"Always Fresh, All The Time" is the slogan for Charm City Cakes. Not only does it describe the quality of the cake, but also its originality. Motivated by making beautiful, challenging, one-of-a-kind cakes, the artists of Charm City Cakes try to top their last masterpiece while having as much fun as possible. Charm City Cakes opened in 2000, when Chef Duff decided to move back to Baltimore and friends began to spread the word of his unusal creations. It has now grown to include a full staff and an upcoming reality show on the Food Network.

Charm City Cakes is not open to the general public. For information on how to make an appointment, call 410-235-9229.

Charm City Cakes

What do the Internet Explorers sound like? As they describe it, "Circus monkey sideshow from the blue light district intended to mean some hair flippin', pelvic thrustin', shelf life lastin', salad tossin', toothy flossin', b***h boy breakdown beats with mad eyeshadow and some loose goose p*****s followin' YOU like the paparazzi flowin' lava showin' at a theatre near you!!!" Whatever that means, vocalist Josh Schleupner, Alex Hewitt, Mac Briscoe and Ben Korman are here to share it with the Artworks audience.

The Internet Explorers on Myspace

This week's Salon Art is by Robert Andriulli. Robert Andriulli was born in Paterson, New Jersey and now resides in Millersville, Pennsylvania. He received his B.A. from William Paterson College and his M.F.A. in Painting at Penn State University. Mr. Andriulli paints magnificent realistic landscapes and cityscapes that pop with color. His painterly style makes use of a feast of colors that invites the viewer into the painting. He has earned many awards, among these are his fellowship grants from the National Endowment of the Arts and the New Jersey State Council of the Arts. His work is in many private collections and has been exhibited in shows throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, Maine and Texas.

You can view Mr. Andriulli's work locally at the Steven Scott Gallery in Owings Mills, 9169 Reisterstown Road. Hours are 12pm to 6pm, Tues.-Sat. and by appointment. Call 410-902-9300.

Steven Scott Gallery

On June 15th, Creative Alliance celebrates World Refugee Day by hosting Voices of Refuge, a program that allows emigrates from all over the globe to share their struggles and their lives through the arts. Luisa Bieri De Rios, the program's coordinator, speaks of the importance of this outlet and the Por la Avenida art series and how it provides a means for artists in many different genres to tell their stories. One such artist is filmmaker Mauricio Osorio. He joins Artworks to introduce his film-in-progress, On One Field, a documentary about survival and resettlement of emigrates in Baltimore and their one common love, soccer.

The Voices of Refuge program takes place at Creative Alliance at the Patterson on Friday, June 15th, beginning at 8pm. Their address is 3134 Eastern Ave. For more information, call 410-276-1651.

Creative Alliance