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‘I'm playing Jesus': 10-year-old Maryland girl lands role with Metropolitan Opera
A 10-year-old Maryland girl is taking the stage at the Metropolitan Opera of New York as baby Jesus in “El Niño,” which tells the story of the Nativity. Fourth grader Gabby Tennor of Hagerstown has always loved acting and performing, so she decided to audition for the show.
Hagerstown unveils sculpture of Clara Barton along cultural trail
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — A special battlefield hero was honored in Hagerstown on Tuesday. Clara Barton, a legend from the Civil War era, was saluted on the city’s cultural trail with a sculpture of her that a local artist created. A Massachusetts native, Barton came to work at Union Station at the outbreak […]
Portraits for a Cause
A local artist collaborates with celebrities to bring awareness to the work they do for humanitarian organizations. Author and humanitarian Sam Childers (aka the Machine Gun Preacher), Thaddeus Bullard (WWE Titus O’Neil), and other celebrities are part of local portrait artist Nicole Troup’s mission to bring awareness to her Portraits for a Cause project. Her most recent painting of actress Gianna Simone is bringing awareness to foster care systems just in time for Foster Care Awareness month—recognized each May.
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