Artist Marshall Adams has painted over 350 murals in cities all over the United States, but thinks that his current assignment on Main St. will be one of his most memorable. “Painting a mural this big in my hometown is pretty monumental,” he says. Adams is a Harford County native…
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The historic Bel Air Armory will feature an evening of Jazz with the Defractions Jazz Band on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Whether finessing the beautiful jazz standards such as Satin Doll, Bye-Bye Blackbird and Take Five or the contemporary jazz renditions of Sade, Frankie Beverly and Bob James, Defractions Jazz…
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Who has a big heart in Bel Air? Apparently, quite a few of us. People from many different walks of life – businesses, artists, libraries, schools, non-profits and government officials – are coming together to create “Hearts of Harford,” a first-ever public art project in the Town of Bel Air….
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Seven good reasons to visit the Historical Society of Harford County. 1. It is a tourist destination. Really. Each year, people travel to the Historical Society of Harford County to research family histories. They arrive from around Maryland as well as from points all over the country. Authors, teachers and…
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Karen Jacobs has a vivid picture of how Bel Air’s Arts & Entertainment District and its retail and professional services community will one day fit together. Karen owns Tiny Toes at 4 N. Main St. and is the newly elected president of the Bel Air Downtown Alliance. “Start walking down…
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A rare peek behind the doors of a treasured historic home, the McKinney-Graybeal House, is available next Sunday, February 10. The Historical Society of Harford County (HSHC) arranged the tour to raise funds for essential updates of their headquarters, the former Bel Air Post Office. About McKinney-Graybeal House John McKinney,…
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You might notice a few more hymns in the Bel Air Community Chorus’s 2012 -13 repertoire. That’s because new director Jerrold Tidwell has devoted his career to organ and sacred music. By day, Jerrold is the full-time Director of Music and Liturgy at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic…
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Ryan Nicotra (BAHS ’07) believes that every town needs a place where residents, no matter what their means, can go to a thought-provoking play and, later, step out for a post-theater snack. So much the better if you can walk from one to another. Armed with a theater degree from…
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