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Visual Art

Eye to Eye

Rethink the way African-American male bodies are viewed at this new exhibition featuring artists Christopher Batten, Schroeder Cherry, and James Williams II. Observations are both welcomed and obscured in these three contemporary painters’ works. Stop by Oct. 10 from 5-8 p.m. to celebrate the pieces at the opening reception. Oct. 10 through Nov. 9. Catalyst Contemporary, 523 N. Charles St.

Elizabeth Catlett: Artist as Activist

Elizabeth Catlett spent a lifetime using her art to advocate for social and political change, lending her support to Mexican workers and African-Americans living under racist policies during the Jim Crow era. Starting this month, dozens of her sculptures and graphic prints will go on display at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, beginning a long stretch of programming surrounding the iconic artist-activist. Oct. 26 through March 1, 2020. Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St.

Literature

Story Time with Rachel Kolar

Grab your littlest ghouls and head to The Children’s Bookstore for this story time with local author Rachel Kolar, who will read from and sign her book of spooky retellings of classic nursery rhymes. Enjoy such spirited new versions as “We Willie Werewolf” and “Mary Had a Little Ghost,” and don’t forget to grab your own copy of Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters. Oct. 19. 1-2 p.m.The Children’s Bookstore, 4717 Harford Rd.

An Evening with Mike Rowe: The Way I Heard It

Baltimore’s own jack of all trades and Discovery Channel superstar Mike Rowe is coming home to share some highlights from his new book, The Way I Heard It, featuring a collection of 35 true(ish) stories about figures you think you know. Grab your copy at the door and join hosts from The Ivy Bookshop for a moderated Q&A and audience questions. Oct. 19. 7-9 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Baltimore, 5603 N. Charles St.

Music

Off the Cuff: Brahms Symphony No. 4

Johann Brahms’ “Symphony No. 4” represents a transitional period from the lush Romantics to the very beginnings of the 20th century’s modernists. Join Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conductor Marin Alsop for an evening of food, drinks, and lively conversation as she reveals the importance of this 19th-century master work. 7 p.m. Oct. 19. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St.

Theatre

Charm City Fringe Festival

Charm City Fringe is back and ready to spread its stories all over the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District. Catch such exciting new pieces as WombWorks’ The Channeling of Ms. Sybby Grant, Amanda Erin Miller’s The Jew in the Ashram solo show, and Tres Brujas Productions’ exploration of witchcraft and Virginia Woolf, Modern Witches. There are 10 days of productions across six venues to explore, so we suggest you start making your checklist now. Oct. 10-20. Various locations.

August Wilson’s Radio Golf

As we roll ever closer to an election year, August Wilson’s final play feels as timely as ever. Resident company member Dawn Ursula will be joined by Charles Dumas, Anton Floyd, Jamil A.C. Mangan, and Jason B. McIntosh on the Everyman stage for this tale of real estate developer Harmond Wikins’ run at becoming Pittsburgh’s first black mayor. Oct. 15 through Nov. 19. Everyman Theatre, 315 W. Fayette St.

Stoop Storytelling: Twilight Zone

Everyone knows someone who swears that thing that went bump in the night was more than their imagination. Meet a few more at this month’s iteration of the Stoop Storytelling series featuring takes of all things strange and supernatural. Be sure to come early for cocktails and live music from local rockers Super City. 7 p.m. Oct. 24. The Senator Theatre, 5904 York Rd.

Film

Art, Youth, and Justice Day at the Baltimore Museum of Art

Greenmount West Community Center and Advocates for Children and Youth are celebrating Youth Justice Month with a whole day of programming at the Baltimore Museum of Art. In addition to self-guided tours of Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art (the ticketed exhibition will be free all weekend long) and an evening concert, the day will feature screenings and panels of both PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools and Rethink Baltimore. 12-5 p.m. Oct. 26. Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Dr.

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]]> The Burning Question https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/the-burning-question-1/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 14:53:00 +0000 http://server2.local/BIT-SPRING/baltimoremagazine.com/html/?post_type=article&p=6213

The Burning Question

If you could have a conversation with one Baltimorean, living or dead, who would it be and why?

Anne Tyler, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist: I’d like to speak with Edward Bouton, the man who conceived Roland Park. It’s not for the reason you might expect—to compliment him on his vision—but because I learned only recently that he’d asked his lawyers if there were a way he could legally ban black people from living there. Somehow, the fact that he was so calculating makes it all the worse. Definitely worth having a little talk about.

Mike Rowe, TV personality: I’d take Edgar Allan Poe to Annabel Lee Tavern. We’d sit by the fireplace. I’d buy him a drink. We’d make small talk. Then, when the moment felt right, I’d ask him to scare the hell out of me.

John Waters, filmmaker and artist: Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the Baltimore woman who got the Supreme Court to remove prayer from public schools. I’d ask her what she thought of the fact that in the early ’60s one of the teachers in my Catholic high school suggested we break her windows, which gave me the rage to later make Pink Flamingos. Madalyn loved being hated, and she was eventually murdered in 1995, by a man with the last name of Waters, who had been accused of setting fire to his own mother’s wigs and then urinating in her face.

Alex Scally, Beach House guitarist: I would ask Thurgood Marshall what he thought was the best course for Baltimore going forward. I would want to get his take on gentrification and how he saw what some folks call progress in our city.

Wes Moore, writer and veteran: If I could talk to anyone from Baltimore, it would have to be Reginald F. Lewis. Mr. Lewis was a man who came from nothing and decided he could do anything. He knew the value of hard work and dedication, and it paid off! Because of his perseverance, Lewis became the wealthiest African-American businessman in the ’80s.

Sam Herring, Future Islands frontman: I’d love to have the chance to hang with Cab Calloway. My earliest knowledge of him was through The Blues Brothers as a kid. I remember even then being blown away by his voice. I’d love to ask him about where his fearless style came from. I’m curious about how growing up in Baltimore helped mold his character.

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