Husband and wife Andrew and Lanny Dowell (with their kids Gabrielle and Mason in the background)

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• Husband and wife Andrew and Lanny Dowell have been together ever since they were high school sweethearts. Now they’re parents, and professionals: Lanny works in a delivery room as a birthing doula… as for Andrew, he runs a funeral home. Birth, death, and a love story that proves the old adage ‘opposites attract’
• Signal contributor William P. Tandy joins the program to share a personal story about a tattoo whose deeper meaning wasn’t revealed until long after the ink was dry
• And we hit the streets of Baltimore and ask “What’s your tattoo?” and we pay a visit to the Baltimore Tattoo Museum, where a short visit can leave you with a permanent souvenir

HELPFUL LINKS:

William P. Tandy’s Eight Stone Press

The Baltimore Tattoo Museum

The Baltimore Museum of Art

Friday night (05.30.08) Ric Royer and G Lucas host Dark Cabinet of the Strange Weird, an evening of scary stories and scary music at St. John’s Church. The presentation will also feature films by Erin Womack and Evan Devine as well as some surprise mystery guests. St. John’s Church is located at 2640 St. Paul Street. Doors open at 7pm and costumes are encouraged.

Also Friday night (05.30.08), alt country band The Wayfarers, featuring Signal contributor Jason Tinney, will celebrate the release of their new album Sorrow and Snakes with a live show at the Austin Grill in Canton. Showtime is 9 o’clock, and the Austin Grill is at 2400 Boston Street. More information is at www.wayfarersband.net.

This weekend, the Under the Table Theater Ensemble from Brooklyn presents SOLO: A Two-Person Show at Baltimore’s Theater Project. This nationally touring company combines physical comedy and themes of social responsibility. Shows are Friday (05.30.08) and Saturday (05.31.08) nights at 7pm and Sunday at 3pm. Theater Project is at 45 West Preston Street, and more information is online at www.theatreproject.org.

The Art Between the Creeks spring show opens Friday night (05.30.08) in Annapolis and features eclectic work from 19 local artists. The reception will be held from 6pm-9pm in a temporary gallery situated in the Annapolis Yacht Club’s Sailing Center. The show runs through Sunday, the address is 2 Compromise Street, and you can find more information at: www.artbetweenthecreeks.us.

And this weekend, Goya Contemporary art gallery celebrates the work of renowned artists Louisa Chase and Christine Neill with a show of paintings and drawings. The opening reception takes place Friday night (05.30.08) from 6 to 8 pm, and the show runs through July 5th. The Goya Contemporary Gallery is at 3000 Chestnut Avenue, Mill Centre #214 in Baltimore, and more information is at www.goyacontemporary.com.