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DO V-DAY YOUR WAY
Whether you love Valentine’s Day, despise it, or fall somewhere in between, can we all agree it’s a good excuse to eat chocolate? In the Frederick area, you can take this up a notch and visit Sweethaus Treats, which recently opened in Worman’s Mill, and try a chocolate sandwich. The boutique eatery was designed with social media in mind, so don’t be surprised if you feel inspired to take a few photos while you’re in its chic atmosphere. You can also join Attaboy Beer and Curious Iguana for their Romance Book Fair for Adults, happening at 5 p.m. Feb. 13 at Attaboy Barrel House. Go on a “blind date” with a book, meet local authors, and drink pink drinks at this free gathering. Staying in? Check out Gary Bennett’s pointers for creating a Valentine’s Day playlist in his column this week, and let it inspire you to create one of your own — for you and the one(s) you love.
A SLICE OF THE SMITHSONIAN WILL BE AT FCC
The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra will present “The Legacy of Max Roach” concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at FCC, a special treat for Frederick audiences before the group plays a D.C. show the following night. Organizers hope events like this one, featuring special guest artists, will happen more regularly at the school, with big-name acts coming through annually. Come catch a glimpse of the expertise and virtuosity of these gifted performers as they honor the work of drummer legend Max Roach.
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY IS UPON US
Yeah, yeah, the Ravens did not make the cut, and maybe you think the Super Bowl is rigged, and maybe you are tired of seeing Taylor Swift in your football coverage — but Super Bowl Sunday is an unofficial American holiday nonetheless, with people celebrating across the country at bars, clubs and homes. If you’re planning a gathering of your own, might we suggest some tips from writer Joseph Peterson on how to do it right.
REMEMBERING THE BEATLES NOW AND FOREVER
Feb. 9 marks the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ first appearance in the U.S., when the Fab Four took the stage on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Ask any Boomer, and they will likely recount exactly where they were when the episode aired. Celebrate this legendary band by playing your favorite Beatles albums or watching one of their films.
TWO OPPS TO GO TO THE BALLET
You have two opportunities this week to see a wonderful display of artistry via ballet. The Weinberg Center will host Gorskaya-Hartwick Productions’ “Swan Lake,” showcasing a multinational ensemble of 50 dancers, at 7 p.m. Feb. 14. Just as alluring as the dancing are the handcrafted costumes and vivid, painted sets that are a part of this World Ballet Series production, which features Marius Petipa’s original choreography, retouched by Nadezhda Kalinina. Of a different speed, Gettysburg’s Majestic Theater will host Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the world’s foremost all-male comic ballet company, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8. “The Trocks,” as they are called, started in off-Broadway shows and went on to tour the globe, performing parodies of works that span the classical ballet canon. 72 HOURS | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 3
A delicious wonderland awaits at Sweethaus Treats
BY GINA GALLUCCI-WHITE Special to The News-Post
When walking into Sweethaus Treats, you need to make sure of two things: that you are hungry and that your phone has enough memory to handle all the photos you will want to take. Located in The Village at Worman’s Mill in Frederick, the cafe offers decadent milkshakes, ice cream sandwiches, bubble waffles and ice cream as well as sandwiches and snacks. Opened in September, the cafe comes from Jessica and Carlos Jimenez, who also co-own Big Papi’s Real Good Tacos Mexican restaurant with locations in Frederick and Hagerstown. Jessica Jimenez was inspired to create the cafe after a trip to the West Coast. “I was trying to bring that vibe over here,” she said. “I wanted to spark people’s imagination, bring an ‘outside inside’ type of vibe.” When you walk inside, it looks like you are in between two buildings in a beautifully decorated ally. Then you can place your order at an ice-cream truck window and sit at picnic tables. White and pink flowers hang from the ceiling, with a small swing in a corner. During the West Coast trip, Jimenez went to a shop that had over-the-top monster milkshakes — shakes that basically offer two desserts in one. “I thought that was such a cute idea to bring back [to the the East Coast],” she said. “I wanted to do that and incorporate it with the decorations. Kind of make it a wonderland.” In an effort to support local farms, the cafe uses ice cream from the Middletown-based South Mountain Creamery in nearly all of their creations. Chocolate Aficionado is a guest favorite that features blended chocolate ice cream in a cup rimmed with chocolate frosting and rolled in a chocolate chip and sprinkle mix and topped with a brownie, whipped cream, chocolate drizzle and chocolate chips. Strawberry Cheesecake is another bestseller, featuring blended strawberry ice cream with a dash of cream cheese served in a cup rimmed with strawberry frosting and rolled in crushed graham crackers and topped with a slice of cheesecake, crushed graham crackers, strawberry drizzle and whipped cream. A favorite among kids is the Unicorn Dream Milkshake, which features cotton candy ice cream in a vanilla-frosted cup rolled in colorful sprinkles and topped with a piece of cotton candy, a rainbow swirl lollipop, whipped cream and sprinkles. And don’t worry — they will give you an extra plate so you can put the extravagant toppings separate. 4 | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 72 HOURS
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The Sweetheart Bubble Waffle Their bubble waffle offerings are also quite popular. Founded by street vendors in Hong Kong, this sweet treat is different from traditional waffle cones as the outside is crispy but the indents are bubbled out and filled with fluffy batter. For Valentine’s Day, the cafe will be offering seasonal bubble waffles featuring flavors such as red velvet and strawberry sweet-
we release.” Jimenez says she “thinks of an idea that I want to go with and make the base and then just add on all the toppings and try to make it as pretty and as inviting as I can. We definitely try to go for an Instagram/social media approach to everything.” So before you dig in, don’t forget to take some pictures! The cafe’s is designed as a place to take pictures of your food and post it online. Jimenez has seen guests taking photos all over the cafe. “That is what we were striving for,” she said. “We want you to be able to The Unicorn Dream Milkshake take a picture in every single corner of this place.” heart. Gina Gallucci-White is a freelance If you are looking for an alternative to sweets, the menu also includes a number writer based in the Frederick area. Her of hot items with customers, including the bylines have appeared in a number of publications, including USA Today’s Caprese sandwich and turkey panini. 10Best, the Maryland Daily Record and When creating a new milkshake conNorthern Virginia Magazine. She worked coction, “I feel like a little kid,” Jimenez for The Frederick News-Post from 2004 said. “It really sparks my imagination. It to 2010 as a police and fire and rescue brings out my inner child. I definitely put a lot of time in to all these different items reporter.
MUSIC TOP 10
A classic love songs playlist for your
Valentine’s Day BY GARY BENNETT
Special to The News-Post
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alentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s time for guys like me to get to work on a perfect playlist for that evening’s activities. No, not necessarily those activities. But you have to admit, it is nice to have the right background music when presenting your loved one with flowers or those delicious red and pink M&Ms. Recording artists of the ‘60s, ’70s and ’80s provided the soundtrack of my youth, so I always look to them to help with completing my quests. Whether it’s love songs, Christmas songs or rainy-day songs, I can always count on the thoughtful singersongwriters and soft rocks bands of those earlier, gentler times to provide the ambiance I need. So, fellows (let’s face it, it is men who have to rise to the occasion for this holiday), I present to you my Top 10 Classic Love Songs guaranteed to set the mood. I am also providing you with a few key lines from each song that you can lift and present as your own when the time is right. You still have a few days left to create this playlist surreptitiously and call it up on Valentine’s Day. If you do, you will own the day, and your loved one will never look at you the same way again (I mean that in a good way).
10. GLEN CAMPBELL: “GROW OLD WITH ME”
John Lennon wrote it but never got a chance to record it. Campbell’s beautiful voice does justice to this simple, heartfelt tune. “Grow old along with me, whatever fate decrees, we will see it through, for our love is true.”
9. DAN FOGELBERG: “LONGER”
A frequent wedding song that sweetly proclaims that love will last forever. “Longer than there’ve been stars up in the heavens, I’ve been in love with you.”
8. AL GREEN: “LET’S STAY TOGETHER”
This soulful balladeer promises he’ll do whatever it takes to stay in love with his baby. “Let me say that since we’ve been together, loving you forever, is what I need. Let me be the one you come running to. I’ll never be untrue.”
7. WILLIE NELSON: “YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND”
The grizzled, veteran singer struck gold with this sorrowful, love mea culpa. “Little things I should have said and done, I just never took the time,
but you were always on my mind. You were always on my mind.”
around. The sweetest days I’ve found, I’ve found with you.”
6. GORDON LIGHTFOOT: “BEAUTIFUL”
2. FOREIGNER: “I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS”
5. BEATLES: “SOMETHING”
“UNCHAINED MELODY”
4. ETTA JAMES: “AT LAST”
HONORABLE MENTIONS: The Association’s “Cherish,” Bee Gee’s “Run to Me,” Chicago’s “Just You ‘n’ Me,” Climax’s “Precious and Few,” Climax Blues Band’s “I Love You,” Jim Croce’s “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song,” The Eagles’ “Best of My Love,” John Lennon’s “Woman,” Barry Manilow’s “Somewhere in the Night,” Paul McCartney’s “No More Lonely Nights,” Orlean’s “Love Takes Time” and The Turtles’ “Happy Together.”
The spare arrangement and simple A haunting melody that shows how words offer the profound emotion of to look for love after it’s been lost. love realized. “I wanna know what love is. I want “And when you hold me tight, how you to show me. I wanna feel what could life be anything but beautiful. love is. I know you can show me.” I think that I was made for you, and you were made for me.” 1. THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS: This timeless classic written by “The Quiet Beatle,” George Harrison, tells about the little things that makes love so special. “Somewhere in her smile she knows that I don’t need no other lover. Something in her style that shows me.” This quintessential wedding song from the ‘40s proclaims love has finally arrived. It was made famous by James in 1961. “At last, my love has come along. My lonely days are over, and life is like a song.”
