Our First Classic Cinema Nite: Meet Frankenstein

Classic Cinema Nite

 October 28, 2014 at 6pm

The Globe is proud to present, for the first time in over two decades since being used as a movie house in Berlin, classic films using vintage restored 16mm projectors and equipment.  The presentations are hosted by two local 16mm film collectors, Tim Price and Jack Cleveland.

Tonight’s Feature Film

The 1948 comedy classic, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Introducing The Cast

Abbott and Costello as Chick Young and Wilbur Grey

William “Bud” Abbott and Lou Costello were among the most popular and highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II.  Their patter routine “Who’s on First?” is considered one of the greatest comedy routines of all time.  Bud and Lou made 36 films together between 1940 and 1956.  During filming, the “Monsters” found Costello so funny they would often break up laughing, necessitating many retakes. There were several pie fights between takes as well, but Abbott and Costello respected the three monsters and made sure no pies were flung at the heavily made-up actors.

Glenn Strange as The Frankenstein Monster

Glenn Strange was the great, great, great, great, great, great, great, (whew!) great grandson of John Rolf and Pocahontas.  On the set while made up as Frankenstein, he tried to say hello to Lou Costello’s young daughter, Chris.   She was so upset she had to be removed from the film lot.  Universal Studios would use Glen Strange’s image as Frankenstein so often in promotions that when Boris Karloff died it was a photo of Glen Strange as Frankenstein that was run alongside Karloff’s obituary.

Bela Lugosi as Dracula

This picture is the second and last time Bela Lugosi would play the character called Dracula, the first time in 1931 for Universal.  This is also the last time Lugosi would work for a major motion picture studio.  (No, Ed Wood doesn’t count!)

Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolfman

His first brush with a serious film career was in 1939 with his portrayal of Lenny in Of Mice and Men.  Chaney would always be best known as the Wolfman beginning in 1941.  He was the only actor to play all of the big four of horror monsters, Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Wolfman and Dracula.  During the chase scene at the end of Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein, Glenn Strange had injured his ankle tripping over a camera cord.  Lon Chaney, Jr. happened to be on set that day and took Glenn Strange’s place as Frankenstein.  It is Lon Chaney, Jr. that you see throwing Dr. Mornay’s stunt double out the window.

Lenore Aubret as Dr. Sandra Mornay

Lenore Aubret would have the distinction of being the only female mad scientist in the history of the golden age of cinema.  Her father was a general in the Austrian army.  When the Nazis invaded she was forced to flee with her Jewish husband to Paris.  During the filming of this movie, it was rumored that Aubret, dressed from head to toe in mink, would walk Glenn Strange, in full makeup, around the film lot on a leash for the visiting tourists on the tram.

Fun Facts

·       #56 of the American Film Institute’s 100 Years. 100 Laughs.

·       Considered by many to be Abbott and Costello’s best film.

·       The first of three films to pair the comedy team with Universal Studio’s famous cadre of monsters.

·       Originally written in 1943 as a live stage play.

·       The original Universal Frankenstein monster was played by Boris Karloff.  When Karloff was asked, he refused to play the character or see the movie but said he would agree to promote it.  Universal took a series of publicity stills showing Karloff standing in line to buy tickets to the movie.

·       In 2001, the United States Library of Congress deemed this film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Tonight’s Program

Projector 1

A Halloween themed Cartoon from 1952

Bugs Bunny in “Water, Water Every Hare”

Projector 2

Reel 1 of our feature  Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Projector 1

Intermission – Visit our Snack Bar!!

Classic 10 minute countdown Snack Bar Intermission Film

Projector 2

Reel 2 of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Trivia Question:

What famous voice gives Bud and Lou a scare at the end of the movie?

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Our next Feature Film is “A Wonderful Life” on December 2, 2014 at 6pm.

America's Coolest Small Town Captured

You have never seen Berlin, Md like this before.

We are proud to present The Globe's First Berlin Photography Showcase, a collection of work from sixteen local photographers. These photographers range from novice to professional, life-long locals to newer residents, but all share a sincere love of Americas Coolest Small Town.

We invite you to visit The Balcony and Side Stage Galleries this September and October, and enjoy Berlin captured through the lens of sixteen unique perspectives.

The Opening Reception for The Berlin Photography Showcase will be held Friday September 12, 2014 from 5pm to 9pm in The Balcony Art Gallery. Meet Our Photographers, Lounge with Light Refreshments, and Stroll the Streets of Historic Downtown Berlin for Berlin 2nd Friday.

Meet our sixteen photographers below.

