by Snally Gaster on January 12, 2011
They’re not actually pigs. But they definitely know comedy. Would you like to be one? They’re the Comedy Pigs and they’ll be in Westminster this weekend. Plus they have a cool logo, and bigger plus, they seem to be looking for funny people. Not just to come laugh, but to actually become one of the [...]
by Snally Gaster on September 1, 2010
Well, not yet. But we can see the future. The army will be following the Rogues, America’s #1 Celtic Band, who are coming to the Carroll Arts Center on Friday, September 24 at 8 p.m. Here they are a few years ago at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. And hey, isn’t that coming up, too? Bagpipes, [...]
by Snally Gaster on August 20, 2010
Okay, it’s actually Harvard beats Yale 29-29, and it’s a documentary showing at the Carroll Arts Center, and it’s got Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, roommates of Al Gore and George Bush, the Vietnam War, 1968, a quarterback who hasn’t lost since seventh grade, two undefeated teams, and some really bad cheerleading. And once again, [...]
by Snally Gaster on August 3, 2010
Hey, that’s not Rock n Roll. No, dummy, it’s bluegrass. And it’s good. That’s the Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition. Here’s their schedule if you want to see them, or you can just wait till they come to Westminster on Saturday, August 14 at 7:30. Not only are they great musicians, but they can even make you [...]
by Snally Gaster on July 30, 2010
So here’s how you handle a bully, Dads. Or not. Anyway, the movie is Spy Kids. You can see it free with your kids in Westminster on Tuesday, August 10 at 7. It’s the last film in the Carroll Art Center’s free summer series. The Carroll Arts Center’s downtown in Westminster at 91 West Main [...]
by Snally Gaster on June 15, 2010
They’re from Philly. They’re coming to Westminster. They’re fun. See them on a Wednesday, actually during the day, June 30. By then the kids will already be going nuts with boredom. A little dancing will do them good. Where: The Carroll Arts Center Who: Alex & the Kaleidoscope Band When: Wednesday, June 30 at 10:30 [...]
It’s not a happy tale. It’s the origin of the phrase “pay the piper.” It’s about a town in Germany in the late Middle Ages, Hamelin, where the rats run rampant and the town is helpless to stop them. When along comes a piper. He promises to lure the rats out of town for a [...]
by Snally Gaster on February 21, 2010
Do you think swing music is cool? How about Shakespeare? The Carroll County Art Center’s got too much of a good thing this Sunday. First the Blue Moon Big Band playing their old good music at 3:00, and then The Shakespeare Factory (you’ve got time for dinner between shows), puts on The Comedy of Errors [...]