2010 Mountain Maryland Artists Studio Tour-Call for Artists
Fri, March 12, 2010
The Allegany Arts Council would like to invite all area visual artists to participate in the 2010 Mountain Maryland Artists Studio Tour. The two-weekend event is scheduled for 10 AM - 5 PM on November 6, 7, 13 and 14. To participate, you must return your Artist Agreement form and participation fee ($40 for members of the Allegany Arts Council, or $75 for non-members) no later than Thursday, April 1st, 2010. Artist Agreement forms, with additional participation requirements, are available from the Allegany Arts Council, or may be requested electronically by emailing avick@allconet.org. For questions, please call 301-777-ARTS (2787).
Carpenters In The Forehead/ Tickle Me Elmo For Eric
Thu, March 11, 2010
Carpenters In The Forehead/ Tickle Me Elmo For Eric
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Dateline: Washington, D.C.
I just can’t help feeling that we need to do something for ex-Congressman Eric Massa, the recently resigned Representative from New York State. You know, something like a going away present. I’m going to pass the hat on-line and take up a collection so that we can give him a fond memento of his brief days here in the Capitol sin-city. What I have in mind is not all that expensive, and I am convinced that it will give him many days of bliss. Yes, I am talking about the Tickle Me Elmo doll that was all the rage just a few Happy Holidays ago.
FSU Student Laut to Perform Junior Vocal Recital
Thu, March 11, 2010
Frostburg State University junior Stephanie Laut will perform her mezzo-soprano junior recital on Sunday, March 28, at 4 PM in the Performing Arts Center’s Pealer Recital Hall. Laut will be accompanied by pianist Judith Brown. This event is free and open to the public.
Laut will perform several pieces written by composers Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Robert Schumann, Georges Bizet, and Samuel Barber.
Laut is a vocal performance major with a minor in Spanish. She hopes to become a performer, professional conductor or a choral and theatre instructor. She is a member of De...
Lessons from a Space Cadet: What I Learned from Astronaut Ricky Arnold
Thu, March 11, 2010
I can’t say that I remember too much about my early childhood. Things like what my home used to look like before renovation, what my father looked like with longer hair, and why I chose to paint my room lilac are all memories that have escaped the confines of my head as I have gotten older. However, distinct and strange memories have stuck around to be remembered by me, mostly memories of my brothers and our highly emotional and volatile interactions with one another.
It seems to me that most successfully recalled memories occurred around the always eventful family dinners at my home. ...
Memorial Scholarship for Music Lovers to Assist FSU Music Majors
Thu, March 11, 2010
A new music scholarship fund has been established at Frostburg State University in memory of a Cumberland, Md., couple who neither played music or sang, but who passed on their love of music to their children nonetheless.
The Charlie and Wanda Steiner Memorial Scholarship was established by their son, Mark, through a pledge of $15,000 to Staking Our Claim: The Campaign for Frostburg. The scholarship will specifically benefit music majors who play the piano or organ.
Mark Steiner, a 1978 graduate of FSU, is the organist at Emmanuel Episcopal Church and the owner of the Steiner-Murphy Pipe O...