Wyatt Harrison

"The ability of Berlin to transcend generations is what inspires me the most.  For me, a walk down Main St. conjures memories of Rayne’s Reef milkshakes while for my Dad, it might be riding his bike to catch a movie at The Globe.  This timeless quality (along with a place called Burley Oak) keeps drawing me from the hustle of Ocean City more and more."

 Wyatt Harrison is a 26 year old from Ocean City, MD.  After high school, he attended the University of San Diego and graduated with a BA in Anthropology.  Working the summers in Ocean City afforded him the ability to travel, where his love for photography developed and he saw an opportunity for his own business, Plak That.  He currently runs the printing company full time and resides in Ocean City, MD.

Natalee DeHart

"Graduating with a Bachelors in History, I never realized that my love for the past would be reflected in my photography. Living and working in #MDsCoolestSmallTown has inspired me to capture the history that surrounds us in photographs. 

I moved to the Eastern Shore to enjoy a slower pace of life after spending several years working in fast-paced settings. As the owner of Good Clean Fun Life, an arts and entertainment magazine online, I have had the opportunity to spread good vibes, promote entertainment, artists, and events across the Mid-Atlantic region through my photography."

Chloe Ferber

"Berlin has inspired me for a long time; not just downtown, but all of the surrounding areas as well. I wanted to capture the welcoming serenity of the outskirts of town. Berlin to me is relaxed but full of life, which is what I admire most."

Chloe Ferber is a photographer and multimedia artist from Berlin, Maryland. Her inspiration comes from nature and the nature of people around her. She offers a wide variety of creative services with a unique touch!

Joseph Lamberti

"My job requires me to occasionally photograph news in Berlin, but the town and its folks render each experience to be truly rad. I honestly spend most of my free time here.

I grew up in New Jersey and found photography while studying film production in college and fooling around with my girlfriend's DSLR. I made a handful of short films which led to a job filming high school football. I eventually landed an internship at a newspaper in Texas through a photojournalist friend, and eight months later found myself as a staff photographer for The Daily Times here on this thing we call Delmarva."

Carol Scott

"Berlin Maryland, a quaint, charming, family friendly, festival packed small town full of  unspoiled niceness. The relaxing 2nd Friday Art Stroll, the exciting bathtub races,  the talent displayed at the Fiddlers convention,  the beautiful Victorian Christmas, and so much more, there is something for every photographer.  Berlin is indeed  America's Coolest Small (Photogenic) town."

I retired to Ocean Pines on a part time basis 8 years ago. After seeing photographs at an art show I accepted the challenge to take some of my own. Through the Ocean Pines Camera Club my love of photography has grown as has my ability through the many activities and workshops of the club.

Ralph Hastings

"The town of Berlin always reminds me of just how connected the past is with the present. The hundred year-old buildings in the quietness of early morning are a favorite subject for my camera. The darkened storefronts, the Globe, the Atlantic Hotel, and the enchanting homes further along, all can be imagined being inhabited many years before. And yet just a couple of hours later “today” creeps back with its hustle and bustle, activities of all sort, days blending into evenings, shopping and dining, street festivals and artisan wares, carriage rides, and antiques everywhere. This is the Berlin of today! This too inspires me. I am never without my camera. As I turn a corner, or cross a street, I never know just where I’ll find the next iconic shot. 

Born and raised in Ocean City, I worked on the water as a youth and seventeen years for Worcester County, and have always had a keen appreciation for the fragile land and water environment around us.  At present I am employed with Chesapeake Labs, Salisbury, where much of my time is in the field, taking me along the back roads and waterways throughout the lower Eastern Shore. Never without my cameras, I am constantly alert for opportunities to stop and capture that perfect landscape or wildlife shot. It is always exciting to then experiment with these images in order to interpret them through varied computer techniques and personally developed mediums."

Alan Reynolds

"Berlin is clearly a special place; certainly deserved of the title "America's Coolest Small Town." There is something about Berlin that just instantly relaxes me and puts me in a pleasant frame of mind every time I come to town. My family and I only moved here a little more than two years ago, but I already feel more at home here than I have since I left my childhood home over two decades ago."

Alan and his family moved to Berlin in 2012 after living in Tennessee for over 15 years. He is a computer programmer that is extremely fortunate to work from home. Most Wednesday nights, he can be found at the Globe with his family and friends playing trivia!"

Gina Whaley

"Berlin has been home to me for over 15 years and to this day when I pull down Main Street I feel a sense of comfort and ease. Whether it is sitting on the front porch of the Atlantic Hotel or an awesome Saturday night at the Globe with my favorite people I am grateful to know that this where I come from and this is what I call home.

