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Eine Frau in Berlin in Baltimore

It was a dark and stormy night, few days, period, er uh, end of a war.

Actually, it was all of the above. And, much more.

Cinema Sundays at the Charles continues its 46th series on October 18th, with the Baltimore Premiere of A Woman in Berlin (Eine Frau in Berlin). Directed and written by Max Faerberboeck. Starring Nina Hoss, Yevgeni Sidikhin, Irm Hermann, Rudiger Vogler, Ulrike Krumbiegel.

From the actual diary of a very real woman, this story was written by her.

It was written in the basement of her bombed out building during the initial invasion of Germany - and then Berlin - by the Red Army in the last months of WWII. This movie details the way German women survived the multiple and constant rapes by the Red Army officers who felt they deserved a much deeper victory.

Anonyma, the author, uses a single soldier to her advantage and essentially treats him as her lover not her rapist. The survival techniques used by the Berliners of that time round out Anon's tale. The diary should be read by every person, man or woman, who understands freedom. The movie should be seen by the same audience.

 

My congratulations and thanks to the Charles Theatre for bringing this film to Baltimore for the first time.

From the Charles: Cinema Sundays continues its intense, searing, take no prisoners pace this week with A Woman in Berlin. Based upon an anonymous account of postwar Berlin, it soon becomes obvious to all that the savagery of war ends long after the fighting has ceased.

Our speaker this week is my favorite German in the whole world Eva Mengelkoch from Towson University. It’s a pleasure to welcome her back to Cinema Sundays.

And we say, Yea!

Jacob Was Robbed!

Of course, I'm just a tad bit biased. But Honorable Mention and a tee shirt?

PARTYWARE is Jacob's entry in the Enoch Pratt Library's altered books competition, Un(bound). Here's his Artist's Statement:

PARTYWARE
 Enlighten the Mind, Nourish the Soul: Written Works Abused. 

To begin this project I reviewed a number of books that present more than stories to millions and millions around the world. These are books that actually change civilizations. These are books that comfort and fortify some — yet annoy — and often frighten and horrify others. 

I looked at books that change the way people think, act, and respond. I looked at books and documents that speak of peace, love, and respect yet cause people to go to war, to conquer, to ravage, to maim, and to kill. 

In designing the project, I found the theme of sustenance and nourishment to run through all of these books and works. 

PARTYWARE is a study in contrasts assembled with this thought in mind: What food is for one may be poison for another. 

The word PARTY in the title of this project may refer to political parties, celebrations, events, obstructers, conspirators, or other concepts. The pick is yours. 

The juxtapositions are many. And, I hope, complex. 

The Torah and Mein Kampf create the tablecloth. The placemat is the Declaration of Independence. 

Darwin’s On the Origin of the Species provides the rich water bottle where life might have begun. The King James Bible, provides the plate the where creation might have been presented. 

There are many concepts and thoughts presented here and if you search for them I’ve achieved my intent.

-- Jacob R Bouknight

Books used in this project: Constitution of the United States - Holy Bible, King James Edition - Kojiki, Book of Ancient Records - Mein Kampf - On the Origin of the Species - Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong - Qur’an - Torah - Writings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.

To be fair and honest, the competition was stiff. There were 47 entries and some are pretty remarkable special decent. But, Honorable Mention and a tee shirt?

Drop by the Enoch Pratt central library and see all the finalists. Un(bound): An Altered Books Competition is on display through October in the Central Hall and in Periodicals.

But, Honorable Mention and a tee shirt...

Theatre Mecca: Baltimore. Now You Know.

And, on October 22nd you can learn more about the history of legitimate theatre, vaudeville, and the early film houses in Baltimore. Think of theatre names like the Broadway, Globe, Colony, Mayfair, Stanley, Vogue, Ritz, Embassy, the Apex, the Argonne, and the Astor. They were all part of Baltimore's theatrical heritage.

Many folks don't know that Baltimore has been a theatre hub since before the Civil War when one of the first Shakespearian theatres in the United States opened here.

From Baltimore Heritage:

From Vaudeville theatres to movie palaces, the city's nearly 150 theatres spanned a wide range of sizes, architectural styles, and audiences.

