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A VENUE GROWS IN HAGERSTOWN
Hub City Vinyl opened a live music venue under the same roof as its record store in downtown Frederick, and concerts have been selling out weekly at the new space. The 200-seat venue fills a much-needed void in the fabric of our local music scene, and we are psyched about their opening an even larger space in 2024 in the same building.
MOCKTAILS OPTIONS EXPAND
For those looking to go out and get the atmosphere of a party without consuming alcohol, Frederick bartenders have been listening. Several establishments now offer swanky mocktail options that elevate the usual seltzer and lime to a whole new level — and they rival just about any cocktail on the menu. And you can still be the designated driver! Frey’s Brewing, Cellar Door, McClintock Distilling and Warehouse Cinemas are just a few places locally that are upping their mocktails game, and we chatted with them about what they offer.
GIRL POWER IN THE FORM OF A MUSICAL EVENT
If you want a night of girl power, look no further than the second installment of Ladies Night, featuring a strong lineup of female artists at Frederick Recording Studio. The Dec. 30 show will bring to the stage April on South; Georgia Rae Braun; Lauren O’Neill; Katriella; and Shut up, Voula; and The Dirty Middle, led by Adrienne Smith, will headline.
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RING IN THE NEW YEAR AT CARROLL CREEK
The Frederick Civitan Club will once again host its annual Key Drop on Carroll Creek on New Year’s Eve. Festivities will start at 9 p.m. with candlelights on the creek, and the massive, lit-up key will be lowered into the water from the William O. Lee Memorial Bridge as the clock approaches midnight.
‘OUR SHEPHERDSTOWN’ IS ONE TO KEEP AN EYE ON
Jeffrey Lieber, creator of the TV series “Lost,” is working on a new play titled “Our Shepherdstown,” commissioned by the Contemporary American Theater Festival. Lieber plans to spend the next year interviewing locals to the small community and penning a fictional tale based on the stories he finds. Want to share your own Shepherdstown stories with Lieber? Email gtokach@catf.org. 72 Hours wants to wish you and yours happiness, health and many blessings in 2024! We are looking forward to another year of awe-inspiring arts in our community — and telling you all about it every week.
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DRINK BEING BOUGIE AND BOOZE-FREE
Mocktails are on the rise in Frederick
BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE Special to The News-Post
Mocktails have come a long way since Shirley Temples and Arnold Palmers. Those who want to sip on a nonalcoholic beverage want more than just Sprite and a cherry. They want what their alcohol-drinking friends have — drinks that are balanced, look fancy, and don’t scream, “Hey, this person isn’t drinking alcohol!” Mocktails are making a triumphant return to area bars, breweries, distilleries and even a local movie theater. With sober-friendly influencers, the celebration of Sober October and Dry January, coupled with the rise of more Millennials and Zoomers not partaking in alcohol as much as previous generations — either by limiting intake or not drinking at all — mocktail popularity is one the rise. Kerry Frey, general manager of Frey’s Brewing Co. in Mount Airy, is seeing a rise in patrons asking for mocktails at the bar. And they are not just serving mocktails; Frey’s is embracing the mocktail culture with a special menu and a night dedicated to those who want to be surrounded by the bar scene without drinking alcohol. Staff photo by Katina Zentz Frey, who studies social media heavily and engages on several Adam Frey, owner at Frey’s Brewing Company, poses for a portrait at the brewery in Mt. Airy on Dec. 19. platforms, started to notice mocktails trending on social media. More and They discovered the brand Ritual, more influencers were using platforms which offers zero-proof nonalcoholic such as TikTok to talk about giving options for mocktails, replacing up or lessening their alcohol intake. traditional spirits such as gin, whiskey, That’s when she started seeing ads for tequila and rum. nonalcoholic liquors. Around this same time, Frey started She thought Frey’s should try it, “but noticing some people didn’t want at the time, I definitely didn’t think there alcohol at parties and were instead was going to be anybody who wanted sipping on water. That’s when she them,” she admitted. started asking questions. For her, it was about giving those “We realized that 50% of the people who don’t or can’t drink alcohol weren’t there for the brewery; they another option to enjoy with friends — were there for the party,” she said. “And and something more interesting than if they’re going to be in our building, orange juice. we wanted them to be enjoying “It wasn’t like there was a strategy themselves.” behind it as far as like, ‘Oh, we should They set out on a mission to include do this because there’s this massive more nonalcoholic options. number of people who don’t drink.’ It “We started out with two, then we was kind of like for anyone who doesn’t thought we might have five, and it just drink,” she said, and that included her grew from there,” she said. After one of their bartenders, who and staff members who might not want to drink. Staff photo by Katina Zentz was pregnant at the time, complained that on a trip to Ocean City she couldn’t “Once we discovered the brands find a single mocktail on a bar menu, that taste good, it was like ‘Oh, wow, this The blackberry margarita, left, and the spicy watermelon margarita, a couple of the mocktails at Frey’s Brewing Company. Frey decided they should include more could actually be a thing,’” she said. 4 | Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 | 72 HOURS
mocktails on their own menu. Frey also got requests for a Mocktail Night. She held the first one in October during Sober October, and it was so successful, Frey began offering monthly mocktail hours that include free samples, along with live music. The next one called Dry January Happy Hour is set for 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 11 with a full cafe menu. Frey said a customer favorite is the Skinny Blackberry Margarita, which includes Ritual Zero-Proof tequila, non-alcoholic triple sec syrup, lime juice, margarita mix and sugar-free blackberry syrup. The margarita is just one drink on the 20-item mocktail menu with nonalcoholic tequila, gin, whiskey and rum, as well as seven nonalcoholic beers. “Last year, we shifted to having it be on the menu to something we’re really proud of and something we’re pushing to the forefront, saying, ‘Hey, we’re not embarrassed that we make these, and you shouldn’t be embarrassed to drink them,’” she said. Frey’s isn’t the only place in town seeing the potential for nonalcoholic drinks that go beyond soda water and lime. Amber Nicole, general manager at Cellar Door Restaurant in Frederick, said their menu offers eight signature cocktails that can easily be converted into mocktails. Cellar Door began offering the mocktail alternatives in the spring. Nicole uses a nonalcoholic base by CleanCo. to offer mocktails that have gin, vodka, tequila and rum bases. They also recently added a nonalcoholic champagne, “because not everybody drinks and some people will be designated drivers, but it gives them the option to participate,” she said. CleanCo’s nonalcoholic bases aren’t 100% alcohol-free but contain 0.5% ABV. The company claims on its website that that level of ABV is universally considered alcohol-free. Nicole used social media to ask whether mocktails were something customers might be interested in, and within an hour, she had 14 shares and she saw the likes grow, which made her realize that mocktails were something they needed to add. Although she said only about three or four people a weekend order a
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mocktail, she knows there will be an uptick. One of their most popular is the Limoncello, just added recently, which is CleanCo tequila, almond syrup of vanilla, simple syrup, lemon wheel and soda water. They’ll offer a new mocktail menu in the spring, and each month, they add four new cocktails that can be turned into mocktails. With other nonalcoholic options such as beers and sparkling wine, Nicole said she is happy there are options. “My whole belief is that is that I never want anybody to feel left out,” Nicole said. “And when in an environment like this and people are going out and they’re drinking and stuff, and you have somebody that may not drink, now you have somebody that can participate just like everybody else and feel the same and not feel singled out.” McClintock Distilling Co. off Carroll Street in downtown Frederick is known for its award-winning distilling brands, but even they noticed some customers showed up for the atmosphere, not the alcohol. Paul Ford, bar operations manager at McClintock, said McClintock’s Back Bar offers a variety of cocktails, but because of customer feedback, they have added two mocktails, or what they refer to as “Medicinal Virgins.” The Hibiscus Lemonade is a mocktail that includes lemonade, dried hibiscus, grapefruit and soda. The other, called Scorpio (named for the astrological sign many of the staff share), includes lemon juice, honey syrup and ginger beer. Ford noted that their veteran bartenders have the capacity to take any of the cocktails and turn them into mocktails by request. “A lot of our alcoholic drinks, like the Chia Peari Gin Sour, a really popular drink, are very easy to translate into a nonalcoholic one and still be in the same glass and look pretty much identical,” he said. Ford encourages customers to talk to the bartenders about customizing a mocktail. “Honestly, it’s a lot more personal,” he said. “If we’re doing it on the fly, it’s usually because we’re asking the right questions: what do they like? What don’t they like?” Warehouse Cinemas already has a
full bar, so it was an easy transition to offer mocktails to customers. Laurie Robb, community liaison manager for Warehouse Cinemas Frederick, saw mocktails not only as a way to offer nonalcoholic options but as a marketing tool, by offering a fun way to pair blockbuster movies with a fun signature cocktail. As they looked toward the July opening of “Barbie,” for example, they wanted to offer something to drink that was fun. “We knew our target audience, and we knew that children are going to want this,” she said. “So we were trying to incorporate a mocktail that children could have and parents could enjoy as a cocktail.” The result was the Pink Party Drink, a strawberry cheesecake slushy with whipped cream and strawberry crunch topping, with a jumbo heart straw and mini flamingo floaties on top with fresh strawberry. She said the drink was so popular, they ran out of floaties on opening night. The Pink Party Drink was created as a mocktail first, and to make it into a cocktail, they partnered with Dragon Distillery in Frederick for a strawberry cheesecake moonshine shot for the alcoholic version. For the release of “Wonka” earlier this month, they made Chocolate Factory Cocoa, which includes hot cocoa, fine chocolates, brownies, Extreme Airheads, Nerds dark chocolate drizzle and mini marshmallows for garnish. The mocktails are created through a joint effort of the marketing and food beverage teams, who are listening to the staff and bartenders for the next trend. Robb said the marketing trends are showing that more people are looking for something more than soda but without alcohol. The mocktails, she said, are a great in-between option. Also, their brand strategist is seeing that sobriety is becoming more accessible, and they want to have a nice option. “We wanted to be able to have those options so people can all feel like they can enjoy themselves,” she said. Crystal Schelle is a journalist whose work has been published locally, regionally and nationally. She enjoys trivia, cats and streaming movies.
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2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
RECAP: Highlights of our local BY LAUREN LAROCCA
llarocca@newspost.com
WALKERSVILLE’S TINEKE YOUNGER WAS ON “NEXT LEVEL CHEF”
Tineke Younger, aka Tini, rose to TikTok fame for her laidback yet genius approach to all things cooking and baking. The Walkersville native was featured on FOX’s cooking competition, Staff file photo by Katina Zentz “Next Level Chef,” which Owner Crystal Williams-Palmer breaks glass with a bat during a premiered in demonstration at Crash & Catharsis Rage Factory in downtown February, and though she Frederick on Jan. 27. The space officially opened later that day. didn’t win, she’s This is Frederick’s first rage room. definitely a winner in our FREDERICK GOT A RAGE ROOM eyes, and we Crash and Catharsis Rage Factory opened on 14 are so excited W. Patrick St. in Frederick in January, the first space about the of its kind in town. Owner Crystal Williams-Palmer future of this Michael Becker/FOX wanted to create a space where people could let off young chef — steam in a fun and safe way. So drop in, pick up a especially her Tineke Younger, from Walkersville, hammer or a bat, and have at it. occasional competed on “Next Level Chef” and has popup events gained a loyal following on TikTok. in our area.
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A scene from Frederick Pride in 2023.
FREDERICK PRIDE CELEBRATED 10 YEARS
What started as a very small, grassroots festival has turned into a day-long event drawing thousands of people to downtown Frederick’s Carroll Creek Park. Frederick Pride celebrated 10 years this June.
