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Singer. Songwriter. Actress. Agency boss. Presenter. Executive theater manager. It’s that last title that matters most, especially to the Frederick arts community. Of all the jobs Stephanie Chaiken has had in her decades-long career in the arts, her latest task as the Weinberg Center for the Arts’ leader is perhaps the gig she was always meant to land.
Whether it’s being gob-smacked by the crashing force of Niagara Falls, sitting on a beach hypnotically gazing at ocean waves or paddling down a lazy river, people are drawn to water when planning their getaways. Raystown Lake, taking up 8,300 surface acres in southcentral Pennsylvania, is a water destination perfect for boating enthusiasts, anglers, campers and hikers, or those preferring to stretch out in a comfy chair and scan the skies for Bald Eagles.
If there is a common bond among the diverse group of people who make up this year’s “People to Watch,” it might be that they are all creators in some regard. Whether they are making imaginative quilts or building a business amid a pandemic or growing a voice of advocacy for the agricultural community, they are all creating something.
In 2022, Maggie Bienefeld was a recently divorced mother of five children, unable to provide a place to live for her family. Eventually she moved into a friend’s basement but knew that wasn’t a solution.
As spring emerges in Frederick County, we are all heading outside to enjoy the lovely weather, a nice hike and maybe even enjoy some of the renowned outdoor dining.
“The king of instruments” is how Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart described the pipe organ. Standing beneath the nearly complete organ at Calvary United Methodist Church, with many of its nearly 3,000 pipes climbing two stories above the pulpit, it is easy to see why the composer felt that way.