My name is Gina Whaley. As a native to Berlin, I find myself with my camera in hand capturing all the beauty that surrounds me on the Eastern Shore. I enjoy shooting people, landscapes and music, truthfully there is nothing I don't enjoy capturing."

Sandra Grzybowski

"I just love the town of Berlin.  I am small town girl and love that this little place is such a wonderful experience.  I like taking photography's of older objects and architecture, so this town is perfect. Going to Berlin always takes me back in memories, time and good fun.

I am retired, a member of the Center for the Arts in Ocean City, Maryland, which gave me an outlet to display my work.  I enjoy the benefits of being involved with the photography and art world.  It gives me an outlet to express myself and use the eye I have for this."

Jay Cathell

"Having worked in Berlin on and off since the mid ‘60’s, I have seen the town rise from an aging and lifeless community to one with renewed pride and a sense of vitality. It has risen to the forefront of “small town America”. The events that the town inspires bring me back time and time again to record images that I love.

After retiring 12 years ago I began to ardently pursue art of photography that has been a lifetime hobby. Studying photography and Photoshop and of course capturing the images, takes me to locations and leads me to people that become my subjects. Meeting the folks along the way and making new friends is something I cherish. I have joined professional organizations, entered my work into competitions, attended schools, taken tutorials and seek out others with the same desire to continually improve my skills."

Barbara Loffler

"After growing up in the city of Philadelphia and living in the cities of Chicago and Washington, DC, to me, Berlin is a haven of tranquility combined with the friendliness of a small town and the aura of a time gone by.

I live in Berlin (Ocean Pines) with my husband Andy and our 2 furbabies, Max, a Shih Tzu and Angel Marie, a Bichon. I enjoy golf, bridge, reading and traveling."

Greg Poulos

"Berlin is a wonderful backdrop for any photographer. The charm of it's atmosphere and people make it a street photographers dream."

Greg Poulos has been photographing around his home of Ocean City, Maryland since his first photography class at the University of Miami. In the thirty years since then he has studied at Brooks Institute of Photography and Maryland College Institute of Art. Greg has won numerous awards including, most recently a Merit Award from Black and White Magazine and has a book of Ocean City photographs called "Moments, Ocean City, Maryland".

Uriah Pennington

Uriah has a natural eye for revealing the beauty in nature and hidden details in everyday life. 

Uriah has captured diverse images and culture of his travels to places such as London, San Francisco, the Mayan Ruins of Mexico, and Longwood Gardens. While photographing in southern California, Uriah met world-famous surf photographer legend and long-time inspiration, Aaron Chang at his Solano Beach Gallery. Aaron generously provided personal industry wisdom and experience.

Uriah discovered his talent and passion for photography in the darkroom at Henderson High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania. First exposed to the art of photography in the early 1990s, Uriah learned to shoot 35mm film on a manual camera. He studied developing techniques such as multiple exposure imaging, emulsion transfers and solarization. Uriah was accepted to the Photography Program at the Philadelphia Art Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Rachael Pacella

"Berlin is all shadows and streetlights and (maybe) ghosts at night, and that's usually when I'm around. The darkness is calming to me. The roads are silent and empty, but if you look in the right places you can still find sparks of life - silhouettes moving in windows, a man taking a drag of a cigarette on a porch. Taking pictures in low light is an added challenge, but a worthwhile one to get shots of America's Coolest Small Town after dark."

Rachael Pacella is a life-long local who spends most of her days writing and talking to people, and now occasionally taking photographs. She likes boats, drinks way too much Burley Oak beer and is an active trivia participant.

Wayne Holland, Jr.

"I love exploring the hidden views of life, capturing a moment in time, seeing that secret visual gem and immortalizing it."

A Delmarva native Wayne Holland Jr went from a passion for cooking, working the resort towns from Rehoboth to Ocean City to Traveling across the country nomadically finding my niche. 10 states later I'm trading a chefs knife for a Camera.

Ron Michaels

"Berlin is such a charming, architectural gem that it begs me to photograph it. It is no wonder why Berlin was voted The Coolest Small Town in America. I've always known it!

I taught Special Needs Children for 30 years and was always looking for ways to engage them in learning and in looking at things in new and different ways. I found photography and especially nature shots to be both inspiring as well as therapeutic. I feel special and blessed to be retired and living in Ocean City, Maryland. The Eastern Shore is truly a bounty of natural photographic opportunities."

Globe Book Club!

Gotta be honest folks....I feel bad for giving Thursday a bad rap. Thursday can be cool, too. Sorry, Thursday.

