Members of the Theatre Historical Society of America converged on the Senator Theatre Friday to laud owner Tom Kiefaber and lend their support to efforts aimed at keeping the 70-year-old movie house in operation.

Telling stories about the obese and full-figured, TV is embracing a new kind of heavyweight programming



Call it the summer of plus-sized love. While everything else in the culture and on television these days seems to be getting down-sized, now comes a series of shows featuring fuller-sized contestants and characters.

Owner/chef Antoine Petteway renovates former Banjara restaurant in Federal Hill



Chef Petteway strikes out on his own with former Banjara restaurant on Federal Hill

Taylor Swift won video of the year at the Country Music Television awards for "Love Story," an elaborate production that features period costumes as it echoes the story of Romeo and Juliet. Swift won the fan-voted award Tuesday over Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Carrie Underwood and Sugarland.

fine art Museums American Visionary Art Museum

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians volunteered to give back $1 million in wage increases and other benefits next season to help the organization weather the recession, while challenging supporters to raise an additional $2 million in matching funds to maintain fiscal health.

Striking Broadway stagehands and theater producers will try again today to work out a deal to end their protracted labor dispute that has darkened theaters for more than two weeks.

Theatergoers lined up for tickets Thursday as Broadway returned to business following a crippling 19-day strike that cost producers and the city millions of dollars.

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