3. KENNY ROGERS: “THROUGH THE YEARS”
The perfect song for a grateful man in a long-term relationship who can’t believe it has been so good. “Through the years, you’ve never let me down. You’ve turned my life
This strangely titled but deeply emotional song perfectly captures the intense longing for an unwavering love. “My love, my darling, I’ve hungered for your touch. Are you still mine?”
Gary Bennett is a longtime Frederick resident who spends his time hiking, biking, volunteering and providing childcare for grandchildren. 72 HOURS | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 5
Jazz Masterworks Orchestra will present ‘The Legacy of Max Roach’ at FCC BY COLIN MCGUIRE
Special to The News-Post
While he’s been everywhere from Chicago to Texas — and a few places in between — Frederick Community College music program manager Michael Gersten is doing what he can to bring big-city musicianship to the Frederick community. That includes the upcoming performance from the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra at FCC’s JBK Theater on Feb. 9. Presenting “The Legacy of Max Roach,” the event will be part of the school’s jazz festival, which originated before in 2019. We caught up with Gersten to talk about bringing the program to Frederick, the legacy of Roach as one of jazz’s most essential drummers, the potential of similar events coming to the FCC campus and what he’d bring to town if he had a magic wand. How did this event come together? Did you approach the Smithsonian, or did they approach you? FCC had a jazz festival one time in 2019 and then of course, the pandemic happened and the festival didn’t happen again. We wanted to revive it, and we were looking for a headliner for an evening concert. One of our jazz faculty at FCC knows the director of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, so she was able to connect us. In reviving this, we wanted a really good group with a big name, and that fit the bill. So it came together pretty easily? It did. It was surprisingly easy, and it worked out well for us because they’re actually doing the same program the very next night at the Museum of American History. So they’re here Friday night and then D.C. Saturday night. Yeah, I saw that. That’s a pretty good get then, right? Right [laughs]. What’s really nice, at least for people around here, is if you go Saturday night, the tickets are $30. If you go Friday night here, it’s free. You mentioned the jazz festival and pandemic — is this the beginning of something we can expect more of at FCC? Yeah, we hope that this will be an annual event. We hope that during the day, we’ll have area middle and high school students working here 6 | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 72 HOURS
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The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra with our faculty and guest artists, and then some evening concerts with very high-level musicians that the community can enjoy. Would this be only a once-ayear thing or every semester? This would be once a year, but hopefully we’ll be able to have events like this throughout the year. So there will be a jazz festival once a week, and four flute faculty wanted to do a Flute Day with a guest artist for that. Hopefully, we’ll have a few of these sort of bigger guest artists that come through every year. What’s your position on jazz music? Are you excited personally to have something like this come here? I am by no means an expert in jazz — I’m a clarinetist mostly in classical music — but I enjoy jazz. I’ve played in groups and in school, so I’m very excited for this. It’s a phenomenal group. Anytime we get high level musicians, whether that’s your thing or not, hearing someone play at that level just draws you in.
If I remember correctly, this is centered around Max Roach. Are you familiar with his work at all? Are you a fan of his? I am. I think if people know Max Roach, they think about Max Roach, the bebop drummer from the 1940s, where he revolutionized the drum set. He was incredibly talented and could play faster than anyone out there, but he also turned the drum set into almost a melodic instrument, which really revolutionized the way people thought about a drum set. Then, for the rest of his career, into the 1990s, he was always sort of on the cutting edge. He never really settled. He was always innovating and coming up with new things. For that reason, I’ve always thought he was interesting — someone who’s always changing and looking to push boundaries. It’s funny. I always think of this when I see these types of events. Roach really was one of the best ever, and when you get a group of musicians to come together to
SMITHSONIAN JAZZ MASTERWORKS ORCHESTRA PRESENT “THE LEGACY OF MAX ROACH” When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Where: JBK Theater in the Visual and Performing Arts Building at Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick Tickets: $15 suggested donation. To attend, register via Eventbrite. Info: 301-624-2827, twhite@frederick.edu play some of the catalogue, it’s got to be hard. To say you’re going to actually go interpret the music of Max Roach seems to be daunting, don’t you think? I certainly wouldn’t want to do it [laughs]. I think it’d be like someone going out there and saying, “I’m (See ORCHESTRA 16)
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ first appearance in the US BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE
Special to The News-Post
On Feb. 9, 1964, a band from Liverpool, England, graced American television screens on the popular “Ed Sullivan Show” for the first time, and pop music was changed forever. Now, 60 years later, we continue to listen to The Beatles and those timeless songs from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. As a reference for the younger generations, The Beatles were bigger than Taylor Swift — by record-sales metrics, anyway. Today, McCartney and Starr are the last remaining members. Lennon was fatally shot by stalker Michael David Chapman on Dec. 8, 1980, in New York City. Harrison died Nov. 29, 2001, in California, after a long bout with cancer. I was introduced to The Beatles through the radio and their movies. Their films show us their silliness and personalities. Their documentaries showed the toll fame took on their friendships. In celebration of their anniversary of coming to the U.S., here are six Beatles films that should be seen. Or, as Starr once sang, “They’re going to put me in the movies/ They’re going to make a big star out of me/ We’ll make a film about a man that’s sad and lonely/ And all I got to do is act naturally.”
1. “A HARD’S DAY NIGHT” (1964)
This was The Beatles’ first film, and I love that it shows off their quirky sense of humor. If ever a film was striking while the guys’ popularity was hot, it was this one. A soundtrack accompanied the film, including the title track, which was brilliant marketing. Also, this film has a great cameo, although no one knew he would grow up to be a famous musician as well. A 13-year-old Phil Collins appears in a concert scene. This film also is considered to have influenced today’s music videos.
2. “HELP!” (1965)
These films aren’t exactly known for having Oscar-worthy storylines, but if you were a teenage girl in 1965, did it matter? In this one, The Beatles again play a version of themselves. This time, they’re trying to record their own album, but they’re also trying to protect Starr from a cult.
Cartney, Harrison and Starr, were interviewed for the documentary, which follows the group from its early beginnings in Liverpool to its breakup. Expanded versions were released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1996 and on DVD in 2003. The book was released in 2000. This brought a second wave of Beatlemania, as the accompanied albums included new songs and unreleased tracks.
6. “THE BEATLES: GET BACK” (2021)
Directed and written by Oscar-winner Peter Jackson, this documentary follows the making of the “Let It Be” album, including the famous 1969 rooftop concert. The way Jackson spliced the film doesn’t show the long-held beliefs that they argued the whole time. Instead, it shows their creative process. It looked like they were not getting any further on songs and then — boom — they were ready. A few things in this film that should be mentioned. McCartney shows off his Type-A personality and comes across sometimes as a control freak, which, in all fairness, he is. CBS Television/Wikimedia Commons Pay attention to Yoko Ono and Harrison’s conversation. Although the two The Beatles with Ed Sullivan from their first appearance on Sullivan’s variety television program had a contentious relationship, Ono in February 1964. From left, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Ed Sullivan, John Lennon and Paul is seen supporting Harrison, who said they should work on solo projects and McCartney. then come back as The Beatles. Ono has long been the scapegoat for the 4. “YELLOW SUBMARINE” 3. “MAGICAL MYSTERY band’s breakup, but this documenta(1968) TOUR” (1967) ry reveals the cracks that had already The idea for this film was primarily The genre for this movie is dubbed formed within the group, long before McCartney’s in the spring of 1967, but “an animated jukebox musical fantasy Lennon met Ono. The Beatles performed their last ofit was put aside. After the death of comedy adventure film,” and that ficial concert in August 1966 at San their longtime manager, Brian Epstein, should tell you how all over the place Francisco’s Candlestick Park. Howevin August of that same year, the it is. The Beatles basically appear in er, the last time they performed toproject got back on track. A version most of the film as cartoon cutouts. gether live was the 1969 rooftop conof “Magical Mystery Tour” premiered The Fab Four really didn’t have much Dec. 26, 1967, on the BBC1. It was input on this film, except to contribute cert — not exactly a public concert, but it could be heard from the surroundmeant to be a little psychedelic with four unreleased songs, including “All ing streets of London. The following vibrant colors, but BBC1 premiered it Together Now.” They actually loathed year, McCartney released a press rein black and white. Starr supposedly “Yellow Submarine” so much that lease saying he was no longer with the called the network to complain that they didn’t even do the voices. An band, which, for some diehard fans, the film got panned because it should interesting note about this film is the marked their official breakup. But it have been shown in color. It was later tight turnaround for the animation. took until 1974 before the band legalshown on BBC2 in color. Director George Dunning had 11 ly dissolved. It was more like sketch TV but at months to complete it. Back then, full Today, the lone surviving Beatles times super weird. For instance, The animated Disney features took up to still get together to perform. McCaBeatles are seen wearing animal four years to create. rtney has made several appearancmasks while singing songs like “I Am es at various Ringo Starr & His All-Starr the Walrus.” By this time, The Beatles 5. “THE BEATLES Band concerts. had really stopped touring, mainly The Beatles are considered the because they couldn’t hear themselves ANTHOLOGY” (1995) most influential band in history. And This three-part television series inover screaming fans. Lennon was maybe 60 years from now, someone cluded a three-volume set of double basically quoted that if they couldn’t else will be discussing their “Long and albums and a book. The remaining tour, they wanted to do something that was interesting enough for fans. members of the group at the time, Mc- Winding Road,” too. 72 HOURS | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 7
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Super Bowl got you down, but you’re still throwing a party? Here are some things to consider.
