Recommended Sites - Movies and Theaters
 

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    Classical Music Library
      A fully searchable classical music resource—a comprehensive database of distinguished classical recordings. It includes tens of thousands of licensed recordings that users can listen to on the Internet.

    Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries®
      An encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. The database includes more than 35,000 individual tracks of music, spoken word, and natural and human-made sounds.

    African American Song
      Includes 50,000 tracks of music consisting of jazz, blues, gospel, and other forms of African American music.

    Theatre in Video
      Contains more than 250 of the world’s most important plays, together with more than 100 video documentaries, online in streaming video—more than 500 hours in all.

    Movies
   
 Academy Awards
      The official site of the "Oscar," from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science.
   
 AMG All Movie Guide
      Comprehensive database of music and films, old and new.
   
Based on the Book
      Mid-Continent Public Library site which compiles over 1,000 books, novels, short stories and plays that have been made into movies since 1980. Searchable by movie, book and author.
   
Internet Movie Database
      Amazon.com site with filmographies, plot summaries, ratings, running times, trivia and more.
   
Motion Picture Association of America – Movie Ratings
      This site explains the criteria for each of the MPAA ratings. Click on Search Ratings Database to find the MPAA rating of a particular movie.
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Moviefone
      This site gives show times and features trailers for current movies in local theaters.  It also allows you to search for movies by location or by movie title.
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    Theater
   
Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre
      Seasonal local theater company’s home page.
   
Arena Stage
      DC theater featuring classics, new plays and contemporary stories.
   
Arts Council of Anne Arundel County (Formerly the Cultural Arts Foundation of Anne Arundel County)
      The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County supports, strengthens,
and promotes the cultural attractions and artists of our area.
   
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 
      Home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the concert hall occasionally features other music events.
   
Center Stage
      Home page for Baltimore’s Center Stage.
   
Chesapeake Arts Center
      A community arts center for the literary, visual and performing arts.
   
Colonial Players of Annapolis
      Annapolis theater company’s homepage. 
   
Folger Theatre
      Associated with the Folger Shakespeare Library in DC, this theater offers classical plays and music events.
   
Ford’s Theatre
      Downtown DC’s historical theater and museum. Site of Lincoln’s assassination.
   

France-Merrick Performing Arts Center

      The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center is located at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore and features plays and musical presentations.
   
Internet Broadway Database
      The official database for Broadway theater information from its beginning to the current day.
   
Kennedy Center
      John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts home page.
   
Lyric Opera House
      This Baltimore institution offers an array of musical performances including dance, opera and pop.
   
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
      A community art center for the visual, performing, and creative arts.
   
National Theatre
      Located near the White House, the National Theatre features Broadway plays and other special events
   
Playbill Online
      Theatre magazine site with theatre news and ticket information.
   
Shakespeare Theatre
      This DC theater produces classical theater and is considered one of the best Shakespeare Theaters in the country. 
   
Studio Theatre 
      This DC theater focuses on contemporary productions and is a haven for new artists
   
Warner Theatre
      Dating back to the 1920s, this historic theater offers theatrical and musical presentations
   
Wolf Trap Farm Park
      The park features a large outdoor concert pavilion for music and theatrical performances as well as “barns” that feature children’s programs and workshops
    Venues
   
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 
      Home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the concert hall occasionally features other music events.
   
DAR Constitution Hall
      This historic landmark is DC's largest concert venue.
   

France-Merrick Performing Arts Center

      The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center is located at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore and features plays and musical presentations.
   
Lyric Opera House
      This Baltimore institution offers an array of musical performances including dance, opera and pop.
   
Nissan Pavilion
      This outdoor concert hall is located in Northern VA.
   
Pier Six Concert Pavilion
      Located next to the National Aquarium at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, this stage offers an eclectic mix of summer concerts.
   
Washington Symphony Orchestra
      The WSO performs in a variety of settings, but calls DAR Constitution Hall home.
   
Wolf Trap Farm Park
      The park features a large outdoor concert pavilion for music and theatrical performances as well as “barns” that feature children’s programs and workshops
   
Pier Six Concert Pavilion
      Located next to the National Aquarium at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, this stage offers an eclectic mix of summer concerts.


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