README: Two Cautions
Reader Beware Elusive Fringe
One: Please pin down your fringe first
Unless you can go with the flow, call in advance to confirm date, time, and particulars. Jimbo makes mistakes; the sources he relies on sometimes make mistakes, and sometimes (albeit rarely) the fringe event itself is hard to find or disappears altogether.
Case in point: On November 23, James Beau planned to review the exhibit of work by Maryland Institute College of Art members of the American Institute of Graphic Artists as listed in the last Events posting. He didn’t know where mica’s Meyerhoff Private Dining Room Gallery was located, so he checked the mica website. Three (3!) phone calls later (Special Events, Exhibits, Student activities) he learned something like, “It’s in the Meyerhoff residence hall on Lafayette Street a block from the main building, ask for directions to the room at the entrance desk.”
About 5:15, the receptionist directed me to the room, which was empty except for a few tables and chairs. I returned to the desk and asked about the opening and show. The student at the desk said there is supposed to be an exhibit. He knew the organizer of the show and was looking forward to it, but couldn’t help me further.
I checked mica's website calendar when I returned home. It indicated the show would be in the dining room beginning on November 24, but it also said the show's opening was on December 2. The mica calenar on December 1 shows the exhibit in the dining room from today through Dec. 17, with the opening reception on Dec. 9.
One: Please pin down your fringe first
Unless you can go with the flow, call in advance to confirm date, time, and particulars. Jimbo makes mistakes; the sources he relies on sometimes make mistakes, and sometimes (albeit rarely) the fringe event itself is hard to find or disappears altogether.
Case in point: On November 23, James Beau planned to review the exhibit of work by Maryland Institute College of Art members of the American Institute of Graphic Artists as listed in the last Events posting. He didn’t know where mica’s Meyerhoff Private Dining Room Gallery was located, so he checked the mica website. Three (3!) phone calls later (Special Events, Exhibits, Student activities) he learned something like, “It’s in the Meyerhoff residence hall on Lafayette Street a block from the main building, ask for directions to the room at the entrance desk.”
About 5:15, the receptionist directed me to the room, which was empty except for a few tables and chairs. I returned to the desk and asked about the opening and show. The student at the desk said there is supposed to be an exhibit. He knew the organizer of the show and was looking forward to it, but couldn’t help me further.
I checked mica's website calendar when I returned home. It indicated the show would be in the dining room beginning on November 24, but it also said the show's opening was on December 2. The mica calenar on December 1 shows the exhibit in the dining room from today through Dec. 17, with the opening reception on Dec. 9.
Illuminated by streets and interiors, the architecture in Bolton Hill and along Mt. Royal Avenue was spectacular in the misty, late autumn evening. I was glad to talk to a student equally interested in the Exhibit and I enjoyed the evening. However, readers, please use the links and telephone numbers to confirm, especially if you are a person who hates disappointment.
Two: Please don't pin down my fringe
A definition of “Baltimore Fringe” eludes me, as does my goal of weekly posts of events and at least one review a week. So readers, beware, but enjoy whenever and wherever possible.
posted by James Beau at 2:54 PM
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