For instance, the Globe Book Club takes place on the very first Thursday of every month. "What?!" you might exclaim, "The Globe has wondrous food, music, art, AND literary enrichment?!" It's true! The Globe hosts a book club once a month right upstairs in the Gallery. A group of about 10-15 intelligent folks like yourself meet and discuss a book, maybe enjoying a glass of wine and definitely enjoying one Globe appetizer on the house. It's a lovely, thoughtful way to spend a Thursday if you ask me.

This coming Thursday (August 7th) at 6pm, the Globe Book Club will convene to discuss All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. It's a New York bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths cross in occupied France as they attempt survival in the throes of World War II. Now, I haven't read it, but that sounds like

 War Horse - Horse x Atonement = Heart-Wrenching and Compelling

Or, in other words, complete awesomeness. Doerr has brought us books such as About Grace: a novel, Four Seasons in Rome: a memoir, and Memory Wall: a story collection, but this would appear to be his coup de grace.

 

Look at it. I'm compelled already. 

The Book Club will meet at 6pm to discuss Doerr's book, which will be the latest at a long list of awesome books they've read. Last month they read The Gold Finch, and on September 4th they'll meet again to discuss Tempting Fate by Jane Green. So get your reading glasses out! It's a welcoming, intelligent group of book-discussers who would love to have you, and so would we. 

The Book Club, though hosted by us, is organized by Lisa Challenger. If you have any questions about Book Club, she can be reached via email at lisac6221@gmail.com.

Art art art, vote vote vote

I know it's summertime, but I'm about to give you guys some homework. Don't worry though, it's pretty cool homework.

As we speak, lovely, lovely artwork is gracing the walls of The Balcony Art Gallery upstairs in the Globe. Not only is it lovely, it's art we've never seen before! It's work by talented local artists who are debuting their work for us for the first time. We sent out a message to all local artists to send us a few pieces of their work to display in the Gallery (on the condition that we'd never displayed it before), and the rest is up to you. Go vote for your favorite! The winner gets a month-long private show. This is how we discovered some of our new favorites, like Patti Backer and Evan Fitzgerald. Voting runs right up until the evening of August 3rd.

I'd like to point out what a great idea this was and how it represents the spirit of Berlin. Encouraging artists to do what they do is so important, and everybody wins. We get brand new art to admire and draw inspiration from, and aspiring artists get the exposure they were looking for. I see Berlin as a community of artists. We've got Jeff Auxer and his glass blowing studio, Patrick Henry who graces us with exhibitions more frequently than we deserve, Patti Backer and her whimsical paintings, Peggy Hagy (who totally does awesome and hilarious colored-pencil work) and even the saints at Baked with those freaking cannolis - I am grateful and terribly upset that I didn't try one until a month before I moved across the bridge, if I'd gotten on that train any sooner I'd weigh 800lbs. Artists see the world in new and beautiful ways and we're lucky to have so

many of them in Berlin to brighten things up for us.

If YOU are an artist, first of all thank you for being so cool and being brave enough to put your talent on display, but get yourself on our email list! You'll hear about our next Call to Local Artists and maybe it'll be your work in the Gallery. I'd like that. Wouldn't you like that?

Sundays, Globe Style

Alright, so I was thinking about what my favorite day of the week is. On paper, it's Thursday.

Look at it. It just looks nice. 

But then I realized, that's not actually true. By and large, Thursdays have not held too many exciting things. The TV shows I liked aired on Monday and Tuesday. Thursday is not included in the weekend,  it's not early enough to be part of the productive week, either. Thursday didn't hold up. It's not Thursday's fault, I guess I should never have put it on that pedestal. 

So I had to challenge my own beliefs, which is hard, and decide what my favorite day of the week actually is. And hands down, it's Sunday. 

Sunday is when football happens, which is great. Sunday is also when people make great food, at least in my experience. People gather on Sundays, to eat that great food they made and to gather confidence from each other about the coming week. People sleep in on Sunday mornings. You're recovering from Saturday, you're recharging for the week. Sundays are the best.

So, what do you do with your newly-crowned-best-day-of-the-week Sunday? At some point you sit down for that Sunday meal, right? OH MY GOD GO DO THAT AT THE GLOBE. I'm telling you, human to human, it's a great idea. 

You want classic breakfast food? French toast. Eggs benedict. Want some special breakfast? There's gonna be some crazy specialty french toast and there's always the seafood omelet, also known as The Destroyer of Previously Held Notions of What Breakfast Could Be. Let's be honest, are you hungover? Mitch's Mess. Mitch's mess all the way. Throw a $2 Bloody Mary in there. There's gonna be great music from 10am-1pm. Sit down, listen to Hilari do her English accent (why? I don't know but it's magical), and bask in Sunday. 

