by GREG G. WEBER
The St. John’s
Bible
Come view the
Book of Wisdom
Donald Jackson, senior scribe in the crown
office of the queen of England, had a dream:
to print and illustrate the Bible in the fashion
of medieval monks, something that had not
been done since the invention of the printing press. He found enthusiastic partners in
the Benedictine monks of St. John’s Abbey in
Collegeville, Minn., an order that has a long
history of manuscript housing and preservation. On March 8, 2000, Jackson took a quill
pen in hand and wrote the first words: “In the
beginning was the Word …”
Today, the Bible is still being produced (in
seven volumes, with handmade inks and silver
and gold leaf on more than 1,000 pages of vel-
ave
Date
CI TY CENTER
the
St. Patrick’s
Day Parade
March 15
As it has done for
more than 50 years,
always the Sunday
before St. Patrick’s Day,
the parade steps off
from the Washington
Monument and heads
south on North Charles
Street then East on
Pratt Street to the Inner
Harbor. irishparade.net
MOUNT VERNON
’Tis a Pity She’s
a Whore
March 11–April 5
Despite the sound of
the title, the play was
first performed in the
early 1600s. Forbidden
love and bloody, tragic
endings have a way
of being timeless.
At Centerstage.
410-332-0033;
centerstage.org
CITY GUIDE
Baltimore
lum), but a special exhibition of 22 pages from
the Book of Wisdom will be on view through
May 24 at the Walters Art Museum, in the
Mount Vernon section of Baltimore. “
Illuminating the Word: The St. John’s Bible” will
be displayed alongside 50 manuscripts and
objects from the museum’s permanent collection. 410-547-9000; the walters.org.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Donald Jackson, Copyright 2007
The Saint John’s Bible and the Hill Museum &
Manuscript Library, Saint John’s University,
Collegeville, Minnesota, USA
Scripture quotations are from the New Revised
Standard Version of the Bible, Catholic Edition,
Copyright 1993, 1989 National Council of the Churches
of Christ in the United States of America.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Menopause:
The Musical
The setting is a
department store;
the players are four
women who meet
by chance over a
black lace bra and
share nothing in
common except
hot flashes, mood
swings and the
dreaded change of
life. What follows is
90 minutes of mirth
and inspiration
designed to open
channels of dis-
cussion and lift
spirits through
laughter and
a lighthearted
ex-ploration of
women’s common
ground. The show
is set to 25 re-
lyricized hits of
the 1960s and
1970s and has
played in more
than 200 cities
across the United
States and in 12
countries. March
3-8. Hippodrome
Theatre at the
France-Merrick
Performing Arts
Center. Other
shows at the Hip-
podrome during
March and April:
Riverdance, Cats,
A Bronx Tale. 410-
547-7328; france-
merrickpac.com.
CAMDEN YARDS
Orioles vs.
Yankees
April 6
At 3:05 p.m., the season
will open with the first
of 15 April home games
for the Birds. Other
opponents: the Rays,
the White Sox, the
Rangers and the Angels.
410-685-9800;
baltimore.orioles.mlb.com
CITY CENTER
Mellow Out
Mondays
Every Monday
night
Jazz and blues by Lady D
and her house band on a
night when it can be hard
to find something to do.
(And if you can’t make
Monday, Wednesday is
singles night!) From
7 p.m. to midnight,
Eden’s Lounge. 410-244-
0405; edenslounge.com
WAVERLY
A Circus Family
Through May 17
Acrobats, clowns and
circus performers as
depicted in 80 works of
art from the early 20th
century, by the likes of
Picasso, Léger, Chagall
and Toulouse-Lautrec.
Baltimore Museum
of Art. 443-573-1700;
artbma.org
