Baltimore School for the Arts

Renaissance for North Avenue as arts district

2013-05-10 15:33:00

When Christa Daring was a student, she rode a bus from her Waverly home and crossed North Avenue on her way to classes at the Baltimore School for the Arts. "This was always oh-so no-man's land," she said of the commercial crosstown street that is...

Schools for everyone

2013-04-29 03:00:00

Baltimore City school officials say the nearly $1.2 billion budget the system unveiled last week will fund a raft of new academic endeavors, among them a new team to upgrade instruction in the sciences to meet the higher standards of the new national...

Towson costumer passes on her passion for history to her students

2013-05-07 08:45:00

Nora Worthington, the resident costumer for the Baltimore School for the Arts, has long loved the idea of dressing up and living the past. As a sixth-grader, she starred in Hampton Elementary School's Bicentennial production, and she visited her two...

With FlowerMart as backdrop, Mount Vernon is thriving

2013-05-03 16:38:00

As many times as it rolls around, I never outgrow the FlowerMart, which opened Friday and runs through Saturday. It's held in May and timed to take advantage of the best part of Maryland's spring. Any event that draws so many families, especially babies...

Baltimore School for the Arts earns first Tony nod, for actress Shalita Grant

2013-05-03 07:34:00

The Baltimore School for the Arts can boast its first nomination for a Tony Award -- thanks to graduate Shalita Grant, whose debut Broadway bow has won her a nod for Best Featured Actress in a Play. "Graduates have been nominated for Grammys and Emmy...

Baltimore City employee killed in crash in front of City Hall

2013-04-09 18:23:00

A Baltimore City employee was killed Tuesday afternoon when police said a man veered off an interstate and sped onto downtown streets, flipping the car he was driving in front of City Hall. Matthew Hersl, 45, was the victim, family and friends said....

With 'Appalachian Spring' Baltimore School for the Arts breaks new ground

2013-04-05 12:18:00

If there is a single work that captures the essence of America in sound and movement, it's "Appalachian Spring," the ballet with music by Aaron Copland and choreography by Martha Graham that premiered in 1944 at the Library of Congress. Although the...

Go to it: BSO's Music Box Series

2013-03-28 11:55:00

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is launching a Music Box Series, designed for the 6-month- to 3-year-old set. BSO vice president of education Carol Bogash calls the project “the final piece in the BSO’s educational framework” and...

'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict

2013-03-22 16:25:00

The lone Union sentry stands atop Federal Hill, outlined against an ominous orange/red sky. In the distance, the tops of the Washington Monument and several spires rise above the city, as straight and determined as the rifle held in the soldier's left...

'Rising Stars' lift arts gala even higher

2013-03-19 08:20:00

Besides honoring veterans of the local arts scene, the Howard County Arts Council's Celebration of the Arts at Howard Community College's Smith Theatre on Saturday, March 23, also honors young performers who are just starting out. Its Rising Stars...

Baltimore Symphony announces 2013-14 season

2013-03-01 10:33:00

There’s a light and dark theme running through the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-2014 season, which includes works dealing with great loss, as well as great compassion. “Sometimes through tragedy, whether a world war or a...

Isidor Saslav, BSO concertmaster

2013-02-28 11:05:00

Isidor Saslav, a former Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concertmaster and Peabody Institute violin teacher, died of complications from cancer Jan. 26 at a hospital in Tyler, Texas. The former Mount Washington resident was 74. Born in Jerusalem, he moved...

Nora Worthington, right, of Towson, resident costumer at Baltimore School for the Arts, styles the hair of Anne Comer, a sophomore at Baltimore School for the Arts, before a performance of "Torn Asunder: The Civil War Midstream" on May 3 at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore.

2013-05-07 05:50:29

Nora Worthington, top, of Towson, resident costumer at Baltimore School for the Arts, places a bonnet on the head of Amelia Wright, a sophomore at Baltimore School for the Arts, before a performance of "Torn Asunder: The Civil War Midstream" at The Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Nora Worthington of Towson, right, resident costumer designer with the Baltimore School for the Arts, helps student Sydney Banks with her bonnet as they prepare inside a farm house to perform Torn Asunder: Civil War Midstream, four original scenes dealing with the issues of slavery, racial conflict

2013-04-27 00:00:00