Dedicated is what springs to mind when I think about my conversation with Urbana High School’s Spanish teacher, guitar teacher and orchestra director Hector Ayerdiz. “My job as a teacher—students come in at different levels—is to help them improve their…
The world of color and how it speaks is what painter Bernadette Miller is all about. Her latest exhibit of vibrant landscapes in eye-catching hues of aqua and green and mauve is at the Urbana Library hall gallery. New Market…
Urbana High art teacher Tracey Ellis-Guss pushes all the right buttons. “I’m a big advocate of reaching out to other teachers and their students and the community at large,” she said, to show what our students can do. In fact,…
With age, art and life become one, said the French master of cubism George Braque. So, too, is the artwork represented at the Delaplaine’s sparkling show “Over 70,” which highlights the work of 163 of the area’s experienced artists. The…
Tucked off MD 355 down Hyattstown Mill Road at the edge of Little Bennett Regional Park is Hyattstown Mill, home of the Hyattstown Mill Arts Project (HMAP) that celebrated its 20th anniversary during the recent Heritage Days Festival with the…
Artist Goodloe Byron needs no introduction, especially if you’ve seen his murals on the Church Street Parking Garage in Frederick, at the Red Line Metro in Silver Spring, in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon area—or more locally at The Surf House, Kannavis…
For 16 seasons, Anne Bertinuson has been growing specialty cut flowers, flowering plants and herbs on Rosebud Estates, a farm she rents on Route 80 in Monrovia. “I specialize in lilies and grow them from April to November,” she said…
Baked goods “without all of the hard feelings”–with this mission statement, Sage Cakery seemed like something I had to experience! The newly opened Sage Cakery, the passion of owners Nikkie Byrd and partner Kurtis Esworthy, greets you with the energy…
This summer, the Delaplaine’s satellite gallery at the Urbana Regional Library is showcasing the unique 3D painted canvas creations of Lyndie Vantine entitled “Natural Topography.” Considering the immense natural beauty of surrounding Frederick County, the exhibit provides a cool respite…
I was well into a satisfying Buddha bowl at one of the small tables by the bay window at Hippy Chick Hummus when the owner, Erika Brown, came in to sit down and chat. Baby greens, curried quinoa, chickpeas, red…
