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Article - Creature Feature; by Margaret Tearman - 5/26/11

This Week’s Creature Feature ... Horseshoe Crabs...

June 1’s full moon begins the season

Love is in the air — and on Bay beaches — as love-struck horseshoe crabs begin their annual mating ritual. These ancient marine arthropods — despite their name, they are not crustaceans — respond to the pull of the moon and spring tides to procreate. Their spawning peaks during evening tides over three to four days centered on the full new moon dates. At peak spawn, the tide lines of prime beaches may be covered in spawning...

Article - People; by C.T. Schwink - 5/26/11

If I Were Mayor ...

Fourth-Grader Teresa Pelli shows prize-winning political instincts

“If I were mayor, I would ...” Build sidewalks, wrote Broadneck Elementary fourth-grader Teresa Pelli, beating fourth-graders from all over the state to win Maryland Municipal League’s 11th annual “If I were mayor, I would ...” essay contest. “I thought of sidewalks right away because we can’t walk to school,” Pelli said. “We have to take the bus.” Fourth-...

Article - History & Lore; by a Bay Weekly exclusive - 5/26/11

Summer Memories

The fun begins each year anew; the memories are timeless

A century ago, Chesapeake Country was vacationland. Hundreds of beaches and weekend communities lined the shore. Trains hauled daytrippers from the big, hot cities for Bay waters, fresh seafood and fun and amusements. Steamboats plied the coast, stopping at one pleasure spot after another. Passengers paid $5 each to board the Emma Giles in Baltimore at 4:30 in the afternoon, eat and sleep overnight and arrive fresh at their beach destination the next...

Article - Theatre Reviews; by Davina Grace Hill - 5/19/11

Colonial Players’ Lettice and Lovage

See this one and your sense of truth will be Enlarged! Enlivened! Enlightened!

Sir Peter Shaffer’s Lettice & Lovage requires two extremely talented actresses to be successful. The Colonial Players satisfy the playwright’s requirement by casting Mary MacLeod as Lettice Douffet and Darice Clewell as Lotte Schoen. As Lettice & Lovage begins, Lettice, a very theatrical tour guide, is lecturing — on an uninteresting historic house to completely bored clients. As she repeats the tour and adds dramatic embellishments, the clients...

Article - Correspondence; by Nancy Collery - 5/19/11

Last Chance to Visit Main Street Gallery

Dear Bay Weekly: I’m closing Main Street Gallery before long and want to thank you for the amazingly generous and steadfast support you have showered upon us. It has been 20 years of fun and adventure, but now I want my house back! We’ll be doing smaller, more intimate affairs now and then; high on the list will be open-studio play dates featuring Parran Collery’s tiles (and sangria). Being voted Best Art Gallery in...

Article - Correspondence; by Josh and Mat Shockley - 5/19/11

Super Thanks

Dear Bay Weekly: Great article on us at PLB Comics [May 12: Putting Ink to Paper: http://bayweekly.com/articles/people/article/putting-ink-paper]. Also a fantastic job on the article about Free Comic Book Day at Capital (Billy is the man!), Third Eye and Twilight Zone [The Comic Crusaders http://bayweekly.com/articles/people/article/comic-crusaders]. Thank you for contributing to giving the comics industry the good name it deserves! ...

Article - Correspondence; by Susan Cole - 5/19/11

Thanks from Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage

Dear Bay Weekly: The Calvert Garden Club is grateful for the cover article about the 2011 Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage at Scientists’ Cliffs that appeared in your April 28 edition. For the first time in the 74-year history of the Pilgrimage, houses and gardens in Scientists’ Cliffs were featured on this tour. Margaret Tearman’s focus on the history of Scientists’ Cliffs was enhanced by her interviews with homeowners and...

Article - Correspondence; by Jeff Schaub - 5/19/11

Naptown BarBayQ Success

Dear Bay Weekly: I am a member of the Parole Rotary Club and I want to thank you for your excellent coverage of the Naptown BarBayQ. I think the event was a great success. –Jeff Schaub, Annapolis

Article - Letter from the Editor; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 5/19/11

Get Ready to Have Fun

Summer’s just around the corner — and with it comes 101 Ways to Have Fun 2011

Here at Bay Weekly, we’re eager as elves at Santa’s workshop the week before Christmas. It’s not just that a big project is nearing its celebratory conclusion, though that’s certainly part of the energetic anticipation we’re feeling. 101 Ways to Have Fun: Your Indispensable Guide to Summer on the Bay has kept us focused long and hard, and we’ll be tucking it in our regular issue on May 26, just a week away. ...

Article - Movie Reviews; by Diana Beechener - 5/19/11

Bridesmaids

Kristen Wiig proves that women can be funny too, when they write the script.

Annie (Kristen Wiig: Paul) isn’t having the best year. Her cake-baking business went under in the recession. She’s in a sex-only relationship with a vapid but handsome user (Jon Hamm: Mad Men). Now childhood friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph: Saturday Night Live) asks Annie to be her maid of honor. This should be good news. But as Annie fumbles through planning bachelorette parties and showers, she discovers that weddings are a nightmare. Already...