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Uncorked! Discover the Wines of Maryland and Virginia
Monday, August 29th, 2011
by Michelle Frey on Dining Around
When you think of wine vineyards—most likely the image that comes to mind is lush green rolling fields of Napa Valley or the historic vineyards
Captain Ferguson’s School for Balloon Warfare
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Omaha, Nebraska 1916. Captain Ferguson sits somewhere between the gung ho, half-cocked enthusiasm portrayed in Richard Lester’s satiric film How I Won the War and
An American Baker in La Touraine: Kim Baker-Brindel
Friday, August 19th, 2011
by Veronica Manlow on Living Around
Kim Baker-Brindel is an American pastry chef living, working and selling her American style baked goods in Touraine, France. Ms. Baker-Brindel sat down with Woman
Woman Around Town:
Deborah Koenigsberger—Heart of Gold
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
Music can stir our emotions and push us to act. Just ask Deborah Koenigsberger. A huge Stevie Wonder fan, she attended all seven of his
Elliott Erwitt—Humor and Wit in Photographs
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Elliott Erwitt was a child prodigy with a camera, shooting remarkable photographs when he was only 15 years-old. In a career spanning more than 60
I’m Still Here: A Profile of Jean-Claude Baker
Monday, May 9th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Living Around
“Good times and bum times, I’ve seen them all/And, my dear, I’m still here.” Stephen Sondheim – from Follies Jean-Claude Baker, the adopted son of American
The Theatrical Event That Is War Horse
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
Deep into the second act of War Horse, a woman sitting a few seats away from me sobbed hysterically and cried out “No!” during a
Rooms with a View at the Metropolitan Museum
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In 1806, Caspar David Friedrich, perhaps the greatest German artist of his generation, inaugurated a motif that sparked an artistic trend. Working in the challenging
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