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John Healey, the executive theater manager for the Weinberg Center for the Arts, poses for a portrait at the facility on Sept. 4. Healey will officially retire from the position on Sept. 7.
JOHN HEALEY RETIRED
We bid John Healey farewell from his post as the executive theater manager of the Weinberg Center on Sept. 7, after serving in that role for 17 Staff file photo by Katina Zentz years. Healey was instrumental in reimagining the Weinberg Center and its programming, moving it Erik Anderson rides down the slope at Snow Riders, a snow Staff file photo by Bill Green through renovations, and most recently taking on tubing resort near Harpers Ferry, W.Va., on Feb. 12. programming of New Spire Arts across the street. Mike Westcott Band performed in the new Rockwell Brewery
SNOW RIDERS OPENED NEAR HARPERS FERRY
Despite a relatively mild winter and a lack of snow, a snow tubing resort opened early in the year near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, drawing visitors from surrounding states to its 12 tubing lanes. Each tickets at Snow Riders gets unlimited rides down a huge hill for 90 minutes. 6 | Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 | 72 HOURS
Riverside location on Broadband Drive in Frederick.
ROCKWELL BREWERY OPENED A NEW LOCATION
Rockwell Brewery opened its Riverside location in May with a music venue in mind. The largest taproom in Frederick features ample seating and live music on weekends.
RECREATIONAL CANNABIS BECAME LEGAL HERE
The Cannabis Reform Act took effect on July 1, allowing adult use cannabis in Maryland — and inevitably, shortly thereafter, cannabis festivals sprung up around the state, including the inaugural Maryland Home Growers Cup in Ijamsville. Another Home Growers Cup is slated for the spring.
arts community in 2023
HUB CITY VINYL OPENED A MUSIC VENUE MICHELLE ZAUNER MADE AN Hub City Vinyl already served a much-needed niche APPEARANCE IN FREDERICK for music fans as the biggest record store in the state of Maryland, but its owners, Lloyd and Sheree Thoburn, took their venture a step further when they opened Live at Hub City Vinyl in November. The new, 200-seat venue in downtown Hagerstown is under the same roof as the record store, and a second, even larger venue is slated to open in the same building in 2024.
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The new Seton Shrine Museum and Visitor Center in Emmitsburg opened on Sept. 22.
THE SETON SHRINE VISITOR CENTER OPENED
In a nice boon for Emmitsburg, the Seton Shrine opened its new museum and visitor center in September, complete with exhibitions and historical artifacts. It is open daily, and admission is free.
The finished sculpture of Lefty Kreh is somewhat hidden in the natural environment of Culler Lake, offering an element of surprise to passersby.
A SCULPTURE OF LEFTY KREH WAS INSTALLED IN CULLER LAKE
Artist Toby Mendez created a bronze sculpture of Lefty Kreh, the famed fly fisherman who was a Frederick native, and the piece was installed in Baker Park’s Culler Lake on Oct. 14. The sculpture is somewhat hidden in the natural environment of the lake, offering an element of surprise to passersby.
FAC OPENED STUDIOS DOWNTOWN
The Frederick Arts Council began leasing the former BB&T Bank lobby and office building in the heart of downtown Frederick, and about 30 artists now have studios in the space. The FAC also created the Al and Helen Hurwitz Gallery of the Arts in the elegant bank room, with marble and high ceilings and windows overlooking Market Street.
LESTER BOWIE DAY WAS DECLARED IN FREDERICK COUNTY
Michelle Zauner visited Frederick on Oct. 17, courtesy of Frederick Reads. The musician and author skyrocketed to success with the debut of her band Japanese Breakfast’s debut album — and then the artist topped the charts again with her 2021 memoir “Crying in H Mart.” What you might not have known is Japanese Breakfast has a link to Frederick. Their first album was produced by Hélène Tchen Frederick’s Kenny Tompkin of New God/Mr. Husband fame, Michelle Zauner paid Fredwhen he operated Yellow K erick a visit on Oct. 12. Records.
CATF COMMISSIONED A PLAY BY JEFFREY LIEBER
Jeffrey Lieber, creator of the TV series “Lost,” is working on a new play called “Our Shepherdstown,” after being inspired by a visit there during the Contemporary American Theater Festival. He will spend the next year interviewing people in Shepherdstown to inform his play, which was commissioned by CATF.
FREDERICK COUNTY CELEBRATED ITS 275TH ANNIVERSARY
Frederick County celebrated its official founding with the 275th Anniversary Jubilee on June 10 at Utica District Park, complete with a synchronized drone show. On June 10, 1748, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation to create Frederick County from a portion of Prince George’s County, which took effect in early December of that same year. The Jubilee Celebration marked the passing of that legislation.
AND WE GOT A NEW FLAG
Some people loved it, and some people … did Mayor Michael O’Connor and County Executive not — but Frederick County rebranded itself a bit Jessica Fitzwater proclaimed Oct. 11 as Lester Bowie this year when it rolled out a new flag. The county Courtesy photo Day in Frederick County during a special tribute hosted a flag redesign contest, and the public voted performance for the artist on Oct. 7. Lester was a jazz to select a winner. The AIDS quilt was temporarily on display in Frederick. pioneer who was highly regarded in his field — another The new flag was important arts figure to come out of Frederick. designed by Frederick
THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT CAME THROUGH FREDERICK
Maryland Ensemble Theatre and the National AIDS Memorial partnered to bring eight panels (one block) of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Frederick as part of MET’s productions of “Angels in America” Parts 1 and 2 this fall. The piece was displayed at DISTRICT Arts in downtown Frederick.
FREDERICK RECORDING STUDIO BEGAN HOSTING SHOWS
Sulaiman Rahman of Marshal Fuzz began hosting shows at the Frederick Recording Studio this year. A warehouse space within the building is now equipped with sound and a stage, and more live shows there were sprinkled throughout the year.
County resident Marc DeOcampo. Lauren LaRocca is the editor of 72 Hours. Image from Frederick County You can reach her at government website llarocca@newspost. The winning design in Frederick com, or follow her on Instagram @karmarocca. County’s flag contest. 72 HOURS | Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 | 7
MUSIC
Hub City Vinyl fills the void in local music scene with new venue
BY LAUREN LAROCCA llarocca@newspost.com
Two hundred people packed into a new venue on a cold and rainy Friday night in December to see The Plate Scrapers — lights cast on a small stage for the high-energy bluegrass group, some people seated while others danced, beers in hand, hugs all around. While Frederick, for several years, has been in search of the ever-elusive midsize music venue — bigger than a bar, smaller than the Weinberg Center — Hagerstown has opened one. And it’s drawing people from counties away to see live shows every weekend. Owner Lloyd Thoburn stood in the back of the crowd, taking in the scene, and one can only imagine his feeling proud of what he’d created. He and his wife, Sheree Thoburn, were already local heroes after opening Hub City Vinyl in March 2020 on East Baltimore Street. The husbandand-wife team had been selling vinyl online and took a gamble by opening a brick-and-mortar location — a $30,000 investment for the building, which was owned by the city of Hager- The new venue at Hub City Vinyl in Hagerstown. stown. The city, which saw the store as a way to help revitalize the downtown area, also gave them a $30,000 grant toward a sprinkler system. Housed inside what was formerly the Massey Ford car dealerships showroom, Hub City’s Day-Glo exterior and sheer size are hard to miss. It’s the biggest record store in the state. But despite its massive square footage, the store is only one-third of the building’s 24,000 square feet. In November, another portion, a room in the back with a separate entrance, opened as Live at Hub City Vinyl, a 200-person capacity room for live shows. What’s more, the new venue is the first of two. The second space, also within this same building, is slated to open by late 2024 and will be even larger. Lloyd estimates it will host upwards of 400 to 450 people. “I’ve always liked going up to Rams Head or the Birchmere or Blues Alley and listening to live music,” said Lloyd, who’s based in Boyds. “I thought, what does Western Maryland have like that? Courtesy photo You have The Maryland Theatre and the Weinberg, and they’re both beau- Lloyd Thoburn holds the building permit for Live tiful places, but they’re not a three- or at Hub City Vinyl. 8 | Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 | 72 HOURS
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His rock outfit played the 180 frefour-night a week, indie-rock type of quently in those days, because, as he place. And then you have bars that put it, there weren’t many other ophave a whole lot of live music, but I tions for bands playing envision this place beoriginal music. ing for more than bar “We’d play places bands. I want it to be SEE A SHOW! like the Owl’s Club picthe Birchmere or Rams nic grounds … Camelot Hub City Vinyl Head or Blues Alley [Music Store] at Chamof Western Maryland. 28 E. Baltimore St., Hagerstown bersburg Mall, HCC That’s what we’re workhubcityvinyl.com [Hagerstown Commuing towards.” 301-800-9390 nity College], anywhere The last time Hagwe could,” Stout said. erstown has seen such “Luckily, the 180 was there, because a stage — or something close — was in that’s all there was.” the ‘90s. The 180 Club was a 350-caTeens and 20-somethings filled the pacity venue on Antietam Street, just a 180 every week. It wasn’t a glamorcouple blocks from where Hub City Vious room, but it was a place for music, nyl is now, and hosted regional punk, a place where regional artists could rock and hardcore bands, though its perform, a place where like-mindclaim to fame was a Fugazi show in ed people gathered, and shows were 1998. all-ages. (They did not sell alcohol “It sold out in, like, 5 minutes,” re— although, in those days, everyone calls Andy Stout, a Frederick musismoked cigarettes inside.) cian who opened for Fugazi that night “Generations have been waiting for with his band Miss Lonelyheart. “It was a venue in Hagerstown,” Stout added. something else. It was like the walls “I just love what Lloyd and Sheree are were sweating, there were so many people there.” (See HUB CITY 10)
Ladies Night at Frederick Recording Studio BY COLIN MCGUIRE
Special to The News-Post
After organizing a successful first installment of Ladies Night at Café Nola earlier this year, Ladies Night 2 is set to take place Dec. 30 at the Frederick Recording Studio at 7309 Grove Road in Frederick. This time around, the event will be headlined by The Dirty Middle, with performances from April on South, Georgia Rae Braun, Lauren O’Neill, Katriella and Shut up, Voula. We caught up with three of the night’s performers ahead of the show to talk about the first Ladies Night, the female artistic community in Frederick, what music means to those who are performing, and, of course, what 2024 might hold for each of them as the calendar turns to a new year.
SHUT UP, VOULA
While Voula Papakonstantinou explained how excited she is to play Ladies Night 2, there is perhaps nothing that will ever be able to replace her memories of Ladies Night 1. “That was my first-ever show,” Papakonstantinou noted in a recent interview. “I was really nervous, really scared. I didn’t even drink because I didn’t want any room for error. Thankfully, it was really fun.” Indeed, if the first Ladies Night marked the singer’s debut performance, the second one will prove to be her sophomore set. To say she’s come a long way in a short amount of time could perhaps be the understatement of 2023. It wasn’t until spring of this year that Papakonstantinou first picked up an instrument to craft her own original music. The last couple years had been hard on the New Jersey native, so she decided to turn to song as her creative outlet. Little did she know she’d have her first album out by August. “I was like, ‘What’s something I can lean into that would help me?’” she reflected. “Turned out, it was music.” The result was “Quiet Down,” a 10-track set that can be found on most all streaming platforms. Uniquely lo-fi and unapologetically honest, the songs capture her vulnerability in ways that artists who have been making music for years fail to produce. As if that’s not enough, Papakonstantinou was also set to release a few more songs before the end of 2023.