But Becky, you say, Brunch ends at 3pm and I begin at 4pm. You know what else begins at 4pm? Pint & Pizza Night. $10 pizza, easily enough for three or four people (or one ambitious person, it's your Sunday), and $4 drafts. Good drafts, too; Flying Dog, Dogfish Head, Fin City. Put off Monday a little longer, have some good brews, it's a great time. Football is right around the corner, too - The Giants and The Bills play on August 3rd. 

Yes, this is a flagrant plug for the Globe, but it's also how I feel. I listened to my heart, and it said, "Becky, you're lying to yourself about Thursday. You love Sunday, and you love Brunch. Also pizza." 

Ode to Globe, Where I Grew Up

Alright dear reader, full disclosure. The post you are about to read about The Globe is being written by someone who technically no longer works there.

It's true. After 2 years at The Globe, I moved to Baltimore yesterday. (Insert lots of emotions.) But I thought anyone who's reading this knows how I feel about eating at The Globe (swoon), or going to see the artwork, or listening to some music on a weekend night, but what about working there? So hey I'll tell ya. I would say I'm qualified.

It's not easy. Working at The Globe is not for those who want to get comfortable, or turn their brain off for a shift. It is not a place where you can throw your hands up and say, "Whatever, good enough." Everybody working at The Globe is working hard. For instance, the reservation book is airtight. The front desk staff has been trained to get the most detailed reservations they possibly can. They strive to pinpoint exactly what table would best suit the needs of the guest on the phone (stairs/no stairs, high chair/booster seat, upstairs or downstairs, etc.), and then they make sure that even if the restaurant is packed to the gills with people that table will be available at the correct time. The waitstaff can describe anything on the menu (which is huge) and anything on the specials sheet (which changes daily). They have been drilled on which items are gluten-free, the spiceyness factor of each dish, how each cheese on the cheese plate tastes and what country it is from, you name it. That's not to mention the drink menu - the servers can tell you which beers on tap are hoppy, citrusy, nutty, heavy, light, summery, etc. and probably a little bit about the brewery each beer is from. And the beers on tap change almost weekly. The bartenders have an encyclopedic knowledge of every drink ever - how an Old Fashioned is traditionally made, what fruit garnish each drink usually takes, the body of each glass of wine. I asked Hilari how the new Pinot Noir tastes (as a plebe, I was looking for descriptors like "dark red," "dry," or "really winey," and I got a run down on where Bridlewood Pinot Noir is made, a little bit about the grape itself, and what food it best pairs with.

You get the idea. A lot of knowledge and hard labor goes on in that building. But here's the thing:  you'd think we all stay on our toes to avoid getting in trouble - that's how it goes with jobs, right? You do your job right so you get a pat on the back from your boss and your weekly paycheck. But at The Globe, people work hard to know their stuff so that they can do their jobs well and best accomodate the guest. It's true! They care! Not to say they're the only restaurant that does - Berlin is blessed with an array of awesome places to eat - but I was blown away almost daily by the lengths our staff would go to to accommodate folks that joined us for a meal.

So, I'll miss it. I would not be amiss to say that The Globe is one of the places where I grew up. If you work somewhere that continually encourages betterment you can't help but improve a little as a person. Thanks, Globe staff and Globe guests. You all reading better go get a margarita and a seafood burrito so I can live vicariously through you.

Ah, Berlin.

Disclaimer: The following blogpost is mushy as HECK! 

The love levels are high, read with caution!

I don't know if you know this, but the town of Berlin is absolutely lovely. It looks charming, which is nice, but it's also full of genuinely welcoming and kind people.

About a month ago, a few friends and I were hanging out and not being particularly quiet in the apartment above the Maryland Wine Bar. Right across the street, Victorian Charm was having an anniversary celebration and sale event. We had the windows wide open, and we heard the owners attempting to speak to us from across the street. We immediately fell silent, sure they were going to tell us to quiet down - an instinctual, "dad's yelling down the stairs for us to put a sock in it" kind of effect. 

Lo and behold, the owners of Victorian Charm saw that we were having our own celebration, and were offering us the leftover food from their event. Pieces of smoked salmon on cucumbers, tiny chicken salad sandwiches, the works. It was a total windfall, and we were awestruck. We spent the rest of our evening talking about how that kind of stuff just doesn't happen everywhere. It's not just a perk of living in a small town, it's a perk of living in a small town of nice people. 