Many are -- sadly -- no longer standing. Some have been renovated and privately reused or re-purposed, and, a few are still operating as theatres.

On October 22nd at the Baltimore School for the Arts, Mr. Wally Coberg will discuss and share Baltimore's place in theatre history, the city's historic theatres, and their history and their future.

Coberg is an award-winning designer and filmaker by trade. He's an avid Baltimore theatre researcher by inclination.

This very special event is part of Free Fall Baltimore and as such there is no charge and is open to the public. RSVP 410-332-9992 or hopkins@baltimoreheritage.org -- I suggest making your reservations soon.

7PM, 712 Cathedral Street. Baltimore School for the Arts. (Enter the doors on Cathedral Street, nearest Madison.)

Herblock Celebrated by Library of Congress

By all estimates, Herbert Lawrence Block was one of the most influential of all U.S. editorial cartoonists. Working as Herblock, he was certainly one of the most of the award-winning.

For as long as I can remember his cartoons would make me gasp. Gasp audibly.  And, think.

Herblock's first cartoon appeared in the Chicago Daily News on April 24, 1929. It advocated for the conservation of America's forests.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Herblock's birth, the Library of Congress and the Herb Block Foundation, in association with WW Norton Company, have published HERBLOCK: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist.

On October 15th the authors, Haynes Johnson and Harry L Katz, will discuss the retrospective volume and the public is invited. Complete information is available at LOC - News.

The book accompanies a Library of Congress exhibition titled "Herblock!" featuring 82 original Herblock drawings that have never before been displayed.

These works were selected from the Herb Block Foundation 2002 gift of the cartoonist’s entire personal and professional archives comprising more than 14,000 finished cartoons and three seminal cartoons on loan from The Washington Post collection. The exhibition is free and open to the public, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, Oct. 13, 2009, through May 1, 2010.

Make plans to head down the short road to Washington, DC in October. DC is, after all, just Baltimore's southern-most suburb. (That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.) Learn from all of the Herblock events at LOC. And while most events focus on Herblock's content, it's fascinating to see how cartoonists used to work and the artistic techniques they used. Think: blue non-photo pencil, graphite, White-Out, crayon, charcoal, white tape, opaque paint, grease pencil, and more. Tell your designer friends, this is a study in style.

Baltimore's Artscape 2009 - Improved, Enhanced

This year, Artscape's 28th, you can be a VIP with all the rights and privileges that come with that special honor. At Artscape 2009 you can really strut you stuff.

There are lots of new things in store for '09. I'm thinking that the new VIP Lounge is right at the top of the list of goodies.

• Admission to the VIP Lounge,
• Two cocktails (or other beverages),
• Free light fare, food, snacks,
• Bird's eye view of the festivities,
• Discounted Artscape merchandise,
• Comfortable seating above in all in the shade,
• and more. So much more. Check the Artscape website for all the details and tickets.

For all the new stuff visit Artscape's What's New Page. See you there. See you at Artscape.

You Can't Fly to Milan's Teatro alla Scala? Be There Here, in 21201!

Baltimore's Charles Theatre is offering up the last four screenings of their 2009 Spring/Summer Opera Ballet Season.

You don't have to go beyond 21201's 1700 Block of N Charles Street to see some truly great performances.

Il Viaggio a Reims - Sunday July 5, 2009

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Il Viaggio a Reims is Rossini's last opera in the Italian language (all of his later works were in French). Commissioned to celebrate the coronation of French King Charles X in Rheims in 1825, the work has been critically acclaimed as one of Rossini's finest compositions. It is a demanding work, requiring 14 soloists (three sopranos, one contralto, two tenors, four baritones, and four basses).  

The uniqueness and audacity of the opera is compounded by its plot, which concerns a group of people who plan excitedly for a viaggio (journey) to the city of Reims that at the end never happens.