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Adrienne Smith stands for a portrait outside of her home in 2022. Now that she’s caught the music bug, the singer noted how she plans to pursue the art in the immediate future. One of her goals for 2024 is to play at least five shows in front of a crowd. Taking inspiration from the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, she was grateful as she articulated the support she’s received from the Frederick music scene in such a short amount of time. “Everyone here is very supportive of each other,” she said. “A few of us women in the scene have gotten together, and we all really like each other. It’s really sweet. I’m really happy with how things are going now, and I can only see it going up from here.”
GEORGIA RAE BRAUN
Georgia Rae Braun likes to rock — so much so that the Purcellville, Virginia, resident has no problem spending a good chunk of her free time in Frederick playing lead guitar in local jam band Sunniva. The gig came after the group recently saw
their former guitar player move on, and its leader, Danniel Knight, gave Braun a call. “He saw me playing guitar, and we had heard about each other through mutual friends,” Braun said recently. “I came in and we jived very well. I love those boys. They’re great and we have a lot of fun stretching each other out.” Despite holding that role in Sunniva, Braun also has her share of solo material, which she plans to perform at Ladies Night 2. Depending on the day, she noted, she could fill three hours with her own music … or, well, just play two songs and call it a day. “In reality, I have a lot of songs, but in terms of things I’m really proud of,” she noted with a chuckle, “I could probably do 40 minutes.” Braun brought her remarkably soulful playing to the first Ladies Night, and she plans on pulling no punches this time around at the Frederick Recording Studio. Backed by a tender-yet-full voice and a folk-
inspired acoustic guitar, she initially came to the Frederick music scene after performing at open mic nights at Steinhardt Brewing. From there, she formed a musical partnership with another local singer-songwriter, Tony Wilkins, who helped acclimate her to other areas of the local arts landscape. Taking cues from the playing styles of Keith Richards, Jeff Beck and JJ Cale, among others, Braun was quick to point out how she believes Frederick is one of her favorite places to not just spend time in but also share her music with. “I think it’s so cool that women are playing music, and there’s a community really being built around it,” she said. “I think it’s an amazing cultural shift. I’m happy I’m alive and doing it at this time and not earlier when I’m sure it was much harder to break through. At the end of the day, I get to play music and make money. “And that,” she concluded, “is freaking awesome.” (See STUDIO 12) 72 HOURS | Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 | 9
New Years Eve Key Drop on Carroll Creek
The Civitan Club of Frederick is hosting the New Year’s Eve Key Drop on Dec. 31. File photo
Ring in 2024 with the Civitan Club of Frederick at the annual New Year’s Eve Key Drop on Carroll Creek. Candlelights on the Creek begins at 9 p.m. Dec. 31, hosted by Sailing Through the Winter Solstice. As the clock approaches midnight, a handcrafted, lighted key will slowly descend from the William O. Lee Memorial Bridge. Founded in 1947, the Frederick Civitan Club is a community-service organization dedicated to the support and encouragement of persons with developmental disabilities. Admission is free at this outdoor event at Carroll Creek Park, 50 Carroll Creek Way in downtown Frederick.
HUB CITY (Continued from 8) doing for the community.” Hub City Vinyl had already dipped its toes into live music before opening a full-scale venue. In September 2022, they began hosting Back Porch Fridays to showcase regional talent, an initiative spearheaded and emceed by Brunswick folk artist Phillips Saylor Wisor. “I think as soon as they opened, I went up there like a vulture, like, ‘Oh, we can put shows on here!’” Wisor said with a laugh. “Lloyd was interested in carrying local artists’ music, and he talked about wanting to put on shows there, but he had no experience doing that.” Wisor worked with Lloyd to organize concerts for Record Store Day, then started Back Porch Fridays on the first Friday of each month, with performances in the front showroom portion of the store. “It was really cool for me, because here’s this business owner who’s willing to put his money where his mouth is in support of artists — and be that really integral ingredient that makes a scene,” Wisor said. The two-set shows had a house band and a featured performer, all of whom were paid by Hub City, and they were offered free to the public. Lloyd said they brought in at least 50 to 60 people. “It was proof of concept for him, I think, that if he and Sheree were to open up that larger venue in the back, there was enough of an appetite to
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Crack the Sky plays the new venue at Hub City Vinyl in Hagerstown. justify it,” Wisor said. “He dreams really big. For the types of artists he wants to eventually get, they don’t play 150-seat rooms. They play, at the very minimum, 400-seat rooms. And so, he was like, ‘Alright, I’ll just have to have a 400-seat room.’” Back Porch Fridays is on hiatus while the new venue gets up and running, but Lloyd envisions eventually hosting a similar event, perhaps weekly curated singer-songwriter circles. Meanwhile, he has his work cut out for him with the start of the venue and
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another in the works. Shows, booked by talent buyer Daniel Schwartz, have spanned every genre — rock, bluegrass, country, tribute acts, jazz. “I’m trying to figure out what people want,” Lloyd said. “So far, they seem to want everything.” At the time of an interview, they had sold out the first five of seven total shows. About half of the audience comes from Washington County, Lloyd said, but the other half is coming from counties away — Northern Virginia,
Prince George’s County, Ellicott City, as seen through Eventbrite ticket sales. “I’m so thankful for Lloyd and Sheree believing in live music and believing in Hagerstown and realizing their return is gonna come,” Wisor said. “I think they have a different barometer from which they measure their success. It’s not only in dollars and cents, but also in the health of the music scene in this area.” Lauren LaRocca is the editor of 72 Hours. You can reach her at llarocca@ newspost.com, or follow her on Instagram @karmarocca.
GETAWAYS ROGUE & VAGABOND
Beyond the Surface: Discovering Colombia’s soul in Medellin’s foothills
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he road, lacking a sidewalk, is discernible only by the occasional glow of dimly lit streetlights and the stars faintly illuminating the path ahead. The stillness of this chilly night in Medellin, Colombia, lends itself to an eerie mood. I’ve been closely following Colombia now for the past two years, especially since the country launched what may be the world’s easiest digital nomad visas to TREVOR DAVIS obtain. Despite horror stories surrounding Medellin, the truth is, I find myself in a rural area outside of the city, Santa Elena. The most unnerving part of my walk back to my cabin are the cars zooming by just inches from me. I advocate for cultural travel for several reasons. From personal experience, I find I pave my own path. Using Colombia as an example, I could rely on poorly written “Top Neighborhoods in Medellin” online listicles for my itinerary, highlighting the most popular spots. Each year, thousands of inexperienced travelers, primarily men, unknowingly search for love in certain areas of Medellin, unaware that they
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Santa Elena, Medellin. are interacting with professional companions, leading them into trouble. However, with just a bit of research and insights from locals or expats that have lived in the area, one can discover hidden gems rarely visited by foreigners. Santa Elena is just one gleaming jewel among many in the region. Colombians are warm and generous. They will quickly invite you into their home,
offering special foods, desserts and even invite you to a cup of their world-renowned coffee. Men have welcomed me to join in watching soccer matches between their favorite national teams while sipping on aguardiente, a popular cane liquor. Families have kindly included me in short day-trips to nearby beautiful sites. Locals display a genuine interest in foreigners and their reasons for visiting their country.
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Colombians simply want to sit, share stories about love and life, indulge in a good conspiracy, and fill you in on the local gossip. I find the same hospitality awaits me at dawn, when the smell of arepas and fresh coffee pierce the brisk morning air, signaling the start of a new day. Roosters can be heard in the distance, competing with cows in their harmonious song echoing through the
lush green mountains that surround this haven. Neighbors have already begun their daily routines, with some diligently hand-washing clothes and the small, local shops and produce stands opening their steel front shutters. In this tranquil morning scene, I reflect on the stark contrast between the peaceful ambiance of Santa Elena and urban tales often unfairly associated with Medellin. The genuine interest and warmth of Colombians I’ve encountered extends beyond the cumbiafilled nights and into the dawn of a new day. It’s a reminder that true cultural exploration goes beyond the surface, embracing the everyday moments shared with the local community. As I pack my bags for my next destination, I am eager to uncover more hidden gems and stories, forging connections that transcend the conventional narratives of travel. Santa Elena, Medellin, with its inviting scents and rhythmic symphony of rural life, becomes a testament to the authenticity that lies beneath the stereotypes often associated with popular destinations. Raw beauty, spirited people and cozy cordiality — this is the vibrant heart of Colombia. Trevor Davis, former cidermaker and working musician from Frederick, is a writer, content creator and cultural traveler. Follow his adventures at roguevagabond. com.
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“Ninety Degrees” — through Dec. 31 at Gaslight Gallery, 118 E. Church St., Frederick. Work by painter by Isabel Manalo. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. gaslightart. com. “BUBBLES: Awareness is the First Step” — through Dec. 31 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Artist Cynthia ScottJohnson’s watercolor and mixedmedia paintings in this series looks at how belief, memory, imagination and visual sensory input effect levels of perception. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-6980656 or delaplaine.org. “Chasing Flies: The Satirical Art of Christopher Madden” — through Dec. 31 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. In the tradition of artists like Goya and Daumier with a bit of Mad magazine thrown in, Madden uses satire in his oil paintings to evoke and create dialogue about contemporary cultural constructs. The old adage “you catch more flies with honey than vinegar” is turned upside down to illustrate how humor can be used to present challenging concepts to the world in an accessible manner and hopefully provide a reflection of the human condition. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-6980656 or delaplaine.org. “The Weathered Inch” — through Dec. 31 at the Delaplaine Arts
Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Michael Douglas Jones’ mixedmedia assemblage work utilizes books, writing accoutrement, photography and other ephemera as metaphors for the stories we carry — through the books we’ve read, experiences we’ve had and the lessons we’ve learned. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”Of the Angels” — through Dec. 31, Riverworks Gallery at Locals Farm Market, 19929 Fisher Ave., Poolesville. Featuring 17 oil paintings paired with excerpts from Sheryl Massaro’s translations of the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, “Of the Angels” explores vivid imagery and subtle emotions that help us recognize and affirm our universal experience. 301922-8507 or riverworksart.org. “Impression to Abstract” — through Dec. 31 at Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. More than 35 new paintings by Barbara Kenny are featured in this solo show. 301-4737689, frederickuu.org. “Patterns of Life” — through Dec. 31 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. This exhibition features mixed media work by Ellen Hill that celebrates the constancy found in natural cycles and the ties that bind us to each other. The richly textured artworks are assembled from panels and fragment of carved, painted and
inked wood. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-6980656 or delaplaine.org. Frederick Camera Clique: Members Exhibition — through Dec. 31 at the Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. For more than 30 years, the Frederick Camera Clique has dedicated itself to improving the skills of its members, who range from beginners to semiprofessionals. Vote for your favorite photo during the exhibition. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org. Frederick County Art Association — through Jan. 5, Frederick Health Crestwood Medical Building, 7211 Bank Court, Frederick. Original artwork including oil, acrylic, photography, mixed media and wood carvings by Frederick artists. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. 240-215-1460, frederickhealth.org/crestwoodart. ”Deck the Walls — A Small Works Show” — through Jan. 28, Gallery 322, 322 N. Market St., Frederick. Small paintings, sculpture and assemblages for gifting. Art can be taken home on the day purchased. Fridays 4 to 7 p.m., noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment. 240-815-7777 or gallery322.com. “Reflections on the Human Condition” — through Feb. 1 at FAC’s Al and Helen Hurwitz Gallery,
1 N. Market St., Frederick. Mixedmedia sculpture “Lamentation” and other works by Esperanza Alzona. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, with extended hours on First Saturdays to 7 p.m. and during First Sunday Art Walks from 1 to 4 p.m. 301-662-4190, frederickartscouncil.org. ”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. 301662-4190 or frederickartscouncil.org. ”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 or wcmfa.org.