I love that Jason and Peggy at Berlin Coffee Shop know which kind of bagel I like the most, I love that I can strike up conversation with just about anyone in town, I love that when I went around Berlin hanging posters for the Food Drive every shop owner lent me some window space, and I love that I see new faces in town all the time. It's even more exciting to see someone else fall in love with Berlin, like I recently realized I have. I love reading those comment cards people leave behind at The Globe that say things like "Can't believe we've missed out on Berlin until now!" and "Everyone is so nice!"

And it gets better all the time! New restaurants to try, new local musicians to hear, new emerging artists,  new faces at The Globe... I can't wait to see what Berlin will be like in a year. This year's been something special, and it's only half over.

Featured Artist June 2014 - Eric Budd

Check out the amazing creations of our June Featured Artist, Eric Budd Decoys and Taxidermy! His work will be on display in the Balcony Art Gallery & Lounge throughout the entire month of June.

 

More information here!

Music at the Globe

It is a delightful thing to walk into the Globe and hear live music playing from the stage. We're lucky to have a variety of very talented musicians play just about every Friday and Saturday night, which makes dinner time on the weekends a really special event. We have bands that play for us almost every month during the summer - like the classy and very popular Dark Gold Jazz and the upbeat and truly fun Poole Brothers. But then we also have some wild cards - last summer we had a ticketed show featuring a John Denver impersonator. He was fantastic; he looked, sounded, and dressed exactly like the real thing and had apparently been adopted from John Denver's home town. And then there's Bryan Clark, who puts every woman in the building to swooning and every one else to dancing. Even if his voice wasn't so dang great he puts on one of the best shows I've ever seen. For New Year's Eve we had Hot Sauce Sandwich, some younger local guys who put a funky spin on the Mumford & Sons sound. The list goes on and on.

But on July 17th we've got something really special! Deanna Bogart, a versatile and truly gifted musician will be playing at 8pm for your listening pleasure. This woman can boogie. She sings, she plays piano, she plays a mean saxophone, and is generally a lot of fun. Give us a call with your questions about tickets or if you just want to know more about her (410.641.0784)! Also here is her website. 

Look. Look she's playing piano and looking soulfully at someone. I'll pretend it's me.

So soulful! Luckily, she probably isn't playing Careless Whisper.

Food Drive Time!

     When you're part of a community as wonderful as Berlin, you can't help but want to give back. We participate in clothing drives, charity auctions - and we're glad to do it. The Globe was a drop off point for a clothing drive for victims of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and it really made everyone's heart a little lighter to fill up the entire Gallery with shoes, socks, and sweaters that the lovely people of Berlin brought to us. We loaded up an entire truck and it really felt good.

     So, we are hosting a food drive! We are collaborating with Maryland Foodbank and Burley Oak to collect food for families in need all over the Eastern Shore. The main event will be at Burley Oak at 6pm on Monday, June 16th (as part of Burley Oak's fantastic Monday charity series), but The Globe will be taking food donations all week starting on June 10th. Dig that canned food out of your cabinet and leave it with us!

    In order to coordinate the food drive, I (Front Desk Becky) met up with Ralph Hickman, one of the Directing Managers at the Maryland Foodbank in Salisbury. He was kind enough to give me a tour of their warehouse and speak a little bit about what they do. The Foodbank provides to families all over Maryland and even has after-school programs for children who are "food-insecure," meaning they're not sure where their next meal is coming from. Mr. Hickman told me that while it used to be 1 in 4, now 1 in every 5 kids in the area the Foodbank serves is food insecure, and while I'm glad for the improvement it's still very heartbreaking. Hungry kids have evident trouble paying attention in school, maintaining their energy levels, and controlling their behavior.

    The Foodbank gets food donations from all kinds of places - they buy food from grocery stores at discounted rates, take food which is just past the shelf-date but still USDA-approved from bulk-sale stores like Sam's Club and Costco, they collect food from government donations, and they even obtain food from local farms. But the number one source of food is donations from food drives. So let's do it! Bring in those canned peas you were going to make casserole with but ordered pizza instead! Drop them off at the Globe between June 10th and June 16th or (even better) come to our event at Burley Oak at 6pm on June 16th! Bonus: For every pound of food donated, the Globe will donate 50 cents! We'll be glad to see you :)

Donate at: The Globe June 10th-June 16th & Burley Oak @ 6pm on June 16th
Food Drive Finale Event @ Burley Oak 6pm June 16th - 10% of all Bar Sales and All Tips from Burley Oak go to Maryland Food Bank! The Globe will match food donations 50 cents to the pound!

Check that out! Thousands of pounds of food!

I didn't ask if I could drive the forklift because I am a grownup. *Sigh*

That guy right there is helping his community AND knew all the words to "Happy" by Pharrell. I know, I saw him.

The Time Has Come for Sunday Brunch!