Swan Lake - Sunday July 12,2009

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Swan Lake was the first ballet set to the score of a symphonic composer. From around the time of the turn of the 19th century until the beginning of the 1890s, scores for ballets were almost always written by composers known as "specialists" - composers who were highly skilled at scoring the light, decorative, melodious, and rhythmically clear music that was at that time in vogue for ballet. Tchaikovsky studied the music of these "specialists", such as the Italian Cesare Pugni and the Czechoslovakian Léon Minkus, before setting to work on Swan Lake

Aida - Sunday July 19,2009

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Aida met with great acclaim when it finally opened in Cairo on 24 December 1871. However, although Verdi did not attend, he was most dissatisfied with the fact that the audience consisted of invited dignitaries, politicians and critics, but no members of the general public. He therefore considered the Italian (and European) premiere, to be held at La Scala, Milan on 8 February the following year, and in which he was heavily involved at every stage, to be its real premiere.

Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes - Sunday July 26,2009

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Like the concept? Visit the Charles Theatre website to learn more about each screening. Tickets for this kind of special entertainment are as cheap as dirt in Baltimore 21201. Be there.

Behind the Scenes Tours of Baltimore Landmarks. Baltimore Heritage.

Most Baltimore residents and fans of the city know the historic sites that we all visit because they are highly visible or heavily promoted in one way or another. The Shot Tower. The Lexington Market. The Washington Monument. And we all visit Little Italy and the Inner Harbor and Attman's Deli (Ohhh the corned beef).

Few of us ever get real behind-the-scenes-tours of the more extraordinary places that make Baltimore Baltimore.

Have you ever been to the woodwright shop of Thomas Brown in the Remington neighborhood? Or the Robyn and Travis Hardaway home in Bolton HIll -- it was a Synagogue that's now a private home? How about G. Krug and Sons' Ironworks -- Krug and Sons is our nations oldest ironworks facility and is still in the same location as it was in 1810.

As far as Jacob and I know, there's only one way to get true access (intimate access) to properties like these.

It's by being a member of Baltimore Heritage.

We've been members for some years now, and while it's one of the least expensive memberships in our city, it's one of the memberships with the most benefits.

The next members' tour from Baltimore Heritage is an extensive, insiders tour of the Basilica of the Assumption. Join Baltimore Heritage. And, be there. We will.

Squidfire's 2009 Sprint Art Mart - Be There!

Tomorrow, Saturday May 9. 11A - 6P. Yep, right here in Baltimore 21201.

(Above - Love Duster)

Over 50 of the best local artists and crafters decend on Mt. Vernon Place with their handmade wares.

What's Squidfire?

Born in the summer of 2004, Squidfire was the brain child of Jean-Baptiste Regnard and Kevin Sherry. Squidfire's purpose was to offer the public alternatives to shopping malls and corporate giants, our focus is quality, comfort and individuality.

All of our images are designed by hand and printed by hand, using manual presses. Since each shirt is given individual attention, we prefer to think of them as truly unique wearable art. Our first run of shirts was launched in May 2005, featuring an unusually large selection, so you're bound to find one that catches your eye. We've been featured in many independent clothing boutiques before our website was live, the response has been overwhelming and we think you'll enjoy our products very much.

A good time will be had by all. (I'm gonna be all over Moby Cat... And, in a nice way.)

(Above - Kitty Karuso)

Open Studio Day at Bromo Seltzer Tower

Today 5 to 9 PM. I've toured the artist's studios and it's fun and informative and educational. The artists working there are a special and talented group and need the support of all of us.

The folks who create in the Bromo Seltzer Tower's unique spaces are playwrights, painters of all kinds, photographers, and mixed media artists.

Also, if you ever have the chance to get inside the head of the beast (the inside of the clock tower) grab it. I was in the clock-works space last year and it was a trip. One I won't soon forget.

Getting to the clock-works takes some serious climbing. The artist's studios are reached by an outstanding, truly-vintage elevator.

Mark Steiner, Guest Speaker at Charles Theatre's Screening of Beaufort

 

It was just announced today. Mark Steiner will offer his pithy and profound comments tomorrow at Baltimore's Charles Theatre as our venerable showplace continues Cinema Sundays for its 44th Series.

This presentation looks to be stellar. Beaufort is a strong Israeli war film. Beaufort is a multi-award nominated film; it won many. The movie is not without its detractors, however.

From Wikipedia: The casting has raised serious public criticism in Israel, especially from families of slain soldiers and war veterans, given the fact that some of the actors did not serve in the Israeli army (Army service is compulsory in Israel, although some people are exempt).