slot at the event, it was only recently that Smith had time to reflect on what her art might mean beyond ADRIENNE SMITH performing in the moment. Adrienne Smith heads up local “Whenever I play at Tenth Ward blues act The Dirty Middle, and while sometimes, I play for the people they weren’t asked to play the first on the street. Little girls will come Ladies Night event, she was happy up and watch in awe as I lead [the to sign on for the second go-around band] from the other side of the after organizer Sulaiman Rahman glass,” she said. “It’s a big reason asked the Frederick native if her why I keep doing this. With artists band would be interested in closing who are younger and might not have out the evening. many opportunities, if they see this A stalwart of the Frederick music other person doing it and think they scene for more than a decade, there can maybe do it for themselves, that isn’t much Smith hasn’t seen as a means everything.” singer, guitar player, songwriter and Through it all, Smith continues occasional Grateful Dead cover band to work on her musical prowess. member. And yet, as she approaches Despite having years of experience leading her band into the headlining playing guitar, she recently started
taking lessons again to further her abilities. Sooner than later, she said, she’d like to be able to get comfortable taking on guitar solos as her bands step out in front of crowds. For now, though, she’s looking forward to leading The Dirty Middle through Dec. 30’s event — an event she is eager to attend, above all else, to check out the talent that is set to grace the stage. “I absolutely still get the thrill,” she said about performing. “Singing and performing really lights up my brain and makes me feel like my true self when I’m on the stage. I just want to be a model for younger female musicians to see that it can be done, and I want to give them as many
opportunities as possible to see that. “I just played a school fall festival, and at the end, there was a whole line of kindergarten girls out there enjoying themselves,” she added. “And I was like, ‘Yes!’ This is why I do it.” 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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THEATER ALWAYS ON CUE
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Hollywood writer goes small with new Shepherdstown play
Washington’s commuter orbit that hosts could not have been more excited to get the email announcing that an internationally recognized theater Jeffrey Lieber, one of the writers festival. But I agree that Lieber’s plan to behind “Lost,” would be writing a new borrow Wilder’s three-act format and play about Shepherdstown, West magical realism to capture the essence Virginia, for the Contemporary American of Shepherdstown will produce a brilliant Theater Festival. His project revolves bit of local theater. around collecting personal stories about “Most theater now is searching to the town, so I’ll start by sharing a bit of become universally bigger so that it my own before explaining his idea. can attract a wide audience and go to Shepherdstown is a quirky Broadway and lots of people little artists’ paradise where will like it,” Lieber said. “I most of my teenage and thought, ‘What if we went the young adult milestones took other direction? What if we shape. My now-wife and her try to find universal themes friend founded a ragtag youth and things that are universally Shakespeare troupe there important but also get hyper when they were both 14, back specific to a place and say to a in Y2K. I joined a year later place, ‘This play is your play.’” and spent every summer from To that end, Lieber’s “Our age 16 to 22 running around Shepherdstown” will have 6 Shepherdstown shouting in to 8 characters who enact a rhyming iambic pentameter at ERIK ANDERSON “highly fictional” plot about fellow motley misfits who would a husband and his dying wife become lifelong friends and family. who are trying to figure out if their There was as much behind-theadult daughter should return to live in scenes drama and emotional turmoil as Shepherdstown. The characters will have joyous laughter and theatrical triumph composite backstories based on the in our group. The whole lot of us were town stories Lieber plans to collect over constantly falling in love and breaking the next year. Many of the stories will each other’s hearts, all while learning come out in a graveyard scene where, how to channel our pathos into live like in Grover’s Corners, the town’s performance art. I wouldn’t be fit to ghosts will reflect on their lives. write about theater today without those “I see the play being a moment of her experiences, and I firmly believe that an passing, the birth of a next generation, artistic formation like that could have and then something that is sort of only happened in Shepherdstown. spiritual and miracle-y,” he said, musing After all, can you think of a venue in on the tone of his production. “‘Field of Frederick that would welcome a theater Dreams’ is a movie I wish I had written company with dubious finances and no but didn’t.” form of insurance, run entirely by minors? At the announcement event, Liber We had three in Shepherdstown. gave attendees, both in-person and over When Lieber came to Shepherdstown Zoom, the chance to share their stories this past summer for the CATF staging of about life in Shepherdstown. Among his play, “Fever Dreams,” he also realized the storytellers was a man who returned there was something special about to Shepherdstown to buy his childhood the place, and it was a lot more than home after about 40 years away, as well the town’s laissez-faire attitude toward as a military veteran who took up theater teenagers. in Shepherdstown because “it is so easy “At night, I would go walking through to find peace here” and a woman who the town,” he said at a recent event finally succeeded in convincing her announcing his new production, “Our husband to move there and the first Shepherdstown,” commissioned by gay couple to be married in the local CATF. “And I just was struck at how much Presbyterian church. it reminded me of Grover’s Corners from I thought about sharing the critical ‘Our Town.’” role Shepherdstown played in the I’m not sure Thornton Wilder would story of how I ended up married to my agree his fictional, rural, working-class wife (after trying really hard to date her New England town shares much in friend), but I was wearing my journalism common with an artsy college town in hat and chose to listen instead.
What really struck me about the stories was how they revealed Shepherdstown’s dual nature. On the one hand, the town of 1,500 people is objectively small, and it functions like a typical small town in America. On my family’s frequent visits, we often randomly encounter familiar faces we have known since we were kids. When lifelong resident and shop-owner Jay Hurley recently passed away at the age of 82, it felt like the whole town was sharing their grief on Facebook. But Shepherdstown has a much more worldly dimension to it. I don’t believe it’s a coincidence that I’ve met so many people connected to the federal government there. Its easy access to the MARC train puts it well within a broader cosmopolitan frame, and the university attracts and manufactures the college-
educated. Offering a kind of rural peace that is not so easily reached in a busy world, it’s no wonder it was the site of Israeli-Syrian peace talks in 2000. That worldly side of the town came up a lot during Lieber’s listening event, and based on his interest, I’m hoping his play will capture something about the people of Shepherdstown that I have always pondered: the cosmic unlikelihood of global citizens who lead small-town lives. Anyone who would like to share their own Shepherdstown stories with Lieber can reach out to Gabrielle Tokach, the CATF marking and communications director, at gtokach@catf.org. Erik Anderson’s MA in medieval literature only qualifies him to write about Chaucer, but he’s going to tell you about local theater anyway.
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What else could we call New Year’s resolutions that makes them easier to keep? Metro
BY JOSEPH PETERSON Special to The News-Post
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” That’s how Joan Didion famously begins her essay “The White Album.” Few lines ring more true to me. One of the stories I often tell myself around this time of year is that “in order to live” in the new year, I must resolve to improve myself in some way. Yes, I’m speaking here of resolutions. This year will be different, I tell myself each year. I’ll lose the weight; I’ll quit my bad habits, solidify the good ones. I’ll make the money, find the joy and bask in the eternal sunlight of productivity and accomplishment! And these, my resolution stories, all end with the hopeful promise that they won’t be forgotten by Valentine’s Day. Ha! I’ve probably had the same New Year’s resolutions for most of my life. It’s always the same issues I never seem to have accomplished to my liking during the previous 12 months. I’ve started to wonder if I was setting goals or just listing character flaws. And since the spotlight of introspection is never very pleasant, I stopped making resolutions altogether. I said I’d rather be pleasantly surprised instead of perennially disappointed. But I have a new story now. One I’ve told myself retrospectively, looking
back on the past two years since moving to Maryland. A story that has changed the narrative of resolutions to something more flexible — and ultimately more successful than a stodgy wish list scribbled out on a yellow legal pad I can’t seem to find. These new resolutions have given a kind of staying power to the things I’ve long stashed in the pile of forgotten goals carelessly forged with the dying
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significant amount of time watching other people on reality TV competing to cook at the height of their powers, throw down pottery, bake unbelievable cakes, design fashionable street wear, or refine their craft cocktail game. Yes, these are all shows my wife and I watched, obsessively at times. I guess they finally gave me the FOMO I needed to realize I could be doing things instead of just watching other people do them. It was time to dip my toe in the water in a cautious attempt to leave the raft. One of my first acts of saying yes was to myself. As for the stories we tell, I found that I kept telling myself one specific story every time I went out for a walk. After a while, I was hit with a realization many writers face, best expressed by the great Annie Dillard when she wrote, “Why do you never find anything written about that Metro idiosyncratic thought you advert to, about your fascination with something embers of the year. Here they are, should you like to try them for yourself. no one else understands? Because it is up to you.” Gulp! The slipstream caught my toe, RESOLUTION 1: SAY YES. and I had to say to myself, “OK, Joseph, Life has been incredibly altered yes, go write it.” The result was my first since 2020 in ways all of us are still article for this publication. I didn’t give collectively dealing with. For a while, myself a reason to shun the opportunity sometimes it felt like we were surviving as I have before. And suddenly, a by staying stuck on the couch, like it resolution I had set so many times in was a life raft keeping us afloat in the the past had a result. I had officially safety of our own home. We spent a entered my “Year of Yes.”
RESOLUTION 2: BE A JOINER.
What do we owe one another other than the obligation of ourselves? This is everything, however, and we really do owe it. This is living in society. The specifics of how we obligate ourselves is merely our resolution intersecting with interest and participation. It was in reading this newspaper a little over a year ago that I saw an ad to audition for a local choir. I hadn’t been in a choir in nearly 20 years, but I was looking for more things to say yes to that could help incorporate myself more fully in this community. At one point in the process, I called Frederick Community College to see if I could pay for a one-off voice lesson with someone on staff, just so I could have access to a piano and maybe get a little help to prepare for my audition. To my surprise, and hers, I happened to call Lynn Staininger, a choir director herself, which she told me. Yet she obliged me and my request, and it was her willingness to help that ended up being my de facto audition for the choir she led instead. This would do, surely. My resolution wasn’t to audition for two choirs was it? So I chose the satisfaction of serendipity meeting me halfway to offer the assist. Which brings me to this second resolution, to be a joiner. I joined that choir and dusted off the rusty relics of musicianship in the far recesses of my brain. It felt good to try to create something of beauty in collaboration with others, but it also felt good to just be committed to show up for rehearsal. What a blessed inconvenience. I had an obligation to fulfill, a literal part to sing. I had enlisted the power of obligation to help me accomplish the thing I set out to do. And it was the power of that obligation that made me go through with it. Eureka!
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RESOLUTION 3: BUILD COMMUNITY
If saying yes had led me to embrace a new modus operandi of social participation, in turn it has also led to being more engaged in building community around me in ways that serve others and enrich my own life. But I was about to face the most unexpected test of my Year of Yes experiment. My neighbor, Ryan Trout, after having met once, invited me to join a Dungeons and Dragons dad group he was organizing. I didn’t know any of the other dads, and I’ve never played, nor have I wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons. But we tell ourselves stories in order to live, right Joan? So when Ryan said all D&D basically boiled down to was collaborative, creative storytelling, well that struck a resonant chord.
