Rapid Lemon Productions will continue its 2025 season in July with Variations on Night, an evening of 12 short plays by local authors. Produced each year since 2005, The Variations Project is an annual highlight of the Baltimore theatrical calendar. Performances will be at Strand Theater, 5426 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214. Tickets are general … Continue reading July in Baltimore: One night, twelve plays
Lyrics: Ballad of the Baltimore Bridge
While the lyrics to the "Ballad of the Baltimore Bridge" appear as captions in our music video, several people have asked that they be published separately. So here they are. Thanks to everyone for the interest in this song and for all the supportive comments we received on its release. If you know anyone who … Continue reading Lyrics: Ballad of the Baltimore Bridge
October Surprise: General John Kelly sings the nightingale’s song on Trump
John F. Kelly, the former Marine general who was Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, has given the closing argument on the 2024 presidential election: A vote for Trump is a vote for a man who rejects constitutional democracy for dictatorship. The last straw, said Kelly, was Trump’s recent raising of the prospect that he would … Continue reading October Surprise: General John Kelly sings the nightingale’s song on Trump
Deer Creek inspires a new choral work
Wednesday’s Sun column was based on my Easter Sunday trip to Deer Creek in Harford County, a long river that starts in Pennsylvania and meanders through north-central Maryland before meeting the Susquehanna and the Chesapeake Bay. It so happens that that the creek inspired a choral work that will be performed in a concert this … Continue reading Deer Creek inspires a new choral work