Concert Reviews

Oeuvres Nouveaux (New Works)

Music and Vision (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

American Landmark Festivals - The Sonora Trio; New York, US - Saturday 28 November 2009

London Philharmonic Orchestra Film Screening

Music and Vision (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

London Philharmonic Orchestra Film Screening; London, UK - Saturday 28 November 2009

'Mamma Mia!' lighter than air, but it remains irresistible

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Only cool-tempered Swedes could take a hot-blooded Italian expression like "Mamma mia" (imagine Anna Magnani saying it) and use it without any syllabic stress in a light, snappy song, as if the value of the two words derived from their alliterative appeal alone. But Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson knew just what they were doing in generating that song, and a whole bunch like it, for their...

Festival highlights the art of trimming Christmas trees

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

When it comes to designer Christmas trees, the folks at Baltimore's Fandango Productions know no bounds, which is why the creations they donate to the annual Festival of Trees are usually show-stoppers.

Jah Works just keeps going on

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Reggae group's 15 years performing is far more than most bands manage Keeping a band together for more than a decade is no easy feat - especially if the band is full time.

'The tulip lady' has advice on bulbs in pots

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

I once spent a fall weekend planting 150 tulip bulbs, and not a single one emerged in the spring.

Eastern House: Don't change a thing

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Sweet old restaurant has survived for 44 years, and may it go on many more Baltimoreans love their old-fashioned restaurants, and when one of them disappears, like Haussner's, Harvey's or Marconi's, widespread mourning breaks out.

Thanksgiving dinner at Baltimore restaurants

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

We take the easy, and tasty, way out Avoid the stress, the mess, the "I don't know what happened, I followed the recipe!" dilemma and the cleanup, but still get your turkey fix at these Baltimore restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day.

Frederick brothers in 'Top Chef' finale

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bryan, Michael Voltaggio survive underdone lamb, stray bone in salmon Two brothers from Frederick overcame underdone lamb and an errant salmon bone to advance to the "Top Chef" finals.

New Fells Point restaurant serves tapas with Spanish accent

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tapas Adela has moved into space next to Admiral Fell Inn M aybe the current popularity of tapas and small plates has nothing to do with the recession, but it feels that way. It was a trend that I thought was past its peak, but now there's been a resurgence.

A dowdy, de-glammed Carey rises to occasion

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

You'd be forgiven for not recognizing Mariah Carey in her role as a dowdy welfare caseworker in the urban drama "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."

Plodding down that post-apocalyptic trail

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

Dogged adaptation of bleak McCarthy novel often tails off into sentimentality It's a miracle that "The Road" works at all, given the harsh, murmuring severity of its source, the 2006 Cormac McCarthy novel full of minimally punctuated dialogue, taking place in a world ravaged by an event - human-made? climatological? - unspecified by the author.

• 'The Road' -- 2 1/2 stars - Talking Pictures

Healthier oatmeal cookies

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

Recipe Finder Gaila Droegemeier from Centerton, Ark., was hoping someone would have the recipe for a Weight Watchers oatmeal cookie. She had a recipe some years ago but misplaced it and she has not been able to reproduce the wholesome-tasting cookie to her satisfaction. A quick search on the Internet turned up several promising recipes.

Group sees fat as villain in popcorn at theaters

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday

Forget the apocalyptic earthquakes and alien abductions on the screen; the real movie horror is the fat-saturated popcorn sold by some theater chains, a nutrition advocacy group says.

LIVE CHAT: 'Jon & Kate' finale

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

Talk to TV critic David Zurawik about the 'Jon & Kate' finale