In The Spotlight

Whether you are a visitor in your own backyard, or you’ve traveled far to get here, Bel Air welcomes you with a smile and plenty to see and do! Live music, workshops, festivals, shopping, dining, and public art are just a few of the reasons to relax and stay a while.

Farmers’ Markets – Open for the Season!

Farmers’ Markets – Open for the Season!  In addition to its vibrant business communities, ask almost anyone to name what Harford County is known for and many will respond that it’s known for its farmland.  Long before going to a Farmer’s Market became the hip thing to do, Harford County farmers have…

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Unsung authors at the Historical Society of Harford County

Of the 113 Harford Historical Bulletins in print, Jim Chrismer’s personal favorite is still #86, Above and Beyond: The Civil War Careers of Alfred B. Hilton and Charles E. Phelps. It recalls the only two Civil War soldiers from Harford County who received the Medal of Honor. “These two soldiers…

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Four smiling young adults on a stage raise their right hands to audience

Your play’s the thing at the BOOM Playwrights Intensive

If you have ever – even for a moment — thought about writing a play, but just didn’t know where to begin, drop everything and sign up for the upcoming BOOM Playwrights Intensive, sponsored by the BOOM Theatre Company. It’s a rare chance to learn the mechanics of play writing,…

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Main Street consignment shop expansion includes new art gallery

Sometimes, art venues appear in the least likely of places. At first glance, Barely Used Consignments on Main St. is a great place to score a reasonably priced piece of furniture,  a fashionable outfit or home accessory. Dig deeper, though, and you’ll find that they offer so much more. Moving…

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Diae Quick, wearing a red print dress, holds a portait of a veteran on an easel

Harford Artist offers no-cost portraits to vets

Diane Quick, a long-time Harford Artists Association member, has her own particular brand of “giving back” to local veterans: she will paint his or her portrait at no charge. Portraits, Diane believes, provide the subject with a powerful insight into how the world perceives him or her. Diane worries that…

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A group of young adults sitting on the grass at Shamrock Park, listening to a rock concert

Main Street consignment shop expansion includes new art gallery

Sometimes, art venues can appear in the least likely of places.  At first glance, Barely Used Consignments on Main St. is a great place to score a reasonably priced piece of furniture or a fashionable outfit or accessory for your home. Dig deeper, though, and you’ll find that they offer…

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Ryan Nicotra, dressed in a grey suit jacket and light slacks, smiling in front of the stage in the Frederick Ward Armory Park

Rockfield Manor Hosts Decorators’ Show House

  Rockfield Manor will be the host to the Chesapeake Cancer Alliance’s Decorators’ Show House from September 7-22, 2013. Located at 501 Churchville Road, Rockfield Manor is a historic home built in 1921. During this event, the home, as well as the spacious gardens, will be transformed by local decorators…

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Maryland State Arts Council seeks deserving srtists for annual awards

The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) invites Maryland artists to apply for the competitive 2014 Individual Artist Award (IAA). Each year, the award recognizes the value of artists and their work to the cultural vitality of Maryland. Through the Individual Artist Award Program, The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation administers MSAC…

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Marshall Adams sitting in Shamrock Coffee and showing the drawings he prepared before starting to paint the mural on the Sheriff's Office

Harford’s native muralist takes art to the streets

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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