 

Oshri Cohen stars in the film, which tells the true story of the last unit of soldiers on the legendary Beaufort outpost. His participation in this movie has raised public criticism as he did not serve in the Israeli army. Apparently other actors didn't either.

I'm interested in the film and the politics, but I can't comment. I'm not Israeli and have never lived in a country where military service is mandatory... well there WAS that United States Draft issue of mine the late 1960s. Perhaps I'll write about that another time.

Let's see what our friend Mark Steiner has to say. See you at the Charles Theatre. Let the fireworks fly. Let the sparks fall where they may.

And to Mark... we're glad you're back on the airwaves. You've been greatly missed.

There'll Be Ice in 21201 on February 12th. Guaranteed.

There will also be ice on February 19th and 26th.

 

Large-scale ice sculpture demonstrations will be presented all three days in Downtown Baltimore's Premier Green Space, Charles Center. Fayette Street between Charles and Liberty Streets.

The fun begins a noon, all three days.

The February 12th event marks the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln and one of the sculptures will be a likeness of our 16th President.

Note: The sculpture image above is from Hot Ice, Inc. They're local and serve Baltimore, DC, and Virginia.

Our Famed Harborplace Has Just Been Put Up for Sale

According to the BBJ, General Growth Properties has indeed put Harborplace and the Gallery on the block.

 

It seems that General Growth Properties hasn't been experiencing much general growth. According to the Baltimore Business Journal, GGP is about $900-million in debt. That debt is coming due in just two months. Oh, swell.

 

And, as they say on the infomercials: "But wait, there's more!" GGP, Inc. also owns Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston and South Street Seaport in New York City. Yes, they are part of this portfolio sale, too.

What this will ultimately mean to Baltimore's biggest tourist attraction and a great downtown shopping destination is unclear as the story is just breaking. Stay tuned, this could be wicked.

The Hidden Gem of the Season - Twelve Angry Men

Actor, writer, director, teacher Tony Tsendeas is directing Reginald Rose's classic jury drama, Twelve Angry Men, as a radio play at University of Baltimore's Performing Arts Theatre. This is a must-see event. November 18 - 20th. 8PM.

 

If you've never witnessed a radio play dramatic production, you'll be absolutely blown away. If you have, it will take you back to the Golden Days of Radio and the rich production values of The Shadow, Arch Oboler's Plays, Mercury Theatre on the Air, and Dick Tracy.

Here's how audio theatre or a radio play works in the simplest of terms: Actors are in one onstage location and speak into microphones. A foley artist - in another onstage area - surrounded by tables covered with props creates all of the sound effects. The combination of a tight script, intelligent direction and creative professionals interacting produces realism for the radio listeners and magic for those in the audience.

 

Twelve Angry Men was written by Rose as an early television script. It became the 1957 award winning film starring Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman, E.G. Marshall, Ed Begley, Martin Balsam... and was directed by Sidney Lumet.

Information about this production and other Spotlight UB performances, including upcoming theatrical productions, movies, comedy, concerts and readings, is available at www.ubalt.edu/studentcenter. The diversified 2008-09 season spans the arts, from experimental music to visual arts, dramatic performance to stand-up comedy.

Here's a light weight example of Radio Drama with foley artists. [The behind the scenes goodies start about 2minutes, 30seconds in.]

Art to Dine For - With Dr. Giraud & Carolyn Foster in Their Roland Park Home

Baltimore's Creative Alliance says that there are a couple of spots left for what may be their most impressive art and dinner combination that we've seen in a long, long time.

Dr. Giraud Foster has traveled the world as a private physician (formerly to the King of Yemen), photographer, archaeologist, and ethnographer. He's created a massive collection of art works, many have been displayed in Baltimore's Walters Art Museum, and other great museums. His wife, Carolyn, is a scholar of indigenous myths and oral traditions.

 

Join them at their home for a tour of their private collection which includes Ancient Alabasters from Yemen, 18th Century English Furniture, 19th Century Indian Textiles, and more. Much more.

You'll be treated to an exceptional Indian Buffet and listen to over 50 years of tales about travels and tastes in India and South Asia.

Jacob and I would be there if we didn't have a dinner invitation on the evening of the 15th. If you go, please let us know all of the details. And, send photos.

Kennedy Center Just Released a Stunning Block of Tickets - Think George Carlin!

