Gaurdian (From the UK) Drops our Name...Kinda

We got some press oversees this week. Pretty cool, even if they got our name wrong. 

We remember when The Gaurdian showed up at Dirty Dancing in April, chaperoned by the Carrots (SCT knows how to network). Cute little British reporters seemed to enjoy themselves. A fact checker called for photos in June. But after that, we never heard form them. Until this week! Just in time to correspond to our BEST of BALTIMORE win!

Here's an excerpt...

"Baltimore comes with a question mark. As in: "I've just been to Baltimore." "Baltimore?" Or, "I'm writing about the arts scene in Baltimore." "Baltimore?"

We get questioned by locals, too; as soon as they hear our English accents they ask, almost incredulously, "What brings you to Baltimore?"

The city, situated at the inner tip of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland, is just 30 minutes from Washington DC by train but has yet to establish itself on the tourist trail. The city began as a colonial trading outpost, became an industrial boom town, and finally collateral damage following the demise of home-grown American industry. Now east and west Baltimore, as seen in The Wire, are virtually no-go areas for those who don't live there, and poverty has battered the city's confidence. But the hard times haven't knocked the spirit out of the place. The arts scene in Baltimore is thriving: as well as a host of museums and galleries, there's a vibrant grassroots movement."

"...The next night we find ourselves in another flat, this one known as The Annex Theatre (419 East Oliver Street, annextheater.x10hosting.com), where the local Effervescent Dance Company perform an inspired gender-bending version of Dirty Dancing. Bedroom doors lead off the stage. The audience is cheering and we recognise a few faces from last night. The Baltimore arts scene is composed of a loyal and formidably proactive crowd, setting up theatres, galleries and music venues wherever they can. Here, in Baltimore, you have to do it yourself."