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McDermott, Adichie Vie for Book Critics Award

Jess Mayhugh — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:00:00 +0000

Johns Hopkins professor Alice McDermott and a former student of hers, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, are both nominated for this year’s
National Book Critics Circle Award.
Winners will be announced during a ceremony in New York this evening,
with Javier Marias, Ruth Ozeki, and Donna Tartt also in the running for
the fiction prize. Tartt’s
The Goldfinch might be considered the frontrunner, but I wouldn’t be surprised if either McDermott’s Someone or Adichie’s Americanah won.

You can check out my profile of McDermott in our March issue.

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Sondheim Semifinalists Announced

Jess Mayhugh — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:00:00 +0000

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts has announced the semifinalists for this year’s Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize.
The list of artists (see below) is impressive and illustrates the
variety and vitality of work coming out of the local arts scene—from
Neil Feather’s sculptural musical instruments to Leah Cooper’s ephemeral
installations (pictured). This year’s Sondheim winner will receive
$25,000.

Lauren Adams, Baltimore, MD

Kyle Bauer, Baltimore, MD

Stephanie Benassi, Baltimore, MD

Tommy Bobo, Baltimore, MD

Aharon Bumi, Baltimore, MD

Amanda Burnham, Baltimore, MD

Dustin Carlson, Baltimore, MD

Shannon Collis, Baltimore, MD

Jim Condron, Owings Mills, MD

Ally Silberkleit, Baltimore, MD

Leah Cooper, Baltimore, MD

Elizabeth Crisman, Baltimore, MD

Marley Dawson, Washington, DC

Kyle Tata, Baltimore, MD

Adam Farcus, Baltimore, MD

Neil Feather, Baltimore, MD

Terence Hanum, Parkville, MD

Joshua Haycraft, Washington, DC

Nora Howell, Baltimore, MD

Elena Johnston, Baltimore, MD

Benjamin Kelley, Baltimore, MD

Dean Kessmann, Washington, DC

Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter, Baltimore, MD

Christopher LaVoie, Baltimore, MD

Jon Malis, Washington, DC

Sebastian Martorana, Baltimore, MD

Cara Ober, Baltimore, MD

Ding Ren, Columbia, MD

Fred Scharmen, Baltimore, MD

Paul Shortt, Baltimore, MD

Nora Sturges, Baltimore, MD

Diane Szczepaniak, Potomac, MD

Chad Tyler, Baltimore, MD

Elena Volkova, Baltimore, MD

Stewart Watson, Baltimore, MD

Martine Workman, Washington, DC

Trevor Young, Takoma Park, MD

Lu Zhang, Baltimore, MD

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Did Panda Bear Really Win a Grammy?

Jess Mayhugh — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:17:00 +0000

Amidst all the chatter about same-sex marriages and mute Frenchmen in helmets, we should note that Baltimore native Panda Bear (of Animal Collective fame) won a Grammy last night!

So did bluegrass legend Del McCoury!

Panda Bear contributed vocals to Daft Punk’s “Album of the Year” Random Access Memories.

McCoury’s Streets of Baltimore won for “Best Bluegrass Album.”

Another local, Maysa, was nominated for “Best Traditional R&B Performance,” but that award went to Gary Clark, Jr.

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