This will be a short post. Just the facts so you can contact the box office for a once in a lifetime event.

 

Monday, November 10th. 8PM. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. A presentation of the 11th Annual Mark Twain Prize to the late George Carlin.

From the Kennedy Center:

"The Kennedy Center will posthumously award the eleventh annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to the late George Carlin, one of America's foremost humorists. A star-studded lineup, including Richard Belzer, Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Ben E. King, Denis Leary, Bill Maher, Joan Rivers, Garry Shandling, Jon Stewart, Lily Tomlin, Ben Stiller in a video appearance, and others, will celebrate the life and achievements of the late comedian. Carlin passed away on June 22, 2008.
 
"Mr. Carlin was a Grammy-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and author, whose career spanned more than 50 years. He released 22 solo albums and 3 New York Times best-selling books, which have sold more than 2 million copies. The five-time Emmy-nominated actor starred in an unprecedented 14 HBO Specials and appeared in a wide variety of television and movie roles. He was the first-ever host of Saturday Night Live, and appeared on The Tonight Show more than 130 times.
 
"The program will be taped by WETA Washington, D.C. for airing on PBS stations nationwide at a later date (check local listings)."

A whole lot more will be on the agenda. Check the Kennedy Center website and get tickets. It will be a night to remember.

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If You're Free Tomorrow - A Gleefully Casual Soiree

6:30 - 9:30P. Friday, October 10.

Cocktails, finger food, a buffet.

Steuben Glass, a magnificent quilt collection, silent films in a state-of-the-art home theatre.

25-foot ceilings, wooded wilderness, endless windows.

Grace Hartigan artworks, a planetarium ceiling, artists Anne Stone & Christy Bergland. All in a Guggenheimesque private residence near Baltimore's city line.

 

Is that a Friday evening not to be missed, or what? It's part of the Creative Alliance at the Patterson's 2008 Soirees & Festivals (Art to Dine For) calendar. Details and tickets.

The CityLit Project & the 2008 Baltimore Book Festival - What a Combo!

Everyone knows I'm a huge fan of Baltimore's Book Festival. It's, for me, at the top of the heap of all the great events held in Mt. Vernon and around our Washington Monument. I especially enjoy hitting the Johns Hopkins University Press tent. (The folks browsing the JHUP offerings are as intense as a vegetarian-locavore at the JFX Farmers Market before the price increases...)

Even if you aren't looking to add to your library, the days at the Festival are still a total pleasure. One of my favorite activities is watching the truly cool parents who are introducing their little ones to the joys of books and reading. It always reminds me of my parents who bought me every book I ever glanced at and read to me every single night of my early life. Lit Parents are wonderful. I snapped this photo in 2005.

 

You gotta love it. I do and my kids are cats.

But wait, it gets better. Gregg Wilhelm and the CityLit Project are back again this with year with an expanded calendar of events on the CityLit Stage.

I first wrote about CityLit last February. I'm always happy to report on organizations that make a huge difference in our city. I'm even more pleased when the folks behind the organization are all extraordinary in their own right.

   

Gregg Wilhelm, CityLit's Executive Director, sent me their full line-up a few days ago. It's impressive.

I'll looking forward to these events and dozens of others:

Saturday the 27th - Michael Olesker - Tonight at Six: A Daily Show Masquerading as Local TV News (Maybe next year we can get him to address my concept, The Reinvented Baltimore Sun Masquerading as a Newspaper.)

And on Sunday, the 28th - Leonard Augsburger - Treasure in the Cellar: A Tale of Gold in Depression-Era Baltimore.

Visit the CityLit Project's website and check out the full schedule. And if you can't find it right away, just post a comment and I'll email you a PDF. See you at the Baltimore Book Festival.

Men of Honor at Baltimore's City Center Park Tomorrow - August 20th

I'd normally write, "Yippee, another Movie Night!" However, this film seems to be an iffy addition to the City Center's 2008 Summer line-up. It seems a tad divisive. But, then again, I just came back from jury duty. I may be way too sensitive. It happens.