Yes, I said. Bring it on. And I joined the group. “Building my network and my community is really important to me, and getting to do so over food, sports, games is always a blast. D&D is an extension of this for me,” Ryan told me much later, when I asked why he wanted to start the group. “I get to hang out with a group of really cool dads and play a game of imagination while eating, drinking and bonding. Why not? It is a
at the heart of it. Now my paradigm has shifted regarding the purpose of New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions masquerading as mindsets can get us outside of ourselves and help us inch closer to why we make resolutions in the first place: to achieve a fuller measure of happiness and excellence. Giving resolutions the flexibility to grow with you seems to be a more gentle way to measure progress. And it’s the only way I’ve found so far that seems to work, however clumsily, in preventing them from stagnating. How we insert ourselves as active agents in our life and in our community is really the stuff, for me, that gives resolutions their sticking power. New Year’s resolutions? Sure. Only the story I’m telling myself this year is that resolutions they are not. Metro Not really. Traditional resolutions rely on the strength of my resolve. This is creative outlet for myself and an out- a scarce resource much of the year. of-the-box way to make friendships,” Instead, these New Year’s Obligations he said. Why not, indeed. It’s been a are best viewed as that which I owe — blast. to myself and to others. In that case, may 2024 see red in my ledger and NEW YEAR’S OBLIGATIONS come to collect. I didn’t start 2023 with a list of goals Joseph Peterson can usually be I wanted to accomplish, but I started found reading the weathered plaques it with an intention to more eagerly of obscure monuments he sees while obligate myself to the world around wandering the city. He counts public me. To say yes, to join in, and to be an libraries, public lands and places active participant in building a place where local community is fostered to belong for me, and my family was among his favorite kinds of places. 72 HOURS | Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 | 15
2023 (Taylor’s Version): The year in pop culture
BY JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer
At the multiplex, “Barbenheimer” ruled. Beyoncé launched a huge tour and scored with her concert film. The Rolling Stones, hovering around age 80, roared back with a new album, and Rihanna soared above the Super Bowl. But in our annual pop culture roundup, we must acknowledge what screaming fans the world over know all too well: This whole year felt like “2023 (Taylor’s Version).” From the pop star’s blockbuster “Eras” tour to her re-release of more albums, from her record-smashing concert film to achieving billionaire status to topping all others on Spotify, and finally to becoming Time’s Person of the Year. What’s left to conquer in 2024 — outer space? In weather terminology, they call it “rapid intensification” — the process by which a storm strengthens dramatically in a short period. In pop culture terminology, they call it Taylor Swift. It’s not like Swift didn’t have big — huge! — years before this. But 2023? This was ridiculous. From the blockbuster “Eras” tour that conquered the United States before a planet-vanquishing international leg, to the re-release of more albums on the road to reclaiming her catalog, to the recordsmashing concert film, to becoming a billionaire — and yeah, that thing with “the guy on the Chiefs” — it all made for a year you could reasonably call “2023 (Taylor’s Version).” There were, of course, nonSwiftian developments in pop culture. Beyoncé, ever the superstar, had a huge tour herself, and ruled the box office with “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.” Speaking of renaissance, look no further than Barbie — technically age 64 but now living her most fantastic life in plastic, thanks to Greta Gerwig’s record-shattering “Barbie.” Through mere coincidence of timing, Gerwig’s candy-colored creation paired with “Oppenheimer” to fuel “Barbenheimer,” a phenomenon that singlehandedly revitalized the multiplex. There were comebacks, as always. The Rolling Stones never left, surely, but produced their best new music in decades. Even the Beatles released a new song. On TV, Samantha even made it back — for a minute — to the “Sex and the City” franchise. A pregnant Rihanna soared (literally) at the Super Bowl, and again showed us that nobody makes a more glamorous, (See POP CULTURE 30)
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Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.
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This image provided by the Random House Group shows the cover of “Spare,” Prince Harry’s memoir. The book was released on Jan. 10, 2023.
Gwyneth Paltrow speaks with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, left, as she leaves the courtroom following the reading of the verdict in their trial on March 30, 2023, in Park City, Utah. A jury decided that Paltrow was not responsible for a 2016 ski collision with Sanderson at a posh Utah ski resort.
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Arts & Entertainment Best Art Gallery & The Delaplaine Arts Center (301) 698-0656 www.delaplaine.org •Hot Fired Arts
(301) 732-6943 www.hotfiredarts.com •I Made This! Pottery Studio
(301) 624-4030 www.imadethispottery.com
Best Bingo & Walkersville Volunteer Fire Department (301) 600-9110 www.walkersvillefire.com •Frederick Elks Lodge
(301) 662-3301 www.frederickelks684.com •Vigilant Hose Company
(301) 447-2728 www.vhc6.com
Best Event Venue & Springfield Manor
Winery Distillery Brewery (301) 271-0099 www.springfieldmanor.com •Dutch’s Daughter
(301) 668-9500 www.dutchsdaughter.com •Tenth Ward Distilling Company
(301) 360-5888 www.tenthwarddistilling.com
Best Family Entertainment (Regional) & Warehouse Cinemas (240) 397-5000 www.frederick.warehousecinemas.com •Baker Park
(301) 600-4047 www.cityoffrederickmd.gov •Catoctin Wildlife Preserve
(301) 271-4922 www.catoctinwildlifepreserve.com
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Best Live Music Venue (Regional) & Weinberg Center for the Arts
•Catoctin Colorfest
(301) 271-7533 www.colorfest.org
(301) 600-2828 www.weinbergcenter.org
•Sailing Through the Winter Solstice
•Baker Park Bandshell
www.coloronthecreek.com
(301) 600-1380 www.cityoffrederickmd.gov •Sky Stage
(301) 662-4190 www.skystagefrederick.com
Best Live Theater Company (Adults) & Maryland Ensemble Theatre (301) 694-4744 www.marylandensemble.org •The Fredericktowne Players
(240) 315-3855 www.ftptheater.com •Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre
(301) 662-6600 www.wayoffbroadway.com
Best Live Theater Company (Children) & 24/7 Dance Studio (301) 846-4247 www.24-7dancestudio.com •Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance
(301) 371-4228 www.dbdance.com •Maryland Ensemble Theatre Fun Camp
(301) 694-4744 www.marylandensemble.org
Best Local Band & Brickyard Road,
a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd (410) 718-5556 www.facebook.com/brickyardroadband •The Knight Brothers •The Reagan Years
(301) 717-7653 www.thereaganyears.com
Best Local Festival/Carnival & The Great Frederick Fair (301) 663-5895 www.thegreatfrederickfair.com
Best Local Podcast & Steeples and Peoples
“All Things Frederick County Maryland” (301) 792 - 5635 www.steeplesandpeoples.com •Chefs without Restaurants
(484) 319-9030 www.chefswithoutrestaurants.com •OC Bombers (OCB) Podcast
Best Romantic Getaway (Regional) & Bavarian Inn Resort & Brewing Company (304) 876-2551 www.bavarianinnwv.com •Deep Creek Lake
(301) 387-5563 www.dnr.maryland.gov •Downtown Frederick, Maryland
(301) 600-4047 www.visitfrederick.org
Best Trivia Location & Il Forno Pizzeria (301) 846-0422 www.ilfornopizzeria.net •Idiom Brewing Co.
(240) 578-4152 www.idiombrewing.com •Springfield Manor Winery Distillery Brewery
(301) 271-0099 www.springfieldmanor.com
Beer, Wine, Liquor Best Bar Happy Hour & Idiom Brewing Co. (240) 578-4152 www.idiombrewing.com •Anchor Bar Frederick
(240) 651-5580 www.anchorbar.com
•Madrones
•Rosie Cheeks Distillery
(240) 439-4010 www.madrones.net
(240) 285-8139 www.rosiecheeksdistilling.com
Best Cocktail (Place) & Hootch & Banter (301) 732-4971 www.hootchandbanter.com •Tenth Ward Cocktail Lab
(301) 360-5888 www.tenthwarddistilling.com •The Tasting Room
(240) 379-7772 www.trrestaurant.com
Best Craft Beer (Drink) & It’s the Berries, Idiom Brewing Co.
(240) 578-4152 www.idiombrewing.com •B.I.G. Juicy, Rockwell Brewery
(301) 732-4880 www.rockwellbrewery.com •Kolsch, Steinhardt Brewing
(240) 651-0057 www.steinhardtbrewing.com
Best Craft Brewery & Idiom Brewing Co. (240) 578-4152 www.idiombrewing.com •Olde Mother Brewing Co.
(240) 877-7392 www.oldemother.com •Steinhardt Brewing
(240) 651-0057 www.steinhardtbrewing.com
Best Distillery/Cidery/ Meadery & McClintock Distilling (301) 825-5921 www.mcclintockdistilling.com •Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery
(301) 473-3568 www.orchidcellar.com
Best Liquor Store & Riverside Liquors (301) 624-1742 www.facebook.com/ RiversideliquorsMD
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•Frederick Wine House
(301) 900-9463 www.frederickwinehouse.com •Ye Old Spirit Shop
(301) 662-4803 www.yeoldspirit.com
Best Margarita (Place) & Plaza Mexico (301) 228-9889 www.plazamexicomd.com •Cacique Restaurant
(301) 695-2756 www.caciquerestaurant.com
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•La Paz Mexican Restaurant
(301) 694-8980 www.lapazmex.com
Best Sports Bar & Anchor Bar (240) 651-5580 www.anchorbar.com
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(301) 631-0089 www.brewers-alley.com •Oscar’s Alehouse (West)
(301) 378-2793 www.oscarsalehouse.net
Best Wine (Drink) & Skipjack, Linganore Winecellars
(301) 831-5889 www.linganorewines.com •2017 Crumbling Rock, Black Ankle Vineyards
(301) 829-3338 www.blackankle.com
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•Barbera, Big Cork Vineyards
•Mountain Gate Family Restaurant
(301) 302-8032 www.bigcorkvineyards.com
(301) 271-4373 www.facebook.com/ MountainGateFamilyRestaurant
Best Winery & Linganore Winecellars (301) 831-5889 www.blackankle.com •Big Cork Vineyards
(301) 302-8032 www.bigcorkvineyards.com •Springfield Manor Winery Distillery Brewery
(301) 271-0099 www.springfieldmanor.com
Dining Experience Best Barbecue Restaurant & Black Hog BBQ - Multiple Locations (301) 662-9090 www.blackhogbbq.com •Bollinger’s Restaurant
(301) 271-3500 www.bollingersrestaurant.com •CarterQue Barbeque & Grilling Co.
(301) 829-2222 www.carterque.com
Best Breakfast/Brunch & Dutch’s Daughter (301) 668-9500 www.dutchsdaughter.com •Cafe Nola
(301) 694-6652 www.cafe-nola.com •Thurmont Kountry Kitchen
(301) 271-4071 www.thurmontkountrykitchen.com
Best Buffet & Dutch’s Daughter (301) 668-9500 www.dutchsdaughter.com •Flaming Grill & Buffet
(301) 644-3388 Search Facebook
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Best Business Lunch & Dutch’s Daughter (301) 668-9500 www.dutchsdaughter.com •Madrones
(240) 439-4010 www.madrones.net •The Tasting Room
(240) 379-7772 www.trrestaurant.com
Best Chinese Restaurant & China Garden (301) 695-5055 www.frederickchinagarden.com •Lazy Fish
(301) 695-9656 www.lazyfishsushi.com •Modern Asia Restaurant & Bar
(301) 732-5193 www.modernasiaonline.com
Best Coffee House & Dublin Roasters Coffee (301) 228-9367 www.dublinroasterscoffee.com •Frederick Coffee Co. & Cafe
(301) 698-0039 www.fredcoffeeco.com •The Main Cup
(301) 371-4433 www.themaincuprestaurant.com
Best Diner & Silver Diner- Frederick (301) 694-9501 www.silverdiner.com •Mountain View Diner
(301) 696-1300 www.facebook.com/eatatmountainviewdiner •Thurmont Kountry Kitchen
(301) 271-4071 www.thurmontkountrykitchen.com
Best Fine Dining & Dutch’s Daughter (301) 668-9500 www.dutchsdaughter.com •Fratelli’s Italian & Seafood
(301) 371-4000 www.fratellispasta.com •Manalù Italian Restaurant
(240) 578-4831 www.manaluitalianrestaurant.com
Best Food Truck & Boxcar Burgers (240) 815-7807 www.boxcarburgers.com •Fifty Fifty
(240) 756-0581 www.fiftyfiftyburger.com •Grilled Cheese Please!
