Highlights
The 1st Mariner Arena opened in 1962 as the Civic Center. It became the Baltimore Arena in 1986, then 1st Mariner Arena in 2003. With a capacity of 11,000-14,000, the arena holds a variety of events such as concerts, sports events and family-oriented shows. The arena, which is in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor, is home to the Baltimore Blast soccer team. National and international acts such as the Rolling Stones, Elvis, the Beatles, Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Rascal Flatts and U2 have performed there over the years. In 2006, the arena held the 55th Annual Miss USA Competition. Philadelphia-based SMG manages the arena, which is owned by the city. In 2007, a report commissioned by...
The 1st Mariner Arena opened in 1962 as the Civic Center. It became the Baltimore Arena in 1986, then 1st Mariner Arena in 2003. With a capacity of 11,000-14,000, the arena holds a variety of events such as concerts, sports events and family-oriented shows. The arena, which is in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor, is home to the Baltimore Blast soccer team. National and international acts such as the Rolling Stones, Elvis, the Beatles, Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Rascal Flatts and U2 have performed there over the years. In 2006, the arena held the 55th Annual Miss USA Competition. Philadelphia-based SMG manages the arena, which is owned by the city. In 2007, a report commissioned by the Maryland Stadium Authority recommended that the city find a replacement for the aging arena, especially if it wanted to attract a minor-league sports team. The report found that repairing the existing arena would be too costly. Seven groups are presenting plans, which include alternate locations, and the Baltimore Development Corp. may make its recommendation to the city by spring 2008.
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Big-name acts are still the ticket
In an economic environment where the music industry largely withered, the concert industry in 2008 held steady - but just on the surface.
Tour grosses from November 2007 through November 2008 were up nearly 13 percent from the year before, with overall...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Miley Cyrus, Classical Music, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Dining and Drinking
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Arena dreams
The proposals for a new Baltimore arena envision a sporting and entertainment venue unlike any in the city: a seven-screen movie theater, a rooftop park, a 1,000-seat concert hall, hotels and, of course, an 18,500-seat sports arena in combination with...Tags: National Football League
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Blast wins battle of ex-MISL powers
In what was viewed as the Blast's first legitimate test of the season, its performance brought an ace. The second-place Philadelphia KiXX couldn't withstand a swiftly launched barrage of goals and fell two games behind the front-running Blast last... -
Blast from past gets rolling with KiXX
Special to The Baltimore SunA familiar face will be on the field tonight at 1st Mariner Arena, and this time, he won't be wearing a Blast uniform. Lee Tschantret, a member of three Blast championship teams, returns as a member of the Philadelphia KiXX to continue a pro soccer... -
Heavy traffic expected for Ravens, Rockettes
Heavy traffic is expected in downtown Baltimore tonight because of the Baltimore Ravens football game against the Washington Redskins and the Rockettes Radio City Christmas Spectacular at 1st Mariner Arena. The game is set to begin at 8:15 p.m. at M&T...Tags: Washington Redskins
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Five things to look for today
Too late to overturn? The NFL Network's NFL Replay presents the Ravens-Steelers game in its 90-minute format (9:30p.m.), which means you get more quickly to the part where Santonio Holmes doesn't score. West meets East No.3 Stanford travels to No.8...Tags: National Football League, Pittsburgh Steelers, ESPN, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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4 development teams to vie for arena project
Four development teams will compete to build a sports and entertainment venue to replace Baltimore's aging 1st Mariner Arena, with their proposals envisioning added twists such as a seven-screen movie theater, a hotel, concert hall, offices or street-...Tags: Public Officials, Emmitt Smith, M&T Bank Stadium, Dallas Cowboys, Government
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Blast breezes to win against overmatched Twisters
Special to The Baltimore SunIt shaped up as a mismatch and developed as just that. With the Massachusetts Twisters, a last-minute entry into the National Indoor Soccer League, as the opposition for the first time ever, the Blast quickly turned the game into little more than a...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters
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Russell, Dorin-Ballard PBA qualifying leaders
Ronnie Russell and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard each bowled well in the second block of qualifying to finish atop the field in the PBA Tour's Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship at Country Club Lanes. Russell, of Indianapolis, was 11th after the first seven-...Tags: Tim Tebow, Colleges and Universities, Clubs and Associations, New Orleans Saints
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Holiday kicks
Six glittering Rockettes, each with impossibly long, impossibly slim legs and full makeup, though it's only a Monday afternoon, are offering enthralled Towson University dance students a glimpse behind the curtain. Is there a height requirement? Yes. A...Tags: St. Louis, Toy Industry, Christmas, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Dance
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4-D brings 'Polar Express' to life
Click, clack, click, clack, click, clack, hiiiiiiiissssssss ... the train's wheels sputter and squeak as it rolls to a stop, causing rows of theater seats to rattle and shake. "Ready to go?" a kindly conductor asks. "Go ... where?" asks a puzzled young...Tags: Santa Claus, Energy Saving, Trips and Vacations, Christmas, National Aquarium Baltimore
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PNC shows lighter side
Early in the the first set of the 23rd PNC Tennis Classic last night, the sport's megastar, Serena Williams, had a ball bounce off her head from a ricochet off the baseline wall. The world's No.1 player flashed a smile after briefly feigning dizziness,...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Serena Williams, Sheila Dixon
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