BY JOSEPH PETERSON
Special to The News-Post
Some people consider the second Sunday in February a national holiday, one that’s as American as apple pie. It is the day when millions of football fans — alongside millions of people who aren’t totally sure what a touchdown is — join together to watch the Super Bowl. Last year saw a record number of viewers — 115.1 million — tuned in to what Nielsen rated the most-watched Super Bowl ever, making it also the advertising event of the year for brands successful enough to pony up the astronomical cost of showing their product to that many eyes. Here in Raven country, it may be hard to move on from the recent devastating loss that sent the Kansas City Chiefs packing … to their second Super Bowl in as many years, that is. But for those who may still be looking forward to enjoying a get-together where calories don’t count and where you can spend half the day watching TV, there are reasons enough to look forward to your Super Bowl party, if not the Big Game itself. As you lick the wounds of defeat and fine-tune your hot take defense of Taylor Swift for social media, these three considerations will help you make sure your party has something for everyone so you, at least, can score big with your guests, as all of you cheer on the 49ers to hopefully do what the Ravens couldn’t: prevent the sembling the appetizer menu at T.G.I. Fridays. If they don’t see a spinach and Chief’s from a consecutive win. artichoke dip or spy a Crock-pot of tiny TIP 1: CHOOSING THE BEST sausage links swimming in an unholy vat of barbecue sauce and grape jelFOOD ISN’T NECESSARILY ly, they may riot. Worse, they may judge you for misunderstanding the assignTHE “BEST” FOOD ment, as they share a surreptitious raisWhat to serve at your Super Bowl party is a question that has gotten a lot ing of an eyebrow at the noted abof ink over the years, but it doesn’t have sence of jalapeño poppers and buffalo to be complicated. If ever there were a wings. The point is, this isn’t the time for party to lean into the embrace of junk fancy cheeses you can’t pronounce or food consumerism, surely this is it. a charcuterie board with cured meats For the snacks, just stick with the brands everyone loves in spite of them- and tart pickles strewn with $25/pound selves. Mainstays like Doritos, Velveeta, Marcona almonds. Save that for the OsOreos and M&Ms won’t lead you astray. car party — that’s coming soon enough. Even Martha Stewart once famously ad- Instead, bring balance to the universe, and just get the junk food you’ll secretmitted her love for Velveeta on NPR’s ly crave anyway once you see a hilaricurrent events game show “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.” Who are we to be snob- ous ad for it during the big commercial bier than Martha?! Put down that wheel break in the first quarter. of brie and jar of artisan honey, and grab a can of Rotel diced tomatoes and TIP 2: SET — AND KEEP — green chilies. It’s spicy queso time. THE VIBE RIGHT WITH There’s no need to mess around THOUGHTFUL BEVERAGES with fancy hors d’oeuvres; your guests are coming hungry for something reIf domestic beer is your thing, by all
TIP 3: MAKE ROOM FOR THE VARIOUS MODES — AND MOODS — OF SPECTATING
A defining hallmark of a wellplanned Super Bowl Party is the consideration of the various kinds of spectators coming to “watch” the Big Game. There will be those who come ready to invest fully in watching almost every play, and then there are those who tune in once in a while but are mainly waiting for the spectacle of the half-time show or the funny commercials. Smart is the host who makes the party enjoyable for each kind of attendee, no matter their interest level. For some, this may be the only game of football they watch all year. For others, it could be more like any other Sunday in terms of being glued to the TV watching a game. As passionate as the dedicated football fans at the party may be about the actual game, it’s good to remember that for everyone there, the pigskin on TV won’t necessarily be the main attraction, ironic as that may be. That reminds me, add pork rinds to the shopping list! Anyway, this is where you can get creative with contests and betting pools, prizes for guessing the final scores and other living-room comMetro petitions. Providing other ways to engage with the event can help inmeans drink whatever Clydesdale-pro- crease the number of ways your party-goers interact with each other, as moted or Rockies-inspired beverage well. you prefer. But I’m carving out a douThe Super Bowl as a broadcast ble standard inconsistent with the logevent is so much more than seeic above about snacks because Freding who wins the NFL Championerick is a craft beer lover’s paradise. ship, though it is that. It’s become With more than a dozen craft breweries in Frederick County, there are plen- a massive cultural phenomenon, ty of great options for every preference. a country-wide collective experience of sport spectating, embracIf we can’t support the Maryland team ing as proudly as we can, with gladin the Big Game, we can at least raise iatorial enthusiasm even, that which a glass filled with a local bevvy to what unites us: cheering for a team playcould, nay, should have been. ing a game on TV while we indulge The commensurate party host proin junk food debauchery that’s simulvides plenty of nonalcoholic beveragtaneously advertised to us on a gies, too, and favors sessionable beers ant screen in the comfort of our livas well, so guests can have a few withing rooms. As I said, it’s as American out risking party foul proclivities or fall- as apple pie. Or apple-pie flavored ing asleep before the game is over (or Oreos, anyway. Add them to the list. before it’s started). Especially in a sport Joseph Peterson can usualwhere feelings can run hot all on their ly be found reading the weathered own, your guests don’t need to be giv- plaques of obscure monuments he en the liquid assist with any 9-point DI- sees while wandering the city. He PAs. Keep it sessionable and refreshing, counts public libraries, public lands and anyway, this pairs better with calo- and places where local community is rie-laden pimento cheese spread and fostered among his favorite kinds of crab dip. Oh, don’t forget the Triscuits! places. 72 HOURS | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 9
GETAWAYS
Monrovia photographer Kathleen Ricker seeks out the majestic Emperor penguins of Antarctica
BY JACKIE DUDA
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“It’s like being in the ‘Happy Feet’ movie,” said wildlife photographer Kathleen Ricker of Monrovia, who returned from her fifth trip to Antarctica in December. Ricker has journeyed across all seven continents, with Antarctica being one of her favorite adventures. On her recent chilly expedition, she was intent on seeing the Emperor penguins, while also capturing photographs of environmental changes that have impacted the Antarctic peninsula since her first trip there in 2015. Prior to her December adventure, she had reached out to teachers on social media to ask if their students had any questions about Antarctica. She received over 300 questions from students all over the U.S. and even the U.K. Throughout the 30 days she spent in Antarctica, she worked with researchers and polar guides to answer questions on video, with the most popular being “How cold does it get in Antarctica?” She is currently working through more than 1,000 videos to create personalized videos for each classroom. Her greatest memory from her first trip to Antarctica originates from a place called South Georgia, a set of islands in the Subantarctic, once known for whaling but now a sanctuary for wildlife. “I remember waking up to the announcement that we would be landing that morning, putting on warm layers, and I left my cabin and headed out to the outer decks. Even in the distance, I could hear penguins chirping as the ship pulled in closer. The sound got louder, and slowly the sight of over 500,000 penguins came into view,” Ricker recalled. She kayaked past glaciers, waterfalls, snow-capped mountains, blue water, sandy beaches and more wildlife. King penguins and their chicks crowded the beach all the way up the side of the mountain. The sound of the penguins was almost deafening, the scent overpowering. “If it wasn’t for those two senses kicking in, I would have felt like I was in heaven,” said Ricker. “We kayaked through what I can only describe as ‘penguin soup.’” Life surrounded her. The endless 10 | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 72 HOURS
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Two king penguins in an embrace at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia. weddings. In 2008, she launched Love and Adventure Photography in Maryland and has since photographed over 500 weddings around the world. In fact, Courtesy photo that same professor who almost failed her was the best man in one of the wedWildlife photographer Kathleen Ricker recently visited Antarctica for a fifth time. dings she photographed. Ricker looks for expressions in her darkroom and became fascinated by sea, the birds, whales, seals, even the photography subjects, whether it’s wedprocessing her own film and watching krill that the penguins feasted upon. dings or animals. the images take shape. The feeling was extraordinary. “I want to show humanity. Anyone Her love for photography evolved “It’s really amazing, seeing species can take a photo of a person or an aninto a college major, where her first seof animals that a lot of people nevimal, I want to show more than that. I er see in person. It’s a place where no mester nearly terminated her potenwant to show emotion. I want people tial career when her professor took her who look at my photos, whether it’s of one lives, and not too many people final project and threw it in the trash. know anything about it,” she said. humans or animals, to relate to how the That was part of the allure of going He told her the work was garbage, subject is feeling,” she said, there in the first place, to witness first- and if she wanted to pass the class, One of the highlights of her photogshe would have to do it over. Panicked raphy career was winning the award for hand. Nowadays, a lot more people but determined, she took what money International Environmental Photograare going. Accessible tourism to Antarctica started in the 1990s. In 2019 to she had and bought another two rolls pher of the year. She received the award of film and changed direction. This is 2020, there were around 75,000 visifrom Albert II of Monaco in Monaco. when she started photographing peotors. Only four years later, those numple. bers are now closer to 105,000. CHILLIN’ WITH “This is how you learn sometimes, THE EMPERORS by taking criticism,” Ricker insisted. “A FROM FAILURE CAME healthy dose of criticism can make or On this recent trip to Antarctica, SUCCESS break you.” she went on back-to-back Ricker developed an interest in In her case, it made her. After gradexpeditions over the course of 30 photography when she was 14. She uating from Towson University, she days. She flew from Washington, was told by a friend to take a photogworked at Walt Disney World developD.C., to Ushuaia, a small town at the raphy class because it would be an ing the PhotoPass program. While in Or- bottom of Argentina, and boarded an expedition ship on an adventure easy A. She quickly fell in love with the lando, she learned how to photograph
Each penguin, like humans, has its own personality. “They are the goofiest little creatures and often make you wonder what they are thinking as they trek up one side of the mountain and belly-slide down the other,” she added. Unlike Emperor penguins, all other species of penguins create nests for their eggs. Gentoo, Adelie, and Chinstrap penguins look for areas where the snow has melted. While the females prepare to lay one to two eggs, the males start their search for rocks down the mountain at the water’s edge, or sometimes they will just steal rocks from a neighbor. The chicks hatch around Christmastime. This trip to South Georgia was very different than previous expeditions. Unable to land onshore because of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators’ Avian flu guidelines, the expedition took a Zodiac cruise along the shores, admiring the wildlife from a safe distance. Sadness intertwined with beauty as the scent of rotting flesh arose from over 50 dead elephant seals that had succumbed to Avian flu. One of the most significant changes to the environment Ricker noted was that in 2015, the glaciers Kathleen Ricker in St. Andrews Bay in South Georgia were bright blue and flowing out A leopard seal watches an Adelie penguin on an iceberg, hoping for a potential meal in the waters off Antarctica. into the sea. On this trip, they were through the infamous Drake Passage humans. They have no reason to be, covered with rocks and gliding along the edge of the mountain. “Not quite since humans have never caused to a remote place called Snow Hill LEARN MORE as beautiful as it was in 2015 and them any harm. Island. years prior,” she said. “They’re super curious,” she said. For more about Kathleen Ricker, see Snow Hill is home to the only Travel to Antarctica isn’t as rug“They’ll walk right up to you, as if to colony of Emperor Penguins that kathleenricker.com ged as one might imagine. Boats say, ‘Oh, what kind of penguin are is somewhat accessible to tourism. and loveandadventurephoto.com. have chefs who prepare amazing you?’” she said with a laugh. Emperors, unlike other species of To book a trip with RW Safaris, email meals, and cabins are comfortable Explorers are supposed to stay 15 penguins, raise their chicks on frozen kathy@loveandadventurephoto.com. — though the internet might be nonfeet away, but, as Ricker said, “The sea ice and are found in the southern existent, so you’ll get to talk more penguins don’t have the same rules.” parts of Antarctica that are usually with other travelers from around the “We loaded into the helicopter She had perfect weather for only accessible to researchers. The world. Ricker, through her company and started our 15-minute flight over two days in a row and spent hours odds of getting to the Emperor RW Safaris, books trips to Antarctica, observing and photographing those the Weddell Sea through icebergs colony is between 30% to 50% and the Arctic and all over Africa. adorable and fluffy chicks. and glaciers. For a moment, I felt like can only take place during three “But the best part is just standa Jedi in Star Wars,” she said. weeks in November. First, the ship ing in nature, surrounded by massive NATURE’S FROSTY A 25-minute walk over the jagged needs to be able to make it to Snow mountains, penguins, seals — no husea ice brought them to the colony MASTERPIECE Hill Island through the ice, then the mans, no cars, no buildings, just nawhere we were greeted by a few weather needs to cooperate, with ture,” she said. “When you’re standing amongst minimal winds and clear skies, so the adult Emperor Penguins who were Jackie Duda is a journalist in New 100,000 penguins, you don’t realmaking the miles-long journey back helicopters can safely take off and Market who writes about health and ly know where to look, and you find from the sea to feed their chicks. land. travel for The Washington Post, AARP, yourself thinking, how do I capture Unlike most animals, penguins and Ricker’s crew was fortunate. The this? It seems impossible,” Ricker Reader’s Digest’s The Healthy, Costco weather was on their side. said. seals in Antarctica are not afraid of Connection, and many more.