(240) 292-1001 www.grilledcheeseplease.online
Best Greek Restaurant & Aleko’s Village Cafe (301) 371-3500 •Analia’s Cafe
(301) 378-8663 www.analiascafe.com •Greek Aroma
(301) 695-7575 www.greekaroma.com
Best Hibachi Restaurant & Miyako (301) 620-0024 www.miyako-us.com •Matsutake Restaurant
(301) 631-5060 www.matsutakerestaurant.com •Old Dominion Grill and Sushi
(301) 682-6888 www.olddominiongrillsushi.com
Best Indian Restaurant & Clay Oven Restaurant (301) 631-2004 www.clayovenmaryland.com
•Grace of India
•Manalù Italian Restaurant
(301) 874-5000 www.graceofindia.us
(240) 578-4831 www.manaluitalianrestaurant.com
•Taj Mahal Grill & Bar
(301) 682-2213 www.tajmahal365.com
Best Italian Restaurant & Manalù Italian Restaurant (240) 578-4831 www.manaluitalianrestaurant.com •Cucina Massi
(301) 624-1052 www.cucinamassi.com •Fratelli’s Italian & Seafood
(301) 371-4000 www.fratellispasta.com
Best Latin American Restaurant & Isabella’s Taverna & Tapas Bar (301) 698-8922 www.isabellas-tavern.com •Cacique
(301) 695-2756 www.caciquerestaurant.com •Plaza Mexico Restaurant
(301) 228-9889 www.plazamexicomd.com
Best Mexican Restaurant & Plaza Mexico of Frederick
Best Patio Dining & Brewer’s Alley •The Main Cup
•Manalù Italian Restaurant
(301) 371-4433 www.themaincuprestaurant.com
(240) 578-4831 www.manaluitalianrestaurant.com
•the Wine Kitchen on the Creek
Best Restaurant Wine List & the Wine Kitchen on the Creek
(301) 663-6968 www.thewinekitchen.com
Best Place for Dessert & The Little Red Barn Ice Cream Cafe (301) 378-8100 www.littleredbarnicecream.com •Jimmie Cone
(301) 829-6047 www.jimmiecone.com •South Mountain Creamery (Multiple Locations)
(301) 383-8790 www.southmountaincreamery.com
Best Place to Eat with Kids & II Forno Pizzeria (301) 846-0422 www.ilfornopizzeria.net •Beef ‘n Buns ‘n Paradise
(301) 631-0188 www.beefnbunsnparadise.com
•Cafe Bueno
(301) 378-9536 www.pistarro.com
(301) 694-8980 www.lapazmex.com
Best Overall Restaurant & Fratelli’s Italian & Seafood (301) 371-4000 www.fratellispasta.com •Dutch’s Daughter
(301) 668-9500 www.dutchsdaughter.com
•Fratelli’s Italian & Seafood
(301) 371-4000 www.fratellispasta.com
•Pistarro’s Ristorante Pizzeria Napoletana
•La Paz Mexican Restaurant
(301) 668-9500 www.dutchsdaughter.com
(301) 631-0089 www.brewers-alley.com
(301) 228-9889 www.plazamexicomd.com (301) 620-8858 www.cafebuenofrederick.com
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Best Restaurant Beer Selection & Oscar’s Alehouse (West) (301) 378-2793 www.oscarsalehouse.net •Brewer’s Alley
(301) 631-0089 www.brewers-alley.com •White Rabbit Gastropub
(301) 663-6968 www.thewinekitchen.com •Manalù Italian Restaurant
(240) 578-4831 www.manaluitalianrestaurant.com •The Tasting Room
(240) 379-7772 www.trrestaurant.com
Best Seafood Restaurant & Avery’s Maryland Grille (301) 228-2722 www.averysmarylandgrille.com •Fratelli’s Italian & Seafood
(301) 371-4000 www.fratellispasta.com •May’s Restaurant
(301) 662-4233 www.maysrestaurant.com
Best Sushi Restaurant & Lazy Fish (301) 695-9656 www.lazyfishsushi.com •China Garden
(301) 695-5055 www.frederickchinagarden.com •Old Dominion Grill and Sushi
(301) 682-6888 www.olddominiongrillsushi.com
(240) 651-1952 www.whiterabbitgastropub.com
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Best Takeout/Curbside & China Garden (301) 695-5055 www.frederickchinagarden.com •Beef ‘n Buns ‘n Paradise
(301) 631-0188 www.beefnbunsnparadise.com •Pretzel & Pizza Creations
(301) 694-9299 www.pretzelandpizzacreations.com
Best Thai Restaurant & Sumittra Thai Cuisine (301) 668-2302 www.sumittra.com •Kittiwat Thai Kitchen
(301) 631-0999 www.kittiwat.com •Modern Asia Restaurant & Bar
(301) 732-5193 www.modernasiaonline.com
Best Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant & The Orchard Restaurant (301) 663-4912 www.theorchardrestaurant.com •Hippy Chick Hummus
(240) 815-7175 www.facebook.com/HippyChickHummus •The Common Market
(301) 663-3416 www.commonmarket.coop
Best Vietnamese Restaurant & Lucky Corner Westview (301) 360-5913 www.luckycornerrestaurant.com •Modern Asia Restaurant & Bar
(301) 732-5193 www.modernasiaonline.com •Pho An Loi
(301) 668-8818 www.phoanloi.com
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•Boxcar Burgers
(240) 815-7807 www.boxcarburgers.com •Maxwell’s Handcrafted Burgers & Shakes
Best Donuts & Fractured Prune (301) 682-3668 www.frederickfracturedprune.com
(240) 651-3721 www.eatatmaxwells.com
•Catoctin Mountain Orchard
Best Chicken Wings & Anchor Bar Frederick
•Farmer’s Daughter Bakery
(240) 651-5580 www.anchorbar.com •Il Forno Pizzeria
(301) 846-0422 www.ilfornopizzeria.net •The Ott House Pub Restaurant
(301) 447-2625 www.facebook.com/theotthousepub
Best Crab Cakes & Fratelli’s Italian & Seafood (301) 371-4000 www.fratellispasta.com •Dutch’s Daughter
(301) 668-9500 www.dutchsdaughter.com •JB Seafood
(301) 293-2722 www.jbseafood.com
Best Crabs & Avery’s Maryland Grille (301) 228-2722 www.averysmarylandgrille.com •Liberty Road Seafood & Steak
(301) 898-3181 www.libertyroadseafoodandsteak.com •May’s Restaurant
(301) 662-4233 www.maysrestaurant.com
Best Cupcake & Sage Cakery (240) 341-2710 www.sagecakery.com •Farmer’s Daughter Bakery
(301) 473-8258 www.farmersdaughterbakery.com •Thurmont Kountry Kitchen
(301) 271-4071 www.thurmontkountrykitchen.com
(301) 271-2737 www.catoctinmountainorchard.com (301) 473-8258 www.farmersdaughterbakery.com
Best French Fries & Five Guys (301) 668-1500 www.fiveguys.com •McDonald’s – Locally Owned & Operated by the Anderabi Family
(240) 418-3276 www.mcdonalds.com •Wag’s Restaurant
(301) 694-8451 www.eatatwags.com
Best Fried Chicken & Giant Eagle - Multiple Locations (301) 668-8712 www.gianteagle.com •Thurmont Kountry Kitchen
(301) 271-4071 www.thurmontkountrykitchen.com •Watson’s Carry-Out
(301) 473-5300 www.facebook.com/watsonscarryout
Best Frozen Treats & South Mountain Creamery (Multiple Locations)
(301) 383-8790 www.southmountaincreamery.com •Jimmie Cone
(301) 829-6047 www.jimmiecone.com •Little Red Barn Ice Cream Cafe
(301) 378-8100 www.littleredbarnicecream.com
Best Gyro & Aleko’s Village Cafe (301) 371-3500
•Greek Aroma
•Airways Inn of Frederick
•Fratelli’s Italian & Seafood
(301) 695-7575 www.facebook.com/ilikegreekaroma
(301) 228-2100 www.airwaysinnoffrederick.com
(301) 371-4000 www.fratellispasta.com
•The Big Greek Cafe
•Bollinger’s Restaurant
(301) 271-3500 www.bollingersrestaurant.com
•Madrones Restaurant
(240) 341-7123 www.biggreekcafe.com
Best Hot Dog & Pretzel & Pizza Creations
Best Pizza & Cugino Forno Frederick
(301) 694-9299 www.pretzelandpizzacreations.com
(240) 575-9903 www.cuginoforno.com
•Beef ‘n Buns ‘n Paradise
•Il Forno Pizzeria
(301) 631-0188 www.beefnbunsnparadise.com
(301) 846-0422 www.ilfornopizzeria.net
•Cryin’ Johnnies
•Pretzel & Pizza Creations
(301) 829-6555 www.cryinjohnnies.com
Best Omelette & Thurmont Kountry Kitchen (301) 271-4071 www.thurmontkountrykitchen.com
(240) 439-4010 www.madrones.net
Best Sandwich & a.k.a. Friscos (301) 698-0018 www.akafriscos.com •Juliet’s Italian Market and Café
(301) 620-0077 www.julietsitalianmarketandcafe.com
(301) 694-9299 www.pretzelandpizzacreations.com
Best Salad & a.k.a. Friscos Restaurant,
•Wag’s Restaurant
(301) 694-8451 www.eatatwags.com
Catering and Beer & Wine (301) 698-0018 www.akafriscos.com
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Thursday Dec. 28
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Totally Teen Time: Jar Lanterns — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Light up the winter nights with a lantern made from a jar, decorated with a cool stained-glass tissue paper effect! For teens. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/totallyteen-time-jar-lanterns-99015.
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CLASSES
ETCETERA Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration , 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. $7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. bridgewebs.com/frederick. Spirit Reunion: Calling All Angels — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Canapes Catering, 550 Highland St, Suite 100, Frederick. If you have ever wondered if miracles are real and if our loved ones still have a significant role in our lives, come to this event ready to have a life changing experience. Everyone will have the opportunity to participate. This is a dinner event. $65. 240-772-1273. authorsharonprice@ gmail.com. thespiritprogram.com.
MUSIC & ARTS 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. www.tenthwarddistilling.com/events.
Friday Dec. 29 ETCETERA
See What Sticks Open Stage — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Performance artists, musicians, poets, actors — meet Frederick’s newest performance workshop and open stage. Artists are welcome to workshop emerging projects in the space and see what sticks. Stay after the performances for a brief discussion and debrief as participating artists continue to fine-tune their work. Artist setup at 7 p.m., performances start at 8 p.m. 301-662-4190. info@frederickartscouncil.org.
Christmas at the Roundhouse Featuring the Trains of Christmas — noon to 4 p.m. at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. See the trains of Christmas on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 25. New and revised this year is an N-scale train layout. Three-rail layout on the second floor where kids can conduct and control and trains in O-, N- and HO-scale. Special train displays include the Midwood Junction layout, Polar Express, and HO layout that features Western Maryland, including a replica of the original Western Maryland Hagerstown Roundhouse. $6 for adults, $1 for ages 4 to 15, free for ages 3 and younger. 301-739-4665. roundhouse.org.
MUSIC & ARTS Festive Favorites with Appalachian Chamber Music Festival — 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. at St. James the Greater Catholic Church, 49 Crosswind Drive, Charles Town, W.Va. In the beautiful setting of St. James Church in Charles Town, featuring special guest baritone Bill Townsend, there will be something for everyone in this one-hour, family-friendly concert. The show will feature selection of jolly and uplifting music to celebrate the yuletide season. $0 - $28. info@appalachianchamber.org. appalachianchamber.org/2023-winterresidency.
