Posted inExplore Baltimore Sports Saturdays

Sports Saturdays: Lingerie Football League

Like watching football, but wish it was a sexier sport? Look no further than the Lingerie Football League (LFL), a women’s 7-on-7 tackle American football league created in 2009. The concept of this alternative football league started as entertainment in the halftime show of the Super Bowl in 2004. One of the highest viewed pay-per-view events, it was turned into a professional sporting event. Baltimore premiered its very own team this year – the Baltimore Charm.

November 13, 2010Posted inExplore Baltimore, Sports SaturdaysNo Comments
Posted inExplore Baltimore Food Fridays

Food Fridays: Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop

Looking for some authentic Italian eats? Look no further than Baltimore’s own Little Italy, home to over thirty restaurants! After getting stuffed with multiple helpings of pasta at any neighboring restaurant, head over to Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop for some decadent Italian desserts. They’ve got cannoli, they’ve got tiramisu, they’ve got a variety of cakes and cookies. After visiting Vaccaro’s, there is nothing more you could possibly want.

November 12, 2010Posted inExplore Baltimore, Food FridaysNo Comments
Posted inMusic Reviews

Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer

Cee Lo Green, more famously known for his work as one half of Gnarls Barkley, is back with his third studio album, The Lady Killer, which dropped November 9. Ever since the first single from the album, “F*ck You” (or more appropriately titled “Forget You”), was dropped, the music industry was abuzz about Cee Lo, with good reason. The Lady Killer proves to be an album worth giving a listen. Cee Lo transcends the R&B label, with a sound that strikes as being more alternative. This isn’t Gnarls Barkley, and you won’t find anything similar to “Crazy” on the album’s fourteen tracks; however, that does not matter because The Lady Killer offers that great Cee Lo sound.

November 11, 2010Posted inMusic, ReviewsNo Comments
Posted inExplore Baltimore Theater Thursdays

Theater Thursdays: Centerstage

Baltimore Centerstage, the head of Maryland Theater, is now showing ReEntry, a powerful and heartwarming play involving the return of a Marine soldier to a life he left behind. Directed by KJ Sanchez, this acclaimed new play seeks to get inside the mind of a man who is trying to adjust going from battlefields to backyard barbecues. Sanchez took special attention to stories from real soldiers, and she used the material she gathered as a basis for her play.

Baltimore’s Centerstage prides itself in offering intelligent, bold interpretations of modern and contemporary plays, so ReEntry will definitely have the audience enraptured from the very beginning.

November 11, 2010Posted inExplore Baltimore, Theater ThursdaysNo Comments
Posted inExplore Baltimore Wacky Wednesdays

Wacky Wednesday: Edgar Allan Poe Gravesite

Author Edgar Allan Poe is highly revered in literature, the nation, and particularly his hometown of Baltimore. In fact, so revered that his gravesite attracts many on a typical drive through the city.

Poe was originally buried in 1849 in an unmarked grave. Today, that is far from the case. The marble monument is both unmistakable and unavoidable. The granite base itself measures 6 feet on each side. A bust of Poe sits atop the base, inscribed with the dates 1809 and 1849 and Poe’s name along the bottom.

November 10, 2010Posted inExplore Baltimore, Wacky Wednesdays2 Comments
Posted inExplore Baltimore Tourism Tuesdays

Tourism Tuesday: The Water Taxi

Ready to take to the opens seas? Well, in Baltimore, you can at least take the Harbor with the Water Taxi.  It’s the perfect mode of transportation for exploring and sightseeing in Baltimore.

For more than twenty-five years, the Water Taxi has been one of the best guides to Baltimore waterfront. Providing access to dozens of tourism attractions, restaurants, and boutiques, you can take the Taxi to the Aquarium, the Rusty Scupper, Harbor East, Maritime Park, Captain James Landing and more!

November 9, 2010Posted inExplore Baltimore, Tourism TuesdaysNo Comments
Posted inExplore Baltimore Museum Mondays

Museum Monday: Geppi’s Entertainment Museum

Who ever said there couldn’t be a museum about pop culture? At Geppi’s Entertainment Museum, you can take a stroll through memory lane with some of your childhood favorites, everything from comic strips to TV shows, books to feature films.

With almost 6,000 artifacts spanning the last 250 years, in this case comics, cereal boxes, dolls, games, and more, you’re sure to encounter some of the most legendary and generation-shaping characters (Superman, Mickey Mouse, and Barbie to name a few!) In each room, you’ll find both educational and entertaining exhibits to bring your imagination to life.

November 8, 2010Posted inExplore Baltimore, Museum MondaysNo Comments