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Frederick poet Kari Martinda collaborate with, but I had no idea just how extensive collaboration would be for recently spent two me and for the other artists in productive, restorative residence. weeks as a writer-inOne of the collaborations residence at Château to come out of the residency d’Orquevaux in Orquevaux, was an ekphrastic partnership France, alongside 19 artists of between me and visual artist disciplines ranging from poetry Janice Gobey of Melbourne, to painting, photography to Australia. Her watercolor of filmmaking. As a Frederick a nude woman, titled “La poet, I was eager to expand Femme,” inspired an ode to my my involvement beyond the own aging body. The poem, Maryland Writers’ Association “La Féminité,” will be published and the local arts community in the July issue of Pen in and leave a piece of my work in Hand, the literary journal of the collection at the château. Maryland Writers’ Association, The château is situated atop and Gobey’s painting will be a small knoll in the serene featured on the cover of the agricultural region of Hauteissue. Marne in Northeast France. Collaboration surfaced in Originally a 19th-century many forms. Interdisciplinary hunting lodge, the château artist Melissa David’s hands has been in the family of the served as the model for residency’s founder, Ziggy master silk painter Laura Attias, since 2002. Attias, an Fox-Wallis in Wallis’ work-inartist, designer and filmmaker progress, “Lingering Echoes.” originally from New York Screenwriter Karyn Peyton City, became the property’s modeled for photographs châtelain in 2016 and hosted its that will appear in David’s first artist’s residency in 2017, forthcoming coffee table book, fulfilling his lifelong dream of and she starred in a short that “creating a community and David filmed. home for artists of all mediums, Jackie Miles, a photographer backgrounds and stages in their from Portland, Oregon, journey.” collaborated with many artists Now home to in photo shoots, some of which Sarah Merrigan were completely spontaneous. accommodations and studio space of all shapes and sizes, When Christiane Corcelle, a Artists Karyn Peyton and Melissa David walk through Orquevaux. the château features salons for painter, entered the dining gathering and a large dining Within a few days of arriving sparked my spoken word poem room in an elaborate period room that fills with chattering costume one day during lunch, in the removed environment of “Control the Food, Control artists at dinner. My bedroom Miles jumped up with her the War,” which weaves war the residency, I found myself also served as my studio, with themes with the issue of hunger camera and, within minutes, firmly planted in introspection. a desk by a giant window Corcelle was riding a bicycle in the U.S. War themes found I had all the time in the world overlooking small waterfalls past the château in her costume their way into several new to be open to and recognize on the château grounds and dress. Miles was up at dawn to poems, as I visited WWI and the seedlings of poetry and the picturesque village of catch sunrise and out at night WWII memorials dotting every immediately nourish them. Orquevaux. with fellow artists to capture village square in the region During the welcome This was my first residency, them in mist. reception, Attias recounted the and reflected on my own so I did not know what to Miles and David both experiences interpreting in the known history of the château, enjoyed photographing expect. I travel frequently but Iraq War. which he is still researching. Rebecca Gaines, a visual artist for the adventure of it, not When I was invited to the During World War I and II, who incorporates movement restoration. I attend weekend residence, I planned to write Nazis occupied the château writer’s conferences and an ekphrastic poem, i.e. poetry into her paintings. Gaines has and surrounding farmland. also begun painting clothing retreats, but I always leave them Nine large, original tapestries describing or inspired by in an ombre design. She wore visual art, as my donation to energized, not renewed. I’ve survived the occupation and some of her painted clothing their collection. I knew I would never focused for two weeks on hang in the château today. be seeking a visual artist to during the residency, including Attias’ talk immediately writing and writing alone. BY KARI A. MARTINDALE Special to The News-Post
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A peaceful day during the artist residency dresses and a suit jacket. Gaines hopes to market the clothing once she has perfected her process. Throughout my residency, I took short drives in my rental car, often with one to three companions. These drives inspired scenes and dialogue in the screenplay I am working on, a featurelength mockumentary tackling racism, which takes place when two women, previously strangers, retrace their grandfathers’ postWWII travels in Europe. This residency was located in the perfect region for me to
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y at the Château D’Orquevaux. explore while working on the screenplay. Not everyone’s work lent itself to collaboration. Ellie Cheesman, the youngest resident, was on winter break from the University of Adelaide in Australia, where she is in her final year of studying psychological science. “I was very ‘heads town, tails up’ to get all my work done,” she said. Her 10-minute documentary, “Womenarche,” explores “the thoughts and perceptions of girls in Japan on the menarche and menstrual experiences.” She created the
film with the intent of “removing the stigma from the topic [of menstruation] and empowering young people in their developing bodies,” she said. Cheesman plans to enter the film into film festivals worldwide and is running an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to help fund entry fees. I was not the only artistin-residence with Maryland ties. Joe Minchik, a writer and producer who creates on-air brand content for AMC networks, grew up in Westminster. Minchik, who now lives in New York City, was in residence to complete a draft of a theatrical show and essays for a potential memoir about his experience losing his partner of 12 years, his wife Bridget, to leiomyosarcoma in 2021. “In the 16 months between her diagnosis and death,” said Minchik, “we made a series of recordings together, questions we would ask each other, anything from ‘What surprised you about marriage’ and ‘How would you communicate with the dead’ to ‘What’s your favorite donut flavor?’” Minchik left with a draft of a one-man show and essays for a potential memoir. Carrie Lipscomb, a mixedmedia visual artist, grew up in Germantown. Lipscomb, who now lives in New York City and works as an associate creative director at Publicis Groupe, likes “to play with space and texture.” Three years ago, Lipscomb underwent a lifesaving kidney transplant. In her final open studio, she said she “created an immersive experience that allowed the viewer to witness the repair and evolution” of herself, both physically and mentally. “I organized my tools to represent my transplant procedure,” said Lipscomb, “arranging a pillbox containing my immunosuppressants alongside art tools symbolizing surgical instruments.” The
chef was planning and cooking our meals. If I was inspired to write, I wrote, no matter what time it was. I was surrounded by a group of artists who understood when I needed to be with people and when I needed to be alone, and we all felt comfortable knowing that everyone around us understood what it meant to be a creative. “The thing I value most is time,” Miller said about the residency. “Having two weeks to not worry about cooking or running errands gave me the chance to focus on completing my first draft of a screenplay I had been outlining and storyboarding for the last six months. Without this residency, I am positive this draft would have taken many more months to finish.” “What I found amazing about the residency was that it allowed me to remove myself for a short period of time to reignite my focus on my art practice in an ideal location to find inspiration in the landscape and in the co-residents themselves,” Lipscomb said. “I left with a kit of new ideas and improved techniques that I’m excited to utilize in my next Courtesy photo body of work.” After two weeks of focusing Frederick poet Kari Martindale in Orquevaux, France. on their projects, the artists Throughout the day, I could arrangement led to a wall returned home, where they will throw open my window, take where Lipscomb’s works were be finishing paintings, entering a deep breath of fresh air, hung. film festivals, preparing for and listen to the rush of the “I employed threadwork upcoming shows, submitting waterfalls while catching a and the stitching together of to publishers and letting new glimpse of artists wandering by materials in my compositions,” ideas flow. Lipscomb explained, “reflecting in elaborate costume gowns. Kari Martindale is a In the evening, David could my desire to make myself whole Pushcart Prize-nominated be found singing in the dining again.” poet and spoken word artist room, I could be giving a Surrounded by creatives, I who has been published in poetry reading in the salon, never knew what I might see screenwriter Lucas Miller could various literary journals and or hear throughout the day. anthologies, and she has been be rounding people up for Early mornings, I could open featured in readings across a game of Mafia, and artists the window to listen to the Maryland. She has an MA in could be choosing between ringing churchbells of Eglise red, white or rosé in the château linguistics, sits on the board of Saint André or the footsteps Maryland Writers’ Association wine cave. of a photographer crunching and is a member of EC Poetry & There were no deadlines through thick frost to get a Prose. or doctor’s appointments. A shot in just the right light. 72 HOURS | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 13