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.
Christmas on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 25. New and revised this year is an N-scale train layout. Three-rail layout on the second floor where kids can conduct and control and trains in O-, N- and HO-scale. Special train displays include the Midwood Junction layout, Polar Express, and HO layout that features Western Maryland, including a replica of the original Western Maryland Hagerstown Roundhouse. $6 for adults, $1 for ages 4 to 15, free for ages 3 and younger. 301-739-4665. roundhouse.org.
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ETCETERA Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past. Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the paranormal with Maryland’s oldest operating Ghost Tour. Uncover political savvy and defiant citizens, patriots from the Revolutionary War, beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended. $16. 301-668-8922. info@ marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.
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FAMILY Noon Year 1, 2, 3 Celebration — 11:30 a.m. to noon at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Tomorrow is a special day — it’s 1-2-3-1-2-3! Ring in the new year with our special Noon Year Celebration. This year we will ring in the Noon (New) Year with a special numbers storytime! Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and a special craft. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/noonyear-1-2-3-celebration.
Annual Train Garden Display — noon to 5 p.m. at Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Co., 702 N. Main St., Mount Airy. Stop by the station and check out this year’s train garden. The display will be open weekends through Dec. 30. 301-829-0100. info@mavfc.org. www.mavfc.org. Christmas at the Roundhouse Featuring the Trains of Christmas — noon to 4 p.m. at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. See the trains of
Duo Delights: Holiday Treats with Appalachian Chamber Music Festival — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at The Station at Shepherdstown, 111 Audrey Egle Drive, Shepherdstown, W.Va. String musicians will perform in a round robin of pairings, offering musical “treats and morsels” in this intimate venue. Enjoy a cup of coffee and tasty sweet treat with your ticket. Featuring works by Mozart, Debussy and ACMF artists, as well as some inspired holiday offerings from Swedish and Scottish folk and Tchaikovsky’s beloved holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” arranged for two. $13 to $28. info@appalachianchamber.org. appalachianchamber.org/2023-winterresidency.
Sunday Dec. 31 ETCETERA
IHC New Years Eve Bingo — 5 p.m. at Independent Hose Co., 310 Baughmans Lane, Frederick. To support Independent Hose Co., Station #1! Doors open at 5 p.m. and games start at 7:30 p.m! BYOB! Dinner/ snacks available for purchase. Tickets are $50
Saturday Dec. 30 CLASSES
Freedom BANG class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. A pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout. 21 and older. 301-600-8200.
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each before Dec. 15; $65 each after Dec. 15 and can be purchased online or at the IHC Christmas Tree Lot (Mon-Thurs 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.) All winners must be 18 or older. $50. 240-429-1441. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/ 1FAIpQLScf-7pmqG83yNNs3mIzsM0dSHdU3VgB_ImvSv0j_k50vnyYag/viewform.
FAMILY Christmas at the Roundhouse Featuring the Trains of Christmas — noon to 4 p.m. at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. See the trains of Christmas on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 25. New and revised this year is an N-scale train layout. Three-rail layout on the second floor where kids can conduct and control and trains in O-, N- and HO-scale. Special train displays include the Midwood Junction layout, Polar Express, and HO layout that features Western Maryland, including a replica of the original Western Maryland Hagerstown Roundhouse. $6 for adults, $1 for ages 4 to 15, free for ages 3 and younger. 301-739-4665. roundhouse.org.
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Thursday Jan. 4 MUSIC & ARTS
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. www.tenthwarddistilling.com/events.
Friday Jan. 5 FAMILY
Family Movie Night — 5 p.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 13025 Greensburg Road, Smithsburg. Family Movie Night featuring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy dancing fantastic. There will be festive food, hats, and streamers. Free admission. 240-405-2173. prjulie@verizon.net. www.facebook.com/StPaulsGreenburgMD.
Christmas at the Roundhouse Featuring the Trains of Christmas — noon to 4 p.m. at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. See the trains of Christmas on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 25. New and revised this year is an N-scale train layout. Three-rail layout on the second floor where kids can conduct and control and trains in O-, N- and HO-scale. Special train displays include the Midwood Junction layout, Polar Express, and HO layout that features Western Maryland, including a replica of the original Western Maryland Hagerstown Roundhouse. $6 for adults, $1 for ages 4 to 15, free for ages 3 and younger. 301-739-4665. roundhouse.org.
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Winter Warmers with Appalachian Chamber Music Festival — 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at War Memorial Building (2nd floor), 102 E. German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. Join us for an evening of works to warm your heart in the cozy and golden acoustics of Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church in Harpers Ferry. A beautiful place to experience with family, friends and loved ones, come visit Harpers Ferry and enjoy a poignant yet upbeat performance designed for reflection and joy. $13 to $28. info@appalachianchamber.org. appalachianchamber.org/2023-winter-residency.
Tuesday Jan. 2 ETCETERA
Pride On The Patio — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Showroom, 882 N. East St., Fredrick. Weekly LGBTQ social mixer. Relaxed an casual. Happy hour pricing, full menu available; drink special Gender Fluid. 21 and older. 240-409-8858. prideonthepatio@gmail. com. facebook.com/PrideOnThePatio.
FILM Bijou Film Screening — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E 2nd St., Frederick. Curated films presented by Falling Squares. Meets the second, third and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
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.
Saturday Jan. 6
CLASSES
Freedom BANG class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. A pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout. 21 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.
FAMILY Christmas at the Roundhouse Featuring the Trains of Christmas — noon to 4 p.m. at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. See the trains of Christmas on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 25. New and revised this year is an N-scale train layout. Three-rail layout on the second floor where
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kids can conduct and control and trains in O-, N- and HO-scale. Special train displays include the Midwood Junction layout, Polar Express, and HO layout that features Western Maryland, including a replica of the original Western Maryland Hagerstown Roundhouse. $6 for adults, $1 for ages 4 to 15, free for ages 3 and younger. 301-739-4665. roundhouse.org.
GALLERY Charitable Art Sale — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Frederick Arts Council Gallery & Studio Building , Studio #11, Second Floor, 1 N. Market St., Frederick . Paintings, jewelry, photographs and ceramics donated by local artists available for purchase, with 100% of funds going to one of seven charities. 2023025179. mjgresalfi@gmail.com. michaelgresalfiart.com.
Sunday Jan. 7 CLASSES
Get Organized for the New Year — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. If you feel overwhelmed by your clutter and don’t know where to start, this class may be for you! Carolyn West, professional organizer and owner of Organize Me!, will teach you some basics to get you started on your organizing journey. 301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.
ETCETERA Free Craft Swap at Give Rise Studio — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Give Rise Studio, 125 S. Carroll St., 101, Frederick. You give us your leftover fabric and craft supplies before the event, then anyone can come take free stuff on the day of the event. giverisestudio@gmail.com. facebook.com/ events/1115902186441594/?ref=newsfeed. Tea Tasting: Herbs for Winter Wellness — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at C. Burr Artz library Community Room, 110 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Alongside herbalists of Fox Haven Farm, learn about building a relationship with herbal teas to support our bodies through the winter season. A tasting of different herbal infusions will be included. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/teatasting-herbs-winter-wellness-118725.
FAMILY Christmas at the Roundhouse Featuring the Trains of Christmas — noon to 4 p.m. at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. See the trains of Christmas on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 25. New and revised this year is an N-scale train layout. Three-rail layout on the second floor where kids can conduct and control and trains in O-, N- and HO-scale. Special train displays include the Midwood Junction layout, Polar Express, and HO layout that features Western Maryland, including a replica of
the original Western Maryland Hagerstown Roundhouse. $6 for adults, $1 for ages 4 to 15, free for ages 3 and younger. 301-739-4665. roundhouse.org.
HEALTH The Healing Circle of Frederick — 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Yogamour Yoga and Healing Arts Center, 1 Wormans Mill Ct., Ste. 11, Frederick. Embark on a transformative journey of healing as our expert practitioners provide session healing practices such as meditation, reiki, reflexology and chair massage. Free. 301-938-0848. lhwaggy@gmail.com. yogamour.org/workshops.
Monday Jan. 8 CLASSES
Sol Yoga — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Join us for this free yoga class offered by Sol Yoga. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.
FAMILY Memory Lab (by appointment) — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos to digital formats you can share and enjoy today! Formats accepted: photographs (up to 8.5 x 11.7 inches), slides, and negatives, VHS, VHS-C and miniDV cassettes, and audio cassettes. Bring a flash drive or other storage device to save your files. To reserve an appointment, call the Brunswick Branch Library. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/teen3d-printing-cookie-cutters-106603.
Tuesday Jan. 9 CLASSES
Senior Fitness: Chair Yoga — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 South Glade Road, Walkersville. Join Trisha Houston with Sol Yoga as she leads a chair yoga class. Wear comfortable clothing. Chair and extra mats provided. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.
FAMILY Memory Lab (by appointment) — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos to digital formats you can share and enjoy today! Formats accepted: photographs (up to 8.5 x 11.7 inches), slides, and negatives, VHS, VHS-C and miniDV cassettes, and audio cassettes. Bring a flash drive or other storage device to save your files. To reserve an appointment, call the Brunswick Branch Library. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/teen-
3d-printing-cookie-cutters-106603.
Wednesday Jan. 10 ETCETERA
Sensory Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Juggling with Theatricks — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 South Glade Road, Walkersville. A juggling presentation from Theatricks. This program is designed for adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.
FAMILY Memory Lab (by appointment) — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos to digital formats you can share and enjoy today! Formats accepted: photographs (up to 8.5 x 11.7 inches), slides, and negatives, VHS, VHS-C and miniDV cassettes, and audio cassettes. Bring a flash drive or other storage device to save your files. To reserve an appointment, call the Brunswick Branch Library. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/teen3d-printing-cookie-cutters-106603.
Thursday Jan. 11 ETCETERA
Paws to Read with Go Team Therapy Dogs — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Improve your reading confidence and make a new friend when you read aloud to a Go Team Therapy Dog. All ages. 301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.
FAMILY Memory Lab (by appointment) — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos to digital formats you can share and enjoy today! Formats accepted: photographs (up to 8.5 x 11.7 inches), slides, and negatives, VHS, VHS-C and miniDV cassettes, and audio cassettes. Bring a flash drive or other storage device to save your files. To reserve an appointment, call the Brunswick Branch Library. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/teen3d-printing-cookie-cutters-106603.
HEALTH Senior Cafe: The Place to Come for Coffee, Conversation, Friendship and Fun Events! — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Kristin Deely with Frederick Health will talk about signs/symptoms of a heart attack and the importance of seeking care early. 301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.
MUSIC & ARTS 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. www.tenthwarddistilling.com/events.
Friday Jan. 12 FAMILY
Memory Lab (by appointment) — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos to digital formats you can share and enjoy today! Formats accepted: photographs (up to 8.5 x 11.7 inches), slides, and negatives, VHS, VHS-C and miniDV cassettes, and audio cassettes. Bring a flash drive or other storage device to save your files. To reserve an appointment, call the Brunswick Branch Library. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/teen3d-printing-cookie-cutters-106603. Christmas at the Roundhouse Featuring the Trains of Christmas — noon to 4 p.m. at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. See the trains of Christmas on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 25. New and revised this year is an N-scale train layout. Three-rail layout on the second floor where kids can conduct and control and trains in O-, N- and HO-scale. Special train displays include the Midwood Junction layout, Polar Express, and HO layout that features Western Maryland, including a replica of the original Western Maryland Hagerstown Roundhouse. $6 for adults, $1 for ages 4 to 15, free for ages 3 and younger. 301-739-4665. roundhouse.org.