Amazon Reviewer, Jeff Shannon says, "Men of Honor presents a great role model for younger viewers, yet it's rated R due to abundant use of the F word. With appropriate discretion, parents should allow their preteen and teenage children to see this rousing if altogether conventional biopic inspired by the life of Carl Brashear. Played with gravity and gumption by Cuba Gooding Jr., Brashear was the first African American to become a master diver in the U.S. Navy, despite the lingering effects of segregation, opposition from Navy brass, and the amputation of his left leg following a tragic on-duty accident. Robert De Niro adds marquee value and salty bluster as Billy Sunday, the drunken, redneck (and fictionalized) Master Chief who watches, with gradual admiration, as Brashear attains his ultimate goal through sheer force of will.

"This is all quite uplifting on its surface, but in attempting to hit the requisite highlights of an inspiring biography, director George Tillman Jr. (Soul Food) reduces Brashear's achievement to a succession of clichés, forcing Gooding and De Niro to battle sentiment with their noteworthy performances. As Sunday's neglected wife, Charlize Theron is completely extraneous; Hal Holbrook's diving-school commander is a ranting caricature; and newcomer Aunjanue Ellis barely registers as Brashear's wife (in part because their obligatory romance is handled with an utter lack of finesse). There's no question that Brashear's efforts are heroic and worthy of recognition, so Men of Honor serves its basic purpose. Still, one can't help but wonder if Brashear's story would be even more impressive with a more authentic treatment."

The New York Times gives a qualified Thumbs-up. Other reviews are on the low end of the scale.

According to the Downtown Partnership the event is, as always: Free. It Starts at 9 PM, Food and Beverages available for purchase. I can tell you that the screen is giant, the color & contrast is super, the sound is loud, and folks seem to have a great time.

I've Never Liked Elvis.

Never, ever. Even when he first arrived on the scene he looked soft to me. Like an under-cooked dumpling. I didn't like his voice either. Call me crazy - like many of my friends did at the time - I just didn't get the rush... And I never, ever wanted those Blue Suede Shoes. Elvis started out odd and kept getting odder.

Hold on, this really DOES have a Baltimore connection.

Today I received a note from the Creative Alliance at Patterson Park announcing some pretty cool, upcoming events. One of their best yearly series is their highly respected Art to Dine For.

Here's their tease:

"Thirty-two amazing soirees in this scintillating series of fab fall gatherings. Tour the harbor in a vintage motor launch. Go crabbing! Dig on Bahamian cuisine, dancing the night away in a cool under-gound venue. Hear Gary Vikan channel Elvis. See Doreen Bolger's gracious home. Visit world class collections of art - from ancient Indian to twentieth century Warhols. So whether you want to go Andy Goldsworthy and build art in the woods or do Baltimore glam and sip champagne in a lush garden built around five alley rowhouses. Don't miss!"

I did a double-take. Dr. Gary Vikan, director of the Walters Art Museum, will channel Elvis? I've watched Vikan lecture; I've had lunch with him. But Elvis? Then I remembered a post I'd read on Vikan's blog about Elvis. I did a quick search and sure enough the whole package comes to life. Amazing. Check out this video...

I'm thinking this is a must attend event. When Vikan is speaking about Byzantine art he's clever and funny. When he presented the branding concept for Baltimore a couple of years ago he was brilliant. (The campaign - Get In On It - not so much so.) Vikan on Elvis... I'm waiting for tickets to go on sale. Get in line behind me.

Juno Ya Wanna be on the Pier this Summer!

It's going to be a super summer in Baltimore if the Fells Point Development Corporation has anything to do with it. And, they do. And, in a big way.

Grab your favorite deck chair and head over to the South Broadway Pier for some fun summertime flicks.

The movie for July 9th is JUNO. [Thanks Corey for the correction!] Be there and enjoy. A whole lot of folks say that the soundtrack, the music, is more important than the actual film. Just in case you've been in a cave for the past couple of years or so...

Here's a video of the Moldy Peaches on ABC TV's the View.

Moldy Peaches call themselves Anti-Folk. I don't see it that way: Remember the two Guthries, Ella Jenkins, Mickey Bones and Cisco Houston? Moldy Peachs fit in with the very, very best of folk.

Go see. Tell me if I'm wrong. And, check out the full schedule of Films on the Pier.

While you're at it visit the Fells Point Development Corp's website. Sign up for their newsletter - it's all good.