”Sewn Sown” — through Feb. 16, Hodson Gallery, Tatem Arts Center, Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. The work explores the necessity of balance, rhythm and vacillation between the assuaging of similarity at the center of things and the disturbance of the Other on the fringes of things. 301-6069061, coreysfrey.com. “Poetry of the Sky” — through Feb. 18 at Riverworks Gallery at Locals Farm Market, 19929 Fisher Ave., Poolesville. Winter-themed oil paintings by Claire Howard, featuring expansive, luminous views of a season with its own unique tension of shadow and light. Howard’s show is the 10th “Artist in the House” exhibition featured in the second floor of the historic house. Her winter skies have a distinct texture and depth, an effect she achieves through the use of a palette knife. The result is a series of paintings that span the many emotions of winter, a time when restlessness is eased by the promise of coming renewal. Learn more at riverworksart.org. “Alleys and Artifacts” — through Feb. 23 at Shepherd University’s Phaze 2 Gallery, 98 W. Campus Drive, Shepherdstown, W.Va. Solo exhibition by Joan Bontempo featuring clay and mixed-media pieces that draw from appreciation of archetypes and mythologies, color and movement, all inspired by the arts of the ancients as well as in contemporary markings that shout “We were here.” shepherd.edu/art/phaze-2gallery. “Arigato” — through Feb. 24 at the Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. A stunning collection of artwork inspired by Japanese anime. Created by both established and emerging local artists, the featured pieces span different mediums, including traditional paintings, digital illustrations and cosplay. 410-848-7272, carrollcountyartscouncil.org. “50 Shades of … Everything” — through Feb. 25 at DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick. Mark Johnson can be found roaming the streets of downtown Frederick every month or so with his Nikon, searching for new faces of Frederick. While he loves his “Faces” project, this solo exhibition is all about color — the full spectrum, from monochromatic grays to deep magentas and everything in between. Opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 10. districtarts. com/mark-johnson. “From the Heart” — through Feb. 25 at NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. A group show featuring work by member artists. Artist Talk at 5 p.m. Feb. 17. 240-367-9770, nomagalleryfrederick.com. 14 | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 72 HOURS
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“50 Shades of … Everything” runs through Feb. 25 at DISTRICT Arts, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 10. Shown here, “Early Spring,” by Mark Johnson. ”Winter Work” — through Feb. 25 at Gallery 322, 322 N. Market St., Frederick. Celebrate the winter work of the gallery’s local artists. Fridays 4 to 7 p.m., noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, or by appointment. 240-815-7777, gallery322.com. “Quilting Frederick” — through Feb. 25 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. The quilts in this exhibition are inspired by Aynex Mercado’s desire to draw attention to the charm around the city of Frederick and her hopes to inspire a greater appreciation of the city she enjoys. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656, delaplaine.org. “When We Can Say for Ourselves: Embodying Letters from Farmville, 1867-1964” — through Feb. 25 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Debra Jean Ambush’s work in a variety of mediums emerges from her exploration of her African-American heritage that is tied to her ancestral home in Farmville, Va., and artifacts of place. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301698-0656, delaplaine.org. ”First Light” — weekends through Feb. 25, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313-D E. Patrick St., Frederick. Photographs in black and white, by Graham Jamie Bush. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. eastsidearts313@gmail.com. Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association Members Exhibition — through Feb. 25 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Founded in 1976, the GFAA provides educational programs,
exhibition opportunities and outreach to its local community. The exhibition includes work in a variety of mediums. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301698-0656, delaplaine.org. “Blue Mountains/High Water” — through Feb. 25 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Acrylic paintings by Frank Cole, influenced by the closeness of nature: the sea, weather, mountains and his experience with them directly and indirectly through Chinese mural and scroll paintings. Cole’s work often focuses on memory, the complexity of the natural world and humanity’s interaction with it. Cole will donate 50% of any art sale to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656, delaplaine.org. “First Light” — through Feb. 25 at Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. The title descries Graham Jamie Bush’s process for making an image: first comes light. The characteristics of light define everything within the frame. To see the image, you must first consider the light. Using strong textures and tones, he hopes to draw the viewer into the image. Open from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. eastsideartistsgallery.com. ”Dreamscapes Unveiled” — through February, FAC Hurwitz Gallery, 1 N. Market St., Frederick. Artworks by FAC studio artists explore the multifaceted aspects of the dreamworld, inviting viewers to contemplate the mysterious and enigmatic landscapes of the mind.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. First Saturdays of each month. 301-6624190, frederickartscouncil.org. “Symbiosis” — Feb. 19 to March 1 at Hodson Gallery inside Tatem Arts Center at Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. “Symbiosis” features clay works by Samantha Nachlas that comment on parallels between detailed growth patterns in small organisms and the philosophical and emotional growth of human beings, both of which often occur without notice or reflection. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Artist reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 24. 301-6963285, kern@hood.edu, hood.edu. ”Picasso on Paper: The Artist as Printmaker 1923-72” — through March 3, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. This is the first exhibition at the museum in over 50 years of the work of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), one of the most influential masters of the 20th century. Often considered the most innovative printmaker since Rembrandt, Picasso ultimately created more than 2,400 prints over his long career. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-739-5727, wcmfa.org. “Winter Wonder” — through March 9 at Gribs Gallery, 208 Main St., New Windsor. The show includes work by more than 10 local artists and features a variety of mediums: oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic and photography. Hours are 4 to 6 p.m. Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, or make an appointment by calling 443-536-9198.
Everyday Poetry can’t afford housing. Why? Not always, “Home” might have as many but often the root cause involves mental meanings as there are towns we are from or houses or websites. My favorite health and/or drug use. Frederick’s homeless are fortunate to be in a city online thesaurus, Word Hippo, offers that has several avenues of assistance. a plethora of nouns and a handful of Not handouts, but a leg up, and then adjectives and adverbs. To me, home seems to include most of these at once. another, and another. I am overwhelmed when I On the physical plane, I think of the homeless. It seems live in a great home for me. most cities are, as well. It would It has window boxes, a main be good if homelessness floor master, an Energy Starand all that leads to it could rated structure, and is in a become national priorities. neighborhood that feels like Unfortunately, I think there are a community. I appreciate all many in this amazing country of it. On a less visible plane, who feel bitter about providing it is a place teeming with to others what they themselves thoughts, creative problemhave worked hard for. Good solving and the ethereal thing there appear to be more mysteries of dirty dishes SHERYL MASSARO Americans who are willing to and dust. I am an introvert, help others find their refuges. though, and primarily my home is my Sheryl Massaro is a Frederick poet, refuge. oil painter and gardener. She has In January, FNP ran several articles authored three books of poetry, one a related to homelessness, beginning translation of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino with one on the annual “point-in-time Elegies. She often holds book-signings count” conducted by several cities the first Saturday of each month from nationwide. Although these findings 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the FAC/Hurwitz are not yet summarized, last year’s had Frederick’s homeless number at 248, of Gallery, 1 N. Market St. in Frederick. Books and art also are available at which 27 were unsheltered. sherylmassaro.com. Why are people homeless? They
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Fox’s Shannon Bream brings local, network news experience to Weinberg talk BY RYAN MARSHALL rmarshall@newspost.com
Shannon Bream has a big stage as the host of her own national news show, but it’s not her first time on a big stage. Bream, host of the Sunday morning news show “Fox News Sunday,” got involved in local pageants in college, winning the title of Miss Virginia at the age of 19 and earning a spot as a contestant in the Miss America pageant. It may be different than her current job of questioning politicians, but Bream thinks her pageant experience was valuable. Pageants put you in front of people and force you to think about what you believe and why, she said in a recent phone interview. “For me, it was definitely a net-plus.” Bream is scheduled to speak in Frederick on Feb. 15 at the Weinberg Center for the Arts, as part of the annual Frederick Speaker Series. Along with hosting the Sunday show, Bream is also the chief legal correspondent for the Fox News Channel. She took over “Fox News Sunday” from longtime host Chris Wallace, a development that Bream said left her “momentarily speechless” when she learned the news. But much of the show’s crew stayed on after Wallace’s departure, providing 25 years of experience behind the scenes and plenty of support for Bream as she adjusted to the new role.
The Sunday news shows allow for longer, more substantive interviews in a news cycle that moves at lightning speed, she said. That allows her time to drill down on the positions and motivations of the people she interviews, and to allow them to explain if their positions and thinking on issues has evolved over time. “I always want to hear the explanation,” she said. Bream came to Fox in November 2007, when the network was at the height of its George W. Bush-era cultural influence. “It had been such a phenomenon” that had taken over the cable news landscape when she came on board, she said. She had met Fox personality Brit Hume when she was working for WRC, the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C., who told her Fox was looking for a Supreme Court reporter and encouraged her to apply. After graduating from Florida State University with a law degree, Bream had practiced law in Tampa, specializing in racial discrimination and sexual harrassment. But, “I am a news junkie,” she said, and after a few years of practicing law, she transitioned to journalism, working in Charlotte, North Carolina, and other markets before coming to D.C. to work for WRC.