"The time has come for Brunch" she said,
"To enjoy many things:
Of eggs--and bacon--and sweet pancakes--
Of cream of crab soup--and wings--
And why not have a $2 Mimosa or Mary,
And savor the Sunday morning of kings."

   

Chesapeake Women's Network (An Inside Peek)

Working at the front desk is an unusual experience at times. The host desk's focus is directed entirely at the front door; we cannot see anything going on anywhere else in the restaurant unless we leave the desk. So, over the course of my shift, I hear lots of things that go unexplained. I'll be standing at the desk and overhear the bartender say something like, "So I'm there, pants around my ankles-" and I'll dart over in attempt to hear more when the phone rings and it's too late. On a Murder Mystery night I might be going over the reservation book and overhear a staged gunshot, or an actor shout something like, "not MY husband!" and be dying to get upstairs to investigate but unable to leave the stand. At times it is heartbreaking - there's always something fun or interesting going on somewhere in the Globe.

So when I was finally invited to attend a CWN meeting, I jumped at the chance. CWN, or Chesapeake Women's Network, meets on the second Tuesday of every month at about 6pm in the Balcony Art Gallery (the source of many mysterious goings on in the host universe). CWN is a group of intelligent, active, and very social women whom I will admit I was a little intimidated by, but who also turned out to be quite welcoming. We all gathered upstairs to mingle for about a half hour before sitting down to hear a speaker on the topic "How to Win Friends and Influence People." I had never read Dale Carnegie's book, but from what I had heard its message is an important and timeless one, so I was excited to hear more.

We sat down and enjoyed some quality Globe food, grilled chicken and sauteed vegetables. The speaker introduced herself and her topic, and suddenly I was no longer at work. It is usually impossible for me to be in the building without worrying about something - fixing a wobbly table, answering the phone, etc. - but that vanished in the midst of the crackly energy exuded by this speaker and the women she was addressing. The speaker, Tammy, shared with us the importance of navigating conflict gracefully, making coworkers and peers feel valued, and learning to understand the differences in others as differences, rather than flaws or shortcomings. I was enraptured and determined to put these new lessons to work as soon as I could. Women around the room were generous enough to share their experiences and stories, and the group I was dining with became more interesting by the minute. I met one woman that night who has decided, while living on the Eastern Shore, to take up dogsledding (like, full-on Iditarod/Balto mushing). She is 63, writes her own blog about nutrition and health, owns 5 huskies of her own, and has been dogsledding for 3 years. All I could think while talking to her is that I want to be her when I grow u

I left CWN gratified to know that the goings on at the Globe deserve all the curiosity I'd been harboring, and delighted that I'd finally gotten a peek at what goes on beyond the front desk. I'm grateful for the experience and would recommend it to any woman in the area who is looking for something to do on the second Tuesday of every month. 

Weddings at the Globe

     A lot of special things happen at the Globe, little ones and big ones. A grandmother has traveled down from Boston to see her daughter and meet her granddaughter for the first time and the family joins us for dinner. The couple at table 2, quietly watching the derby on TV while she tries a bite of his soup, reveals that 62 years ago today they were married at the Kentucky Derby. The trivia host on a Wednesday dares a young couple on their first date to share their first kiss and to everyone's surprise they do. The beautiful thing about restaurants is that people celebrate over meals; they come together, take a break from their busy lives, and take the time to really enjoy each other's company and the good food in front of them - whether it's a big family dinner or a quick lunch before heading back to work.

     So lucky for us working here, we get to share a lot of the special moments that happen at the Globe. Every once in a while, we get to witness perhaps the most special event of them all: a wedding.

     A wedding is a magical thing, and every wedding at the Globe is as unique as the building it takes place in. I've seen a quiet, classic wedding in the Balcony Art Gallery with just two dozen guests and joined the other front desk staff in strategically watching but not staring at the bride make her way up the stairs, her gown trailing behind her like in a movie. We've also had weddings that take place throughout our whole building - the ceremony in the theater, the reception upstairs, or vice versa. The Gofreddis shared their special day with us in May of 2010 and the whole building was one big party. Lisa and Jon were married on our stage as their family and friends watched from below, something I think about sometimes when I'm seating tables there - this is where the Gofreddis got hitched! A lot of magical things happen on that stage, but that is a whole other blog post.

    So as we look forward to another wedding this very Saturday, we say thank you to our guests. Thank you for sharing some truly special moments with us, big and small. It's what makes us do the work we do.