MUSIC & ARTS 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. 301788-5570.
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.
Saturday Jan. 13 CLASSES
Invasive Plants — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330
Montevue Lane, Frederick. Find out why non-native plants — especially invasives— are harmful for native birds, butterflies and other pollinators. You will learn to accurately identify and control invasive plants. 301-600-1596. strice@umd.edu. bit.ly/FCMG2024Invasives. Freedom BANG class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. A pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout. 21 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.
Journaling Workshop — 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Cowork Frederick, 122 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Discover the power of journaling as a tool for self-discovery, self-expression and personal growth in this immersive workshop brought to you by Fully Bloomed in partnership with the Cowork Frederick Foundation. Pre-registration required. $45. ainsley@coworkfrederickfoundation. org. coworkfrederickfoundation.org/journaling-workshop/.
ETCETERA Jigsaw Puzzle and Game Swap — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Myersville Community Library, 8 Harp Place, Myersville. Bring your gently used puzzles and games to the library to exchange with others! Be sure that all contributions are in good condition and include all pieces. 301-600-8350. rkurtz@frederickcountymd. gov. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/jigsawpuzzle-and-game-swap-112869.
FAMILY Memory Lab (by appointment) — 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Use our equipment to convert your photos and analog home videos to digital formats you can share and enjoy today! Formats accepted: photographs (up to 8.5 x 11.7 inches), slides, and negatives, VHS, VHS-C and miniDV cassettes, and audio cassettes. Bring a flash drive or other storage device to save your files. To reserve an appointment, call the Brunswick Branch Library. 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/teen3d-printing-cookie-cutters-106603. Children’s Museum at the Library — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Enjoy the fun activities and exhibits of a children’s museum at the library ... free of charge! 301-600-7250. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/teen3d-printing-cookie-cutters-106603.
Learn Circus Skills — 11 a.m. to noon at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Enjoy a circus show with Theatricks Circus Experience of Frederick, followed by hands-on lessons to learn juggling, plate spinning and other circus skills. Designed for all ages. 301-600-7250.
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Christmas at the Roundhouse Featuring the Trains of Christmas — noon to 4 p.m. at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. See the trains of Christmas on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 25. New and revised this year is an N-scale train layout. Three-rail layout on the second floor where kids can conduct and control and trains in O-, N- and HO-scale. Special train displays include the Midwood Junction layout, Polar Express, and HO layout that features Western Maryland, including a replica of the original Western Maryland Hagerstown Roundhouse. $6 for adults, $1 for ages 4 to 15, free for ages 3 and younger. 301-739-4665. roundhouse.org.
FILM
“Best of Enemies” - National Theater Live @ Shepherdstown Opera House — 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 W. German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. From the UK’s National Theater Live, filmed live in London’s West End, presented by the Shepherdstown Opera House in collaboration with the Contemporary American Theater Festival. Recommended for adult audiences. $18 standard/$15 seniors/student. 304876-3704. Contact@OperaHouseLive.com. shepherdstownoperahouse.thundertix. com/events/222451.
MUSIC & ARTS
Marie Osmond in Concert with Special Guest David Osmond — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Marie Osmond has spent over 6 decades entertaining millions around the world through the medium of records, television, Broadway, talk show host, dancer, actor, author, commercial spokesperson, entrepreneur and public speaker. Throughout the years she remains an instantly recognizable and successful figure across the globe. $70, $80, $90, $100, $110, $130 and $155. 301-790-2000. publicist2023@gmail.com. www.mdtheatre.org.
THEATER
The Potomac Playmakers Presents Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Potomac Playmaker’s Performing Arts Center, 17303 W. Washington St., Hagerstown. Three performances Jan. 13, 3-5 p.m. and 8 to10 p.m.; and Jan. 14 at 3-5 p.m. Directed by Caitlin Cutright. Play follows the misadventures of four young lovers, a group of aspiring actors, and a team of mischievous fairies as they all enter the woods outside Athens, America, in the 1970s, on a summer night. The ensuing hilarity and chaos create an evening filled with love and laughter. This is a family friendly event. Wear your ‘70s vintage to flaunt your vibe. Tickets for all performances are $18 (group discounts of 10 or more available). $18. 240-513-6260. potomacplaymakers@ gmail.com. www.potomacplaymakers.org/get-tickets/.
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POP CULTURE (Continued from 16) more fashionably late Met Gala entrance. Our very selective (and this year, very Swiftcentric) stroll down pop culture memory lane:
JANUARY
If anyone needs a comeback, it’s the GOLDEN GLOBES. The year begins with comic JERROD CARMICHAEL deftly navigating host duties, quipping, “I’m here because I’m Black” — a nod to the diversity scandal plaguing the awards. Speaking of scandal, nobody does it better than the royals: PRINCE HARRY’S “Spare” sells more than 3.2 million copies in one week. Also breaking records: SHAKIRA’S “BZRP Music Session #53,” in which she bitingly sings of her ex, former soccer star GERARD PIQUÉ. January (Taylor’s version): U.S. senators grill Ticketmaster about its mega-breakdown selling SWIFT tickets.
FEBRUARY
At the Super Bowl, RIHANNA floats above the 50yard line in a bright red jumpsuit … and reveals a baby bump! It’s her first solo performance in seven years and her first since becoming a mother nine months earlier. Now’s the time to learn things we didn’t know about PAMELA ANDERSON, whose memoir “Love, Pamela” drops, joining a Netflix Associated Press file photos documentary. At the GRAMMYS, it’s a decidedly mixed bag for BEYONCÉ, who breaks the record The Rolling Stones perform at a celebration for the release of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds,” Oct. 19, 2023, in New York. It’s for career wins, but is shut out in the top categories. HARRY STYLES bests her for album of the year, their first album of original material in 18 years. stoking controversy with his acceptance speech.
MARCH
It’s OSCAR time! And nobody gets slapped! “Everything Everywhere All at Once” lives up to its title, sweeping nearly every major category. This feel-good night proves a huge moment for Asians and Asian Americans in Hollywood. “My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp,” says an emotional KE HUY QUAN, winning best supporting actor. Some may have skipped the Oscars entirely — namely PEDRO PASCAL fans, catching the finale of “The Last of Us.” Longtime Bravolebrities Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix break up when it’s revealed Sandoval has been having an affair with their “Vanderpump Rules” costar, a development soon dubbed “Scandoval.” In a Utah courtroom, GWYNETH PALTROW wins a battle over a ski collision, but also nabs the “quiet luxury” fashion award. And the “Eras” era begins: SWIFT opens her tour in Arizona.
APRIL
Back to the courtroom for a sec: have you seen “JURY DUTY”? The TV sleeper hit sticks the landing. Somehow, regular guy RONALD GLADDEN never figured out that everyone else doing jury duty was an actor, including JAMES MARSDEN, playing a deliciously conceited … JAMES MARSDEN. And back to SWIFT watch: Neither confirms it, but reports say she and longtime boyfriend JOE ALWYN have split.
Rihanna attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” exhibition on May 1, 2023, in New York. 30 | Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 | 72 HOURS
MAY
If Samuel Beckett had attended the MET GALA, he’d surely have written “Waiting for Rihanna.”
This image released by Amazon Freevee shows Ronald Gladden, right, in a scene from “Jury Duty.” Most guests come in time for cocktails; RIHANNA shows up closer to dessert, but makes it worth the wait. This is the year JARED LETO dons a giant cat suit, but still the animal world is most memorably represented by … a COCKROACH! A real one, who walks the carpet and entertains media waiting for Rihanna, until, squish! Bye, cockroach — and bye also to the ROY kids, aka KENDALL, ROMAN and SHIV, who self-destruct gloriously in the final episodes of “Succession.” Leave it to Hollywood’s writers, now striking, to have the cleverest signs: “HBO Max Pays HBO Minimum,” reads one. They will remain on strike for 146 days, joined by the actors in July.
JUNE
We’ll keep this one brief: Heard of the GRIMACE SHAKE at McDonald’s? It’s all the rage on TikTok. A new group of luminaries is invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, among them DAVID BYRNE, AUSTIN BUTLER, KEKE PALMER, KE HUY QUAN — and yes, SWIFT.
JULY
Take one famous doll with a complicated history. Add a talent like GERWIG, get MARGOT ROBBIE to star, bring in RYAN GOSLING to chew the scenery, and you have “BARBIE,” the biggest movie of 2023 and a milestone for female directors. Now stir in CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S superb “OPPENHEIMER,” and the rest is box office history. Speaking of history, one famous bird is no more — ELON MUSK drops a longtime logo and decrees TWITTER will henceforth be called “X.” Also history: SWIFT now has more No. 1 albums than any woman, eclipsing BARBRA STREISAND. From eclipse to earthquake: Scientists report they’ve detected seismic signals roughly akin to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake under Swift’s Seattle show.
AUGUST
Guess who has 277 million Instagram followers? You know who. Guess who has almost double that? LIONEL MESSI, that’s who, with 493 million. The Argentine soccer god, in his first month with Inter Miami, thrills fans and gives a jolt of adrenaline to soccer in the United States.KIM CATTRALL makes a very quick return to the “Sex and the City” reboot.
SEPTEMBER
Now that summer is over, let’s inspect the damage — by which we mean all the recent celebrity splits: JOE JONAS and SOPHIE TURNER, ARIANA
The marquee of the Los Feliz Theatre features the films “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” on July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. The films both premiered the same weekend. GRANDE and DALTON GOMEZ, BRITNEY SPEARS and SAM ASGHARI, SOFIA VERGARA and JOE MANGANIELLO, among others. But hey, someone’s looking for love: Retired widower GERRY TURNER, “The Golden Bachelor,” begins his search on ABC. Also, jersey sales rapidly intensify this month for one TRAVIS KELCE, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, by some 400%. So weird, any idea why? In unrelated news, SWIFT attends a Chiefs game.
OCTOBER
It’s a good month to be 80! MARTIN SCORSESE becomes a TikTok star via daughter Francesca’s silly videos and presents one of his most ambitious films yet, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Also 80, MICK JAGGER joins slightly younger ROLLING STONES bandmates KEITH RICHARDS (79) and RONNIE WOOD (76) in producing the crackling new album “Hackney Diamonds.” In a much-awaited memoir, BRITNEY SPEARS details her heartbreaks and her struggles, her relationships and her nearly 14-year conservatorship. SWIFT reaches billionaire status — and throws a Hollywood premiere for her “Eras” movie, which will become the most successful concert film of all time.
NOVEMBER
Hollywood’s writers and actors are thankfully back, back to where they once belonged. Which brings us to the BEATLES: No, they aren’t getting back together. But six decades after Beatlemania ruled, a new and final tune, “Now And Then,” is released, thanks to artificial intelligence. Cast members of “Friends” gather to mourn costar MATTHEW PERRY at his funeral. The “Eras” tour goes international, packing stadiums in Argentina,then Brazil, with more to go in 2024.
Beyonce appears at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. Beyoncé releases a concert film this week titled “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.”
DECEMBER
SPOTIFY announces 2023’s most-streamed artist — it’s SWIFT, dethroning BAD BUNNY. BEYONCÉ conquers the box office on opening weekend with her “Renaissance” film. Is it a foregone conclusion, finally, that SWIFT would close out her year staring at us from magazine covers as Time’s person of the year, in a year her fame achieved something akin to “nuclear fusion”? Which brings us to our final question: How long can a storm rapidly intensify? Fact is, though, SWIFT seems to always be rewriting the rules. 72 HOURS | Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 | 31
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