As a local journalist, you have to learn to do every aspect of the job, from reporting and writing your stories to editing and sometimes shooting your own footage, she said. The resources available at a network are so much greater, she said, but Bream thinks her local experience helped her to learn how to dig for stories that others might not see. Despite her hard news experience, Bream admitted that Fox’s conservative reputation means she sometimes has to do some extra convincing to get some guests on her show. She sometimes has to talk people through the difference between the news division and Fox’s Courtesy photo evening opinion hosts, she said. But a reporter in her position has to Shannon Bream will be in Frederick on Feb. 15. build relationships across the political spectrum, and Bream said she believes SHANNON BREAM most people who may have been reluctant to come on the show leave feeling Shannon Bream is host of Fox News Sunday like they’ve had a fair chance to explain with Shannon Bream, chief legal correspontheir positions. dent for Fox News Channel and bestselling As a news and political junkie, she’s author. looking forward to tracking the politiWhen: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 cal tale of 2024. The political year offers Where: Weinberg Center, 20 W. Patrick St., a chance to get viewers information on Frederick a variety of issues, from policies to the Tickets: Prices vary. A standard ticket starts at border and government funding. $40. Tickets for a private Meet & Greet recep“For us, a political year is extremetion after the show at 8:45 p.m. are $75. ly intense,” she said, “and it lets folks Info: 301-600-2828, weinbergcenter.org hear from people from all over the spectrum.”
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question [laughs]. I don’t know if I could pick one thing. I moved here three years ago. I had never been in going to play basketball like LeBron James.” But knowing the musicians in Maryland, and one thing that’s great that group — the artistic director of the about living here is you’re only about an hour away from D.C. and Baltimore group is also the head of jazz studies and all those things. If I could wave a at Howard University — they’re just magic wand, I would love to get those some of the best musicians around. groups in those cities to play here, I think they’d probably be the first to so people in Frederick didn’t have to say nobody can play like Max Roach. drive the hour to deal with parking If you’re trying to be exactly like Max and traffic. They could hear in their Roach, the best you’re going to do is own backyard the groups that usually be a copy. I think what they’re really trying to do is celebrate his legacy, so go to the bigger cities. That’s the catch-22 about it’s a mix of showing what Max Roach Frederick. There are so many brought to jazz and how he changed cool things going on in D.C. and jazz, but then also, it’s through their Baltimore, and it feels like it’s lens. You’re getting some Max Roach not that far away because it isn’t and some of these performers. that far away, but then, do you If you had a magic wand and really want to deal with traffic and could get one wish to bring in any parking and all that stuff? Do you program, what would you like to have a road map for how you might see at FCC? be able to get those programs up I was not prepared for that 16 | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 72 HOURS
to FCC? Adding to what you said, it’s not just the distance. If you have a family and you want to bring kids ... I grew up in a family with four kids, so if you have two parents and four kids going to that concert, that’s a lot of money. It’d be something like $180. I think one thing we’re looking at is trying to piggyback on things. If there is a bigger name coming to D.C. or Baltimore, we want to see if they can do an extra performance here. It’s easy for them to add one date, and it makes it a little more affordable for us because we’re not having to cover all of that travel. Would you look at early in the year to do this type of thing moving forward? January or February? Could there be a springtime jazz festival? Is anything set in stone? Nothing is ever set in stone. This time of year works really well
for us because the semester is just getting going. Towards the end of the semester is when all our student performances are, so there’s blank space in the calendar. That’s really why we did it. It’s a good time for the students. We want a time that works well for the students to come to the daytime workshops. It’s a good time of year for all of it. This interview has been edited for clarity and space. Colin McGuire has been in and out of bands for more than 20 years and also helps produce concerts in and around Frederick. His work has appeared in Alternative Press magazine, PopMatters and 72 Hours, among other outlets. He is convinced that the difference between being in a band and being in a romantic relationship is less than minimal. Contact him at mcguire.colin@gmail. com.
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Thursday Feb. 8 CLASSES Frederick Collage Collective — 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Drop-in group for all levels. Materials provided. Facilitated by Black Cat Studios. $5 donation. 301-662-4190. artcenter@ frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/news-events/ calendar-grid/#!calendar/r.
ETCETERA Clustered Spires Quilt Guild Monthly Meeting — 6:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Founded in 2001, members include beginners through experts, with interests from art quilts to traditional quilts in an array of materials. All are welcome. meets the second Thursday of the month. csqg@clusteredspiresquiltguild.org. clusteredspiresquiltguild.org.
Series — 7:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Enjoy this classic film once more on the big screen! This classic mystery continues the thrilling adventures of the beloved detective duo, Nick and Nora Charles. This timeless gem directed by W.S. Van Dyke takes you on a journey through a captivating murder mystery set against the glamorous backdrop of San Francisco. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy, reprising their roles as the charismatic and sophisticated Charles couple. $5-$7. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbercenter.org.
MUSIC Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.
MUSIC Bluegrass Jam — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville. Open to all levels of acoustic musicians and vocalists. Spectators, families welcome. Sandwiches, snacks and sodas available for purchase. No smoking or swearing. $5 donation at the door requested. 301-788-5570. Live Music at the Cocktail Lab — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Every Friday in the Cocktail Lab we’ll be servin’ up our deliciously wild concoctions and some sweet tunes to get your weekend started off right! 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.
THEATER
“A Murder Is Announced” — 6 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick . An announcement in the Paws to Read with Go Team Therapy local paper states the time and place when Dogs — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at WalkersFriday Feb. 9 a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock’s ville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, WalkVictorian house. What follows is a classic ersville. Improve your reading confidence FAMILY Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed and make a new friend when you read aloud identities, a second death and a determined Christmas at the Roundhouse Featuring to a Go Team Therapy Dog. All ages. the Trains of Christmas — noon to 4 p.m. at inspector grimly following the case’s twists 301-600-8200. and turns. Fortunately, Miss Marple is on Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. fcpl.org. hand to provide the solution in a dramatic Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. See the trains Black History Month Keynote Speaker An- of Christmas on Fridays, Saturdays and final confrontation. Shows are on Friday and thony Ray Hinton — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday evenings from Jan. 19 to March 2, Sundays through Feb. 25. New and revised at Mount St. Mary’s University, 16300 Old this year is an N-scale train layout. Three-rail with Sunday matinees on Jan. 21 and Feb. Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg. Anthony 4 and 18. layout on the second floor where kids can Ray Hinton, author of “The Sun Does Shine: conduct and control and trains in O-, N- and $56 Friday evening, $60 Saturday evening, How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice,” $59 Sunday matinee. 301-662-6600. HO-scale. Special train displays include the spent 30 years on death row in Alabama for Midwood Junction layout, Polar Express, and wayoffbroadway.com. a crime he did not commit. Bryan Stevenson HO layout that features Western Maryland, and the team at the Equal Justice Initiative including a replica of the original Western took on Hinton’s case and won his freeMaryland Hagerstown Roundhouse. Saturday Feb. 10 dom in 2015. Since his release, Hinton has $6 for adults, $1 for ages 4 to 15, free for traveled the world sharing his story and dis- ages 3 and younger. 301-739-4665. CLASSES cussing possible changes to prevent similar roundhouse.org. Freedom BANG class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. injustices from happening to other people. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade 301-447-5657. d.j.klinger@msmary.edu. GALLERY Road, Walkersville. A pre-choreographed msmary.edu/hinton. Art at Noon with Bruce Campbell, Master fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of Copyist — noon to 1 p.m. at Delaplaine Arts FAMILY attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Bruce Totally Teen Time: Decoupage Hearts — 6 options to help you customize your workout. I. Campbell will discuss the importance of p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 21 and older. studying the old masters through copying 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Learn about 301-600-8200. their works. Campbell is a fine art painter the art of decoupage and decorate a and one of the longest continuous copyists fcpl.org. wooden heart to take home! This program is at the National Gallery of Art, with more than Indoor Seed Starting — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 recommended for teens in grades 6 through two decades and over two dozen completa.m. at MIddletown Branch Library, 101 12. 301-600-7250. ed works, focusing primarily on the High Prospect St., Middletown. It’s time! It might frederick.librarycalendar.com. Renaissance, the Baroque and the Hudson be cold outside, but now is the time to get River School. seeds started indoors. Join Master Gardener FILM 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. Megan Rice to learn all the best practices for starting seeds indoors. Plant some seeds “After the Thin Man” (1936) — Classic Film delaplaine.org.
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to take home. While you are here, browse our seed library for more seeds that you can check out! 18 and older. 301-600-7560. lgrackin@frederickcountymd. gov. Adult Crafternoon at The Library — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at C. Burr Artz Library, 110 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Looking to work on a project while in a fun and social atmosphere? Come meet like-minded people for an afternoon of crafting and community hosted by local crafters. Bring your own small project or make a beaded bracelet with provided supplies. Light refreshments will also be provided. eschenkelberg@frederickcountymd.org. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
Fox Haven Foragers: Level 1 — 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Natural dyeing with fresh florals, hunting for edible mushrooms, cooking up cattails, propagating and stewarding wild species and so much more will be explored this year. Includes plant ID, foraging and processing the season’s bounty with local guides from diverse backgrounds and skill sets.Class runs from 1:30-4:30 PM on the second Saturday of each month from February through November. The first 2 hours of class will be held in the field, gathering plants and learning botany skills. The last hour is spent processing and preparing the harvest into a tasty meal or a product to take home. $50. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. foxhavenfarm.org.
ETCETERA Party of Parties — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church , 15 N. Church St., Thurmont. Spring shopping event featuring 20-plus vendors selling gifts for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter and Mother’s Day. Light refreshments and door prizes. 301-271-7877. admin@saintjohnlutheran. org. saintjohnlutheran.org/index.html.
Winfield Ladies Auxiliary Valentine Dance — 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Winfield Community Volunteer Fire Department, 1320 W. Old Liberty Road, Sykesville. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dixie Wind Band performing from 7 to 11 p.m. $40 at the door. Hors d’oeuvres provided. BYOB. $35. 410-795-1333, ext. 341. info@winfieldvfd.org.
FESTIVALS Mardi Gras — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Hollly Hills Country Club , 5502 Mussetter Road, Ijams-
Foreign Film Festival at the Carroll Arts Center
The Film Lovers in Carroll County’s (FLICC) present their annual Foreign Film Festival at the Carroll Arts Center this February with a slate of contemporary international films that expand audiences’ cinematic horizons. This year’s films immerse audiences in new cultures and stories, from reunited South Korean childhood sweethearts, to a father witnessing prejudice in a remote Transylvanian village, to a single mother’s tense Paris transit journey, to a young girl called upon to teach in rural China.
