if they have the bad luck to live too long.
So we grasp...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Concerts, Health, Entertainment Events, Cancer
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The engaging voice of composer Kevin Puts
There are unexpected perks that can come with receiving a Pulitzer Prize, as composer Kevin Puts discovered last Tuesday.
"It was 'Kevin Puts Day' here," he said by phone from his home in Yonkers, N.Y. "There was a nice ceremony with the mayor. I got a...Tags: Festive Events, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Sarah McLachlan, Awards and Prizes
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Philip Glass' 'Overture for 2012' to get dual premiere
The most famous piece of music about a conflict in 1812 has nothing to do with what is dubbed the second war of American independence. That won't stop Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," with its famous bells and cannons, from being part of the "Star-Spangled...
Tags: Philip Glass, Concerts, Festive Events, Fort McHenry, Toronto (Canada)
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BSO's 'Overture for 2012' draws rousing response
With a giant flag of 15 stars and stripes as a backdrop inside Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, a celebratory concert Sunday night drew a packed house to cap the weekend's commemoration of the War of 1812 bicentennial. As if to underline that there are no hard...
Tags: Concerts, Philip Glass, Toronto (Canada), Canada, Marin Alsop
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Blue Angels add awe to Sailabration festivities
Shrieking children covered their ears and adults flinched as the Blue Angels made a low pass over Fort McHenry, only to stretch their necks and shade their eyes to track the Navy jet fighters as they soared into the sun.
At the Inner Harbor, crowds lined...Tags: Concerts, Fort McHenry, Festive Events, Fells Point, Preakness Stakes
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Bill Clinton is coming to Baltimore
The Baltimore SunBill's coming! Former President Bill Clinton will headline Stevenson University's just-announced speakers series. He'll open the 2012-2013 series on Oct. 16 with a talk about the challenge of globalization. Here's the rest of the university's lineup,...Tags: Lisa Ling, Fox Broadcasting Company, White House, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey
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Rhapsody in Gershwin: BSO salutes George and Ira
Another pops program devoted to George Gershwin? Why not? This weekend's Gershwin feast being presented on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's SuperPops series will hardly be the last.
Nearly 75 years after his death at the age of 39, the composer's...Tags: Concerts, Music, Movies, Mamma Mia! (movie), Michael Feinstein
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Edgar E. Smith, 83
Edgar Eugene Smith, 83, of Hagerstown, Md., died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at NMS Nursing Home. Born Nov. 20, 1928, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Herman and Pauline Koons Smith. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He was...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Army, American Legion, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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