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Article - Our Capital by Ellen Moyer; by Ellen Moyer - 12/23/10

Take to the Woods

Oh the things you can see!

In the cathedral of the forests, the mysteries and magic of Mother Nature come alive. Through the soaring pillars of trees, rising in arching canopies, streams of sunlight reflect on the forest floor. In cathedrals of nature and of faith, we are awed in the presence of harmony. Like the great cathedral builders, 19th century French landscape painter Camille Corot was inspired by the woods. Fascinated by the play of sunlight on color, he recorded the crisscross of shadow and light across...

Article - News; by Diana Beechener - 12/23/10

Culture in a Flash

The Annapolis Chorale takes Messiah to the masses

In the middle of the shopping rush on the last Saturday before Christmas, one Nordstrom customer stopped browsing and started singing. Another 100 voices joined in, singing a seemingly impromptu but suspiciously professional “Hallalujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah. The reason for the effortless harmony: The Annapolis Chorale was adding an enticing fourth performance to the usual three nights of singing the Messiah. That’s right, Nordstrom Annapolis was Flash Mobbed....

Article - News; by Eric Smith - 12/23/10

Working Through the Tide

Local volunteers keep Bay cleanup moving in spite of missed deadline

2010 was supposed to be the year we cleaned up the Bay. Its nutrient- and sediment-reduction and dissolved-oxygen and underwater grass-improvement goals: all deadlines we missed. But as 2010 ends, many people are still working for a cleaner Chesapeake. Here’s a year-end review of what two local grant-winning projects are doing to change the way we do things on dry land — because everything we put on land ends up in the Bay. The Spa Creek Conservancy and the Scenic Rivers...

Article - Features; by by Louise Vest; illustrations by Betsy Kehne - 12/23/10

Our Coldest Christmas

Searching for holiday warmth led us to Florida — and back

It was an injury right before Christmas 1977 that sent us looking for warmer weather. My husband’s accident could have been more serious. He was flown to shock trauma in the chopper and was there for a few days’ observation as the docs worried about his head injury. But my chides about him being hard-headed were literally true, and he was soon out of danger. His shoulder, however, was another matter. Editor’s note: Traditions return at holiday time to knit our past and...

Article - Theatre Reviews; by Jane C. Elkin - 12/23/10

Bay Theatre Company’s The Foreigner

Forget the holidays and laugh!

The Bay Theatre Company hits new heights of hilarity with The Foreigner, Larry Shue’s award-winning comedy about personal transformation and miscommunication. Judging from opening night’s nearly full house, local audiences are finally taking note. It’s about time, too, for Annapolis’ only professional theatre, always solid, has matured into exceptional. Perhaps word has spread that the season opener — Lips Together, Teeth Apart — was recommended as a...

Article - Letter from the Editor; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 12/16/10

Our Guide to Giving

Warm your heart over the stories of neighbors whose giving satisfies the ache of real need

All Elsa’s grandparents are stumped. What can Santa bring to a nine-year-old who already has two of everything and sometimes 22? She loves Webkinz, but her mother and father say their Webkinz population has already exploded. There are plenty of things I want to give this granddaughter, but few of them fit in a box that can be wrapped up with a bow. Ten-year-old grandson Jack, on the other hand, knows just what he wants. Jack wants an iPad. Those real-world dilemmas played at the...

Article - Correspondence; by Grant Zeigenfuse - 12/16/10

What an Old Intern’s Up To

Dear Bay Weekly: After my spring, 2009, internship at Bay Weekly, wanted to update you on my continuing post-retirement quest to keep myself off the streets of Annapolis and out of trouble. After my work as a Legacy Leadership program volunteer through the legislative session with Del. Mary Ann Love, I went back the next year and worked for Mary Christine Jackman, who is the investments manager in the Treasury. This was an extended stay and my responsibility was to reconcile some 14,000 paper...

Article - Correspondence; by Kim Ethridge - 12/16/10

Link Here to CBF’s 2010 Wall Calendar

Dear Bay Weekly: I love Diana Beechener’s Dec. 9 article on all the different calendars. However, the website link for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s calendar is incorrect. The correct url is www.cbf.org/store. Thanks! –Kim Ethridge, Electronic & Interactive Media Manager: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Article - Correspondence; by Mary Jo Murray - 12/16/10

A Very Positive Experience

Dear Bay Weekly: I have been meaning to say thank you for all your work in producing the three Maryland Avenue pages that really turned out great in the Season’s Bounty Holiday Guide. I especially appreciate your initiative and patience. A very positive experience with Bay Weekly. I will want to work with you in the future. Happy Holidays to all. –Mary Jo Murray, Evergreen Antiques

Article - The Bay Gardener by Dr. Francis Gouin; by Dr. Francis Gouin - 12/16/10

Deck the Halls with Greenery from Your Yard

Your evergreens will get a good pruning while you clip and snap

The tradition of bringing greens indoors comes from Europe and Scandinavia. The winters were long, and bringing greens in the house gave hope that spring would soon be coming. It must have worked, as we still do it today. If your evergreens are overgrown, now is the time to prune them back into shape and use the greens for decorations. Don’t be afraid to take the pruners and whack those evergreens. To be safe and to have a cleaner home, avoid using boughs of Norway spruce because they...