"There was one thing we heard over and over from our guests; that they had never been to a wedding as unique and fun as this one!"  - Lisa and Jon Gofreddi

How Far We've Come

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2nd Friday with Patti Backer

  The second Friday of every month in Berlin is always exciting for us at the Globe. We see a lot of new faces in town, we participate in the always lovely 2nd Friday Art Stroll, and we get brand new artwork for a whole month! This past Friday we welcomed back Patti Backer, one of our delightful local artists, with her show Lighter Than Air. 

   Patti's work is always a big hit. She has described her style as "lowbrow and folk, cute and sinister," and it's a perfect tagline. Her paintings tend to include creatures who have turned one disarmingly sentient yet benign eye towards you as they carry on with however they seem to be entertaining themselves. Titled as simply as "Slowpokes" or as elaborately as "The Octopus and Albino Blackbird Made For An Unlikely Pair," her work is inviting and colorful, in both senses of the word. 

   I won a few moments of her time just before the opening of Lighter Than Air in the Art Gallery and asked her about a few paintings in particular. In "Anteater Loves a Thunderstorm," an anteater wearing a jaunty little hat has lassoed an ant with his tongue, and I thought at first glance that he was blissfully unaware of the ongoing storm just behind him. I asked, concerned, and Patti said, "He'll be fine. He knows what's going on. They all kinda know what's going on, I think." And she's right. This anteater is having a ball. I inquired how the turtle in "Slowpokes" felt about the snail and bird sitting on his back and she replied, "I think they adore each other. There's some love between everybody [in the paintings]. I have a lot of fun playing with human emotions on animal faces."

   An avid gardener, Patti shared that she draws inspiration from watching the birds interact outside her home in Berlin. "I just watch the birds, sometimes for hours. My neighbors probably think I'm a weirdo." Neighbors aside, the world Patti's captured with her paintings is a magical one, and if I can find a classy enough hat I might just sit outside in the next thunderstorm. No ants though, thank you. 

Pictured from top to bottom: "The Beautiful Flounder," "Anteater Loves a Thunderstorm," and "Slowpokes," all by Patti Backer

Mother's Day Thoughts

With Mother’s Day right around the corner on May 11^th, we at the Globe took a break from gearing up for what will certainly be a busy Mother’s Day Sunday Brunch and took a moment to think about our own moms. I asked everyone I came across if they could spare a moment to tell me their favorite thing about their mom, and of course they all could.

Karen, a waitress here at the Globe, smiled a huge smile and said, “My mom is my absolute best friend in the world. She’s my rock.”

Molly, also a waitress, shifted an enormous tray of drinks on her shoulder and cracked an equally huge smile. “I talk to my mom every day, even though she lives 500 miles from me.”

Jeff, an always upbeat kitchen cook who makes a killer chicken pesto sub said, “My mom’s very imaginative. She’s always been so creative.”

Aveon, another cook, said, “My mom has super powers.” I work with Aveon, and he always makes me smile but I would have to agree that whoever raised him would need those.

Claire, our tech and social media wizard let out a few thoughtful “ohs,” and hopped from foot to foot before saying, “I have so many favorite things! Her free spirit, her confidence, and her awesome sharp wit.”

Greg, our bar manager and the creator of George’s Bloody Mary Mix, had a little more time to tell me about his mother, Bunny. Greg was sitting at his office – a bar table that he periodically claims by covering it in notebooks – but put aside his work to say, “I really enjoy spending time with her. She’s always been fun. I was the youngest of five, and I always felt comfortable talking to her about anything. I was lucky to have that, looking back. On Friday nights, she and my Aunt Dot would make pizza for all of us. Dot had 10 kids; her kitchen table was the size of the bar (the Coppertop Bar, which dwarfs most kitchen tables) and they had a Vulcan range stove. We could all bring a friend, and all my friends wanted my mom’s pizza, so there would be 30, 60 kids ages 8 to 25 eating pizza. Mom made the sauce, Dot made the dough. That sauce…it was phenomenal.”         

So here’s to moms; witty moms, creative moms, loving moms, pizza chef moms, moms who inspire us and moms who are always there with advice and a big hug.  Thank you for so much, and we wish you the best Mother’s Day. 

Happy Hour At The Globe

Did you know The Globe 

has one of the best Happy Hour's 

in town?

We have hosted Happy Hour at The Coppertop Bar since we opened in 2006 and are excited to offer

  20% OFF ALL APPETIZERS ON THE MENU 

during Happy Hour! 

Couple that with already awesome drink specials including 

$3.50 Rail Drinks, $1.50 National Bohemian Drafts, 

$4 House Wine and so much more ....

Reason to come into The Coppertop Bar 3- 6 PM 

Tuesday - Friday! See you soon & keep smiling!