FEB. 9 — “R.M.N.” (ROMANIA) 2022; 2 h 5 m; NR (nudity, mature thematic material, and some violence) Having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid the boy of the unresolved fears that have taken hold of him. When a few new workers are hired at a small factory, the peace of the community is disturbed, underlying fears grip the adults, and frustrations, conflicts,
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“R.M.N.” (Romania) and passions erupt through the thin veneer of apparent understanding and calm.
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“Full Time” (France)
change her circumstances, Julie has to walk a tightrope to keep her current job. Breathlessly tense, the film serves as a sobering reminder that just stayFEB. 16 — “FULL TIME” (FRANCE) ing financially afloat can sometimes 2021; 1 h 28 m; NR (some mature feel like a white-knuckle thriller. thematic content) Single mother Julie (Laure Calamy) FEB. 23 — “NOT ONE LESS” works a grueling job as a head cham(CHINA) bermaid in a five-star Parisian hotel. 1999; 1 h 46 m; G Julie’s daily balance of commuting In the crushing poverty of rural Chifrom her remote suburb into Paris, tenna, a 13-year-old girl is ordered to a uous childcare, and search for a new remote village to be their one-room job to get her out of debt, becomes schoolhouse’s substitute teacher. Bareunmanageable during a paralyzing ly older than her students, the shy girl transport strike in Paris. When she fiis charged with keeping the class innally gets a job interview that could
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“Not One Less” (China) tact for one month or she won’t be paid. Faced with overwhelming family debt, her biggest little troublemaker disappears into the city to find work. The stubborn teacher, however, is determined to follow the boy and bring him back to school. There will be two screenings of each film at 1 and 7:30 p.m. All screenings will be captioned. Assistive Listening Devices are always available. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for ages 25 and under and ages 60 and up. The Carroll Arts Center is at 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Learn more at carrollcountyartscouncil.org, or call 410-8487272.
Author Crystal Wilkinson will talk about ‘Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts’ A recent fellowship recipient of Shepherd University’s Center for Apthe Academy of American Poets, palachian Studies and Communities, partnering with Shepherd’s Office of Di- Wilkinson is an award-winning author of the poetry collection “Perversity and Equity and Four fect Black” and three works Seasons Books, will present auof fiction, “The Birds of Opthor Crystal Wilkinson at 7 p.m. ulence,” “Water Street” and Feb. 15 at the Robert C. Byrd “Blackberries, Blackberries.” Center for Congressional HisWilkinson is the recipient of tory and Education auditorium an NAACP Image Award for on the campus in ShepherdOutstanding Poetry, an O. stown, West Virginia. Henry Prize, a USA Artists FelWilkinson will talk about her lowship, an Ernest J. Gaines new book, “Praisesong for the Prize for Literary Excellence Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and and a West Virginia HumanRecipes from Five Generations Wilkinson ities Council Appalachia Heriof Black Country Cooks.” The program is free and open to the tage Writers Award. A former poet laureate of Kenpublic. tucky, Wilkinson’s short stories, po“Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts” is described on Amazon as “a lyrical cu- ems and essays have appeared in journals and anthologies across the linary journey that explores the hidcountry, and she is featured in Shepden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful storytelling alongside herd’s “Anthology of Appalachian Writers Crystal Wilkinson Volume.” nearly 40 comforting recipes, from the She is the Bush-Holbrook Professor former poet laureate of Kentucky.” In the book, Wilkinson pays homage of English at the University of Kentucky. Wilkinson was the 2020 Appato the culinary talent of her ancestors — her kitchen ghosts — five generations of lachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence Black women who settled in Appalachia and One Book One West Virginia auand made a life, a legacy and a cuisine. thor. 72 HOURS | Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 | 19
ville. Grab your beads and enjoy the sounds of Bourbon Street with a jazz quartet. fwccinc.org.
FILM “Fleabag”: National Theater Live, presented by Shepherdstown Opera House — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 W. German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. From the UK’s National Theatre, filmed live in London’s West End. Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Directed by Vicky Jones. Rated R. $18 standard/$15 seniors/student. 304-8763704. Contact@OperaHouseLive.com. shepherdstownoperahouse.
GALLERY Amazing Tablescapes — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. See and vote for the best-designed entry in the Amazing Tablescapes fundraiser. No registration is required. $10. 301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org/amazing-tablescapes.
MUSIC Romantic Serenades — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Elizabeth Schulze, conductor. Experience the sheer beauty and diversity of orchestral music with this captivating concert featuring a stunning lineup of composers and pieces. $34. 240-382-2623. nlushbaugh@marylandsymphony.org.
PERFORMER 24/7 Dance Studio PRIDE Company Concert — 2 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. at Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. These family-friendly concerts feature dancers ranging in age from 6-18 performing dances in many genres. $15. 301-846-4247. shelleyhaas.247@gmail.com. weinbergcenter.org/shows/ 24-7-pride-company-concert-2024.
Galentine’s Day Comedy Event With Comedian Karen Mills — 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa. Fun night out for gal pals or anyone looking for a good laugh! This special comedy event features the hilarious, national touring comedienne Karen Mills, who has been doing comedy for over 25 years! Also enjoy sweet treats by Postmasters Coffee & Bakery, unique merchandise from local artisan vendors, plus wine, beer, & concessions all available for purchase. 21 and older. Adults: $34, Seniors 60+: $29, Military, Frontline Workers: $25, 18 & under: $24. 717-263-0202. vperry@thecapitoltheatre.org. thecapitoltheatre.org/shows-movies-events/ live-shows-2024.
THEATER “A Murder Is Announced” — 6 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick . An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when
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a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock’s Victorian house. What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a second death and a determined inspector grimly following the case’s twists and turns. Fortunately, Miss Marple is on hand to provide the solution in a dramatic final confrontation. Shows are on Friday and Saturday evenings from Jan. 19 to March 2, with Sunday matinees on Jan. 21 and Feb. 4 and 18. $56 Friday evening, $60 Saturday evening, $59 Sunday matinee. 301-662-6600. wayoffbroadway.com.
Sunday Feb. 11
Frederick Arts Council, and the William E. Cross Foundation. 301-662-1464. jsummers@calvaryumc.org. calvaryumc.org/concerts.
Romantic Serenades — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Elizabeth Schulze, conductor. Experience the sheer beauty and diversity of orchestral music with this captivating concert featuring a stunning lineup of composers and pieces. $34. 240-382-2623. nlushbaugh@marylandsymphony.org.
THEATER
“A Murder Is Announced” — 12:30 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 CLASSES Willowdale Drive, Frederick . An announcement in the local paper states the time and Dance Around the World — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. place when a murder is to occur in Miss at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Blacklock’s Victorian house. What follows is Road, Walkersville. An afternoon of explora classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, ing different dancing styles. Watch the pros, concealed identities, a second death and or learn a few new steps and try them out for a determined inspector grimly following yourself. Styles will include Latin, swing, belly the case’s twists and turns. Fortunately, Miss dance and Appalachian clogging. Marple is on hand to provide the solution in 301-600-8200. a dramatic final confrontation. Shows are on fcpl.org. Friday and Saturday evenings from Jan. 19 to March 2, with Sunday matinees on Jan. 21 ETCETERA and Feb. 4 and 18. $56 Friday evening, $60 Saturday evening, CMATC Annual Toy Show — 9 a.m. to 3 $59 Sunday matinee. 301-662-6600. p.m. at Brunswick Vol. Fire Company, 1500 Volunteer Dr, Brunswick. Vendors and food. wayoffbroadway.com. Proceeds from this event help 4-H, FFA and the Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. scholarship fund. $3.00. 301-748-7043. cmatc@comcast.net. Monday Feb. 12 cmatc.org. Plant Swap — noon to 5 p.m. at Rockwell Brewery, 8411 Broadband Drive, Frederick. Every second Sunday of the month, bring your plants to swap. If interested in setting up a table to swap, reach out via Facebook. 301-372-4880. matt@rockwellbrewery.com.
Second Sunday Tree Walk with the Frederick County Forestry Board — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at City of Frederick, Rec Center or Pergola, City of Frederick. Guided tour with the Frederick County Forestry Board. Learn how to identify common local trees and hear fun facts about each on a tour with the board’s expert guides. Registration required. Free. 301-473-8417. sonia@demirayink.com. frederick.forestryboard.org/tree-walk.
GALLERY
Amazing Tablescapes — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. See and vote for the best-designed entry in the Amazing Tablescapes fundraiser. No registration is required. $10. 301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org/amazing-tablescapes.
MUSIC
Calvary UMC Community Concert: Brian Ganz — 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 131 W. Second St., Frederick. Pianist Brian Ganz returns for another “All Chopin” concert as he continues his quest to perform every work of music by the great composer. This program, “Chopin the Virtuoso,” will feature all 12 Etudes from Op. 25, Scherzo No. 1, Nocturnes from Op. 37 and much more. This performance is sponsored in part by the Delaplaine Foundation,
CLASSES
Heart Health Month: Sol Yoga — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Yoga class offered by Sol Yoga. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org. Meditative Dance Movement — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Transformative Arts Project. $10 donation. 301-662-4190. artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.
ESL High Beginners Conversation Class — 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. We welcome adults who want to practice their English to a conversation class, hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County. Students will practice their speaking and listening skills with conversations guided by an instructor. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.
Tuesday Feb. 13 CLASSES
Fall in Love with Transit — 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Common Market Co-op, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. We know you’ve been seeing those big green buses driving around Frederick, and we know people often want to ride the bus but are intimidated. In this class, learn how to read the schedule and use Google Transit to plan your trip. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop/ classes-events/fall-in-love-with-transit.
