Has anyone mentioned National Bohemian yet? If not, National Bohemian.
(WJZ) Major money problems have led to the final curtain call for the Senator Theatre.It's the end of an era. Major money problems have led to the final curtain call for the Senator Theatre. The landmark theater has shown its last film as its owner faces foreclosure. Mike Schuh has more on the struggles.For the first time in 70 years, the Senator has closed. To run this landmark, it costs $100,000 a month. Money from admissions doesn't even come close.
Proud moments, Baltimore!http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-dixon-trial0106,0,1965267.story
Nicky Smith (the son of City Paper co-founder Russ Smith) has a short black-and-white documentary, Shut Down and Shut Up, circulating online right now that is worth a look. Basically, it's him sitting down with the proprietors of the since-defunct Scarey Studios, Floristree, the Hexagon, Hamilton Arts Collective, the since-defunct Wham City, the Bank, and the "NC" ("Scott," with his face blurred and voice altered), and talking about the challenges and motivations behind running a DIY space. It's to-the-point and brief at 16 minutes, but it gives all of the folks involved plenty of opportunity to talk candidly about their spaces. Rocking back and forth in a chair, Dan Deacon muses, "It's weird to have a level of responsibility that revolves around other people being irresponsible." Maybe our favorite line, however, comes from Floristree's Shaun Flynn: "There are three working bathrooms, and people will still piss in the elevator"