ETCETERA
Teen Creator’s Club — 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Do you have something you’re working on, like a story, comic, game, or work of art? Come to the Brunswick Library to meet, collaborate, and connect with other teen creators! The Teen Creator’s Club is a teen-driven club for artists, writers, photographers, designers, and creators of all sorts. Work on your latest project while you chat with other creators. Age 11-18 are welcome. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
Perfect Match: A Romance Book Fair for Adults — 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Attaboy Barrel House , 24 S. Wisner St., Ste. 110, Frederick. Join Attaboy Beer and Curious Iguana for a romance book fair featuring romance books, a blind date with a book, local authors signing books, pink drinks, tote bags and a selfie station. Local romance authors Sarah Adler, Andie Burke and Emily Duvall will be signing books at the event. cimarketingassistant@gmail.com. curiousiguana.com/event/ perfect-match-book-fair.
FAMILY
Elementary Explorers — 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Join us for a variety of fun activities each week. Designed for children in grades K-5. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
FILM
Bijou Film Screening — 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Second, third and fourth Tuesdays of the month. A streamlined curation of films presented by Falling Squares. 301-662-4190. artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.
Wednesday Feb. 14 CLASSES
Sensory Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Martial Arts — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Frederick Martial Arts will offer an exciting demonstration. This program is for adults with intellectual disabilities. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org. Harpers Ferry Civil War Round Table program: The First Maryland Campaign — 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church, 601 W. Washington St., Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m. program with author-historian Alex Rossino speaking on “The 1862 Maryland Campaign — Its Importance and Meaning.” $20 per dinner. 304-433-1260. ccraig@laurellodge.com.
ETCETERA
Ash Wednesday Service — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
at Taylorsville United Methodist Church, 4356 Ridge Road, Mount Airy. Service with disposition of ashes. 410-875-4101. taylorsvilleumcmd@gmail.com. taylorsvilleumc.org.
FAMILY
Tween Time: Valentine’s Day — 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. We love it when tweens visit the library! Join us for a lovely afternoon of crafts, games and fun. Designed for students in 3rd through 7th grades. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
THEATER
World Ballet Series: “Swan Lake” — 7 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Performed live by a multinational cast of 50 professional ballet dancers gathered to bring the most famous love story to life. See the iconic Dance of the Little Swans, count the 32 fouettés performed by the Odile and immerse yourself in the magic of Tchaikovsky’s music. $55-$89. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbercenter.org.
Thursday Feb. 15 CLASSES
Frederick Collage Collective — 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Drop-in group for all levels. Materials provided. Facilitated by Black Cat Studios. $5 donation. 301-662-4190. artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org.
Frederick County Civil War Roundtable Meeting and Presentation — 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Stephen A. Goldman presents “White and Black Servicemen during Reconstruction.” In “One More War to Fight: Union Veterans’ Battle for Equality through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Lost Cause,” Goldman explains how their obligation to the nation had only begun in 1865. free for members, $5 suggested fee for non-members. gldyson@gmail.com. frederickcountycivilwarrt.org.
ETCETERA
Free Expungement Clinic with Maryland Legal Aid — 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Need help expunging your record from a past conviction? Meet with an attorney from Maryland Legal Aid to discuss your options and begin the process. This is a free service! 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org. Queer Art Social — 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Common Market Co-op, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Calling all queer creatives. Come paint, draw, create, make and mingle every third Thursday of the month in the Community Room. Bring something you are working on and or start a new project. Music, sparkly drinks, tea and limited art supplies will be provided.
301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop.
Frederick Speaker Series: Shannon Bream — 7:30 p.m. at Weinberg Center of Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Bream currently serves as anchor of “FOX News Sunday with Shannon Bream” on the FOX Broadcast Network. In addition to her role as anchor, Bream is Chief Legal Correspondent for FNC and host of “Livin’ the Bream,” a podcast on FOX News Radio and an author. $40-$50. 301-600-2828. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbercenter.org.
21st Foreign Film Festival at the
Carroll Arts Center Headliners Series Featuring
June Star
Sat. Feb 17, 8pm
FAMILY
Alt-Country With Singer Songwriter David Sparrow
Totally Teen Time: Affirmation Jars — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Make and decorate a jar full of positive affirmations to brighten your day! This program is recommended for teens in grades 6 through 12. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com.
BrewHaHa Comedy Series
MUSIC
Sounds of Venezuela — 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Frederick Community College Jack B. Kussmaul Theater, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Join FCC Faculty Dr. Marjory Serrano-Coyer (violin) and Dr. Hsin-Yi Chen (piano) as they discuss and perform excerpts from their recent album “Sonatas Venezolanas,” along with works by other Venezuelan composers. Free tickets can be reserved at the link. A $5 tax-deductible donation to the FCC Music Program is suggested. Donations can be made online or with cash or check at the performance. 301-846-2566. mgersten@frederick.edu. FCCFeb2024Sounds.eventbrite.com. Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.
Hayden Arrington, Fri. March 1, 8pm and Happy Hour from Pipe the Side Brewing at 7pm
Carroll Arts Center • 91 W Main St.Westminster, MD 21157
410-848-7272
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Friday Feb. 16 CLASSES
Origami with Mona Kuo — 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Urbana Regional Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick. Learn how to make origami characters or objects from artist Mona Kuo. 18 and older. 301-600-7000.
ETCETERA
Winter Weekend for Grieving Young Adults — at ThorpeWood, Thurmont. Inaugural program of The Umbrella Project, a nonprofit that harnesses the healing power of the outdoors to support grieving young adults. The weekend includes hikes in the forests, cozy sharing sessions and activities around the woodstove at ThorpeWood’s old homestead house, home-cooked meals and rustic but comfortable accommodations. 18 and older. 301-606-0539. info@umbrellaprojecthike.org. umbrellaprojecthike.org.
FEBRUARY 10 | 7:30PM FEBRUARY 1 1 | 3:00PM THE MARYLAND THEATRE CONCERT SPONSORS
Sponsored through the continued generosity of an alliance of Medical Professionals in Washington County
Set the perfect mood for Valentine's Day with an enchanting orchestral concert! Featuring Carolyn Shaw's "Entr'acte" and Bartok's dynamic "Divertimento for Strings," the program showcases Strauss' "Serenade for 13 Winds" and Brahms' "Serenade No. 2." Join us for a rich symphonic journey, where intricate interplay and powerful melodies create an unforgettable musical experience.
B O X O F F I C E : 3 0 1 - 7 9 7 - 4 0 0 0 | T I C K E T S . M A RY L A N D S Y M P H O N Y. O R G
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Come camp at the museum
Palette Pioneers Local Art Discovery camp
Types of summer camps
Thinking about summer camps might bring up fond memories of campfires, swimming in the lake and going for hikes. However, there are many camps that specialize in things other than the outdoors. This summer, consider sending your kids to a camp where they can spend their time doing something unique that truly interests them. FOR KIDS WHO LOVE TO LEARN
For the more academically minded, there are STEM camps that focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Or, if they’d like, they can concentrate on one area of interest like robotics, coding, space, zoology, literature, writing or dinosaurs.
FOR KIDS WHO NEED TO MOVE
If they love being outside so much that a traditional camp doesn’t quite cut it, they
can learn to live off the land at a wilderness camp where they’ll master the art of building a fire from friction, identify edible plants and sleep in the open air. If your teenager is an athlete, there’s sure to be a camp for their sport.
FOR KIDS WHO WANT TO CREATE
If your kid is a performer at heart, they can hone their skills at a camp that specializes in music, dance, theatre, circus arts or even magic. Artists can master their craft and learn new techniques at a camp with programs for painting, sculpture, fashion design or photography. These days, there are camps for everything – so if your child loves chess, cooking, Legos, surfing or even rollercoasters, there will be a place for them. Give your kid the best summer camp experience possible by sending them to a place where they can focus on their passions.
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SUMMER TENNIS CAMPS 2024
THREE BENEFITS OF SUMMER CAMP Still on the fence about whether or not to sign your kids up for summer camp? While the decision is yours, evidence shows that the experience is usually as beneficial as it is fun. Here are four ways summer camp benefits kids:
no time to be idle at summer camp. Campers take on an active lifestyle, and many of them discover, or rediscover, the joys of being on the move. Researchers have also demonstrated that children are more likely to exercise regularly after frequenting summer camp.
A RICHER SOCIAL LIFE
Stargazing, navigating calm waters and exploring the forest give kids the opportunity to discover nature in all its beauty. Girls and boys who frequent summer camp become aware of the importance of protecting this precious environment. The experience engenders a positive relationship with the natural world and the drive to protect it. Whether or not your kids have a particular interest in wildlife, sending them to camp can bolster their respect and care for nature and the environment.
At camp, kids forge new friendships and develop their self-esteem. Spending time with peers outside of school fosters campers’ emotional intelligence, which helps them act more comfortably in social settings. Spending time at summer camp is a fun way to get your kids ready to head back to class.
A MORE ACTIVE LIFESTYLE Between hiking, canoeing and swimming, there’s
GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
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Kids On Campus Summer Fun Starts Here! Kids on Campus has welcomed more than 30,000 kids since 1995. In 2024, FCC is still the place to be! Discover, engage, and explore with adventures in cooking, fine arts, science, technology, and academic prep. Choose from hundreds of classes, with full and half day options available all summer long.
Register Today: frederick.edu/youth youthprograms@frederick.edu 301.846.2661
Frederick Community College (FCC) prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its activities, admissions, educational programs, and employment. • Under the ADA and Section 504, FCC makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities for College-sponsored events and programs. For FCC employees needing accommodations, including interpreting, please email humanresources@frederick.edu. For students and others with accommodation needs or questions, please call 301.846.2408, or to request sign language interpreter services, please email interpreting@frederick.edu. Sign language interpreters will not be automatically provided for College-sponsored events without a request for services. Requests must be made at least five workdays before a scheduled event to guarantee accommodations. • If your request pertains to accessible transportation for a College-sponsored trip, please submit your request at least 21 calendar days in advance. Requests made less than 21 calendar days in advance may not be able to be guaranteed.
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